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Pei Luoyi didn't know what to say.

Logically speaking, they had waited so long for her to go to the cafeteria after work, so it would have seemed unkind of her to refuse it.

Shen Cui saw her hesitation and hurriedly added, "Madam, the palace will be very busy during this period of time. It took a lot of time to clear up the backlog of work in the past few days. I originally didn't need to say much, but this time, you rejected me."

Pei Luoyi looked at him and pursed her lips, "Is there something he wants from me?"

He couldn't possibly come here just to have a meal with her, right? She still had that feeling.

Shen Cui shook his head, "I'm not sure about that. You can get in the car and ask the head of the palace."

Pei Luoyi let out a sigh and glanced at the window again, but was unable to see anything. "Fine then. I'll go and inform my colleague."

Shen Cui nodded. "Alright."

Pei Luoyi explained the situation to everyone and then went back to the car. Before her hand could reach the handle of the door, the back door of the car automatically opened.

She was stunned for a moment before raising her eyes to look at the man in the carriage. The next second, she shifted her gaze away and got on the carriage. She sat down at a distance from the man.

The door closed, and Shen Wu started the engine until the Rolls was moving smoothly down the road at a normal speed.

Pei Luoyi then opened her mouth and asked in a light voice, "What business do you have with me?"

The calmness of his voice was probably due to the fact that it didn't reveal any obvious indifference, but it had already turned into an aura of indifference and estrangement.

The man was clearly displeased by her excessive estrangement, and a chill soon crept into the corners of his eyes.

Even though she was asking him, her eyes didn't meet his. They were only looking in his direction, wandering around somewhere around him.

To a man, this was undoubtedly her resistance to his unconscious mind.

Gong Yan leaned back in his seat, crossed his long legs wrapped up in his pants, and stared at the woman's fair and beautiful face, his eyes were deep, "Can't I look for you if I'm fine?"

The lukewarm atmosphere in the cramped carriage gradually cooled down.

Hearing her words, her fingers that were resting on her knees curled up, "Just now, Secretary Shen told me that you've been quite busy. I thought that you came all the way here to find me for some reason. Other than that, there's no other reason."

She explained, but the slight annoyance between the man's brows only deepened.

He had seen her smile so coquettishly, gently and angrily frown, and the vivid manner of her back at him. With her current quiet and obedient appearance, he really was not very happy.

Gong Yan sneered, his voice became even colder, "I remember there is a rule in the agreement, if I need it, you must come anytime you want. So even if I were to have dinner with you now, you wouldn't have to act so surprised. "

Pei Luoyi silently pursed her lips into a mocking arc. Did she dare to have a meal with him, or was it her duty? She did not think too much about it in the first place. Being mentioned by him in such a way made her feel as if she had imagined something that she should not have imagined.

However, her smile did not reach her eyes, "Then forget it, since Mister Gong has nothing important to do, I will just go back and join my colleagues. If we go to dinner together, it will only make the other party more unhappy, so let's each eat our own food."

Then he said to Shen Cui, who was driving, "Secretary Shen, can I trouble you to stop the car in front of us?"

Shen Cui secretly sucked in a breath of cold air, not daring to make a sound. He had obviously tried his best to reduce his own feeling of being transparent, but why did he still end up in trouble? He wanted to cry but had no tears.

Gong Yan frowned, "Continue."

Pei Luoyi closed her eyes for a while before suppressing the raging anger in her chest.

"Mr. Gong, what exactly do you want?"

The man looked at her in silence. His dark eyes were deep and unfathomable. "I'm fine. You're just accompanying me for a meal. Do you think it's difficult for Madam Gong?"

Now you know to remove her identity as the wife of the palace lady?

Pei Luoyi didn't want to admit that this title would make her feel sad, so she turned her face away, "It's not hard, it's just that I feel that Mister Gong is very mysterious."

It was just a simple meal. If one didn't want to eat with someone, he or she could eat all by himself.

Why must she? She just didn't want to eat with him right now, didn't he?

With that, the conversation ended, and silence returned to the car.

Gong Yan gazed at the back view left by the woman. His handsome face was complicated and unfathomable.

Had it reached the point where he couldn't stand it anymore …

They drove all the way to the restaurant.

Unable to leave, Pei Luoyi obediently followed the man into the room.

The respectful and courteous waiter led the two to their reserved table upstairs.

The two of them did not speak during the entire journey.

Steaks, red wine, a panoramic view of the city — candlelight dinner.

Other than the two of them, there were also a few musicians playing some music in the large dining hall.

Ambiguous lights, melodious music, as romantic as possible atmosphere.

However, the woman didn't seem to notice all of this. She didn't even show a trace of joy on her face.

It was not her favorite Chinese meal, nor did she express any dissatisfaction. When the steak that happened to be fried was served, she mechanically moved her knife and fork. Her movements were still very rough, but there were no more black dragons that could not cut the steak.

She was using her actions to express her complete resistance.

The man sitting at the other end of the table quietly watched the scene before him.

The goblet of red wine in his hand was almost crushed.

Gong Yan watched as the woman cut off a small piece of steak and put it in her mouth. She chewed the steak as if it were tasteless, then swallowed it.

He didn't seem to care about the food at all, he was just taking care of the situation.

He made a gesture with his hand, and soon, the waiter who was waiting in the distance walked over.

"Mister Gong, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Take all these away and change to a table full of Chinese food."

The man's gaze did not leave the person in front of him as he spoke, he merely commanded in a cold voice.

The waiter heard her and was stunned for a moment. Only then did he realize that he had not misheard her, "Sorry, Mr Gong … "We only have western cuisine here …"

The man didn't seem to care too much. He took out a wallet from his shirt and took out a card. "Then go outside and buy a table of the current ones."

The waiter, "..."

"No need," the waiter was in a dilemma. Pei Luoyi put down her knife and fork and picked up a napkin to wipe the corners of her mouth that had nothing on. She raised her eyes to look at the man and said calmly, "I'm full."

Gong Yan narrowed his long and narrow eyes, laughed in a neither a high nor low voice, "Really? But I haven't eaten yet." I suddenly don't want to eat western food anymore. I want to eat Chinese food. "

Pei Luoyi remained expressionless. After a while, she nodded her head, "Oh, then you take your time. I'll head back first."

She actually wanted to call him a lunatic.

But when he thought about it again, his actions were unpredictable, and he was basically a lunatic.

Besides, he paid for what he wanted to eat, and the restaurant didn't lose anything.

She picked up her bag and was about to get up.

The man's gaze turned cold. "I gave you permission to leave?"