Chapter 47: Your nightlife is quite rich, isn't it?

Shen Huai's gaze was too sharp; his tone was not high, yet every word carried weight.

Su Meng's aura was completely suppressed by Shen Huai.

She, who had always been sharp-tongued, felt for the first time that she was at a loss for words: "... That wasn't my doing... It was my dad, he was the one who deleted it..."

"He even confiscated my phone and wouldn't let me contact you... saying your family was poor and not a match for mine..."

Su Meng changed the subject, suddenly shifting the focus with an unreasonable but confident air: "But are you completely without fault?"

"I heard that not long after, you started seeing a new girlfriend."

"Do you know how heartbroken and sad I was when I heard that news abroad?"

"I kept fantasizing that you would disregard everything to come find me, and then take me back..."

Hearing this, Shen Huai laughed in extreme anger.

"Su Meng, my dear young lady, is your princess syndrome acting up again?"

"Read fewer CEO romance novels; reading too many is bad for your brain."

"I come find you? You blocked all my contact methods, where was I supposed to find you? Besides,"

Shen Huai took a step forward, looking down at Su Meng with a cold voice: "What makes you think I would go looking for a woman who heartlessly abandoned me?"

To tell the truth.

The moment he saw Su Meng, Shen Huai had already felt some regret.

He had originally just thought it would be fun, and was curious about the other party's Military Advisor, which was why he agreed to Fu Hai's request.

As it turned out, he hadn't expected the other party's Military Advisor to be his own first love, his "white moonlight."

Isn't this just lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet?

It had spiraled out of control.

Su Meng was left stunned by Shen Huai's three consecutive questions.

For a moment, she even forgot what she had originally intended to say.

"What are you two chatting about back there?" Chu Tiantian's voice came from the front.

The two, who had been at daggers drawn, instantly switched to a unified smile.

"Nothing much." Su Meng deflected.

Chu Tiantian returned to Su Meng's side, looking at her with wide-eyed innocence, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, Mengmeng, why is your face so red?"

"I didn't expect you to blush just from walking with a handsome guy?"

?

Su Meng wished she could take a roll of tape and wrap it around Chu Tiantian's mouth several times.

Her blushing was from anger! Hearing this, Shen Huai couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This Chu Tiantian's temperament was indeed a perfect match for Fu Hai.

One a Crouching Dragon, the other a Fledgling Phoenix.

They were simply a match made in heaven.

When they arrived at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant.

As expected, the entrance was already crowded with people.

The hot pot restaurant waiter skillfully pulled out a stack of plastic stools and lined them up in a row outside the door.

Fu Hai squeezed in first, grabbing a waiting number from the receptionist at the door.

"There are still over twenty tables ahead of us." Fu Hai looked at the number in his hand and said helplessly.

"It's fine, let's just sit and wait slowly." Shen Huai comforted him, calmly pulling over four stools.

"Over twenty tables, that's at least an hour of waiting, oh my god, so boring." Chu Tiantian used her phone as a fan, fanning herself vigorously.

The waiting area at the entrance was outdoors, so there was no way to install air conditioning.

There was only one fan there, shaking its head back and forth.

That meager breeze was not as effective as just blowing with one's mouth.

Chu Tiantian's face was flushed red by the heat in the air, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

But in front of Fu Hai, she felt embarrassed to show it too obviously.

Shen Huai silently glanced at Fu Hai, who was smiling like a fool nearby, shook his head helplessly, pulled a few tissues from the table, and handed them to Fu Hai to give to Chu Tiantian.

When Chu Tiantian saw the tissues Shen Huai handed over, her eyes froze for a second, then she nodded at him in gratitude.

"Fu Hai, aren't you thirsty?" Shen Huai gave Fu Hai a meaningful look.

Fu Hai was stunned for a moment, then realized belatedly: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, on such a hot day, of course I'm thirsty. What kind of water do you want to drink? I'll go buy it for you." "Iced mineral water, please." Chu Tiantian quickly spoke up.

"Su Meng, how about you?"

"I'll have a bottle of mineral water too," Su Meng said.

"Alright, I'm off then."

Before long, Fu Hai came back carrying four bottles of mineral water.

Shen Huai took out his phone and quickly sent a message to Fu Hai with instructions: 【Don't just sit there, get the menu and let the girls choose what they want to eat.】

【Take the initiative to find a topic, like asking if there are any movies they want to see?】

After receiving the message, Fu Hai cleared his throat nervously and finally spoke: "Tian Tian, they have paper menus, why don't you two check off what you want to eat first?"

"Okay, okay."

Chu Tiantian immediately agreed, took the menu and pen from Fu Hai, and began to check things off.

Once the food was mostly selected, Fu Hai exchanged a look with Shen Huai, then spoke again: "After we finish eating, what do you want to do?"

Hearing this, before Chu Tiantian could speak, Su Meng smiled and looked at Fu Hai first: "We're fine with anything, do you have any good recommendations?"

"Recommendations? This..."

As soon as Su Meng spoke, the energy Fu Hai had managed to muster immediately went limp.

He was a homebody who usually spent his time at home playing single-player games or watching Hatsune Miku concerts on Bilibili.

He really wasn't familiar with these outdoor entertainment activities.

Fu Hai hung his head in silent despair, his fingers quietly typing a plea for help on his phone: "Shen Huai, save me!"

Shen Huai felt helpless and could only step in to take over the conversation: "I do have a few good recommendations."

"If you want to play something exciting, a new escape room recently opened nearby, and their horror-themed rooms have quite high ratings."

"An escape room, that sounds interesting." Upon hearing what Shen Huai said, Chu Tiantian's eyes immediately lit up.

But when she turned her head and met Su Meng's icy gaze, she immediately shut her mouth and behaved.

Shen Huai raised an eyebrow and continued: "If you want to avoid being disturbed, you could also go to karaoke; I once worked a part-time job at a KTV, so I can get a discount."

"If you just want to join in the lively atmosphere, a bar is also a good choice."

"If you want something quiet, I know a lounge bar on Binjiang Road that is quite nice; the atmosphere is great, and it's very photogenic for social media."

After finishing his introductions, Shen Huai looked at everyone quietly.

He saw that the way Fu Hai looked at him was practically as worshipful as a sasaeng fan.

Su Meng smiled, her gaze profound: "It seems your nightlife experience is quite rich; you know so much, you must go often."

"I certainly went often," Shen Huai said with composure, "after all, I used to work part-time in that area."

Hearing this, Su Meng curled the corner of her lip in a way that was barely perceptible.

This Shen Huai, why does he keep bringing up part-time jobs?

It's as if he's afraid people won't know his family is poor.

"Mengmeng, where do you want to go?" Chu Tiantian blinked and turned to look at Su Meng.

"I'm just here to tag along for a meal today, so naturally, we should go with your idea," Su Meng said.

"Really?" Chu Tiantian's eyes brightened, "Then let's go to the escape room! Let's play the horror theme, what do you all think?"

"Whatever Tian Tian decides," Fu Hai blurted out, smiling like the foolish son of a landlord.

Shen Huai silently cast a glance at Su Meng.

And this glance happened to meet Su Meng's eyes.

After just one look, Su Meng awkwardly shifted her gaze away.

Shen Huai couldn't help but curl his lips.

He knew very well.

Su Meng was most afraid of these kinds of things.

When they went on dates in high school to watch movies, whenever there was even a slightly bloody scene, Su Meng would cover her eyes, leaving only a gap between her fingers.

This escape room, famous for its horror themes, was said to have many scenes that were incredibly realistic.

Wouldn't this scare the wits out of Su Meng?

(End of this chapter)