Chapter 463

After the two steaks were seared and brought to the table, they lit the candles and turned off the lights in the room; a warm and romantic atmosphere was immediately created.

"Nuan Nuan."

Qin Tian smiled brightly and very gentlemanly helped her pull out her chair.

Xia Nuannuan's little face was flushed, and she walked over and sat down slowly.

Qin Tian walked around to the opposite side, used a corkscrew to open the wine they had bought, and poured her a small half-glass first.

He then poured some for himself and sat down.

Xia Nuannuan sat there quietly, her bright, beautiful eyes blinking as she looked at him with shyness in her gaze.

"Come on, congratulations to our family for having a new member today, cheers."

Qin Tian said with a smile as he raised his glass.

"Cheers!"

Xia Nuannuan followed suit, raising her glass with a sweet smile.

"Clink!"

The transparent wine glasses touched lightly, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

The two took a small sip of the wine in their glasses; considering that Xia Nuannuan wasn't good at drinking, Qin Tian had specially chosen one that was easier to drink.

The taste was on the sweeter side and not astringent, with a rich grape aroma, which was clearly very suitable for girls to drink.

"How is it?"

Qin Tian asked.

"Mm, it's better than I imagined."

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile.

"That's good, hurry and taste the beef, the temperature should be just right now."

"Mm-hmm!"

As they spoke, the two picked up their knives and forks and began to cut the beef.

The little grey dog also smelled the aroma, ran to Xia Nuannuan's feet, sat down, and looked up at her with eager eyes.

"You want to eat too?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at the dog, then turned her head to look at Qin Tian with curved eyes and asked, "Brother, can it eat this?"

"Since this is seared, it should be able to eat it, but it just ate dog food, so let's ignore it for now. Later, I'll go sear a piece of sirloin for it!"

Qin Tian suggested.

"Alright!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded; in truth, she didn't really want to give the steak in front of her to the dog.

You have to know, this was their first candlelight dinner, and it was also the first time she had eaten a steak carefully seared by Qin Tian.

"Nuan Nuan, here, take this, give me your plate."

Qin Tian pushed the steak he had already cut over and said with a smile.

On the plate, that filet steak had already been cut into uniform, bite-sized pieces, and paired with the cherry tomatoes, fries, and broccoli on the side, it looked very mouth-watering.

Xia Nuannuan felt sweet inside and exchanged plates with him with a bright smile.

"Taste it!"

Qin Tian gestured with his chin.

"Okay!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded vigorously, used her fork to pick up a piece of beef, and slowly put it into her mouth to savor it carefully.

Even though it was a well-done steak, the quality of the beef, combined with the heat control of Chef Qin's cooking, meant the beef was still tender and juicy in her mouth, with a superb texture.

As for the seasoning, besides the butter, there was only the black pepper and a little sea salt sprinkled on after it was seared, ensuring the original flavor of the beef itself.

Xia Nuannuan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Qin Tian, who was sitting opposite her, with a look of adoration.

"Looking at your expression, it must be pretty good."

Qin Tian smiled and said.

"Mm-hmm, it's so delicious, this is definitely the best steak I've ever eaten."

Xia Nuannuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice and praised him with an excited tone.

"I told you, compared to complex Chinese food, pan-searing a steak is quite simple."

Qin Tian smiled confidently and also speared a large piece of beef to eat.

Except for a few vegetarians, such a tender and delicious steak can always bring people a sense of satisfaction and happiness.

"Mm, as expected of me, my first time pan-searing a steak and it turned out quite well."

Qin Tian nodded with satisfaction, blowing his own horn.

"You're so narcissistic!"

Xia Nuannuan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

Both of them were quite satisfied with this candlelight dinner.

They had also drunk more than half of the bottle of wine; for Qin Tian, this little bit of alcohol certainly didn't count for anything.

But for Xia Nuannuan, whose alcohol tolerance wasn't great to begin with, after the after-effects kicked in, she was already in a slightly tipsy state.

Her beautiful face was flushed, and her eyes, like autumn water, seemed to be filled with a hazy mist, making her look very delicate and charming.

"Bro, Brother, you go rest, I, I'll clean up."

Xia Nuannuan stood up a bit unsteadily, and her tone of voice had become a bit muddled.

"You should just go sit on the sofa, I'll do it!"

Qin Tian said with amusement.

"No, no way."

Xia Nuannuan shook her head vigorously and said with a straight face, "You made the dinner, so of course I have to clean up. You go watch TV."

Qin Tian stood up, walked around, placed his hands on her shoulders, and pushed her toward the living room.

"You're already a bit drunk, what are you cleaning up? Be a good girl!"

"I'm not drunk, I only had two glasses."

"Yes, yes, yes, you're not drunk. Just sit down obediently, watch TV, and play with the dog for a while, okay?"

"Then, then okay, thank you for your hard work!"

"It's no trouble, what's this compared to anything!"

Qin Tian pressed her down onto the sofa to sit, then gave the dog a gesture, and the dog immediately ran over happily.

He squatted down, picked up the dog with both hands, handed it to Xia Nuannuan to hold, and then raised his hand to dotingly pat her head.

"You find a movie first, I'll be right there."

"Mm-hmm!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded obediently.

Afterwards, Qin Tian went to quickly clean up the tableware, while Xia Nuannuan found the remote control, turned on the TV, and held the dog while looking for a movie.

When Qin Tian finished cleaning and tidying up the tableware and cut a fruit platter, he returned to the living room to find that Xia Nuannuan had already fallen asleep with her head tilted on the sofa.

She was still holding the remote control in her hand, and the dog was also dozing off on her lap.

It must have heard his footsteps, as the dog's ears perked up, and it opened its black, beady eyes to look at him.

Qin Tian raised his right index finger and made a "shush" gesture.

The dog obediently didn't bark, lowered its ears again, and lay there continuing to sleep.

Qin Tian carefully placed the fruit platter on the coffee table and walked over to turn off the lights in the room, leaving only the light from the TV.

Just as he sat down beside Xia Nuannuan, he felt a weight on his shoulder.

Qin Tian turned his head to look and saw Xia Nuannuan leaning her head on his shoulder, her sweet and lovely sleeping face just inches away.

"Brother..."

Xia Nuannuan rubbed her head against his shoulder, mumbling something indistinctly.

Qin Tian smiled and lovingly kissed her forehead.

Trying his best to keep his body still, he picked up the remote control, turned down the volume of the TV, and found a random variety show to watch.

Time passed quietly.

After watching a short segment of the variety show, when the commercials started, Xia Nuannuan finally yawned and opened her eyes in a daze.

"You're awake!"

Qin Tian looked at her with a smile.

"Mm, how long did I sleep?"

Xia Nuannuan rubbed her eyes and asked.

"About half an hour, I guess!"

Qin Tian answered with a smile and picked up the fruit platter from the coffee table to hand to her.

"Eat some fruit, you keep looking for a movie, I'm going to go sear that sirloin steak for the dog; it should be thawed by now."

"Okay!"