Xiwan went up to the third floor alone.
'Jiang Xiwan,' her thoughts kept her company as she walked up the staircase. 'You've been Jiang Xiwan for so long, you've really almost forgotten all the things that happened before. Have you forgotten what happens when your friends betray you? You've lost your life once before, but still don't remember!'
Her face was composed and pale, and her mouth was held taught, not smiling. She appeared as cool as an immortal. Many people looked at her twice, three times even. Their hearts sighed over her beauty.
She looked around at the empty tables around her. There were only a few empty seats to choose from, most of the tables were already occupied. Xiwan chose a seat by the window.
This location wasn't too bad. There were even some trees outside the windows, which were very pleasing to the eye. The waiter quickly walked over and handed Xiwan the menu. "Hello, Miss. Here's your menu. I'll give you some time to take a look." Xiwan nodded.
When Xiwan finished ordering and was about to pass the menu to the waiter, she looked up and saw Li Yan with the CEO's secretary Wu Yang, both smiling.
Perhaps they really were natural enemies. The moment Xiwan looked up and saw Li Yan, Li Yan looked up and saw Xiwan. She also saw the empty seats next to Xiwan.
"Brother Wu, come, let's go eat over there." Wu Yang turned in Xiwan's direction.
Wu Yang looked at the third-floor hall, which was crowded, but still had many empty tables. He didn't understand. Didn't the Li Yan hate this Jiang Xiwan girl the most? Why was she so eager to go over and eat with her?
Before he could stop her, Li Yan had already walked over to take the free seat.
Wu Yang sighed.
The moment Xiwan saw Li Yan walking over she froze.
The waiter waited patiently next to the table. Xiwan handed over the menu; the waiter nodded and turned to leave.
Li Yan sat across from Xiwan. "Wait, I haven't ordered yet!"
The waiter turned back and looked at Jiang Xiwan in confusion. "Are you ordering together?"
Li Yan directly took the menu from the waiter and browsed through it. She found that Xiwan had ordered four dishes: two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and one soup. "So thrifty! You're poor? Oh, yes... You're poor. If you're so poor, why are you eating on the third floor?"
"What has it got to do with you?" Xiwan didn't normally mind Li Yan's attitude. After all, she was not a bad person, it was just that her words were sometimes a little harsh. However, there was only so much she could take. Even clay figurines get hot and angry in the fire.
By that time, Wu Yang had also joined them at the table. Upon hearing Li Yan's remarks, he frowned and then smiled awkwardly at Xiwan opposite him. "Miss Jiang, I'm sorry, let's share a table. Don't take Li Yan's words to heart. She has always spoken without meaning. She doesn't know how to speak. This meal is considered an apology, I'll treat you."
Li Yan looked at Wu Yang's fawning attitude and snorted. Then, she buried her head in the menu and started to think.
Xiwan nodded. He was the boss's number one subordinate. Since he had lowered his attitude, there was no need for her to go overboard. "I don't mind. After all, she's still a child." She said. 'A 21-year-old child, commonly known as a giant baby...' Xiwan thought about saying, but kept to her thoughts.
Li Yan snorted and handed the menu to the waiter.
The waiter took the menu and looked at her order. What he saw made his head dizzy. His first thought was, 'Did I tick the wrong menu? Did someone make a mistake? Are these the dishes that she wanted to order?' Then the waiter considered the possibility that they simply wanted to cause him trouble.
The waiter counted the number of ticks. "Miss, are you sure that the ticks are the dishes that you want to order?"
Li Yan snorted. "Don't you know how your restaurant works? Why are you a waiter?" The waiter wanted to slap the menu on her face when he saw the, "I'm rich and willful," look on her face.
The waiter was finally about to leave. "Got it," he said.
Xiwan looked at the waiter's unpredictable expression and thought about how Li Yan had ordered the dishes. She knew exactly what she was doing.
Wu Yang's expression changed drastically. He quickly said to the waiter, "Can you show me the menu?"
The waiter nodded and handed the menu to Wu Yang. He barely glanced at it before looking up at Li Yan. Li Yan felt a little guilty. "Please could you give me a new menu," Wu Yan said without looking at Li Yan.
The waiter heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. He took out a new menu for them. 'So the lady was simply here to cause trouble,' the waiter thought. There were more than 200 dishes on the menu, and only 10 dishes had been left unchecked. 'Would the chef have been able to cook them, and even if he could cook them, how could the table fit all that food? Could they even eat all of that?' His mind raced with thoughts.
Wu Yang checked a few dishes and handed the menu to Xiwan. Xi Wan saw that he had basically checked the dishes she had ordered, and there were already more than 10 dishes. She did not tick anything else and handed the menu back to the waiter.
Li Yan was furious. "What about me?"
"You? Haha." Wu Yang laughed. "Right, give me another list. Bring it back and we'll pack it up."
The waiter nodded.
* * *
While they were waiting for the dishes, Li Yan looked at Xiwan. "Didn't we agree that we were going to eat together?"
Xiwan smiled. "Oh."
Li Yan saw that she wasn't getting anywhere in befriending Xiwan. She had used up all her strength. Her fists had clenched on her lap. She was tired and did not like it. She might as well shut her mouth and play with her phone, so that's what she did.
The atmosphere at the table became slightly sour.
Wu Yang was a good socialite. He had long sleeves, was good at dancing, and was not able to resist the challenge of the unrivaled beauties sat with him at the table. But even he had to admit that they were not easy to get along with.
Miss Li had a child's temper. She was willful and didn't care about the consequences of her actions.
As for Jiang Xiwan, she looked indifferent to the world around her. However, the colder she appeared, the bigger her temper became. She didn't take much to heart, but Wu Yang understood her clearly. Her temper was very much like his boss, Li Zhan.
Fortunately, the awkwardness didn't last long, as the waiter soon began to serve the dishes.
The dishes on the third floor were indeed very exquisite and delicious. The prices were certainly much higher than those on the second floor, but compared to the Fresh Gourmet restaurant, they were much cheaper.
Xiwan had beaten up those hooligans last night and had gone to bed too late to deal with Li Yan today. It had taken a lot of energy out of her. On top of that, she had rushed over in the morning and had not eaten anything. Her stomach was completely empty during training. The noodles in the afternoon were not bad. Many of the dishes were suitable for her appetite. She had eaten a lot.
Li Yan looked at Xiwan with disbelief as she reached for another bowl of rice.
The bowls in the restaurant were very small, but it was shocking for a celebrity-in-training to eat so well and so much!
Xiwan calmly accepted Li Yan's astonished gaze and continued to eat.
It had to be said that Xiwan's dining etiquette was really excellent, not inferior to that of a socialite. In addition to her exquisite appearance, watching her eating a meal was a feast for the eyes.
Wu Yang observed this in secret as he ate. He sighed in his heart. If the Li family did not have a sense of family background, his boss and this girl in front of him would really be a perfect match. The two of them were well-matched when it came to looks and bearing. Wu Yang was sure she was from a respected broadcasting class at University A, and her academic qualifications were decent, if not quite matching the boss.
The more Wu Yang thought about it, the more his mind was made up.
However...
Wu Yang looked at Li Yan and shook his head. Forget it.
No matter how much Xiwan ate, there was still a pile of surplus dishes on the table. It was really wasteful. Wu Yang ordered another order of takeaway dishes. After paying the bill, the three of them walked down the stairs.
On the second floor, Zhou Liqing and Huang Yue were waiting at the door.
Li Yan looked at them waiting for Xiwan and seemed to understand something. She looked at Xiwan with a sneer and said to Wu Yang, who was carrying the takeaway box, "Brother Wu, let's go."
Wu Yang rolled his eyes. "Do I really look like a sidekick to you?"
Wu Yang and Li Yan left, leaving Xiwan with Zhou Liqing and her new friend.
Zhou Liqing took Xiwan's arm and said, "Hey, you were eating for so long. I've been waiting for a long time."
"You could have come up to the third floor to find me," Xiwan replied indifferently, and her expression didn't change.
Zhou Liqing saw that Xiwan's expression was the same as usual and said, "Hehe, I didn't expect that."
Huang Yue saw that it would not be wise to interrupt, so she asked softly, "Was that girl the sister of the company's CEO?"
Xiwan didn't reply.
"Yes," Zhou Liqing replied quickly.
"I didn't expect her to be so beautiful." She hadn't witnessed Xiwan and Li Yan's fight at the company's entrance yesterday. When she had seen a video clip, she was indeed shocked. With such a beautiful face, it would be smooth sailing for Li Yan to enter the entertainment industry in the future, right? She came from such a noble background.
Thinking about all of that, Huang Yue's heart was full of jealousy.
She looked at Jiang Xiwan next to her. She was also the kind of person who was so beautiful that it was hard to breathe when she was around. They were both at two ends of the beauty extreme: one was as beautiful as a demon, and the other was as beautiful as a fairy.
When Jiang Xiwan came in that day to interview, everyone else was shocked by her appearance. Of course, that included Huang Yue. She had spent a lot of effort to be selected by the interviewers, while Jiang Xiwan in front of her was easily picked by manager Chen on the spot, from just her face alone. She had entered the small classroom so easily. Huang Yue was afraid that when she debuted in the future, the company would also want to support her, right?
Although the teacher said that if they worked hard they would be famous, there were so many obstacles in front of them. Even if she was going to debut, the good resources would surely not be given to her. Huang Yue bit her lip.
"She's from the same school as you, right?"
Zhou Liqing only nodded. She didn't like Li Yan, but she didn't want to publicize this information.
The atmosphere was awkward again.
Huang Yue said, "Xiwan, I heard that you and the eldest daughter of the boss's family are not on good terms. Is that true?"
"You heard?" Xiwan turned and looked at Huang Yue, who was a head shorter than her. "You're in the entertainment industry. 'I heard' is not the kind of thing can not be trusted."
Seeing that the two of them seemed to be at odds again, Zhou Liqing tried to smooth things over. "Ah, Huang Yue. What time is it now?"
Huang Yue was a little unhappy that she didn't get the information she wanted, but seeing that Zhou Liqing was obviously trying to change the topic, she looked at her watch. "It's almost time."
"Oh, then let's hurry back. The acting class starts at 1:30."