He gracefully rose to his feet and slowly walked over to the woman.
The moment she saw him, her machine-gun-like mouth suddenly froze, leaving her mouth wide open in an 'O', unable to speak.
Ruan Xiangchen leaned slightly towards her, whispering something in her ear. The woman's brow furrowed slightly and about five seconds later, she waved the waiter away.
She glanced at the two people behind Ruan Xiangchen , the corner of her mouth curling upwards in sarcasm. "Oh, Mr. Ruan, you are enjoying yourself more and more, killing two birds with one stone."
"I'm flattered. Compared to you, what I'm doing is a mere trifle." Ruan Xiangchen's compliment was laced with mockery, which troubled Luo Ai'ai.
But she didn't show it on her face. If she lost her temper first, that would mean she lost.
After years of acting, it was easy for her to keep her emotions under control.
"Mr. Ruan, you're too modest, but…" Luo Ai'ai's gaze fell on Ai Wei, "your taste seems to have changed."
"Of course, it has changed for the better. I'm not the old Ruan Xiangchen who would chase any woman and be taken advantage of, then dumped." Ruan Xiangchen spoke with a sarcastic smile on his face, completely out of character from his gentlemanly image.
Luo Ai'ai's face twisted in rage as she angrily removed her glasses and glared at Ruan Xiangchen, "Are you ever going to let it go? It's been so long. What do you want to do? Tell the media that I dumped you for my career?"
Luo Ai'ai's voice wasn't loud, but Ai Wei and Xia Liyou not far from them could hear clearly.
Ai Wei looked incredulously at Xia Liyou, who just smirked back at her.
That confrontational woman turned out to be the famous innocent beauty, Luo Ai'ai.
This was a big scoop. If they reported this to the gossip magazine, they would surely make a good deal of money.
Ai Wei's lips curved into a strange smile.
Usually when she smiled like this, it meant she had another bad idea.
Xia Liyou giggled, "You wouldn't be thinking of using this information to blackmail Ruan Xiangchen, would you?"
Ai Wei was surprised to see that her thoughts were seen through, but if it was Xia Liyou who had seen them, it wasn't strange.
She scratched her head and giggled, "You found out."
Xia Liyou shook her head, "He's not easy to deal with. It's better to avoid provoking him."
After living for these few years, Xia Liyou learned to avoid misfortune and seek happiness.
She had to stay far away from anything unfavorable.
Ruan Xiangchen was definitely not as easy to get along with as he appeared. He was just pretending in front of them.
Ai Wei nodded, agreeing with Xia Liyou's words, so she kept quiet and continued to watch the drama unfold.
The two people's voices had dropped significantly, so even from their close distance, they couldn't hear clearly what they were saying. All they knew was that Luo Ai'ai left in a huff in the end and gave them a nasty look as she passed their table.
Xia Liyou and Ai Wei were stuck wondering what they did to deserve such icy treatment for no reason at all.
Ruan Xiangchen sauntered back to his original seat. Xia Liyou continued to look out the window and Ai Wei turned her head away, refusing to look at him.
Ruan Xiangchen chuckled, "Don't mind her. It's not a big deal. She used to be my girlfriend. We broke up. It's that simple."
If the person involved was taking it so lightly, Ai Wei's curiosity was naturally aroused, "Is what Luo Ai'ai said true? Did she leave you for her career?"
Xia Liyou turned to look at Ai Wei, her eyes filled with a slight worry.
Ruan Xiangchen neither admitted nor denied it, only calling them to eat with a smile, "Let's eat, the food is getting cold."
Ai Wei was slightly disappointed not to get an answer, but quickly let it pass.
She cheerfully helped Xia Liyou with her food.
If Wei Xuefeng were standing in front of him now, Ou Chengtian would surely kill him.
The damn scoundrel had the nerve to call and tell him he had a sudden matter to attend to and couldn't make it, and wanted Ou Chengtian to meet Luo Ai'ai for him.
Was he out of his mind? He helped him to make the appointment and now he had to meet her face to face for him. What a dreamer he was.
Ou Chengtian refused without thinking, but the damn guy threatened him with Xia Liyou, saying if he didn't go, he would tell her about the stupid things he'd done in the past.
Everybody did some reckless things when they were young. Ou Chengtian was no exception.
Having made those mistakes, he also found an annoying friend who used those mistakes to rat him out now.
Ou Chengtian would let anyone look down on him, but he definitely could not let Xia Liyou look down on him. Even if everyone laughed at him, he couldn't be laughed at by her.
Now that this shameless bastard had the upper hand, he couldn't even refuse. He could only drive to Lu Lake restaurant with a gloomy face.
Ou Chengtian's face was as dark as a storm cloud, his menacing appearance terrified the waiter who came to greet him.
The menacing aura around this man was so intimidating that a mere glance from him would make anyone tremble.
His despotic kingly aura was something one simply couldn't resist.
This was the 21st century, and yet, how could people like him still exist?
The waiter couldn't help doubting himself, wondering if he was a born slave since he was so scared after being stared at by a man that his legs turned to jelly.
Ou Chengtian grumpily told the waiter the number of his private room. The waiter swallowed, taking a while to regain his composure. With shaking legs, he had to provide satisfactory service and lead Ou Chengtian to his private room.
The food at Xia Liyou's table had been mostly eaten. Checking the time, it was already 7:20. Maybe, if they left now, they could get home before 8 p.m.
She could only hope that Ou Chengtian wouldn't be too angry.