Understanding his meaning, Gu Xiaoer tugged at her lips, giving him a sweet yet disdainful glance, "You don't get it, people are using internet slang!"
In the end, they both ordered steaks, with Gu Xiaoer's reasoning being: She had been eating Sister Sun's patient meals for days and was starting to forget what meat tasted like!
When the steaks arrived, Han Luoli watched with a hooked smile as Gu Xiaoer eagerly cut and ate the meat.
The man's phone rang without warning, and after glancing at the caller ID, he answered it gracefully.
Whatever the person on the other end said, it brought a satisfied smile to the man's lips as he tapped his fingers leisurely on the table, gazing out at the scenery beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Gu Xiaoer sneaked glances at him and noticed that Han Luoli's attention was entirely on the view outside, which filled her with great joy. She quickly rolled up her silverware and started cutting meat from the man's plate across from her.
Swipe, swipe, swipe, Gu Xiaoer extended and retracted her fork and knife as quickly as possible. Satisfied, she put the meat in her mouth and couldn't help but admire how those mingling in high society knew how to eat, realizing Han Luoli's medium-rare FILLET tasted much better than her medium-well done one.
Her face flushed with embarrassment, she inwardly cursed herself for pretending to be experienced and insisting on a medium-well steak, thinking that wasting food is shameful, but also realizing that poorly prepared food is a different kind of waste.
Alright, she admitted that she had her eyes on that little steak across from her.
Her big, round eyes took another glance at Han Luoli, who was still on the phone, and she became even more brazen.
Within moments, half of the little steak had already made its way into her stomach.
Petting her slightly full belly, she sat up properly, the very picture of a genteel lady.
When Han Luoli hung up the phone, a smile was still playing on his lips. He deliberately turned his head towards the outside, oblivious to the silly theft happening across from him, not realizing that he too was being appreciated.
Looking down at his own plate, he was surprised: "Did I really eat this much just now?"
"Mhm!" Gu Xiaoer would never admit to her sneaky eating, and she nodded repeatedly, "You had already eaten this much before you took the call."
Han Luoli uttered a meaningful "Oh," picked up his knife and fork with elegance, and cut the meat under Gu Xiaoer's eager gaze, then brought it to his lips.
Gu Xiaoer swallowed hard, her eyes longing.
While admiring the sight of the handsome man eating, she was unaware that she too was being watched.
The man swallowed his food and said, "I'm going to the washroom."
He stood up and walked towards the restroom.
But two minutes later, he sent a message to Gu Xiaoer, who was still by the dining table: Come to the washroom, help me with something.
Gu Xiaoer took out her phone, found the message from Han Luoli a bit odd. She glanced around, and seeing the content, she didn't think much of it anymore.
Since she was asked to help, Gu Xiaoer didn't suspect anything and obediently followed the direction the man had gone, finding her way to the restroom door.
As she turned the corner, Gu Xiaoer was suddenly pulled in by a force.
The restroom door was promptly closed behind them.
By the time Gu Xiaoer came to her senses, the familiar scent was already overpowering her taste buds.
"Da Luoluo..."
Han Luoli lifted her with one pull and sat her down on the washbasin.
Sitting on the high ledge, she felt uneasy and thought about escaping.
Han Luoli forcefully encircled her with his arms, creating a confined space, and locked Gu Xiaoer firmly in his gaze.
"The little sneak who stole my food! You owe me…"
Gu Xiaoer's features tensed, darn it, this bad man, he did it on purpose!
So bad, so very bad!
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