The reason for choosing this restaurant was simple.
Because it had small private rooms specifically designed for couples, offering excellent privacy.
Lin Yu had no way of knowing what Huang Feiya actually wanted to talk about by asking him out alone.
Just in case the conversation turned too intimate, it was naturally better to choose a more private setting.
Just as he was about to walk into the restaurant, a familiar voice came from not far away:
"Boss Lin, what a coincidence. It seems our sense of time is quite consistent as well."
Lin Yu followed the voice and saw Huang Feiya, wearing a black hip-hugging mini skirt, walking gracefully toward him.
Her outfit today looked even hotter and sexier than what she wore a few days ago.
It seemed that, knowing they wouldn't be disturbed, Huang Feiya was launching a much fiercer offensive right from the start.
Of course, Lin Yu could not take her opening pleasantries seriously.
He smiled and replied:
"Miss Huang, you must have been here for a while, right?"
"I'm sorry, I had some things to deal with this afternoon and couldn't make it in time. I'm a few minutes late."
"In such hot weather, you totally could have waited for me inside the private room."
When she said it was a coincidence, she was just trying not to put pressure on Lin Yu.
If Lin Yu actually believed it, he would be overly confident.
Huang Feiya smiled without saying a word, not bothering to explain further following Lin Yu's remark.
When smart people deal with each other, they don't need so many boring explanations; they all share a tacit understanding.
"I haven't been to this restaurant before. It looks pretty good."
"Since Boss Lin said he's treating me to dinner today, I won't hold back."
"I heard you can hold your liquor well. I don't know if the two bottles of wine I brought will suit your taste."
Huang Feiya lifted the paper bag in her hand.
It looked like two bottles of red wine, though Lin Yu didn't know the brand.
His high alcohol tolerance was entirely due to the system's modification of his body.
If he actually had to rely on his own limits, he was at most average, definitely not in the category of heavy drinkers.
As for liquor brands, he only had a superficial knowledge and didn't know the ins and outs.
On the contrary, Huang Feiya looked as if she wasn't worried about her own alcohol tolerance at all.
Sigh.
Socializing with these rich and powerful people always inevitably involved drinking.
To think that in his past life, when he worked like a dog, he had to drink for social engagements.
And in this life, he still couldn't avoid it.
...
The two entered the private room together.
Lin Yu didn't act overly polite with Huang Feiya and took the initiative to order a few signature dishes.
Neither of them was there just to eat and taste the food.
There was no need to dwell too much on this matter.
After the waiter left, Lin Yu initiated the conversation, asking Huang Feiya:
"Miss Huang, you asked me out today. Is there something work-related you want to discuss with me?"
"I don't really understand the antique circle's affairs, so I might not be able to offer any effective suggestions."
Huang Feiya didn't answer immediately. Instead, she picked up the teapot and poured tea for Lin Yu and herself.
At the same time.
She carefully pushed the teacup in front of Lin Yu.
Then.
She spoke calmly:
"Boss Lin, I know you are an outstanding, smart person."
"I feel there's no need for so much disguise and concealment when talking to you."
"My purpose here today is very simple. I'd like to take the liberty to ask..."
"Can I be your girlfriend?"
Lin Yu's hand holding the teacup trembled: "!!!"
Fortunately, he was prepared beforehand and hadn't brought the cup to his lips.
Otherwise.
He absolutely would have spat out a mouthful of tea.
He knew before coming that a bold and direct girl like Huang Feiya would express her feelings directly too.
But he completely didn't expect her to be this direct!
The food hasn't even been served yet, how is she sounding like she's spouting drunken nonsense?
This made Lin Yu's prepared responses instantly fall flat.
He needed to reorganize his words again.
Don't panic, don't panic.
The more passive the situation, the more he couldn't afford to panic.
If he showed even a tiny bit of stage fright, it would give Huang Feiya the chance to ruthlessly press the advantage.
At the very least, he had to make Huang Feiya feel that Lin Yu was a worldly man who could remain unperturbed even with temptation in his lap.
He wasn't some little boy who would panic into a loss for words the moment he received a signal.
Lin Yu: "Miss Huang, I..."
Huang Feiya: "Boss Lin, can you call me Feiya?"
Lin Yu: "..."
Their relationship hadn't even developed in an intimate direction yet, but the terms of address were already getting intimate.
The key was that the title Boss Lin wasn't very intimate either!
Yet she even had an opinion on Lin Yu's tone.
Then again.
It wasn't a difficult request.
Lin Yu changed his tune and said:
"Feiya, I don't understand."
"We've known each other for such a short time, why are you so fixated on being my girlfriend?"
"Actually, I heard Sister Yaoyao and Sister Feirong mention that you talked about me with them."
"Exactly for what reason did you get this idea?"
Lin Yu's question was also very direct, without beating around the bush, completely hitting the nail on the head.
It made it seem like Lin Yu was a very easy target to conquer, requiring no difficult tests, as if he would agree as long as she opened her mouth.
Didn't that directly put him at a disadvantage?
Huang Feiya took a sip of tea and said even more bluntly:
"A man who can casually produce a few precious antiques is already extremely rare in Pingchuan."
"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say your net worth is prominent, right? That is your capital in terms of financial resources."
"You originally aren't from the antique circle, and your background is very clean."
"You have handsome looks, you're still young, and you have many special talents."
"Isn't this the best candidate for a life partner?"
"In today's society, isn't it a bit too naive to talk about long-lasting romance?"
"I don't think Boss Lin is that kind of person either."
Lin Yu: "..."
As much as he didn't want to admit it, he had to say.
Huang Feiya was truly an accurate judge of character!
As the old saying goes:
Love without a material foundation is like a tray of loose sand; it scatters with a gust of wind.
No matter how much two people love each other, they need a certain material foundation to maintain a long-lasting relationship.
The idea that love is enough to live on is merely a beautiful, irresponsible fantasy about life.
Speaking solely on the philosophy of relationships between men and women, Huang Feiya and Lin Yu really had no conflict.
Both of them saw things very thoroughly.
It was just that Lin Yu still had expectations and yearnings in his heart.
He really didn't know what Huang Feiya had been through; it seemed she didn't have even the slightest bit of fantasy left.
Being flattered like this, Lin Yu felt a little light-headed inside.
For a moment.
He couldn't bring himself to say any harsh words.
He could only continue to say rationally:
"Feiya, there should be quite a few people around you who are wealthy and have decent looks, right?"
"Can that really be a reason?"
"We didn't even know each other before, and we don't understand each other at all."
Huang Feiya responded quickly and directly:
"You still believe in love, do you? It's okay, I have confidence that I can make you fall in love with me."
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ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
