Earlier when he saw them staring into each other's eyes as he stood at the diner's entrance, he felt as if his world was falling apart.
It was as if they were in a world of their own where she could only see Gu Lichen! He could not get in no matter what and was left out!
Yi Jinli stared coldly at Gu Lichen and said, "What a pity. She won't love you back."
Gu Lichen smiled faintly and said, "She may not love me now, but what about the future? How can you be so sure that she won't fall for me? Jinli, who are you to tell me this? You and Yiran have broken up, haven’t you?"
Yi Jinli's eyes darkened.
"Jinli, I gave you a chance. I gave up more than once. Besides, you're the one who chose to break up with Yiran. I won't give up again this time," said Gu Lichen.
Yi Jinli suddenly burst into anger and laughed. "You won't give up again? Haha... Are you going to risk the Gu family then?"
Gu Lichen raised his eyebrows slightly. "Are you going to risk the Yi family?"
The two men stared at each other, and the air felt tense again.
With a shudder, the owner served the two dishes Gu Lichen ordered.
Although he did not know who the three of them were, it was clear from the fact that they had blocked the diner's door that they were no ordinary people.
"Boss, get us a bottle of your best liquor here," Gu Lichen said suddenly.
"Okay. Coming right up," replied the owner. After a while, he came back with a bottle of liquor.
"Ah? 378 dollars," said the owner, then as if fearing Ling Yiran would doubt him, he quickly added, “That bottle of liquor costs 230 dollars."
Ling Yiran paid 378 dollars with her phone and walked out of the diner.
Several people were on guard outside, keeping other customers from entering. Passersby were glancing sideways at the diner as if wondering what was going on inside.
Ling Yiran could not help but laugh. The temporary closure of a shop might seem like a big deal to most people, but not to Yi Jinli and Gu Lichen.
The way they valued things and the way they were brought up was different.
Earlier at the dinner table, she thought she had been chewing on wax. She never expected to treat them to dinner tonight.
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