The male protagonist of a sweet romance novel went on a killing spree in the world of angst novels.

Once all the ingredients were ready, Yan Ting and Tan Yi prepared to start eating. They chatted as they ate, but most of the time Tan Yi would say something and Yan Ting would chime in.

Tan Yi was already used to this situation. She knew that Yan Ting wasn't pretending to be aloof; he was just a bit slow to warm up.

The restaurant is on the first floor.

"Queue up?" Yan Xun raised an eyebrow, his tone nonchalant. "Are you sure you want us to queue up?"

The young man hesitated slightly, looking at the three people in front of him. Especially when he saw Lu Huai standing behind Yan Xun with his hands in his pockets, he was a little uncertain: "Our restaurant's policy is that if you don't make a reservation online, you can go to the other end to queue up and get a number to make a reservation. If you think—" Before he could finish speaking, Yan Xun interrupted him.

Yan Xun said directly, "Call your manager over."

Lu Huai remained silent throughout, his mind clearly elsewhere.

The waiter knew he was just an ordinary worker, and these people were clearly not people he could afford to mess with, so he quickly called the manager.

The restaurant manager arrived shortly after.

He was a middle-aged man, not very tall, and bald. The moment he saw Lu Huai, he immediately greeted him with great enthusiasm: "I never expected that it would be President Lu who graces our restaurant with his presence. Please forgive me for not welcoming you properly."

As the CEO of SLG Group, Lu Huai is frequently featured in financial news reports and is a well-known young talent in Yancheng. Therefore, this manager naturally recognized Lu Huai's identity at first glance.

Lu Huai twitched his lips but didn't reply.

That's always been his way.

They always look down on and disdain those at the bottom of society.

"Manager," Yan Xun stared at the young man from before and asked intentionally, "your waiter just told us to queue. Do we still need to queue?"

The manager quickly replied, "How could we let Young Master Yan and President Lu wait in line?"

After saying that, he turned around and glared angrily at the young man.

He said in a mock stern tone, "Why don't you quickly lead President Lu and the others to their seats?"

The waiter, somewhat nervously, said, "Please come this way with me, gentlemen."

This buffet restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes, including vegetarian options, meat dishes, fresh seafood, and various fruit cakes for dessert.

Drinks are an essential part of it.

Eating only meat was getting a bit greasy, so Yanting got up to get a drink. She asked Tan Yi, who was having hot pot, "Tan Tan, what would you like to drink?"

Tan Yi didn't even look up: "The same as always."

"Okay." Yanting nodded.

She picked up her cup and walked to the corner of the corridor. Just as she turned the corner, she suddenly met a pair of eyes that looked cold and heartless.

Eyes facing each other.

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Yan Ting's red lips immediately pressed into a stiff, straight line.

She never expected to run into Lu Huai while having a meal.

Lu Huai has never liked eating at places like this.

She used to love asking Lu Huai to go out to eat with her, and she liked him to eat at roadside stalls, eat barbecue skewers, and eat hot pot with her. But Lu Huai would always say that he couldn't stand strong flavors and preferred light food.

So the end result was that every time they ate, Lu Huai would leave early for various reasons before they were even halfway through the meal, leaving her sitting there eating alone.

Thinking of this, Yanting instantly calmed down.

She greeted him casually, saying, "What a coincidence."

That attitude was completely different from her previous one.

Lu Huai stared at her, his eyes filled with fluctuating, unfathomable emotions.

"Why didn't you answer my calls?" His calm tone carried a hint of accusation.

A little bewildered by the sudden question, Yan Ting paused for a moment before replying in a cool tone, "You're a very busy person, I'm afraid of bothering you."

She used to like to call and text Lu Huai a lot, but Lu Huai rarely replied to her. Occasionally, he would reply to her messages from the previous two days after a couple of days.

But nine times out of ten, the reply is just that they are busy with something.

Actually, all of these explanations about Yanting are understandable.

Three years ago, Lu Huai had just taken over the family business. During this period, he faced difficulties from the old shareholders, busy business, and external pressure. So you can imagine how much pressure he was under.

This is why Yanting repeatedly chose to understand and forgive him.

Lu Huai squinted. He had previously thought that Yan Ting was someone who was dispensable to him, but at this moment, when faced with Yan Ting's unusually cold attitude, he felt a vague sense of unease.

"Are you angry with Gu Qianqiu?" Lu Huai suppressed his inner frustration and patiently explained to Yan Ting for the first time ever: "My relationship with her is just a thing of the past. I have nothing to do with her now."

Yan Ting was taken aback.

Just before she was about to speak, Gu Qianqiu's voice interrupted her.

"Ah Huai, the food is ready, why are you still standing here?"

Yan Ting looked up and saw Gu Qianqiu walking towards him.

No wonder.

She wondered why Lu Huai, who never eats at buffets, had made an exception and come here to eat today.

It turns out he came with Gu Qianqiu.

Yan Ting found it amusing.

Perhaps this is the destructive power of the "white moonlight"?

In Lu Huai's heart, she was always an insignificant presence, a pendant that could be discarded at will, a key that could be replaced at will.

"I didn't expect Miss Yan to be dining here too." When Gu Qianqiu saw Yan Ting, her tone was ambiguous, neither genuinely surprised nor feigning surprise: "What a coincidence."

"It's better to be connected with ghosts than with you guys." A sarcastic voice suddenly rang out.

Yan Ting turned her head and saw Tan Yi staring arrogantly at Lu Huai and Gu Qianqiu, her little mouth like it was coated with venom: "Seeing you two is really bad luck, bad luck to the core!"