Love You Till the End-Chapter 1014 - 1013: If You’re Hungry, Order Something

Time seemed to have stopped for a long while, or perhaps it was just a few seconds. Xiao Chen in front of them raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a mischievous smile filled with temptation.

"If I’m not mistaken, this is Young Master Jue, the owner of Ciaos?" His voice always had a magnetic allure to it.

Since he spoke in this manner, Shi Aoju found no need to address the obvious.

"Hmm." He replied in a deep voice, his facial expression remaining as it always was, exuding an innate, unapproachable sternness.

Hearing Shi Aoju’s voice, Su Jiuyi finally came to her senses, her eyes widened as she stared at Xiao Chen, looking fearless.

Su Jiuyi wasn’t like Qi Jingren who had been through many similar incidents and was used to such situations. For an ordinary person like her, encountering a murderer would naturally fill her with fear like anyone else.

But Shi Aoju’s voice reminded her that he was still by her side, so in that instant, her body was filled with courage.

Feeling Shi Aoju’s not-so-friendly gaze, Xiao Chen naturally understood the meaning behind his expression. In the business world, Shi Aoju was known for his aloof demeanor, attracting a lot of whispers from other businessmen, but none dared to threaten him.

This time, Shi Aoju said nothing. He just turned aside and pulled Su Jiuyi, who was closest to him, into the restaurant’s private room.

It wasn’t yet mealtime, and the Western restaurant had only a few scattered guests. Since entering, Shi Aoju remained silent. Seated opposite Su Jiuyi, Qi Jingren and Qin Shaobai were also lost in thought after taking their seats. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Su Jiuyi didn’t know what to say either, and the atmosphere around her grew heavy.

Su Jiuyi glanced at Shi Aoju, then at Qi Jingren, and eventually turned down the server’s offer at her side, turning her attention to the menu at the corner of the table with an air of engrossed interest.

"If you’re hungry, go ahead and order." Seeing Su Jiuyi flipping through the menu continuously, Shi Aoju assumed she hadn’t eaten since last night, including breakfast, and must be hungry.

Su Jiuyi quickly shook her head, but by then Shi Aoju had already called the server back.

The prices on the menu were much higher than the two places they’d visited before, where a single dish could easily cost half of her monthly salary. She painfully reconsidered the menu, this time checking the prices along with the pictures.

In her life, Su Jiuyi had only visited an expensive Western restaurant once with the other three members of the Su Family during her middle school years for Su Manning’s birthday.

Back then, they went mostly to please Su Manning. She deliberately ordered the most expensive dishes to bankrupt the Su Family. Yet even Zhao Shuya didn’t pay much attention to the prices she selected, perhaps because they were all used to such expenses.

Watching the other three each order pricey dishes, Su Jiuyi bit her lip and ordered the same as Qi Jingren.

Although she wasn’t the one paying, she found it hard to watch so much money being consumed bite by bite due to her long-standing habit of frugality and humanitarian values.

"What do you plan to do about Xiao Chen?" Shi Aoju spoke up.

After all, this was a significant matter. Song Zhike had yet to uncover who orchestrated it from behind the scenes. Previously, they were a step slower in deleting the surveillance footage, which meant their opponents were in the dark while they were exposed, making the situation highly unfavorable.