Chapter 84 Awkward Atmosphere

Sitting with Nangong Tian until a little after six o'clock.

Su Yehao occasionally glanced at Yin Liuli, who was absentmindedly staring into space, seemingly lost in thought.

After a while.

Yin Liuli, with a subtle expression, was finally driven by curiosity to come over and tentatively ask, "Um... Boss, the chef downstairs made a few new dishes, foie gras and lamb chops. Would you and this young lady like to go and try them?"

She couldn't quite figure out Nangong Tian's identity, only knowing that she was young and beautiful.

After much deliberation, Yin Liuli couldn't bring herself to call him "Ahao," and instead addressed him as "Boss."

Su Yehao knew Yin Liuli's personality well.

She was beautiful and didn't talk much. As long as she had dramas to watch, she could stay at home for days. Hearing the word "Boss," he immediately understood what she meant.

Guilt-ridden.

If he wasn't embarrassed, others wouldn't be suspicious.

Su Yehao couldn't figure out what Yin Liuli was thinking, nor did he intend to bring them together. Putting on an indifferent expression, he casually asked Nangong Tian, "Want to go to the restaurant downstairs for a tasting? We're opening next week, and we need to finalize the menu these days. They're making a lot of dishes every day, and it's a waste if we can't finish them. Meat is expensive."

"Sure, opening so soon?"

Nangong Tian had a smile on her face, observing Yin Liuli up close, and two words silently surfaced in her mind—strong enemy!

She had to admit.

Yin Liuli's conditions were quite outstanding in all aspects, especially that gentle and refined temperament, which Nangong Tian admitted she couldn't learn.

But so what?

Over the years, people had come and gone around Su Yehao. Nangong Tian had known him for over a decade, and she was still standing firm.

This unshakable position... was probably only matched by Jiang Yu.

Growing up in different circles, she had seen a lot of social interactions. Nangong Tian certainly wouldn't give Yin Liuli a bad look. Instead, she showed a harmless smile and tentatively asked, "Judging by your accent, are you also from the island?"

"...Yes."

Yin Liuli glanced at Su Yehao.

Faintly sensing a hint of pleading, Su Yehao explained to Yin Liuli, "Nangong Tian's family runs the Liren Royal Court Club. My dad is one of the shareholders, and our families have a good relationship. Her mom also came from the island."

Yin Liuli understood, smiled, and said, "You guys go eat. I still need to feed the cats. Business is a bit better today than yesterday."

Su Yehao looked around.

After six o'clock, many companies got off work, and the streets were more lively than in the evening.

Today happened to be Friday, and nearly half of the seats were occupied. At this time, most people were coming for milk tea and juice, mostly girls and couples. The desserts were already sold out.

"Keep it up. I'll have the chef prepare dinner for you, let these cats eat more, it's all physical work..."

Su Yehao knew this was bound to happen sooner or later.

Not daring to let Nangong Tian say more, he took the opportunity to stand up and invite her downstairs for dinner.

In this situation.

On the surface, nothing seemed to be happening, but undercurrents were surging. After their brief contact, Su Yehao's back was covered in cold sweat.

His relationship with Yin Liuli was already like that, but he didn't introduce her as his girlfriend or anything. That alone was enough to make Yin Liuli overthink.

Nangong Tian was even more unreasonable.

Before, just seeing Yin Liuli made her jealous and say she wanted to be the first wife.

This situation wasn't stable at all.

While secretly lamenting that the timing wasn't right, Su Yehao admired his dad even more. He still had a lot to learn...

The supplier for the restaurant's alcohol had been settled, a connection found through Nangong Tian's family.

Her family's club was booming, and the empty wine bottles had to be hauled away by truck every night.

With Nangong Tian's mom's help, the price was naturally very favorable, and the supplier gave them the lowest price.

During dinner.

They opened a bottle of pink sparkling wine.

It was sweet and tasted like a drink.

Su Yehao took a small sip, didn't like it much, and only drank lemonade.

The dinner lasted until a little after eight o'clock, and the topic was brought up to Yin Liuli several times. Su Yehao almost couldn't handle it.

It had nothing to do with Nangong Tian's sixth sense.

It was simply that this little girl knew Su Yehao too well and didn't believe that he could maintain a pure friendship with a beautiful woman.

After a while.

Su Yehao slowly adapted.

When talking about Yin Liuli in front of Nangong Tian, he talked about what he should talk about, praised what he should praise, and was very open.

This little girl, on the other hand, couldn't figure out the situation and looked suspicious.

Putting everything else aside.

The lamb chops with black pepper were absolutely delicious...

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Using the excuse of needing to tally the turnover and have a meeting to adjust the menu.

After dinner, Su Yehao sent Nangong Tian into her car and promised to take her shopping and watch a movie tomorrow.

Only then did Nangong Tian happily kiss him.

After kissing him, she looked up at the building, clearly wanting to show it to the newly appointed manager.

No one was by the window on the second floor.

This made Nangong Tian a little disappointed...

The cafe closed at eight thirty, and it was already past nine o'clock after cleaning up.

The cheapest cola in the store sold for twenty per cup, outside drinks were prohibited, and an additional 10% service fee was charged for playing with the cats.

The local catering and accommodation industry already had a tradition of tipping, so it wasn't that Su Yehao was being greedy. He had scouted around the area beforehand and was only slightly more expensive than his competitors. Labor and rent all cost money, and the prices would be unprofitable if they were too low.

On the way to the apartment.

Yin Liuli, holding a small ledger, said:

"Twenty-seven customers recharged their cards today. The most was one thousand, and most were three hundred. The total turnover was over nine thousand four hundred, which is equivalent to squeezing out some future income in advance. Members will deduct money from their cards in the future, and we have to give them discounts when they come to spend next time."

This wasn't Su Yehao's main concern.

He praised while driving, "I saw it, you guys are doing great. Take your time, don't rush. This business is for long-term steady income. It seems like there are fewer cats, and some customers aren't wearing gloves and are directly touching the cats."

"I'll have the staff remind them and buy more disinfectant."

Yin Liuli took out a pen and started writing in her notebook again.

Su Yehao hesitated several times and asked jokingly, "Were you jealous when I was chatting with the little beauty today?"

"...It's okay, she's very pretty."

Yin Liuli didn't avoid the topic. In fact, she didn't plan to ask about it proactively.

Su Yehao cared about Yin Liuli's emotions and added, "Miss Nangong and I have known each other for a long time. We're also classmates, we grew up together... I can't control my charm."

"So shameless."

After Yin Liuli finished speaking with a smile, she thought for a moment before frankly saying a word from her heart: "I thought about these things a long time ago, it should be okay... You're not married, right?"

"???"

Su Yehao raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you thinking? Of course I'm not married."

Slightly relieved.

Looking down, pretending to be nonchalant, Yin Liuli only said, "I've always been worried that someone would come knocking on my door, suddenly beat me up, and point at my face and call me a vixen. That would be too terrible."

The corner of Su Yehao's mouth twitched slightly, and he said to her seriously, "Watch less dog-blood dramas, I'm really not married."

"...Okay."

In the passenger seat.

Yin Liuli continued to calculate the accounts. The store was only in a trial operation, and it was unclear whether it would work in the short term.

Judging from the performance of these two days.

The total income was more than thirteen thousand, most of which was earned by recharging cards, indicating that customers were interested in the novel cat cafe and planned to come again next time.

Su Yehao, on the other hand, was pondering—what kind of image did he have in Yin Liuli's mind?

Thinking back carefully.

The two had known each other for a while, but they really hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk.

Regarding the topic of the day they met, they had a tacit understanding that no one would mention it. Analyzing the situation at the time... Yin Liuli's worries seemed a bit reasonable.

The method she took to repay her debts was certainly not good.

But from another perspective.

Su Yehao was able to meet her at the Qunxing Clubhouse, and he didn't seem like a good bird either.

Usually, when they were together.

They never talked about real-world topics, and most of the time they were so tired that they washed up and fell asleep in seconds.

When they suddenly talked about these things, both of them were uncomfortable.

The atmosphere was strange all the way.

Seeing that Yin Liuli didn't want to talk about these things, how could Su Yehao ask for trouble? He couldn't give the promises she wanted, so it was better not to say anything.

That night.

Seeing that Su Yehao was in a bad mood, Yin Liuli felt that it was necessary to do something.

She wanted to say something, but she was too shy to say it.

After racking her brains for a long time, Yin Liuli found an excuse to go out, and only came back more than half an hour later, with a black plastic bag in her hand.

Soon after.

Someone transformed into a little nurse, drew the living room curtains, and sat next to Su Yehao.

Hesitantly, she asked, gritting her teeth, "M-Mr..."

Why say more?

Good heavens, he was worrying for nothing...