The hotel doorman opened their car door. Susu, sitting inside, didn't seem too pleased. "What kind of surprise could there be?"
Tianyi had already gotten out of the car and stood by her door, pulling her out. "You're really angry, aren't you? Smile."
Susu forced a smile and reluctantly walked into the hotel with him.
Tianyi looked at her with a smile and said, "You're too perfunctory. Today is a truly happy occasion. Let's forget about other things for now and celebrate joyfully."
Susu let go of her slight discomfort, smiled brightly at him, and playfully swung his arm. "Yes, Mr. Qin. However you want to celebrate, I'll go along with it."
"You said it, so I'm going to do something exciting."
Susu suddenly stopped him. "Why are we celebrating at a hotel? Do you want to get a room and do that 'that'?"
Tianyi couldn't help but smile charmingly and winked at her.
She immediately wanted to leave, stomping her foot. "What kind of celebration is this? It's too vulgar, I don't want it! I'm going back!"
Tianyi didn't let go, pulling her closer and poking her forehead. He said exasperatedly, "What are you thinking about? And you call me vulgar. Did I say we were going to get a room and 'turn the clouds and rain'? You're the one who said all those things."
"Then why are we at a hotel?" Susu questioned.
"You're thinking the wrong way," Tianyi said, leading her forward. "You'll know soon."
Susu said "oh," made a face at him, curious to see what surprise he had prepared.
Tianyi led her to the hotel's sky garden restaurant. Susu found it empty and asked, "It's not dinner time yet. Why are we here?"
"Don't you find anything special about this place?"
Susu looked around again and smiled. "The environment is very good. The colors of the flowers are so coordinated. Was it arranged specifically like this?"
"You noticed that too," Tianyi snapped his fingers, and music suddenly started playing in the restaurant.
Susu beamed and asked, "Did you prepare all of this in advance?"
Tianyi hummed in affirmation. "I booked the entire place in advance. Today, this garden restaurant belongs only to the two of us."
"How did you know we would win the bid? What if we lost?" Susu asked with a smile. "Wouldn't that be a waste of the rental fee?"
"We wouldn't," Tianyi said confidently. "I knew we would win. Xie Zhendong lost because he believed false rumors and was too arrogant."
Susu curiously asked, "How was our reserve price exactly one million higher than theirs?"
Tianyi smiled slightly. "Because I knew that besides bidding for this urban construction project, their group was also involved in an investment project abroad. Even with their strong financial backing, they probably couldn't invest too much in both projects."
Susu understood. "He thought that with your illness, Aoxiang was on the verge of collapse and couldn't offer a high price, so he definitely wouldn't set his reserve price too high. That way, we could easily surpass his reserve price."
"Clever," Tianyi said, leading her to the center of the restaurant. "Originally, I thought we could only surpass him by fifty thousand, but I didn't expect his bid to be even lower than I anticipated. This time, I have to win against him."
Susu felt he was getting a bit carried away and said with a laugh, "You have to win? It was so hard for An Jing and me to pretend during this period. We put in a lot of effort and paid a price to beat him."
"Yes, yes, you're right. That's why I want to reward you properly today," Tianyi said gallantly. "Don't waste this music. May I have the honor of a dance?"
"Of course," Susu replied, lifting her chin with a proud expression as she accepted his invitation.
They waltzed in the empty restaurant, embracing each other.
Susu wasn't very good at this elegant ballroom dance and stepped on his foot several times.
She said apologetically, "Forget it. If we keep dancing like this, I'm afraid your foot will be swollen tomorrow."
Tianyi held her waist and spun her around again. "It's very simple, I'll teach you. Follow my count, move your right foot first."
"Maybe not..."
"Take this opportunity to learn properly. There's no one else here but us, so what's there to be embarrassed about?"
Susu could only hum in agreement. After marrying him, she had attended many high-society events, but she had never danced.
Even if someone invited her, she would politely refuse, mainly because she had never formally learned to dance such ballroom dances.
However, watching others dance the waltz from the sidelines was always a pleasure, and she envied those who danced well.
Tianyi looked down and asked gently, "Ready?"
Susu said, "Okay," her mind focused on stepping with her right foot.
Tianyi immediately said, "Begin," and started calling out the beat.
Susu mechanically followed his steps, but found that as long as the rhythm was correct, she could keep up with him. They began to dance more and more like a real couple.
After the song finished, Susu felt quite good about it.
Tianyi's forehead was slightly sweaty. "Dancing isn't difficult at all, is it?"
"That's because you're a good teacher," Susu said, still savoring the rhythm of the song.
Tianyi saw her interest and called out to the DJ booth, hidden by the flowers, "Play that song again." He then said to Susu, "Let's relive it."
Susu elegantly extended her left hand to his right, smiling. "Mr. Qin, please guide me."
They danced three songs in a row, both of them sweating.
Susu, panting, said, "That's enough for today, my stamina isn't good."
She casually found a chair and sat down, pulling out a napkin from the table to wipe her sweat.
Tianyi, though slightly out of breath, remained composed and less tired than Susu. "How was it? Are you happy?"
"Mmm, yes, happy." Susu took another napkin, tilted her head back, and reached out to wipe the sweat from his face.
"If you like it, we can dance at home when we have free time. Next time we go to a banquet, you'll definitely be the dance queen of the night," Tianyi said, enjoying the feeling of being a teacher.
Susu said with a laugh, "Dance queen? That sounds like a gaudy butterfly. I don't want that. Being able to dance a song with you properly is enough."
"You're too easily satisfied," Tianyi said, pinching her cheek.
Susu's breathing had calmed down considerably. "We've finished celebrating, right? Can we go back?"
"What kind of celebration is this?" Tianyi said, snapping his fingers. "How can a celebration be complete without fine wine and food? I've also arranged many exciting programs for later."
At that moment, a waiter pushed a cart into the restaurant, laden with champagne and various drinks.
Susu was truly thirsty and picked up a glass of beverage. Just as she brought it to her lips,
Tianyi swirled the champagne bottle, and with a pop, opened it.