A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 561 Candlelight Dinner

Cheng Xue chuckled and said, "What's wrong with that? It's normal! Isn't that how it is when people are in love? Tianyue, don't tell me you've never been in a relationship!"

"Ahem!" Tian Yue coughed twice and said, "Sorry, I've never actually been in a relationship."

"Really?" Cheng Xue stared at Tian Yue in surprise, looked him up and down, and then said, "You're so handsome, doesn't any girl like you?"

Tianyue quickly flicked a finger to brush a strand of hair from his forehead and said smugly, "I admit I'm handsome, but I'm not interested in girls."

"No way?" Cheng Xue exclaimed in surprise again. "Brother Tianyue, you're not interested in girls? Could it be that you're interested in married women? Oh, so you have this kind of fetish!"

"Cough, cough~" Tian Yue choked immediately upon hearing this and quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not interested in friends of the opposite sex."

"Tch! You're just pretending to be high and mighty!" Cheng Xue said.

Chao Bufan almost burst out laughing. He hadn't expected Cheng Xue to be such a loose tongue. He quickly said, "Alright, he's just chanting sutras and praying to Buddha."

"Oh, so he's a monk!" Cheng Xue exclaimed, feigning sudden realization. "I knew it!"

Tian Yue shook her head and smiled, saying, "Alright, then just consider me a monk."

Cheng Xue booked the entire upscale Chinese-Western fusion restaurant, wanting nothing more than a romantic candlelight dinner with Chao Bufan.

At the restaurant entrance, Cheng Xue asked Tian Yue, "Brother Tian Yue, is there something else you need to do?"

Tianyue, puzzled, shook her head and said, "No, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just asking casually, um... Brother Tianyue, could you... could you..."

Cheng Xue hesitated, wanting to send Tian Yue away, but didn't know how to start the conversation.

Chao Bufan didn't understand at first, but he quickly grasped Cheng Xue's meaning and laughed, "Alright, my brother is my bodyguard now, he won't leave."

Tianyue immediately understood and pointed at Chengxue, saying, "Oh!"

"You little brat, so you were trying to get me away so you could do something naughty, weren't you?"

"What do you mean by doing something bad!" Cheng Xue said weakly, "I just wanted to have a candlelight dinner with my boyfriend."

"A candlelight dinner?" Tianyue scratched her chin and looked up. "That sounds interesting."

"Alright, go in!" Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, saying.

At that moment, a receptionist came out to greet them and led the three into the lobby.

The restaurant staff spent several hours meticulously decorating the space, creating a classic, romantic, and unique atmosphere.

A small dining table, several distinctive dishes, and a bottle of red wine from a well-known foreign brand, with a violinist playing a beautiful and gentle romantic tune nearby—it truly had a unique charm.

In the corner, Tianyue sat alone at a table, one foot on a stool, his eyes fixed on the romantic couple in the middle of the hall. He kept cracking sunflower seeds, feeling resentful because he was being completely ignored.

"Puff~ Puff~ Puff~"

He kept stuffing sunflower seeds into his mouth, one in and one out.

"Hmph, what a piece of trash!" he muttered angrily to himself. "Not fair at all. You have fine wine and food, and beautiful women by your side, while I..." He glanced at the table; there was only a small dish of melon seeds, and there were hardly any left. "Pah! I'm supposed to be a legendary figure, yet you two damned guys treat me so disrespectfully. I... I... waiter."

He shouted, and immediately a waiter came forward and asked, "Sir, how can I help you?"

"Are you blind?" Tianyue pointed at the table and said angrily, "I've been sitting here for so long, and all I get is a plate of melon seeds?"

The waiter smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, sir, it will be ready soon."

As they were talking, several waiters carried a few dishes to Tianyue's table. After setting them out, one of the waiters said, "Sir, please enjoy your meal."

Tian Yue looked at her own dishes, then at the dishes on Chao Bufan's table, and said angrily, "Hey, why is what I'm eating different from what they're eating?"

"This one……"

The waiter was speechless, thinking to himself, "They're having a special candlelight dinner. You're just a third wheel. You're already lucky to have anything to eat. What are you complaining about? Besides, these are our restaurant's signature dishes. What are you complaining about?!" He quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Sir, I'm so sorry. Miss Cheng ordered all of these for you."

"Alright, alright, alright," Tianyue said irritably, "get me a bottle of the kind of wine they drink."

"Okay, sir, please wait."

The waiter brought over a bottle of red wine and a stemmed glass, said, "Please enjoy your meal, sir," and then left.

Tianyue poured herself a full glass, took a big gulp, but her eyes suddenly snapped open, and she turned her head away...

"puff……"

He spat out the entire mouthful of red wine.

"Holy crap! What is this stuff? It tastes awful, is this even fit for human consumption?"

Chao Bufan noticed Tian Yue's emotional fluctuations early on, got up and came to Tian Yue, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Feeling unbalanced?"

Tianyue rolled her eyes at Chao Bufan and said irritably, "You're such a womanizer. You've forgotten about me as soon as you got a girlfriend. How boring."

"How could that be!" Chao Bufan sat down and said with a smile, "Brother, do you want to come and eat with us?"

"Tch~" Tianyue waved her chopsticks and said, "I don't want to! All this lovey-dovey stuff is so cheesy. Hurry up and go over there, or the young lady will start yelling again."

"Honey, what are you doing? Come here right now!"

Cheng Xue really did call out from there.

"Did you hear that? They're calling. Let's go over there!" Tianyue said.

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, then got up and returned to his seat.

"Darling, come on, let's toast to our romantic love!"

She was truly extraordinary tonight. Without any deliberate dressing up, her simple attire accentuated her unique and elegant气质 (qi zhi - inherent quality/temperament). She raised her wine glass, a happy smile on her face, especially under the dim lighting, like a flower seen through a mist.

Chao Bufan did not immediately pick up his wine glass, but smiled slightly.

Cheng Xueping, holding her wine glass, paused for a moment and asked, "What's wrong, darling?"

Chao Bufan smiled faintly and said, "Cheng Xue, do you know what this candlelight dinner means?"

Cheng Xue replied, "Of course I know, a candlelight dinner means romantic love."

Chao Bufan nodded and asked, "So, are you ready to be my woman?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xue paused for a moment and asked, "Isn't she your girlfriend?"