The interior of the restaurant was decorated with a medieval gloomy atmosphere. Even during the day, the lighting was as dim as night.
Incense candles were lit everywhere, as well as rose petals that seemed to be placed randomly but were full of artistic beauty. Old newspapers and periodicals, old-fashioned phonographs, posters of outdated celebrities, and all kinds of accessories that seemed to have nothing to do with the restaurant were ingeniously arranged around the restaurant.
Lin Ruoxi didn't take much effort to find the Stern siblings. Because it was already past dinner time and there weren't many customers, the waiter standing beside the two who were ordering was particularly conspicuous.
"Hey, Miss Lin, we're here!" Alice waved her hand excitedly. "The Butter Garlic Lobster here is very famous. We've already ordered one. Should we order another one?"
"The beef here is also flown in from Kobe, Japan. It's very fresh, and the beef stew with mushrooms is also very good." Stern grinned and introduced.
Lin Ruoxi walked to the seat opposite the two and sat down. She looked a little helpless. "I'm not very familiar with food, you guys can order."
"Miss Lin, you're such a kind person," Alice said, feeling touched as she clutched her chest with both hands.
Lin Ruoxi looked at her mischievous look and chuckled. "Miss Alice is also a person who is easily satisfied."
As they became more familiar with each other, Lin Ruoxi also relaxed and made a joke.
"Ruoxi baby, you're looking down on them too much." Yang Cheng sat next to Lin Ruoxi and said gloomily, "They're not people who are easily satisfied. Do you know how much the two dishes they just ordered cost? They're completely extorting us. Do you think they ordered casually? "
"Hey hey, Mr. Yang, Miss Lin has already promised us. Do you want Miss Lin to go back on her words?" Stern said with a sense of justice.
Yang Cheng picked up a knife from the table and was about to throw it at Stern's head.
Stern hurriedly got up and made a "Bruce Lee" pose. He exclaimed loudly and even wiped his nose. He looked at Yang Cheng provocatively, daring him to throw the knife if he had the guts.
"Enough! What are you guys doing!? "
Lin Ruoxi almost fainted when she saw this scene. It was one thing for Yang Cheng to scare Stern, but this Englishman even cooperated and filmed an action movie.
Fortunately, the waiters in such a high-class restaurant were well-trained. When they saw the customers making such a "magical" move, they still stood aside with a smile and waited for their orders.
Lin Ruoxi smiled apologetically at the waiter and signaled for him to serve the dishes according to Stern's instructions. Only then did the waiter respectfully retreat.
Naturally, Yang Cheng wouldn't really throw a knife at him. After scaring Stern, he curled his lips and said, "The lobsters here are shipped from Canada, and the price of one is more than 500 euros. If you want four servings of Kobe beef, it'll be at least 800 euros. This meal will cost you tens of thousands of Hua Xia dollars, and that's not including the drinks."
Lin Ruoxi was stunned. She really didn't know that the two dishes ordered by the Stern siblings were so expensive.
"Tsk tsk, Mr. Yang seems to have eaten quite a lot. He's actually so familiar with the price," Alice looked at Yang Cheng with disdain. "Mr. Yang has eaten it himself, so you won't let your wife try it? Women don't like men who only think about saving money."
When Lin Ruoxi heard this, her pretty face turned red. She asked doubtfully, "Miss Alice … You … How do you know that this person and I … have that kind of relationship?"
Alice chuckled. "Miss Lin, when you're with Mr. Yang, whether it's the words or the look in your eyes, anyone who observes carefully can see that your relationship isn't ordinary. And you don't feel like you're in a relationship, it's more like you're a family. "
"Miss Lin, you're too confident in your acting skills. My dear and I found out about your relationship last night," Stern echoed.
"Haha, treating you guys to this meal is worth it. It turns out that you guys also know how to say nice things." Yang Cheng was happy to hear this. He leaned back on the chair and said leisurely.
Lin Ruoxi stretched out her hand and pinched Yang Cheng's thigh. She wanted to rush out the door. She thought that her relationship with Yang Cheng would be hard to find out, but it turned out that it was her illusion all along. According to this, maybe many people in the company also found out that something was amiss, but they just didn't dare to say it.
"What are you afraid of? It'll be made public sooner or later." Yang Cheng felt helpless towards a woman's shyness.
Although Lin Ruoxi also knew that it was like that, she still felt uncomfortable that something that she thought was well hidden was easily seen through by others.
"Miss Lin, do you know?" Alice leaned closer to Lin Ruoxi and said mysteriously, "There are two things in this world that people often try hard to hide, but can't hide."
"Huh?" Lin Ruoxi didn't understand.
"The first thing is poverty. No matter how hard poor people try, they can't change the fact that it's not a sin, but sometimes it's more terrifying than a sin." Alice's beautiful eyes revealed a trace of mockery. She continued, "The second thing … is that a person loves someone's heart."
A burning sensation burned Lin Ruoxi's ears. Alice's words were like a thin needle that pierced into her heart, causing Lin Ruoxi to lose her cold protective shell.
"Oh yeah! Miss Lin blushed. It seems that Alice's guess is right. "Alice smiled coquettishly and threw herself into Stern's arms, kissing him a few times in celebration.
Lin Ruoxi touched her cheeks with one hand. Her cheeks were as red as an apple. She lowered her head and pursed her lips. This time, it was her turn to take a knife and fly over.
Although Yang Cheng heard Alice's words, he didn't continue to tease Lin Ruoxi. He only quietly watched Lin Ruoxi's reaction.
Lin Ruoxi also secretly looked at Yang Cheng from the corner of her eyes. When she found that Yang Cheng was looking at her with a smile that wasn't a smile, Lin Ruoxi quickly turned her head away, not daring to look anymore.
For the rest of the time, other than Stern and Alice, who continued to discuss where to go after Fashion Week, Yang Cheng quietly drank the restaurant's special lemon black tea and looked out the window at the passersby and street view. Lin Ruoxi sat quietly in her seat, sometimes talking to the Stern siblings, but most of the time, she was in a daze.
After more than half an hour, the lobster and beef were finally served. Stern also ordered a bottle of thirty-year-old Lafite, which made Yang Cheng nag again. However, Lin Ruoxi didn't mind. No matter how much money she spent, it would only be for a few days. She didn't have as much money as Yang Cheng, but she felt that she was much more generous than Yang Cheng.
Because of the butter and cream in Italian food, although Lin Ruoxi felt that the lobster and beef were very tender and delicious, she felt that her stomach was bloated after eating a few mouthfuls.
The Stern siblings didn't have big appetites either. Although they were very picky, they weren't big eaters.
In the end, Yang Cheng, who didn't order anything at all, stuffed half of the lobster and most of the remaining beef into his stomach. Finally, he burped and said to the smirking Stern, "Wastrel."
"Alright, it's not like it's not delicious. Why do you always make life difficult for Stern just because of some money for food?" Lin Ruoxi said with a frown.
"Don't you know that your husband, I, came from selling mutton skewers?" Yang Cheng said shamelessly. "How can I compare to capitalists and nobles like you?"
Lin Ruoxi gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Can't you restrain yourself a little? I want to feel embarrassed for you. Are you mocking us?" You're obviously the richest, so why is it that you're the most humble one in the end?!
No matter what, it was time to pay the bill. After the waiter printed the bill, he looked at the customers on the table and placed it in front of the "manliest" Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng looked at the bill in front of him. "2,486 euros?!"
Yang Cheng blinked to make sure he didn't see it wrong. He immediately pushed the bill in front of Lin Ruoxi and said with a smile, "Honey, you do it."
Lin Ruoxi seemed to know that Yang Cheng didn't have any money on him. She took out her wallet from her bag and took out five purple 500-euro notes. She then added a yellow 200-euro note as a tip and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he saw the huge stack of purple five hundred euros in Lin Ruoxi's wallet. Most of the customers here paid with a card, and it was rare to see a lady like Lin Ruoxi carrying a huge pile of cash.
In fact, Lin Ruoxi didn't mean to pay with cash. It was just that with her character, she had to sign the bill after paying with a card. If she found it troublesome, she would just leave quickly.
Before leaving the table, Lin Ruoxi didn't forget to take the bouquet of bluish-purple flowers that she had "bought" for 15 euros and stuffed it in her bag. Although it wasn't something precious, Lin Ruoxi didn't want to throw it away.
Faced with Lin Ruoxi's straightforward style of spending money, the Stern siblings kept on praising her as they left the restaurant.
Although spending 20,000 Hua Xia dollars for lunch was a bit extravagant, Lin Ruoxi didn't feel that it was too expensive. Instead, she felt a little embarrassed by the siblings.
Just as the four of them were about to return to the parking lot and head to the Louvre to watch the afternoon fashion show, a skinny white man in a short-sleeved shirt and ripped jeans suddenly ran up to them.
"I wonder if this beautiful lady has the time?" The man's face looked like it was only covered with a layer of skin. His bones were protruding, and his eyes were sunken with dark circles. His voice was very hoarse. At first glance, he looked like a drug addict.
Lin Ruoxi subconsciously took a step back and unconsciously stuck close to Yang Cheng. "Who are you?"
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