"No … It's okay. You should keep driving." Li Weixi nervously grabbed her clothes and sat up straight. "I also want to see what kind of restaurant Mr. Tom has chosen."
"Okay, you won't be disappointed." With a low chuckle, Tom stepped on the accelerator and sped the car forward, no longer teasing Li Weixi.
Five minutes later, they stopped in front of a restaurant.
This was a restaurant that looked very old. Judging from the materials of the building, it didn't look like a deliberately old modern design. It should have been passed down from a long time ago.
Li Weixi couldn't help but touch the brick when she entered the door. She could still feel a trace of slipperiness on it. It should have been covered with moss and had just been cleaned by the owner.
The moment she entered the restaurant, the quaint feeling was even stronger. Coupled with the dim lights and jazz music, it was as if she had traveled back in time.
Li Weixi found a wooden chair and sat down. She looked around curiously and exclaimed, "I didn't expect that there would be such a restaurant here. Didn't they say that this place was contracted decades ago and the old buildings were all destroyed?"
"But only this restaurant was left." Tom poured her a cup of coffee and carefully wiped her table with a tissue. "This was left to my friend by his grandfather. When the developers wanted to demolish this restaurant, his grandfather spent a lot of money to keep it and has been using it as a private collection. Unfortunately, he passed away two years ago and gave the restaurant to his grandson, who is my friend. My friend has no interest in the family business, so he simply found an excuse to open a restaurant."
"I see." Li Weixi's eyes couldn't hide her love for this restaurant. Compared to the modern design, she preferred this kind of original and simple store. It was as if there was a kind of magic that could make people settle down and think quietly.
"Hi, Tom, the waiter said that he saw you just now. I thought he was lying to me. I didn't expect it to be you and a woman."
A somewhat familiar voice sounded near Tom. Because the lights were too dim, Li Weixi couldn't see the face of the person standing there clearly. She could only see that he was tall and slender.
"Why, can't I come?" Tom seemed to be very familiar with him. There was a familiarity in his tone that only the closest friends would have. "Take out all the delicious food in your restaurant for us to try. You can pay the bill for us."
"That won't do. If you do this every time you come here, our shop will go bankrupt because of you. Moreover, you brought a female companion today. You have to show your elegance no matter what. In order to fulfill your wish, I will double the price."
The man teased Tom in a relaxed manner. He took a few steps forward and gradually walked out of the shadows.
When he saw the woman brought by Tom, he was surprised. "Li Weixi?"
"Young Master Lu?"
Li Weixi was also surprised. She didn't expect that the person Tom was talking about was Lu Luan, the son of the Shengshi Group.
But didn't Tom say that he didn't care about the family business? Then why did it seem that he was also involved in this project cooperation?
Understanding the meaning of the doubt in her eyes, Lu Luan smiled. "This cooperation with TK Group is said to be a project. In fact, I want to give my grandfather a gift on the anniversary of his death. It just so happens that the company wants to do a jewelry project and I also want to give my grandfather a piece of jewelry. That's why I'm involved."
"But why must it be jewelry? If you don't like working in the Shengshi Group, you can prepare other gifts, can't you? "
"Miss Li, you are very sensitive." Lu Luan narrowed his eyes slightly and sat down in another empty seat. He urged Tom to pour him a cup of coffee. "As you said, I can choose other things or buy jewelry as a gift. But the reason why I am so persistent is that I want to find the best designer to design for my grandfather. I once heard a story from him."
"When he was young, he promised my grandmother that he would give her a piece of jewelry that was unique in the world. But when he was working on it, something happened to my grandmother's family and the whole family moved abroad. At that time, they were already engaged. They were just waiting for my grandfather's design to be completed so that they could get married. But they didn't expect that something like this would happen. Later, I heard from my granduncle and the others that at that time, all of them were actually looking for my grandfather. However, when my grandfather was designing something, he liked to go to a place where no one could find him to think about his creation. When he couldn't find his grandmother, she found out that she was pregnant. In order to give birth to the child smoothly, she could only follow her family abroad to lie low for a while. Originally, she wanted to come back to look for my grandfather after giving birth, but unfortunately, she died during childbirth. By the time my grandfather came back, everything was already too late. "
"When he found out the truth, he was so angry that he smashed a set of jewelry that he designed. He left the country and guarded my grandmother's grave every day. He bought this shop to make a living and it was also the only thing he kept to keep all of my grandmother's things when she was alive. Later, before he died, he told me that the thing he regretted most in his life was smashing the set of jewelry he designed because it was his promise to my grandmother."
"So, you want to make up for your grandfather's regret?"
"That's right." Lu Luan nodded. "I have always been on good terms with my grandfather. I really want to help him fulfill his last wish. The reason why I told Miss Li this story is that I hope you can understand the meaning behind it. I believe that you will be able to design the same set of jewelry as you did back then."
"Do you have the design drawings?"
"No, my grandfather destroyed everything at that time and never mentioned it again."
"Ah." Li Weixi frowned slightly and felt a little troubled. "How can I make the exact same set of jewelry without the design drawings? I really can't fulfill Young Master Lu's request. Moreover, this is a project between two companies. It's useless for you to just tell me. "
"My request is the request of Shengshi Group. I am fully in charge of this project, so you don't have to worry about this. Also, I don't want the appearance to be exactly the same, but I want the idea behind it. It may be difficult for you to understand, but I hope that Miss Li can give it a try."
"This …"
"I say, Ah Luan, we're here to eat, not to discuss business." Tom interrupted the two of them rudely. His face was filled with obvious dissatisfaction. "That's enough. We'll talk about the rest after the meeting. Hurry up and serve the dishes."
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