Tang Ziyuan was leaving for the capital tomorrow.
She had originally intended to treat Lin Hao to a meal tonight, a farewell dinner of sorts.
But as soon as she arrived, she saw Lin Hao laughing and talking intimately with Zhao Ying and Yang Yu.
So, Tang Ziyuan no longer planned to treat Lin Hao to a meal.
Instead, she wanted Lin Hao to treat her.
As for her earlier claim that Lin Hao owed her a meal, that was a fabrication.
After all, women had the privilege of being unreasonable, and she was going to insist Lin Hao owed her a meal today, just to see how he would react.
"What? I owe you a meal?" Lin Hao looked at Tang Ziyuan, completely bewildered.
At the same time, Lin Hao carefully racked his brain, trying to recall when he might have owed Tang Ziyuan a meal.
But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't remember ever owing Tang Ziyuan a meal.
Besides, it was just a meal.
Was it necessary to be so aggressive and sarcastic?
"As expected, you don't dare to admit it, hmph!" Tang Ziyuan snorted coldly.
"No, what do you mean I don't dare to admit it? Fine, let's say I owe you a meal, but I don't have time tonight. I'll treat you tomorrow, okay?"
After speaking, Lin Hao prepared to get back into his car.
He found Tang Ziyuan to be a headache and no longer wanted to stay there.
However, as soon as Lin Hao made a move, Tang Ziyuan immediately called out, "No, you have to treat me tonight! You'll have time tomorrow, but I won't!"
"You!"
Lin Hao looked at Tang Ziyuan and was about to speak.
But before he could say anything, Li Xue looked at Tang Ziyuan, somewhat surprised, and said, "Sister Ziyuan, you're here to ask him to dinner too?"
Tang Ziyuan was taken aback, then turned to look at Li Xue and said, "You're not going to treat him to dinner, are you?"
"No, why would I treat him? My grandfather asked me to come."
"You know, my grandfather and him are like old friends, always wanting to invite him over for dinner," Li Xue said, casting a glance at Lin Hao.
Lin Hao looked at Li Xue's expression and felt speechless.
Your grandfather asked you to invite me, so why are you glaring at me?
"Sister Ziyuan, how about this, you come to my place, and we can eat together," Li Xue invited Tang Ziyuan.
However, upon hearing Li Xue's words, Tang Ziyuan hesitated.
Tonight, she only wanted to have dinner with Lin Hao alone.
Because after leaving for the capital tomorrow, no one knew what the future held.
What if she left and never returned?
Therefore, she had planned to have dinner with Lin Hao alone tonight.
But seeing the current situation, her wish was likely to be dashed.
She wasn't foolish; it was clear that Zhao Ying and Yang Yu also intended to have dinner with Lin Hao.
Thinking about these things for a moment, Tang Ziyuan gritted her teeth and then said to Li Xue, "How about this, let Lin Hao treat tonight. Later, you can pick up your grandfather, and we can all eat together."
"Since no one has eaten yet, it's better for everyone to eat together."
"It just so happens that someone is opening for business today, so regardless, they should treat us to a meal."
"This... alright," Li Xue nodded, then said, "I'll ask my grandfather if he wants to come. If not, we'll go together."
"Okay," Tang Ziyuan replied, then turned to look at Lin Hao and said indifferently, "You're not going to refuse to treat even this meal, are you?"
Lin Hao was speechless. Although he was stingy, he wasn't so stingy as to refuse to treat a single meal.
"Where do you want to go? You choose the place."
"Since it's opening day today, such a joyous occasion, we should naturally go to Wanxi Lou," Tang Ziyuan's face finally lit up with a smile.
At the same time, she inwardly vowed to thoroughly fleece Lin Hao this time.
"Alright, let's go. It's getting late."
Lin Hao finished speaking, squeezed out of the circle of four, and quickly got into the car.
Lin Hao had heard of Wanxi Lou.
It was considered one of the top restaurants in Modu, comparable to Jin Huang Lou.
However, Jin Huang Lou's membership system added an extra layer of mystery to it.
Conversely, Wanxi Lou had fewer rules.
As long as you could afford it, the most luxurious and top-tier private rooms in Wanxi Lou were all available to you.
Therefore, Wanxi Lou had a greater reputation in Modu.
Jin Huang Lou, on the other hand, was more mysterious in Modu.
After Lin Hao got into the car, Xiao Hei, Liu Yongchang, and Lai Qingsheng quickly followed.
Then, Xiao Hei drove them all the way to Wanxi Lou.
Soon, Lin Hao and his group arrived at Wanxi Lou.
On the way, Tang Ziyuan had already reserved a private room.
The private room Tang Ziyuan booked was "Youlan Pavilion," one of the top eight halls in Wanxi Lou.
The eight halls of Wanxi Lou were divided into eight major halls: "Zhaoxi," "Zhiyuan," "Fuchen," "Yelan," "Huixin," "Konggu," "Youlan," and "Baihua."
The first four halls were predominantly booked by men.
The latter four halls were predominantly booked by women.
However, regardless of whether it was the first four or the latter four halls, the consumption within them was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Tang Ziyuan had initially wanted to book the Zhaoxi Hall, but on second thought, reserving such a hall for Lin Hao would be giving him too much face.
With this thought, Tang Ziyuan deliberately booked "Youlan."
Lin Hao and Tang Ziyuan followed the waiter all the way to the private room.
When they reached the entrance of Youlan Pavilion, Tang Ziyuan had intended to gauge Lin Hao's reaction.
But to her surprise, Lin Hao showed no reaction at all, as if he hadn't even noticed the words "Youlan Pavilion" on the door of the private room.
This greatly annoyed Tang Ziyuan.
But since Lin Hao showed no reaction, she couldn't do anything about it.
The meal was tasteless, but due to the large number of people, it lasted for over two hours before finally concluding.
After everyone dispersed, Tang Ziyuan, with a slight hint of intoxication, looked at Lin Hao and said, "Hey, I'm leaving tomorrow."
Lin Hao was taken aback and asked, "Where are you going?"
"The capital."
"The capital? Then go ahead,"
Lin Hao was somewhat speechless. Tang Ziyuan had said it so seriously, he thought she was going abroad.
Just going to the capital felt as if she were going to Mars.
Seeing Lin Hao's unremarkable reaction, Tang Ziyuan was instantly annoyed.
"I want you to take me!" Tang Ziyuan said to Lin Hao, her voice filled with anger.
"What? You want me to take you?" Lin Hao looked at Tang Ziyuan and asked, "Are you drunk?"
"You!"
Tang Ziyuan glared at Lin Hao, her chest heaving with anger, and said, "Will you die if you just take me to the airport?"
"If I wasn't going to be in the capital for a while, and it's inconvenient to drive my car to the airport, do you really think I would ask you to take me?"
Lin Hao wanted to say, "Then you can take a taxi."
But the words caught in his throat. He was afraid that if he said them, Tang Ziyuan would explode.
"To the airport, the airport, okay. I thought you wanted me to take you all the way to the capital," Lin Hao nodded and said.