"You two are on a date. Take your time enjoying your candlelit dinner. I'll just stand here. Don't mind me."
Zuo Xiaoduo said, "But don't take too long. Pick up the pace a little, and remember to tell me what all these dishes taste like. I hear Glorious Heaven is Phoenix City's finest restaurant. You two eat. I'll settle for smelling it."
"You make yourself sound so pitiful."
Zuo Xiaonian rolled her eyes.
"Hahaha... Xiao Duo really does have a sense of humor."
Meng Chentian laughed. Without calling a waiter, he rearranged the seating himself to accommodate three people, two side by side and one opposite.
He handled it with practiced ease. Clearly, he had eaten here plenty of times.
"Come, come, Miss Zuo, sit here." He ushered Zuo Xiaonian into one of the side-by-side seats, then moved to sit down himself.
Zuo Xiaoduo pouted from the other side. "I can't reach the food from here, either. What, are you two sitting across from me so you can interrogate me?"
"All right, all right, you sit here." Zuo Xiaonian patted the seat beside her and gave Meng Chentian an apologetic look.
"No problem, no problem. I'll sit over there." Meng Chentian graciously rose and let Zuo Xiaoduo take the seat beside her, then settled into the opposite seat and pressed the bell on the table.
Clusters of starlight glittered across the curtains, then began to revolve in a dazzling array of splendor. It truly felt as though they were among the galaxies of the heavens, surrounded by breathtaking beauty and boundless magnificence.
A moment later, a line of beautiful young women in white tops and skirts filed in with the dishes. Fragrance instantly filled the air, refreshing the heart and soul.
"This is..."
Whenever a dish arrived, Meng Chentian would