Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Candlelit Dinner

After Xiao Bing had his breakfast alone, he went to work in the noodle house . The best choice for the expansion was to directly build it based on the original structure . If Xiao Bing had insisted, he could have acquired the transfer contract last night .

Su Xiaoxiao came over while she was having a lunch break . Xiao Bing thought she was still angry . But to his surprise, she seemed to be tepid as usual . She still talked to him . It turned out that she planned to have lunch here with her friends . But there were too many people, so she left soon after .

Xiao Bing was less busy till 2 pm and finally there were a few empty tables . Everyone could take a short break .

Zhu Liya appeared at the door, which did not surprise Xiao Bing . He just helped her today, so it was reasonable for her to come here to say thanks to him .

She was wearing a sexy black lace dress, black silk stockings and high heels, which made her look like a seductive but noble queen .

As soon as she walked in, she got quite a lot of attention . Li Hong and Zhang Jing even whispered, "Humph, what a whore . "

Some women were beautiful in a friendly way . But it was not the same with Zhu Liya . Her sexiness and beauty easily made other women hostile to her .

Seemingly accustomed to it, Zhu Liya ignored these men's ogling eyes and walked up to Xiao Bing . "Thanks for helping me last night . Can I invite you to have dinner at my home tonight?"

Li Hong and Zhang Jing were eavesdropping . Dumbass just walked out of the kitchen and suddenly he shouted, "Jesus, you two are dating behind Yezi . . . "

Xiao Bing raised his leg and kicked him back . Dumbass rolled on the ground for a few seconds and murmured after he stood up, "My mother said it's adultery when a man is dating another woman behind his wife's back . . . "

Xiao Bing laughed, "This whelp . . . Mrs . Zhu, I hope you don't mind . "

"It's okay . If your girlfriend will misunderstand, then just forget it . "

"No, she won't . She's a reasonable person . " Xiao Bing contemplated for a while and smiled, "Your invitation is accepted . I remember where you live . When should I arrive?"

"Whenever you deem appropriate . "

"How about 5?"

"Good . Since you're busy, I'll leave first then . " Zhu Liya turned around and walked out slowly . Many male customers' eyes followed her but finally they had to draw back their sights .

Zhang Jing snorted, "Brother Bing, how can you blame Dumbass for saying something right . He was speaking the truth . She looks exactly like a whore . "

"Yeah!" Li Hong asked curiously . "Isn't she the new owner of the building next to our noodle house? Brother Bing, you have already hooked up with her?"

Xiao Bing cleared his throat, "Choose your words carefully . I just came to know her, we're not hooking up . . . "

"From my point of view, Li Hong's right . She's flirting with you . She dresses like a whore but pretends to be an untouchable goddess . By the way, she said you helped her . What exactly did you do for her?"

Xiao Bing put up a bitter smile . "Just do your job now . I'll tell you later . "

He was afraid that they would still ask questions if he told them he lent her money, so he decided not to tell them .

"Whatever . Don't let her steal your heart . "

Looking indignant, the two girls were still grumbling . Xiao Bing ignored them and called Yezi and told her about the invitation . Since Yezi was a sensible woman, she did not forbid him from going . She just mocked him for a few seconds .

At half-past four, Xiao Bing left the noodle house . He was thinking of things he should buy as a guest . So he bought a few pounds of fruit . But when he arrived at her door, he was doubting if he should do this . After all, she was a married woman and he just beat up her husband .

But retreating was never his way of doing things, since he was already at her door . He was definitely not afraid of that ugly man .

Xiao Bing knocked on the door and soon it was answered . Zhu Liya was wearing the same dress, but she changed her high heels for slippers . She wiped off the sweat on her head upon seeing Xiao Bing . She put up an unusual smile and said, "Come on in . I just finished cooking . I don't know if you will like it . But at least give it a try . "

"Haha, how can I refuse the food made by a beauty?" Xiao Bing regretted at once after he said that . "Damn, I was a man of righteousness in front of Zhang Gui yesterday . Why do I sound like a rascal now?"

Soon the smile on his face faded and was replaced by a stern look . He then asked, "Where's your husband?"

"He's not home . It's just me and you tonight . "

Xiao Bing smiled, "The food smells better when it's made by a beauty . I can't wait to eat . "

Xiao Bing threw his seriousness away upon hearing that her husband was not home .

Then Xiao Bing followed her to the dining room . The dining room was not very big, but it was quite clear and bright . Lying on the table were 4 courses, 1 soup, a bottle of wine, and two goblets . Then the two seated themselves . It was almost a candlelit dinner if there were candles, based on the romantic vibe . The atmosphere was heating up .

Though Zhu Liya was still aloof as usual, somehow Xiao Bing thought she was making eyes at him . Maybe it was because of the atmosphere .

"Brother Bing, what are you thinking right now?"

"No . . . nothing . I just felt moved . . . "

"Moved?"

"Yeah . Few men on earth are lucky enough to have the honor to enjoy your cooking . They will do anything to fight for the opportunity . "

Zhu Liya put on a light smile, "Brother Bing, I have always regarded you as an honest ordinary man!"

"I am!" Xiao Bing cleared his throat and grinned, "Just kidding . "

"I changed my opinion of you last night . No ordinary man can do the things you did in that casino . To be honest, I was still terrified upon thinking of it later that night . "

"I just cannot stand any injustice . "

Zhu Liya opened a bottle of wine and filled the goblets with it . She picked up a goblet and smiled, "Brother Bing, here's to your sense of justice . "

"That's something every Chinese ought to do . " Xiao Bing raised his goblet and they clinked glasses . They both drank half of their wine .

"Brother Bing, time to taste my cooking . "

"My pleasure . " Zhu Liya still did not mention that Zhang Gui was beaten, which made Xiao Bing confused . He assumed that he didn't tell her about it . But at least she could tell from his appearance, since Xiao Bing had beat him so hard .

Xiao Bing had a bite and it was really delicious, which made him more puzzled at the fact that she was married to Zhang Gui . "How can she be married to such a loser? Was he rich and handsome before? But for some reason he became what he is today? Wait . . . There is no way he could be handsome before . So, was he short but rich?"

Xiao deliberately asked her in a casual tone, "Your husband's not home . Is he gambling again?"

"I don't know . " Zhu Liya sighed when Xiao Bing mentioned her husband . There was bitterness hidden in her eyes, which softened Xiao Bing's heart .

Zhu Liya was good at managing her emotions . Seeming to have realized that she should not behave like this in front of a man she just met, she restored her aloofness and said, "He didn't come home after he said that he was going to run after you . Later he called me, saying that he was living with one of his friends . "

Xiao Bing inwardly laughed . He was sure that Zhang Gui was afraid of being asked about how he got injured . Otherwise if she knew that Zhang Gui intended to sell her for money, he would have to suffer . So he simply did not come home . Actually, Zhang Gui was doing Xiao Bing a favor . Though he beat him for a good reason, he would still be awkward if Zhu Liya knew .

The vibe was good and the dinner was specially made for him, so Xiao Bing regretted bringing it up . But Zhu Liya went on with it . She looked at Xiao Bing with her sentimental eyes and asked, "Do you want to know why I'm married to such a man?"

"She seems to be unhappy about her husband for a long time, otherwise she would not have used 'such a man' . But it's absolutely normal . It would be weird if any woman could be satisfied with him . It's not about appearance or money . He's morally degenerated . He's not worthy of anyone at all," Xiao Bing thought to himself .

Seeming to know that Xiao Bing didn't know the answer, she picked her goblet and drank the rest of the wine . Then she filled both of their goblets . Xiao Bing noticed that she was feeling melancholy . He worriedly urged, "Don't think too much . Sorrows won't simply go away by drinking!"

Zhu Liya stared at Xiao Bing and suddenly burst into laughter, "You're afraid of things I might do with you after I'm drunk, right?"

Xiao Bing's heart suddenly bumped fast . Though she was not coquettish and she did not mean to seduce anyone when speaking, he still found these words so tempting when they were from an aloof queen's mouth .