Chapter 186: Chapter 184: Eating in Front of You
"Miss Elliana, are you feeling unwell?"
Faced with Brian White’s concern, Elliana Lyle nodded slightly, politely saying, "It’s nothing."
Soon, the old grandfather packed the medicine for her, putting it into a plastic bag, and finally took out a box of Western medicine, instructing her, "Three times a day, two tablets each time, take it after meals."
After giving the instructions, he also wrote it on the medicine box with a pen.
She could leave now; she didn’t have to awkwardly chat with Brian White anymore. So she hurriedly said, "Grandfather, how much?"
"Oh, 140 yuan, I just gave you one course of treatment, if it works, come back." After saying that, the old grandfather took out a sign, saying, "WeChat, Alipay, cash, you can also use medical insurance."
After paying, she planned to leave with the bag, but the man stopped her.
And the old grandfather leaned over the counter, looking between the two, eventually showing a perceptive look as a bystander.
"Miss Elliana, may I have the honor of inviting you to dinner?"
Could she say there is no honor? Obviously, that would be impolite, but she didn’t want to have dinner with this man at all!
The man seemed to notice her aversion, so he said, "Miss Elliana, don’t think too much, it’s just a meal, after all, I was wrong to reject you last time."
Reject?
Seems like it, but back then she was merely acting, she didn’t really intend to apply.
The old grandfather by the counter suddenly widened his eyes, looking at Brian White incredulously, then shook his head helplessly.
If it’s missed, it’s missed. How does a dinner help?
Thinking for a long time, Elliana Lyle uncertainly asked, "That’s all?"
"That’s all."
Fine, let’s have dinner, there’s a restaurant beside Melody Harmony, maybe Norman Bennett would show up to pick her up after dinner.
So she said, "Okay, can I choose the place?"
"Of course." Brian White then moved aside, courteously making a gesture to invite her in.
However, in her eyes, this wasn’t gentlemanly at all. Since when do gentlemen insist on taking someone out for dinner?
She was already showing enough reluctance.
At the restaurant, Brian White opened the door for her, and she casually walked in first.
This scene happened to be spotted by Raymond Wood delivering documents! He was a bit shocked, rubbing his eyes as the sky was already dark, fearing that he had seen it wrong.
Evidently not, Miss Elliana was really having dinner with another man behind the president’s back! Looking at the company door, he felt it was wrong; this seemed to be right under the president’s nose!
But the man looked a bit familiar, in a suit and tie, maybe it’s for work talk.
Thinking of this, he slapped his forehead, scolding himself: What are you thinking all day long?
Clearly, he had been misunderstanding earlier, feeling a bit ashamed, he looked at the document in his hand and immediately left.
Inside the restaurant.
After sitting down, Elliana said to Brian White, "Sorry, I need to reply to a very important message."
Brian White nodded slightly, "Please go ahead."
After exchanging pleasantries, she began editing a message in Norman Bennett’s chat box: Norman, I’m having dinner with another man downstairs from your office.
Thinking it over, she withdrew it, feeling the words were off, so she edited again: Norman, Mr. White from White Orchid invited me for dinner, I chose the Western restaurant next to your office downstairs, please remember to pick me up after you finish work.
It’s already 8 p.m. now, Norman Bennett had told her he’d go home at 9 p.m. today.
Within three seconds, the man replied.
Norman Bennett: "Alright."
Evidently, Norman Bennett trusted her quite a lot, after all, she had explained clearly, there was no fear of misunderstanding.
Soon, the waiter brought the menu, all in English, given her level, she had to read it through and then translate, looking at one dish name would take about ten seconds.
Spoken language and reading really aren’t the same thing.
Luckily there were pictures, which greatly reduced the time she spent recognizing dishes.
Finally, after glancing through, she said, "I’d like the black pepper steak, well done, please."
The words ’well done’ were slightly emphasized, as if telling the waiter, if it’s not well done, she wouldn’t eat it.
After all, she truly couldn’t stand raw meat, even though none of the people around her would choose well-done, she wouldn’t easily go with the flow.
"Of course, ma’am." The waiter had a very good attitude, as this wasn’t an excessive request, it was natural.
After all, many locals find it hard to get used to.
"That’s all." She gestured that she had finished ordering.
Brian White merely smiled and then told the waiter, "Same for me, and add a creamy mushroom soup."
"Alright, sir and ma’am, please wait a moment."
After the waiter left, Brian White said to her, "Ordering so little, are you afraid I can’t afford it?"
His tone was joking, very gentle.
Elliana Lyle patted her stomach, she wasn’t eating less, she just didn’t want to eat too much.
However, when the steak arrived, she was a bit dumbfounded.
Why is it... so small?
Could easily finish it in one bite, though fortunately it was quite thick, but the thicker it was, the more apprehensive she felt, hoping it wasn’t pink inside when cut.
It was well done, and tasted really good, tender and soft.
Then a creamy mushroom soup was brought over, and Brian White pushed it towards her, seeing her surprise, he explained, "Saw that the medicine you received is for treating intestines and stomach, something hot might make you feel better."
"Thank you." Oh, so this was ordered for her, but it did look like thick ’mushroom paste’, which was her least favorite type of soup.
Compared to thick soup, she preferred lighter, clearer soups, but eating it, it was creamy and somewhat pleasant, the mushrooms were also very smooth; overall, it was quite good.
During the meal, Brian White suddenly said, "Miss Elliana, after you left White Orchid, that night two thieves broke in."
!
This made her visibly tense, nearly not managing her spoon, saying it so obviously, wasn’t this hinting at her?
But she tried to maintain her composure, asking with a look of surprise, "Really?"
"Yes, really." Brian White looking at the calmed little girl in front of him suddenly found it interesting.
Right when Elliana Lyle ran out the White Orchid door that night, he happened to have his car parked at the company entrance, and who this ’thief’ was, he knew from the beginning.
"Then... were they caught?" The more Elliana asked, the more guilty she felt, after all, she really did it.
Hearing this question, Brian White paused, then directly stared into her eyes.
Just stared at her calmly with a soft smile, this smile was faint yet the longer she looked, the more anxious it made her feel.
Thus, the two faced off for several minutes, during which Brian White observed all her acting, although not clumsy, it was easy to see through.
Eventually, she couldn’t keep it up anymore, not wanting to look into the eyes of the man who made her anxious and short of breath, didn’t want to stay even a moment longer!
So she quickly finished her last piece of steak, and gulped down the mushroom soup, finally saying to Brian White, who still watched her, "Well, I have something to do, I’ll be leaving first."
The man nodded pleasantly, clearly not intending to make things difficult for her.
After she left, Brian White lightly smiled, "Caught at first, but now she’s gone."