Chapter 12: Marry me.

The outermost part of Paradise was a high-end western restaurant with luxurious decoration. It was in sharp contrast with the quiet and leisurely scenery inside. Probably, this was the reason no one knew that there was existed this paradise behind the loud restaurant.

The manager did not insist and called for his staff. He saw the woman behind Gu Yubai. In the past few years, Gu Shao often brought women over, but they went to the box directly. He had never seen him dining with a female out in public. This girl was surely different from the other women who had accompanied Gu Shao.

He was curious about the relations.h.i.+p between them.

Gu Yubai noticed his gaze on Lin Meng. He frowned. Only then did the manager leave.

Lin Meng took out the pen and paper from her purse and prepared to write something.

"Let's talk after the meal. Order.”

Lin Meng put the pen down and lowered her head uneasily. She had never been to such an upscale place. The grandeur made her uncomfortable.

Soon, the waiter brought the dishes out, easing the atmosphere between them.

Gu Yubai used the knife and fork to slice uniform pieces of steak and exchange it with the one in front of Lin Meng. The action came naturally to him as if he had done it many times.

Her emotions were in disarray. She liked fine dining: the elegance and leisure of it, but Jun'an had always disliked such places and rarely accompanied her. So she invited Gu Yubai to accompany her to dine every time.

Just as she grew ecstatic, Gu Yubai placed a medium rare piece of beef in front of her. No, she didn't like them anymore.

She had once liked it, but now she loved a well-done steak, cooked precisely for 7 minutes. This was difficult to swallow. Time changed everything.

Gu Yubai picked up a fork and handed it to her. As Lin Meng reached out, her finger touched his.

Hot. She grabbed the fork, surprised by how warm his hands were.

He retracted his hand and drank a sip of water.

Lin Meng took a bite of the steak. The thick b.l.o.o.d.y smell made her feel nauseous. She glanced at Gu Yubai. Hiding her embarra.s.sment, she picked a gla.s.s of water and swallowed the meat with water.

Sure enough, everything had changed.

Gu Yubai did not seem to notice her. Lin Meng didn't touch the rest of the steak. She just drank a few sips of water and waited for him.

They ate in silence, not a word was spoken; they didn't even look each other in the eye.

The waiter exchanged the plates with desserts.

Lin Meng pushed a piece of paper towards him.

* I am sorry, I don't know if you can forgive me, but I owe you an explanation. *

Before she arrived, she had organized all her thoughts.

Even after reading it there was no trace of expression on his face. He remained indifferent.

“I am not interested in what you call an 'explanation'.”

Lin Meng took the paper back and wrote something.

Why couldn't she talk?

What had happened to her in the past five years to cause a healthy person like her to lose the ability to speak.

Her reaction that day was weird, like she was trapped somewhere terrible. He wanted Qin Yue to check, but his instincts told him this would not be the right decision, so he did not look into it.

*I know that no matter what I say or do, I can't make up for the damage we have done to you. Now that Zi'an is no longer there, I hope you don't blame him. *

Gu Yubai sneered. 'We', 'Zi'an', right! They were a pair, and he was just an outsider.

{Zi'an is a courtesy name for Ouyang Jun. Ouyan Jun's mother had a difficult pregnancy and birth. Fortunately, the mother and the child were both safe. Ouyang Jun's father deliberately took a word. Chinese people have a habit of taking words. There is nothing strange about it. But generally, only the people closest to him will call him Zi'an and not by his actual name. This reminds Gu Yubai that they are very close. }