At this point, insisting further would seem somewhat excessive, and besides, Gan Yuan had come to the Duke Residence this time with the intention to find out more.
Therefore, Gan Yuan went with the flow and did not refuse any longer, but let Qian Xueying lead her into the dining room.
Moses followed behind, his gaze icily sweeping over Charlie and settling on her retreating figure, his fingers gripping the photo slowly tensed.
What on earth was going on, his Gaia actually didn’t remember him?!
The group entered the dining room together, and Qian Xueying personally settled Gan Yuan into the seat reserved for honored guests, while Duke Locke invited Moses to sit opposite her.
Everyone took their seats, and Duke Locke picked up the Golden Bell from the table and gave it a gentle shake.
Immediately, several waiters wheeled in cooking carts laden with utensils and ingredients, and Qian Xueying began to introduce the lunch that would be prepared live for them. As she spoke, the head chef walked into the dining room.
In his spotless white chef’s attire with rolled-up sleeves revealing his elbows, he walked with a sense of confidence tinged with a hint of languor...
The moment that person entered the room, it was as if the entire kitchen brightened a few degrees.
Noticing Gan Yuan at the table, the man’s dark eyes suddenly brimmed with light.
Gan Yuan turned her gaze towards the approaching Qiao Liang, a look of astonishment on her face.
Was there some mistake, how could this guy be here?!
Qiao Liang flashed a bright white smile, "I must say, the world really is small, I didn’t expect us to meet again so soon."
"The two of you... know each other?" asked Qian Xueying, puzzled.
"Of course," Qiao Liang replied with a smile, "We’re very good friends, aren’t we, Littleyuan?"
As he said this, he didn’t forget to give her a flirtatious wink.
Gan Yuan secretly groaned inside but could only put on a smile, "That’s right, we once worked together for a while."
She tried to make their relationship seem casual for a reason, and that was to prevent Moses from taking notice of Qiao Liang.
Across the table, Moses’s gaze fell on Qiao Liang, and his pupils constricted dangerously.
If he wasn’t mistaken, the chef who had previously been at the same hotel with Gan Yuan and had pursued her, was also called by this name.
Qian Xueying smiled elegantly, "I see, this lunch is becoming increasingly intriguing."
"Excuse me for a moment!"
Qiao Liang had not forgotten his job upon seeing Gan Yuan and with a light nod to everyone, he stepped back to the cooking cart to start preparing lunch.
Let’s not even talk about lunch; just watching him work was a pleasure in itself.
Grasping the kitchen tools, the usually frivolous expression on Qiao Liang’s face instantly subsided, revealing a look of intense concentration.
In his hands, whether it was kitchen tools or ingredients, they seemed to become a part of the art.
Quickly, the seemingly ordinary ingredients were chopped into various shapes, arranged on plates, and then drizzled with a variety of finely-calibrated sauces.
Qiao Liang gently placed a mint leaf atop the dish for decoration, lifted his chin slightly, and the waiter immediately came over to serve the several dishes to everyone. He then brought the last plate over to Gan Yuan.
"There... your favorite tuna!"
Why did this guy have to talk so much, doesn’t he know she has to pretend to be different from usual right now?
Gan Yuan wished she could kick him twice, but she could only smile on the surface.
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