The order was not served yet, and Rong Xi suddenly felt a little urgent. She turned slightly to Pan Xianqi and asked softly, "Pan Pan, are you going to the bathroom?"

Pan Xianqi shook her head gently and said, "You want to go? Then go ahead. I'll order whatever you want to eat."

Rong Xi waved his hand, "I'm fine with anything, just be casual."

"Okay, then be careful."

Rong Xi asked the official standing beside him about the location of the bathroom, and then followed the winding corridor to find it. On the walls on both sides of the corridor, there were exquisite calligraphy and paintings, which exuded an ancient atmosphere under the light.

The carpet under my feet is soft and thick. Every step I take feels like I am walking on clouds, silently.

On her way back, she passed by a room with a half-open door, as if silently calling her. For some reason, as if there was an invisible magic pulling her, she couldn't help but step in.

In the room, the scent of sandalwood permeates the air slowly and lingers at the tip of the nose, giving people a feeling of tranquility and mystery.

The man sitting on the antique huanghuali cherry wood chair seemed to have noticed someone coming in. He turned his head slowly, with a meaningful smile on his face, and looked straight at Rong Xi, and said softly: "You, are here."

Rong Xi just felt a little dizzy, and his eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, and he seemed unable to see the appearance of the person in front of him clearly.

But the man stood up and walked slowly towards Rong Xi step by step. Rong Xi had no memory of what happened next.

When she came to her senses, she found herself in the private room where she and Pan Xianqi had just been.

"Xixi, Xixi, what's wrong with you? Come on and eat, these taste good."

Pan Xianqi's voice rang in his ears, accompanied by a few shoves. Rong Xi finally came back to his senses, his eyes full of confusion: "Where am I?"

Looking at the familiar room layout in front of her, Rong Xi was full of confusion. She was clearly in another room just now, and there was a strange man in it, how did she return here in the blink of an eye?

What happened in between? How did she get back? She had no idea.

"System, how did I get back just now? Did I appear in another room just now?" Rong Xi called the system anxiously in his heart.

The system did not seem to understand Rong Xi's meaning, and just responded to Rong Xi based on what he saw.

[Rong Xi, you just went to the bathroom and came back here directly. You didn't go anywhere.]

Rong Xi was anxious, how could this be possible?

They had clearly just gone into a room. Rong Xi tried her best to explain to the system what had just happened, but the system just insisted that she had gone to the bathroom and came back, and also played the video of her going back and forth for Rong Xi to see.

The scenes in the video were indeed as the system said, and she did not go anywhere else in the meantime, but... she still felt that this matter was too strange.

Pan Xianqi's face was full of confusion and worry. She asked, "Xixi, what's wrong with you? You've been distracted since you just came back. Has anything happened in your family recently?"

She was really worried about Rong Xi. She put down the chopsticks in her hand and asked Rong Xi the reason with concern in her eyes.

"It's okay, maybe I'm too tired lately." Rong Xi said casually.

The two continued to eat. The dishes tasted really good, and they even discussed coming back next time.

At this time, there was a knock on the door from outside, and two minor officials came in, the one behind was holding a food box in his hand.

Pan Xianqi was the one who stayed behind to order the dishes, so she knew that all the dishes for tonight had been served. When she saw someone else serving the dishes, she spoke up to stop them, saying, "Our dishes have all been served. Did you send the wrong ones?"

The official was very polite, bowed slightly and said, "Excuse me, ladies, this is a new dish in the restaurant, I'll give it to you to try."

The dishes were taken out one by one. Ten fat Maya Beach sea cucumbers were placed on the exquisite plates, and the sea cucumbers were shining attractively under the light.

The two looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes. Such precious ingredients were actually given to them to try.

Rong Xi pondered in her heart and felt that there must be something fishy going on. Although they came from a wealthy family, they were not stupid and had a lot of money. Even if the Maya Beach sea cucumbers were not in large quantities, a whole plate of them would cost at least 130,000 yuan. Could there be something fishy going on?

"Are you sure this is a gift for us to try out and there's no hidden costs involved?" Rong Xi asked with a hint of caution in his tone.

The official chuckled and said, "Don't worry, ladies. We don't have any hidden charges. We just hope you enjoy your meal and come back often next time."

"That's it?"

Rong Xi and Pan Xianqi still found it unbelievable. After the official left, they hesitated over the plate of sea cucumber, not knowing whether they should start eating.

"Xixi, shall we still eat?" Pan Xianqi asked softly.

130,000 was nothing to them, but they were afraid that there would be more troubles later. However, looking at the delicious appearance of the sea cucumber, it seemed to taste good. Rong Xi thought for a moment and nodded.

"Eat it. It's been brought to us. We can't waste it."

There are surveillance cameras everywhere. Considering the financial situation of the Jiang and Pan families and their powerful legal teams, if the store really wants to extort money, they may be the ones who suffer in the end.

"Then I'll eat it." Pan Xianqi said.

"Eat."

This horsetooth sea cucumber is extremely rare, and even if you have money you may not be able to taste it. The two did not want to waste it, and soon the plate was empty.

After finishing the meal, the two were full, and until they were ready to leave, no one came to mention the plate of sea cucumber. They couldn't help but think that Li Huayuan was really good, and they had already decided to patronize it again next time.

"Xixi, do you want to go home today or go back to the villa bedroom?" Pan Xianqi asked.

"I'll take you back to the academy first and then go home. My mom is worried about me living out here."

"Oh my, Xixi, you're going to be a mama's girl." Pan Xianqi joked.

"So what? It's great to be a mama's girl."

The two of them left Lihuayuan chatting and laughing, without noticing that there was a pair of eyes watching them quietly from behind.

Rong Xi had early classes the next day, so she returned home and spent some time with Jiang's mother. After enjoying the warm time of being a mama's girl, she went to bed early.

Unexpectedly, when I was in class the next day, I would see Fu Mochen in the auditorium.

Fu Mochen studied a different major from Rong Xi, and the two seldom interacted with each other on weekdays. Rong Xi had never seen him come to this elective class before. Was it for herself?

But she hasn't even started the strategy yet, what's going on...

But the next moment, she realized that she was overthinking.

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