Arbors intertwined

Ten minutes later, the two sat in a small western restaurant.

A narrow flower bed was separated under the thick glass window, and some green flowers and plants were planted in it, and Qiao Ran and Mu Zixin were sitting by the window.

The scorching sun on the street and the sound of passing traffic are separated by glass. The restaurant is quiet and comfortable with the help of the air conditioner. The irregular semi-permeable partition is just right, so that the light in the restaurant will not be too bright due to the scorching sun at noon. .

The environment here made Mu Zixin squint her eyes comfortably, because of her self-confidence and arrogance, but the strength that had always been displayed was also suppressed, and the red mole at the corner of her eyes added a lazy beauty.

Qiao Ran took this scene into his eyes with appreciation.

As a painter, appreciating and pursuing beauty is already an instinct, but Qiao Ran is not crazy enough to paint it when he sees a beauty.

Especially, that beauty comes from a person.

After keeping his gaze for a short while, Qiao Ran lowered his eyes naturally to avoid attracting Mu Zixin's attention.

At this time, Mu Zixin had already summoned the waiter and asked for the menu.

Two glasses of lemonade were brought up, Mu Zixin politely thanked her, and Qiao Ran who was opposite her also nodded.The waiter smiled and stood aside, opened the menu and placed it in front of the two of them.

The business of the western restaurant was not as lively as the surrounding cooking or hot pot restaurants, and it was already the end of the meal time, and there were only two or three tables in the restaurant with people sitting.

Everything seemed extremely quiet, as if a little movement could attract the attention of the surroundings.

Qiao Ran flipped through the menu in his hand, thinking briefly.

She seldom comes here, ordering quietly in a quiet environment, in fact, it doesn't feel very good, pointing to the words on the menu, but not saying a word, accepting the bewilderment that the waiter might bet on.

In other words, she seldom eats out alone, and it is inconvenient to order or pay.

Suddenly, there were three vibrations from the tabletop resting on his arms. It was the vibration of knocking on the tabletop. Qiao Ran raised his head suspiciously, only to see Mu Zixin looking at him.

"Qiao Ran, baked rice with mushroom and chicken?" Mu Zixin's mouth shape conveyed this sentence, the expression and words were familiar, as if he had eaten with her many times and already knew Qiao Ran's taste of.

Qiao Ran looked up at Mu Zixin's smiling expression in a little surprise. This was indeed what she wanted to eat, but the page she stayed on now was not baked rice with mushroom and chicken, which made Qiao Ran feel amazing.

However, this at least saved her from the trouble of ordering food, she nodded in a relaxed mood.

The smile on Mu Zixin's face widened a bit, then changed into a polite smile, and looked at the waiter: "One serving of baked rice with mushroom and chicken, one serving of baked rice with tomato meat sauce, and one serving of golden grilled wings."

The waiter quickly pressed the screen in his hand, then politely put away the menu and left.

Looking at Qiao Ran again, Mu Zixin blinked: "I'm still very good at observing people's words, right?" Ever since Qiao Ran picked up the menu, Mu Zixin had been secretly paying attention, so naturally she didn't miss Qiao Ran's short-lived meal in the baked rice column. stay.

Qiao Ran couldn't help laughing dumbfounded, the corners of her mouth curled up visibly, and there was even a smile in her eyes.

This Mu Zixin is really an interesting person. He deliberately avoided the embarrassment of ordering, but said it directly without hiding anything, and looked very satisfied.

She is not like most people who carefully give herself convenience, but she is afraid that she will feel uncomfortable because she knows their secret actions.

Mu Zixin's behavior made Qiao Ran feel that she really didn't care at all that she was facing a person who couldn't speak, let alone hear.

In this happy smile, the atmosphere between the two became harmonious, and most of the original silent unfamiliarity and embarrassment dissipated.

For going out for dinner with a stranger who had only met twice, Qiao Ran finally relaxed a little, and the most direct expression was that the indifference on his face finally faded a bit.

Of course Mu Zixin was happy with this result, even her smile was a little lively.

"I'm really hungry. I didn't feel it when I was painting just now." During the waiting time, Mu Zixin said leisurely, "Qiao Ran, how about you?"

Qiao Ran shook her head slightly, keeping her eyes on Mu Zixin.

I saw her grinning: "When you paint, you often stand still for hours, right? Put your heart and soul into that, and when you wake up, it will be dark." Mu Zixin chose the topic of painting, and Qiao Ran looked at the painting. Shi's eyes can't lie, she really likes painting.

Qiao Ran nodded. This kind of experience is indeed quite a lot, especially since she is not close to her classmates, and few people would ask her to go with her.

Many times, when she broke away from painting, she was left alone in the large studio, and the sky outside the window was almost completely dark, only the studio lights were still on.

Then, she needed someone to simply tidy up the studio, close the doors and windows, and then walk alone in the empty corridor to go back to her equally dark bedroom.

However, she was also used to this, and she didn't feel any dissatisfaction. On the contrary, she enjoyed the life of such a lone ranger.

There are many troubles in getting along with people, and Qiao Ran doesn't like it.

"Then your stomach must be not very good." Mu Zixin made the final decision, and said Qiao Ran's matter in a very sure tone. This is her habit all the time, because she firmly believes that she has not made a mistake in her judgment, so she naturally said it affirmatively. come out.

She was right, and Qiao Ran naturally had no way to refute, because in such a relaxed chatting atmosphere, she did not feel dissatisfied or disgusted by Mu Zixin's tone.

Too many people want to hide all kinds of emotions in front of Qiao Ran, so Qiao Ran prefers to see the intuitive expression.

When Mu Zixin said these words, the confidence on her face was particularly vivid, very picturesque, this was Qiao Ran's senses, her feeling was - not bad.

As for Mu Zixin, at the same time as she came to such a conclusion, she turned around and summoned the waiter, and said a word to her.

Because she turned her head to the side, Qiao Ran couldn't see what she said clearly.

But soon, as the waiter brought a glass of warm water with a smile and gently placed it in front of Qiao Ran, Qiao Ran suddenly realized.

What followed was a little affection for Mu Zixin, which was natural and not artificial, as if it had always been like this.

"People should always be nicer to themselves, especially women." Mu Zixin said naturally, and just said something serious, and then jumped to the current meal, "Look, in order to reward myself, I have to wait a few minutes for dinner. After more than ten years of painting, I specially ordered the golden grilled wings. When the dishes are served, you have to celebrate with me."

It's... a celebration for drawing?Qiao Ran couldn't help being a little funny, this should be a reason for him to eat grilled wings, right?

For some reason, Qiao Ran couldn't help picking up the topic naturally, still took out a pen and paper, and quickly wrote it down and handed it to Mu Zixin.

[Draw what? ]

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Mu Zixin's face.

Just in time, the waiter came up with a plate, Mu Zixin immediately changed the subject and asked Qiao Ran to taste the taste of the golden grilled wings.

Qiao Ran looked at Mu Zixin quietly, until she coughed dryly, then lowered her head and forked a piece of roasted wing, and put it in her bowl, with a clear smile on her lips.

After Qiao Ran lowered her head, Mu Zixin also looked at her, the embarrassment on her face had dissipated, leaving behind a trace of a smile.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a meal to bring them closer together?As for the painting, according to Qiao Ran's character, he would not ask again.

The lunch ended in a relaxed atmosphere, and both of them were satisfied with what they ate.

After walking out of the western restaurant, Mu Zixin couldn't help sighing: "The food here tastes good, it seems that I can try other things again in the future."

At this moment, a car was parked on the side of the road in front of the store. It was the driver of the Mu family that Mu Zixin called to pick her up.

Mu Zixin turned her head and asked Qiao Ran beside her, "Where do you live? I'll see you off." The weather in July was scorching hot, and the scorching sun made people uncomfortable, and she didn't know that Qiao Ran was going to be on this road. How long does it take to get into the house.

However, facing Mu Zixin's invitation, Qiao Ran just shook his head politely and handed over the notebook.

[The dormitory is very close to here, I can walk by myself, thank you. ]

See, it was still a polite distance, but Mu Zixin didn't pay much attention to it. It should be said that Qiao Ran's reaction was expected by her, and she didn't intend to pay too much attention to it.

After all, Qiao Ran was just one of Teacher Zhou's students, a talented and beautiful woman who made Mu Zixin feel happy as someone to eat with.

That's it.

"Okay, then I'll go first, goodbye." Mu Zixin waved with a smile, got into the rear door that the driver opened when he saw this, and rolled down the window while the driver was driving, "Qiao Ran, there is a chance Have dinner together~"

Qiao Ran nodded politely, looked at the slowly rising car window, Mu Zixin sat down again after speaking, picked up the sunglasses and put them on her face, because her eyes and smile were covered, her demeanor immediately became cold and arrogant After a few minutes, the whole person disappeared behind the impenetrable car window.

After the car left, Qiao Ran also set foot on his way back to the dormitory.

Speaking of which, on the way to eat, the distance of more than ten minutes is not short, and the camphor trees beside the road are not enough to cover the scorching sun, but Mu Zixin didn't take out his sunglasses and put them on.

Mu Zixin, according to Mr. Zhou, is the youngest daughter of the president of the Mu family, but it's a little different from what I imagined.

Suddenly, Qiao Ran stopped.

It seems like one thing has been forgotten.

At first, she agreed to have dinner with Mu Zixin because she said that she wanted to get her own opinion on something related to Teacher Zhou.

However, she completely forgot about it.

As for Mu Zixin, she never mentioned it.

So, did Mu Zixin also forget?