As night fell, the entire Shanghai began to sparkle, with skyscrapers flashing brilliant neon lights and countless cars driving on the crisscrossing elevated bridges, like shimmering galaxies adorning Shanghai's night.
Along the Bund, Tang Yuan drove his Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta on the road, the cool evening breeze dispelling the heat of the day.
In this place where every inch of land is precious, luxury cars like Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and Bentley were everywhere, but these luxury cars instantly paled in comparison to Tang Yuan's FerrariLaFerrari Aperta.
"Look, a convertible LaFerrari!"
"I saw it online yesterday; it seems to be a student's car, and he even owns five of them!"
"Tsk tsk, the girl in the passenger seat of every supercar never disappoints!"
"If those legs were wrapped around my waist, hiss, I can't even imagine!"
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Pedestrians on both sides of the Bund cast envious glances at Tang Yuan's red Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, and many even pointed their phones at Tang Yuan's Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, wanting to share this scene on their social networks.
"It's so jammed…"
"How much further?"
Tang Yuan looked at the slowly moving traffic ahead and turned his head to ask Wen Muxue.
"Only 200 meters left."
"Look, it's right there, you can see it."
Wen Muxue looked down at her phone's navigation, then straightened up and looked forward, pointing to a spot ahead.
"Have you been to this THE NEST restaurant before?"
Tang Yuan nodded slightly and asked again.
"No." Wen Muxue tucked a strand of hair behind her ear: "This is an internet-famous restaurant on the Bund; it's my first time here too."
"Western food?"
"Yes."
"A Western restaurant opened here shouldn't be cheap, right?"
"It's okay, I usually stream on Douyin, and while it's not a lot each month, it's enough to treat you to a meal here."
During their chat, Tang Yuan finally drove his car into THE NEST restaurant's parking lot, and after parking, the two walked into THE NEST restaurant.
"So many people!"
"Oh no!"
"It seems we have to queue!"
Wen Muxue looked at the dense crowd on the benches at the entrance; her expression immediately changed, and her words carried a hint of annoyance.
"Sir, two people?"
A staff member saw guests entering and quickly came over.
"Yes."
Just as Tang Yuan was speaking with the staff, the restaurant door was pushed open again, and many people surged in from outside, instantly making the already not-so-spacious waiting area crowded, and Wen Muxue, standing at the entrance, was suddenly jostled and stumbled by the surging crowd.
"Careful."
Seeing this, Tang Yuan didn't think much and directly put his arm around Wen Muxue's waist, pulling her into his embrace.
As the school's cheerleading captain and a sports student, Wen Muxue exercised regularly and always maintained an excellent physique; her slender waist seemed too delicate to grasp, not only soft and firm but also containing astonishing elasticity, holding her in his arms felt truly wonderful.
The sudden intimate contact caught Wen Muxue off guard; her body instinctively tensed up, wanting to resist this intimacy, although she had many 'fish' in her pond, she always maintained a subtle distance from those people, because she knew very well what her biggest asset was, and she also knew men's nature, so from beginning to end, she kept a clear head; ambiguity was fine, but if they wanted to go further, that was out of the question.
But facing Tang Yuan, Wen Muxue broke her usual principles, not resisting, not refusing, even being somewhat proactive, not only letting Tang Yuan hold her slender waist but also gently resting her head on Tang Yuan's shoulder.
In the surging crowd, the two looked just like a young couple.
"Sir, there are 17 tables ahead of you, and the waiting time is approximately 70 minutes. Here is your waiting number."
The staff member, seeing more guests enter, quickly finished speaking, handed the waiting number to Tang Yuan, and then immediately went elsewhere to greet the next group of guests.
"We have to wait so long."
"How about we go somewhere else?"
Even though the space behind Wen Muxue had cleared, she still leaned on Tang Yuan's shoulder, her voice carrying a hint of charm, like a large cat clinging to its owner.
The lighting inside THE NEST restaurant was dim, with a somewhat hazy atmosphere; initially, Tang Yuan pulled Wen Muxue over simply to protect her, but now that the danger was gone, Tang Yuan saw that Wen Muxue had no intention of breaking free, so he naturally wouldn't act like a gentleman; a beautiful, fragrant, soft, and young woman, no man would actively refuse.
"Do you want to eat here?"
Tang Yuan looked into Wen Muxue's foxy eyes and asked softly.
"I do want to eat, but there are too many people."
Wen Muxue pouted her cherry lips and replied in a low voice.
"Alright."
"Then you wait for me here."
"I'll go in and try."
Tang Yuan nodded slightly, then released his right arm from around Wen Muxue's slender waist.
"What are you going to do?"
Wen Muxue asked, somewhat puzzled.
Tang Yuan smiled, his expression a bit mysterious; he didn't answer Wen Muxue's question and walked straight into the restaurant under her confused gaze.
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Five minutes later.
Following Tang Yuan's phone directions, Wen Muxuequickly found a window seat; Tang Yuan was sitting at a clean and tidy table, smiling at her.
"How did you do that?"
Wen Muxue's cherry lips parted slightly; she was truly surprised at this moment.
"Want to know?"
Tang Yuan asked with a smile.
Wen Muxue nodded repeatedly, her face full of curiosity.
Seeing this, Tang Yuan stopped playing coy: "Actually, the method is very simple. After I came in, I found a young couple who were almost finished eating. I told them that it was my girlfriend's birthday today and she really wanted to eat at this restaurant. I asked if they could give us their table after they finished, and I would pay for their meal today."
"A legitimate reason, plus the temptation of a free meal, they quickly agreed. Then I called the waiter over and asked them to clean up this table and told the waiter that I was a friend of the previous table's guests, and that when we ordered, they should just continue the previous table's bill, and I would pay for everything at the end."
"After this operation, I successfully got a seat here."
Tang Yuan leaned back in his chair and described the entire process to Wen Muxue.
"You can do that?"
"Did the restaurant staff agree?"
Wen Muxue listened dumbfounded, her voice tinged with disbelief.
Tang Yuan shrugged and replied nonchalantly: "Originally, they did have some complaints, but when I topped up a 10,000 yuan membership card, they had no more objections. Moreover, the previous table's guests had already left, so they had no choice but to agree…"