Tyrannical Tycoon Haunts Me Relentlessly-Chapter 788: The Sealed Truth (Part 8)

Xia Yinian bit her lip and took a deep breath, sipping the water before her.

Do you want to eat? I’m a bit too full, but I can’t bear not to eat it.

"What’s the matter? Full already?" Gu Beicheng raised his eyebrows and gently asked.

Finally willing to divert her gaze from the steak, Xia Yinian looked up at the person across from her and lightly nodded.

"That’s good; I’m not full yet." As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Beicheng stood up.

It was such a long table, yet with just a lean forward and a reach of his long arm, he took Xia Yinian’s plate.

Before Xia Yinian could react, the person across from her was already sitting back down like a gentleman in his original spot.

He pushed his own plate aside, picking up the fork and knife she had used, and began cutting the steak.

"This is one I’ve used..." Xia Yinian wanted to say that he could have switched to a clean set of cutlery.

Of the two steaks, she only ate the relatively larger piece, and Uncle was eating the piece that she hadn’t touched; it would’ve been fine just to change the cutlery.

But the person opposite had already pierced a piece of meat with the fork she had used and popped it into his mouth, so she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Knowing in advance that she couldn’t finish eating and Uncle wouldn’t be satisfied, she should have transferred the steak to his plate earlier.

Earlier, she had only been focused on eating and hadn’t thought that much about it.

Making Uncle eat her leftovers felt wrong no matter how she looked at it.

Xia Yinian bit her lip, not knowing what to say.

To Uncle, this piece of steak probably wasn’t worth much, right? If he wasn’t full, he could have simply asked Chi He to cook another one.

But he didn’t.

Gu Beicheng took a bite of the beef and looked up at Xia Yinian.

He chewed slowly as if savoring some delicacy.

Xia Yinian blinked and immediately diverted her gaze.

Gu Beicheng didn’t pay any heed, continuously putting pieces of steak into his mouth without taking his eyes off the girl.

His eyes were too captivating, and Xia Yinian didn’t dare to look any longer.

Hurry up and finish eating, then leave here and go back to practicing alchemy—that’s the proper path.

For the next nearly five minutes, Xia Yinian’s gaze was fixed on the table.

Only when she heard the person opposite taking a drink did she raise her eyes to glance at him.

Gu Beicheng’s gaze was still on her, and a smile graced his face.

His rare smile made his perfect face all the more charming.

It was undeniable; Uncle was really handsome. To be able to quietly dine with him without being charmed, Xia Yinian felt that her mental strength was not weak.

"Tell me, what’s the matter for coming to see me today?" Gu Beicheng picked up the napkin beside him and wiped his mouth.

A simple move, yet so attractive.

Xia Yinian bit her lip, speechless for a moment.

After a while, she blinked.

"Uncle, actually I wanted to ask about Wanqing—what happened to her today? Is it serious?"

"You care about her a lot?" Gu Beicheng looked at her, furrowing his brows.

What exactly was she asking? Xia Yinian was somewhat puzzled and withdrew her gaze, taking a deep breath.

When she looked up at Gu Beicheng again, she was almost able to detach herself from his charm.

"Are you with Yu Wanqing because of me?"

Xia Yinian didn’t know where she got the courage to ask this question.

Gu Beicheng did not answer, just looked at her, expression unchanged.

"Before, I couldn’t figure out why as soon as I arrived in Yaoshan, I was attacked several times. Now I think it’s very likely that all this has to do with Qianqiu Sect."

"Last time, Uncle picked a fight with Qianqiu Sect for my sake, and this time we are here, they certainly won’t let things go so easily."