Chapter 481
“I’ve decided to buy a house in Japan and decorate it like this. That would be absolutely awesome,” Ariel said, touching the Russian nesting dolls placed in the room and poking the nearby Daruma doll.
“If you like it, just buy it,” Xu Ke had no objection to Ariel’s words, as money wasn’t an issue for him.
Although the waiter mentioned that the dishes would take a while to arrive, in reality, they were delivered quite promptly. They even changed Ariel and Xu Ke’s small table to a larger one before serving.
On the dark wooden table, there were exquisitely styled plates, each with food that looked more like a piece of art than something you’d just eat.
Ariel looked at the full table of food and didn’t know where to start, flitting her gaze from one dish to another, and finally looking at Xu Ke with a pleading and miserable expression, which immediately melted Xu Ke’s heart, “Honey, you choose for me, I don’t know which one to pick, it’s so annoying,” Ariel said, propping her chin up with her hands, looking pitifully at Xu Ke.
Xu Ke scanned the colorful spread covering the entire table, then picked up a sushi with his chopsticks and placed it in Ariel’s mouth, “Try this sushi and see how it is?”
Ariel struggled to chew the mouthful of sushi Xu Ke stuffed in her mouth, unable to focus on the taste. Spitting it out wasn’t an option, so she could only glare at Xu Ke, sending him vibes of complaint, making his palm itch until he couldn’t resist placing his large hand under Ariel’s chin, teasing her as if she were a pet.
Just as the atmosphere between them was perfect, a commotion erupted outside the izakaya. A man’s rough voice drifted through the not fully closed door.
“What kind of lousy place is this? Can’t order anything, there’s nothing here. Why run a restaurant if you don’t have any ingredients? You might as well close down.” The man’s voice was very loud. While trying hard to swallow the food in her mouth, Ariel perked up her ears to eavesdrop, evidently quite entertained by the situation, her eyes sparkling.
“I’m sorry, sir, we really don’t have what you ordered. All our ingredients are the freshest, and all are portioned, so we run out quickly, and any leftovers get disposed of right away, so we’re truly sorry.” The waiter bowed to the man, expressing his sincere apology.
The waiter was very polite, but the man didn’t care at all. He appeared quite drunk, his cheeks flushed, wobbling while walking, yet inexplicably clear-headed when accusing others, “Do you really not have it, or are you just against me? Why did all the unavailable dishes get served to that private room?” The man pointed at one of the room doors.
Ariel, peering through the crack of the door, burst out a little laugh. The man wasn’t pointing elsewhere; he was pointing directly at Ariel’s private room. Ariel wanted to say something, but her mouth was still full, so she could only watch the scene anxiously with wide eyes.
The waiter glanced in the direction the man was pointing and explained, “The food in this room was ordered before you. After their order, we ran out of that ingredient, so we can’t make that dish anymore.”
While they were talking, several waiters arrived holding plates of dishes Ariel ordered, heading towards Ariel’s room. Seeing the dishes he wanted, the man rudely pushed the waiter aside, quickly stepped forward, and with one arm, overturned everything.
The head waiter was caught off guard and didn’t have time to dodge. He took the full brunt of the man’s actions, and all the items in his hands crashed to the ground, with the other waiters startled by the sudden incident. The previous waiter’s large movements weren’t dodged in time, leading to a collision, with everything in their hands also shattering on the ground.
It was like a chain reaction in a highway pile-up, each person’s actions affecting the next, leading to everyone’s items feeding the floor in just a moment.
From inside the private room, Ariel’s eyes turned fierce watching this unfold.
The expressions on the waitstaff’s faces outside turned grim. Some of their faces even turned pale as a sheet, devoid of any color.
Yet the culprit seemed delighted with this scene, “Hahaha, if I can’t eat, then no one else should, everyone can just watch.”
“How can you do such things? This is extremely rude.” The waiter was visibly shaking with anger from the man’s attitude, barely able to stand.
“Is this rude? Then let me show you something ruder,” the man said, pointing at the waiter’s forehead, and then with no warning, he turned around and headed wobbling towards Xu Ke’s private room.
His movements were so sudden, and given the izakaya wasn’t large, the man managed to swiftly reach the private room door, and without warning, opened it.
The man wasn’t expecting someone eavesdropping behind the door, nor such a beautiful person. Dressed in traditional, luxurious Japanese attire, it didn’t diminish her radiance one bit. While her appearance had a foreign charm, there was an innocence present. The food still in her mouth made her cheeks puff out like a little hamster, making her look exceedingly adorable.
Even though Ariel’s gaze was icy, the man wasn’t bothered; he even found it a cute contrast. Almost the instant he saw Ariel, his eyes glazed over, and it looked as though drool might start dripping out, making Ariel frown.
Ariel stood up from the floor and ran to Xu Ke’s side, clutching his arm and eyeing the intruding man suspiciously, her mouth still moving non-stop.
“Sorry for disturbing your meal, that was our oversight. We’ll remove him immediately.” A waiter said while extending his hand to pull the man away, but he was having none of it as his eyes were only on Ariel, ignoring everyone else.
With just a single twist, the man flung the waiter trying to pull him aside, causing the waiter’s head to bang loudly against the door because of the force.
“I fancy you. Come with me, whatever he’s giving you, I can give the same,” the man declared, looking at Ariel.
“Sorry, she’s my girlfriend. She won’t be leaving with you,” Xu Ke replied, holding Ariel close in his arms, even pressing her head against his chest, showing only the back of his head to the man. If circumstances allowed, Xu Ke would’ve draped a cloth over Ariel, not allowing even the back of her head to show.
Xu Ke’s possessive actions caused Ariel to smile with delight. Knowing Xu Ke couldn’t see, Ariel puckered her lips to kiss Xu Ke’s chest through the fabric, expressing her fondness.
The feather-like kiss caused Xu Ke’s heart to flutter, and he lightly tapped Ariel’s behind with his hand, affectionately saying, “Don’t be mischievous.”
Ariel pouted, made a dissatisfied noise, but didn’t act out further. Instead, she nestled obediently in Xu Ke’s embrace, even finding a comfortable spot she liked, listening to Xu Ke defend her, her heart swelling with sweetness.