"Thank you all the same, but I'll eat in the school canteen."
Sally smiled awkwardly.
"What?"
With his hands inside his pockets, he met her gaze in shock. For a second, his masculine and handsome face froze before he took a deep breath and regained his composure.
'Damn it! I've never taken a girl out to the canteen!
What about the atmosphere?
Or the style?' he asked himself.
"Okay! I'll change my clothes. See you in the school canteen later." Oliver hesitated at first even though he had no intention of arguing about it. His father had once told him that girls liked to be spoiled. So if Sally wanted to have lunch in the canteen, then he would do as she wished.
At noon.
Sally and Chloe were waiting in line for lunch when suddenly, Sally's tray was stolen from her hands. She gasped in surprise before realizing what had happened.
"There's no need to wait in line. I've arranged everything for us. Let's go!"
Oliver said, already moving. On his way towards the vacant tables, he handed the empty tray to a classmate as he yanked Sally forward.
Despite having empty tables all around them, Oliver had asked someone to fix him a private seat beforehand.
In fact, one in specific certainly stood out in the center. Unlike the others, it was covered with a white tablecloth while a vase of fresh roses at the center of it made it very special.
As for the tableware, it all looked shining, new and neatly set up. The bottom of each plate was even decorated with a blooming pink flower! Therefore, the biggest question on everyone's mind was how Mr. Ouyang managed to pull off a high-end restaurant scenario in such a short notice.
"What's going on?"
When Chloe made her way through the sea of students, her jaw almost dropped. Then, she looked at Sally and Oliver. "Are you two having a school canteen date right now? Why do I feel like a third wheel?"
"What? Sit down and eat. Do you really think it's possible for me to be in a date with him?"
Sally whispered to Chloe, pushing her to sit down. How could she date a kid three years younger than her?
As soon as they took their seats, Sally noticed the school heartthrob coming over.
Oliver cleared his throat and asked, "Chloe, would you change seats with me?"
Chloe chuckled, looking sideways at Sally. Regardless of Sally's tight grip on her arm, Chloe pulled away from her and moved to sit on the other side.
Oliver settled himself beside Sally and helped her put on the napkin like the gentleman he was. Despite the circumst
le of water from the fridge.
"Adonis! Did you just say that Dad and Mom went out? Do you know if they went to the business dinner party?" Sally asked, standing by the fridge.
Adonis took a sip of water and narrowed his eyes at her. "Why do you want to know? Do you also want to go?"
"Yes, I want to have fun. I'm bored at home,"
Sally responded, blinking her bright eyes. Although she couldn't care less about Oliver, she also wanted to have some fun. Now that she finally came back from abroad, she felt like going out more often.
"Hey, answer me quickly! Did Dad and Mom go or not?"
Sally waved at his face, and Adonis pushed her hand away before leisurely saying, "No. Since I took over the company's business last year, Dad asked me to take care of all these dinner parties among other activities for him."
Except for a few courses he had to attend, Adonis studied a lot in his spare time. Other than that, he would usually be found working at the company headquarters.
He had already finished his undergraduate course, but he immediately continued his education and took up a graduate program.
Their father didn't care whether Adonis would skip a grade or not anymore. He had said that his son was already a grown man and was more than capable of taking control of his future.
"I'll come with you! Okay? Wait for me. I'm going to change my clothes and be your date for the night!"
Sally invited herself in a seemingly farfetched tone before turning to go upstairs.
Adonis watched his sister and shook his head, wondering how she could be the older one between the two of them.
But, as long as she was happy, he wouldn't oppose to let her go with him.