"Alright, alright, if you want to walk, then walk!" Zhou Xuan quickly waved his hand, looked ahead, and indeed saw no trace of a Western restaurant. As far as he could see, it was at least five or six hundred meters away. Beyond that, the road turned a corner and he could no longer see it. However, five or six hundred meters was not as close as Zhang Lei had said.
Zhou Xuan didn't want to anger Zhang Lei any further, so he slowly walked forward and walked alongside her. After a few steps, Zhang Lei deliberately stepped on the cement crack in the road and twisted her heel. With a "crack," the half-heel broke off. Zhang Lei also let out a "ouch" and swayed to the side.
Zhou Xuan could see clearly that Zhang Lei's heel had broken, so she hadn't fallen for no reason. Of course, he didn't dare to be negligent and quickly reached out to help her up, then sat her down on the edge of the platform.
Zhang Lei was wearing a Wu-style skirt that reached her knees. She didn't notice it when she was standing, but as soon as she sat down, she could vaguely see the depths of her thighs. Her mind went blank for a moment, and she quickly looked away.
Zhang Lei took off her shoes. The heels weren't actually very high, only four or five centimeters, but if one broke, it would be five centimeters higher than the other, making it difficult to walk. She immediately stared at Zhou Xuan with a worried look.
"What should we do? This shoe could have broken anytime, but it broke now!"
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, but then a thought struck him and he quickly said, "Take that one off and give it to me too!"
Zhang Lei didn't know what he was going to do, but she still took off her shoes and handed them to him as instructed.
Zhou Xuan took the shoes in his hand, slammed them against the platform, and broke off the heel of one shoe. He then chuckled and handed them back to Zhang Lei, saying, "Now it's all right. Neither shoe has a heel, so they won't be uneven. They'll still work for now."
Zhang Lei was both amused and annoyed. She had originally intended to make things difficult for Zhou Xuan and ruin his shoes, but she didn't expect that he would ruin her other shoe as well. However, to be honest, the matter was resolved.
Zhang Lei had no choice but to put the shoes on. Both shoes had no heels, but since she was only a few centimeters shorter, there wasn't much of a problem. In fact, they were much more comfortable to wear than when they had heels.
That's for sure. When Zhou Xuan knocked off the high heels of her shoes, he secretly used his supernatural power to transform and devour the soles of both shoes, making them extremely flat. They weren't like when they were broken, with one side higher than the other. In that case, even without the heel, the shoes still wouldn't be comfortable to wear. But now it's different. The heel is gone, and the sole is very flat. Everyone knows that flat shoes are a million times more comfortable than high heels. High heels, apart from looking pretty, have no other benefits. Wearing them for too long can actually cause many health problems, especially making the feet deformed.
After throwing off the two heels, Zhang Lei put on the shoes and stood up to try them on. Her feet felt very comfortable. She was already about 1.7 meters tall, which was considered a tall woman. Even in heels of five or six centimeters, she was not shorter than Tong Xuan. Now, wearing flat shoes, she looked a few centimeters shorter than Zhou Xuan. However, when the two stood together, they looked quite well-matched.
When Zhang Lei's first plan failed, she glanced at Zhou Xuan and came up with another idea. She giggled and asked, "Zhou Xuan, do you think I'm pretty?"
Zhou Xuan was taken aback. Seeing Zhang Lei staring at him with wide eyes and a half-smile on her face, he thought for a moment before replying, "Beautiful!"
This isn't a lie; Zhang Lei is indeed a beauty. However, he's immune to beautiful women. There are very few girls more beautiful than Fu Ying and the Wei sisters. Even if there were, Zhou Xuan wouldn't envy them. So when Zhang Lei asked him about this topic, he calmly gave her a straightforward answer.
"So what did it feel like when you hugged me this morning?" Zhang Lei smiled strangely and suddenly blurted out this question.
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about the meaning of those words carefully, he blushed. Zhang Lei didn't know what she meant. Was she going to make trouble for him?
To be honest, when you wake up in the morning, it's the early morning, and people usually have a lot of blood and energy, which can make them feel bloated and uncomfortable. However, generally speaking, as long as there is no stimulation from the opposite sex, urinating will bring the fever down.
Zhou Xuan knew about the abnormality in his body after waking up in the morning. How could he not feel anything when he was pressed so tightly against Zhang Lei's soft body?
If he truly felt nothing, that would be strange, and it would only mean that Zhou Xuan wasn't a normal man!
Volume 1, Chapter 582: Trap
Zhou Xuan blushed because she felt embarrassed and didn't know what Zhang Lei wanted to do. She was worried that Zhang Lei would talk about what happened last night, and she felt uneasy.
Zhang Lei gave a strange laugh and said, "Look at you sneaking around, you're definitely not thinking anything good, you filthy man!" Zhou Xuan smiled awkwardly and simply kept quiet. He felt that no matter what he said, it would be wrong and would carry that kind of connotation.
Before they knew it, the two had reached a street fork. Zhang Lei pointed ahead and said, "Look, it's right there!"
A few dozen meters ahead, there was a "European and Italian Western Restaurant." Zhang Lei hadn't lied to him after all; it was only about five or six hundred meters from the Municipal Bureau, not exactly close.
The entrance was an automatic door. As Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei approached, the door opened automatically, and a blast of cool air rushed out, which was very refreshing. Inside, on either side of the door, a female server bowed and said sweetly, "Welcome!"
One of the girls led them inside, saying as they went, "Please follow me, there are private seats up ahead!"
The interior of this Western restaurant is extremely elegant, with realistic plastic models of green grape bunches everywhere, some hanging and some climbing, just like a real vineyard, but the air temperature is definitely much cooler, as the air conditioning inside is very powerful!
Each seat is separated by a grape-green curtain, not far apart, but not able to see each other, like a private room, perfect for couples. Zhang Lei has been here many times because it is not expensive. For two people, a regular meal costs just over a hundred yuan and you can eat well in a quiet environment, so Zhang Lei likes to come here.
The waiter handed the menu to Zhou Xuan, who then casually passed it to Zhang Lei, saying, "You order, order whatever you like!"
Zhang Lei understood that Zhou Xuan was implying that he should treat her to a meal, and that she could order whatever she wanted without worrying about the cost.
Zhou Xuan certainly had a slight intention to please her. As long as Zhang Lei didn't mention Mou Wan, it would be fine. Although the two of them had shared a bed, nothing had actually happened, and no one knew. In Zhou Xuan's mind, there shouldn't be any problems. In his impression, Zhang Lei was a good girl, not pretentious or affected, and had a very easygoing personality. He figured there shouldn't be any major issues. Girls like to eat, so he would treat her to a few good meals. He wasn't short of money!
Besides, Zhou Xuan had previously treated her to meals costing hundreds of thousands of yuan, and she hadn't even blinked an eye at it, so eating a Western meal was nothing to her.
While Zhang Lei was looking at the menu, Zhou Xuan also used his special ability to take a look. The most expensive item on the menu was imported beef, which cost only a few hundred yuan. Zhang Lei ordered a few dishes that she liked, and they were not expensive. Including the two dishes she ordered for Zhou Xuan, the total cost would not exceed three hundred yuan.
The waiter noted down the dishes and then asked, "Would you like something to drink, miss?"
Zhang Lei glanced at Zhou Xuan and said casually, "Western food naturally calls for wine. Let's have a bottle, a dry red!" This dry red wasn't imported; it was domestically made, and it wasn't expensive, only a little over seventy yuan a bottle.
Zhang Lei pretended to be nonchalant, but she was actually paying attention to Zhou Xuan's reaction. However, Zhou Xuan didn't care too much about drinking a little wine. It was very common in Western restaurants. Besides, wine has a low alcohol content and is much lighter than other types of alcohol. People who drink alcohol treat wine like water or a beverage. Apart from feeling bloated, they won't get drunk.
The waitress put away the menus and said respectfully, "Please wait a moment!" Zhang Lei quickly asked, "Where's the restroom?" The waitress immediately pointed to the left front, and Zhang Lei said, "Thank you!" Then she said to Zhou Xuan, "I need to use the restroom!"
Zhou Xuan, of course, didn't say anything, just smiled and gestured, "Suit yourself." The restroom and the waiter's direction were in the same direction, so Zhou Wang didn't notice. He sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and listened to the light music in the restaurant, which was very comfortable. Although he couldn't understand what he was drinking, the music was incredibly beautiful.
Because Zhou Xuan never expected Zhang Lei to do anything or to do anything underhanded, he didn't use his special ability to detect or monitor her.
Zhang Lei walked to the corner of the lobby, glanced around to make sure Zhou Xuan couldn't see her, then beckoned to the waitress, pulled her aside, and quietly asked, "Do you have any baijiu (Chinese liquor)?"
The waitress paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "We don't have baijiu (Chinese liquor), but we do have brandy, 280 yuan a bottle!"
Zhang Lei nodded, then followed her over. She had the woman open a bottle of dry red wine, poured out most of it, then added brandy, mixing it all together. "Finally, put the cap back on," she whispered, "Don't give it away. The dry red wine is mixed with brandy; just pretend nothing happened!"
After saying that, he took out another three hundred yuan in cash to pay for the brandy. Of course, he didn't pay for anything else because he was afraid that Zhou Xuan would notice. If Zhou Xuan's alcohol tolerance was really that low, this half-bottle of brandy would be enough to make him suffer.
The waiter didn't object. Zhang Lei and Zhou Xuan came together and seemed to be a couple. It was no big deal to play a prank. Besides, it wasn't really a prank. "It's just some brandy mixed into the red wine." If someone knew about wine, they would notice it immediately. Even if the male customer noticed, he probably wouldn't be angry. It was a very small thing, not like they had added any drugs or poison.
After doing all that, Zhang Lei went to the restroom to wash her hands, deliberately leaving them wet without drying them. Back at her seat, she smiled and grabbed several tissues from the table to wipe her hands.
Zhou Xuan had no idea what was going on. When he saw Zhang Lei return, he smiled, then picked up the coffee the waiter had brought him and took a small sip. It was a little bitter, and he hadn't added much sugar.
Seeing Zhang Lei staring at him again, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest and quickly asked, "What's wrong now? Is there any blemish on my face?"
Zhang Lei chuckled and said, "That's not what I meant. Don't always be so wary of me. I just don't understand how you managed to drink so much at the nightclub."