Chapter Ninety-One: The World’s Most Famous Hotel

Qin Mengxue stared blankly at Xue Tianai. She had always known he was handsome, but she had never imagined he could look this striking in a suit.

Before, in his casual sportswear, Xue Tianai gave off the impression of a sunny, dashing young man. But now, dressed in a suit, he looked every inch the cultured son of a noble house, elegant and refined.

“Wow, look, look, that man is so handsome!” Several wealthy ladies shopping in the Grand Heaven Mall’s promenade lit up at the sight of Xue Tianai, and many of them even stopped to admire him.

“Miss, how enviable you are. Your husband is truly handsome!” the saleswoman praised Qin Mengxue sincerely. If she had been speaking merely to make a sale before, then this compliment was utterly genuine.

“Thank you.” Qin Mengxue smiled softly. For some reason, hearing Xue Tianai praised made her feel inexplicably delighted.

Then Qin Mengxue walked up to Xue Tianai, lifted her delicate hand, and gently straightened his collar. Looking at his slightly flushed face, she said, “How old are you already, and you still can’t even fasten your collar properly?”

“If I fastened it myself, how would I get the chance to have you do it for me?” Xue Tianai smiled faintly, his eyes full of tenderness.

“You… you only know how to sweet-talk!” Qin Mengxue scolded him in a half-pouting tone, though her heart felt as sweet as if a jar of honey had been overturned inside it.

At that moment, Cen An'an also came to her senses and rushed toward Xue Tianai.

“My brother-in-law, you you you… are too too too… handsome!” she cried.

“Really? Let me take a look for myself.” Xue Tianai turned and walked to the mirror, studying his reflection carefully.

Mm, he really was quite handsome. Worthy of himself, of course. Still, Xue Tianai felt he might look even better in the custom butterfly suit made especially for him.

With great self-satisfaction, he stroked his cheek and said, “Damn it, as expected of yours truly—how can I be this handsome? Ah, what am I supposed to do with this charm of mine?”

The noble, cool aura he had just been carrying was instantly ruined by those shamelessly narcissistic words.

“Enough, enough, stop being so vain!” Qin Mengxue said, her face slightly red. Then she turned to the saleswoman. “We’ll take this set.”

“This isn’t called vanity. It’s called confidence!” Xue Tianai protested at once. Just as he was about to head back to the fitting room and take off the suit, Cen An'an pounced over, pulled out her phone, and started snapping pictures furiously.

Xue Tianai was stunned. “Uh, An'an, what are you doing?”

“Taking photos! Come on, brother-in-law, don’t just stand there. Smile!”

Xue Tianai could only force out an awkward smile.

“Right, right, brother-in-law, now give me a forlorn, brooding young-master expression!”

At this point, Xue Tianai had no choice but to perform as she asked.

“Whoa, brother-in-law, people always say the acting of pretty boys is as bad as crap, but you are definitely the exception!” Cen An'an exclaimed, her eyes shining.

Then she came to Xue Tianai’s side, looped her arm affectionately through his, held her phone high, and posed as if to take another photo.

“An'an, why are you taking pictures of your brother-in-law?” Qin Mengxue could not help but ask.

“My brother-in-law is so handsome, of course I have to take pictures! Then I’ll set one as my phone’s lock screen, show it off to my best friends, and even use his photos to turn down all those little boys who keep chasing me. I’ll just say this is my boyfriend! Heehee…” Cen An'an said breezily, not sensing anything wrong with her words at all.

“An'an!”

“Oh come on, sis, I’m not trying to steal your brother-in-law from you! Just let me borrow him for a couple of photos!” Cen An'an said, then excitedly raised her phone. “Come on, brother-in-law, give me a sultry, dangerously handsome expression!”

Having been praised over and over by Cen An'an, Xue Tianai was naturally in a good mood, so he followed her request and struck a “handsome yet a little wicked” expression for a photo with her.

Watching those two have the time of their lives, Qin Mengxue felt embarrassed and annoyed, but there was nothing she could do. In the end, she could only huff and fetch another white casual suit from the rack, then bring it over to them.

“Enough, you’ve taken plenty of pictures. Xue Tianai, try this one on next!”

“Roger that!” Xue Tianai grabbed the white suit from Qin Mengxue’s hands and cheerfully ran back into the fitting room.

Watching his obedient back disappear inside, Qin Mengxue nodded in satisfaction. Then she turned to Cen An'an and said, “An'an, didn’t I ask you to pick out a few outfits for your brother-in-law just now? Where are they?”

“I think my brother-in-law looks good in anything! There’s no need to pick at all. Even if he walked down the street wearing only a towel, he’d still be the handsomest guy around!”

Cen An'an paid no attention to Qin Mengxue’s faintly murderous tone. Instead, she eagerly imported the photos she had just taken into a photo-editing app, planning to polish them up a little.

But after fiddling with them for a long while, she still felt the originals were the best. Her brother-in-law’s looks simply did not need post-processing; he was already explosively handsome. In fact, any editing would only damage that pure, natural handsomeness.

By then, Xue Tianai had changed into the white suit and come out of the fitting room again. In that moment, he was warm and dazzling, like the morning sun. Compared with the cool, aloof aura of the black suit from before, he now looked like the very image of a gentle, tender-hearted man.

“Wow, brother-in-law, I can’t take it anymore. I’m about to get a nosebleed! Quick, quick—does anyone have a blood pack? I need a refill!” Cen An'an’s eyes were practically going straight.

Looking at Xue Tianai in his new outfit, Qin Mengxue, whose face had been stern as she scolded Cen An'an just now, also let a faint smile appear.

“We’ll take this one too.” Qin Mengxue calmly pointed to the white suit Xue Tianai was wearing and said to the saleswoman, who was also staring in a daze.

“Y-yes! I’ll… I’ll pack it right away!” The saleswoman felt she had hit the jackpot today. Not only was she getting a huge commission, she also got to see such an astonishingly handsome man. Worth it.

After that, Xue Tianai kept going in and out of the fitting room, changing into one set after another, and every so often Cen An'an would drag him over for a few adorable photos.

At first he had been full of enthusiasm, but now he was growing somewhat miserable. Shopping was truly terrifying. What did it mean to be a shopaholic? What did it mean to spend money like water? Just look at the two women beside him and one knew.

As long as Qin Mengxue thought a suit looked good on him, she would have the saleswoman pack it up without even asking the price. Meanwhile, Cen An'an had also grown more and more excited, sometimes bringing over a set of clothes for him to try, sometimes a pair of leather shoes for him to match.

The two women were having a great time, but Xue Tianai felt like he was being tormented. Indeed, men were not suited to shopping—especially not shopping with women. At this point, Xue Tianai would rather go fight a yeti on Mount Himalaya than keep changing clothes here.

An hour later, Xue Tianai finally emerged from the shop with his body covered in shopping bags. After being sent off excitedly by the saleswoman, he left the Prometheus store with Qin Mengxue and Cen An'an.

By now, Xue Tianai’s resentment toward Benedetto Parker, the person in charge of Prometheus, had only grown stronger. It was not just because this shop had ruined his mood; more importantly, Qin Mengxue had just bought him twelve suits and spent nearly a million yuan.

Damn it, how much money had this cost his wife? No, no—next time he met that old bastard, not only would he have to slash the order fee to pieces, he would also make that fellow spit back every last penny he had swindled from him today.

At last, Xue Tianai carried all the bags back to the underground parking lot of Grand Heaven Mall. After tossing everything into the trunk, he once again took the driver’s seat.

The sky had begun to dim. The setting sun, having given its light and warmth to the day, hung weakly above the horizon, announcing the end of the day.

“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I’m hungry! You promised yesterday that you’d take me to eat at a world-famous restaurant!” Cen An'an leaned forward from the back seat and said pitifully to Xue Tianai, who was driving.

“Mm-hmm, don’t worry. It’ll definitely be the most famous restaurant in the world,” Xue Tianai replied with a smile.

“Brother-in-law, can you give me a little hint about what kind of food that restaurant mainly serves?” Cen An'an asked, still excited after getting a definite answer.

“Mm… I guess it counts as Western cuisine,” Xue Tianai said after pretending to think about it.

“Western cuisine? Oh yes! Brother-in-law, you’re so good to me!” If they had not been in the car, Cen An'an probably would have jumped for joy.

“Going to eat Western food?” Qin Mengxue was also surprised. “Xue Tianai, do you know the way?”

“Don’t worry! I know the route to this Western restaurant very well!” Xue Tianai said with a mysterious smile, then stepped on the gas and sped up.

A little later, he drove straight to the train station in Beiyang City and parked.

“We’re here. Let’s get out,” Xue Tianai said with a slight smile and climbed out first. Qin Mengxue and Cen An'an followed.

Cen An'an looked around, bewildered. Where was this world-famous Western restaurant supposed to be?

“Brother-in-law, are you sure we’re in the right place?”

“We’re here. The restaurant is right behind you. If you think this one won’t do, the shop next door is fine too,” Xue Tianai said, pointing behind Cen An'an.

Cen An'an and Qin Mengxue followed the direction of his finger, and when they saw the so-called restaurant, Cen An'an’s face instantly went black.

Qin Mengxue, on the other hand, covered her mouth and laughed. She finally understood what kind of bad idea Xue Tianai had in mind, and at last she understood why he knew the way—because as long as there was a train station, these two restaurants were practically guaranteed to be there.

The signboard was fairly large and mainly red, making it very eye-catching. On it, a kindly old grandfather smiled at the three of them, and beside him were three large white English letters.

Right next to this restaurant was another shop with a huge red sign, and a giant golden letter M blazed against the red background, dazzlingly bright.

“Brother-in-law… th-this is the restaurant you meant?” Cen An'an asked, her finger trembling as she pointed at the two places, staring at Xue Tianai in disbelief.

“Yes. It perfectly matches what I said, doesn’t it? Western cuisine, world-famous… Are KFC and McDonald’s not famous enough?” Xue Tianai said with a sly grin.