?32: Chapter 32: Reunion Four Years Later 32: Chapter 32: Reunion Four Years Later In the presidential suite.

    Ye Xuan put away his phone; waves of hunger emanated from his stomach, causing his brow to furrow slightly.

    He had no choice but to open the door and step outside.

    According to Ye Xuan’s cultivation, he had long been capable of fasting.

    However, his cultivation had depleted greatly this time, and without any Blood Soul Essence to absorb, he had to resort to food to replenish the blood qi he had lost.

    After inquiring with the service staff, Ye Xuan took the elevator straight to the top floor of the building.

    When the waiter opened the doors to the restaurant, a scene of luxury unfolded before his eyes.

    Green lawns and stars that dotted the night sky, a pianist playing a score, and candles lit in front of each dining table where men and women sat opposite each other, laughing and chatting within the embrace of elegant music.

    Looking at the scene before him, Ye Xuan somewhat regretted his choice; this was not a place to eat, but rather a venue designed for romance.

    But since he was already there, Ye Xuan did not plan to leave, and so he stepped into the restaurant.

    Finding a spot where he could see the night scene outside, a waiter quickly approached him and placed a menu before him.

    “Sir, what would you like to eat?” the waiter asked with a smile.

    Looking at the menu in English, Ye Xuan immediately closed it and said to the waiter beside him, “Thirty catties of steak, medium-well, that will be all for now; I’ll call you if I need anything.”

    Upon hearing Ye Xuan’s request, the waiter looked stunned, his gaze toward Ye Xuan turning distinctly odd.

    It was common knowledge that at the Sky City restaurant, each steak weighed only a few ounces, air-flown from overseas ranches, and their prices varied from hundreds to thousands of yuan.

    For Ye Xuan to ask for thirty catties of steak, was that not a joke?

    “Sir...you...

    you want thirty catties of steak?” the waiter asked cautiously.

    When Ye Xuan repeated his order, the waiter finally confirmed that he had not heard wrong, and he was greatly astonished.

    “Sir, can you actually eat thirty catties of steak?” Although adhering to the principle that the customer is God, and the restaurant must satisfy whatever the guests request, the waiter still asked with caution.

    “That’s not your concern, just do as I’ve said.”

    Ye Xuan knew his request was extraordinary, but with his blood qi depleted and no Blood Soul Essence available for replenishment, he had to extract the necessary Primordial Qi from food.

    The restaurant’s mission was to serve its customers, so the waiter hurried away to prepare the food Ye Xuan had ordered.

    True to its five-star reputation, in just over ten minutes, the thirty catties of steak Ye Xuan had ordered were wheeled over on a cart.

    As the aromatic dish was laid out on the table, other diners began to look over at Ye Xuan’s position.

    “Who is that?

    Can he even eat all of that?”

    “Just some nouveau riche flaunting his wealth.

    Probably just came here to show off.”

    “Ah, the Capital City nowadays, truly anything goes.”

    Various murmurs rose, and though their voices weren’t loud, could Ye Xuan not hear them?

    Yet, to Ye Xuan, these common folks’ discussions were of no importance.

    With his blood qi depleted, the food before him was the best replenishment available.

    With knife and fork in hand and meticulous chewing, Ye Xuan was not eating quickly, but he was serious.

    Each piece of beef he swallowed converted into traces of Primordial Qi in his stomach.

    While these strands of Primordial Qi were not plentiful, they were better than nothing.

    Time flew by, and an hour passed, the beef in front of Ye Xuan gradually diminished.

    And just at the dinner rush, more people began to flow in and out of the restaurant.

    “Qingzhu, I’ve already reserved our seats, this way please.”

    Suddenly, a warm and gentle male voice rang out.

    A young couple walked in from outside.

    The man had a face as handsome as the renowned Pan An, wearing an expensive suit and smiling at the woman beside him.

    Her jet-black hair flowed like silk, her skin carved from ivory, her face untouched by makeup.

    With every blink, her eyes twinkled like stars, her gaze so cool and stunning that she resembled the fairy from the legends of the Nine Heavens.

    They were the perfect match, like pieces of an exquisite jewelry set or a golden boy and jade girl.

    It was as if, in the entire world, only they could complement each other so well.

    Silence, a silence so complete that not a sound could be heard.

    As the young couple entered the restaurant, the diners all paused, their eyes turning toward them and glittering with inferiority.

    Pan Ziyu watched the scene unfold in the restaurant, a smug look crossing his eyes.

    He was the Pan Family’s eldest son, the center of attention wherever he went, and he relished the envious gazes directed at him.

    Moreover, the goddess at his side had finally accepted his invitation to a candlelit dinner.

    How could that not thrill him?

    All of a sudden!

    In the midst of the restaurant’s silence, the sound of chewing began to carry over.

    Though not loud, it was somewhat jarring in the otherwise quiet space.

    “Hm?”

    Pan Ziyu’s brows furrowed as he looked towards the source of the sound, and naturally, his gaze landed on Ye Xuan, who was heartily devouring his steak.

    “Hmph, there really are all sorts of boorish people here.”

    Pan Ziyu snorted with displeasure, then plastered a smile on his face, intending to lead Xia Qingzhu to their reserved table.

    But as his eyes settled on Xia Qingzhu’s stunning face, he froze completely.

    What had Pan Ziyu seen?

    At that moment, Xia Qingzhu’s star-like eyes were firmly fixed on Ye Xuan, who was dining.

    Her slender body trembled, and her usually rosy lips turned pale, indicating the turbulence within her heart.

    One step, two steps, three steps...

    Xia Qingzhu didn’t know how long she walked, but she found herself standing in front of Ye Xuan.

    When she saw half of Ye Xuan’s face, it was as if her soul had been lost.

    Though Ye Xuan was dining, his Divine Sense had detected someone approaching, which made him slowly look up at the newcomer.

    In that instant, thoughts in disarray, time and space seemed to halt as Ye Xuan and Xia Qingzhu’s eyes met in that very spot.

    Shock, bewilderment, and a touch of self-mockery!

    These emotions flickered through Ye Xuan’s eyes.

    He had never imagined that on his very first day in the Capital City, he would encounter the woman who was once his childhood sweetheart.

    “You...

    you didn’t die?” Xia Qingzhu tried to steady her emotions, aiming to appear calm, but her voice still trembled slightly.

    “Four years have not seen you, you are still so beautiful.”

    At this moment, Ye Xuan regained his composure, the complex emotions in his eyes faded away, and his voice was very calm.

    “Ye... Ye Xuan... how did you survive?” Xia Qingzhu seemed to recall the night she left the Jiangnan Hospital, her delicate face turning somewhat pale.

    “Perhaps I’m just tough to kill, even God couldn’t take me,” Ye Xuan said with a self-deprecating smile, his knife and fork cutting into the steak again, endlessly delivering morsels to his mouth.