However, it only lasted for a few seconds before Logan said, "I wanted to see you, so I came."
When the young woman heard his words, she smiled shyly.
For a moment, Logan felt like he was truly a hypocrite. He had spoken all those flirtatious words, yet he didn’t feel anything in his heart.
After driving for a while, they arrived at the restaurant that the girl had mentioned, and the two of them got off before entering the place together.
There weren’t many customers in this restaurant at this time, so they did not get a private room but sat down by the window near the door instead.
Logan didn't have much of an appetite. A faint feeling of impatience rose in him as he flipped through the menu, then he put it down without a word.
However, the young woman didn't take it to heart. She simply raised her eyebrows as if she considered it as Logan being gallant and allowing her to order anything.
Flipping through the menu, she ordered a few dishes, then she looked at Logan. "Let me help you order something."
Logan simply nodded, so the young woman helped Logan order a meal as well.
After the waiter had left, the young woman cupped her face in both hands. She then said to Logan with a grin, "I was very surprised to receive your call last night. I had intended to look for you today, but you came instead."
Perhaps it was due to her age, but her eyes were brimming with light and happiness. She stared at Logan and added, "Why did you want to see me though?"
The young woman’s face was filled with bashfulness, but her question was quite straightforward. Logan stared at her for a long time, and then laughed a little. I suppose this is an advantage of being young.
Logan had always felt that he was still young, but now that he was sitting in front of a girl several years younger than himself, he had to admit that he had aged.
When Logan replied, his answer was ambiguous. "Do I need a reason?”
The young woman cupped her face and giggled shyly.
Logan wanted to smoke, so he fumbled around in his pocket, but when he thought about the environment of the rather upscale restaurant, he put away the idea.
The young woman was rather talkative. She continued the topic that she hadn’t finished in the car just now and talked about her work at the dance school. Despite the fact that Logan had nodded along, he didn't even hear a word she said.
This young woman was a dance teacher and she had a good character and image. He knew that she should be the type that his father would like.
In other words, Logan's four sisters would also like her.
Logan waited for the young woman to stop talking, and then he stood up. "Excuse me. I’m gonna go smoke a cigarette outside. My addiction is kicking up again.”
The young woman nodded. "Oh, it's okay. Go on.” Then, she tilted her head in a bashful way and said, "However, smoking is bad for your health. You should smoke less in the future."
Her words were mild, but Logan frowned inexplicably. He didn't answer but just turned and went out of the restaurant.
Truth be told, Logan had always rebelled against others’ attempts to control him. He was even disgusted by his four sisters who kept trying to discipline him. Thus, he felt that there was something wrong with the young woman’s attitude just now. It seemed that she had switched to a different identity entirely and her tone of speech was completely different from before.
Logan took a cigarette out, lit it and held it between his teeth. Squinting, he watched the traffic coming and going by the roadside.
After a short while, Lorraine called him. She told him to go home for dinner, saying that he hadn’t gone back for a long time.
Logan turned his head and looked inside the restaurant, then he said that he had an appointment in the evening.
However, Lorraine simply sneered. "You brat. Are you going out with your gang of scoundrels to fool around again at night? Are your friends more important than your family? How long have you not been home? Dad has been talking about you for the past two days."
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