<h4>Chapter 1096: Chapter 1090: Bai Zhiqing in Trouble</h4>


    Lu Tianxing seemed to sense Bai Zhiqing’s difort and gently squeezed her palm, "Honey, don’t be shy. This is something couples should do. We’vee out with great difficulty, so of course, we should thoroughly enjoy life and a bit of romance."


    Feeling the warmth from Lu Tianxing’s palm, Bai Zhiqing’s nervous heart suddenly calmed down, and she shed a gentle smile at him.


    The two of them headed toward a couple’s booth.


    "Hello, sir and madam, may I ask what you would like to order?"


    A young girl dressed in a waiter’s uniform immediately stepped forward.


    "Give us a bottle of ’83 Lafite and four steaks, medium rare."


    "Four portions?"


    The young girl was momentarily stunned. Wasn’t this a couple’s booth? Were there other people joining them? "Sir, are you expecting more friends? If so, should I arrange a different seating for you?"


    "Just the two of us, no need to change seats."


    Lu Tianxing shook his head and exined, "Western food portions are too small. I can’t get full, so I’ll order a few more to fill up. We’ll head out for ate-night snackter."


    "Uh, sir, please hold on a moment."


    The young girl looked at Lu Tianxing with a dark expression; she had never heard anyone say such a thing before and quickly excused herself.


    "Lu Tianxing, are you really nning to eat three portions?"


    Bai Zhiqing’s eyes widened at him. Otherse to a Western restaurant for the atmosphere and style, yet Lu Tianxing simply wanted to get full. This was unheard of.


    "Of course, if it weren’t for apanying you to enjoy some romance, I wouldn’t have been bothered toe here! It’s ridiculously expensive for such small portions. Besides, isn’t the point of eating to get full? Can it be called a meal if you don’t get full?" Lu Tianxing said matter-of-factly.


    Bai Zhiqing immediately had a forehead full of ck lines. She discovered she had nothing to say, as eating is indeed to get full, and enjoying the ambiance without eating enough felt akin to self-inflicted torture.


    Seeing her expression, Lu Tianxing didn’t bother saying much else. As he had remarked, if not for apanying Bai Zhiqing to enjoy some Western cuisine, he would never havee here. In his view, Chinese food was the best cuisine; you could eat as much as you wanted without criticism, unlike Western meals, which were meager and overly priced—a definite rip-off.


    When the steaks arrived, Lu Tianxing straightforwardly ignored the surrounding gazes, sipping his wine and chatting happily with Bai Zhiqing, asionally using a fork to offer her a piece of steak, which she shyly epted.


    Bai Zhiqing initially felt shy and ufortable, but upon seeing the smile on Lu Tianxing’s face, she began to feel this was all perfectly normal, with no need for embarrassment.


    And so, the two of them continued eating slowly, asionally exchanging words or bites of food, exuding sweetness and drawing envious nces, with the only eyesore being the five or six steak tes stacked beside Lu Tianxing.


    Nearly an hourter, Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing finally finished their meal.


    "Honey, where shall we go next? Back to the hotel or to a movie? I heard a film called ’Wolf Warrior’ has been quite poprtely. How about we check it out tonight and head back to the hotel a bitter?"


    Lu Tianxing grabbed a napkin from the napkin holder and helped Bai Zhiqing wipe away the oil stains from the corner of her mouth while proposing the n.


    "Hmm, I’ll listen to you."


    Bai Zhiqing smiled, nodding, and looked at Lu Tianxing with an indescribable tenderness in her eyes.


    Suddenly, Bai Zhiqing furrowed her brows, her pretty face flushing slightly, "Lu Tianxing, you go get the car, I’ll go to the restroom first."


    With that, Bai Zhiqing headed toward the back of the restaurant.


    Watching Bai Zhiqing leave, Lu Tianxing didn’t give it much thought. He pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it for himself, and walked towards the parking area outside.


    Before long, Lu Tianxing had reached the car, opened the door, sat inside, and drove it to the entrance, ready to wait for Bai Zhiqing toe out.


    Meanwhile, Bai Zhiqing had already exited the restroom and was heading outside.


    Just then, two masked men with only their eyes visible approached Bai Zhiqing from the opposite direction. When they brushed past her, they exchanged a nce, and one of them suddenly pulled out a white cloth from his pocket and covered Bai Zhiqing’s mouth and nose. The other lifted Bai Zhiqing’s legs, and without pausing, they strode outside.


    "Mmm...mm..."


    Bai Zhiqing instinctively tried to struggle but suddenly detected a strange odor from the cloth. She felt her head bing heavy, and within seconds, she slipped into unconsciousness.


    Cautiously, they carried Bai Zhiqing out the back door and ced her into a prepared vehicle. One of the men pulled out a phone from his pocket and dialed a number, "Young master, it’s done."


    "Good work. Execute the n as discussed. Remember to leave traces; don’t make it too clean. If this seeds, you’ll be heroes in the Liang Family."


    The voice on the other end sounded somewhat excited.


    "Yes, young master."


    After hanging up, the man got into the passenger seat, and the van started and immediately left the restaurant.


    As time ticked by, Lu Tianxing was smoking a cigarette and admiring the view outside,pletely unaware that Bai Zhiqing was no longer in the restaurant.


    A few more minutes passed, and Lu Tianxing’s brows furrowed involuntarily. Nearly five minutes had gone by, and Bai Zhiqing was still not out. This sunk his heart with an emerging sense of foreboding.


    Without hesitating, Lu Tianxing stepped out of the car and briskly walked toward the restroom at the back of the restaurant.


    "Zhiqing?"


    Lu Tianxing called out as he walked, his voice echoing through the corridor, but he got no response.


    With his frown growing deeper, Lu Tianxing was about to turn a corner to find a woman to check the restroom when something on the ground caught his eye—a bag that instantly turned his face grim, for it belonged to Bai Zhiqing.


    He bent down to pick up the bag, and all of a sudden, his face turned extremely dark, the killing intent hidden within him surged uncontrobly, "Well done, oh very well done. Don’t let me find out who you are; otherwise, I’ll tear you to pieces."


    At this moment, Lu Tianxing was genuinely furious. No matter who it was, this time, he would ensure they have no resting ce.


    He turned and walked into the restaurant, noticing surveince cameras around the establishment—he needed to check the surveince footage.


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