Yao Dongzhuocaoed again.
Her answer was brilliant.
It seemed she was truly single.
With Zhan Jingchen present, it wasn't appropriate to say too much. Besides, their acquaintance was not deep; many things would be more interesting to discuss slowly in the future.
"I'm more concerned about myself."
"Miss Pei, we're considered friends now. We'll have a lot of interactions in the future, so it's not good to always address each other so formally. How about this: from now on, I'll call you Kexin, and you can call me Brother Zhuo. What do you say?"
Brother Zhuo?
Pei Kexin truly never imagined that one day she would be on brotherly terms with the notorious scoundrel of Nancheng.
"Mr. Yao, you flatter me..."
Yao Dongzhuo concluded霸气.
"Don't keep calling me 'Mr.' I'm not an old man. It's settled then. We'll change the way we address each other next time we meet."
With Yao Dongzhuo around, the dinner atmosphere remained lively.
He was very interested in Pei Kexin and peppered her with questions from elementary school to university.
Pei Kexin chatted with him as they ate, and an hour passed quickly.
Just as she was contemplating how to slip away to pay the bill and make an excuse to leave, her phone vibrated repeatedly.
She subtly slid her phone open to see. It was Fu Duoduo again.
"Are you done eating? It should be about time, right? Come and save me!"
"Damn it! I rarely get to eat out alone, and you know who I ran into?"
"That Liang guy! Isn't he a jerk?"
"So what if he's dating? I stopped caring about him long ago. Who's stopping him from dating? But he actually brought her to see me!"
"Seeing them is one thing, but these two jerks are sitting right behind me!"
"Damn it, I'm so angry! Look at that smug look on Liang's face! I lost so badly today!"
"No matter what, I can't just admit defeat like this! I can't let him think I'm pathetic. I just told him I made plans with a friend and I'm on my way, so you need to come over right now!"
"Weren't you with Zhan Jingchen? Bring him too! Just pretend he's my boyfriend. I have to win this round back!"
"Pei Kexin, don't play dead! If you don't reply, I'm calling you! Hurry up and come over!"
Pei Kexin slid open her phone and saw a screen full of angry words and exclamation marks. She could imagine how agitated Fu Duoduo on the other end was. It made her both annoyed and amused.
"I'm not playing dead, I just saw it."
"Why didn't you ask Gu Wei to come? He's not worse looking than that Liang guy. He'd be enough to save face, right?"
The Liang guy was Fu Duoduo's ex-boyfriend. He was a young second-generation rich kid in their circle. They had been childhood sweethearts and dated for years, but now they had fallen out like this.
Fu Duoduo said, "I'll break off with Gu Wei tomorrow. It's you today."
"No matter what, if you hadn't abandoned me, I wouldn't have been seen by my ex-boyfriend eating alone. Figure out a way to bring a man over for me, quickly! If I can't save face today, we'll break off tomorrow too!"
"Who did I offend? Why is today so messed up!"
Pei Kexin didn't quite understand her desire to put on a show for her ex-boyfriend, but she understood the feeling of being disgusted by an ex bringing their new girlfriend around.
She only had this one best friend, so who else would she help if not her?
"Alright, alright, I'm coming. Send me the address."
As they exchanged messages back and forth, Yao Dongzhuo couldn't help but be curious.
"Something up?"
Pei Kexin locked her phone and looked across at him.
"Sorry, a friend has a sudden issue."
Zhan Jingchen looked at her but didn't speak. Yao Dongzhuo asked, "So you're leaving?"
"Sorry, Mr. Yao..."
"There's nothing to be sorry about. Go if you have something to do... Do you need any help?"
She actually did, but Pei Kexin wouldn't dare trouble Yao Dongzhuo.
"Thank you, Mr. Yao. I'll contact you if I need anything. I'm really sorry about today. Let's make another appointment some other time."
Pei Kexin hurried out of the private room, texting Zhan Jingchen as she walked.
After sending the message, she reached the first floor. When she went to pay, the receptionist said the bill was under Mr. Zhan Sanshao.
It seemed this was a place they frequented. They were all wealthy people, so there was no need to be polite about such trivial matters. Pei Kexin didn't insist.
She walked to a corner to wait for Zhan Jingchen's reply. A minute passed, and the guy was actually ignoring her.
It wasn't that Pei Kexin wanted to latch onto someone important or intentionally be ambiguous with him. It was all Fu Duoduo's doing!
If it wasn't for the urgent situation and her inability to find a suitable man to step in, she wouldn't have wanted to lose face like this.
Gritting her teeth, she shamelessly called Zhan Jingchen.
Zhan Jingchen was discussing the acquisition of Pei's company with Yao Dongzhuo when his phone rang.
He picked it up and saw it was Pei Kexin?
He glanced at the person opposite him. He hadn't left anything behind. He suspected it was a wrong number, but he still answered.
"Hello."
Pei Kexin lowered her voice, "Are you still in the private room? If it's inconvenient to talk, just listen to me."
She rapidly explained Fu Duoduo's situation.
"I know I don't have the standing to ask you for help now, but we've known each other for a while, and you and Fu Duoduo get along quite well. If not for me, then for the sake of you two, help her."
"If you think it's beneath you, or you can't leave, or you don't want to go, that's fine. Find another handsome guy for me. Quickly, Fu Duoduo can't wait."
"Needs to be young and handsome, okay? I'll send you the location."
During dinner, she had been chatting intermittently, apparently with Fu Duoduo.
Leaving in such a hurry just to help her slap her ex-boyfriend's face?
This woman, when serious, was quite formidable. She didn't expect to be so childish when being childish.
After Pei Kexin finished speaking, she prepared herself for his refusal and sent him the address, intending to leave.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Jingchen replied with a WeChat message: "Where are you?"
"First floor."
"Drive the car to the entrance and wait."
Was he going in person?
There wasn't time to think too much about it. Fortunately, she hadn't been drinking, so Pei Kexin ran to get the car.
As soon as she parked the car in a spot by the entrance, the passenger door was pulled open, and a tall figure slid in.
Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but ever since she learned he was Young Master Zhan, Pei Kexin felt he looked even more handsome than before...
There was no conversation during the drive. Pei Kexin drove at breakneck speed, as if afraid of being late to make a statement, and delivered Zhan Jingchen to their destination.
Upon arrival, she walked quickly while texting Fu Duoduo.
After some searching, she finally spotted Fu Duoduo alone in the crowd.
Pei Kexin immediately grabbed Zhan Jingchen's arm and pushed him forward, deliberately shouting loudly as she did.
"Duoduo, sorry, we're late because of traffic!"
Fu Duoduo looked up and saw a handsome couple.
The man was none other than Young Master Zhan. Her gloom instantly vanished, and she flushed with joy as she came forward.
"Ah, darling, you're finally here!"
She pulled Zhan Jingchen into a hug, looking coy.
"What surprise did you prepare for me? You made me wait so long!"
"I'd almost forgotten it's our hundredth day anniversary. No wonder you insisted on eating here. It's to commemorate our first meeting, you should have said so earlier!"
"I like you for who you are, I don't care about gifts, you didn't have to go to such lengths!"
Behind them, the Liang guy and his girlfriend couldn't help but look over.