Fu Duoduo tugged on Zhan Jingchen's arm, winking at him. Noticing someone watching, Zhan Jingchen played along, smiling at her.
His smile was meaningful, and he even playfully pinched her cheek before pulling her into his embrace.
Oh my, Fu Duoduo felt like her heart was about to burst with joy.
This was Young Master Zhan San!
Without Pei Kexin, she would never have had the chance to interact with a man like him.
So tall, so handsome, so young, and now she was being held in his arms.
His embrace was so warm, so solid, so comfortable! Woohoo!
Pei Kexin sat opposite them. The two of them pretended to be a couple, sitting together. Fu Duoduo snuggled into Zhan Jingchen's arms the entire time, wanting him to give her water to drink, then food to eat, then him to wipe her mouth. She was truly enjoying herself.
Her ex-boyfriend watched and listened from behind. In the end, he couldn't stand it and left early.
After enjoying an hour in Young Master Zhan San's embrace, Fu Duoduo had to return to reality.
Watching her ex-boyfriend storm off, Fu Duoduo frankly felt reluctant to part.
Thanks to him, Young Master Zhan San had briefly been her man. Now that he was gone... she hadn't had enough of holding him yet!
As soon as the ex-boyfriend disappeared, Zhan Jingchen immediately dropped his smile and removed his arm from her shoulder.
The inadvertently revealed cool, noble aura "slashed" Fu Duoduo's heart.
She knew that this was probably the first and last time she would ever have such close contact with Young Master Zhan San.
He didn't fancy her, boohoo. Even though she could take advantage of him openly and for free, he still wasn't interested...
"Cough, cough," sensing his distance, Fu Duoduo coughed awkwardly and cupped her hands to thank Zhan Jingchen.
"You've worked hard, you've really worked hard tonight."
Zhan Jingchen said nothing else. He wiped his hands with a tissue and looked calmly at Pei Kexin.
"So, my mission is complete?"
"..." Pei Kexin was somewhat speechless.
His change of attitude was so fast.
He had seemed to be having a great time with Fu Duoduo just now, was it really necessary?
"It's complete. Thank you for your hard work, Young Master Zhan."
Although he had nothing else to do back home, Zhan Jingchen was still a little displeased that Pei Kexin had repeatedly refused to cooperate with him.
He needed to keep Pei Kexin at a distance until she figured things out.
"It was indeed hard work, and I don't have a car to go back."
Pei Kexin understood his unspoken meaning and immediately picked up her phone, "I'll call a car for you. Where does Young Master Zhan live?"
The way they spoke, calling him "Young Master Zhan" one after another, didn't seem right.
Could it be that things had been made clear? Had their cooperation ended?
Pei Kexin was as smart as could be when it came to her career, but she was incredibly clumsy when it came to relationships.
Fu Duoduo didn't even need to ask her; she could guess with her toes how Pei Kexin had reacted after discovering Zhan Jingchen's true identity.
Wasn't she foolish?
At this point, was it the time to draw a line between them and assign blame?
She should be happy!
She had managed to establish a connection with the Zhan family anyway, and such an excellent man had been her husband for a period of time. What great social connections!
With this alone, if she encountered any trouble in the future, she could just act spoiled and cute with him, and there would be no obstacle she couldn't overcome?
Fu Duoduo was sharp-witted and didn't solely think about Pei Kexin.
Pei Kexin didn't have many friends, only herself and Gu Wei. If she could establish a connection with the Zhan family, wouldn't that mean she could establish one too?
Pei Kexin was foolish, but she couldn't be.
Pei Kexin valued face and disdained to say many things and do many things, but she didn't see it that way.
People without money or ability didn't deserve self-respect. As long as they could get what they wanted, that was true capability.
Therefore, since Pei Kexin didn't want to foster this relationship, she would do it!
She didn't believe that with her exceptionally high emotional intelligence, Zhan Jingchen would give her no face at all.
So, seeing Pei Kexin foolishly take out her phone to call a car, she immediately reached out with her chopsticks and tapped her hand.
"Kexin, how can you be so thoughtless? It's late at night, and you've made him work so hard. To just let him go like this after using him, how rude!"
"Anyway, I've eaten enough. Thank you. I'll drive you back."
Seeing her smiling flirtatiously at Zhan Jingchen, Fu Duoduo knew her intentions were impure.
She thought Fu Duoduo was trying to make a move on Zhan Jingchen. Since she couldn't control it, Pei Kexin didn't stop her.
"This trip was for you in the first place, so it's only natural that you drive me back. You guys go ahead. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Zhan Jingchen didn't dislike Fu Duoduo, but he wouldn't say he liked her much either.
This woman was too smooth, too talkative, and too noisy.
Having been clung to and hugged by her for over an hour, Zhan Jingchen really didn't want to say anything more. He hadn't expected her to want to drive him back.
Was Young Master Zhan the type of person who lacked a car?
The reason he said that was merely to see Pei Kexin's reaction.
Although the reaction wasn't particularly satisfying, compared to Fu Duoduo driving him, it was better to just call him a car.
At least his ears would be clean.
Zhan Jingchen subconsciously prepared to refuse, but Fu Duoduo gave him no opportunity. She grabbed his arm and pulled him up.
"It's all my fault for making you come out so late. If I don't personally send you back tonight, I won't be able to sleep soundly. Where do you live? Let's go, we can talk on the way."
In full view of everyone, Zhan Jingchen was dragged out of the restaurant by her and had no choice but to get into her car.
He gave the address of the Zhan family villa.
He hadn't planned to return to the old house tonight, but he was afraid that if Fu Duoduo had some wild idea, she might drag him into something else.
It was better to reveal his identity quickly. With her intelligence, she should become more restrained.
Upon hearing him state the address of the Zhan family villa, Fu Duoduo naturally showed a surprised expression.
Then, she started chatting with him while driving.
"I knew it, you don't look like a delivery driver, but I didn't expect you to be from the Zhan family. You're quite something, a young master of the esteemed Zhan family, you kept us in the dark for so long."
Her reaction was quite unexpected for Zhan Jingchen.
After all, most people, upon learning he was surnamed Zhan, treated him as if he were royalty, with extremely exaggerated reactions.
For a moment, he didn't quite know what to say.
He could only lean back against the chair with a feigned aloofness: "What do you want to say? Just say it all at once."
Fu Duoduo rolled her intelligent, bright eyes.
"I don't have anything to say, I just want to ask you one thing. When you first met Kexin, was it pure coincidence or..."
"Or what? You think I intentionally concealed my identity to get close to her?"
Zhan Jingchen gave a sarcastic laugh.
"You have quite a vivid imagination. May I ask why I would do such a thing? What benefits would I gain from getting close to her?"
Fu Duoduo shrugged her shoulders, stuck out her tongue, and made an awkward gesture.
"I'm just asking casually. There really aren't any benefits. Kexin isn't the biological daughter of the Pei family. You've stayed with them, so you should know her situation better than I do. Now that the old man is gone, she's being kicked out. Not only did she lose her job, but she doesn't even have a place to stay."