The atmosphere turned even more awkward as the waiter began serving the dishes.
After several dishes were served and the wine poured, the waiter finally left.
Meng Jingwei, too lazy to bother with them, picked up her glass of red wine and took a large gulp. Then, she picked up her chopsticks to grab a dish, only to see Xiao Cheng had already placed a piece of Dongpo Pork knuckle in her bowl. "You're too thin. Eat more meat to nourish yourself."
Gentle and considerate, incredibly delicate, exuding the aura of a good man.
"Thank you."
Meng Jingwei didn't act coy or pretentious. She directly picked up the Dongpo Pork knuckle Xiao Cheng had placed in her bowl and started eating.
Chewing the tender, finely textured braised pork, it melted in her mouth, rich and juicy, with a deep, savory flavor. It was incredibly delicious.
Apart from the slightly high price, it had to be said it was truly delicious.
Her mood instantly improved. "Xiao Cheng, this Dongpo Pork knuckle is really delicious. Try it quickly."
Meng Jingwei was simply eager to share the deliciousness of the Dongpo Pork knuckle with Xiao Cheng, so she directly used her own chopsticks to put a large piece of meat into his bowl. "Try it quickly."
After speaking, she looked at Xiao Cheng expectantly, waiting for his evaluation.
It was clearly the mentality of a foodie wanting to share something delicious with a friend, but this action made Xiao Cheng pause for a moment, then a faint smile spread across his face as he nodded. "Okay, I'll try it."
He completely overanalyzed Meng Jingwei's actions, mistaking them for her liking him.
This scene, however, fell into Qing Muye's eyes. A cold glint flashed in the man's narrow, sharp eyes as he picked up his red wine and drained it.
Xiao Cheng chewed the Dongpo Pork knuckle, savoring it, and nodded. "Mmm, it's indeed very flavorful, very delicious. Eat more."
He was about to serve Meng Jingwei again, but Meng Jingwei said, "I'll serve myself."
She picked up her chopsticks again and took another piece of knuckle, eating with gusto.
For a foodie, such delicious meat was simply to her taste.
Seeing that they found it delicious, Li Yun'er picked up a chopstick of meat and placed it in Qing Muye's bowl. "Muye ge, you try this too."
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Qing Muye took the meat out of her bowl and placed it on a small plate. "High fat, greasy."
Saying that, he picked up a piece of green vegetable and began to eat.
Qing Muye was not a vegetarian, but for some reason, he had no appetite for Dongpo Pork knuckle now!
His actions made Li Yun'er feel quite embarrassed. She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and slowly chewed the rice.
Although Qing Muye hadn't given her face just now, his objective was clearly achieved.
Why did he come to eat with Xiao Cheng and Meng Jingwei? Wasn't it to let the 'couple' display their 'love' and let Qing Muye know that Meng Jingwei 'had someone in her heart'?
"You're not eating? That's great."
Meng Jingwei stood up, picked up the Dongpo Pork knuckle, and prepared to move it to in front of her and Xiao Cheng. "Xiao Cheng, they're not eating, let's you and I eat it."
Who knew that as soon as she picked up the dish, Qing Muye shot her a sharp gaze. "Although I don't eat it, Yun'er does."
His chopsticks pressed against the edge of the Dongpo Pork knuckle plate, and he looked directly at Meng Jingwei, his gaze carrying a hint of threat.
Meng Jingwei curled her lips, glanced at Li Yun'er, and immediately said, "Li Yun'er is a little fairy. Eating greasy things like this will make her fat and ugly, so it's better if she doesn't eat it."
Giving it to such a bitch would be a waste.
This was why Meng Jingwei had been so reluctant for them to sit down and eat together. However, since this meal was very expensive, if they ate together, she wouldn't have to pay.
To save money, she had to suppress her disgust and tolerate them sitting down to eat together.
"Jingwei, I... I'll eat it."
Li Yun'er said softly and demurely, her voice as gentle and pleasant as a tinkling bell.
Seeing her pretentious and affected manner, Meng Jingwei almost vomited her undigested food.
Having seen Li Yun'er's ugly side revealed in front of her many times, seeing her now put on the airs of a noble lady made her truly disgusted.
Suddenly, Meng Jingwei felt a bit sorry for Qing Muye.
If they were to get married someday, when Qing Muye saw Li Yun'er's true colors, would he...?
Tsk tsk, thinking about it made her feel truly sorry.
No, it should clearly be... a cause for celebration!
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yes, I like it very much," Li Yun'er said.
"Okay."
Meng Jingwei put the plate down, picked up the serving chopsticks, and gave Li Yun'er an extremely large piece of pork knuckle, almost putting half of the Dongpo Pork knuckle on her plate. "Eat it, don't waste it. The country advocates for finishing all food."
Choke on it!
"Yes, yes, yes. Jingwei is right. After all, the Li family is a well-known charitable enterprise. They know that making money is not easy and should understand frugality and reject extravagance and waste."
Xiao Cheng fanned the flames.
Li Yun'er looked at the extremely large piece of Dongpo Pork knuckle on her plate, her face turning a little ugly. She looked up at Qing Muye, her eyes filled with undisguised grievance.
Unexpectedly, Qing Muye said, "If you like it, eat more."
Li Yun'er: "..."
Seeing her embarrassed state, Meng Jingwei instantly felt much better.
The few of them ate in silence. Meng Jingwei loved the food at Yipinju very much, so she ate three bowls of rice, eating heartily until she was so full she couldn't eat anymore before putting down her chopsticks.
"You all eat slowly. I'm going to the restroom."
Meng Jingwei had eaten three bowls of rice, while Li Yun'er had only finished half of the Dongpo Pork knuckle. She got up and went to the restroom.
"You all eat slowly, I'm going to the restroom too."
She had drunk a lot of red wine and eaten a lot of rice, feeling uncomfortably full.
After the two of them left, Qing Muye held his wine glass, leisurely took a sip of red wine, and said softly, "In the future, stay away from her."
The words were naturally directed at Xiao Cheng.
"These words should be said to yourself," Xiao Cheng turned sideways, his cold eyes looking directly at Qing Muye. "Don't think I don't know about the beastly things you did before!"
"What if you know, what if you don't know." He snorted lightly, his gaze towards Xiao Cheng filled with contempt.
With a light laugh, his jade-like fingers held the wine glass, he raised it, and drained it. His elegant posture exuded nobility. Every moment captured would be like a wallpaper, incredibly handsome.
Xiao Cheng clenched his fists. "Qing Muye, if you dare to touch her again, I, Xiao Cheng, will be your sworn enemy."
"Oh, really."
He chuckled and remained silent.
At the same time, in the restroom.
As Meng Jingwei emerged from the stall after using the restroom, she heard the sound of vomiting from another stall. "Ugh, ugh... ugh..."
It was Li Yun'er's sound of vomiting.
Meng Jingwei leaned against the side and waited calmly for a while. Then, she saw Li Yun'er rinse her mouth and emerge from inside.
"Tsk tsk tsk, vomiting after eating. What a waste."
She looked at Li Yun'er, whose eyes were red from vomiting, and couldn't help but smile, feeling a sense of irony.
Li Yun'er clenched her fists in anger. Since Qing Muye wasn't here, she had no need to pretend. "Meng Jingwei, don't get too smug."
"Go back and tell Li Fu'an and Zhao Ruolan that as long as I, Meng Jingwei, am alive, I will not let them have an easy time!"