After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, although Chen Yating was still smiling on the outside, she was actually fuming with rage on the inside.
Although she knew clearly the moment she hooked up with Wang Congcong,
That there would eventually come a day when he would abandon her.
Based on past experience.
The women around Wang Congcong would inevitably be replaced within a month at most.
However, women are often blindly confident.
Despite knowing this fact, she still harbored a glimmer of hope.
She felt that she could definitely occupy a place in Wang Congcong's heart.
She even thought she might be more important than his ex-girlfriends and could stay by his side a bit longer.
Especially recently, Wang Congcong had not only taken her everywhere to show off their affection.
But he had also shown her unprecedented gentleness and consideration.
This made her believe more and more that she had successfully captured his heart.
But now, she suddenly realized that her position in Wang Congcong's heart wasn't even as high as Jiang Cheng's.
Wang Congcong immediately feigned dissatisfaction: "Hey, so I've become the negative example now?"
"Aren't you??"
"You're simply toxic."
The awkwardness from before dissipated unconsciously into a sense of closeness toward the new boss through these few teasing remarks.
It turned out the legendary mysterious boss wasn't really that scary; he was even a bit like a senior in university who would joke around with his juniors.
After taking a sip of tea, Wang Congcong spoke up: "What do you want to eat tonight??"
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng turned to look at Bai Xiaoxiao: "What do you want to eat??"
Seeing Jiang Cheng ask her, a sweet smile appeared on Bai Xiaoxiao's face: "Onii-chan, I think I'll pass. I want to pack up and get ready to head back to Shanghai tomorrow."
Jiang Cheng didn't stop her and even joked: "That works too. Your popularity just started rising; if you end up on a hot search with Wang Congcong, it'll all go down the drain."
Wang Congcong's movement as he stood up suddenly froze.
"Damn, you... how come it sounds so filthy when you talk about being on a hot search with me."
"Sigh, I didn't say that. How could you say that about yourself?"
"Forget it, why am I arguing with you. Sigh, what are we going to eat??"
Peng Shiqi had heard before that her boss's background was not simple.
However, it wasn't until today that she truly witnessed Jiang Cheng's prowess.
Because before coming here, Li Man had told her that although Wang Congcong was very generous,
He had a bad temper and was prone to snapping at people.
So, when Jiang Cheng said those words, Peng Shiqi had secretly broken into a cold sweat for him.
She was afraid Wang Congcong would flip out on the spot.
But to her total surprise, other than looking helpless,
Wang Congcong didn't show the slightest expression of displeasure.
It seemed like Wang Congcong and Jiang Cheng were chatting casually and freely, but careful observation revealed that he was always intentionally or unintentionally catering to Jiang Cheng.
"What do you girls want to eat?"
Jiang Cheng seemed to be asking all three girls, but his eyes were fixed on Peng Shiqi.
Peng Shiqi felt a bit panicked and glanced at Bai Xiaoxiao.
She found Bai Xiaoxiao looking down at her phone, truly looking like she wasn't going.
In her fluster, Peng Shiqi looked at her best friend Li Man: "I'm fine with anything. What do you guys want to eat??"
Hearing Peng Shiqi's words, Li Man immediately turned around, leaned past Wang Congcong, and asked Chen Yating.
"I'm fine with anything too. I'll just follow Sister Yating's lead."
Hearing Li Man's words, the corners of Chen Yating's mouth curled up slightly.
She revealed a faint smile, which was mixed with a bit of smugness.
She knew very well that Li Man said this because Wang Congcong had put his arm around her earlier, and she wanted to show goodwill this way.
"I'll just eat whatever Brother Wang and Young Master Jiang like. I have a small appetite and I'm not a picky eater."
Seeing that none of the three women wanted to make a decision, Jiang Cheng said to Wang Congcong: "Then let's not overthink it. Since we're in Chengdu, let's just go for hot pot. I'll be heading back to Shanghai in a few days, and I won't be able to find good hot pot there."
"Sure, how about Sour Radish Fish Hot Pot? It's been a while since I've had their sour radish."
The specialty of this shop was its spicy sour radish soup base, combined with fried fish for dipping.
After the fried fish tumbled in the spicy hot pot, its originally crispy outer skin would become slightly soft.
The resulting texture was both tender and spicy.
This shop was actually quite good before it became famous.
After all, it was a twenty-year-old establishment.
But after gaining fame, they got cocky.
Not only were the portions reduced by half.
Even the original care they put into the food was greatly diminished.
To cope with the increasingly busy business, the owner could only keep hiring more staff and cooks.
However, this did not lead to an improvement in quality.
On the contrary, because the owner no longer personally manned the stove, the flavor had changed.
Fortunately, this shop hadn't become too famous yet.
While this hole-in-the-wall joint wasn't very well-known yet, it was still worth a visit.
After Jiang Cheng nodded, he said to Bai Xiaoxiao: "Then stay here and be good. I'll be back in a bit."
After the group walked to the door, they began to assign seats.
Wang Congcong had driven a rolls-royce cullinan today.
After he got into the driver's seat, Chen Yating naturally sat in the passenger seat.
Li Man was a bit conflicted at this moment.
Because she didn't want to make her boss unhappy, but she also didn't want to offend Chen Yating.
Even though Li Man knew very well that Chen Yating might not stay by Wang Congcong's side for long,
She was still Wang Congcong's official girlfriend for now.
Li Man had a sudden flash of inspiration and quickly shot a pleading look at Peng Shiqi, who was standing to the side.
Peng Shiqi immediately understood Li Man's intention. Although she was a bit reluctant, she steeled herself and spoke up.
"Manman, don't be a third wheel. Come and ride in the boss's car with me."
Seeing this, Li Man felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted. She quickly turned around with a bright smile on her face.
She replied: "Right, right, look at me being so oblivious. Chairman Jiang, then I'll have to trouble you to give me a ride!"