When Su Mianmian and Song Zhi arrived at the restaurant in a taxi, Cheng Yuli was already there.
He stood at the restaurant entrance, wearing a beige crewneck sweatshirt and blue jeans. With his typical Korean-style good looks, he was quite eye-catching. Just as Su Mianmian and Song Zhi were about to approach, two girls in crop tops walked past them first.
"Hey handsome, you look like my next boyfriend! Want to add each other on WeChat?" Cheng Yuli seemed surprised by the girls' directness and took two steps back. "Sorry, I already have someone I like."
"So what? Your liking her doesn't stop me from liking you. I don't mind." Seeing the girls' persistence, and knowing how innocent Cheng Yuli was, she couldn't resist. Song Zhi's chivalrous spirit surged, and she rushed forward to block Cheng Yuli's path.
"Little sister, how old are you? Have you finished your homework?" The little girl who had been flirting with Cheng Yuli pouted. "No, big sister, who are you? Where did you come from?" Song Zhi almost spat out blood. Big sister? "Me?
Of course I'm the person this big brother likes..." The little girl's eyes, heavily lined with eyeliner, suddenly widened. Cheng Yuli's eyes lit up instantly. Song Zhi snorted, "A friend."
The little girl scoffed, "Talking so big. Don't even mention being the friend of the person he likes. Even if the person he likes is you, I'm not afraid. Neither of us is married, so it's fair competition."
Song Zhi hadn't expected kids these days to be so difficult. "No, do you think this is buying something? Fair competition!" She pointed in Su Mianmian's direction. "See that standard? Compare yourself. You're several levels below her."
The two little girls turned to look at Su Mianmian. Almond-shaped eyes, dark eyes, fair skin, red lips, a beige modern Chinese-style dress that accentuated her slender waist and long legs. She was indeed beautiful, and most importantly, she had a superior temperament.
"So, you like sweet and gentle girls, huh? Sorry to bother you then." With that, she turned and walked away, grumbling. Song Zhi scoffed, turned back, and looked at Cheng Yuli with a lecturing tone.
"Hey, boys need to learn to protect themselves when they're out and about." Cheng Yuli's lips curled into a smile, about to say something, when Song Zhi raised her hand, "No need for thanks. Consider it repaying the favor you gave me last time; we're even now."
Cheng Yuli's smile faded, his clear eyes looking somewhat aggrieved. "Yesterday when you asked me to help look up legal articles, you also said you'd remember a favor." So, it wasn't settled until it was repaid?
Song Zhi chuckled, "I was asking for Mianmian. She's treating you to dinner tonight to thank you, isn't she?" Cheng Yuli said "Oh," his tone serious, "But you were the one who called me."
Damn it… is this never going to end? Does she really have to rely on that favor to get her to connect him with Su Mianmian? But Su Mianmian already had Mr. Z, the Mr. Z who drives a Maybach!
Song Zhi closed her eyes, walked back, and grabbed Su Mianmian's arm. "Come on, let's go inside. Hey, where's that scumbag Tang? Why isn't he here yet?" Su Mianmian shook her head. "I don't know either."
Just then, an eye-catching blue sports car roared up from afar and stopped right in front of Su Mianmian and the others. Tang Yunzheng, wearing a black flight jacket, got out of the car.
Song Zhi scoffed. "So it's Tang, that scumbag, driving such a flashy color." Tang Yunzheng ignored Song Zhi's sarcasm and gave Su Mianmian a hearty laugh. "I went to get you some flowers. Not too late, right?"
He said, taking a bouquet of pink snow roses from the passenger seat and presenting it to Su Mianmian. Su Mianmian frowned. "Tang Yunzheng, are you ever going to stop? Didn't you say you wouldn't send me flowers?"
Tang Yunzheng was almost numb from Su Mianmian's rejections these days, so he simply shoved the flowers into her arms. "Whether you take them or not is your business, sending them is mine."
Su Mianmian hugged the flowers Tang Yunzheng had forced on her, initially intending to throw them in the nearby trash can. But seeing several people watching, she felt it would be too disrespectful. She also remembered how much effort he had put into finding the person who posted the photos yesterday.
After thinking it over, she decided to have a serious talk with him after dinner and make things clear. So, she reluctantly carried the flowers and went into the restaurant with them.
Seeing that Su Mianmian, though seemingly unwilling, ultimately accepted his flowers, Tang Yunzheng's smile deepened. It seemed his persistence these past few days had paid off.
After they entered the restaurant, a Maybach parked not far away slowly rolled down its window, revealing a deep, cold face. A moment later, Gu Yizhou silently withdrew his gaze from outside, took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it.
Gao Ze sat quietly in the passenger seat, barely daring to breathe, feeling the temperature inside the car drop several degrees. He secretly glanced at Gu Yizhou through the rearview mirror, swallowed hard, and said, "Mr. Gu, Mr. Guo arrived ten minutes ago. Should we go in now, or…?" Gu Yizhou took a deep drag of his cigarette, letting it roll around in his lungs before slowly exhaling.
"The Tang family seems to be a bit idle lately. Investigate their businesses and find them some work to do." Gao Ze nodded, recalling the scene of the Tang family's young master delivering flowers to Mrs. Gu earlier. "Understood."
…Su Mianmian and her group consisted of four people. Su Mianmian sat next to Song Zhi, while Tang Yunzheng and Cheng Yuli sat opposite them. Tang Yunzheng was very attentive to Su Mianmian, serving her tea, water, and food, keeping himself very busy.
In contrast, Cheng Yuli sat silently opposite Song Zhi, appearing clumsy with words and unresponsive. Song Zhi felt sorry for him. Losing to Mr. Z was one thing, but why did he have to lose to that scumbag Tang? A sudden idea struck her. "Just eating is too boring, how about some drinks?" Tang Yunzheng chimed in, "I think that's a good idea." Su Mianmian hadn't thought of that much; since she was treating, she naturally went along with them. "Sure, what do you want to drink? Order whatever you like." Song Zhi and Tang Yunzheng were usually quite playful, and considering that Su Mianmian and Cheng Yuli couldn't hold their liquor, they ordered some beer and red wine. Su Mianmian glanced at the drinks on the table and, noticing the kind Gu Yizhou had drunk last time, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At least she wouldn't get drunk after just one sip. With drinks, it was time to play some drinking games. The game was called "Yes or No." The rules were that all four people rolled dice simultaneously, and the person with the highest roll asked the person with the lowest roll three questions.
The person being questioned could only answer yes or no, but all answers had to be truthful; lying was not allowed. If someone encountered a question they didn't want to answer, they were punished by drinking. After understanding the rules, the first round of the game began. Several people rolled the dice simultaneously. The lid was opened, and Tang Yunzheng rolled the highest number, a six. Song Zhi rolled the lowest, a two. Tang Yunzheng glanced at Song Zhi, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "Have you never had a boyfriend before?" Song Zhi's lips twitched.
"Playing this high in the first round?" Tang Yunzheng clicked his tongue. "Stop with the nonsense, just answer directly." Song Zhi gritted her teeth. "Yes."
Tang Yunzheng laughed. "I knew it. Always stuck between me and Mianmian, obviously no man pursuing you, just boredom."
Su Mianmian defended Song Zhi. "Our Zhizhi doesn't have a boyfriend, but she's not without suitors. Please understand that."
Tang Yunzheng didn't care about that at all. Right now, he only wanted to settle scores and get revenge on Song Zhi for sabotaging his relationship with Su Mianmian! "Second question: Is it because you like girls that you don't have a boyfriend?"
Song Zhi almost spat out her water. "What the hell? I like girls?" Cheng Yuli quickly handed Song Zhi a piece of paper. "How's that? Did you choke?" Song Zhi wiped her mouth haphazardly with the paper, gritting her teeth. "No!"
Tang Yunzheng smirked. "No, then why are you always clinging to Su Mianmian!" Song Zhi waved her fist. "What's it to you? I just love clinging to Mianmian. Are you jealous? Hurry up, last question!" Tang Yunzheng tapped his finger on the table.
"Since you don't like girls and haven't found a boyfriend, do you have some kind of emotional disorder?" "No, no!" Song Zhi exhaled a breath of relief. The three questions were finally over. What kind of nonsense questions did this scumbag Tang ask!
In the second round, Song Zhi had the highest score, and Cheng Yuli had the lowest. Song Zhi coughed. "Cheng Yuli, get ready. First question: Do you currently have someone you like?" Cheng Yuli's ears turned red, and he glanced at Song Zhi.
Song Zhi winked at him excitedly, meaning, "Your chance has come, hurry up! Even if you fail to confess, it's better than it dying in the womb!"