"How could that be?" Young Master Yan quickly denied Zhu Qianying's conjecture.

"Anyway, let's just let things take their natural course in this matter and not force it, okay?"

Although his answer still seemed perfunctory, Zhu Qianying did agree with the idea of ​​letting things take their natural course and not forcing anything.

"Okay, let's just let nature take its course." In this matter, we really can only let nature take its course.

"You still haven't told me what's wrong with Mom?" Yan Shao finally managed to bring the question back to the main point.

“Last night my mom took the initiative to talk to me about her and Luo Yifan. I told her to try to be honest with him and express her true feelings, that is, to have a good talk with Luo Yifan.”

"That's good. Trying to communicate is actually a proactive approach," Yan Shao said, indicating that he understood.

“Mom is actually a good person. She should really take the initiative. If she wants something, she should just go and get it. If she thinks Luo Yifan is pleasing to the eye and to her heart, what’s wrong with taking the initiative? Besides, Luo Yifan has already made it so obvious. All that’s missing is Mom’s nod.”

From a man's perspective, Yan Shao didn't think there was anything wrong with his mother-in-law and Luo Yifan, but his opinion was useless.

For it to be effective, the mother-in-law herself needs to have confidence and feel that she is actually an equal to Luo Yifan.

Confidence is something you give yourself. If you don't believe in yourself, no amount of persuasion from others will help.

"Yes, before last night, I wasn't really sure what Mom thought of Luo Yifan. After all, she fell so hard and was in so much pain because of Zhu Zhizhou, so it's not easy for her to get back up. But after hearing what she said, I felt a sense of relief, like a daughter growing up. Really, my mom has finally grown up."

As Zhu Qianying had described Chen Jing as having grown up, she did indeed dress neatly and beautifully and leave home early in the morning, just as Yan Shao had said.

Zhu Qianying only knew what her mother had talked about with her last night, but she didn't know that shortly after she left her mother's bedroom, her mother had called Luo Yifan.

"Mr. Luo, are you free first thing tomorrow morning?" Chen Jing asked directly.

Because Chen Jing neither wanted to nor could she do those convoluted and roundabout ways of speaking and acting.

Besides, my daughter said she wants to try to be more proactive and open up about her feelings. Being so subtle might not be accepted by others.

Luo Yifan was very surprised when he received Chen Jing's call. "Tomorrow morning? I'm free!"

"It's quite early, are you sure it's okay?"

“Of course, anytime is fine!” Then, Sersa’s voice came through the microphone, “I can show up right now if you want.”

Chen Jing smiled unconsciously, "No, not now. Wait for me at the restaurant entrance at seven o'clock tomorrow!"

“Okay, no problem!” Luo Yifan answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Chen Jing was equally decisive, saying goodnight to each other and then hanging up the phone.

The Yan family's driver drove Chen Jing back to the restaurant at the agreed time. From afar, Chen Jing saw the man standing at the entrance of the restaurant. With just one glance, Chen Jing was certain that the man was Luo Yifan.

The car stopped in front of the store, and Luo Yifan ran over to open the door for her.

"Good morning, Jing!"

"Good morning, Mr. Luo!" Chen Jing calmly got out of the car, smiled at Luo Yifan, and said, "Thank you!"

Seeing Chen Jing, who was clearly dressed up, Luo Yifan was a little surprised, but at the same time, his eyes were full of admiration.

Everyone loves beauty. Even though Luo Yifan admitted that he was initially attracted to her because of her talent, he now has to admit that, in addition to her talent and aptitude in cooking, he was also attracted to her looks.

Of course, this is only natural.

Even if you only catch a glimpse of a beautiful woman on the street, if she is clean and pretty, it is always a pleasing sight.

Moreover, this person is the one in his heart. He sees her beauty in his eyes, how could he not like her?

"You look beautiful today!" Luo Yifan exclaimed sincerely.

"Thank you!" Chen Jing smiled at him again.

Besides dressing up beautifully, Luo Yifan keenly sensed that her mindset and attitude towards him were clearly different.

In fact, not only at this moment, but Luo Yifan, who received the call last night, had suspected that the person on the other end of the phone might be someone impersonating Chen Jing.

Because the Chen Jing he knew wouldn't say such proactive things so directly.

In Luo Yifan's view, this early morning appointment was essentially a disguised date.

Only when Chen Jing, who had changed so much from before, appeared in front of him did he dare to be sure that this person was really Chen Jing.

But actually, it's not Chen Jing.

Because her words and actions revealed a charm and confidence that she had never shown before.

"I'd like to trouble you to come with me to the wholesale market, is that alright?"

Chen Jing didn't beat around the bush; she was afraid that if she went around in circles, she would lose her initial enthusiasm, passion, and courage.

Therefore, after taking a deep breath, she directly threw the question at Luo Yifan.

Luo Yifan looked delighted. "No problem at all, I'd love to!"

Although, this answer was different from all the possibilities he had guessed.

But rather than Chen Jing inviting him to have morning tea, he preferred to accompany her to stroll through the wholesale market.

"Why don't you ride in my car? It's more spacious and easier to put your things in. Or would you like to drive yourself?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Chen Jing walked back to the car.

Luo Yifan quickly weighed the options and said, "I'll ride in your car. I'm not very familiar with L City. If I get lost, it will interfere with our business."

As she spoke, Chen Jing opened the car door and got in, then she crouched down and crawled into the car herself.

How could he possibly waste the opportunity to be in the same space as her?

"Actually, when I first started Fanxin Pavilion, I also went to the wholesale market every day, just like you, doing everything myself."

Before Chen Jing could say anything polite, Luo Yifan took the initiative to bring up some things from his past.

He knew very well that only matters of work were absolutely safe, without any minefields.

She's finally taken the initiative to approach him, so he can't be so foolish as to scare her back.

"If you hadn't said anything, I would have thought you were acting like a spoiled young master!"

At first, Chen Jing wasn't curious about Luo Yifan, so she only knew that he was the owner of Fanxin Pavilion.

Later, as she gradually developed feelings for him, she learned a lot about him from her daughter and other people.

He is actually a descendant of several generations of wealthy families with other large businesses, but he insisted on starting his own business and chose the specialty catering industry.

Because of what she heard, she formed preconceived notions.