After sitting down, Zheng Lin glanced at the restaurant's environment and was very dissatisfied.
The interior space is cramped, and the tables are too close together.
His gaze swept over Assistant Gao.
Assistant Gao had prepared her words in advance to avoid having her salary docked: "Although this place looks very ordinary and lacks any ambiance, it wins in terms of taste. Young people in the neighborhood love to come here to eat when they are tired from shopping."
His ulterior motives were written all over his face, but Zheng Lin didn't want to say anything about it this time.
Bai Qingchi was dressed very elegantly today. She put the cake aside and said happily, "Brother Zheng Lin, I'm living a good life abroad. I listened to you, and I even took some pictures. I'll send them to you."
She held her phone, then remembered something, a hint of disappointment in her eyes, "I forgot, we're not friends anymore, so I can't share the photos with you."
Zheng Lin looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze. He had also considered the concerns of Assistant Gao, so he wouldn't easily lower his guard against Bai Qingchi.
Seeing that Zheng Lin had no intention of adding her back as a friend, Bai Qingchi racked her brains and said, "But I really want to share the photos that record the beauty of life with my family."
Assistant Gao stood to the side, rolling his eyes at Bai Qingchi several times. When Zheng Lin looked at Assistant Gao, he had already resumed his serious assistant demeanor.
"Gao Zixin, use your phone to add Miss Bai as a friend," Zheng Lin said politely, his gaze cold and deep. "Miss Bai can send it to him directly in the future. I can see it all."
The title "Miss Bai" made Bai Qingchi feel very wronged, and a trace of imperceptible hatred appeared in her eyes.
Zheng Lin used to call her Qingchi, but now he avoids suspicion and calls her Miss Bai. It's all Su Jin's fault. Su Jin has made a mess of her life!
Assistant Gao quickly handed over the phone, smiling politely: "Ms. Bai, you can send me the photos now."
After adding each other as friends, Assistant Gao saw the beautiful photos that Song Leilei shared on her WeChat Moments.
These are several photos of Song Leilei and Su Jin together; the background looks very familiar.
Assistant Gao was startled. "No way! The boss's wife is shopping here today too! Oh no, we've run into her!"
Assistant Gao quickly calmed down, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered to Zheng Lin, "Boss, something terrible has happened. We can't continue celebrating this birthday. The boss's wife is nearby. Shall we retreat? I'll cover you."
Zheng Lin's hand, which was at his side, trembled slightly. This news made the usually calm man panic.
He said to Bai Qingchi, "I have something to do, I'll be leaving now."
“Brother Zheng Lin!” Bai Qingchi stood up. “But now that you’re gone, there’s no one to celebrate my birthday with me. Please keep me company.”
Zheng Lin was preoccupied with Xiao Jin's heartbroken expression after they were discovered, and he couldn't care less about Bai Qingchi's birthday.
But as a way of showing his love as an older brother, he said, "I will find someone to spend this birthday with you."
Su Jin walked to the entrance of a restaurant when Song Leilei suddenly caught up with her: "Xiao Jin, if we can't find it, let's just go eat first. We've made a reservation, let's go."
"But I'm not hungry yet. Let me look around some more."
"Don't look for it," Song Leilei said decisively. "Listen to me, some things are lost and that's it. Forcing a search may not be a good thing."
Su Jin wanted to take a few more steps forward, but Song Leilei blocked her way with her arms outstretched.
Su Jin: "......"
"Are you hiding something from me? Is there something over there?" Su Jin craned her neck to look.
The more something is forbidden to be seen, the more it arouses curiosity.
But she only saw passersby coming and going, and nothing special.
Su Jin: "It's nothing."
"Um..." Song Leilei said vaguely, "Mainly because there are acquaintances nearby, I felt it was inconvenient for you to meet alone."
"An acquaintance, who?" When it came to acquaintances she couldn't meet alone, Su Jin thought of one. Without hesitation, she replied, "Wang Keyi?"
Someone had made a good start, and Song Leilei suddenly got the inspiration to continue the story.
Song Leilei opened her big, bright almond-shaped eyes and nodded vigorously, "It's him. We all understand his thoughts. If you two meet alone, aren't you afraid that Young Master Zheng will find out and think that we are using the excuse of shopping to cover for the two of you?"
Actually, she was covering for Zheng Shao, and Song Leilei was also a little uneasy.
Su Jin nodded vigorously, "That's right, we can't run into Wang Keyi again."
In the afternoon, Zheng Lin was extremely jealous because Wang Keyi came to rehearse with her. If this happened a few more times, her bones would feel like they were falling apart that night.
Now it was Su Jin's turn to be scared. She grabbed Song Leilei and said, "Let's go back. I feel anxious every second we stay."
But as soon as she turned around, she saw the sun setting and Zheng Lin standing in front of her, walking towards her.
Even when he appeared on the streets, he couldn't hide his air of nobility.
His wink, his smile, even just standing in front of any random pile of trash—every frame of him would be a street cinematic masterpiece.
It was beautiful, but when they met on a narrow path, Su Jin panicked. Her lips didn't move, but she squeezed out a voice through gritted teeth: "Leilei, where is Wang Keyi? Which way should we go?"
Zheng Lin walked up to Su Jin and said, "I've come to take you back. I was worried about you because you've been gone for so long."
Ten minutes ago, Assistant Gao contacted Song Leilei, and the group discussed the plan to deceive everyone, while Xu Jingzhi also took action on his own.
Over there, Bai Qingchi was about to get up when Xu Jingzhi sat down opposite her.
"Bai Qingchi?" Xu Jingzhi gave a cold smirk before regaining his composure. "I've come to celebrate your birthday with you."
As he spoke, he touched his hair, revealing an expensive watch on his wrist, and then twirled the car key on his fingertip.
Xu Jingzhi has the appearance of a wolf-like handsome man. He looks a bit fierce when he is not smiling, but he looks like a husky when he smiles.
Xu Jingzhi spotted the cake immediately, picked it up from beside Bai Qingchi, opened the cake box, and lit the candles.
Xu Jingzhi held up a lighter, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Make a wish and blow it out."
Xu Jingzhi was exceptionally impatient with outsiders. He didn't seem like someone who came to celebrate someone's birthday at all. He didn't even ask Bai Qingchi how she wanted to celebrate; he had already hastily decided everything himself.
He planned to finish quickly, blow up the cake, and leave.
Bai Qingchi had never met him before, but since he was Zheng Lin's friend, she could only offer a perfunctory reply, "Thank you for your kindness."
Despite this, Bai Qingchi was somewhat displeased with his behavior, but she dared not utter a sound because of the aura he exuded.
Bai Qingchi closed her eyes. Xu Jingzhi was too lazy to sing the birthday song. He counted to three with his fingers and then slammed the knife in front of her, startling Bai Qingchi so much that she opened her eyes.
"Why make so many wishes? They're all unfulfilled anyway. Let's blow it away and cut the cake." Xu Jingzhi was like a duck being forced onto a shelf, not wanting to give her any time to experience her birthday.
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