“They are my friends,” Su Jin introduced to Xu Jingzhi.
Xu Jingzhi smiled politely.
The seating arrangement was deliberately made by Su Jin to make Song Leilei appear very popular. The more popular she was, the greater the impact she would have on Xu Jingzhi. Unless, of course, he didn't like Leilei, in which case it would be a different story.
Moreover, Song Leilei's appearance is very popular with straight men.
Soon, the mustachioed man sitting next to Song Leilei said with an embarrassed look, "I actually really like girls like you."
Faced with a stranger's confession, Song Leilei blurted out, "Thank you for your affection."
Although she didn't make much progress as an actress, she still had a few fans. Fans would often appear outside her car, chasing after her and shouting, "I like you so much!" or praising her, saying things like, "You're so beautiful!" or "You're so cute!"
Therefore, when someone expresses their liking for her, she subconsciously can't help but reply with a thank you.
This can also be considered a professional habit.
However, when the mustachioed man heard Song Leilei respond and thank him, he felt he had a chance and continued to chat with her.
Do you have a boyfriend? Would you mind considering me?
Song Leilei refused with both hands: "I have no plans to date for the time being."
"Oh, is it because of work? Are you too busy with work? You girls these days are so hardworking, always striving for your ideals, which is what I admire most."
These words sounded exactly like what some of her blind date partners had said to her before.
Song Leilei scratched her head. "I don't have any ideals."
"Oh, oh." The man with the mustache realized he had flattered the wrong person, and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "We're all ordinary people, it's normal not to have ideals. I don't have ideals either, but it's already quite difficult to live a life of striving for improvement without them."
As he finished speaking, he even reached out with his chopsticks and placed a piece of green vegetable in Song Leilei's bowl.
Song Leilei's eyes and eyebrows showed resistance, and before she could even utter two words, the food was already in her bowl.
She pouted, and immediately lost her appetite.
This guy with the mustache used his own chopsticks to serve her food without even asking first. His chopsticks must have been covered in saliva. How was she supposed to eat?
"I don't like eating vegetables." Song Leilei put down her chopsticks.
"Vegetables are good. Eating more vegetables won't make you fat. Girls should be a little thin. I'm different from other men. Even if you say I'll gain weight from eating more, I won't mind. Of course, I'm not saying you're fat. You're already perfect."
The mustachioed man's remarks became increasingly reckless, yet he remained oblivious, continuing, "But I'm only thinking of you. I see you've been eating meat all the time; you should eat more vegetables for a balanced diet."
Song Leilei realized that this man was not only chauvinistic, but also trying to manipulate her.
However, since it was Su Jin's group's dinner party today, Song Leilei couldn't very well cause trouble, so she could only remain silent and stop talking.
Su Jin was sitting far away, and the noise from the many people talking made it difficult for her to hear what the man with the mustache and Song Leilei were saying. She only saw the man with the mustache put some food on Song Leilei's plate.
Su Jin frowned. These people were all found for her by Assistant Wang, and she didn't know where they came from. In fact, Su Jin herself knew nothing about them.
When I spoke to Assistant Wang, I simply asked him to find some outgoing men so that they could keep the situation under control.
But that person seemed a bit intrusive.
She glanced at Xu Jingzhi again. Although he was separated from her by a small mustache, he could clearly hear Song Leilei's conversation with the mustache.
She immediately felt relieved.
......
As soon as Xu Jingzhi heard the man with the mustache start to use force, he threw the chopsticks in his hand onto the man's tray.
He hadn't said a word since he sat down, but now he finally spoke his first sentence: "You'd better not meddle in girls' affairs. Whether a girl wants to eat meat or vegetables, whether she wants to gain weight or lose weight, it's none of your business."
The man with the mustache said, "I was doing it for her own good."
Xu Jingzhi: "Who do you think you are, always thinking of her best interests? You didn't even look in the mirror or shave before you came here, and you're already dreaming. This dream has been going on for quite a while, shouldn't you wake up?"
The man with the mustache said, "Why do you speak so rudely?"
Xu Jingzhi, looking like a domineering old man, leaned back in his chair and asked, "Is it that bad?"
He raised his eyebrows, stared at the mustache, and exuded an aura of power.
Song Leilei also sensed Xu Jingzhi's arrogant attitude, and he actually looked... handsome!
But this sarcastic tone is just his usual self.
Her mind started racing again.
Moreover, Xu Jingzhi had protected her a lot in the past, and she hadn't thought anything of it, but now...
The way he protected her really made him seem like a real man.
Song Leilei thought to herself: Song Leilei, do you know what you're thinking? How could Xu Jingzhi be handsome? He's your best friend since childhood, your childhood buddy.
The man with the mustache didn't want to have too much friction with Xu Jingzhi, so he turned to look at Song Leilei, wanting to continue teasing her.
"Leilei..." The man with the mustache had only called out once when his chair was kicked, startling him.
It was Xu Jingzhi who kicked him.
Xu Jingzhi turned to the side and said, "How dare you call me Leilei, huh?"
At this moment, Xu Jingzhi resembled a school bully, except that his domineering behavior had a reason; he didn't bully people without cause.
Mustache: "You're Rei..."
I almost called out "Leilei," but I had to quickly change my mind and ask, "What's your relationship to Song Leilei?"
“Her closest person. Do you understand?” Xu Jingzhi stood up. “I see you can’t sit still here, why don’t you change seats?”
Xu Jingzhi retaliated on Leilei's behalf, coldly saying, "I'm doing this... for your own good."
His tone and attitude seemed to be telling others that if they continued to sit there, they were tired of living.
A smooth-talking man like Xiao Hu could easily understand that he just wanted to find a girlfriend and didn't want to lose his arms and legs, so he quickly offered Xu Jingzhi his seat.
After offering his seat, the man with the mustache didn't sit down again. Instead, he took the BMW car keys that were on the table, made up a work-related excuse, and left.
At this moment, Song Leilei saw Xu Jingzhi sitting down next to her, and she nervously curled up her toes.
"Thank you..." She realized that she shouldn't have said thank you to Xu Jingzhi; it would have been very unusual.
Remembering her bowl stained by the mustache, she picked it up and got up to find the waiter.
She is rather reserved in public, so it was impossible for her to shout. She could only walk to the door and talk to the waiter standing outside.
Song Leilei waited for a while, received the clean bowl she had exchanged, and turned around. She spotted Xu Jingzhi in the crowd and immediately didn't want to go back to her seat.
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