Chapter 75: Surprise but no joy

After a brief silence in the restaurant, a discussion broke out:

"What's going on?"

"Who is this person?"

"I don't know!"

"It looks like he's here to see Meng Yue."

"But seeing how rude he is to Meng Yue, could he really be Meng Yue's..."

"No," Chu Cheng interrupted the man without thinking, his brows furrowed, his eyes fixed firmly on Ran Jing, and he repeated, "He's not."

Although Chu Cheng didn't know what had happened between Ran Jing and Meng Yue for the time being, Chu Cheng was very sure that Ran Jing and Meng Yue could never have the kind of relationship they had guessed.

Ran Jing on the stage seemed to have noticed Chu Cheng at this time, glanced in his direction, and then quickly retracted his gaze. He took a deep breath, raised the phone again and continued: "Meng Yue, I know you are here, come out quickly, if you don't come out, I--"

At this moment, a suppressed angry voice sounded: "Ran Jing, what do you want to do?!"

Ye Leyao looked in the direction of the voice, and found that Meng Yue had walked out of the inner hall with a cane.

After a closer look, Ye Leyao's eyes widened slightly:

[Wait, did Meng Yue change his clothes? ]

Qin Yao and Huo Yan looked over at the first time.

He really changed his clothes!

When they just met, he was still wearing a black suit, but in just a few minutes, Meng Yue changed into a white suit!

Huo Yan took a look at the various romantic decorations in the restaurant, then looked at Meng Yue's white suit, and was amazed in his heart:

Not to mention, it really matches the overall decoration of the restaurant. Even Chu Cheng didn't even look at Meng Yue. After all,

ever since Ran Jing appeared, Chu Cheng's eyes have never moved away from Ran Jing!

This Meng Yue, really has no self-awareness at all.

Just at this time, Ye Leyao's slightly puzzled voice was heard again:

[So when Ran Jing rushed to the stage just now, Meng Yue was changing clothes in the inner hall? ]

Ye Leyao didn't know what he was thinking, and couldn't help laughing out loud:

[Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha I can't stand it, no wonder, I was wondering why Meng Yue didn't rush out at the first time, it turns out he was changing clothes. 】

【That's right. Meng Yue started planning for today's confession two days in advance. He had calculated everything, including that he would enter the restaurant before Chu Cheng, the time to play the VCR, and of course, enough time for himself to change clothes. But Meng Yue never expected that Ran Jing would come just after the VCR started playing and he just walked in, right? 】

【Look how anxious he was, he even buttoned his shirt wrong and ran out in a hurry. 】

After Ye Leyao's reminder, Huo's father and mother, who had just arrived, also looked over.

Their eyes swept over Meng Yue, and the couple couldn't hold back the smiles on their faces. He

really buttoned his shirt wrong!

How anxious must Meng Yue be, he even buttoned his shirt wrong.

But on second thought, it's not Meng Yue's fault that he's anxious. After all, Meng Yue was going to confess to the person he's had a crush on for more than ten years today. But before he could even start, the place was smashed. Who wouldn't be anxious?

But Huo's father and mother really think that Ran Jing did a good job of smashing the place.

After all, Chu Cheng was having a birthday party, and inviting Meng Yue to come was just a social courtesy.

As a result, Meng Yue not only played the host game, but also booked a restaurant for him without Chu Cheng's permission, and was going to confess to him in front of so many of Chu Cheng's friends. Isn't this putting Chu Cheng in trouble?

Although Meng Yue's confession today was indeed carefully planned, did he consider Chu Cheng's own thoughts?

You know, as long as it's not a mutual affection, confessing in public is moral kidnapping!

Chu Cheng didn't even recognize Meng Yue at first sight, let alone like him.

Meng Yue did this today. To put it nicely, it's because he's self-touched. To put it bluntly, it's just that he's seriously ill!

It's Chu Cheng's birthday today, so he probably doesn't want to argue with Meng Yue.

But now -

Mr. and Mrs. Huo couldn't help but look at Chu Cheng.

Chu Cheng's eyes never left Ran Jing!

At this moment, the eyes of everyone in the restaurant were focused on the two people at the table.

Meng Yue's face was full of anger. He leaned on his crutches and walked quickly to Ran Jing. He lowered his voice and shouted angrily: "Didn't I tell you not to show up in front of me again?!"

The two were close to each other, and Ran Jing held the microphone in front of his chest, so even if Meng Yue lowered his voice, his words were transmitted to everyone's ears through the microphone without missing a word.

Ye Leyao laughed directly.

[What is this called? Conspiring loudly? ]

[Hahahahahahahahahaha——]

A trace of anger flashed across Meng Yue's face.

Looking at Ran Jing again, he was even more angry at Meng Yue's words: "Boss Meng, let's not talk about the fact that the contract between us has ended. I don't have to obey you anymore. Besides, do you really not know why I am here today? Didn't you force me to do this?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Meng Yue's face turned black, but Chu Cheng's face also turned extremely ugly.

Everyone present was even more stunned.

"Contract?"

"What contract?"

Some people even started to speculate:

"Love contract?"

"Marriage by agreement?"

"No way? I haven't heard of Meng Yue getting married?"

"Yes, and Meng Yue wants to have sex with Chu Cheng today..."

"Ran Jing," Meng Yue stared at the boy in front of him, trying to suppress the anger on his face, "What do you want to say?"

"If you are dissatisfied with me, we can talk about it later," Meng Yue said in a deep voice, "but definitely not now."

Meng Yue had planned this confession for a long time, and he didn't want any accidents to happen.

Meng Yue turned around and said to the security guard who had already rushed over: "Take him away!"

Ye Leyao was immediately anxious, but before he could say anything, he heard Chu Chengyang say: "Let's see who dares!"

At some point, Chu Cheng had already walked onto the stage. He walked straight to the two of them, stretched out his hand and gently pulled Ran Jing behind him, looking at Meng Yue in front of him with a cold face: "Mr. Meng, what are you going to do to the friend I invited?"

As soon as the voice fell, Meng Yue froze in place.

Ye Leyao was so excited.

[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't say it, Chu Cheng's appearance is a little handsome! ]

Qin Yao turned his head and glanced at Ye Leyao almost instantly.

Unfortunately, Ye Leyao only had the three people on the stage in his eyes at this time, and he didn't notice Qin Yao's gaze at all.

Qin Yao couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart. When he was about to turn his eyes back to the stage, he suddenly found that Huo Yan was also looking at Ye Leyao.

Before Qin Yao looked over, Huo Yan withdrew his gaze.

Qin Yao thought of something and frowned slightly.

On the stage.

Ran Jing was also a little confused at this time. He really didn't expect Chu Cheng to come on stage at this time and block him behind him.

Although Ran Jing didn't say it very clearly just now, Ran Jing knew that Chu Cheng must have guessed the relationship between him and Meng Yue.

If you want to play a person more realistically, you must understand it in advance.

Although Ran Jing is not familiar with Chu Cheng and does not have much interaction with him, Ran Jing does know Chu Cheng better than anyone present.

It is precisely because he knows Chu Cheng that Ran Jing was shocked that Chu Cheng would take the initiative to stand up and protect him.

Looking at the tall figure in front of him, Ran Jing felt extremely complicated. Looking

at Meng Yue again, his expression at this moment was really a little panicked.

Meng Yue never thought that Chu Cheng would stand up to defend Ran Jing at this time, and he also said that Ran Jing was his friend.

When did Chu Cheng and Ran Jing have such a good relationship?

Didn't Ran Jing promise himself that he would never show up again?

Why is he here today?

Ye Leyao admired Meng Yue's expression, with the corners of his mouth raised high:

[Oh, I can see that our President Meng is a little panicked.

Meng Yue was upset, but he had to explain to Chu Cheng: "Chu Cheng, I... I'm sorry... I didn't know you also invited him." Chu

Cheng had a dull expression and didn't say anything.

Meng Yue went on to explain: "Also, because I prepared a surprise for you, but I didn't expect it to be interrupted by Ran Jing, so I was so angry just now and wanted someone to..."

"What you prepared for me was not a surprise," Chu Cheng finally spoke at this time, looking at Meng Yue with cold eyes, "I think compared to a surprise, what you prepared for me is more like a scare." As soon

as the words fell, Meng Yue's face quickly turned pale.

Ye Leyao's mouth curled up directly:

[Surprise, as the name suggests, must be something that the other party expects to happen. But it’s obvious that Chu Cheng doesn’t expect your confession at all. Do you understand, Mr. Meng who owes wages?】

Qin Yao’s mouth curled up when he heard Ye Leyao’s words.

The people in the audience also figured it out now.

“So Chu Cheng doesn’t like Meng Yue?”

“Fuck, then what was I doing just now? I was pushing Chu Cheng forward…”

“Don’t say it, I’m already regretting what I did just now.”

Everyone is Chu Cheng’s friend and classmate. Originally, they thought that Chu Cheng was in love with Meng Yue behind their backs, so Meng Yue prepared such a thing on Chu Cheng’s birthday, but now seeing Chu Cheng’s attitude towards Meng Yue, it’s obviously not right!

They couldn’t help but feel a little regretful.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have made a fuss just now.

The group briefly reflected on their actions and couldn't help asking:

"So what's going on?"

"I don't know..."

"The only thing that is certain is that Chu Cheng definitely doesn't like Meng Yue."

There is no need to say this, everyone has eyes and can see it at a glance.

If Chu Cheng liked Meng Yue, he would not have blocked Ran Jing behind him, let alone said the word "scare".

Didn't you see that Meng Yue's face turned pale?

Meng Yue stood there in disbelief, his hand holding the cane unconsciously tightened, his eyes staring at Chu Cheng, but after a long while, he didn't see any other expression on Chu Cheng's face except indifference. Only

then did Meng Yue clearly realize that Chu Cheng was not joking.

He really didn't like the surprise he had prepared for him.

Meng Yue was hit so hard that he subconsciously said, "But...but the video I just played has not finished yet. You didn't see the end, nor did you see the gift I prepared for you. I..." "

I don't have to see the end," Chu Cheng interrupted Meng Yue directly, his tone somewhat unhappy, "I know what you want to do. You want to confess to me, right?"

Meng Yue's eyes lit up.

Chu Cheng actually knew his feelings, so does that mean that he also knows me...

Meng Yue's tone was excited: "Yes, Chu Cheng, I..."

"Mr. Meng, did you forget something?"

Suddenly, Ran Jing's voice came from behind Chu Cheng.

Chu Cheng looked at Ran Jing in surprise.

Ran Jing had already walked out from behind Chu Cheng at this time.

Seeing Ran Jing again, Meng Yue suddenly came back to his senses.

By the way, Ran Jing is still here.

He will definitely not let it go if his affairs are not dealt with properly.

Meng Yue frowned and stared at Ran Jing coldly. It was at this moment that he suddenly realized why Ran Jing came here today.

Meng Yue said, "You came to me today, didn't you just want to ask me for money? You go down first, I will contact my assistant to give you the money."

Ran Jing got angry when he heard this: "What do you mean I just want to ask you for money? It's as if I am someone who is unreasonable and has taken advantage of you. Please understand, Mr. Meng, you owed me my salary first, and I couldn't contact you or your personal assistant again and again, so I came here to find you in person!"

"If you didn't owe me my salary, would I be making trouble here?" Ran Jing became more and more angry as he thought about it, "You haven't even settled your salary, how can you have the nerve to confess to Chu Cheng here?"

When this was said, not only everyone in the audience was a little shocked, but even Chu Cheng was a little surprised.

Ran Jing mentioned the "contract" just now, didn't he mean that he and Meng Yue were in a contractual relationship?

Since we have a contractual relationship, why doesn't Meng Yue pay?

Everyone in the audience looked at Meng Yue with condemnation.

It's okay that you play tricks, but why do you also learn the scumbag's tricks to get something for free?

Meng Yue turned his head and met Chu Cheng's slightly shocked eyes. Meng Yue felt a little cold in his heart, and subconsciously denied: "I don't owe you wages, did you remember it wrong?"

Ran Jing just found it unbelievable: "No? Mr. Meng, are you going to play dumb with me?"

Ye Leyao understood after seeing this:

[Meng Yue will not admit it.]

[If he admits it at this time, wouldn't he directly admit that Ran Jing is his substitute, and in front of Chu Cheng.]

Sure enough, after a brief panic, Meng Yue quickly calmed down. He looked at Ran Jing calmly, his voice calm: "I don't understand what you are saying. If it is really because I owe you wages, you should contact the finance department of my company instead of me."

Ran Jing was really angry with Meng Yue's attitude.

If it were in the past, Ran Jing would definitely not dare to speak to Meng Yue in this tone, but now is different from the past, he is no longer a substitute kept by Meng Yue.

So Ran Jing sneered directly: "Mr. Meng, do you really want me to be frank before you stop?"

Meng Yue's face changed slightly, and after a brief thought for two seconds, he turned his head and glanced at Chu Cheng.

Chu Cheng looked away.

Meng Yue looked very hurt, and quickly explained: "Chu Cheng, don't listen to his nonsense, there is really nothing between him and me, it's him, it's Ran Jing..."

Ye Leyao couldn't listen anymore.

[At this point, does Meng Yue still think he can push this onto Ran Jing and pretend to be innocent?]

Ran Jing did not expect Meng Yue to push everything onto him, and he just laughed out of anger.

When Ran Jing saw Chu Cheng in the bar that night, he knew that his job was probably gone, and with Ye Leyao's reminder, Ran Jing moved out of the villa that Meng Yue had given him that night.

But he couldn't move all his things out in one night, so he went back to the villa the next day, but this time he was stopped before he even entered the door.

The guard said that Ran Jing's things had been cleared out, and told him not to go to that villa again in the future.

Ran Jing was furious, but thinking that the remaining things in the villa were all worthless and not particularly important, he simply gave up.

But Ran Jing couldn't just leave in such an unclear way, so before leaving, he called Meng Yue.

Meng Yue answered.

On the phone, Meng Yue formally informed Ran Jing that he was fired and asked Ran Jing not to contact him again, and also hoped that Ran Jing would not appear in front of Meng Yue again.

Ran Jing naturally agreed, but at the same time he also proposed that Meng Yue pay him the salary he deserved after he left.

Meng Yue agreed well on the phone, but from that day until today, Ran Jing has not received a penny, let alone contact Meng Yue.

In fact, Ran Jing also understood that the reason why Meng Yue delayed giving him the money was nothing more than being angry that Chu Cheng did not recognize him at the first time that night, but instead kept looking at him.

Meng Yue wanted to teach Ran Jing a lesson in this way.

But because of this lesson from Meng Yue, Ran Jing almost lost his mother forever.

If he hadn't happened to meet Chu Cheng, he helped to make up the surgery fee——

"Okay," Ran Jing clenched his teeth, he looked at Meng Yue, and suddenly smiled, "Okay, in this case, then I will make it clear in front of Chu Cheng."

Meng Yue's face suddenly changed: "Ran Jing, you dare——"

"What am I afraid of?" Ran Jing smiled, "Mr. Meng, you should know that I have never been a good person. I have always been a person who will do anything for money." Ran Jing

knew very well that without Meng Yue, he would not have been able to find such an easy job to pay for his mother's medical expenses and pay off all the foreign debts in the family.

He should indeed be grateful to Meng Yue for giving him such a large sum of money.

But what Ran Jing didn't want to see was that such a good person like Chu Cheng was deceived by himself and Meng Yue.

Ran Jing was a bad person, and Meng Yue was not a good person either.

So Ran Jing hoped that a good person like Chu Cheng could see clearly who they really were. He didn't want to deceive Chu Cheng anymore, and he didn't want Meng Yue to have the chance to get close to Chu Cheng again.

After saying that, Ran Jing turned around and walked towards Chu Cheng.

Chu Cheng looked at Ran Jing in shock. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ran Jing say in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I'm sorry."

Chu Cheng was startled.

The lights in front of the stage were very bright, and Ran Jing looked directly into Chu Cheng's eyes: "You should have seen it too, right? You and I look a bit like each other."

When the words fell, the whole audience was silent.

Then there was a burst of exclamations:

"What?"

"Don't mention it, they really look a bit alike!"

"Eyes, yes, no wonder I felt that this boy looked a bit familiar when I just saw him..." Meng Yue was so angry when he heard Ran Jing's words: "Ran Jing! Stop talking!" But Ran Jing didn't care about that. He spoke very quickly and said all the rest of the words: "Meng Yue and I, President Meng, are indeed in a contractual relationship as I just said, but don't worry, the contract between me and President Meng is not an illegal contract. I signed a labor contract with him, and the work I need to provide is to play you in front of President Meng."

"You may be a little confused by what I said. To put it simply, I am your stand-in. Chu Cheng--"

Ye Leyao suddenly shouted: "Ran Jing! Get out

of the way--" Chu Cheng stretched out his hand and grabbed Ran Jing and dodged to the side. Just as they dodged to the side, a black crutch quickly fell to the ground with a loud "bang".

[Ahhh, I was scared to death. Fortunately, Ran Jing is okay!]

Ye Leyao breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Meng Yue again, frowning:

[Sure enough, people who keep stand-ins are more or less psychopathic! Meng Yue's eyes were bloodshot, and

he was waiting for Ran Jing with bloodshot eyes: "Ran Jing! Shut up!!!"

Chu Cheng looked at the crutches on the ground with fear, and reacted loudly: "Meng Yue! Are you crazy?!"

At this time, several of Chu Cheng's friends also rushed onto the stage.

"Chu Cheng, are you okay?"

Meng Yue shuddered when he heard the voice, as if he just realized what he had done. He looked at Chu Cheng helplessly: "I... Chu Cheng, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, I just..."

"Enough!" Chu Cheng said coldly, "Isn't today's farce enough? You have completely ruined my birthday party, are you satisfied?"

Meng Yue's pupils shrank slightly: "Chu Cheng, it's not like that..." He murmured and shook his head, "I didn't, I just wanted to give you a surprise, I..."

"Indeed, you have given me more than enough surprises today." Chu Cheng let go of Ran Jing, looked directly at Meng Yue, and said word by word: "Not only did you keep a 'me' by your side, you even owed money to others, and finally ruined my birthday party. Are you satisfied now?"

Every time Chu Cheng said something, Meng Yue's face became uglier.

Meng Yue stood there, shaking his head helplessly: "No, Chu Cheng... I did keep a substitute, but I don't like him. I like you, I have always liked you, so I..."

"You like me, what did you do before?" Chu Cheng asked coldly.

Meng Yue was stunned.

Ye Leyao couldn't help himself any longer: "Chu Cheng just went abroad, he didn't move away from the Milky Way. You like someone but don't chase him/her, but you pretend to be affectionate by raising a substitute? Do you know that your behavior hurts two people?"

As soon as these words came out, the people in the audience couldn't help but agree.

"Yeah, if you have always liked Chu Cheng, why didn't you tell Chu Cheng?"

"If you really like him, how could you allow anyone else to be in your eyes?"

"You even keep a substitute, how disgusting."

Every word was like a sharp knife piercing Meng Yue's heart. He shook his head in disbelief: "No, Chu Cheng... I really like you, I just missed you too much, so I..."

"Meng Yue," Chu Cheng said softly, "let's stop here, I don't like you, and we should try not to meet again in the future."

Meng Yue collapsed and staggered forward two steps: "Chu Cheng--"

Chu Cheng's friend hurried to stop him: "Don't come over!"

"He doesn't like you and rejected you, and you still want to pester him?"

"Mr. Meng, you are the person in charge of the Meng Group after all. You should not want to make a big deal about this, right?" Chu Cheng asked coldly.

Meng Yue's body froze again after the threatening words came out.

Chu Cheng turned around and didn't look at Meng Yue anymore. He just looked down at Ran Jing who was still in a daze: "Are you leaving?"

Ran Jing raised his head in surprise: "I..."

Chu Cheng smiled at him: "Although my mind is still a little confused, my birthday is not over yet."

Ran Jing's eyes reddened and he lowered his head and said: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't..."

"No, thank you," Chu Cheng said, "If it weren't for you, today would only be more embarrassing. It can be regarded as solving a troublesome problem."

Chu Cheng led the way to the stage.

Ran Jing saw this and followed him.

Once they left, the others naturally dispersed.

But after all, they were all a group of young people, and they didn't forget to complain in a low voice while walking.

"I've never seen such an idiot."

"Chu Cheng is so unlucky to meet him."

"Who said it wasn't?"

The people in the restaurant left quickly. After admiring Meng Yue's expression, Ye Leyao was about to leave. At this moment, a boy suddenly stopped him.

Ye Leyao looked at him in confusion.

He was sure that he had never seen a boy before.

The boy was dressed casually, with long hair and a small bun on the back of his head. He looked very cute. He stood in front of Ye Leyao and began to gesture something anxiously.

Ye Leyao became even more confused.

[Is this sign language? ]

[I don't understand. ]

Qin Yao heard the voice and turned around.

The boy raised his head and noticed Qin Yao behind Ye Leyao. He became even more anxious and gestured faster with his hands and feet.

Ye Leyao was really confused: "What do you want to say? Do you have a cell phone? Do you want to type for me?"

Ye Leyao handed over his cell phone after he finished speaking.

The boy stared at Ye Leyao for a second, then he suddenly realized, then he shook his head at Ye Leyao and ran to the waiter on the other side.

Huo Yan had already walked to Qin Yao's side, looking at Ye Leyao not far away, frowning slightly: "Who is that boy?"

Qin Yao shook his head: "I don't know."

While they were talking, the boy ran towards Ye Leyao again, stuffed the note in his hand into Ye Leyao's hand, and then ran out of the restaurant.

Ye Leyao followed and looked over, and found that the boy ran to a strange man. The man rubbed his head, took his hand and left.

Huo Yan then said loudly: "Ye Leyao, let's go! Is that boy your fan?"

Ye Leyao shook his head and opened the note in his hand. There was only a short line of words written on it -

"u, have you found a way to save **?"

Ye Leyao was confused.

[uWhat is this? ]

【Why can't I see the two words in the middle clearly? 】

【Is he a middle school boy with a second-year syndrome like my third brother? 】