Chapter 157 The First Formal Date
Ji Ying glanced at him subconsciously and realized that he was dressed very formally today.
He was dressed casually, and might even have smelled of the Xiao family's special lucky water.
She felt a little embarrassed and picked up a full cup of tea.
"Sorry, I'll drink first. I'll go back and prepare before coming back."
After saying that, she turned to leave.
Liang Yizhi quickly called out to her, "Ji Ying!"
Ji Ying paused, then turned back.
"Aren't you worried about low blood sugar from running around like this?" he asked in a normal tone.
She does feel a little dizzy right now.
Liang Yizhi: "It's just a meal, why are you so nervous?"
Ji Ying clutched her chest and took a deep breath.
It would be better if he didn't dress so formally.
This makes her feel like a married woman going on a blind date. How can she not be nervous?
Liang Yizhi, looking composed, was about to raise his hand to invite her to the dining table when his elbow bumped into the teapot.
The teapot jumped with a "clatter," and the two hurriedly reached out to steady it.
Ji Ying was a beat slow, and then placed her hand on the back of Liang Yizhi's hand.
She tried to pull back as if she had been electrocuted, but Liang Yizhi grabbed her and pressed her down.
Ji Ying's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't dare to breathe or look up at him.
I definitely felt more comfortable when I punched and kicked him.
Looking at her profile so close to his, Liang Yizhi's voice unconsciously lowered and became hoarse, "The tea you drank just now... I drank from it."
Ji Ying was so shocked that she was speechless, and her ears instantly turned a light red.
She instinctively tried to pull her hand away from the teapot, but Liang Yizhi grabbed it.
Ji Ying could clearly feel the warmth of his palm and the faint caress.
Her heart pounded like a drum, and she forgot to breathe, staring blankly at him.
"Drinking my tea means you agree, right?" Liang Yizhi said.
“A...agree to what?” Ji Ying finally managed to squeeze out this sentence after a long while.
“I’m not a young man in my twenties anymore, and I don’t want to beat around the bush. I came to Kunshi because of you. This meal isn’t just for ordinary friends. You should know why I asked you to come here if you’re nervous.”
Ji Ying swallowed hard, looking at him. There was no mockery in his eyes, only honesty and a seriousness that left her nowhere to escape.
Her tense heart calmed down a bit.
"You're outstanding, and it's easy for people to like you, so why me?"
Liang Yizhi laughed at her words, "Isn't it you who have repeatedly and willingly entered my field of vision?"
Ji Ying was stunned by his words.
"You even made me personally take you to the wedding anniversary celebration. Can you honestly say that all of this wasn't fate guiding me towards you?"
Ji Ying's heart was in turmoil. She opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know how to refute it.
Liang Yizhi suddenly leaned forward, closing the distance between them, and his aura enveloped them.
Ji Ying thought he was going to kiss her, and her heart was filled with shock. She hesitated whether to push him away or let things develop, but then she heard the man's clear voice say, "I'm not hungry and don't want to eat. Let's find somewhere else to chat."
Ji Ying, "..."
Suddenly I felt like I'd been tricked.
With a faint smile on his face, Liang Yizhi released her hand.
After calming down, Ji Ying realized how passive she had been.
She's had experience with men before, so how could he have her so easily manipulated?
"Liang Yizhi!" she called out to the man who was walking towards the dining table.
The man turned around, his deep gaze warm and lingering.
“You’re still wearing your wedding ring,” she said.
Liang Yizhi looked down and nodded.
"This is not a wedding ring in the normal sense. I did not have any immoral intentions in contacting you, but I will handle it properly."
Ji Ying didn't understand what he meant.
An unconventional wedding ring?
Is he going through a marriage of convenience?
A few minutes later, a waiter dressed in a brocade robe came to serve the dishes.
Each dish is like an exquisite work of art, and every bite is worth a fortune.
Liang Yizhi calmly categorized all the nourishing delicacies on the table as "high-end weight-loss meals," just so that she could eat a few more bites without feeling guilty.
The final dessert was "steamed sugar cheese".
He even managed to come up with an excuse: "Natural sugars are metabolized quickly and do not affect blood sugar."
Ji Ying finally couldn't help but smile, "Why doesn't Chairman Liang go raise pigs? With your eloquence, every pig in your pen would be plump and healthy, easily exceeding 500 jin."
Liang Yizhi smiled faintly and said, "I've received your suggestion. Although I've never raised pigs before, I can raise you first to gain experience."
Ji Ying was moved for a moment by his words, but she calmed down quickly this time.
After taking a couple of bites of the "steamed sweet cheese", she gently pushed the sweet white porcelain bowl away a little.
"Not to your liking?" Liang Yizhi, who had been paying close attention to her subtle movements, asked immediately.
Ji Ying wiped her mouth. "It tastes good, but mine tastes even better."
Liang Yizhi slightly raised the corners of his lips, "Then I wonder if I will have the chance to taste Director Ji's personally made version, which surpasses 'Langgan Pavilion'?"
Ji Ying understood the implication in his words.
But she fell silent.
Neither of them were single, and their meeting tonight might have been too impulsive, but the long-lost excitement was truly touching their hearts.
Liang Yizhi is a good person, but who can predict the future?
Gu Yanchen was very kind to her at first, if it weren't for that photograph...
When the car arrived at the entrance of the apartment complex, Ji Ying came back to her senses.
"Thank you for dinner, and thank you for bringing me back. Goodbye..."
She unbuckled her seatbelt, and her fingertips had just touched the car door when he gently pulled her wrist.
"Your hair..."
Liang Yizhi leaned over and removed a white thread that had somehow gotten stuck to her hair.
The distance between them instantly closed, his breath brushed against her face, and Ji Ying's mind went blank.
Liang Yizhi seemed to be drawn by some invisible force, slowly and tentatively moving closer.
Ji Ying's heart pounded erratically, and just as his lips were about to cover hers, she quickly turned her head away.
Liang Yizhi's kiss landed on empty space.
“I’m sorry,” she said, slightly breathless with nervousness, “I can’t accept that we’re not divorced.”
How could Liang Yizhi not understand her hesitation at this moment? "I'll give you time to think it over, okay?"
Ji Ying nodded, got out of the car, and fled as if she were escaping.
Even though it wasn't her first time in a relationship, she still panicked in front of a man like Liang Yizhi, acting like she'd never been in love before.
How pathetic!
Ji Ying covered her face as she walked.
...
At this moment, at Qimeng Residence.
Gu Yanchen's other residence.
Wen Lingxue sat in the living room looking disheveled. When she saw him return, she quickly got up.
However, she lacked confidence and hesitated to speak.
Mrs. Yang greeted him, "Mr. Gu, dinner is ready."
Gu Yanchen handed her his coat and nodded. "Let's eat."
After saying that, he glanced at Wen Lingxue once and then turned and headed towards the restaurant.
“Brother…” Wen Lingxue was a little excited, and Gu Yanchen stopped in his tracks.
"Gu Yi forced me to secretly go to Platinum Bay to get those shoes for my sister-in-law. He said if I didn't do it, he would marry me off to the old man. I only did it because I was in a hurry."
"Gu Yi?" Gu Yanchen's gaze shifted slightly. "When did you two become so close?"
Wen Lingxue quickly said, "No, it was him who kept trying to get close to me and threaten me."
How did he threaten you?
Wen Lingxue's face was full of hatred. "He told me to break up with Huang Haoran, but my brother needs him, so I have to keep Huang Haoran with me."
Gu Yanchen smiled, "You are quite loyal to me."
Wen Lingxue burst into tears, “But now the police are looking for me everywhere and want me to have my fingerprints taken. I don’t know what to do.”
The truth is, the plan failed, and she was exposed to great risks, so Gu Yi planned to send her to the neighboring country of Ba.
In that place, people are treated like animals and driven around.
If Gu Gong hadn't stopped her, she wouldn't have even had a chance to run away.
If Chen Yuan hadn't brought her here today, she would have had nowhere to go.
Gu Yanchen raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did you kill Zhang Cheng?"
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