Group chat: Let's navigate society side by side
Ling Zhiyi: Tell us in the group chat what you want to eat!
Fu: You can choose one of the following three options: barbecue, hot pot, or Japanese food. You decide. We're busy. See you in the lobby on the first floor later.
"You guys really don't utter a single unnecessary word."
Ling Zhiyi looked at the newly created group, which was deserted.
Is there any point in wasting my breath talking to you?
"Let's have a game, stop talking nonsense, whoever loses treats everyone later."
"You want to compete for the price of a meal?"
"What else? Is it fun to just play like this?"
"Then let's go."
"You can call your girlfriend over too."
"She's busy; she said she's too busy at work."
The three people here have already gone to take a shower. Before taking a shower, Qin Zifu gave them a few instructions.
"What kind of group names are these?"
"I bet it was Ling Zhiyi who did it; no one else would be that bored."
"Yeah, if it weren't for him, this hastily created group wouldn't even deserve a name."
The three of them, having finished showering, were lying comfortably in the VIP room.
The technician first applied body lotion to them, and then started a full-body massage. They were originally supposed to have a full-body mask, since it's almost summer and they need to be glowing white, but that would take too much time, so they skipped it this time.
"Nuonuo, are you alright?"
"It's okay, you'll encounter it eventually."
"As long as you're not embarrassed."
"There's a slight difference. This is the first time we've met since our divorce, but it's nothing. We don't have any deep-seated hatred between us. His whole family has been very good to me. Besides, we still have children together, so it's good for the children if we get along normally."
"Okay, that's good. I was just saying if you didn't want to, we could have stood them up and gone out by ourselves."
The four people over there were still competing and had no idea that the other team was planning to stand them up.
"No need. But Fufu, there's something strange about you and President Qi."
"What's meant to happen will happen eventually; I knew you'd ask."
"Tell the truth."
Qin Zifu briefly told them what had happened in the past two days.
"President Qi, you're fast!"
"A trial period? They really know how to play games."
The two were absolutely blown away after hearing this; they thought it was hilarious.
"Playing games? He's a wolf in sheep's clothing."
Based on her understanding of Qi Jingchen, she knew that he had deliberately invited her to the bowling alley today just to have a meal.
"Your brother doesn't know?"
"Hmm, I don't know yet, so you two should tone it down a bit, especially Shuyu."
Tang Shuyu made a gesture near her mouth.
I will keep quiet.
A few people were sitting on chairs in the bowling alley.
"Let's go to the lobby, this is boring."
"Well, it's perfect that you've already booked the restaurant."
Ling Zhiyi lost the game, so he was in charge of making arrangements for the night.
"President Ling?"
"Wang Duolin?"
"Why is President Ling here? Does he also live here?"
"No, I'm here to visit a friend."
At this moment, three other people also arrived.
"President Qi, President Gu, President Zhou, I'm Wang Duolin, hello."
The woman had just come out of the gym and was originally going to a beauty salon, but she unexpectedly ran into these guys here. Luckily, she had put on some subtle makeup while working out, so it looked like she wasn't wearing any at all, but she looked much healthier.
As she spoke, she took a step forward and sprayed perfume, because there were so many high-ranking officials and wealthy people around, and she had to pay attention to her image at all times.
The three men didn't speak, or even look at Ling Zhiyi.
"Oh, my company's artist, they're doing well lately."
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Ling. I have a film role coming up, so I need to keep exercising. I just came from the gym today, so I don't look my best. Please excuse me."
She realized that none of the three of them had even glanced at her, so she wanted to use these words to pique their curiosity. Once they saw her, she didn't believe anyone would think she wasn't pretty; she liked the feeling of being the center of attention.
But no, the group didn't seem interested. They just stood there casually waiting for Ling Zhiyi to finish speaking, and probably didn't even listen to her at all.
"Oh, it's nothing. You can continue with your work. We're leaving."
"I'm going to the beauty salon now, see you next time."
The woman waved her hand, appearing obedient and feminine.
The group went to the lobby rest area on the first floor.
"They said two hours, but it'll probably take another hour or so before they come out."
"Hmm, let's go order some coffee."
"Ha, you find it easy to order me around."
It's rare for several CEOs to steal a moment from their busy schedules to wait for a few women to get beauty treatments. If word got out, it would shock countless people and drive many women crazy with envy.
However, the three owners of the beauty salon were completely unaware of this, and were even willing to stand each other up with just a word.
After the full-body massage comes the facial treatment.
The staff knew that these were all investors in their club, and the products were specially matched by Luo Dan according to the three women's skin conditions, so there was no unnecessary chatter. They were also the club's best technicians.
The three of them didn't talk much during the facial treatment. After exercising, they had a massage, which made them feel relaxed and a little sleepy.
Only after the procedure was completed, and with the technician's reminder, did the three of them slowly get up.
The club offers makeup services because many people like to get a treatment before going on a date.
"Are you three wearing makeup?"
"I'm not wearing makeup anymore. I don't have a date. That's fine. It's already late, and I'll have to remove my makeup later tonight."
Qin Zifu's main idea is to save every step, and convenience is the key.
"We're not having any more makeup done. You can go and attend to your other customers, thank you."
When the three of them went out, the others were already waiting on the sofa outside. They were drinking coffee and chatting, looking very relaxed.
As Qin Zifu walked over, Qi Jingchen happened to look up and stared at her as she approached, his eyes never leaving her for even half a second, making it impossible for her to ignore him.
Qin Zifu glared at her, asking why she was staring at her so intently, as if she was afraid the other person wouldn't notice.
She wasn't the only one being watched, but Su Nuo simply ignored it. The two of them had nothing to hide and nothing to fear being discovered.
"Let's go get some barbecue. There's a good one nearby, and it's charcoal grilled."
"Hmm, I guessed it. Let's go."
"You three, don't drive, get in our car."
"We didn't intend to drive. Look at the three of us in these high heels, can we even drive a car?"
"Alright, alright, ladies, it was my oversight. Please."
Wang Duolin, who was not far away, was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder. She went to the beauty salon, but it was crowded today, so she didn't make an appointment and just had a simple treatment before leaving.
When she came out, she saw Ling Zhiyi and the others sitting in the lobby, as if waiting for someone. She wanted to go over and say hello, but she wasn't in a good mood, and it wouldn't be appropriate to show up again.
So she rested in a corner of the rest area, wondering who they were waiting for. Her sixth sense told her that this was definitely not for work. Who could make four group presidents wait here?
Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, the three women who had been talking in the gym's rest area slowly walked out. What kind of people are these three women?
She secretly took a few photos.
The group went to the garage and stood there for a while, unsure of what to do. Qin Zifu got into the passenger seat of Gu Di'an without any choice. Then Su Nuo pulled Tang Shuyu and got into the back seat of Gu Di'an as well.
The other three people were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Hey, my car is more expensive and looks better than theirs today. Does nobody want to ride in it?"
Ling Zhiyi pointed to his flashy red supercar.
Qin Zifu rolled down the car window.
"Stop nagging and let's go, I'm hungry."
Qi Jingchen and Zhou Yixing didn't say anything, got into their respective cars, and then the four luxury cars lined up and left Xiyuan.
At this time, Beijing was still a bit congested, and even Ling Zhiyi's coolest supercar couldn't pick up speed. Fortunately, the distance wasn't far, and he arrived in half an hour.
They had already informed us that they wanted to eat barbecue, so after parking in the reserved space, they were led to a private room.
At this point, deciding where to sit became a problem: a rectangular table and two baking trays.
Qi Jingchen kept staring at Qin Zifu from behind. Even if she didn't have eyes in the back of her head, she couldn't ignore his burning gaze. It felt like a beast staring at its prey.
Qin Zifu pulled Tang Shuyu and Su Nuo to sit on one side, with Su Nuo sitting on the innermost side. Since Su Nuo is left-handed, Qin Zifu sat in the middle, and Tang Shuyu sat on the outside.
"Come on, let's sit on one side, it's not too crowded. Don't stand here like guards, move over here."
Ling Zhiyi was giving instructions, and it was exhausting. He had to treat everyone to a meal, spend money, and then arrange seating. What were they doing standing there? Could they eat their fill standing up?
Zhou Yi walked to the innermost part, which was opposite Su Nuo.
Gu Di'an was scanning a QR code to order when Qi Jingchen strode over leisurely and sat down in the middle.
Ling Zhiyi sat down next to Qi Jingchen.
The area around the men looked a bit more crowded than the area around them.
"Brother, sit next to Shuyu, sit over here, it's too crowded over there."
Tang Shuyu moved over to the side, gesturing for him to sit down.
In the end, Gu Di'an asked for a chair and sat down next to them, making it seem as if he were going to hold a meeting with the six of them.
"Take a look at what you want to eat, scan the QR code with your phone to order. We have freshly squeezed juice, hawthorn juice, mango juice, and peach juice."
At this moment, Qin Zifu also scanned the QR code and saw the menu. The three girls discussed it while looking at it.
"Mango juice won't work, I'm allergic to it; peach juice is okay; hawthorn juice will cut through the richness."
Qin Zifu muttered as she slid down.
"Sure, you can order. You can have whatever you want. I'll have peach juice, or I can let you try some to see if it's really made from fresh fruit."
Su Nuo spoke casually, as if she were talking about the weather, but Qin Zifu and Tang Shuyu knew that once when she bought a small cake shop, she didn't look carefully and took the wrong mango and yellow peach. She took a bite and had an allergic reaction.
"There's no need for that, sister. We won't drink it either. And this shouldn't be happening at the same time as you."
Tang Shuyu directly declined, of course, without asking the other four people if they wanted to drink, which was taken as her not drinking.
"Thank you then, please order this yogurt as well."
The three of them didn't look up, their eyes glued to their phones, chatting and tapping away as they went, quickly adding quite a few new contacts.
"I'd also like an order of mushrooms, the caviar kind."
"You don't need to look at the meat anymore. Di'an and I think we can order one of each kind; they're all pretty good."
The five people each ordered their own food, seemingly having discussed it, but not really having fully agreed on it.
Two other people were leaning back in their chairs, not participating at all. What were they looking at the menu for? No time to look.
Qi Jingchen wasn't thinking about anything; his gaze was simply drawn to Qin Zifu, unable to look away. She was without makeup and accessories, looking very elegant with delicate skin and a slight smile. She was looking down at the menu intently, and he was so engrossed that he wasn't interested in ordering.
Zhou Yixing was thinking about Qin Zifu's words: Nuonuo is allergic to mangoes. He realized he didn't understand her at all. He recalled that he had never seen mangoes at home, but he had never paid attention to them before and had never heard of them. It seemed that he hadn't grasped anything after getting married.
I wanted to ask, but the topic was so easily dismissed that I didn't get a chance.
Su Nuo didn't care whether he knew or not. The feeling of caring whether he knew about her was a thing of the past, and she had long since stopped thinking it was important.
After ordering, the dishes were served quickly. Naturally, Zhou Yixing and Qi Jingchen took charge of the inner grill pan, while Ling Zhiyi and Gu Di'an took charge of the outer grill pan. The three of them waited quietly to eat, with a clear division of labor.
Qin Zifu waited so long for the meat that her eyes were practically glued to it, just like Qi Jingchen's gaze when he looked at her.
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