Lu Ci instantly became alert.
The person who came patted Qin Tian on the shoulder from behind, seemingly greeting him warmly.
The woman appeared to be in her thirties, with wavy hair and wearing a long black dress that accentuated her slender figure.
She wasn't particularly beautiful, but her makeup was exquisite, and she exuded charm with every gesture. Her eyes were captivating, giving her the allure of a mature woman.
Is this a cover-up?
Lu Ci's eyes widened.
Although Ni An should indeed be this age, this woman is completely different from the Ni An he imagined.
He thought that Ni An would be the kind of person who was cold, aloof, and unapproachable.
I never expected that the way the big shot talks to her would be so different.
Lu Ci couldn't quite describe feeling disappointed; he was just surprised.
But no matter what, he finally got to see his idol in person, fulfilling a long-held wish.
Lu Ci let out a long sigh of relief and put the menu down.
He didn't touch the food on the table before getting up and leaving through another door in the restaurant.
He doesn't like Japanese food. To fill his stomach, he'd rather eat at McDonald's next door.
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This side.
The woman who patted Qin Tian on the shoulder smiled and said, "Mr. Qin, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you here."
Glancing at the tea set laid out across the table, she asked, "So, you've arranged to have dinner here with someone?"
"President Su?"
Qin Tian was also a little surprised and greeted her, "Yes, I made an appointment with a friend. She will be here later."
Su Yun is the CEO of a well-known flower company in Beijing and is an old acquaintance of Qin Tian.
She had also made plans to have dinner at this restaurant tonight, but unexpectedly, she ran into Qin Tian.
Since we've run into each other, we should definitely exchange a few pleasantries.
However, both parties had prior agreements and neither wasted too much time.
"Then I won't keep Mr. Qin from having dinner with his friends. Let's arrange to have dinner together sometime."
"That's natural."
After exchanging pleasantries, Su Yun picked up her handbag and walked to the other side of the restaurant.
Just as the hands of her watch pointed to seven o'clock, Jiang Nian pushed open the restaurant door.
He scanned the store, searching for Qin Tian.
When Qin Tian saw that someone had arrived, he raised his hand and waved: "Ni An, I'm over here."
Jiang Nian, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, with a bare face, exuded an otherworldly and aloof aura as she sat down opposite Qin Tian.
Qin Tian smiled and said, "You really are punctual."
It arrived almost instantly.
“I’m used to arriving on time, but Chairman Qin arrived earlier,” Jiang Nian said.
"Yes, I also have a habit of arriving before important guests."
Qin Tian was indeed very approachable.
As she spoke, she handed the menu to Jiang Nian, speaking very politely: "Take a look and see what you like to eat."
"Anything is fine with me, Chairman Qin, please order."
Qin Tian nodded, asked Jiang Nian if she had any dietary restrictions, and then ordered some of the restaurant's recommended dishes.
After ordering, Qin Tian looked at Jiang Nian with a hint of apology: "After what happened last time, Qin Xiaoxiao is, after all, my niece. This meal today is also my way of expressing my apologies to you on her behalf."
I heard that Qin Xiaoxiao is still being held in solitary confinement at the Qin family home.
Both Qin Tian and Old Master Qin gave her plenty of face.
"It's all in the past, President Qin, you don't need to take it to heart." Jiang Nian shook her head.
The two enjoyed their meal very much.
Qin Tian asked Jiang Nian many questions about how he developed his hacking skills and how he won the world hacking competition eight years ago.
Jiang Nian answered them one by one.
Lu Ci finished eating at the McDonald's next door, rubbed his stomach, and walked out.
Just then, Wen Yu sent me a message.
Did you meet your idol?
What kind of person is he?
Lu Ci typed rapidly on the screen.
I saw him.
She's a beautiful older sister.
[I told you, that ugly bastard from last time was deliberately smearing Annihilation.]
A few seconds later, Wen Yu sent another message.
Now that you've seen her, why not go and say a few words to her in person?
Lu Ci stared at the message, his mind wandering.
He couldn't quite describe how he felt.
Perhaps it was because the mystery surrounding the case was too mysterious and too powerful. It always gave him a feeling that was both close and unreal.
In his mind, there was actually a vague, imagined outline of Ni'an.
Whether he heard Ni An's voice in the banquet hall or talked to Ni An through a screen, even if Ni An only sent two simple words, it would make his heart race.
But when he actually met him in person, he didn't feel that way anymore.
It's as if the initial nervousness and trepidation were mixed with some hidden feelings and expectations, but now it has turned into pure admiration and worship for the idol.
No, no, I'm not going.
[A big shot like that is someone you can only admire from afar, not to be trifled with; they should be worshipped and revered.]
After sending the message, Lu Ci put away his phone and prepared to return to school.
As I passed by that Japanese restaurant, I glanced inside through the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
Upon seeing this, he froze completely.
His eyes widened, his gaze filled with shock.
The woman with wavy hair who greeted my uncle earlier is gone.
The person sitting opposite my uncle right now... is that Jiang Nian?
Why would she come here to have dinner with her uncle?
Could it be that after meeting with Ni An, Uncle also made an appointment to have dinner with Jiang Nian?
How is that possible?
My uncle is a member of the board of directors of Canxing Education Group. When would he ever have dinner with Canxing's students? And who would invite someone to two meals in a row?
Lu Ci was genuinely confused.
In order to figure it out, he gritted his teeth and went back to the store, this time heading straight to the restaurant's front desk.
"Hello, I'd like to ask—have the guests at that table, the lady who was treated to dinner by that gentleman, already left?"
Lu Ci pointed to Qin Tian's table from afar.
The shop assistant looked slightly confused.
"Excuse me, I don't know who you're talking about. But the lady that gentleman invited to dinner is the girl sitting across from him right now."
"……What did you say?"
Lu Ci froze.
The clerk patiently repeated, "I said, the person who treated that gentleman to dinner was the girl sitting across from him."
"The lady was very punctual. The gentleman said his guest would arrive at seven o'clock, and the lady arrived precisely at seven o'clock."
Lu Ci's head practically exploded.
As if nailed to the spot, she looked at the slender, aloof figure sitting in a chair not far away.
The blood in my body began to flow backward.
The waiter said...
The person my uncle is treating to dinner tonight is Jiang Nian.
We agreed to have dinner at 7 o'clock, and Jiang Nian arrived at 7 o'clock.
At this moment, she was calmly talking to her uncle, just as she usually did in class.
What does this mean?
Could it be... that Jiang Nian is the person he's been idolizing for the past two years, the one he's been hiding?
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