Chen Xu called Luo Xiyun and asked.

On the other end of the phone, her voice came, "Going shopping with friends."

He asked, "Liu Yumeng?"

"Yeah. What about you?"

"I'm going to have dinner with Old Tang and a designer."

"Designer?"

Chen Xu said, "She is the female college student who transferred the noodle shop to me last time. She designed the noodle shop herself. I thought it was good, so I asked her to help me design the branch in the same style."

"So, this is why you don't ask me out?"

"I'm afraid you'll be bored." Chen Xu said softly, "Would you like to come over and have dinner with us?"

"Wait a moment." Luo Xiyun said a few words to Liu Yumeng beside him, and then said to him, "Yumeng will go too, send me the address."

"good."

Ten minutes later, a yellow Porsche stopped in front of him. He pointed to the restaurant entrance and said, "You can park there."

After parking the car, the two women got out.

"Hello." He naturally took Luo Xiyun's hand and greeted Liu Yumeng.

"Yeah." Liu Yumeng reacted a little coldly.

Chen Xu didn't care. They didn't like each other and they both knew it. If it weren't for Luo Xiyun, they wouldn't have been able to sit together for dinner. They just needed to maintain basic courtesy.

He asked Luo Xiyun, "When did you get a new car?"

"My grandmother gave it to me."

Chen Xu had a deeper understanding of her family background. However, he was mentally prepared for this kind of thing, and he had advantages that no one else could match.

No matter what bugs the dream device has, as long as it is there, sooner or later he will have the wealth and status to match her family.

After entering the restaurant, the environment was indeed nice and the decoration looked very high-end. There was a piano in the middle and a young girl was playing a soothing song. She was quite good-looking.

Seeing them coming, Old Tang stood up but did not call Mr. Luo. He could guess that Luo Xiyun did not want others to know that she and Chen Xu used to be in a superior-subordinate relationship.

"Sorry, we are late." Luo Xiyun smiled and was very friendly, not at all like the aloof person he was in the company.

Old Tang said quickly, "No, we just arrived too."

Xu Xiaoxiao looked surprised, "Chen Xu, I can't believe that your girlfriend is so beautiful."

Chen Xu said, "That doesn't sound like a compliment to me. Come on, sit down, don't stand anymore."

Then he introduced them to each other.

After ordering the dishes, they arrived shortly afterwards.

Everyone ate and talked. Liu Yumeng came here purely to accompany Luo Xiyun, so she didn't say much. Old Tang was more reserved in front of his boss, so he also didn't say much. It was mainly Chen Xu and the other two who were talking.

After almost finishing the meal, Chen Xu made an excuse to go to the restroom, went to the counter and paid the bill.

When he was returning to his seat, someone suddenly called him from behind, "Chen Xu?"

When he turned around, he was surprised to see an acquaintance, "Chen Chao? Why are you here?"

The man was his childhood playmate Chen Chao, who ran a company in the neighboring city. Unexpectedly, he would meet him here.

"What a coincidence." Chen Chao walked over with a big laugh. "I came here to discuss business, and we arranged to have dinner here. I wanted to call you this afternoon, but I didn't expect to run into you here."

"It's really a coincidence." Chen Xu was also very happy and said, "Since you are here, don't leave tonight. Let's go have a drink together."

"OK."

Chen Chao agreed immediately, "By the way, you came alone? Where's your girlfriend? I'll go over and say hello."

When Chen Xu heard his words, his heart skipped a beat and he suddenly felt a chill behind him. He coughed hard and said, "Well, let's leave it at that for now. See you tonight."

"Huh?" Chen Chao was a little confused.

"Chen Xu, this is your friend, why don't you introduce him to us?" Luo Xiyun's voice was heard behind him.

Although her tone was calm, Chen Xu's scalp was numb. He mouthed to Chen Chao, "Don't mention your girlfriend." Regardless of whether he understood or not, he turned around, took him to his table, and said, "This is my fellow villager, Chen Chao."

Next, Chen Xu gritted his teeth and introduced, "This is my girlfriend, Luo Xiyun."

When Chen Chao saw Luo Xiyun's appearance, he subconsciously looked at Chen Xu with a look of confusion and surprise.

"This is Liu Yumeng, Lao Tang, and Xu Xiaoxiao." Chen Xu introduced everyone in one breath.

Although Chen Chao was puzzled, he finally reacted quickly, controlled his expression, and said, "Well, hello."

Luo Xiyun looked at him with a smile on his face, "I think we haven't met before."

"Probably not."

Chen Chao looked a little overwhelmed, mainly because he was not quite sure what was going on, and subconsciously looked towards Chen Xu.

Everyone at the table had a different expression. Liu Yumeng had a sneer on her face, Old Tang was worried, and Xu Xiaoxiao looked surprised, her eyes darting around among them.

Chen Xu racked his brains, thinking of how to smooth things over. Then he heard Luo Xiyun's tone slow down and said, "So, what you just said was his ex-girlfriend, right?"

"That's right." Chen Chao wiped off a non-existent cold sweat and said, "In fact, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and we don't keep in touch. I really don't know... Well, my friend is still waiting for me over there, so let's leave it at that for now."

After saying that, he patted Chen Xu on the shoulder and told him to fend for himself.

After he left, Chen Xu sat back in his seat. Seeing that no one was talking and the atmosphere was a little awkward, he said, "Well, let's go."

When leaving the restaurant, Chen Xu and Luo Xiyun were the last ones to leave.

Chen Xu wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, so he just kept silent.

When they were almost at the door, Luo Xiyun spoke, "Have you ever taken her back to your hometown?"

Chen Xu explained, "It was a coincidence."

Luo Xiyun continued, "She is not from your hometown, and she works in this city. That's why your friend thought that you two were having dinner together. So, tell me, what kind of coincidence could allow you to meet in your hometown?"

Chen Xu didn't know what to say. Women in love sometimes have terrifyingly high IQs. With just one sentence from Chen Chao, he was able to deduce so many things.

Finally, all he could say was, “That was all in the past.”

Luo Xiyun glanced at him, put on his sunglasses, got into the car without saying a word, and drove away with Liu Yumeng.

"Are you okay?" Old Tang came over and asked, "Otherwise, you can drive my car to catch up and explain it to him."

Chen Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Forget it, she's angry now, let her calm down, I'll call her in the evening."

"Is this really okay?" Old Tang was a little worried.

Chen Xu was puzzled, "What else?"

Xu Xiaoxiao next to him couldn't stand it anymore and sighed, "It's really unfair that someone like you can find such a beautiful girlfriend."

………

It was not until the evening that Chen Xu returned to the noodle shop. Chen Ziqi was not there, and he must still be at the rented house.

There were many customers in the store, almost all of them were occupied, and Aunt Zhang was a little overwhelmed by herself. After Chen Xu entered, he put on an apron with the store name printed on it and went to help.

It was dinner time, and more and more people came. Soon the seats were full. Some people started waiting outside, and then more and more people waited, and before we knew it, a line had formed.

After finally finishing this part, all three of them were exhausted and sweating.

Aunt Zhang came out after washing the dishes, holding her lower back, panting, "Boss, the store is getting busier and busier now, should we hire one more person?"

Chen Xu nodded and said, "We should indeed hire two more. I'll put up the job posting in a bit."

"Also, recently many customers have been asking why the store doesn't do takeout. It's too troublesome to have to eat in the store every time."

Chen Xu said, "Forget it. We are already too busy with customers coming to the store. If we also offer takeout, we will be exhausted. Besides, the take-out platform takes too much. It's not cost-effective."

As he was talking, he saw Chen Ziqi running in from outside. As soon as she entered the door, she shouted, "Chen Xu, there is big news."

"Let's go upstairs." Seeing her holding up her cell phone, Chen Xu guessed that it was probably about Bai Jinxuan. It was better not to let anyone know about this.

When he got upstairs, he asked, "What's the big news?"

Chen Ziqi said breathlessly, "Bai Jinxuan's official Weibo said that her old illness has recurred and she has turned down recent programs. She has gone to Europe for medical treatment."

Chen Xu frowned and said, "There must be a problem."

"Even a fool would know there's something wrong. She just had this incident and she was sent to the hospital. There's no news about her anymore. Now, her fans are making a fuss, not only online, some are going to block the door of her agency building. They want them to hand her over."

Chen Xu asked, "What did her agency say?"

"There will be more exciting things coming up." Chen Ziqi said, smacking his lips to indicate that he was thirsty.

Chen Xu went to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of drink and handed it over.

Chen Ziqi gulped down half a bottle of drink before continuing, "At noon, a piece of news broke out online that a man named Qin in the entertainment industry had an affair with a female star, and there were pictures and the truth. At first, this news didn't stir up any waves at all. Until the identity of this man named Qin was dug out. He immediately became a hot topic."

"He is?"

"He is the CEO of Bai Jinxuan's agency." Chen Ziqi said with great joy, "Really, Bai Jinxuan is really not simple, and his counterattack is so swift."

Chen Xu was puzzled. "Such news is nothing to a company boss, right?"

"If it was another female artist, it would be just a scandal at best. The impact wouldn't be huge. But do you know who the woman is? A real big shot in the industry. Qin is doomed this time."

PS: The next update will be before 12 o'clock.

(End of this chapter)