Ruan Ning thought of someone who might come back at some point, and declined, "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at dancing, so maybe I can only ask Mr. Zhao to find someone else."
If Gu Yicheng came back and saw her dancing with another man... Ruan Ning simply couldn't imagine that scene, so she decided to stay in this corner and eat obediently, and not cause any more trouble. She didn't want to be kissed by that jealous man until her lips were numb again.
Zhao Ming heard the rejection in Ruan Ning's words, but he did not get discouraged easily. Instead, he became more eager to pursue her. After all, beautiful girls have their privileges, so it is normal that they are hard to pursue. If he gave up so easily, how could he have a chance to win the heart of a beautiful girl?
Zhao Ming showed what he thought was his most handsome smile and continued chatting with her, "Ms. Ruan, I often come to Ping An Hotel, how come I have never seen you before?"
If he had really met someone like Ruan Ning, who was always the most conspicuous in the crowd wherever he appeared, it would be impossible for him to have no impression of him at all.
Ruan Ning now realized that this person came over to talk to her on purpose, she frowned and her attitude became cold, "This is my first time here." So it's normal that you haven't seen me before.
Zhao Ming noticed her frowning, and knew that if he couldn't find a topic to interest the beauty, she would soon lose interest in talking to him. Thinking of the beauty eating dessert alone when he first saw her, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he said, "Miss Ruan, I see that you seem to like the desserts in this hotel? It just so happens that my family runs a restaurant and can also make desserts. If Miss Ruan likes it, I can take you to my restaurant next time to try it. It is definitely better than here."
When Ruan Ning heard this person talking about food, she finally raised her eyelids and looked at him again with her beautiful almond eyes. Zhao Ming noticed the change in her gaze and knew that he had guessed right this time. Using the topic of dessert as a starting point was effective, so he talked even more happily, racking his brains and telling him everything he knew.
At this moment, Zhao Ming was extremely grateful to his father who kept nagging him every day to inherit the family business. If he hadn't forced him to learn all this in the past, how could he say so much at this moment?
Ruan Ning listened carefully and found that this man named Zhao Ming was really knowledgeable about food and was not deliberately fooling her for the sake of picking up girls. For example, he could tell her about the ingredients, cooking methods and tastes of the desserts on the table. He even knew clearly what delicious and fun places there were in the Hope Base.
Seeing that this man shared the same interests and hobbies as her, and did not lie to her just to strike up a conversation, Ruan Ning's impression of Zhao Ming improved a little. A little more smile appeared on her fair face, and her attitude towards him was not as cold as before.
"Ningning, what are you talking about? You look so happy." Gu Yichen walked over quickly from the other side, half-embracing the girl beside him with his hand, clearly declaring his sovereignty, while his stern eyes fell on the man opposite him.
Zhao Ming was still wondering which blind person came to interfere when he was happily chatting with the beauty. After seeing the man's appearance clearly, his body stiffened for a moment, and his voice became a little stuttering, "Gu, Gu Yicheng."
Just now, only a small number of people in the banquet hall noticed Gu Yicheng and Ruan Ning coming in from the door. Zhao Ming was arguing with his father on the other side about leaving the base, so he didn't see them at all.
There is a reason why Zhao Ming is so afraid of Gu Yicheng and even feels uncomfortable when he sees him.
They had been in the same military compound for a while before, although it was in elementary school, but the ferocious and violent look of this man in fights still left a big shadow on Zhao Ming. At that time, Gu Yicheng really didn't care about his life when fighting, and no one dared to provoke him. He was the leader of the children in the compound. Once, just because someone made a joke about his dead mother, he almost beat that person to a cripple.
The man who fought with him was eventually rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment and lay in bed for several months, but fortunately he survived. Even because the other party had already claimed compensation first and the Gu family was from a prominent family, the matter was eventually left unresolved. Not many people knew about it, and even fewer people saw it with their own eyes.
But Zhao Ming is one of them.
Moreover, he was on the side of the boy who was beaten. When the two men were fighting, no one on their side dared to go over to separate them. The other side, following Gu Yicheng's lead, would not go to separate them either. So everyone watched helplessly as the boy was beaten to a bloody mess and couldn't even stand up.
Later, Gu Yicheng followed President Gu to City S and did not continue to stay in the military compound. Zhao Ming also left that place with his father, and the two no longer had any contact.
When he arrived at university, Gu Yicheng suppressed all his sharpness and became cold and introverted. Usually, apart from Jiang Jingchao and Lin Yang, who were his good friends, he was too lazy to even glance at other people. Naturally, he would not have much contact with Zhao Ming, who was not even in the same major as him.
Zhao Ming recalled the past and his body shuddered reflexively. He raised his head with difficulty and looked at him.
Zhao Ming didn't think that someone like Gu Yicheng, who had been ferocious since childhood, would not have superpowers. Even if he really didn't have superpowers, with this man's skills, he would definitely not be his opponent. After all, he was only a second-level water-based superpower user. If they really fought, he felt that he would die miserably.
Zhao Ming stared at Gu Yicheng's possessive behavior towards the girl beside him, and he felt so regretful. How did he know that Ruan Ning was Gu Yicheng's woman? Otherwise, he would not dare to come over and talk to her even if he had ten times the courage.
Gu Yicheng raised the corners of his lips, smiled, and said, "What were you guys talking about just now that made you look so happy? Tell me about it."
Zhao Ming was so frightened when he heard this that he shook his head and said in a panic, "Master Gu... we didn't talk about anything. I just said a few words to Miss Ruan. No, we just got to know each other."
Gu Yicheng's dark pupils were bottomless, and he said in an ambiguous tone, "You are Zhao Ming, right? We haven't seen each other for many years. Do you want to reminisce about the past?"
Narrative?? !!
Zhao Ming was horrified. What was there to reminisce about between the two of them? ? ! When he met Gu Yicheng, he was still unruly and looked down on everyone, and there were very few people he could look up to. Although Zhao Ming and he had been in the same military compound, he could not fit into their circle at all.
Zhao Ming was not someone who could not read people's faces, especially when it was so obvious, how could he not see that it was his behavior of chatting up the girl that angered the evil spirit in front of him. If he had known earlier, he would definitely not have been seduced by the beauty.
"Well, Mr. Gu, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to deal with, so I'll leave first. You guys can chat slowly." Zhao Ming walked hurriedly, and after getting approval, he disappeared in a moment, for fear that if he left a step late, he would be caught by the people behind him to reminisce.
After Ruan Ning and the others left, he chuckled, "Brother, why did you scare him? Look at how scared you made him just now."
Gu Yicheng narrowed his eyes, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "Who asked him to come and harass you when I was not with you." And he also saw that this person had made her laugh just now. Even though the smile was not obvious, he could still feel that Ning Ning was in a good mood, which meant that she was not opposed to this person.
"Brother, you are too overbearing." Ruan Ning smiled, "Now you don't even allow others to come over and talk to me."
Gu Yicheng hugged her slender waist and said in a low voice, "I'm worried that you were deceived by someone. Can't you see that he came to chat with you on purpose?" It is undeniable that he was very unhappy at this moment. When he saw her smiling at another man, he couldn't stop the anger rising in his heart. At that time, his only thought was to throw this man out of the banquet hall. However, he didn't take any actual action because he thought the girl was still there.
His Ningning was so popular. Fortunately, he was worried that she would be bored here alone, so he came back early after finishing his work, otherwise she would have brought him countless rivals.
Ruan Ning was a little speechless about Gu Yicheng's judgment that she was almost fooled by someone just because she smiled at someone. But then she thought about it and realized that she did have a little fun chatting with this person. But who made him talk to her about food? Ruan Ning touched her nose a little guilty, took his arm affectionately, and said in a soft voice: "Okay, now that you're back, I don't have to talk to anyone anymore, and I don't have to smile at anyone anymore."
Knowing that they couldn't continue talking about this topic, or else it would become more dangerous, she quickly changed the subject, "Brother, what did that person say when he asked you to come over just now?" Ruan Ning deliberately glanced at the time. The two of them had only been talking for less than ten minutes when they came back.
"That person came to discuss cooperation with our Dawn Team and wanted to take on an S-level mission together. I agreed." Speaking of the person just now, Gu Yicheng looked indifferent and didn't take it seriously. He agreed only because he was interested in the S-level mission that the base had not made public.
Ruan Ning knew how dangerous S-level missions were, and when he heard him agree, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
With Gu Yicheng's deliberate efforts, the reputation of the Dawn Team has been growing recently, and they no longer choose to keep a low profile. Specifically, in just half a month, their Dawn Team suddenly landed in the top 50 of the points ranking list in the mission hall.
The Hope Base's points ranking list is set up to motivate and encourage the teams in the base to complete more tasks and kill more zombies. At the beginning of each month, the top 100 teams will be rewarded with food, crystal cores, weapons and equipment.
When Ruan Ning and his team arrived at the base, the rankings had basically been set. I hope everyone knows which teams are strong in the base, so the top 50 teams on the rankings have hardly changed, only the rankings of each other have changed, and there are rarely new teams. Even if there are occasionally, they are the top 100 teams in the points rankings.
There are even fewer teams like the Dawn Team, which were previously unknown and then directly jumped into the top 50.
Ruan Ning knew that Gu Yicheng had suddenly become so high-profile because he had something big to do, just like in the novel. A big tree does attract the wind, but it can also bring some unexpected surprises.
Ruan Ning saw that he was calm and composed, so he must have expected someone to come to him. He had also considered agreeing to the S-level mission long ago.
Just two days ago, Gu Yicheng told her to go back to Gu's house and stay for a few days. She didn't think much of it at first and even wondered if he was willing to reconcile with Uncle Gu. It was not until now, when she heard that he was going to take an S-level mission, that she had a bad feeling in her heart.
It felt like he was deliberately hiding something from her this time.