Chapter 49
On the way home, Li Qingzhu thought about this meeting. Leng Qingxiu was at most more interested in her than he was in the photo he had seen of her before, but not that much.
So what should they do next time they meet?
"I'm back." Li Qingzhu closed the door, ran to the room to change into slippers and then came out to the living room. After changing, she lazily lay down on the sofa.
"You're back. How's it going?" Xu Li put down the computer and notebook in her hands and came over to listen.
Li Qingzhu poured herself a glass of warm water, took a big sip, and then said, "He's not bad looking, he's a handsome guy."
Li Qingzhu summarized it based on the first impression Leng Qingxiu gave her.
"What about his personality? I heard from my mother that he is still a leader in the company." Xu Li imagined Leng Qingxiu to be a steady and mature type, or a man who is a bit older.
"How old is he?"
"It seems..." Li Qingzhu thought about it, she didn't know either.
"Let me check the WeChat message my mom sent."
Li Qingzhu flipped through the chat history with Li's mother. It seemed that the chat style between the mother and daughter was like that of a superior-subordinate relationship, almost always in a question-and-answer format.
"Thirty-three."
Well, a man in his thirties. However, she couldn't tell that Leng Qingxiu was already thirty-three years old.
Thinking of that wild face, Li Qingzhu thought he was quite young at that time.
"He is eight years older than you!" Xu Li counted on her fingers.
Then he added, "About the same age as your first love."
Xu Li tilted her head and stared at Li Qingzhu, "You don't like this type, do you?"
Li Qingzhu: "No, I look at the face."
"That's not right. Then you broke up with your ex because he was too attractive and you felt insecure, right?" Xu Li asked in disbelief.
Li Qingzhu has an online crush, something Liang He doesn't know about. The original article also briefly mentions this, without much description of Li Qingzhu's love life.
Liang He: System, why did Li Qingzhu break up with her ex?
System: Because Deng Kang felt that Li Qingzhu was still a young girl and was afraid of wasting her time, he broke up with her.
In fact, Deng Kangyu still likes Li Qingzhu, but he thinks and considers a lot. The age difference between the two is too big, and they met online. It is inevitable that they have no contact and understanding of many things. He feels that the two of them will not go long.
The eighteen-year-old girl had a strong sense of self-esteem and did not tell Xu Li the truth. Although on the one hand it was out of self-esteem, on the other hand she was thinking that when she grew up, if Deng Kang didn't have a girlfriend, she would go find him.
That was the first time Li Qingzhu fell in love with a man. She was immature at that time, but fearless.
Perhaps this was also the reason why Li Qingzhu originally resisted blind dates.
Thinking of this, Li Qingzhu said casually: "The timing is wrong for him and me."
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The next morning, Li Qingzhu received a call from Li's mother.
"This Saturday, come home for dinner."
"oh……"
“Someone from the Leng family will come this time.”
Li Qingzhu was sleeping soundly on this side, but she woke up a little when she heard about the Leng family.
"Leng family? Leng Qingxiu is here too?"
What's going on? We've only met once, and now we're meeting the parents? Isn't that too soon?
"I should be coming."
After answering, Mother Li told Li Qingzhu about the results of the blind date: "The Leng family is quite satisfied with you, and Zou Xiang is very anxious about Leng Qingxiu's marriage. They want their son and you to get married as soon as possible. Otherwise, do you think they will be interested in our family?"
Zou Xiang, Leng Qingxiu's mother.
Because Leng Qingxiu was in his thirties and had no intention of getting married, his mother was anxious. She quickly arranged several blind dates for Leng Qingxiu, but her son was not interested in any of them.
Just now, after returning from a blind date with Li Qingzhu, Leng's mother asked her son what he thought of the girl. Leng Qingxiu replied directly, "Not bad, not bad." This made Leng's mother very happy. In the past, she would remain silent after returning from blind dates, but this time, she had an evaluation, which meant that her son's marriage was on the horizon.
Then, Leng's mother wanted to cut the Gordian knot and hurriedly arranged for the two families to meet to discuss and see if they could get engaged first.
"The son of the Leng family is already 33 years old. If my son was still single at this age, I would be worried too." Mother Li could understand Mother Leng's anxious mood. Besides, her daughter was not bad either.
"Okay, I'll go home on Saturday."
After the call, Leng Qingxiu sent a message: [Are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you out for dinner.]
Li Qingzhu glanced at it and replied: [Free]
[Okay, I'll arrange it.]
Next, there is the location information of a restaurant.
【OK. 】
Li Qingzhu: This was all planned, kid.
Her intuition told her that something must have happened with the meal.
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Leng Qingxiu glanced at Li Qingzhu's reply and thought about another thing in his mind.
"Dongdong"
"Come in."
"Mr. Leng, these are the financial statements and this year's budget plan sent by Manager An." Assistant Luo knocked on the door and placed the documents on Leng Qingxiu's desk.
After putting the documents away, Luo Shanhu stood aside, not daring to look around, looking very respectful.
Leng Qingxiu glanced at the blue folder and said, "You can leave now."
"good."
Luo Shanhu already knew her boss's temper and was no longer surprised by his cold attitude.
It is rumored that Mr. Leng of the Leng family loves women, but he would never look down on a little assistant.
The previous assistant had some ulterior motives and did a lot of tricks behind the scenes. After being discovered, he was fired. Luo Shanhu took this incident as a warning, otherwise he would lose his job and suffer the consequences.
Leng Qingxiu casually flipped through the financial statements and then looked at the budget plan.
In fact, the profits of Leng's Group declined last year because Fenghua Group snatched away the customers they had expected to cooperate with them in the market, and the customer base was reduced by half of the expected population. This loss is quite large.
It’s just that the finance department’s financial statements are well done. There is nothing wrong with the income statement alone, and the profit is still similar to that of previous years.
Leng Qingxiu finished reading the two documents, and more than half an hour had passed. He checked his watch. It was 5:23, and the time he had agreed to meet with Li Qingzhu was almost up.
Leng Qingxiu put down the white paper in his hand, picked up the mobile phone and keys on the table, and strode out of the office.
When he makes an appointment with someone, he likes to arrive at the destination early to show respect to others.
This was a habit he developed when discussing cooperation with others. Over time, he also applied this habit to the partners he chose.
He had arranged to meet Li Qingzhu today to reach a consensus. He knew his mother wanted him to get married quickly, but he didn't want to be bound by marriage yet, so he wanted to have a fake marriage to deal with his family's urging. However, he had his eye on Li Qingzhu, the person he was dealing with.
He had originally thought Li Qingzhu was a good girl, and he was worried it would be hard to get rid of her in the future. But after their last meeting, he realized she didn't have much in mind for him.
From Li Qingzhu's attitude towards him that day, Leng Qingxiu figured out that Li Qingzhu didn't like him.
During the blind date that day, Leng Qingxiu observed her for a while and found that she only asked and answered him politely. He did not extract any information from Li Qingzhu's eyes that she was interested in him.
Leng Qingxiu was a decisive and clear-headed person. He wouldn't assume his current blind date would like him just because his previous one had a crush on him. He always had a basis for what he did.
If it was Li Qingzhu, if Leng Qingxiu wanted to separate in the future, she probably wouldn't pester him, which would save him a lot of trouble.
Leng Qingxiu came to the parking lot and saw a familiar face. An expression of impatience immediately appeared on his face.
Before he even walked over, Zhao Xiaozhi couldn't wait to speak: "Qing Xiu."
Zhao Xiaozhi, a rising star in the entertainment industry, became a household name after her stunning red carpet appearance, earning her a significant following. Later, she starred in a fantasy drama, the female lead, and her acting prowess earned her a major boost, earning her a Best Newcomer award.
Leng Qingxiu also invested in this drama. It was also because of this drama that the two met and later became boyfriend and girlfriend.
But because of Zhao Xiaozhi's clingy personality, Leng Qingxiu felt a little unbearable. He soon got tired of her and proposed to break up after two months of being together.
"I've told you very clearly, we're over." Leng Qingxiu stood and said coldly.
"But, we obviously love each other, why?" Zhao Xiaozhi didn't understand why men change their hearts so quickly.
"Love?" The man snorted coldly, as if he had heard a joke.
He never loved these women, he just liked them occasionally, but when the novelty wore off, everything became strange.
"Zhao Xiaozhi, I said, let's part ways amicably."
"Also, I don't love you." Leng Qingxiu's last words completely shattered Zhao Xiaozhi's fantasy.
After Leng Qingxiu came out of the parking lot, he drove to Kesong Restaurant as if nothing had happened.
Zhao Xiaozhi watched the car drive away from her and didn't have the courage to ask him again whether he had ever liked her.
Because she probably knew the answer wasn't what she wanted.
Zhao Xiaozhi opened his cell phone, hesitated for a while, and finally plucked up the courage to blacklist Leng Qingxiu's phone number and WeChat.
Don’t linger on someone who doesn’t like you at all. No matter how nice he is, don’t lower yourself to beg him to look back at you.
After all the operations were completed, Zhao Xiaozhi regretted it.
She knew it very well, and had always known it very well, but she just couldn't give up.
——
At exactly six o'clock, Li Qingzhu arrived at the restaurant.
Today, Li Qingzhu wore the white dress that Xu Li had handed her yesterday and put on light makeup. She was not as ostentatious as she was that day, and she looked much gentler.
Today, Li Qingzhu is a lady girl! Li Qingzhu sighed to herself happily.
Leng Qingxiu noticed Li Qingzhu the moment he entered the restaurant. She sat there with an upright posture, occasionally glancing out the window. Her fair face blended with the restaurant's soft light, giving her an air of ethereal beauty.
To be honest, her face and temperament are quite eye-catching. This is also one of the reasons why Leng Qingxiu chose Li Qingzhu.
In addition to her personality and attitude towards herself, her appearance also adds to her charm.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Leng Qingxiu sat down and unbuttoned his sleeves.
This action caught Li Qingzhu's attention.
The man's slender fingers fiddled with his cuffs, and his white fingers moved back and forth on his wrists. Just looking at his hands was enough to arouse Li Qingzhu's desire.
Li Qingzhu stared at him for a while and found that he was also looking at her. She looked away guiltily.
"Well, Mr. Leng came to see me today, maybe there is something going on?"
Leng Qingxiu looked at his hands and sleeves and found nothing wrong. When Li Qingzhu asked about it, he answered truthfully, "I do have something I want to discuss with Miss Li."
…
Half an hour later.
"Then have a pleasant cooperation with Mr. Leng." Li Qingzhu extended his hand, and the other party also extended his hand to shake it.
"It's a pleasure to work with you." Leng Qingxiu had solved a problem and was in a good mood.
Leng Qingxiu came today with very detailed preparations, even drafting the contract, and all he needed was Li Qingzhu's signature.
Although the contract states that both parties have no reason to interfere with each other's private lives, this means that Li Qingzhu has no right to interfere with Leng Qingxiu's affairs with other women. This is a bit tricky for Li Qingzhu.
But this fake marriage is Li Qingzhu's only and very useful opportunity to get close to Leng Qingxiu, and she doesn't want to miss it.
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