Qing Ke felt so uncomfortable listening to Director Shang's words. How could a father insult his own daughter like that in front of outsiders? Besides, how could she be so arrogant?
"Dad, you're already drunk before you even start drinking. You're not happy when others praise your daughter, but you're jealous of your own daughter too. Don't you just want everyone to say your daughter is no good?"
Qing Ke whispered to Director Shang in a very low voice, so low that only the two of them could hear it.
Mr. Wang saw the father and daughter whispering to each other and noticed the displeasure on Qingke's face. After Qingke finished speaking, he hurriedly questioned Qingke.
"Miss Qingke, is the food here not to your liking?"
"No, it's not. It's very good. It's delicious."
Qing Ke felt a little embarrassed when asked this. She quickly picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of vegetable and put it in her mouth, eating it with relish to dispel Mr. Wang's concerns.
"Zhengsheng, go sit next to Miss Qingke and chat with her. Miss Qingke, I'm sure you're not interested in our conversation. Let my son Zhengsheng chat with you to relieve your boredom. Only then can you young people chat together."
"Uncle, just call me Keke! No need to call me Miss Qingke."
"Okay, okay, let's call her Coco. It's catchy and nice to hear. It's a good name."
Zheng Sheng was like a robot. After receiving Mr. Wang's instructions, he stood up and sat next to Qing Ke. Qing Ke was too embarrassed to refuse even if she wanted to.
They even moved their seats on purpose, and the four of them were whispering to each other, as if they were afraid that the two of them would disturb their conversation, and they deliberately left them aside.
This family kept praising Qingke, which made Qingke feel that this family had something big to ask of her father.
Who cares! Just beg! She didn't want to get involved in these matters. After all, her father had founded the company. Although it would eventually be handed over to her, for now, her father still held the decision-making power, and she didn't want to get too involved in his decisions. And these flatterers, she had even less interest in dealing with them.
Qing Ke cast her gaze towards Zheng Sheng, who sat beside her. This man shared the same experience as her. He looked sullen, and like her, he must have been dragged here by his parents. Rather than engaging in a fiery exchange with his parents, she'd rather talk to this taciturn man.
Qing Ke wanted to take the initiative to talk to Zheng Sheng, but she didn't know how to start or what to talk about.
Although Zheng Sheng didn't stare at Qing Ke, he could already see Qing Ke's thoughts out of the corner of his eye.
"Miss Qingke, let me introduce myself first. My name is Wang Zhengsheng. Zheng means "strong and iron-boned" and Sheng means "rising sun in the east." If you have anything you want to say or ask, please feel free to ask."
Zheng Sheng's sudden attack caught Qing Ke off guard. His tone was cold, as if he was very dissatisfied with himself.
"Call me Coco!"
"oh!"
Zheng Sheng lowered his head and responded to Qing Ke as if nothing had happened.
"You seem to have something against me. From the moment you entered the door until now, you have been giving me the cold shoulder."
"Miss—Keke, you misunderstood. I'm just serious and I'm usually like this."
"Yeah?"
Qing might have sensed that he was just being perfunctory, but she was bored and wanted to talk to someone. And right now, apart from the cold Zheng Sheng, she couldn't seem to find anyone more suitable.
The adults on both sides were chatting animatedly, and it looked like the dinner would not be over for a while, which she couldn't stand.
"certainly."
"It seems that you don't want to participate in this kind of occasion either. You were dragged here by force, right? Hey! We are both wanderers in this world, and I don't like occasions like this either."
Qing Ke's words seemed to suit Zheng Sheng's taste. He suddenly turned his head and stared at Qing Ke intently.
Qing Ke is still kept in the dark. She doesn't know that the two families are here for a blind date and to discuss their marriage.
Zhengsheng was dating someone, but her parents refused to approve, saying she wasn't good enough for him. They insisted on dragging him on blind dates to find him a suitable match. Although he was extremely reluctant and helpless, he couldn't sever ties with the parents who had raised him. He could only go along with it, going through the motions, and then figuring out a solution later.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Zheng Sheng put down his chopsticks and asked Qing Ke.
Boyfriend? Wencai, no, that's a thing of the past. Wu Meng, no, that person can only be in the list of his friends.
Qing Ke bit his lower lip and thought for a moment, frowned slightly, and shook his head vigorously.
Seeing Qing Ke's reaction, Zheng Sheng felt lucky for her; at least her parents hadn't forced her to break up their relationship. But he also felt a little disappointed. Before he came, he'd even imagined that if Qing Ke also had someone in love, he could use that to his advantage and cancel the blind date his parents had arranged for him. Now, it seemed like that was hopeless.
"Then—do you know why your parents asked you to come here today?"
Qing Ke put down the cup in her hand and looked at Zheng Sheng with a puzzled look.
"Isn't it just about attending some business party?"
"Business party? Haha!" Zheng Sheng sneered after hearing Qing Ke's words.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Business party, does this look like a business party to you?" Zheng Sheng glanced across the table, pointed at the delicious food, and asked Qing Ke with wide eyes.
Qing Ke also glanced at the table and looked at the parents of both parties who were chatting and laughing happily there. "This doesn't really look like a business party, but to me, it's no different. It's just meeting the people I need to meet and eating and drinking."
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