After listening, Ji Yanchen quickly grasped the key points.
Earlier, by the roadside at night, the light was dim, and because he was preoccupied with Shi Miao, he didn't really examine Cheng Si's face closely, only giving it a cursory glance.
Ji Yanchen kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his hand casually lifting from the steering wheel. Noticing the red light turn green, he stepped on the gas. "You said his eyes are exactly the same as Uncle's?"
"Yes, that's right."
Shi Miao frowned, naturally understanding his implication, but she felt it was unlikely; in her view, it was just a simple coincidence.
"You're not suggesting he has a relationship with my dad, are you? That's a bit of a stretch..."
That's what she said, but the scales in her heart were slowly tipping in that direction, and she began to have doubts.
Could it really be some romantic entanglement left over from her father's youth?
Ji Yanchen knew he was overthinking things, but he dismissed the possibility, saying, "I'll have someone investigate him later."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, the simplest thing is to have them do a DNA test."
Shi Miao lowered her eyes, resting her chin on her slender, pale hand. After thinking for a moment, she said in a deep voice, "You're right. This is indeed the most direct way to dispel doubts. I will find a way to get his hair."
The thought of Cheng Si being her father's illegitimate child gave her a headache. Should she tell her mother then?
Ji Yanchen glanced at her and saw that the girl's brows were furrowed and she looked preoccupied. He naturally guessed what she was thinking. "There's no use worrying about these things now. It's just adding to your troubles. Maybe we're just overthinking it. Let's wait for the results before we talk about it."
Shi Miao gave a faint "hmm," then took out her phone from her pocket, opened WeChat, scrolled through her chat list, found Zhao Ting whom she had just added that day, and sent him a message.
......
Meanwhile, at the barbecue stalls in the snack street.
Zhao Ting glanced at the menu, his eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "Wait, are you sure you can finish all this?"
I should have known better than to casually say I'd treat everyone!
He doesn't care about feelings, they're not his money.
Cheng Si twirled the pen in his hand, looked up at him, and said casually, "If you can't finish it, you can take it home."
Do you drink alcohol?
Zhao Ting's lips twitched slightly, quite speechless. "If I drink and drive, who's going to drive?"
Cheng Si raised an eyebrow slightly and said lazily, "Oh, I forgot."
Fearing that he would order more, Zhao Ting quickly beckoned to the waiter, picked up the menu from the table, and handed it to him.
The waiter had just left with the menu when Zhao Ting's phone screen lit up on the table.
He reached for his phone, unlocked the screen, and was somewhat surprised to find that it was a message from Shi Miao.
[Would you be free to meet tomorrow to discuss signing with your company?]
Zhao Ting's eyes lit up. He looked down at his phone screen and said excitedly, "Shi Miao is interested in signing a contract with us!"
Cheng Si rested his elbows on the table, tilted his head to one side, and glanced at him casually. "Who is Shi Miao?"
Zhao Ting was busy replying to messages and said without looking up, "It's Ye Yu."
Cheng Si's eyes flickered slightly. "When should we meet tomorrow?"
Zhao Ting pushed up his glasses, suppressing his excitement, "She said she'll come directly to the company at 2 PM tomorrow."
Cheng Si sat up straight, picked up the beer the waiter had just brought over, and shook it. "Looks like I can't sleep in tomorrow."
Zhao Ting paused in her actions, looked up at him, and couldn't help but complain, "Two o'clock in the afternoon, not two in the morning! I really don't understand what you're doing all day long. Every time I look for you, you're either sleeping or on your way to sleep."
Cheng Si was using a wrench to open the bottle cap, but it didn't seem to work very well. He tried several times without success, so he frowned and simply unscrewed the cap with his bare hands.
The whole process took less than a second, smoother than unscrewing a mineral water bottle cap, and it was incredibly effortless.
Zhao Ting's eyes widened in shock, his jaw nearly dropping. He didn't even bother replying to the WeChat message. "Holy crap, what's going on with you?!"
He picked up the beer bottle cap from the table and examined it carefully. The cap wasn't even slightly deformed!
"No, how did you open it?"
Cheng Si picked up the bottle and took a sip. "Of course, I opened it with my hands."
Zhao Ting examined the bottle cap in his hand from all angles, looking at it with disbelief. "I've seen bottles opened with teeth, but I've never seen one opened by hand, and it's not deformed at all! How did you do that?"
Cheng Si chuckled, took the bottle cap from his hand, and tossed it in his hand. "I'm not telling you."
Zhao Ting: "..."
*
The next day, in the afternoon.
The ride-hailing driver slowly stopped the car, glanced at the girl resting with her eyes closed in the back seat through the rearview mirror, and said, "We've arrived."
Shi Miao lifted her eyelids, gave a faint "hmm," opened the car door, and got out.
She glanced at the office building standing in front of her, narrowed her eyes slightly, raised her hand to lower the brim of her hat, and then walked over.
As soon as Shi Miao entered, she looked up and saw Zhao Ting already waiting in the lobby on the first floor.
"You're here!" Zhao Ting walked over with a smile.
Shi Miao nodded slightly. "Mm."
"Come with me."
Zhao Ting led her into the elevator and casually pressed the button for the twelfth floor, the top floor.
He turned to look at the girl behind him, and seeing that she seemed indifferent and unwilling to talk, he simply gave up the idea of striking up a conversation.
Fortunately, the elevator quickly reached the top floor.
The two walked out one after the other.
"This entire floor belongs to us," Zhao Ting said as they walked.
Shi Miao followed behind him, looking around. The place was huge, with everything but no one.
"Is your company closed today?"
Zhao Ting clenched his fist, pressed it to his lips, coughed lightly, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Currently, I am the only employee in the company."
Shi Miao's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and her expression was somewhat complicated. She seemed to have not expected this situation, making it difficult to give a proper evaluation.
"so."
Zhao Ting smiled awkwardly, patted his chest, and assured them, "But don't worry, our company may lack many things, but we certainly don't lack money!"
Shi Miao raised an eyebrow slightly, her porcelain-white face delicate and beautiful. She seemed to find his words quite interesting. "Hmm, I can see that."
Seeing this, Zhao Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that Shi Miao was about to turn around and leave.
He stopped at the door of Cheng Si's office, pushed it open, and turned to look at the girl behind him. "Let's go in."
“Okay.” Shi Miao nodded and went inside first.
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