Chapter 230 Do you have a girlfriend?
"What a coincidence, are you going to a restaurant for dinner?"
"yes."
Xie Linjing's gaze fell on Ye Qingning: "I've been saying I'd like to treat you to a meal. I wonder if I'll have the honor of treating you three to a meal today?"
"No need, we..."
"Okay, okay." Chen Shi interrupted Ye Qingning and very automatically opened the back door and put Ye Qingning and Jian Yan into the car.
She was very strong, and the back door was closed in just a few seconds.
Xie Linjing paused for a moment, then smiled and gestured for the driver to start the car: "Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
"Either is fine," Ye Qingning replied.
As the car drove forward, Ye Qingning felt Chen Shi pinch her arm. She turned her head and saw Chen Shi mouthing, "Introduce me!"
Ye Qingning understood and quickly introduced Xie Linjing: "This is also a friend of mine and Jian Yan's, Chen Shi."
Xie Linjing nodded to Chen Shi, who pursed her lips and said shyly, "Just call me A-Shi."
Hello, Ash.
Chen Shi immediately started talking excitedly, saying, "I'm your little sapling. I've bought all your albums. Although I've only known you for a few months, I really, really like you...your voice."
Note: Xie Linjing's fans are collectively referred to as "Little Saplings".
Chen Shi was visibly excited: "You sing so well! I never expected you to be so handsome and charming in person! You are the most handsome man I have ever seen in this world."
Xie Linjing maintained his formulaic smile: "Thank you for your kind words."
"So..." Chen Shi fiddled with his fingers, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Xie Linjing was taken aback. Ye Qingning quickly took the lollipop from Chen Shi's hand and put it in her mouth, then said to Xie Linjing with an embarrassed smile, "This child just came back from abroad, don't mind her."
Hsieh Lin-ching laughed: "Your friends are all so interesting."
Ye Qingning could only chuckle.
Xie Linjing turned around and looked straight ahead, automatically ignoring the question about his girlfriend that had just been asked.
Chen Shi was silent for a moment, then took out her phone and typed a message for Ye Qingning: "Can't I ask this question?"
Ye Qingning shook her head and wrote to her: "Not particularly polite."
Chen Shi nodded: "But I really want to know."
Ye Qingning: [Enduring it.]
Chen Shi nodded, pursing her lips: [Okay, I'll have Chen Tang investigate later!]
Ye Qingning scratched her head. Chen Tang's information seemed to be wrong again. Judging from Ashi's undisguised admiration and liking for Xie Linjing, it seemed that she liked Xie Linjing more.
Moreover, the two talked a lot that morning, but she didn't mention anything about Chen Ci at all...
At that moment, Xie Linjing raised his hand and turned on the stereo, and the song "Ineffable Wonder" began to flow in the car.
"Liking is a wonderful thing / I still remember that the air was fresh only with you in the rain / Our meeting that day was like the rain that day / Soaking my emotions... Liking is a wonderful thing..."
After listening for a while, Chen Shi's eyes lit up. Before Ye Qingning could stop her, she leaned forward and asked Xie Linjing in the passenger seat.
"Jing, I heard that you wrote this song specifically for someone, is that true?"
Xie Linjing's gaze lingered on Ye Qingning for a moment before he answered decisively, "Yes."
Noticing his gaze, Ye Qingning naturally assumed Xie Linjing was asking him for help, and quickly pulled Chen Shi to sit down: "Alright, Shi, listen to the song quietly, or I'll think you're a stalker..."
"I'm not." Chen Shi quickly waved her hand: "Then I won't ask anymore."
Ye Qingning was still worried, so she typed a very serious message to her: "Don't ask any more questions that involve personal privacy, or we'll get off the bus."
Chen Shi nodded: [Yes!]
In the end, Xie Linjing chose a hot pot restaurant with a small private room, which offered good privacy.
Throughout the meal, Chen Shi was like a curious child, constantly asking Xie Linjing questions. However, she remembered Ye Qingning's instructions and only asked questions related to his works.
The four people knew each other, so they naturally had a very pleasant lunch together.
After the meal, Xie Linjing had to leave first, and Ye Qingning and the other two took a taxi back.
Ye Qingning leaned back in her seat, exhausted: "This meal has left me completely drained."
Jian Yan nodded in deep agreement: "Yes."
Chen Shi was very happy: "Why? I think it's great! Xie Linjing is so gentle! I've decided, I'm going to ask my brother to buy me a camera, and I'm going to be Xie Linjing's fan site admin from now on!"
Ye Qingning sighed: "Whatever you want, I only have one request: please don't bring me and Jian Yan along wherever you and Xie Linjing are."
"why?"
“Your problems are all fatal; we’d be exhausted just trying to fix them.”
Chen Shi stuck out her tongue: "Thank you for your trouble, sisters. Please have a lollipop!"
She handed out two lollipops, which Ye Qingning and Jian Yan each took and continued to lie there like corpses.
Chen Shi took out her phone and scrolled through Weibo with great interest, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at Jian Yan: "Sister Jian Yan, should I start calling you sister-in-law now? I didn't expect Brother Chen Chu to be pursuing you! How far have things progressed between you two?"
The drowsy Jianyan suddenly snapped awake: "What?"
Chen Shi showed her his phone; it was Chen Chu's statement about the trending topic. He had indeed issued a statement claiming that he was pursuing Jian Yan, and that going shopping at the mall at that time that day was part of his pursuit.
Jian Yan replied calmly, "He did it to smooth things over with the trending topic."
"Really?" Chen Shi closed her phone and sighed, "You two, one of you is married and the other has someone pursuing you, while I'm still a lonely old woman. I don't know where my true love is, or when he'll come to pick me up on a colorful cloud!"
Ye Qingning glanced at her silently for a moment, then casually asked, "Do you have someone you like?"
Chen Shi thought for a moment and shook her head: "No."
After a moment, her eyes lit up again: "Does Xie Linjing count?"
In short: "..."
Ye Qingning: "..."
Chen Shi: "...Fine, fine, I knew it! No matter what world it is, the love between fans and idols only exists in fantasy and novels!"
She sighed deeply: "Sigh..."
Just then, Ye Qingning received a message from Chen Tang: "How's it going, sister-in-law? Is Ashi a little devil? Can you handle her?"
Ye Qingning: [Your information is wrong. She's very well-behaved and cute, just a little... talkative.]
Chen Tang: [She's such a chatterbox! She talks about Aci all the time, poor sister-in-law!]
Ye Qingning glanced at Chen Shi, who was diligently scrolling through Weibo to support Xie Linjing, and replied: [This information is also incorrect. She hasn't mentioned Chen Ci at all today! Not a single word!]
Chen Tang: [Impossible! Could it be that Ashi really... changed her personality?]
Ye Qingning: [?]
Chen Tang: [A few months ago, Ashi confessed to Aci but was rejected. She ran away to a deserted island and attempted suicide. I was the one who found her using my amazing hacking skills. After she came back, she had a minor operation due to health reasons. When she woke up, she was different... I guess she was hurt too deeply. Sigh, love...]
Ye Qingning: [What do you know about love, you little brat?]
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