Yao Dongzhuō smiled again.
Her answer was brilliant.
It seemed she was truly single.
With Zhan Jingchen present, she couldn't say much, and their acquaintance was indeed not deep. Many things would be more interesting to discuss later.
"I'm more concerned about myself."
"Miss Pei, we're friends now. We'll have a lot of dealings in the future, so it's not appropriate to be so formal. How about this: from now on, I'll call you Kexin, and you call me Brother Zhuo, what do you say?"
Brother Zhuo?
Pei Kexin truly never expected that one day she would be on brotherly terms with the famous villain of Nancheng.
"Mr. Yao, you flatter me..."
Yao Dongzhuō made a decisive conclusion.
"Don't call me 'you' so formally, I'm not an old man. It's settled, we'll change our way of addressing each other next time we meet."
With Yao Dongzhuō around, the dinner atmosphere was consistently lively.
He was very interested in Pei Kexin, asking her questions non-stop from elementary school to university.
Pei Kexin chatted with him while eating, and an hour passed quickly.
Just as she was pondering when to slip away to pay the bill and find an excuse to leave, her phone vibrated again and again.
She subtly slid her phone open to check. It was from Fu Duoduo again.
"Are you done eating? It should be about time, right? Come save me quickly!"
"Damn it! I rarely get to eat out alone, and guess who I ran into?"
"That guy surnamed Liang! Isn't he a scumbag?"
"So what if he has a girlfriend! I stopped caring about him long ago, who told him he couldn't have one? And he actually brought her to see me!"
"Even if he brought her, these two scumbags are sitting right behind me!"
"Damn, I'm so pissed off! Look at that smug look on Liang's face! I lost so badly today!"
"Never mind, I can't just admit defeat like this! I can't let him think I'm miserable. I just told him I had plans with a friend and was on my way, so you need to come over now!"
"Aren't you with Zhan Jingchen? Bring him along too! Just pretend he's my boyfriend. I have to win this round!"
"Pei Kexin, don't play dead! If you don't reply, I'll call you! Hurry up and come over!"
Pei Kexin slid her phone open, seeing a screen full of angry words and exclamation marks. She could imagine how agitated Fu Duoduo on the other end was, which made her both amused and annoyed.
"I'm not playing dead, I just saw it."
"Why don't you call Gu Wei? He's not worse looking than that Liang guy, he's enough to save face, right?"
The guy surnamed Liang was Fu Duoduo's ex-boyfriend, a young second-generation rich kid in their circle. They had been together for several years, and who knew it would turn out like this.
Fu Duoduo said, "I'll break up with Gu Wei tomorrow. It's you today."
"No matter what, if you hadn't abandoned me, I wouldn't have been seen by my ex-boyfriend eating alone! Figure out a way to bring a man over for me, quickly! If I don't get my face back today, we'll break up tomorrow too!"
"Who did I offend? Why is today so messed up!"
Pei Kexin didn't quite understand her desire to save face in front of her ex-boyfriend, but she understood the feeling of an ex bringing his current girlfriend to disgust you.
With only this one best friend, if she didn't help, who would?
"Okay, okay, I'm coming. Send the address."
As they exchanged messages back and forth, Yao Dongzhuō couldn't help but be curious.
"Something up?"
Pei Kexin locked her phone and looked at him.
"I'm sorry, a friend has a sudden issue."
Zhan Jingchen looked at her but didn't speak. Yao Dongzhuō asked, "So you're leaving?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Yao..."
"No need to be sorry, go if you have something to do... Do you need any help?"
She actually did, but Pei Kexin wouldn't dare to trouble Yao Dongzhuō.
"Thank you, Mr. Yao. I'll contact you if needed. I'm really sorry today, let's make another appointment another day."
Pei Kexin hurried out of the private room, texting Zhan Jingchen as she walked.
After sending the message, she reached the first floor. When she said she wanted to pay, the receptionist said it was already charged to Zhan Sanshao.
It seemed this was a place they frequented. They were all wealthy people, and there was no need to be polite about such trivial matters. Pei Kexin didn't insist.
She walked to a corner to wait for Zhan Jingchen's reply. A minute passed, and he actually ignored her.
It wasn't that Pei Kexin wanted to climb the social ladder or intentionally be ambiguous with him; it was all Fu Duoduo's doing!
If it weren't for the urgent situation and her inability to find a suitable man to help, she wouldn't have wanted to lose face like this.
Gritting her teeth, she shamelessly called Zhan Jingchen.
Zhan Jingchen was discussing the acquisition of the Pei Corporation with Yao Dongzhuō when his phone rang.
He picked it up and saw it was Pei Kexin.
He glanced at the person opposite him. He hadn't left anything behind and suspected it was a wrong number, but he still answered.
"Hello."
Pei Kexin lowered her voice, "Are you still in the private room? If it's not convenient to talk, just listen to me."
She rapidly explained Fu Duoduo's situation.
"I know I have no standing to ask you for help now, but we've known each other for a while, and you and Fu Duoduo seem to get along well. If not for me, then for the sake of you two, help her."
"If you think it's beneath you, or you can't get away, or you don't want to go, that's fine too. Find another handsome guy for me. Hurry, Fu Duoduo can't wait."
"Make sure he's young and handsome. I'll send you the location."
She had been chatting occasionally while eating, and it turned out she was talking to Fu Duoduo.
Leaving in a hurry just to help her slap her ex-boyfriend's face?
This woman, when serious, was quite intimidating. She didn't expect to be so childish when she was being childish.
After Pei Kexin finished speaking, she prepared herself for his refusal and sent him the address, intending to leave.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Jingchen replied via WeChat: "Where are you?"
"On the first floor."
"Bring the car to the entrance and wait."
Was he going to go himself?
She didn't have time to think too much about it. Fortunately, she hadn't been drinking, so Pei Kexin ran to get the car.
As soon as she parked the car in the spot at the entrance, the passenger door was pulled open, and a tall figure slid in.
She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but ever since she knew he was Young Master Zhan, Pei Kexin felt he looked even more handsome than before...
There was no conversation during the journey. Pei Kexin drove extremely fast, afraid of being too late to save face, as she drove Zhan Jingchen to the location.
Upon arrival, she walked quickly while sending a message to Fu Duoduo.
After searching for a while, she finally spotted Fu Duoduo, looking lonely amidst the crowd.
Pei Kexin immediately grabbed Zhan Jingchen's arm and pushed him forward, deliberately shouting loudly.
"Duoduo, sorry, we were delayed by traffic!"
Fu Duoduo looked up and saw a handsome couple.
The man was none other than Young Master Zhan. Her gloom instantly vanished, and she beamed as she walked towards them.
"Ah, darling, you're finally here!"
She grabbed Zhan Jingchen's arm, looking shy.
"What surprise did you prepare for me? You made me wait so long!"
"I completely forgot today is our hundredth day anniversary. No wonder you insisted on eating here; it's to commemorate our first meeting. You should have said so earlier!"
"I like you for who you are, not for gifts. You didn't have to go to such lengths!"
Behind them, the guy surnamed Liang and his girlfriend couldn't help but look over.