ebookland Chapter 114 Men who care too much about their image!
Chapter 114 Men who care too much about their image!
Yan Zhixu arrived at the entrance of the restaurant hall and stood on a high platform to overlook the entire hall.
The platform he stood on was two steps higher than the hall, and coupled with his height and long legs, he easily brought the entire hall into his field of vision.
I looked carefully at each table, but didn't find any familiar faces.
So they've already finished eating and left?
He didn't doubt Chen Xing's words, because the other party had even mentioned Liang Liangwei's name, which showed that they were acquaintances.
She also said that she greeted her when she ran into her at the restaurant, which means she did not mistake her for someone else.
It's likely that she had already finished her meal and left with her friends.
He wasn't too disappointed. He looked down and took out his phone to send her a WeChat message: [Where are you? Are you off work?]
A moment later, he received a reply. Upon reading its contents, his relaxed expression suddenly froze.
Liang Liangwei: [I've been working overtime, I'm going home soon.]
Are you always working overtime?
Yan Zhixu: [Have you eaten?]
Liang Liangwei: [I had afternoon tea, but I'm not very hungry. I'll cook some noodles for a late-night snack when I get home.]
Yan Zhixu's hand hovered over the phone screen, trembling slightly, and she didn't reply.
He stopped a man who looked like the lobby manager and asked in a deep voice, "Is your boss here? Call him over and tell him that a friend surnamed Yan is looking for him."
Seeing his arrogant and unapproachable demeanor, the lobby manager nodded in agreement and quickly turned to leave.
A moment later, a man walked over, saw Yan Zhixu, raised an eyebrow, and said with great surprise, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
Yan Zhixu had no interest in small talk. He nodded to him and got straight to the point: "I want to see the surveillance footage to find someone."
The man didn't make things difficult; he gestured in a direction and turned to leave first.
Yan Zhixu followed behind.
When they reached a less crowded corridor, the man saw his cold and stern face and joked, "Who are you looking for? If I didn't know you didn't have a woman, I would have thought you were here to find a woman and her lover."
Yan Zhixu gave him a cold look, her face darkening further.
The man paused, realizing something was amiss, and blurted out, "Did I hit the nail on the head? No, when did you get a woman? You said you were single the other day."
It's only been a few days? Not only does he have a woman, but she even has a lover?!
Yan Zhixu: "Shut up!"
Ten minutes later, Yan Zhixu looked at Liang Liangwei and Yan Beian's figures on the monitor with a cold gaze.
Originally, she and Yan Bei'an were friends, so there was nothing wrong with having a meal together, as long as she was honest... But why did she lie?
She lied because she didn't want him to know they were together. If he didn't know, that would be fine, but he just happened to know.
My heart kept sinking.
She said she and Yan Bei'an had no feelings for each other. Is that really true? The two seemed to get along quite well in the surveillance footage; he would even pour her drinks, and she would hand him tissues…
He didn't want to see any more, so he pursed his lips and looked away.
There were many security cameras in the lobby, covering various angles. The man next to him seemed to be watching someone, but the more he stared at the monitor, the more serious his expression became. He asked, "Have you found your woman?"
Yan Zhixu coldly replied, "No."
He turned and walked outside.
The man, however, was very perceptive and instantly understood that he was being sarcastic, and couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
The cycad, which had been single for many years, finally blossomed, only to be cuckolded...
Yan Zhixu noticed his expression and said unhappily, "I told you I couldn't find anyone!"
Man: "Yes, yes, I understand, I didn't find it."
What a proud man!
Yan Zhixu: "..."
The man escorted him to the entrance of the private room corridor and called out, "Which private room is it? I'll give you a discount."
Yan Zhixu: "No need."
"Yes, yes, considering how much you've been supporting my business..." the man paused, "...it's all thanks to you."
It's pitiful.
Yan Zhixu did not respond and went straight into the private room.
Chen Xing saw him and smiled, "You've seen someone?"
Yan Zhixu regained his composure, though it was much calmer than before. He returned to his seat and said, "No, she's already gone."
Chen Xing: "I thought so too. It's been more than two hours. You've been gone for quite a while. I thought you two had met and were chatting away, so you lost track of time."
Yan Zhixu: "I ran into an acquaintance and chatted for a while."
Chen Xing nodded, took a few puffs of his cigarette, looked at the elegant young man sitting opposite him, and couldn't help but compare him and Liang Liangwei again.
Both of them are people with exquisite features and outstanding temperament. In addition, their family backgrounds are top-notch. If they can get married in the end, it will be a wonderful thing.
He drew a parallel to the recent international situation: the United States and China are engaged in a trade war, their relationship is tense, and foreign countries are not friendly towards Chinese people. Many Chinese are starting to transfer their capital back to China, and the country is paying close attention to this.
Yan Zhixu's identity is different from that of ordinary businessmen. It seems that he intends to bring back a large amount of capital for investment this time. However, the news has been kept under wraps to avoid alerting him.
Their financial sector had already received the news from above and was eager to connect with him for investment as soon as possible.
If that person knew that their daughter was dating this man, they would probably be overjoyed.
He had just promised the girl he would keep it a secret from her father for the time being, sigh...
But then I thought about it again, and realized that I was "lucky" enough to know about their relationship before he did, which was not a bad thing.
Later, when the party was over and everyone had left, as they parted, he led her to a secluded spot: "Little Swallow—"
The word "Xiao Yan" instantly brought the two closer, since not long ago at the banquet, he had addressed Yan Zhixu as President Yan.
Yan Zhixu looked up at Chen Xing, her tone becoming slightly more respectful: "Please speak."
Chen Xing looked at him meaningfully and said, "My niece, I can guarantee that she is a very good person and a very thoughtful girl. But after all, she has been spoiled since she was a child, so she is inevitably a bit spoiled. When you are with her, take good care of her. If you have the opportunity to bring her home in the future, I will definitely side with you."
Whether or not this opportunity will truly come depends on the fate of this returning prince.
Yan Zhixu's eyes flickered slightly, receiving Chen Xing's subtle hint, and she nodded, saying, "I understand, thank you in advance, Chen Xing."
Chen Xing patted him on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "I knew you were so quick-witted, I didn't need to say anything more. Alright, that's all for now, I'm leaving."
Yan Zhixu: "Chen Xing, please take care."
Chen Xing led his men away.
Yan Zhixu also got into his car, leaned back in his seat, and rubbed his temples.
I drank baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) again tonight, and I didn't feel well.
Xu Chaofeng looked at him in the rearview mirror with some concern: "President Yan, shall we go back and rest?"
Yan Zhixu paused for a moment before saying in a low, hoarse voice, "Let's go to her house first."
Xu Chaofeng immediately understood who he meant by "she" and started the car to drive away.
Half an hour later, the Bentley stopped outside Liang Liangwei's apartment complex.
Yan Zhixu did not get out of the car, but sat by the window, looking up quietly in a certain direction.
It was too late at night for him to see which floor was hers. Since several floors above and below were lit up, he just randomly picked a floor to stare at.
After a while, he took out his phone, opened WeChat, and typed to her: 【Are you home yet?】
Liang Liangwei replied a few minutes later: [I was just taking a shower and I'm home now. How about you?]
Yan Zhixu stared at the screen for a while before replying: "I just left Zhihe Restaurant."
When Liang Liangwei saw the restaurant's name upstairs, she froze for a moment, because Zhihe Restaurant was the very place where she and Yan Bei'an had dinner.