strictlysupreme Chapter 214 Blind Date
Chapter 214 Blind Date
Qin Zhuyu took the phone and glanced at the unknown number flashing on the screen. A hint of doubt appeared on the corner of her mouth. "This seems to be a number I have never seen before."
Ye Wanqing echoed softly, with a hint of amusement in her eyes, "Yeah, it's been ringing three times."
Qin Zhuyu couldn't help but feel puzzled when she heard this. She realized that if she ignored him again, the other party might really persevere.
So she pressed the answer button and turned on the speakerphone at the same time.
"Hello, how are you?" There was a subtle hint of alienation in Qin Zhuyu's voice.
On the other end of the phone, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice penetrated the airwaves and struck Qin Zhuyu's heart, "Ye Wanqing, it's me, Xu Xinyi."
Qin Zhuyu's eyes instantly cooled, and her voice deepened. "Oh? It's Miss Xu. Wanqing is driving right now, so it's inconvenient for her to answer the phone."
I heard that you recently regained your freedom, didn't you? In that case, why don't you cherish this hard-earned freedom and stop stirring up unnecessary troubles?
Xu Xinyi's name was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing Qin Zhuyu to frown. She couldn't understand why Xu Xinyi had the leisure to disturb Ye Wanqing when the Xu family was already in turmoil.
Xu Xinyi, who was on the other end of the phone, felt her heart tighten when she heard Qin Zhuyu's voice, but then she quickly regained her composure.
She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound calm. "Ms. Qin, could you please tell Ye Wanqing to call me back when she's free? I have something I'd like to discuss with her in detail, and I believe she'd be interested."
Qin Zhuyu wanted to ask for details, but Xu Xinyi had already hung up the phone decisively, leaving only a busy tone echoing in the air.
Ye Wanqing listened quietly the whole time. After Qin Zhuyu hung up the phone, she cast a gentle look at her and said, "Don't take her words too seriously. She's not worth our time."
Qin Zhuyu's brows were still furrowed, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone, "She must be secretly plotting something again."
Ye Wanqing smiled lightly, her eyes flickering with a hint of teasing, "Do you know? The Xu family has been very lively recently. Xu Xinrong's illegitimate son has been officially taken back to the Xu family. I'm afraid Xu Ji's position is about to crumble.
Moreover, the lover who has been with Xu Xinrong for so many years is definitely not an ordinary person. I think Xu Xinyi must be too busy now to care about us. "
Qin Zhuyu nodded slightly when she heard this, "Indeed."
The Xu family’s troubles are like the falling leaves in autumn, one after another, with no end in sight.
Ye Wanqing patted the back of Qin Zhuyu's hand, trying to calm her down. "Don't let Xu Xinyi's trivial matters affect our mood. Today is your blind date, so be happy."
Qin Zhuyu originally wanted to comfort Ye Wanqing with a few warm words, but unexpectedly, she was comforted by the other party with a more open-minded attitude. She couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and grateful in her heart.
Afterwards, the two drove to the agreed restaurant. Along the way, Qin Zhuyu deliberately avoided Xu Xinyi's topic, and the car was filled with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
Soon, they arrived near the restaurant. Ye Wanqing parked the car skillfully and walked into the restaurant side by side with Qin Zhuyu.
Inside the restaurant, the lights are soft and the music is melodious.
After the two entered, they naturally separated.
Ye Wanqing chose a seat where she could observe Qin Zhuyu's blind date without being too close. An exquisite hollow screen in the middle perfectly separated the two spaces, maintaining a sense of distance while remaining polite.
Qin Zhuyu's blind date is the son of a new friend that Mrs. Qin met at the poker table.
He just returned from studying abroad last year and took over the family business. He is young, promising and has a gentle temperament.
Mrs. Qin and the man's mother hit it off right away. They talked about their children and shared concerns about their children's marriages. So, they hit it off immediately, and today's blind date came about.
Although Qin Zhuyu was reluctant in her heart, facing Mrs. Qin's "threat" - if she didn't come, she would go to her company in person to ask her leader to help arrange a blind date - she had no choice but to compromise.
Mrs. Qin had her own plans in mind. She didn't really want to disturb Qin Zhuyu's leader, but wanted to use this "threat" to make Qin Zhuyu submit, and at the same time let Qin Zhuyu's colleagues in the company know her true background.
After all, Qin Zhuyu has been working hard in the workplace with her personal strength, deliberately concealing the halo of her family to avoid receiving unnecessary special treatment.
Mrs. Qin knew very well that once she personally stepped into Qin Zhuyu's company, Qin Zhuyu's identity as the "Qin family's daughter" would spread like wildfire throughout the entire workplace circle overnight and become the focus of everyone's attention.
Qin Zhuyu knew this very well. She was most afraid of such a situation, so she had no choice but to compromise and even let Mrs. Qin dress her up carefully, as if she was about to attend a grand ball rather than a blind date that might be extremely boring.
The man Qin Zhuyu had an appointment with, He Hongxuan, sounded quite gentle and elegant.
However, in order to maintain a sense of mystery, Mrs. Qin did not let Qin Zhuyu even look at the man's photo. She just said confidently: "Mrs. He is so beautiful, how can her son be any worse?"
Although Qin Zhuyu had her doubts, she accepted this "unknown expectation" half-heartedly.
But when she approached her reserved seat, the scene before her almost made her laugh out loud.
The man sitting there was dressed in a very "individual" style, which gave a whole new interpretation to the words "gentle and elegant" and "handsome".
Qin Zhuyu couldn't help but mutter in her heart, is there really any misunderstanding in her mother's understanding of these two words?
She double-checked the table number, and after confirming it was correct, she took a deep breath, forced herself to remain calm, and walked over, politely greeting, "Hello."
The man leaned back in his chair, shaking his legs, and looked at Qin Zhuyu with a bit of amusement in his eyes: "Oh, beauty?" His teeth, which were not very neat and had slight yellow stains, were particularly conspicuous under the light.
Qin Zhuyu's heart was churning. She suppressed her discomfort and responded politely: "Sorry, I seem to have recognized the wrong person." She really didn't want to waste another minute.
Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she accidentally bumped into a solid chest, and a faint fir fragrance instantly surrounded her.
Qin Zhuyu looked up and met a pair of deep and handsome eyes. There seemed to be a bit of indifference and alienation hidden in those light brown pupils.
"I'm sorry." Qin Zhuyu apologized quickly.
"Ms. Qin?" The man's voice was low and magnetic, with a hint of doubt.
Qin Zhuyu was a little surprised: "Do you know me?"
The man glanced at the seat behind Qin Zhuyu, and seemed to understand something, with a faint smile on his face: "He Hongxuan, I'm sorry, I'm late."
Qin Zhuyu subconsciously turned around when she heard this and pointed at the man who was still sitting in his original position, wearing loafers and tight suit pants: "Then who is he?"
"I don't know him. If you mind, Miss Qin, we can change seats." The man's tone was calm, as if everything was under control.
Qin Zhuyu immediately called the waiter and explained the situation.
Seeing this, the man started yelling, "What's wrong? Can't I sit here for a while and wait for my friend? I'll buy something when my friend comes! How can this store be so overbearing? Can't I even sit for a while?"
The waiter rushed over and apologized while escorting the man away from the table. Qin Zhuyu knew it was a misunderstanding, but seeing the disdain in the man's eyes, she inexplicably felt a surge of anger.
"I don't care. What about you, Mr. He?" Qin Zhuyu asked with a raised eyebrow.
He Hongxuan's answer was straightforward: "I care."
After saying that, he asked the waiter to rearrange their seats.
Today is the weekend, the restaurant is crowded and it is hard to find a seat, but fortunately the restaurant has reserved some emergency seats, and Qin Zhuyu and He Hongxuan were finally arranged to sit by the window with a wide view.
After sitting down, Qin Zhuyu took out her phone and sent a message to Ye Wanqing: "Wanqing, this He Hongxuan is quite interesting, but it's just a misunderstanding, haha."
Ye Wanqing was looking down at her phone when she suddenly looked up and found that Qin Zhuyu was no longer in her original position.
She smiled, her fingertips dancing on the screen: "Then will you continue to meet in the afternoon?"
Qin Zhuyu looked at the phone screen, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but she did not reply immediately.
Seeing this, Ye Wanqing stopped disturbing her, closed the menu, and ordered an exquisite single meal for herself. She silently wished Qin Zhuyu's blind date would have an unexpectedly good start.