"Feeling hungry, co eat."
Chen Cheng playfully teased ng Wanning.
ng Wanning was montarily stunned, then realized that Chen Cheng was joking. Her cheeks reddened slightly, and she lowered her head and whispered, "No, I an... why did you co to Kaiyang?"
"Here for business."
ng Wanning was surprised for a second, and Chen Cheng asked again, "Did you think I ca here for you?"
"I... didn’t..."
Her head dropped even lower, her fingers twiddling with her clothes.
But when Chen Cheng remained silent, ng Wanning lifted her head and saw the smile lingering at the corner of his mouth, realizing she had been teased by Chen Cheng again.
"I did co here for business," Chen Cheng said soothingly, "I just didn’t expect to run into you here."
ng Wanning’s heartbeat quickened slightly. Chen Cheng’s words left her feeling sowhat confused.
Was he really in Kaiyang for business?
But in such a large place like Qianzhou, why would he appear in Kaiyang, a small place, and also in the sa farmhouse?
Why was he so special to her?
Could it be... he really had a bit of... a liking for her?
ng Wanning dared not to think further; she feared it was all just her misconception.
"Oh..."
She lightly responded, unable to bring herself to et Chen Cheng’s eyes again.
"By the way, how long will you stay here?" Chen Cheng asked.
"What?"
Chen Cheng smiled and pointed at the logo on her chest. ng Wanning ca back to herself, "It’s over, so we ca out to eat today. Tomorrow morning, we’ll head to the city’s high-speed train station and then back to our respective cities."
She also curiously asked, "And you?"
"I’ll probably stay for another two or three days," Chen Cheng replied.
"Did you co here alone?"
"I’m with Xiao Hai, and just now that Xu Qiu, Manager Xu, and her team, about a dozen people in total."
ng Wanning asked again, "I an without them, just you?"
Chen Cheng was montarily lost, then smiled, "Alone, no one else."
"I thought..."
Dong dong dong.
A knock interrupted the two in the room.
Chen Cheng looked up to see a girl wearing the sa jacket as ng Wanning.
"ng ng, I’ve been looking for you, you’re here!"
"What’s up? Zhang Zhang."
"Ti for a group photo."
ng Wanning then stood up and said to Chen Cheng, "Brother Cheng, I’ll co back later..."
Chen Cheng nodded, "Go ahead with your tasks."
ng Wanning left the room, and shortly after, Chen Donghai and Xu Qiu ca back.
Clearly, they had waited for the room to clear before entering.
"Mr. Chen, the additional dishes will be served soon."
Xu Qiu opened the Moutai, poured out two asures and placed them on the table.
"Let’s eat first."
The liquor was good, and the dishes were tasty.
But the appearance of ng Wanning, like a pebble thrown into Chen Cheng’s supposed calm sea of heart, sank, yet the ripples it stirred had not yet dissipated.
Xu Qiu, sitting beside him, noticed the shift in Chen Cheng’s deanor. Although Chen Cheng didn’t say it outright, it was clear to any observant person that there was sothing special between them.
"Mr. Chen, this drink, I toast to you."
Chen Cheng also raised his glass, "You’ve worked hard these days."
"It’s all part of the job," Xu Qiu said, drinking up.
"After the deal is done, I’ll give you and your ladies each a big red envelope; can’t let you run this trip for nothing."
"Mr. Chen, you’re too polite. It was all Chairman Wen..."
Chen Cheng raised his hand to stop her, "Business must be t with reward. Besides, you’ve done well, so the red envelope is deserved."
Seeing Chen Cheng put it that way, Xu Qiu didn’t say more, rely poured another drink and toasted Chen Cheng.
About twenty minutes later, ng Wanning reappeared at the doorway.
She knocked and entered.
The seat next to Chen Cheng had been vacated, and an already slightly tipsy Xu Qiu seeing soone arrive, said, "Mr. Chen, I’ll go rush the additional dishes."
ng Wanning sat down next to Chen Cheng, who asked, "Done with the photo?"
"Yeah."
"Can I see?"
ng Wanning took out her phone, opened the group chat for their team, found the photo they just took, and handed it to Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng glanced at the photo, where a group of young people stood before a round table, their faces brimming with youthful smiles.
ng Wanning stood on the side, not posing deliberately, just lightly smiling, yet appeared more pure and charming than anyone.
"Not bad, very pretty."
Chen Cheng handed the phone back and asked, "What ti is the high-speed train tomorrow?"
"11:30 in the morning."
Chen Cheng calculated for a mont, "It takes 2 hours from here to the high-speed train station. Do you need to take you?"
Hearing Chen Cheng offer to take her to the train station, ng Wanning shook her head, "No need, Brother Cheng, our group chartered a vehicle, you don’t have to make a special trip."
After saying that, she lowered her head again, muttering, "Why don’t you ask ..."
"What?" Chen Cheng purposely asked.
"Don’t you want to stay?" ng Wanning looked up, gathering her courage to ask.
A flicker of surprise crossed Chen Cheng’s eyes; he hadn’t expected ng Wanning to be so direct.
The room fell silent for a few seconds. Chen Cheng looked into ng Wanning’s eyes seriously, "Do you want to stay?"
"I..."
ng Wanning bit her lip, struggling internally.
What did staying an?
Was it like in the TV dramas, sothing happening between them?
Or just simply spending more ti with him?
Seeing ng Wanning’s conflicted expression, Chen Cheng’s lips curved into a smile, knowing that this naive girl was probably overthinking.
"Don’t get ahead of yourself."
Chen Cheng spoke gently, "I’m just asking what you think. If you want to go back, I naturally respect your decision."
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