The young man’s age seed not much different from Zhou Wang’s, maybe even a bit younger. Ma Yuan seed to recognize him as well, standing up with a polite smile when he saw the young man.
"Ah, it’s Yisen, long ti no see. How did you end up here too?"
"You are..."
But the young man looked at Ma Yuan with confusion, as if he couldn’t rember who he was.
"Last year, I was invited to your brother’s birthday party. You might not rember, Yisen..."
Ma Yuan felt a bit awkward.
The young man still looked clueless, and Xia Xiwei rolled her eyes beside him, "Uncle Ma, don’t mind him. With his brain, it’d be a miracle if he rembered you!"
"Sis-in-law, I’m not okay with that. I have a good mory, okay? It’s just that not everyone is worth the effort to rember."
Saying this, the young man lifted his chin slightly, showing a bit of pride.
"I’ve told you so many tis not to call ’sis-in-law.’ Keep it up, and you’ll be wandering around White City on your own!"
Xia Xiwei threatened the young man with exaggerated gestures.
Zhou Wang chuckled at the scene; this fellow seed a bit off, but the way he addressed Xia Xiwei made Zhou Wang a bit puzzled.
At this mont, Xia Xiwei had already brought the young man to stand in front of Zhou Wang. She gave Zhou Wang a sweet smile before introducing them, "Zhou Wang, let introduce you. His na is Jiang Yisen, sort of like a younger brother to ."
"Yisen, say hello. He’s a very good friend of mine, Zhou Wang."
Xia Xiwei addressed the young man behind her.
The young man stepped a bit closer, frowned at Zhou Wang, then suddenly pointed at him in realization, "Oh, I know you. You’re that internet celebrity doing marketing on Douyin, right?"
"Yisen, mind your words. Zhou Wang is not an internet celebrity. He’s a genuine billionaire!"
Xia Xiwei instantly beca angry and smacked Jiang Yisen.
"What’s the difference?"
Jiang Yisen spoke disdainfully and added, "Besides, if owning so shares makes you a billionaire, then I am too!"
"Can your shell company compare to Wuyou dia?"
Xia Xiwei first retorted, then looked at Zhou Wang with helplessness, "Sorry, Zhou Wang. Sotis his brain doesn’t work well. Don’t take it to heart..."
"No problem."
Zhou Wang just smiled.
He could see that this young man nad Jiang Yisen seed a bit immature ntally, not even comparable to Shao Xiaoqi. With his current level of patience, he wouldn’t get upset over such trivial matters.
Hearing Xia Xiwei say he had brain issues, Jiang Yisen wanted to retort, but after a warning glance from Xia Xiwei, he sullenly kept quiet.
"You go over there and find a seat on your own. Weren’t you hungry earlier? Go eat sothing!"
Xia Xiwei urged Jiang Yisen away and then returned, not being polite, she took the seat Ma Yuan had occupied and sat next to Zhou Wang.
"I ran into him during an event in Magic City. He insisted on tagging along to White City. It just so happened my flight was delayed, so we ca together..."
Xia Xiwei continued to explain, fearing Jiang Yisen’s appearance might leave Zhou Wang with a bad impression.
Zhou Wang was actually a bit puzzled about what Xia Xiwei’s flight delay had to do with anything, but he didn’t press further, instead jokingly asking, "I heard him call you sis-in-law. Are you married?"
"Pff, I’m single as anyone can get, never even dated!"
Xia Xiwei first groaned, then explained, "We grew up in the sa neighborhood. I was once betrothed to his brother when we were kids, but that was just the elders’ wishful thinking. I never agreed to it..."
Zhou Wang, who had so inkling about Xia Xiwei’s background, suddenly understood.
In that social class, arranged marriages were quite normal.
"Given your family’s situation, how did you convince them to let you enter the entertainnt industry?"
Zhou Wang curiously asked.
"They didn’t agree, but I insisted. What could they do, tie up?"
Xia Xiwei giggled, "My current mom can’t control , and my dad doesn’t have the ti, so there you go... It’s also why my engagent with Jiang Yisen’s brother fell through. It was a blessing in disguise."
Current mom...
Zhou Wang didn’t know what to say. He only knew about Xia Xiwei’s "illegitimate daughter" status through intelligence reports, but from Xia Xiwei’s tone, she didn’t seem to shy away from these topics, or perhaps with Zhou Wang, she didn’t see any need to hide anything.
This made Zhou Wang increasingly puzzled about why Xia Xiwei’s attitude towards him was different from others.
One thing he could be sure of, it might have sothing to do with Ding Yi, though it was strange that Xia Xiwei never ntioned Ding Yi...
Later, Zhou Wang sent ssages to Ding Yi, but clearly, Ding Yi didn’t want to talk much about Xia Xiwei, so Zhou Wang let it go.
Xia Xiwei’s unexpected presence made Shen Yutong, who had initially hoped to chat with Zhou Wang during the al, stay silent. She watched Xia Xiwei monopolizing Zhou Wang’s attention, talking and laughing with him...
In fact, not only Shen Yutong, but everyone at the table also noticed that Xia Xiwei’s deanor towards Zhou Wang was unusually attentive.
Even though Xia Xiwei’s public persona was a "sweet girl" with occasional monts of coolness, she was a big star and didn’t usually care much about Zhou Wang’s investor status. However, at that mont, Xia Xiwei was even personally serving Zhou Wang food...
This sight made Chen He blink in disbelief, wondering how many secrets Zhou Wang was hiding from him!
Originally, he had so interest in Xia Xiwei, rumored to have a mysterious background. Well, that’s completely out of the question now.
...
The al ended with the lingering fragrance of food, and it was already past one in the afternoon. Zhou Wang checked his watch, planning to go back to his room for a short nap and then head to the Moon Palace.
At this mont, Xia Xiwei called after him.
"Zhou Wang..."
"Yeah?"
"Are you busy this afternoon?"
Wearing a sleeveless white T-shirt and a short skirt, Xia Xiwei had a distinctive dimple when she smiled, embodying a neighborly girl’s charm. It was hard to believe she was three years older than Zhou Wang.
"Actually, I am a bit."
"Oh, that’s too bad. I was going to ask if you could join sowhere if you were free..."
Xia Xiwei looked a bit disappointed.
"Is this an invitation for a date?" Zhou Wang teased.
Xia Xiwei blinked, "Half of it, maybe... It’s to visit a ntor, or rather, an artist I learned dance from for a while."
"Teacher Yang Liping?" Zhou Wang was a bit taken aback.
"Mm-hmm, you know she has a house in White City..."
Xia Xiwei wasn’t surprised Zhou Wang could guess.
"Now that’s a coincidence. The thing I was talking about involves that too. We could go together."
Zhou Wang reckoned Xia Xiwei was also there because of the house sale and smiled.
"That’s great!"
Xia Xiwei’s eyes sparkled, "I’ll go back to my room to change first and et you in the lobby later!"
With that, Xia Xiwei humd a tune as she walked off, leaving Zhou Wang with a charming and delightful view.
Zhou Wang shook his head and then glanced at Shen Yutong, who had hurriedly left in another direction to prepare for her next scene, hesitated a bit, and decided to head towards Shen Yutong’s room.
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