Did she think she could brush him off with just a few words? This woman seemed to be getting a bit too full of herself.
An unnamed anger welled up in Zhai Cheng. He instinctively wanted to say something, but just as the words were about to leave his mouth, he suddenly remembered something. Even if Song Ge had a friend, he had no right to interfere.
Thinking this way, his expression darkened even more. His face was almost as black as coal.
Zhai Cheng on the other end of the phone remained silent. Song Ge listened to his breathing and felt inexplicably nervous.
"Do you still have something to say? If not, I'll hang up?" Song Ge tentatively asked. It was a bit awkward that they were on the phone but not saying a single word.
Zhai Cheng's face was gloomy. The little assistant who entered the office was so scared that she quickly dropped off the documents and fled, afraid that she might say the wrong thing and provoke his anger.
"How about having dinner together this afternoon?" Zhai Cheng said, changing the subject. "I heard there's a nice private - dining restaurant on Nankang Road."
Song Ge felt even more uneasy. She always felt that Zhai Cheng was acting strange tonight, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it just happened to reach Ji Qingyun's ears.
Hearing Zhai Cheng's words, Ji Qingyun gave Song Ge a meaningful look, as if to say: It's up to you.
Song Ge looked at Ji Qingyun and then at her phone. The veins on her forehead throbbed violently.
"I can't today. I've made an appointment with my senior." Song Ge stammered, scolding Zhai Cheng in her heart.
What was wrong with this guy today? He never took the initiative to ask her out for dinner before. Why did he suddenly do it today?
She had already promised her senior. There was no way she could stand her senior up and go to dinner with him instead.
The person on the other end seemed to be seriously considering this. He didn't say a word for a full half - minute.
"Oh, it seems a bit difficult." Zhai Cheng stroked his chin and said hesitantly.
Song Ge nodded like a bobble - head and quickly replied, "Yes, so..." How about we make another appointment next time?
"So let's do it together. I just happen to want to meet your senior." Zhai Cheng interjected just in time, cutting off Song Ge's words.
The words that were already on Song Ge's lips couldn't come out. Instead, she almost choked. Have dinner together? Why did it sound so strange?
Looking up, Song Ge saw Ji Qingyun's incredulous look fixed on her phone. A flash of thought crossed his eyes.
That man seemed quite interesting.
"This doesn't seem right." Song Ge gritted her teeth. Couldn't he stop causing trouble at this time? It was one thing for her senior to invite her to dinner, but why did he have to butt in?
The person on the other end of the phone didn't think there was anything inappropriate. He earnestly instructed, "There's nothing wrong with it. It's settled. You guys choose the location. After you've decided, send it to my phone. I'll come and find you then."
He gave all his instructions in one go. After finishing, he simply hung up the phone, not leaving Song Ge any chance to refuse.
Song Ge: "..."
Looking at the already hung - up phone, Song Ge gritted her teeth. How could this guy be so domineering? She hadn't even said she agreed.
Ji Qingyun looked at her with a faint smile. "What's wrong?"
He had faintly heard something. Although he had missed the last few sentences because he was distracted, he could vaguely guess something from Song Ge's expression.
Song Ge forced a smile. After hesitating for a long time, she finally plucked up the courage to ask tentatively, "Senior, can we add an extra set of tableware for dinner tonight?"
Amused by Song Ge's cute look, Ji Qingyun agreed with a laugh. "Why not? It's just an extra set of tableware."
He didn't care about the extra set of tableware. What he was more concerned about was who the man on the phone was. It sounded like he had a good relationship with Song Ge.
Song Ge breathed a sigh of relief and gave him a grateful look. "Then let's go there first. Where were we just now?"
Ji Qingyun nodded, and the two of them got into his car.
"Who was the person you were talking to on the phone just now?" Ji Qingyun asked casually while driving, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
Song Ge scratched her head. How should she answer?
"He's my boss." After much deliberation, she thought this identity was the most appropriate. Moreover, this seemed to be the only relationship they had.
Boss? Was it really just a boss - subordinate relationship? Ji Qingyun raised his eyebrows, and a flash of thought crossed his eyes.
The two chatted casually in the car. Halfway there, Song Ge suddenly remembered Zhai Cheng's instructions. She took out her phone and sent him the location of the restaurant they were going to.
Song Ge thought Ji Qingyun would ask her something about Zhai Cheng. She was still struggling with how to answer if he did. Later, she realized she was overthinking. Ji Qingyun didn't ask a single thing about him.
By the time they reached the restaurant, Song Ge and Ji Qingyun were no longer as unfamiliar as they were at first. Instead, they were quite familiar with each other.
When they got there, Zhai Cheng hadn't arrived yet. After thinking for a while, Song Ge decided that the two of them should go in first and order.
The private - dining restaurant they chose was really nice. Song Ge often came here to eat before and really liked the food. So she ordered the dishes with ease and sat there boredly waiting for Zhai Cheng.
"I'm really sorry. I don't know why he suddenly wants to join us." Song Ge said with a helpless smile.
Ji Qingyun shook his head indifferently and replied softly, "There's no need to be sorry. It's just an opportunity to make a new friend. It's quite nice."
Hearing him say this, Song Ge no longer felt so uncomfortable. And since he said so, she didn't dwell on it anymore.
They waited for about ten - odd minutes. Suddenly, the door of the private - dining restaurant was opened, and the clear sound of leather shoes entered their ears.
Song Ge instinctively looked up. Sure enough, it was Zhai Cheng who came in.
She hadn't paid much attention before, but now Song Ge finally understood what was meant by "charisma".
As soon as he entered the restaurant, everyone in it looked up at him. But this had no effect on him at all. He walked straight towards them, exuding a powerful aura.
Song Ge was briefly stunned, but she quickly came to her senses.
Because she noticed that there was another person behind Zhai Cheng, someone she never expected to see here - Leng Jing.
She was walking a bit behind Zhai Cheng. And since she was relatively petite, Song Ge hadn't seen her just now.
Looking at the two people getting closer, Song Ge's mouth twitched. Wasn't it just supposed to be Zhai Cheng? Why was Leng Jing following behind him? Was this some kind of "buy - one - get - one - free" deal?