She had been so preoccupied with trying to match him up with Qiao Xi that she'd completely forgotten about buying food.
"No way. Since you said you'd treat me to dinner, how can you not come?" Qiao Xi said. If Feng Jingcheng hadn't been around, she wouldn't have insisted on having dinner with Wen Sining. She always felt an indescribable sense of awkwardness when getting along with him.
"Alright then. You decide on the place, and I'll come right away." Coincidentally, the two of them hadn't eaten yet either.
Qiao Xi agreed.
Only then did they hang up the phone. Just then, Lu Luochen came over with the milk teas.
"Who called?" He'd seen Wen Sining answer the phone just now but didn't know who it was.
Wen Sining told him it was Qiao Xi. Lu Luochen nodded, inserted the straws into the milk teas, and thoughtfully placed one in front of her.
Wen Sining took a sip. It wasn't too sweet, just to her liking.
"How is it? Let me try." After saying that, he directly picked up the milk tea Wen Sining had just drunk from and took a sip through her straw.
Seeing his action, Wen Sining's face flushed instantly. Although the two of them had kissed before, she still felt a bit embarrassed seeing this.
Compared to her unease, Lu Luochen seemed much more composed.
Qiao Xi sent Wen Sining the location of the restaurant. Wen Sining took a look after receiving it.
"I didn't tell Qiao Xi when I left just now, so now I have to go and have dinner with her," Wen Sining said.
"Then let's go." Lu Luochen casually picked up the two cups of milk tea.
To express her apology, Wen Sining ordered another cup for Qiao Xi. Then the two of them set off.
The restaurant where Qiao Xi was located wasn't far from the coffee shop. It took them half an hour to drive there.
Qiao Xi was sitting at the table waiting for Wen Sining, while Feng Jingcheng had gone outside to make a call. She was boredly playing with her phone.
A woman in high heels came in through the door. Her figure - hugging dress accentuated her curves. She was wearing heavy makeup, and her long hair was curled into waves and cascaded over her shoulders.
She sat diagonally behind Qiao Xi. When she saw Qiao Xi, the corner of her mouth curled into a sneer.
Just as Feng Jingcheng had gone out, she deliberately carried a glass of water over. As she passed by Qiao Xi, she made a fake move and spilled the water on her own clothes, then immediately shifted the blame onto Qiao Xi.
"What's wrong with you? You don't even apologize after knocking the water over on me?" Meng Ran's shrill voice rang out in the restaurant.
Qiao Xi shifted her attention from her phone to the woman, looking completely confused.
Meng Ran continued, "What are you staring at? My dress is all wet." As if she'd just recognized Qiao Xi's face, she suddenly exclaimed, "No wonder you look so familiar. Aren't you the person I collaborated with before?"
Qiao Xi felt a headache when she realized the other person had recognized her. She'd thought that after their collaborative project ended, the two of them would have no more interactions. Who would have thought they'd meet in such a place and in such an unpleasant way.
"Even so, you still have to apologize to me," Meng Ran said arrogantly.
How could Qiao Xi apologize? She simply chose to ignore Meng Ran. This woman had played tricks in the workplace, and it seemed she was the same in daily life.
"What do you mean by this?" Her words attracted the attention of many people in the restaurant. This was exactly the effect she wanted.
Qiao Xi ignored her as before.
Her action infuriated Meng Ran. She looked at the remaining water in the glass and, the next second, splashed the water directly at Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi saw her intention and dodged inside, but a bit of her collar still got wet.
Lu Luochen went to park the car, and Wen Sining went in first to find their table. As soon as she entered, she saw Qiao Xi being splashed with water and quickly walked over. Feng Jingcheng, who was on the phone outside, just happened to see this through the glass window. Without caring what the person on the other end of the phone had to say, he hung up the phone directly and strode inside.
"Who are you? What are you making a scene for?" Wen Sining said directly, standing in front of Qiao Xi.
But Meng Ran looked nonchalant and didn't take Wen Sining seriously at all. She coldly snorted, "So you've called in reinforcements."
"What's it to you?" After saying that, Wen Sining casually picked up the glass on the table and splashed it at Meng Ran. She was just giving as good as she got.
Meng Ran wasn't prepared, and her dress immediately got wet. She immediately pointed at Wen Sining and said, "You... How dare you splash water on my dress? I'll make you pay." Saying that, she reached out to scratch Wen Sining's face.
"Who do you want to make pay?" A male voice suddenly rang out.
All three of them turned their gazes towards the speaker. Feng Jingcheng walked over and stared coldly at Meng Ran.
Meng Ran showed a look of surprise on her face. She didn't expect Feng Jingcheng to come back so soon. She knew of him; he was quite famous in the upper - class circle.
Lu Luochen also walked over. His gaze fell on Wen Sining, asking what had happened.
But Wen Sining didn't have the time to explain to him now.
Feng Jingcheng was about to say something else when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Qiao Xi was shaking her head at him. She no longer worked in Wen Sining's company. Now she just wanted to run her coffee shop well, didn't want to provoke others, and especially didn't want to make enemies.
Feng Jingcheng respected her choice. He looked at Meng Ran and spat out a single word, "Get out." He'd have plenty of time to settle accounts with her later, but he wouldn't let Qiao Xi know about this.
Meng Ran left in a hurry. She didn't want to provoke him.
Wen Sining casually sat down beside Qiao Xi, grabbed a few tissues, and wiped the water off her. Feng Jingcheng went to ask the waiter for a towel.
"Xixi, who is she?"
"An old business partner. She suffered a loss from me, and now she wants to get revenge," Qiao Xi explained their relationship.
Lu Luochen roughly understood what had happened.
"She's so arrogant. From now on, both she and her company will be blacklisted by Mo Xin Group," Wen Sining said angrily.
Qiao Xi shook her head. "Ningning, you don't have to do this." She didn't want her own work to affect Wen Sining.
"It's okay."
As they were talking, Feng Jingcheng came back with the towel. He handed it to Qiao Xi. Wen Sining was also sensible enough to make room for them and sat down next to Lu Luochen.
"If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have gone out to answer the call," Feng Jingcheng said self - reproachfully.
"Come on, I'm fine. Hurry up and order. I'm starving," Qiao Xi changed the subject.
Only then did Wen Sining notice the milk tea Lu Luochen was holding. She gave it to Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi took it and immediately joked, "Oh! The two of you went for milk tea. How romantic!"
Wen Sining glared at her. "If you don't want it, fine." Saying that, she was about to take the milk tea back.