Two days later, at the Blue Note Bar, Yuan Meng had removed the innocent look on her face and changed back to her usual style.
Thanks to Ling Qianchen sending Yu Luqing abroad for a trip, Yuan Meng had no trouble going out. She didn't need to make up any excuses or give any explanations.
Freedom was truly wonderful.
During these two days, Ling Qianchen, just like before, still didn't bother to go home. No one knew if it was because he was too busy with work or because he didn't want to see Yuan Meng.
Yuan Meng didn't really care. With no one to watch over or inquire about her, she was almost running wild, and it felt really great.
However, although Ling Qianchen didn't come back, he made quite a few phone calls. Of course, they weren't to his nominal wife but to Ai Yue.
Every time he called, he used the pretext of wanting to discuss the network security system. Since Yuan Meng had already made it clear that she only talked about business and not personal matters, Ling Qianchen didn't ask about other things.
Just in these two days, the two of them had contacted each other quite a lot, and their chat records were already full. A closer look showed that they were all about how to build the security system.
Ji Bai was dressed in a well - tailored royal blue suit. Since he was still young, wearing black would make him look like he was trying to act older than he was.
The royal blue suit set off his somewhat immature face with a hint of calmness. Royal blue made people look fair, and he was already fair - skinned. Wearing this suit, he looked like he had cold - toned white skin.
He grinned, and the little bit of calmness he had just now instantly disappeared: "Sister, you look really beautiful today."
Yuan Meng got the idea of teasing him. She deliberately put on a straight face and said in an unhappy voice: "What? Am I not beautiful on normal days?"
"Ah?" The young boy was a bit dazed, looking a bit at a loss on his face: "Sister, I didn't mean that. I, I meant that today's sister is especially beautiful. Really."
Yuan Meng burst out laughing. She wanted to ruffle Ji Bai's hair, but Ji Bai dodged: "Sister, I did my hair today. Don't touch it."
Afraid that Yuan Meng would be unhappy, he came over with a smile again: "Hehe, sister, look how in sync we are. We're wearing the same color clothes. It's like a couple's outfit."
It was really a coincidence. To attend tonight's charity gala, Yuan Meng was wearing a royal blue backless cocktail dress. Standing next to Ji Bai, who was also wearing royal blue, they really looked like a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman.
Yuan Meng smiled gently and didn't take it seriously: "Alright, stop being so talkative. The dinner is almost starting."
Scratching his head, Ji Bai smiled sheepishly and then made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation: "Sister, please."
The charity gala was held at the Wells Hotel. As a blue Porsche pulled up in front of the hotel, Ji Bai got out of the driver's seat.
"Yo, Ji Bai, is this your car? It's blocking the way. Move it quickly." As soon as he got out of the car, a harsh voice rang out.
Looking back, he saw Qian Xu walking towards him. Looking behind the car, there was no other car at all. How could it be blocking anyone's way? Moreover, a star - rated hotel like the Wells had a dedicated valet service. There was no such thing as blocking the way.
Obviously, Qian Xu was just looking for trouble on purpose.
This wasn't the first time Ji Bai had been bullied by Qian Xu, and his face immediately turned ugly: "Qian Xu, you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the door of the passenger seat opened. The royal blue high - heels touched the ground, as if stepping on everyone's hearts. There was a moment of silence in the air.
Yuan Meng got out of the car, straightened her back, leaned slightly to the side, and looked at Qian Xu with a hint of disdain: "Blocking your way?"
Qian Xu's face changed suddenly, not knowing what to say for a moment. Ji Bai, on the other hand, saw Yuan Meng getting out of the car and immediately ran over with a big smile on his face.
"Sister, why didn't you wait for me to open the door for you?"
"Disgraceful." Qian Xu suddenly said, looking at Ji Bai with nothing but contempt in his eyes: "A real man should make women submit to him. Look at you. You're selling yourself for honor. Bah, you deserve to be looked down upon."
What? Selling oneself for honor?
Ji Bai rolled his eyes at Qian Xu. Instead of feeling ashamed as Qian Xu described, he looked proud: "You think I'm good - looking too? You have good taste."
Qian Xu: "?" What are you talking about? When did I praise you for being good - looking?
He was completely confused.
"Shameless. You think you're good - looking? Any random person out there is better - looking than you. Where do you get such a big ego? And, a real man shouldn't say he's good - looking. We men should be manly. Only women are described as good - looking."
Ji Bai ignored Qian Xu's words and still said to himself: "Hey, don't be angry. I admit that being good - looking is my fault, but it's something I was born with. I can't help it. It always makes people misunderstand, and I'm really sorry about that. But if you stand next to sister, no one will ever misunderstand. After all, with your looks, no one would even think of misunderstanding."
Well, where did he inherit this sharp - tongued skill from? If Ji Bai had been this capable some time ago, he wouldn't have been so angry that he almost had a heart attack in the Blue Note Bar.
Yuan Meng watched Ji Bai quietly with a smile on her face. When she looked at him, she felt as kind as if she were looking at her younger brother.
Qian Xu was extremely angry. He clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles cracked. His eyes were red. Just as he was about to explode, a cold look made him shiver all over. Looking up, he saw the coldness in Yuan Meng's eyes with no trace of warmth.
Fine, he gave in.
Without saying a word, he swallowed his anger. Ji Bai, you're just lucky today.
After Qian Xu left, Yuan Meng smiled at Ji Bai and naturally and casually hooked her arm through his: "Alright, let's go in quickly."
Having won the verbal fight and being hooked on by his sister, Ji Bai was floating on air. He stupidly responded and stepped into the hotel.
Watching the two disappear into the hotel entrance, Lu Ziyan stroked his chin.
He had just arrived a little while ago and witnessed what had just happened.
Could it be that Ai Yue had taken a fancy to this young boy Ji Bai?
He had heard quite a few people say that some strong women in the circle were especially fond of young and cute boys. Ai Yue could be considered a strong woman, and Ji Bai was just such a young and cute boy.
No way. Ai Yue was the one his good brother had his eyes on. It would be a joke if she was snatched away by a young boy like Ji Bai who wasn't even fully grown up.
Thinking of this, Lu Ziyan immediately called his good brother: "You can't just ignore this. Isn't this kind of thing common in the circle? Do you want me to give you some examples? The young miss of the Li family is a real go - getter in the company, but she fell for a fresh college graduate. And..."
Lu Ziyan was still giving examples, but Ling Qianchen's face on the other end of the phone had already turned as black as the bottom of a pot.