Throughout the whole morning, Ling Qianchen didn't mention what had happened last night, which made Yuan Meng even more flustered.
Because this was really too abnormal!
Logically speaking, since Ling Qianchen had seen Yan Ke'er with his own eyes, no matter what emotions he had, he couldn't be as calm as he was now...
Or was he brewing something big in his heart?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Yuan Meng decided to take the initiative.
"Mr. Ling, how did you get to know Ke'er?"
Ling Qianchen paused in his movements.
If Ai Yue was really Yuan Meng, then why did she bring up this topic on her own initiative? Or was she testing his attitude?
"Yan Ke'er was my ex - wife's assistant. That's why I had such a strong reaction when I saw her here."
He was also probing in return.
This was Yuan Meng's first reaction.
Oh, interesting!
"No wonder. I thought you were so tough last night because you mistook me for your ex - wife?"
Ling Qianchen opened his thin lips and chuckled, "How could that be."
You are her, and she is you. From now on, I will never mistake you!
Swearing secretly in his heart, Ling Qianchen's look at Yuan Meng became even more determined.
Although Ling Qianchen showed no signs of abnormality, Yuan Meng still felt a little flustered inside.
Because she knew that Ling Qianchen was even more perceptive than she thought! So, some doubts had to be dispelled while the iron was hot.
"I got to know Ke'er because of your cousin, Chai Yanyu."
"Yanyu?"
"Yes."
Yuan Meng nodded and then started to make up a story.
"Ke'er came here to play with Chai Yanyu at that time. When she saw me for the first time, she had the same reaction as you. She thought I was Yuan Meng. Later, when she found out I wasn't, we got along well and became friends."
Knowing that she was making up all kinds of excuses to convince him, but not wanting to break this hard - won peace, he chose to "believe".
"Yes, I also asked Yanyu yesterday. He said Yan Ke'er was in a bad mood, so he brought her here to relax and then she met you."
Yuan Meng felt guilty.
Although she had temporarily made him believe her, for some reason, she always felt that there was something strange about this whole thing?
She wanted to figure it out, but then she found his eyes were clear, without a trace of suspicion or inquiry. So, she believed him.
As long as he didn't play any tricks behind her back and as long as he was still willing to believe her, then that was okay.
This matter was temporarily over.
Just as the two were chatting, in this friendly match, Jake won without any suspense again.
Jake came in first place, and the screams of his fans almost blew the ceiling off the venue.
Yuan Meng had been well - prepared, so she wasn't scared or annoyed.
However, after getting along for a few days, as long as Jake didn't have those messy thoughts about her, it seemed okay to be friends?
Ling Qianchen couldn't guess Yuan Meng's thoughts, but when he saw her staring directly at Jake with tenderness in her eyes, it just made him -
very, very unhappy.
It seemed that he had to knock out this foreign man as soon as possible, or else he didn't know how many jars of old vinegar he would have to drink in a day!
The judges on - site were basically the same dozen or so people. The only one who didn't show up was the foreign female judge who always took every opportunity to target Yuan Meng.
Yuan Meng didn't consider herself a masochist, but it was really a bit uncomfortable not having someone to bicker with.
So, when the organizer passed by, she stopped them.
The organizer didn't expect Ai Yue to suddenly ask about their rival. For a moment, they couldn't react immediately and looked even more dazed.
"Why do you ask about..."
The organizer was being talkative with this question, which really annoyed Yuan Meng.
But after all, it was she who had brought up this topic first, so it didn't seem a big deal to answer.
"Oh, I'm not asking because we have a deep friendship. I'm just not used to it without her bickering with me."
This answer was quite strange, but under Ling Qianchen's warning and cold stare, the organizer could only laugh it off.
"I see."
Yuan Meng shrugged.
What on earth was this person thinking? If it wasn't this, then what was it?
While she was complaining in her heart, the organizer told her the reason why the foreign female judge didn't show up.
It turned out that due to her obvious targeting in the past two rounds, the superior leaders were very dissatisfied. Moreover, after the competition, she was still not convinced and tried to get her benefactor to retaliate secretly and smear the competition. She was accidentally caught and then kicked out.
Yuan Meng caught the key points from what the organizer said.
For this, Yuan Meng just wanted to give her two words.
Deserved!
Of course, this had nothing to do with her anymore.
After the topic was over, the organizer didn't dare to be annoying here and found an excuse to leave.
Although it was a friendly match, the organizer still paid more attention to the sense of ritual.
Sure enough, Jake, the first - place winner, got a small gold cup.
Although it wasn't as nice as the trophies in the semi - finals and finals.
Even for such a small award, Jake was very happy. Even at the moment he got the trophy, he didn't bother to take pictures with his fans and rushed towards Yuan Meng quickly.
"Meng, look!"
Jake raised the trophy in his hand and stuffed it into Yuan Meng's arms.
"What's this?"
"Meng, I hope you can accept this trophy." Jake didn't give Yuan Meng a chance to refuse and just rambled on, "If it weren't for your encouragement, I don't think I could have come this far. So, this is my gratitude as a friend, and I hope you can accept this commemorative trophy."
After saying that, afraid that Yuan Meng would give the trophy back to him, he took a few steps back to keep a distance between them.
His actions made Yuan Meng think he was cute and funny, but at least she didn't refuse this medal of gratitude from a friend.
"I'll keep it well for you."
This was the response she could give.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The two of them seemed oblivious to the surroundings, and Ling Qianchen's face darkened even more.
This Jake was really an eyesore!
"Yueyue, stand farther away. Don't let his saliva spray on you."
To separate the two of them, Ling Qianchen's excuse was really lame.
Sure enough, it was Jake's turn to look angry.
Yuan Meng was speechless. Afraid that the two of them would start arguing again and might even end up fighting, she turned around and left.
The end of the competition meant they could return to their home country.
Yuan Meng originally planned to ask Yan Ke'er to come and meet up and then go to the airport together.
Ling Qianchen, who had sharp eyes, immediately said, "Yueyue, let's go back together."
"Go back?"
"Yes, I have a private jet, so we don't need to waste time booking flights."
Moreover, he had his own selfish motives for saying this.
Although there would surely be Yan Ke'er on the way, it didn't affect his plan to spend more time with Yuan Meng and cultivate their relationship.
Yuan Meng was silent.
A private jet was nice, but...
Before she could make up her mind, Jake beside her immediately chimed in smartly, "Meng, compared to squeezing into a plane with others, a private jet is comfortable and relaxing!"
"My private jet is not for just anyone to take."
Ling Qianchen's subtext was to let Jake know his place and not keep trying to get close at every opportunity, which was really annoying!
However, Jake didn't care and countered, "I didn't expect the famous Mr. Ling to be so stingy in private? I'm at least an employee of your company. Don't I even deserve this little benefit?"
Ling Qianchen had nothing to say.
If it were someone else, he could just ignore them. But the other person was Yuan Meng, the girl he had been longing for. He would never allow his image to be smeared and overturned by Jake!
So, even though he was extremely reluctant, Ling Qianchen finally had to endure Jake's smugness.
Seeing the back - and - forth between the two of them, Yuan Meng could predict that the journey would definitely not be peaceful!