Chapter 31: A Wise Man Does Not Fall in Love

The reason why You Xixi made a series of life-threatening calls to Yun Zhen was actually to invite her to a dinner party.

Yunzhen has been very busy lately, so he could only decline the invitation: "I'm busy saving manuscripts, and I'm going to publish a new book at the end of the month, so I can't go."

You Xixi tried her best to persuade him, "Why worry about not publishing the book yet? It's only half a day. We haven't met for a year. If we don't meet and chat again, our friendship will fall apart!"

It sounds quite reasonable.

Yunzhen thought about it and realized that he would be signed to write a book and would be tied to the computer for a long time.

The little humans need her very much, and things will only become more and more complicated.

It's okay to get together with friends when you're not so busy.

So he agreed: "Send the time and place."

The next morning, Yun Zhen arranged the affairs of Lilliput Kingdom and left in a hurry.

According to the address on WeChat, I took a taxi to a small restaurant in a village in the city.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw You Xixi talking to a foreigner, who seemed to be a client of their company.

Good guy, he actually used his job to have dinner with friends during work? !

As expected of her.

Yunzhen looked around.

The décor of this small restaurant is a bit shabby, with a wall-mounted TV inside.

A movie was playing on TV, which showed two young male actors arguing about something.

One of them grabbed the other by the collar and yelled, "Who do you think you are? How dare you teach me?"

Another actor angrily responded: "I'm your father!"

The foreigner sitting next to You Xixi watched with great interest, but didn't quite understand the plot.

So I asked in my broken Chinese: "That man looks so young, how could he have a son this old?"

Just as the Chinese always think that foreigners all look the same, foreigners also always have face blindness when it comes to the Chinese.

I think it's hard for them to tell the difference between black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, and it's not easy to tell their age.

Moreover, the actor himself pays attention to maintenance, which makes him look even younger in the eyes of foreigners.

You Xixi glanced at it nonchalantly and explained, "That's just a figure of speech. People in Xia country generally like to act like someone else's dad when they are having fun."

The foreigner seemed to understand: "Oh! I have heard of this popular term, called 'happy to be a father', right?"

You Xixi praised perfunctorily, "Yes, you understand it very well."

Yun Zhen who just walked over: "..."

You Xixi looked up and saw her, and quickly greeted her to come over.

When the foreigner saw Yunzhen, his eyes lit up and he wanted You Xixi to introduce her to him.

You Xixi naturally ignored him. She stood up and walked out with Yunzhen.

Then he waved goodbye to the foreigner and said, "Mr. Steven, my working hours are over. You can move freely from now on. My colleague will come to pick you up later. Please wait here for a few minutes."

After saying that, she left charmingly in her high heels.

He didn't pay any attention to the foreigner behind him who was hesitant to speak.

Yun Zhen was a little curious when he saw this: "Why would they choose this place to receive foreign guests? An old, run-down, fly-infested restaurant?"

Speaking of this, You Xixi couldn't help but roll her eyes and complained,

"These foreigners have a high and mighty mentality. They think that coming to Xia Country is like going to the countryside. They don't like to stay in prosperous places, thinking that it is a face-saving project built by the whole country. They like to go to urban villages, alleys and fly restaurants the most. They think that Xia Country should be old and dilapidated like this so that they can maintain their sense of superiority."

You Xixi works in a large foreign company and often deals with foreign investors.

She has seen foreigners of all kinds of personalities, and the more she sees, the more disgusted she becomes.

But no matter how much you hate them, you can't offend them. For the sake of money, you have to work hard to facilitate cooperation.

Yunzhen was no longer surprised by her complaints, he just listened quietly as if it was an educational experience.

You Xixi took her to a high-end Chinese restaurant in the city center, and as soon as she entered the door, she found that another good friend, Shu Yue, was already there.

It was a rare occasion for the three of them to get together, so once they sat down they couldn't help but exchange some pleasantries.

Yunzhen listened more and talked less. Instead, he was quite active in ordering food. He looked like he wanted to eat quickly and go home after eating. He was very concerned about the little humans in the bookcase.

Seeing this, You Xixi glared at her and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you looking for a starving ghost to be reincarnated?"

Yun Zhen was looking through the expensive menu with a frown on his face, feeling like he was being ripped off by the restaurant owner: "Why did you choose today for the gathering? And this restaurant is a bit..."

He didn't finish his words, but the other two understood that this place was indeed completely different from the restaurant they had chosen for previous gatherings.

Shu Yue next to him said directly:

"This bad woman wants us to be her cover. She is here to hook up with rich men today. She said she received some inside information that a big shot is coming to eat here. We just need to be the background. Don't worry about anything else."

No wonder this restaurant is so crowded.

Yunzhen raised his head and looked around, and found that the restaurant was full of beauties with exquisite makeup and each having their own unique charm.

Some even came in evening gowns, and even You Xixi wore a sexy battle robe, which made her already curvaceous figure look even more graceful.

"Is your inside information a little leaky? There are too many people who share the same goal as you."

If you don't know, you might think it was a beauty pageant.

Yun Zhen looked at his white short T-shirt and blue jeans, then looked at Shu Yue's business suit that looked so neat that she could go to a new job interview, and couldn't help laughing:

"One of us looks like a waiter and the other like a lobby manager. Will anyone really come to me to place an order later?"

Shu Yue was also amused by her: "Don't look down on yourself. You'd look good even if you were wearing a sack."

Yunzhen smiled and shook his head, not taking her compliment seriously.

But she didn't know that what Shu Yue said was true, and there were even other "beauties" in the restaurant who were watching her warily.

Yunzhen is a person who is beautiful but unaware of it. Even if she is dressed casually, she is still the most eye-catching person in the crowd.

She never liked to wear makeup, and the cosmetics at home would expire after being used twice.

She walks around everywhere with her bare face all day long, and she doesn't even notice how many people turn their heads to look at her.

If someone compliments her on her beauty, she would mistakenly think that the other person wants to hear "business flattery" and would praise him/her back ten or a hundred times, making the other person feel so flattered that they don't know what year it is.

Yunzhen and Shuyue studied the menu attentively, ordered three dishes and a few drinks, and then put it down with a painful heart.

Although it was You Xixi who treated us today, spending tens of thousands of dollars on a meal was still too much.

They are not the kind of people who would overcharge their friends, so they just order a few dishes symbolically. If they are not full, they can go home and have some snacks. Anyway, the meaning of a dinner party lies in the "gathering" rather than the "meal".

Yunzhen suddenly remembered something: "Xixi, don't you have a boyfriend?"

You Xixi was touching up her makeup in front of a small mirror. Upon hearing this, she asked, "Who are you talking about? A real estate tycoon, a game company executive, or a fish pond owner?"

Yun Zhen's pupils were shocked: "You have already changed so many?!"

It's only been a year since we last met.

Shu Yue pouted and complained: "Dating is such a waste of time, I don't know why you are so keen on it? As the saying goes, a wise man doesn't fall in love. The king has a master's degree and a doctorate, and love will only become a stumbling block on a woman's road to success!"

You Xixi glanced at her and said, "You have been single for so long, have you become a strong person?"

Shu Yue suddenly felt a little short of breath: "...No, but I believe that day will not be too far away."