"Who wants your dinner invitation?" Zou Yaqing glared at him, guarding Zou Yaru behind her, and said, "Do you think we can’t afford our own meals? I see, you’re not really inviting us to dinner, you’re after my sister, aren’t you?"
Zou Yaqing’s words were straightforward without any disguise.
Zou Yaru’s face turned red, and seeing quite a few people around watching them, she quietly tugged at Zou Yaqing’s sleeve and said, "Sister Yaqing."
"Yaru, it’s okay, in broad daylight, he can’t do anything." Zou Yaqing’s name was very elegant, but her personality was like that of a boy.
"You’re mistaken, I am a decent person, not some riff-raff. I sincerely want to invite you for a meal," Cheng Hao unconsciously straightened his back. He was wearing a black jacket that day which highlighted his tall figure, a silver watch on his wrist, along with his handsome face, indeed made him quite persuasive.
"Do you remember me? Last time on Dufar Road, I was riding a bicycle, you were wearing a long white dress, and I accidentally knocked over your books," Cheng Hao, not giving up, continued to speak, reminding her of that day to make her recall clearer.
Zou Yaru, sharply reminded by him, instantly remembered what had happened. That day, she remembered, he had been chasing after her, which frightened her into hiding.
But upon closer inspection now, Cheng Hao in front of her did not seem like the thug from that day.
He looked better, was dressed better, and even the watch on his wrist was something she had never seen before; it looked expensive.
"See? I told you, I am a good person," Cheng Hao walked forward with a look of surprise.
Zou Yaqing stood in front of Cheng Hao, her piercing gaze seemingly reminding him to maintain his distance.
"I’m Cheng Hao. What’s your name?" Cheng Hao grinned, showing a row of neat, white teeth, completely ignoring Zou Yaqing. His gaze stayed fixed on Zou Yaru.
Unlike everyone he had met before, she had an artistic aura about her, her face delicately beautiful, he liked her more the more he looked.
"I’ve really never seen anyone who admits they’re a bad person," Zou Yaqing curled her lips, seeing that Zou Yaru seemed to actually recognize him, she didn’t say much.
"My name is Zou Yaru, this is my cousin, Zou Yaqing. She’s a good person, just very protective of me," Zou Yaru replied with a gentle smile, revealing the dimples on her cheeks, her voice chiming like silver bells.
"Zou Yaru." Cheng Hao repeated her name softly, then praised, "Your uncle and aunt really knew how to choose a name, as charming as the person."
"Today is a fortunate day, and I sincerely invite you to dinner as my apology."
"These past days, I’ve been thinking that if I met you, I would definitely need to apologize; otherwise, I would be restless night and day."
Cheng Hao’s words were sincere, his eyes filled with hope, as if asking, "Will you accept my apology?"
Zou Yaqing’s lips twitched, intent on refusing, but noticing Cheng Hao’s gaze almost glued to Yaru, she realized he was completely ignoring her.
"Right at the Qianjin Grand Hotel ahead," Cheng Hao pointed ahead to where people came and went to Qianjin Grand Hotel, saying, "Yaru, among friends, it’s quite normal to invite someone for a meal, right?"
Cheng Hao smiled, showing his white, even teeth.
Zou Yaru nodded slightly, and the smile on the corners of Cheng Hao’s mouth deepened.