Song Qiao laughed and said, "What does it matter if she’s here with me or not? Xi Mohan, Wanwan has nothing to do with you anymore. Can’t you just stop bothering her?"
No relation? Bothering?
The man on the other end of the phone darkened his gaze, squinting slightly, exuding a dangerously cold aura from head to toe.
After a moment, he spoke, "This is between her and me."
Song Qiao squinted her eyes, looking at the two people and a dog not far away having fun, and faintly smiled, "Then why are you calling me, Mr. Xi?"
"Just to confirm something with you."
Song Qiao’s face darkened. If this man were in front of her, she wouldn’t mind using her phone as a brick to smash him. Such an entitled tone was beyond ridiculous.
Ning Wan encountering him in this lifetime was like the worst stroke of bad luck.
Without a word, she hung up the phone.
...
Everyone up and down the Xi Group knew that their CEO was in a bad mood today, a really bad mood.
Though their CEO was usually low-pressure, today it was all-day low pressure. If anyone made a tiny mistake in their work and he found out, at best, they’d be called out for incompetence and told to work overtime, at worst, he’d directly order their dismissal.
Inside the office, Lu Jingchen sat in a chair before the desk, holding a cup of coffee. He took a sip and looked at the man opposite him, smiling faintly as he spoke, "You look like you’re in a bad mood; did Ning Wan dump you?"
The man, who was originally signing documents, paused and looked up at his good friend, then spoke up, "Do I look like I’ve been dumped?"
Lu Jingchen shook his head, still wearing a half-smiling expression, and said, "You look more like you confessed and got rejected, feeling like you want to wreak havoc on society."
"You’re blind."
Lu Jingchen put down his coffee cup, then spoke in a lukewarm tone, asking directly, "Honestly, you know you love Ning Wan, but you still won’t admit it. Are you even a man?"
Xi Mohan’s expression remained unchanged. He casually picked up the coffee nearby, took a sip, and said calmly, "If you’re a man, then I’m a man. If not, then I am anyway."
Lu Jingchen, "... Can you stop changing the subject? That’s not the point."
Xi Mohan looked displeased, his face darkening significantly, and coldly spoke up, "Which eye of yours saw that I love her?"
"I saw it with both eyes."
"As I said, that’s because you’re blind."
Lu Jingchen, "... Damn, would admitting you love that woman kill you? No one’s mocking you, acting all cold and detached... serves you right for being single with no girlfriend."
Ignoring the man’s dark face, Lu Jingchen brushed some nonexistent dust off his clothes and smiled as he spoke, "Since you don’t like her, I don’t need to consider your feelings. My wife wants me to find Ning Wan a match. I was a bit concerned because of you, but since you have no feelings for her, I have nothing to worry about."
Xi Mohan, "...." His face immediately turned as dark as water, and his eyes even took on a chilly glint.
However, Lu Jingchen continued smiling faintly, as if he hadn’t noticed, "You’re more familiar with Ning Wan than us, so why don’t you help oversee this? I’ve got over ten young talents here, but I’m not sure what type she’s into. How about you help pick?"
Xi Mohan rhythmically tapped his finger on the coffee cup while looking at Lu Jingchen in front of him, sneering coldly, "Are you sure you want my help?"
Lu Jingchen nodded, "After all, Ning Wan used to like you so much, to the point of putting her heart and soul into it. She probably doesn’t like your type anymore. I trust your taste, just help me pick someone different from you."
Xi Mohan’s face sank, and he coldly spat out a word, "Leave!"
Lu Jingchen, "See, I mentioned finding a match for Ning Wan, and your face changed. Loving someone isn’t hard; why don’t you just admit it? It’s why you’re single now."
Xi Mohan’s hand froze, his eyes dark and unclear, and after a long pause, he finally spoke, "What are you trying to say? Speak directly, stop beating around the bush."
Lu Jingchen shrugged and kept asking, "Did you really fall in love with Ning Wan?"