Chapter 280: Bring It Home To Be Worshipped
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It really was easy to get a foodie interested.
Shen Zongyi smiled and glanced at her. “Do you want to exchange?”
Zheng Yuntong was slightly embarrassed and hesitated as she kept silent.
Exchanging food with another straight from their plates was not a big deal if you shared a close relationship with the other party.
It was easy when she made the exchange with Xu Moyan since they lived together and were close to one another.
However, Shen Zongyi was just her colleague. Doing the same thing with him would be too intimate. Besides, he was also a guy.
As she was hesitating, she noticed that there were only two pieces of crispy beef ribs left on Shen Zongyi’s plate.
“Do you want it? Otherwise, I’ll finish it,” Shen Zongyi said casually. He glanced at her with his eyebrows slightly raised. There was a flirty look in his eyes that made Zheng Yuntong temporarily lose her train of thought.
As she was stuck in a daze, she seemed to hear Wei Zilin say to Xu Moyan, “My red-wine steak tastes pretty good. Would you like to try it?”
Xu Moyan was busy cutting up her steak when she heard him say this. She thought she was hallucinating, but still cautiously placed her knife down and looked up, causing her gaze to meet Wei Zilin’s questioning eyes.
His eyes were clear and bright; there was a gentle look in them as his lips curved up into a gentle smile. He was polite and looked dapper, like a gentleman who had only asked her this out of politeness due to them being seated at the same table. They had mutual friends so there was no reason for them to act like strangers and not say a word to each other.
There did not seem to be any ulterior motive to his statement based upon his expression. He was just acting like the gentlemen he was and taking care of the ladies who were sharing a table with him. It did not seem inappropriate at all.
Xu Moyan was about to reject him when she noticed Wei Zilin giving her a look. For a brief moment, his dark eyes darted quickly toward Shen Zongyi’s direction.
Xu Moyan quickly understood his intention: He wanted to create an opening for Shen Zongyi to move in. Wei Zilin was clearly aware of what was going on between Shen Zongyi and Zheng Yuntong, so right now he was being a wingman for his right-hand man.
Xu Moyan quickly cooperated. She nodded. “Sure. Thank you.”
Wei Zilin smiled and reached over with his perfect hands. He took her entire plate of steak and exchanged it with his.
Xu Moyan’s mouth dropped open in surprise as her face flushed red once again.
She and Wei Zilin had ordered different steaks, with the steaks being served as whole pieces. Meanwhile, Shen Zongyi and Zheng Yuntong had ordered ribs, which were already cut into pieces when it was served.
Their ribs were slightly charred with a nice, red middle, and had been grilled to perfection with a well-controlled fire. As the ribs were already cut to pieces, it would not be too awkward for them to exchange their main courses as their knives and forks had not touched the individual pieces of meat.
However, there were cut marks around Xu Moyan and Wei Zilin’s steaks. Even though their knives did not touch their lips, it still felt overly intimate.
Xu Moyan stared at the plate in front of her that used to belong to Wei Zilin; he had just cut up the remaining steak on the place. Xu Moyan’s hands trembled as she held up her fork. She might have been imagining it, but it still felt like she was about to undergo an intimate ritual to exchange saliva with him.
There was only one sentence repeating in her mind, ‘Wei Zilin had just eaten this…”
Wei Zilin did not seem as bothered as Xu Moyan and immediately cut into the steak. Then, he cut off a piece and placed it in his mouth.
Xu Moyan saw him do this and immediately lowered her head. She was blushing furiously as she suddenly came up with the idea of wrapping up the little piece of steak in the tissue that Wei Zilin had handed to her earlier to bring home to be worshipped.
By now, Xu Moyan had gotten used to Wei Zilin’s voice and now thought of them as the same person.
She did not have the courage to ask if he was Yu Linling, but she felt in her heart that it was him. Therefore, she kept telling herself that this steak belonged to her idol…
Zheng Yuntong was stunned as she saw them exchange plates. This… this made it look like they were a couple.
She was so dazed that she forgot about the crispy beef ribs sitting on Shen Zongyi’s plate.
Wei Zilin swallowed the meat and looked casually toward Zheng Yuntong. “If you’d like to try them then just exchange plates with Assistant Shen. We’re all colleagues, so there’s no need to be shy. I’ve even made the exchange with Miss Xu. Am I right, Miss Xu?”
Xu Moyan was still deciding how to cut up the steak when she suddenly heard her name being called out. She looked up with a silly look on her face that nearly made Wei Zilin burst into laughter.
It took some time for her to digest Wei Zilin’s questions before she nodded. “Yes, that’s right.”
Xu Moyan felt calmer now that she was sure that Wei Zilin was just trying to create an opportunity for Shen Zongyi. This was particularly so since she wanted to quickly get these two together as well.
However, there was also a pang of disappointment in her. After all, she had also wanted to indulge in the fantasy of Wei Zilin feeling a little something for her.
Nevertheless, she knew she was just being foolish and instinctively raised her hand to hit herself on the head. Only when her hands were lifted halfway up did she realize that she was still holding the knife, so she quickly put her hand down.
She had done something stupid again. This was so embarrassing.
Wei Zilin’s lips curved upward as he lowered his head to cut his steak. This hid the expression on his face.
Zheng Yuntong no longer hesitated with Wei Zilin and Xu Moyan doing the same thing. The moment she nodded in agreement to the exchange, her plate was taken away by Shen Zongyi, only to be replaced with his own plate.
As the same thing had just happened with Wei Zilin and Xu Moyan, Zheng Yuntong was pretty calm about this.
She thought that Wei ZIlin must have been concerned that she would feel awkward. However, she had not expected her cold, distant boss to be so caring and sensitive.
Unfortunately for them, a couple was sitting at the table next to them.
The girl saw what had happened at their table and immediately said to her boyfriend, “Just look at their boyfriends taking the initiative. Why do you always wait until I speak up before doing anything?”
Thus, her boyfriend immediately exchanged their plates once he heard this.
On the other hand, Xu Moyan and Zheng Yuntong heard the exchange and immediately felt uncomfortable again.
…
Eventually, the sweet torture of the meal was finally over.
As Xu Moyan prepared to return to her office, Wei Zilin looked at the time and asked, “Miss Xu, where is your company?”
Xu Moyan was still unable to face Wei Zilin calmly even after having lunch together, and she could not help indulging in his voice.
“It’s on Dun Mi road, next to Jing Tai Business Center,” replied Xu Moyan.
Wei Zilin gave it a thought and replied, “Oh, I remember that advertising company. It’s called Creative Works.”
Xu Moyan nodded before she heard Wei Zilin continue, “That’s on the way. I’m going to Li Sheng, which is next to Creative Works. I’ll give you a lift.”
It was a form of reasoning that was difficult to deny. Besides, Xu Moyan did not even want to turn him down in the first place, so she agreed.
Soon, Wei Zilin got his car and left with Xu Moyan.
Now, only Shen Zongyi and Zheng Yuntong were left outside the restaurant. Shen Zongyi was not in a hurry to leave as he placed his hands into his pocket and glanced down at Zheng Yuntong. “How are you planning to thank me after I’ve been such a big help to you this afternoon?”
“How do I thank you? How about I buy you a meal?” Zheng Yuntong asked after giving it some thought.
Shen Zongyi crossed his arms in front of his chest. His right hand held on to his left arm as his index finger drummed against it lightly. “What were you thinking this afternoon?”
“What do you mean?” Zheng Yuntong’s brain had shut down after having such a good meal. Right now, she was out of sorts.
“What were you trying to find out by suddenly asking to have lunch where President Wei was?” Zheng Zongyi asked with an eyebrow raised.
Zheng Yuntong stuttered and looked around before quietly saying to Shen Zongyi, “I can tell you, but you can’t let anyone know.”
“Sure, I can keep a secret,” Shen Zongyi nodded.
In Zheng Yuntong eye’s, Shen Zongyi looked like an upright boy scout. He was not someone who would simply reveal another’s secrets. So, she told him, “Actually, there’s a CV that my friend and I really love. Well, he’s not exactly a CV since it’s not really his hobby, nor is he in the industry. But he did work on some productions before and has a really nice voice. My friend, especially, is a big fan of his. When I heard President Wei’s voice today, it sounded a lot like that CV and I just wanted to confirm it.”
Shen Zongyi pouted slightly. “Is the friend you are talking about Xu Moyan?”
“No!” Zheng Yuntong quickly denied. There was no way she could betray her friend.
However, her actions were too exaggerated, so it was easy to tell what the answer was. Despite this, Shen Zongyi did not expose her.
“Tell me, is the CV President Wei?” Zheng Yuntong asked.
Shen Zongyi tried to hold back his laughter and replied, “I don’t know, and I have no right to question my boss’ private life.”
Zheng Yuntong sighed. “Yikes! It’s good if it isn’t him. Our boss is considered high-end, so not just anybody can go after him. Even that Miss Liang was rejected by him so blatantly. If it is someone that we didn’t know, at least my friend can still fantasize about him. But if it is our boss, then she can forget about even fantasizing. She’ll be so heartbroken when our boss gets married.”
…
Xu Moyan was unaware that Zheng Yuntong was starting to worry about her future as she nervously sat in Wei Zilin’s car. She did not even dare turn her head, so all she could do was move her eyeballs around to observe the car’s interior.
Wei Zilin had tuned the radio to a particular station in which the male and female hosts were in the middle of a conversation. Both their voices sounded nice, but Xu Moyan felt that the male host’s voice still lost out to Wei Zilin’s.
Chapter 280: Bring It Home To Be Worshipped
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It really was easy to get a foodie interested.
Shen Zongyi smiled and glanced at her. “Do you want to exchange?”
Zheng Yuntong was slightly embarrassed and hesitated as she kept silent.
Exchanging food with another straight from their plates was not a big deal if you shared a close relationship with the other party.
It was easy when she made the exchange with Xu Moyan since they lived together and were close to one another.
However, Shen Zongyi was just her colleague. Doing the same thing with him would be too intimate. Besides, he was also a guy.
As she was hesitating, she noticed that there were only two pieces of crispy beef ribs left on Shen Zongyi’s plate.
“Do you want it? Otherwise, I’ll finish it,” Shen Zongyi said casually. He glanced at her with his eyebrows slightly raised. There was a flirty look in his eyes that made Zheng Yuntong temporarily lose her train of thought.
As she was stuck in a daze, she seemed to hear Wei Zilin say to Xu Moyan, “My red-wine steak tastes pretty good. Would you like to try it?”
Xu Moyan was busy cutting up her steak when she heard him say this. She thought she was hallucinating, but still cautiously placed her knife down and looked up, causing her gaze to meet Wei Zilin’s questioning eyes.
His eyes were clear and bright; there was a gentle look in them as his lips curved up into a gentle smile. He was polite and looked dapper, like a gentleman who had only asked her this out of politeness due to them being seated at the same table. They had mutual friends so there was no reason for them to act like strangers and not say a word to each other.
There did not seem to be any ulterior motive to his statement based upon his expression. He was just acting like the gentlemen he was and taking care of the ladies who were sharing a table with him. It did not seem inappropriate at all.
Xu Moyan was about to reject him when she noticed Wei Zilin giving her a look. For a brief moment, his dark eyes darted quickly toward Shen Zongyi’s direction.
Xu Moyan quickly understood his intention: He wanted to create an opening for Shen Zongyi to move in. Wei Zilin was clearly aware of what was going on between Shen Zongyi and Zheng Yuntong, so right now he was being a wingman for his right-hand man.
Xu Moyan quickly cooperated. She nodded. “Sure. Thank you.”
Wei Zilin smiled and reached over with his perfect hands. He took her entire plate of steak and exchanged it with his.
Xu Moyan’s mouth dropped open in surprise as her face flushed red once again.
She and Wei Zilin had ordered different steaks, with the steaks being served as whole pieces. Meanwhile, Shen Zongyi and Zheng Yuntong had ordered ribs, which were already cut into pieces when it was served.
Their ribs were slightly charred with a nice, red middle, and had been grilled to perfection with a well-controlled fire. As the ribs were already cut to pieces, it would not be too awkward for them to exchange their main courses as their knives and forks had not touched the individual pieces of meat.
However, there were cut marks around Xu Moyan and Wei Zilin’s steaks. Even though their knives did not touch their lips, it still felt overly intimate.
Xu Moyan stared at the plate in front of her that used to belong to Wei Zilin; he had just cut up the remaining steak on the place. Xu Moyan’s hands trembled as she held up her fork. She might have been imagining it, but it still felt like she was about to undergo an intimate ritual to exchange saliva with him.
There was only one sentence repeating in her mind, ‘Wei Zilin had just eaten this…”
Wei Zilin did not seem as bothered as Xu Moyan and immediately cut into the steak. Then, he cut off a piece and placed it in his mouth.
Xu Moyan saw him do this and immediately lowered her head. She was blushing furiously as she suddenly came up with the idea of wrapping up the little piece of steak in the tissue that Wei Zilin had handed to her earlier to bring home to be worshipped.
By now, Xu Moyan had gotten used to Wei Zilin’s voice and now thought of them as the same person.
She did not have the courage to ask if he was Yu Linling, but she felt in her heart that it was him. Therefore, she kept telling herself that this steak belonged to her idol…
Zheng Yuntong was stunned as she saw them exchange plates. This… this made it look like they were a couple.
She was so dazed that she forgot about the crispy beef ribs sitting on Shen Zongyi’s plate.
Wei Zilin swallowed the meat and looked casually toward Zheng Yuntong. “If you’d like to try them then just exchange plates with Assistant Shen. We’re all colleagues, so there’s no need to be shy. I’ve even made the exchange with Miss Xu. Am I right, Miss Xu?”
Xu Moyan was still deciding how to cut up the steak when she suddenly heard her name being called out. She looked up with a silly look on her face that nearly made Wei Zilin burst into laughter.
It took some time for her to digest Wei Zilin’s questions before she nodded. “Yes, that’s right.”
Xu Moyan felt calmer now that she was sure that Wei Zilin was just trying to create an opportunity for Shen Zongyi. This was particularly so since she wanted to quickly get these two together as well.
However, there was also a pang of disappointment in her. After all, she had also wanted to indulge in the fantasy of Wei Zilin feeling a little something for her.
Nevertheless, she knew she was just being foolish and instinctively raised her hand to hit herself on the head. Only when her hands were lifted halfway up did she realize that she was still holding the knife, so she quickly put her hand down.
She had done something stupid again. This was so embarrassing.
Wei Zilin’s lips curved upward as he lowered his head to cut his steak. This hid the expression on his face.
Zheng Yuntong no longer hesitated with Wei Zilin and Xu Moyan doing the same thing. The moment she nodded in agreement to the exchange, her plate was taken away by Shen Zongyi, only to be replaced with his own plate.
As the same thing had just happened with Wei Zilin and Xu Moyan, Zheng Yuntong was pretty calm about this.
She thought that Wei ZIlin must have been concerned that she would feel awkward. However, she had not expected her cold, distant boss to be so caring and sensitive.
Unfortunately for them, a couple was sitting at the table next to them.
The girl saw what had happened at their table and immediately said to her boyfriend, “Just look at their boyfriends taking the initiative. Why do you always wait until I speak up before doing anything?”
Thus, her boyfriend immediately exchanged their plates once he heard this.
On the other hand, Xu Moyan and Zheng Yuntong heard the exchange and immediately felt uncomfortable again.
…
Eventually, the sweet torture of the meal was finally over.
As Xu Moyan prepared to return to her office, Wei Zilin looked at the time and asked, “Miss Xu, where is your company?”
Xu Moyan was still unable to face Wei Zilin calmly even after having lunch together, and she could not help indulging in his voice.
“It’s on Dun Mi road, next to Jing Tai Business Center,” replied Xu Moyan.
Wei Zilin gave it a thought and replied, “Oh, I remember that advertising company. It’s called Creative Works.”
Xu Moyan nodded before she heard Wei Zilin continue, “That’s on the way. I’m going to Li Sheng, which is next to Creative Works. I’ll give you a lift.”
It was a form of reasoning that was difficult to deny. Besides, Xu Moyan did not even want to turn him down in the first place, so she agreed.
Soon, Wei Zilin got his car and left with Xu Moyan.
Now, only Shen Zongyi and Zheng Yuntong were left outside the restaurant. Shen Zongyi was not in a hurry to leave as he placed his hands into his pocket and glanced down at Zheng Yuntong. “How are you planning to thank me after I’ve been such a big help to you this afternoon?”
“How do I thank you? How about I buy you a meal?” Zheng Yuntong asked after giving it some thought.
Shen Zongyi crossed his arms in front of his chest. His right hand held on to his left arm as his index finger drummed against it lightly. “What were you thinking this afternoon?”
“What do you mean?” Zheng Yuntong’s brain had shut down after having such a good meal. Right now, she was out of sorts.
“What were you trying to find out by suddenly asking to have lunch where President Wei was?” Zheng Zongyi asked with an eyebrow raised.
Zheng Yuntong stuttered and looked around before quietly saying to Shen Zongyi, “I can tell you, but you can’t let anyone know.”
“Sure, I can keep a secret,” Shen Zongyi nodded.
In Zheng Yuntong eye’s, Shen Zongyi looked like an upright boy scout. He was not someone who would simply reveal another’s secrets. So, she told him, “Actually, there’s a CV that my friend and I really love. Well, he’s not exactly a CV since it’s not really his hobby, nor is he in the industry. But he did work on some productions before and has a really nice voice. My friend, especially, is a big fan of his. When I heard President Wei’s voice today, it sounded a lot like that CV and I just wanted to confirm it.”
Shen Zongyi pouted slightly. “Is the friend you are talking about Xu Moyan?”
“No!” Zheng Yuntong quickly denied. There was no way she could betray her friend.
However, her actions were too exaggerated, so it was easy to tell what the answer was. Despite this, Shen Zongyi did not expose her.
“Tell me, is the CV President Wei?” Zheng Yuntong asked.
Shen Zongyi tried to hold back his laughter and replied, “I don’t know, and I have no right to question my boss’ private life.”
Zheng Yuntong sighed. “Yikes! It’s good if it isn’t him. Our boss is considered high-end, so not just anybody can go after him. Even that Miss Liang was rejected by him so blatantly. If it is someone that we didn’t know, at least my friend can still fantasize about him. But if it is our boss, then she can forget about even fantasizing. She’ll be so heartbroken when our boss gets married.”
…
Xu Moyan was unaware that Zheng Yuntong was starting to worry about her future as she nervously sat in Wei Zilin’s car. She did not even dare turn her head, so all she could do was move her eyeballs around to observe the car’s interior.
Wei Zilin had tuned the radio to a particular station in which the male and female hosts were in the middle of a conversation. Both their voices sounded nice, but Xu Moyan felt that the male host’s voice still lost out to Wei Zilin’s.
