The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

Chapter 357 The Privilege of Friends

Lisa: "She said there's an opening ceremony today, shouldn't we be going to the opening ceremony right now?"

Employee: "I heard her say that the opening ceremony is later in the afternoon, so it won't affect us right now."

Lisa fell into deep thought. Since it didn't affect her now, why did she refuse to help her make an appointment with Liang Liangwei?

Did she say which restaurant?

The employee shook his head: "They didn't say that."

Lisa picked up her coffee and turned to leave the restaurant.

The coffee shop was on the 3rd floor, and the mall's restaurants were on the 5th to 7th floors. She took the escalator to the 5th floor first and searched for Xiang Ting's figure in each of the restaurants, intentionally or unintentionally.

But she didn't see anyone, and she hesitated whether to continue up to the 6th floor.

Then I saw Liang Liangwei coming up from the 5th floor.

And since she wasn't far away, she instinctively hid behind a pillar.

Unaware of her surroundings, Liang Liangwei walked past the pillar while on the phone. The voice that reached her ears was sweet and clear, making it obvious that she was talking to a man.

"Oh dear, I haven't even started eating yet. By the time I finish, it'll be an hour or two, and I definitely won't have time to bring it to you then~ Sweetie, Mr. Yan, just have Assistant Xu order some takeout for lunch, and I'll have a nice meal with you tonight~ Remember to take your medicine, and you need to take a nap afterward. I hope you're still asleep when I bring you afternoon tea~"

Lisa watched the woman's figure recede into the distance with a somber expression, her fists clenched so tightly that her nails almost dug into her flesh.

Only after she could no longer see him did she realize how coincidental it was.

Xiang Ting had made plans to have dinner with her friends, and Liang Liangwei also came here to eat. Could it be that the two of them...?

Her face darkened further, and she chased after Liang Liangwei in the direction she had walked.

There were a lot of people in the mall at that moment, and she couldn't see anyone in the crowd.

But if she disappeared so quickly, it means that the restaurant Liang Liangwei entered was nearby.

She entered the first Xinjiang-style restaurant, looked around but didn't see anyone, so she came out.

The second place was a barbecue buffet, but I didn't see anyone there either.

The third restaurant was a Cantonese restaurant. From afar, she spotted the two people she had just imagined sitting at the innermost table...

A feeling of betrayal welled up inside her. Her eyes were like fire as she stared at the two smiling women, wishing she could expose them immediately!

She took out her phone, snapped a picture with a blank expression, and sent it to Xiang Ting.

Then he turned and left the restaurant.

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Xiang Ting placed her phone face down on the table and ignored it.

She guessed that Lisa might have sent her something else after not getting a reply, and since she didn't want to reply to the first one, there was no need to look at it now.

Moreover, Liang Liangwei had just arrived, and they were preparing to order food, so they didn't want to be interrupted.

"This Cantonese restaurant has very authentic flavors. The sweet and sour pork chop is almost exactly the same as the one I had in Guangcheng before. Let's order a serving to try it."

Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "Okay, I'll recommend one too: Typhoon Shelter Spicy Shrimp. It's crispy and delicious!"

Xiang Ting: "Looks like you've studied Cantonese cuisine too!"

Liang Liangwei: "Yes, I really love Cantonese cuisine. When I was little, a Cantonese chef came to our house for a while and cooked Cantonese food for me every day. He even said that there's a saying in his hometown, 'Eat in Guangzhou,' and it's truly well-deserved. I absolutely love it!"

She even has a personal chef at home, so it seems her family is quite well-off.

She must be a pampered young lady.

No wonder, with such a good temperament, good manners, and efficient work ability, she must come from an upper-class family.

Xiang Ting: "I was really right to book this restaurant today! Let's recommend good restaurants to each other in the future!"

Liang Liangwei: "Sure, let's meet up more often when we have time."

Xiang Ting: "I thought it would be difficult to ask you out."

Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "My work schedule is very full, but I can still find time to eat. As long as I'm at the company and there's no rush to finish a project, we can basically meet up for a meal nearby."

Xiang Ting: "Now that you mention it, I think you're really a good person to ask out~"

Liang Liangwei blinked and said, "This is a privilege for friends~"

What a privilege for friends!

Xiang Ting was a little touched.

Since last night, the relationship between the two has undergone a subtle change.

They were just casual acquaintances, mostly talking about work, but now they're practically best friends, ready to open their hearts to each other.

The food they ordered was served quickly, and the two ate and chatted.

Xiang Ting: "Judging from your accent, you're from here, right?"

Liang Liangwei: "Yes, from Huacheng."

Xiang Ting: "I'm from Zhejiang Province."

Liang Liangwei was surprised: "But you also have a Huacheng accent."

Xiang Ting smiled and said, "Because I've been here for more than ten years. I came to Huacheng with my parents when I was in high school. They were doing business and I was studying here. Over time, I learned the Huacheng accent. Actually, if you listen carefully, you can hear the foreign accent."

Liang Liangwei: "I didn't listen carefully. But you're quite tall. I didn't realize you were from the South."

She is nearly 1.7 meters tall, a typical height for a northern girl, while Xiang Ting is only slightly shorter than her. If she hadn't said it herself, she would have been mistaken for a northerner as well.

The more they talked, the more they felt they had known each other for a long time, discovering that they shared similar interests and had perfectly compatible personalities.

But if it weren't for the incident caused by Lisa, they might not have fallen for each other so quickly. In a sense, it's actually thanks to Lisa that they've gotten to know each other.

Towards the end of the meal, Liang Liangwei called over a waiter and ordered more shrimp dumplings, char siu buns, and golden cakes to take away.

Xiang Ting: "Take it back as an afternoon tea snack?"

Liang Liangwei smiled and said, "Before I came here, my boyfriend asked me to come over and have lunch with him. I said I couldn't go, and he was unhappy about it, so I coaxed him by saying I would bring him afternoon tea snacks."

Xiang Ting clicked her tongue in astonishment: "You need to coax your powerful boyfriend? That's unbelievable."

Liang Liangwei tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled, saying, "Men, no matter how cold and ruthless they seem, are actually very easy to coax. It only takes a few words."

Xiang Ting chuckled: "His coldness and ruthlessness are only for outsiders, right? I think he's very gentle with you, and when he looks at you, his eyes are practically glued to you."

Liang Liangwei blushed slightly, smiled, and didn't reply.

Xiang Ting took a sip of juice and said, "Then I'll go this afternoon too, to bring my husband some good food, to reward him for his hard work in earning money to support the family."

She also ordered some tea and snacks from the waiter.

Liang Liangwei paid for this meal, since Xiang Ting had paid last time, so Xiang Ting didn't stand on ceremony with her.

The two left the Cantonese restaurant carrying their own pastries, said goodbye at the entrance, and Xiang Ting went down to the third floor to return to the coffee shop, while Liang Liangwei took the passenger elevator directly to the underground parking garage.

When Xiang Ting returned to the coffee shop, she was still humming a song in a good mood.

The employees greeted her with smiles, "Sister Ting, you're back after your meal?"

Xiang Ting: "Yeah, you guys have eaten too, right?"

Employee: "I've already eaten. Sister Ting, did a friend of yours come over to buy coffee earlier?"

Xiang Ting recalled the first message Lisa sent her and nodded, saying, "I know, she messaged me."

Employee: "She knew you were going to the opening ceremony this afternoon, and she even asked where you were. I told her you went to have dinner with your friends."

Xiang Ting suddenly stopped smiling, a bad feeling creeping over her, and her heart skipped a beat.

She looked at the employee and asked hopefully, "You...didn't say it was in the mall?"

The employee nodded innocently: "Yes, I did."

Xiang Ting: "..."