Stand-In Boyfriend Fu Zheng Ji

Chapter 229 Private Restaurant
Zhang Ling couldn't laugh or cry when she heard Qi Diaozhe's answer.

So many years have passed.

Qi Diaozhe still likes to talk like this as before.

Trying to please her.

But now she is no longer the silly little girl she used to be.

How could Qi Diaozhe be said to have fallen so easily with just one or two sentences?
impossible.

This is absolutely impossible.

Zhang Ling looked at Qi Diaozhe with a smile and asked:

"Is there any more?"

Qi Diaozhe saw Zhang Ling's smile and thought that Zhang Ling was very useful to what he just said.

So he continued to smile and said with more confidence:
"Ling'er, I wonder if you still remember the promise we made to each other before?"

Fall into brief contemplation.

Zhang Ling really can't think of what kind of medicine is sold in Qi Diaozhe's gourd?

I can only continue to pretend to be confused and say:
"Promise! What do you mean?"

Their commitment to each other in high school was indeed a bit much.

It was agreed that he, who originally lived in front of the school, would walk an extra two blocks to take her to school every day;

He can't eat spicy food, but he still agrees to go to a spicy food stall on the street every other week to have a delicious meal;
There was an agreement that when the college entrance examination was over, he would take her to Disneyland with him...

Everything came to an abrupt end when he suddenly disappeared for more than ten years.

As she thought about it, a bit of sadness appeared on her face.

Qi Diaozhe recalled with a smile:
"Remember, I said at the time that it was not easy for your father to pull you up and drag you down so big. It was really not easy. You agreed with me at the time."

Qi Diaozhe has never said this before.

Zhang Ling just felt that what she said was true.

Naturally, I came up with a similar experience.

It's like the Mandela effect.

So Zhang Ling agreed without any precautions:
"Oh, it seems that there is such a thing."

Qi Diaozhe saw that Zhang Ling was following his train of thought and stepping into the language trap he had designed.

He said with a little excitement in his heart:
"I said at that time that in order to make it easier for your father, I was willing to take over this heavy responsibility from your father. I clearly remember that you nodded in agreement at that time."

Zhang Ling was foreshadowed by Qi Diaozhe's previous words.

She couldn't tell whether the pictures she imagined in her mind were memories.

So much so that Qi Diaozhe's current lie was automatically classified as the truth subconsciously.

Although there is a slight feeling of something wrong.

But Zhang Ling still decided to admit it and said:

"Even if you nodded in agreement at that time. Don't forget, but you, Qi Diaozhe, have been missing for more than ten years and have been a person who broke your promise. How can you still have the nerve to let me continue to fulfill my promise?"

She is not a fool.

You have to keep your word for a person who is not trustworthy.

"No, no need." Qi Diaozhe waved his hand quickly and said.

That was enough for him.

Because Qi Diaozhe knew that Zhang Ling had a problem.

Everything promised will be fulfilled subconsciously.

If you force Zhang Ling, it will be counterproductive.

Then he won't be too resisted when he appears in front of Zhang Ling again in the future.

This successfully created an opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation.

Zhang Ling breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Qi Diaozhe's answer.

She was actually a little afraid that this scoundrel would find a reason to force him to fulfill his promise.

She is worried about how to drive Qi Diaozhe away?

However, Qi Diaozhe took the initiative and said that there was a party that he had to attend.

This surprised Zhang Ling.

It was the first time I saw this man be so "understanding".

At this time, she even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.

Until I saw Qi Diaozhe actually walking out of the office door.

She believed it.

The office is quiet.

It was so quiet that you could hear your heart beating uneasily.

But she couldn't figure out why she was uneasy?

She was sure that there was nothing wrong with what Qi Diaozhe had just said.

forget about it.

There are a lot of documents to process on your desk.

lunch time.

As soon as Zhang Ling walked out of the office door, she saw Qi Diaozhe and Cheng Jing coming towards her.

At first glance, Cheng Jing is the kind of woman who is a good wife.

Before Qi Diaozhe could speak, he smiled and invited Zhang Ling to have dinner with him.

She said she wanted to thank Zhang Ling, a witness, for bringing Qi Diaozhe to her.

Kindness is difficult!

Zhang Ling could not think of any reason for rejection at the moment.

I can only choose to agree.

At that moment, she seemed to see a smile on Qi Diaozhe's face, as if his conspiracy had succeeded.

She asked almost subconsciously:

"Qi Diaozhe, what were you laughing at just now? It felt a bit like you were laughing."

Cheng Jing is definitely a good woman!

Qi Diaozhe has not yet opened his mouth to answer.

Cheng Jing held Qi Diaozhe's arm with both hands, tilted her head on his shoulder and replied with a smile:
"It's a misunderstanding, isn't it! Vice President Zhang, why can he laugh? He must be happy because he can invite you as a witness to have dinner with him."

Zhang Ling obviously wouldn't believe Cheng Jing's explanation.

Qi Diaozhe kissed Cheng Jing's forehead naturally in front of Zhang Ling and said:

"That's right! It's better to get to know me quietly. Zhang Ling, let's go. The place where we want to eat is a bit far."

He tried to dispel Zhang Ling's doubts in this way.

By the way, let’s see if Zhang Ling still has him in her heart?

When I saw Zhang Ling's face, there was a clear feeling of displeasure.

Qi Diaozhe's inner ecstasy could hardly be concealed.

Zhang Ling felt a little reluctant in her heart.

So he smiled and excused himself:
"Far? If it's too far, I think you can forget it. There are many places with good food near the company. Why go far away?"

She mainly didn't want to take up too much time eating.

Especially the ones that were wasted because of lacquer carving.

She is the most intolerable!
This is all because she has wasted more than ten years on Qi Diaozhe.

I just don’t want to waste it anymore.

Obviously, Qi Diaozhe seemed to have read Zhang Ling's thoughts.

He glanced at Cheng Jing with some tenderness in his eyes.

Cheng Jing seemed to be Qi Diaozhe's lover for many years.

He knew his little thoughts very well.

So he stepped forward in time, took Zhang Ling's hand, and said sincerely:

"Vice President Zhang, you are a great benefactor to me, Cheng Jing. How can you treat a benefactor perfunctorily? So I specially asked Qi Diaozhe to choose a private restaurant with a good environment and suit your taste to entertain you."

Zhang Ling had to admire Qi Diaozhe's methods.

In just a few days, Cheng Jing had already made Cheng Jing obey his words.

Presumably Qi Diaozhe must have been like Chen Jian in these years, a romantic man living among thousands of flowers.

While she was still hesitating, Cheng Jing pulled her towards the restaurant.

It’s truly a private restaurant!

Qi Diaozhe really knows how to eat.

The selected restaurant is located in a secret, quiet and somewhat unremarkable small alley.

At first glance, you would never think that someone would open a restaurant here.When we arrived at the door of the restaurant, there was no signboard to prove that this was a restaurant.

There are two majestic stone lions placed in the arched doorway made of bluestones.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like a private residence of a wealthy family in ancient times.

The moment you step in the door, you feel like you've traveled through ancient times.

A graceful waiter wearing a simple and elegant cheongsam came towards me with a smile.

Introduce them to the following places to eat in the hospital:
First, there is a courtyard on the east side of the garden.

The courtyard is filled with flowers. The flowers are not very big, and they look like stars from a distance.

It still exudes a refreshing fragrance, and the courtyard is magnificently decorated.

Therefore, this place is generally the first choice for businessmen and tycoons.

Secondly, the west side of the garden is mainly rockery.

There are many rockery hills, and the design is lifelike and very realistic, giving people the feeling of visiting the mountains.

So this is generally a place where professional elites like to go.

Furthermore, there is a small forest in the north of the garden.

There you can choose to dine at any of the bamboo huts, peach blossom huts, and flower huts.

It is said that it is the best place to shelter from the heat in summer.

So the people who usually come here to eat are literati.

Zhang Ling is not an arty person like Shangguan Aoxue.

She also knew that she was not a business tycoon.

Even though Qi Diaozhe repeatedly asked to eat in the east courtyard.

Zhang Ling still insisted on choosing the nearest rockery that the working elite in the west liked to go to.

Of course, there is also the intention not to waste time.

They followed an ancient winding corridor to a place called Canglang Pavilion on the west side, where they sat at a stone table in the pavilion and waited for their meal.

There is a secluded mountain in the middle of the city.From: "Canglang Pavilion" by Su Shunqin of the Song Dynasty.

Apparently the person who named this pavilion was very talented.

This is Cheng Jing’s second time coming here to eat.

So I have been enthusiastically explaining some of the rules here to Zhang Ling.

No need to order here!
What they can eat depends entirely on the chef's wishes.

But the chef can definitely make their trip worthwhile.

Not even a minute after I sat down, I saw a waiter in a cheongsam bringing pre-dinner refreshments.

Mainly tea, supplemented by snacks.

Kung Fu tea is very strong and fragrant, so it must be accompanied by snacks.

These snacks are quite particular, with delicious taste and elegant appearance. The big ones are no more than the size of small mooncakes.

There was a plate of sweet mung bean paste pie;

There is a plate of mung bean cake as golden as the moon;
There is a dish of taro and dates with southern Fujian characteristics. The taro is first made into puree and candied.

For this reason, Zhang Ling looked forward to this meal even more.

It is basically certain that Qi Diaozhe is a person who enjoys eating.

Qi Diaozhe looked at her face with a satisfied smile.

Then he said with a bit of shame:

"I'm sorry, Zhang Ling. In fact, I have been planning to invite you here for dinner since the first day I returned to China. I never wanted to delay inviting you here until now."

Zhang Ling just wanted to ask Qi Diaozhe what he meant by saying this.
Cheng Jing continued what Qi Diaozhe said:
"Don't be afraid of being late for a good meal! My dear, don't blame yourself too much. How about we invite the witnesses to dinner together. Wouldn't it better reflect our sincerity?"

Cheng Jing is not a fool.

From the moment we found out that Qi Diaozhe and Zhang Ling were high school classmates.

She has completely confirmed that her boyfriend has an old relationship with Zhang Ling.

That's why she wouldn't give Qi Diaozhe a chance to express his feelings to Zhang Ling.

Zhang Ling habitually glanced at the time on her watch.

I roughly calculated in my mind that I would probably be late for work in the afternoon.

Then she looked at Cheng Jing with a smile and said:
"You're right. If you have a good meal, you won't be afraid of being late. However, it would be bad if it interferes with going to work."

Cheng Jing quickly explained comfortingly:

"Vice President Zhang, don't worry about this! We made a reservation in advance. The chef usually has basically prepared the dishes. So the food is served here very quickly. I guarantee you won't be late."

At this time, Qi Diaozhe looked at Zhang Ling with unabashed affection in front of Cheng Jing and said:
"You still hate being late as much as before!"

He then sighed with regret and shook his head and said:
"It's a pity that I, who don't know how to cherish, am more than ten years late for you. I'm so good now..."

People have always been so strange.

When you have it, you don’t know how to cherish it, but when you lose it, you pretend to be affectionate.

Qi Diaozhe once again ignored Cheng Jing who didn't know how to cherish it, and looked at Cheng Jing who also looked at him affectionately.

Zhang Ling felt goose bumps all over her body as she listened to Qi Diaozhe's words.

She was about to rebuke.

Cheng Jing on the side reached out, grabbed Qi Diaozhe's hand, put it against her face, and spoke first:

"My dear, please don't talk like that, okay? Let her go by the past. At least you still have me by your side."

Listening carefully, these words feel a bit humble.

It is obvious that Cheng Jing is praying for love.

When Zhang Ling heard this, she really wanted to slap him on the spot to wake him up.

But she still gritted her teeth and endured it.

First of all, she felt that she did not have the right and it was inappropriate to do this in front of Cheng Jing;
Secondly, if she insists on doing this, it will definitely give Qi Diaozhe a wrong signal.

Let the shameless man in front of her think that she does still have him in her heart.

Maybe future entanglements will be more blatant.

Finally, she is definitely not the kind of woman who eats from the bowl and looks at the pot.

What's more, the man in front of him is still a bowl of high-tech twice-cooked rice.

Simply smelling it can easily turn you on.

Qi Diaozhe briefly glanced at Cheng Jing who was speaking, with a bit of disdain in his eyes, and forcefully pulled back his captured hand.

Then, he looked at Zhang Ling and prayed:

"I know Zhang Ling that you have always been the kindest person. I don't ask you to give me a word of forgiveness, I just ask you to give me a chance to make up for my mistakes. So that my conscience can feel better."

conscience!

If it weren't for the persistent and infatuated Cheng Jing who was watching from the side.

She really wanted to ask Qi Diaozhe in his face:
"Are you sure you still have a conscience?"

If these words had been said when Qi Diaozhe returned and saw her for the first time.

To be honest, she might just choose to believe it.

Maybe it was because Zhang Ling didn't answer Qi Diaozhe for a long time.

The atmosphere at the scene became inexplicably awkward and depressing.

Cheng Jing laughed awkwardly at this time and motioned to the waiter on the side to pour tea.

At the same time, he also said to her with a somewhat pleading tone:

"Sister Zhang Ling, I've been fortunate enough to hear a little bit about what happened between you. You are classmates and friends, so there shouldn't be anything going on. It has to be so bad that we have no contact with each other anymore."

Maybe Cheng Jing has always regarded Qi Diaozhe as a god.

She regarded Qi Diaozhe's expression of love as a gift from God.

Because of this, she has always maintained a humble attitude to the core.

That's why he was afraid that Qi Diaozhe would take back this gift if he was unhappy.

"you know?"

To be precise, she wants to ask you, are you sure you know everything?
Zhang Ling looked at Cheng Jing in surprise.

I really don’t understand whether this woman is really stupid, or is she as wise as a fool?
She accidentally saw Qi Diaozhe on the side looking expectantly at how Cheng Jing would help him speak.

"That's right! I know." Cheng Jing nodded and stood up. She bowed deeply to Zhang Ling and said, "Sister Zhang Ling, I know that my words are not powerful enough in front of you, but I still want to ask you to give him a chance for Qi Diaozhe." Chance."

Cheng Jing is exactly the kind of silly love-minded woman that Yan Yuan often talks about.

For the lover in her eyes, she can give up everything about herself, including her personal dignity.

Zhang Ling glanced at Qi Diaozhe from the corner of her eye.

A somewhat proud smile actually appeared on his face.

It was as if the words Cheng Jing just said were the words they had discussed in advance.

(End of this chapter)