Zhuang Nainai nodded. “Look, although this is the first time we’ve met, I really want to go to this ball, and you really need a date. Right? If you can help me with this, you don’t have to worry about the car.”


  Su Yanbin was speechless with shock. “Hey, the car is mine!”


  But both of them ignored him. The man stared at Zhuang Nainai for a moment, then looked resigned. “That’s not right.”


  Zhuang Nainai sighed. She had expected that these sort of people wouldn’t be comfortable with bringing just any girl to a ball. Just as she began to feel disappointed, she heard the man’s next words said in a resigned tone:

  “I think I look quite alright, and people should have an impression of me after we’ve met. But I never expected that you would have no impression of me even after we’ve met thrice!”


  Oh?

  We’ve met thrice?

  Zhuang Nainai’s eyes widened as she stared at him incredulously. He was handsome, and his features had an androgynous charm.

  But Zhuang Nainai was blinded by love.

  She had eyes only for Si Zhengting, and even though this handsome man was handsome enough to compete with Si Zhengting, it wasn’t something that she actively thought about.

  This person wasn’t just saying this to get out of an awkward situation, right?

  But she still had a favor to ask of him, so she couldn’t act all high and mighty. Thus, Zhuang Nainai looked apologetic as she said, “I’m sorry, you are……?”


  The man gesticulated. “Hm, WC?”


  WC?

  The toilet?

  Zhuang Nainai suddenly remembered something. Was he the person she bumped into when she had accidentally walked into the men’s bathroom twice?

  Her eyes lit up and she hurriedly extended her hand, trying not to be too much of a people-pleaser as she said, “Hello, I’m Zhuang Nainai. The fact that we can meet each other so many times in a row shows that we’re fated to meet!”


  The man smiled and extended his hand. “I’ve been wanting to introduce myself to you, but I’ve never been able to do it in time. I’m Cheng Sizhe.”


  Su Yanbin was deliberating about how Zhuang Nainai was so enthusiastic toward a strange man when he heard her say, “Since fate has dictated that we should meet, please consider what I said earlier.”


  Su Yanbin: “.……!!”


  Cheng Sizhe couldn’t help but laugh after hearing this.

  This woman was very straightforward, but somehow, it wasn’t annoying. She had a set of clear and bright eyes. When she was staring at him like that, he felt it hard to reject her.

  He crouched down, a little conflicted. Then he said, “You’re sure that you want to be my date?”


  Zhuang Nainai nodded hurriedly.

  Cheng Sizhe shook his head in resignation. “Fine.”


  He offered his arm to Zhuang Nainai chivalrously, and Zhuang Nainai hooked her arm around his gently. The couple walked toward the hotel, leaving Su Yanbin standing alone in his original spot. He watched their retreating figures.

  If he were to tell Leader Ting right now that Zhuang Nainai had left with another man, would it amount to signing his own termination letter?

  ―


  The hotel in Beijing was resplendent and magnificent.

  News reached Si Zhengting the moment that Zhuang Nainai and Cheng Sizhe appeared at the ball.

  He had arrived at the venue very early on and was resting in a room upstairs. After he heard the news, someone turned on the surveillance camera footage for his review. When his gaze landed on Cheng Sizhe, he was taken aback.

  It was…… him?

  Ji Chen said, “Mr. Cheng is our distinguished guest today and we can’t refuse him entry. Sir, what should we do now?”