After thinking about it, that made sense.

In the original plot, when Jiang Xinyao learned about the relationship between Lin Qizheng and Zou Yu, she didn't cause a scene.

Instead, she calmly reasoned with Zou Yu, laying out the facts to make Zou Yu realize the gap between the two of them.

She could even tolerate the secret relationship between Lin Qizheng and Zou Yu.

The most heart-wrenching move of all was asking Zou Yu to draft the prenuptial agreement between her and Lin Qizheng.

It could be said that this woman lacked neither cunning, nor resolve, nor family background.

Jiang Xinyao pulled up a bar stool and sat down. A faint smile appeared on her face as she looked straight into Chen Cheng's eyes. "Isn't Mr. Chen also profiling me?"

Seeing her admit it, Chen Cheng laughed instead.

Interesting.

This Jiang Xinyao was much more cunning than Qu Xiaoxiao, who only had some petty cleverness.

A contemptuous smile hung on the corner of Chen Cheng's mouth as he glanced at her. "Miss Jiang, do you know when I learned golf?"

Jiang Xinyao frowned, unable to grasp the meaning behind Chen Cheng's words. "What do you mean?"

Chen Cheng playfully toyed with his wine glass. "Yesterday, my intelligence officer told me that Miss Jiang had a golf outing scheduled for today."

"So, I decided on a whim to watch some golf tutorial videos."

The smile on Jiang Xinyao's face instantly froze.

"You've never played golf before?"

Clearly, Jiang Xinyao was more concerned about things outside her own understanding.

Conversely, the fact that Chen Cheng had investigated her schedule didn't seem as urgent when both things happened at the same time.

Because if she wanted to, she could spend a little money to find out some of other people's business booking schedules.

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow at her. "Are you surprised?"

"Gulp."

Jiang Xinyao's mind frantically recalled how many years she had been practicing golf.

She had been practicing with professional coaches since she was six.

Over all these years, regardless of how hard she had worked, she had never once let her skills get rusty.

Today, she had actually fought to a draw with someone who was still watching tutorials yesterday?

Surprise.

No, it should be shock.

Shock beyond measure.

Jiang Xinyao looked at Chen Cheng with her beautiful eyes.

A genius.

If he wasn't lying, then with this kind of learning ability, he was an out-and-out golf genius.

After a long while, Jiang Xinyao finally snapped out of her shock.

Looking at Chen Cheng, a smile appeared on the corners of her mouth. "Why did Mr. Chen check my schedule?"

A devilish smile hung on Chen Cheng's mouth as he leaned closer to her. Their faces were no more than thirty centimeters apart, and he looked straight into her eyes.

Watching that handsome face get closer and closer, Jiang Xinyao's breathing became a bit rapid.

[Ding ~ Jiang Xinyao's favorability + 1]

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly. Looks really are the key to breaking the ice.

"Miss Jiang has fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs; naturally, I'm here to talk about some romance with you."

After saying that, he looked at her with a beaming smile.

A wave of heat washed over her, and Jiang Xinyao subconsciously tilted her neck back.

The bar stool instantly lost its balance, and Jiang Xinyao tipped backward with it.

Chen Cheng was quick to react and wrapped his arm around Jiang Xinyao's waist.

The legs of the bar stool left the floor, and Jiang Xinyao maintained a delicate balance with the stool.

A flustered Jiang Xinyao locked eyes with Chen Cheng.

Her heart skipped a beat, and her mind went blank.

After a long while, she finally snapped back to reality and pushed Chen Cheng.

With the force, the balance of the tipped bar stool was broken.

"Ah~"

Chen Cheng immediately slid off his own stool and wrapped his other arm around Jiang Xinyao as well.

With a "bang," the chair fell to the ground.

It immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding patrons.

Jiang Xinyao was being held by Chen Cheng, and upon feeling the surrounding gazes, she finally reacted, her face instantly flushing bright red.

She hurriedly pushed Chen Cheng's hands away.

Chen Cheng didn't make things difficult for her; he raised an eyebrow and released his hands from her waist.

He lowered his head to pick up the bar stool that had fallen to the ground.

The bartender, hearing the commotion, hurried over to check on the situation.

"Miss, are you alright?"

Jiang Xinyao forced a smile and waved her hand. "I'm fine, thank you."

Sitting back on the stool, Jiang Xinyao hurriedly took a sip of her drink to calm her turbulent emotions.

[Ding ~ Jiang Xinyao's favorability + 3]

Chen Cheng looked at her heaving chest with a faint, ambiguous smile.

It wasn't as bouncy as that of Fan Shengmei or Qin Shi.

But it was still of a decent size.

After a long while, Jiang Xinyao finally turned her head back, trying hard to maintain a calm expression. "Mr. Chen, I am a woman with a fiancé, please behave yourself."

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Oh, is that so? Does he love you?"

Jiang Xinyao's mouth twitched instantly.

Although they were childhood sweethearts and there were some feelings of affection.

But in a family arranged marriage, how could one even speak of love?

Moreover, Brother Qizheng now goes to the cafe every day to wait for that woman to pass by, just to catch a glimpse of her.

At the thought of this, the blush on Jiang Xinyao's face faded, and she forced a smile at Chen Cheng. "This doesn't seem to be any of Mr. Chen's business."

Chen Cheng didn't respond directly; he held his wine glass, eyes smiling, and looked straight into her eyes.

Having seen so many serious men in suits, looking at this face opposite her with its sharp brows, bright eyes, and a touch of devilish charm.

Jiang Xinyao's heart couldn't help but tremble again.

"Whether it's my business or not isn't important; what's important is Miss Jiang."

"Do you really like him that much?"

Jiang Xinyao's mouth twitched slightly at the question.

"I will definitely marry Brother Qizheng."

Chen Cheng's mouth curved slightly. Woman, you are avoiding the question.

"It seems that marrying into the Lin family is very important to you."

Jiang Xinyao remained silent.

The Jiang Family belonged to her two older brothers.

As a girl, if she didn't marry Lin Qizheng, what would guarantee her a comfortable life for the next few decades?

Besides, Brother Qizheng was quite good, and he looked decent too.

At thirty, he had firmly secured the position of President of Zhilin Group.

Becoming the successor of Zhilin Group was already a certainty.

Fight for the family fortune against her two brothers with no chance of winning, or become the young mistress of Zhilin Group with a dowry?

Even if her father could divide it equally, that would still only be one-third.

But marrying Brother Qizheng would be different.

Zhilin was about the same size as the Jiang Family.

Qizheng's older brother was just a good-for-nothing wastrel.

Brother Qizheng would 100% fully inherit the Zhilin Group.

How to choose, the answer was obvious.

Jiang Xinyao smiled. "Of course, I like Brother Qizheng very much, and marrying him is my dream."

After saying that, Jiang Xinyao changed the subject. "That said, Mr. Chen should tell me why you came to find me."

She chuckled. "Let's skip the talk about romance; I don't believe it."

Chen Cheng's mouth curved slightly. "You are very smart."

Jiang Xinyao raised an eyebrow, acknowledging it.

"Lin Qizheng caused me some trouble, so I'm also planning to cause him some trouble."

"What?" Jiang Xinyao frowned.

Chen Cheng chuckled. "Zou Yu is my woman. Your Brother Qizheng is unwilling to give up and has hired paparazzi to dig up dirt on me."

Jiang Xinyao's eyes widened; she clearly didn't know about this.

Chen Cheng raised his hand and hooked her chin. "Tell me, shouldn't I also cause him some trouble?"

Jiang Xinyao slapped Chen Cheng's hand away, crossed her arms over her chest, and looked at him vigilantly.

"What are you trying to do?"