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Zhu Zhe was deeply embarrassed; relaxing her mind caused her to forget the loophole in her words.

"That's not it." Zhu Zhe hurriedly explained, "I meant that I have no heart to think about these things right now; I just want to work hard, get promoted, and get a raise."

Chen Cheng smiled, not listening to her explanation.

That jumping favorability rating wouldn't lie.

[Zhu Zhe favorability +1]

Zhu Zhe's favorability rating had increased by nearly ten points in a single day and was now at 78; this was the key factor behind Scum's impatience to date her.

It needed to be consolidated, otherwise such a suddenly skyrocketing favorability rating could easily drop.

Chen Cheng turned his head to look at Zhu Zhe and said earnestly, "Sister Zhu, you must have confidence in yourself; be confident, and don't belittle yourself. Those little girls in front of you are like unripe green apples; a mature, charming woman like you is truly attractive."

After speaking, a smile hung on the corner of Chen Cheng's mouth as he carefully examined Zhu Zhe's face. Zhu Zhe was made somewhat embarrassed by his stare, and her heart was thumping.

"Besides, with your current state, Sister Zhu, your face is full of collagen, fair-skinned and beautiful; you wouldn't look out of place even if you played a high school student."

[Zhu Zhe favorability +2]

Hearing the electronic sound pop up in his mind, Chen Cheng clenched his fists.

Yes! Yes!

Zhu Zhe's face was flushed from being complimented, "Is it really as exaggerated as you say?"

Chen Cheng said solemnly, "Sister Zhu, how about this. After we have dinner at the restaurant, I'll take you to a place."

"Huh? Where to?"

"Don't worry about that, you'll know this afternoon anyway," Chen Cheng said, feigning mystery.

"..." Zhu Zhe was speechless for a moment. Forget it, she had planned to take him around today anyway.

Once this topic passed, the two didn't talk about anything deep on the way, just chatting idly.

In fact, as soon as she got into the car, Zhu Zhe noticed that Chen Cheng had changed cars again, but after experiencing the ferrari yesterday, she was already immune to it.

It was a Range Rover; she couldn't say she wasn't surprised, but she wasn't overly shocked either.

Instead, she had a completely new understanding of Chen Cheng's strength; by her estimate, Chen Cheng had earned at least 100 million from stock trading.

Looking at the radiant and confident Chen Cheng, Zhu Zhe felt a wave of envy.

Before long, the two arrived.

The restaurant recommended by Gao Yue was called something like Rongji.

Zhu Zhe held the menu, feeling embarrassed to order dishes. Finally, she ordered a fish soup and a dessert, then handed the menu to the waiter, letting Chen Cheng order the rest.

Seeing that she had ordered two items, Chen Cheng didn't fuss and ordered directly according to the amount for two people.

"Yellow wine drunken mud crab, eel with scallions prepared two ways..."

Dining out with a girl is just like this; if she doesn't order anything, doesn't know how to order, or is too embarrassed to order, you have to make her order two things to give her a sense of participation and make her feel respected.

If she orders enough for two people without asking for your opinion at all.

Then, once you're full, just go to the restroom and change to someone else to eat with next time.

After ordering the food, Chen Cheng asked for a can of soda.

Actually, when he saw the price of the soda on the menu, Chen Cheng felt terrible.

He forced himself not to curse, but damn, a can of soda cost 30.

Seeing the waiter leave, Zhu Zhe finally spoke up: "Chen Cheng, actually, we don't have to come to such an expensive place to eat."

Zhu Zhe worked in the hotel industry; one look at the sign and she knew this place wouldn't be cheap.

Chen Cheng smiled, "It's okay. This restaurant was recommended by my colleague. We're just hitting up a rich person today; we'll just sign the bill after we finish eating."

"If I were paying for it myself, I'd turn around and leave the moment I saw that 30-yuan cola."

"Why?" In Zhu Zhe's view, Chen Cheng shouldn't care about such things.

"It sells for three yuan outside, but here it's 30. Even if I know I'm paying for the atmosphere, I'd still feel like a sucker."

Zhu Zhe nodded thoughtfully after hearing this. The corners of her mouth lifted; so this is the kind of person Chen Cheng is.

Before Zhu Zhe could speak, she saw Chen Cheng raise his eyebrows cheekily, "Do you want another bottle of good wine?"

"No!" Zhu Zhe immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum.

Obviously, she still had lingering fears from that meal yesterday.

Zhu Zhe seemed to have discovered a key point; she opened her eyes wide and asked Chen Cheng, "Aren't you trading stocks at home and not working? Where did you get a colleague?"

"Is it possible that precisely because I'm not working a regular job, I have time for a side gig?" Chen Cheng said readily.

"A side gig?"

"Yeah, an investment consultant." Chen Cheng chuckled and nodded.

"You're really not letting people live." Zhu Zhe gasped, "With your conditions, you still go do a side gig?"

"The pay is stable, no need to sit in an office, only have to show up a few times a year; only a fool wouldn't do it."

Zhu Zhe shook her head in annoyance, "Chen Cheng, you really know how to infuriate people."

Chen Cheng saw the corners of her mouth almost reaching her ears; she didn't look angry at all, but clearly very happy.

The dishes were served quickly. Both were hungry, so they didn't speak and silently began to feast.

The food couldn't be called heavenly delicious, but it wasn't bad at all, after all, it was a Michelin three-star place.

When the two had almost finished eating, Zhu Zhe's phone suddenly rang.

Zhu Zhe took a look and hung up directly.

"Why don't you answer? It's fine, answer it if there's something." Chen Cheng looked at Zhu Zhe.

Zhu Zhe frowned, "Oh, it's that ex-boyfriend of mine."

Uh (⊙o⊙)...

Chen Cheng remembered this guy, a card shark... ah, bah, he was just a con artist. Calling him a member of the 'thousand sect' was simply overestimating him.

Moreover, his methods of making money were too low; he set his sights on older unmarried women to trick them into marriage. Chen Cheng really looked down on him.

"Ex-boyfriend? Is he trying to eat grass from the other side of the fence?" Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows with a grin, looking at Zhu Zhe with the expression of a bystander eating melon.

"He suddenly felt that he could just settle down and marry me." Zhu Zhe smiled annoyedly.

"What does he do?"

"I don't care what he does. I just can't stand him, acting like a cultured person, thinking he's superior to others."

Zhu Zhe had a constipated expression; clearly, Chen Zufa had become a past she couldn't bear to look back on.

"He even called me a few days ago. I was sleeping, and Zhen Zhen and the others answered it for me."

"Zhen Zhen and the others told him I had drunk too much and was sleeping, but he self-righteously thought Zhen Zhen and the others were my colleagues, and that I was working overtime at the hotel, asking Zhen Zhen and the others to fob him off. He even said something like, 'Life is not just about the drudgery of the present, but also poetry and distant places.'"

"You need to go out and see more."

"Don't you think that's funny?"

"Read a few bad books and thinks he's the best in the world?"

Zhu Zhe nodded, "Yeah, that's the type."

Chen Cheng smiled cheekily, "So Sister Zhu used to fall for that."

"Hey, look at you, stop teasing me." Zhu Zhe huffed, "Hurry and help me think; he doesn't seem to understand my polite refusal and thinks I'm playing hard to get."