As a driver, and one with substance at that, Ye Xiao strictly followed his boss's instructions and drove Xia Mingyue's Ferrari to the entrance of Blue Star Technology.

Soon after, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing came down from the Blue Star Technology building and immediately got into the car.

Xia Mingyue, the boss, sat in the back, while Fang Jing, as the secretary, took the passenger seat.

In the same position, with the same people, Ye Xiao couldn't help but sneak a glance at Fang Jing. At that moment, Fang Jing was also stealing a peek at Ye Xiao, and their eyes met for an instant before quickly averting their gaze. Fang Jing's face flushed slightly, quickly turned away, and asked Xia Mingyue who was sitting behind, "Ming Yue, what shall we eat?"

"What do you want to eat?" Xia Mingyue asked, not looking up from her phone that she was checking something on.

"Um, let's eat fish. I suddenly feel like eating fish, and besides, fish is good for women," suggested Fang Jing. In fact, she didn't really know what to eat; her mind was full of the scenes from last night. She really wanted to erase those images, but it was as if they had taken root in her brain.

Xia Mingyue continued checking her phone and quickly broke into a smile, saying, "Let's go to Huai Qianqiu Grilled Fish then. I saw that a new one just opened up next to the Dongning Building, and it's quite big too."

Hearing Xia Mingyue's words, Fang Jing immediately said, "Okay then, it's been a long time since I've had Huai Qianqiu's grilled fish. It would be even more delicious if it's not too spicy."

"That's where you're wrong. I think it's not spicy enough. Only with the right level of spice can you truly taste the deliciousness of Huai Qianqiu grilled fish," Xia Mingyue chuckled and asked, "By the way, does Ye Xiao like spicy food?"

"Moderate is fine!" said Ye Xiao indifferently. However, he was quite puzzled by Xia Mingyue's concern for him today and the even tone of his conversation with him—in stark contrast to how he was treated in the morning.

"Let's consider this meal a treat for Ye Xiao. Be very careful this afternoon when you go with Coco," Xia Mingyue said cheerfully.

Ye Xiao's brows furrowed at Xia Mingyue's words. What did she mean by that? It almost sounded as if he was about to undertake some daunting and dangerous task. Could it really be that terrible?

"Mr. Xia, after thinking it over, I still feel that it's better not to have the holiday. After all, I've only been at the company for a short while. Taking a half-day off so suddenly would likely cause idle gossip," Ye Xiao said while driving.

Xia Mingyue, looking ahead, responded, "Don't worry, it's really nothing. It's just for fun. Turn left!"

She continued instructing while talking.

Ye Xiao naturally followed Xia Mingyue's instructions and soon arrived at the so-called Huai Qianqiu Grilled Fish.

At this point, the place was already bustling. Clearly, Huai Qianqiu Grilled Fish was very popular, at least today.

When a man and two women entered Huai Qianqiu Grilled Fish, it immediately attracted a lot of attention. In a big city like Bird City, beautiful women were common, but top beauties were rare. A top beauty is one who commands attention in a restaurant from everyone, reaching the standard where men adore and women envy—that's a real top beauty.

Obviously, the two beauties beside Ye Xiao were just that—rare beauties of high elegance. The moment they walked into the restaurant, they garnered the attention of two-thirds of the patrons, with the remaining third likely having their backs to the door and not seeing them.

Even the greeter at the entrance was stunned by these two beautiful women.

Following behind the two beauties, Ye Xiao naturally became the focus of the crowd as well.

He could only think of one phrase for the feeling: like stars surrounding the moon! Ye Xiao found this attention a bit disconcerting, as being stared at by so many people all at once was unnatural to him.

However, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing didn't seem to care and acted as if they didn't notice anyone looking at them, chatting and laughing as a server guided them to a transparent fish tank.

"Here we have Qingjiang Fish, carp, catfish..." the server introduced to Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing the variety of fish available, though Ye Xiao felt ignored, at least by the server. Sure, the server was attending to pretty ladies, but he didn't need to be so overly attentive.

Ye Xiao eventually understood why the grilled fish here was so popular, for all the fish here were alive and slaughtered to order, ensuring freshness.

Standing behind the two beauties, Ye Xiao felt countless gazes upon him again, primarily from men, gazes filled with jealousy. It seemed as if they would throw Ye Xiao out and take his place if they could.

"Don't eat the carp!" Fang Jing shook her head and said, "The carp has too many bones; I'm afraid I'll choke on them."

Then, the server said to Fang Jing, "If the young lady doesn't like fish with too many bones, you should try the Qingjiang Fish. It has delicious flesh and, while it does have bones, they are all large ones without any small, troublesome bones."

Fang Jing nodded after hearing the waiter's words and said to Xia Mingyue, "Let's go with the Qingjiang Fish."

Xia Mingyue nodded and said, "Alright, then the Qingjiang Fish it is. Get us one of the larger ones."

The fish catcher had been eyeing Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing, both stunning beauties, until his eyes were almost in a daze. Therefore, when Xia Mingyue spoke up, he acted as if he hadn't heard her.

"Hey, did you hear what I said?" Xia Mingyue glared at the fish catcher, somewhat annoyed. Although she didn't mind others looking at her—after all, everyone likes to look at beautiful things—there should be a limit to gazing, shouldn't there? Staring fixedly like that truly made one uncomfortable.

"Oh, oh, heard... heard it," the fish catcher immediately flushed with embarrassment and hurriedly caught the fish.

However, at that moment, someone patted Ye Xiao on the shoulder from behind.

Ye Xiao immediately turned around with a puzzled look, only to see a tall and burly man standing behind him.

Ye Xiao, seeing the man's menacing appearance, quickly chuckled and said, "Big brother, what's up?"

"You're blocking my way," the big man said coldly.

Upon hearing the big man's words, Ye Xiao immediately apologized with a smile, "I'm really sorry."

Saying that, Ye Xiao quickly stepped to the side.

Just then, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing turned around, and rather than moving forward, the big man smiled at Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing and said, "Ladies, my name is Wu Zhenshuai, and I'd like to be friends with the two of you. Why don't we sit down and chat together?"

Upon hearing Wu Zhenshuai's words, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing exchanged a glance, immediately realizing that this Wu Zhenshuai was no good.

Xia Mingyue gave Wu Zhenshuai a disdainful look and said, "We don't know each other, and you're not my type anyway. Why would I want to sit down and chat with you?"

Wu Zhenshuai's face turned red as soon as Xia Mingyue spoke. He had been unable to resist approaching these two exceptional beauties, ignoring his friends' advice. Unfortunately, his attempt to strike up a conversation was rather clumsy, and now, with Xia Mingyue's retort, Wu Zhenshuai was left blushing without a clue what to do next.

At this time, Fang Jing spoke up.

"Wu Zhenshuai?" Fang Jing said with a chuckle, "What an interesting name, so handsome! Your mother must have really hoped you'd be handsome. However, I have a boyfriend here, and this is awkward for me. Although, I do find you quite handsome, as a girl who plays by the rules, I'm not planning on getting involved with another man unless I break up with my boyfriend. Of course, if you can prove you're tougher than my boyfriend, maybe, I might dump him."

As soon as Fang Jing said this, Ye Xiao couldn't help thinking to himself, why is there always someone who loves to stir up trouble? Whether this big guy is really handsome or not, if Fang Jing agreed to be his girlfriend, he'd probably be ecstatic enough to tear down the restaurant.

Wu Zhenshuai immediately understood Fang Jing's meaning— to earn the trust of the beauty, one has to take care of some unnecessary troubles. And at that moment, Wu Zhenshuai saw Ye Xiao as just such a troublesome obstacle. As soon as Ye Xiao was out of the picture, he could naturally win over Fang Jing's affections without question.

"Don't listen to her, I'm not her boyfriend, and I'm not fighting you. Your arm is thicker than my leg—fighting you would be ridiculous," Ye Xiao immediately shook his head, clearly conveying the message that he wouldn't pretend to be strong when he was outmatched.

Originally, Fang Jing thought Ye Xiao would surely put on a show in front of her and Xia Mingyue.

But who would have thought, Ye Xiao actually started to act cowardly, so unmanly.

Wu Zhenshuai chuckled and said, "Little bro, you truly don't deserve such a peerless beauty. So, shall we have a talk?"

"Oh? What's there to talk about?" Ye Xiao asked, puzzled.

Seeing this situation unfold, Xia Mingyue was somewhat inclined to intervene since they were just there to eat and didn't want any trouble. However, she was stopped by Fang Jing, who gestured for her not to get involved.

Wu Zhenshuai, oblivious to these subtleties, immediately said to Ye Xiao, "Let's go out and have a talk."

Wu Zhenshuai's words carried an implicit threat, as the other three men who were just dining with him now approached. Clearly, they were Wu Zhenshuai's companions and his support. Even though they weren't quite as formidable as Wu Zhenshuai, they all looked very fit.

Ye Xiao glanced at Wu Zhenshuai and then at the others and said, "Fellows, you aren't planning to drag me outside and give me a beating, are you?"

"Why would we do that? We just want to talk, I promise we won't hit you," Wu Zhenshuai assured Ye Xiao with a smile.

Only then did Ye Xiao feel relieved and said, "Alright then, let's go outside."

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