Chapter 199: Life Imprisonment

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature, search for "Jiupin Literature" in any search engine to quickly enter this site. This site permanently provides free downloads of fine and txt formats without pop-up windows! In the "Night Villa" restaurant, Cheng Ziyi, wearing a white T-shirt and light gray long skirt with a pair of white canvas shoes on her feet, felt uneasy and uncomfortable all over. After glancing around, she saw that everyone was dressed up, while she was in casual clothes, which really didn't match this so-called top-rated restaurant "Night Villa" in Baishui City.

  What's more, this was also her and Xu Shaoyan's "first date"!

  Looking at Xǔ Shǎoyàn sitting opposite Chéng Zhǐyī, he was dressed in a suit and tie, radiant with confidence, every gesture exuding elegance and poise. He was clearly a regular here, handling himself with ease. And Chéng Zhǐyī, this really was her first time at this legendary restaurant where the wealthy gathered and famous socialites came and went!

  "Why didn't you tell me we were coming here for dinner? Look at me like this..." Cheng Zhiyi couldn't help but pout and complain.

  "Ceramics can make me infatuated like this, do you want to dress up even more beautifully?" Xu Shaoyan couldn't help but tease her, "If I were to dress up meticulously like those women, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to eat."

  "Why?" Cheng Zhiyi asked in puzzlement.

  "Because I don't want to eat - I only want to eat you!" Xu Shaoyan looked at Cheng Ziy with a profound meaning, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

  Cheng Zhiyi's face had unknowingly turned red, and she pretended to be angry as she glanced at Xu Shaoyan. Just as she was about to scold him, she saw Xu Chen, Zhang Ziyuan, and Guo Zhizhi walking towards them with smiles on their faces.

  "Hey! What a coincidence!" Xu Chen looked at Xu Shao Yan with a hint of a smile, greeting him warmly.

  Damn it! These guys already knew he was coming to the night villa for dinner, obviously they came on purpose to make trouble!

  "Hey, what are you doing here!" Xǔ Shǎoyàn glared at Xǔ Chēn with a bad attitude, scolding him for being out of place.

  Xu Chen didn't answer him, but instead sat down in the empty seat next to him, his smile even brighter as he said excitedly: "Of course we're here for dinner! I heard someone was treating us, so we rushed over without even eating lunch ——"

  Guo Zhengzheng, on the other hand, first politely greeted Cheng Zhiyi before leaning in close to Xu Shaoyan's ear and whispering something with a serious expression. As Xu Shaoyan listened, his face gradually turned from sunny to cloudy, and the good mood he had just a minute ago suddenly vanished, replaced by great discontent.

  He looked up with a gloomy face and asked Guo Zhenzhen coldly, "When did she come back?"

  Before Guo could speak up, Zhang Ziye smiled and replied: "This afternoon, I'll go to the airport to pick her up."

  "She's been calling you all along, but you never picked up." Guo Zhengzheng told the truth.

  "Ordering now!" Xǔ Chēn still had a careless look, as if he didn't intend to join their conversation, and called out for service on his own.

  A pretty and tall waitress hastily walked to Xu Chen's side, asking in a sweet tone: "Mr. Xu, how many are you?"

  "They'll be leaving soon." Xǔ Chēn waved his hand at Xǔ Shǎo Yàn and Chéng Zhǐyī, gave Xǔ Shǎo Yàn a meaningful glance, then continued, "However, there are still two more people coming later, so it's still five in total!"

  If he had known earlier that his mother and that woman would also come to "Night House" for dinner, he would not have come here at all. Fortunately, the three of them arrived in time to rescue him (or rather, "leech off his meal"), otherwise, he would have had to face a bunch of troubles again!

  Xu Shaoyan gave Xu Chen a grateful glance, then took out his credit card from his wallet and placed it on the table, saying generously: "I'll treat you all to dinner tonight, eat as much as you want."

  "Hurray, Xu Shaoyan lives forever!" Xu Chen hastily grabbed the credit card on the table, proudly waved it at Zhang Ziyuan and Guo Zhengzheng, and said excitedly, "After dinner, we'll go to Xige, I'm treating!"

  "You're treating us, so you won't have to pay much, right?" Zhang Ziyeh teased.

  Xu Shaoyan ignored their teasing and walked over to Cheng Zhiyi's side, taking her hand in his. He smiled gently and said, "Let's go, we'll eat somewhere else."

  What's going on? From the series of words just now, Cheng Zhiyi has already detected the gloom in Xu Shaoyan's heart and vaguely sensed that Xu Shaoyan is hiding something. Moreover, a woman's intuition tells her that this matter is also related to women!

  Perhaps it was an entangled ex-girlfriend? Perhaps he owed someone emotional debt, but couldn't repay it? Or perhaps it was a woman deeply hurt by him?

  Ting Yi could only secretly suspect in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask him. After all, she had only agreed to be his girlfriend the night before, and they hadn't gotten familiar enough to dig deep and clear up all their doubts.

  Xu Shaoyan didn't say where they were going, he just drove silently, looking preoccupied. Cheng Zhi sat obediently in the passenger seat, occasionally turning her head to glance at his worried profile, feeling a little puzzled and slightly displeased that he was ignoring her - this was their first date after all!

  "Let me send you home!" After a long time, Xu Shao Yan finally spoke up in a low tone, but unexpectedly, he said he wanted to send her home!

  Wasn't it said that we would have dinner together? How can you say you want to send her home without even having a meal? Does he have something extremely urgent?!

  "Huh?" Jing Yiyi felt slightly displeased in her heart, but calmly replied, "Oh, okay—"

  "Sorry..." Xu Shaoyan turned his head to look at Cheng Ziy with a apologetic expression, his eyes revealing a hint of sadness and a hesitant appearance, as if he had something to say to her but was hesitating, unsure whether he should say it or not.

  "Why apologize?" Cheng Zhi stared steadily into Xu Shao Yan's eyes, trying to search for a clue.

  "Nothing...". Xu Shaoyan slightly lowered his eyelids, forcing a faint smile, and his voice also became much lower. "I couldn't invite you to dinner - sorry..." Welcome to Ninth Rank Literature, search for "Ninth Rank Literature" in any search engine to quickly enter this site. This site permanently provides free high-quality and txt format download services without pop-up windows!

  At this moment, Xu Shaoyan wanted to tell everything to Cheng Ziyuan, but he was also afraid that she would know about it and leave him in anger. After all, she had just agreed to be his girlfriend last night, if today she heard such a thing, wouldn't she be heartbroken and furious?

  Finally, Xu Shaoyan decided not to mention this matter for the time being, because he didn't want Cheng Qi to get hurt. She was a sensitive girl and occasionally would be stubborn, if she knew about this, she would definitely be angry with him.

  Alright! Let him settle this matter properly first, then confess to Cheng Zhiyi and apologize later.

  The car stopped in front of Cheng Zhiyi's house.

  Jing Yi quietly got out of the car, didn't look at Xu Shao Yan, and didn't say goodbye to him - what's the point! The first date was so unhappy, it's really disappointing!

  "Jasmine——" Cheng Jasmine had only taken a few steps when she was stopped by Xu Shaoyan, and as soon as she turned around, she was suddenly pulled into his arms.

  He held her tightly in his arms, smelling the faint scent of her hair, and said with deep emotion: "I hope you can believe me - no matter what happens, you must believe me! I really, really like you!"

  It's just liking, not loving... Although there was a slight sense of loss in her heart, Xu Shaoyan's emotional confession still brought waves of sweetness to Cheng Ziyin's heart, and the previous displeasure instantly dissipated. She nodded heavily and responded softly: "Hmm! I believe you!"