"Sir, Miss Xia is catching up," Secretary Liu said, glancing at the vehicle behind them.
"Just ignore her," Ouyang Mingqi replied indifferently, his head bowed as he looked at the documents in his hand.
Xia Ruolin followed Ouyang Mingqi to the restaurant. Fuming with anger, she asked which private room Ouyang Mingqi was in and then directly pushed the door open and walked in.
"Ouyang Mingqi, you'd better explain this to me. Have you been targeting me?" Xia Ruolin immediately pointed at Ouyang Mingqi and shouted angrily.
Ouyang Mingqi had just sat down. Hearing this, he looked up and swept a glance at Xia Ruolin.
"So what if I have?"
"How dare you play dirty tricks on me? Do you think our Xia family is easy to bully?" Xia Ruolin slapped the table hard, her almond eyes wide open in anger.
Secretary Liu exchanged a look with Ouyang Mingqi. Then he walked up to Xia Ruolin and said coldly,
"Miss Xia, please act with dignity. In business, it's fair competition. How can you call it targeting? Does it mean that only your Xia family can do business while our Ouyang Group can't?"
Xia Ruolin was so angry that her shoulders were shaking. She had never seen someone be so brazen in targeting others.
Ouyang Mingqi looked at Xia Ruolin calmly and asked,
"Do you have anything else, Miss Xia?"
Xia Ruolin paused for a moment and then suddenly sneered, "Is this all you've got? If you want to target me, you have to see if you have the ability. Do you really think our Xia family is easy to bully?"
"The Xia family is not easy to bully, but Miss Xia is," Ouyang Mingqi said, looking at her coldly.
"You, what do you mean?"
"Don't you know what I mean? Miss Xia and I have such a deep relationship. Have you forgotten something?"
Xia Ruolin's face turned pale. She understood what Ouyang Mingqi meant. Then she heard Ouyang Mingqi say indifferently, "I'm really curious to know what would happen if everyone knew that you, Xia Ruolin, were no longer a virgin."
Xia Ruolin, who was originally full of anger, suddenly slumped to the ground. "What on earth do you want?"
"I just want you to know that if you want to gain a foothold in the Xia family, don't anger me. Otherwise, I'll make sure you won't even be able to stay in the Xia family and will end up in disgrace!"
The cold words, coming from Ouyang Mingqi who was smiling faintly, were full of a sense of incongruity.
Xia Ruolin looked at him in disbelief. Only now did she realize that Ouyang Mingqi was a hypocrite, actually a wolf in sheep's clothing. For so many years, all the noble families in the capital had been deceived by Ouyang Mingqi.
"Miss Xia, I advise you to be sensible. Those who have offended the sir before have never ended up well," Secretary Liu said.
Xia Ruolin's expression changed. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Sir Ouyang, it was my fault before. I hope we won't be enemies."
"That's for the best. Miss Xia, stay for dinner before you leave," Ouyang Mingqi said indifferently.
Although Xia Ruolin really wanted to leave, she had no choice but to stay.
During the meal, Ouyang Mingqi deliberately picked some food that Xia Ruolin disliked very much for her and said, "Miss Xia, eat more."
Xia Ruolin's hand holding the chopsticks trembled. She looked up and met Ouyang Mingqi's warning gaze, then had to lower her head.
Only then did Ouyang Mingqi calm down. He leisurely sized up Xia Ruolin, a flash of disdain and coldness in his eyes.
Just then, a figure walking past the door caught Ouyang Mingqi's attention.
"Miss Xia, you can leave now."
Ouyang Mingqi immediately stood up and issued an order to evict the guest.
Without saying a word, Xia Ruolin immediately walked out without looking back. Her heart was in a complete mess. She never thought that she would be threatened by Ouyang Mingqi.
In the private room next door, Xia Weilan and Han Yishi had just taken their seats.
"Weilan, I've been working so hard shooting advertisements recently, all for your Xia family. You have to treat me to a good meat meal!" Han Yishi casually ordered several meat - rich dishes.
"Aren't you afraid of getting fat and looking bad on camera?" Xia Weilan sipped a cup of tea on her own.
"Of course not," Han Yishi said with a flattering smile. "I've never been able to gain weight. You can be completely at ease about this."
Just then, Ouyang Mingqi, who had walked in from the door, came up to Xia Weilan.
"Weilan, we meet again. I just arrived too. Isn't it a coincidence?"
Xia Weilan stopped sipping her tea. She put down the cup and frowned as she looked at Ouyang Mingqi, who seemed overly familiar.
"Weilan, is this your friend? He could even be an actor. He looks really good," Han Yishi said, feeling a favorable impression of Ouyang Mingqi because of his handsome appearance.
Before Xia Weilan could say anything, Ouyang Mingqi sat down on his own and reached out his hand to Han Yishi. "Hello, Big Star Han. I'm Ouyang Mingqi. You're right. I'm her good friend."
"Aren't you being a bit too familiar!" Xia Weilan looked at him coldly, her face expressionless.
"Of course we're familiar. I saved you once, and you saved me once. Isn't this fateful encounter a sign from heaven?" Ouyang Mingqi said with a faint smile, sitting gracefully.
"Really?" Han Yishi believed him and immediately greeted him, "Then let's have dinner together. What would you like to eat?"
Xia Weilan originally wanted to drive Ouyang Mingqi away, but then she thought of something and suddenly changed her expression. She picked up a clean cup beside her and handed it to Ouyang Mingqi. "What would you like to drink?"
Ouyang Mingqi was flattered. Xia Weilan in front of him had already poured a glass of plain water for him on her own. Even so, Ouyang Mingqi felt that he had received a great honor.
You know, for some reason, Xia Weilan had always disliked him from the very beginning. Had she changed her mind today?
Ouyang Mingqi subconsciously took the cup and took a sip of water. His peach - blossom eyes stared intently at Xia Weilan.
Xia Weilan, however, looked calm and stopped paying attention to him.
During the meal, Han Yishi talked about something that had happened to Mo Beichen recently.
"Don't you think it's a pity? Such a good car was crashed like that. I heard that Nan Fengyan, who was driving, was injured, but fortunately it wasn't serious."
Xia Weilan had been calmly observing Ouyang Mingqi, trying to see something, but she found that Ouyang Mingqi looked naturally surprised and said,
"It's good that the person is okay."
Han Yishi increasingly felt that Ouyang Mingqi was a person worth making friends with. Just as he was about to start a conversation, he heard Xia Weilan say,
"It's about time. We should go back."
At this moment, Xia Weilan looked at Han Yishi as if she were looking at a stupid pig. She didn't want to see Han Yishi being further led astray.
Ouyang Mingqi wanted to show off, so he immediately stood up. "I'll pay the bill. If you're going back, I'll give you a ride."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Mingqi immediately walked out first.
Han Yishi's eyes lit up again. He admired Ouyang Mingqi's figure even more. Xia Weilan rolled her eyes. Then she directly took a bag and carefully put the cup that Ouyang Mingqi had used into her bag.
Han Yishi saw her action, but heard her say, "Don't ask questions. I'll explain it to you when we get in the car."
After walking out of the private room, Ouyang Mingqi had already come back, holding the car keys in his hand.
"I'll give you a ride back."
"No need. We drove here ourselves."
Xia Weilan's attitude was much colder than before. She directly led Han Yishi away.
Ouyang Mingqi stood there, watching Xia Weilan's back, feeling quite happy.
It seemed that Xia Weilan was almost touched by him and was about to accept him.
As long as Xia Weilan didn't reject him, he naturally had plenty of ways to make Xia Weilan listen to him.