Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 37 Matchmaking

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Matchmaking

Chen Ningxi focused all her thoughts on the wind energy project and didn’t even consider whether Cheng Qiaobei had explained himself or not. It didn’t affect her life at all.

During the day, she was busy at work, and at night, besides watering Cheng Qiaobei’s plants, she continued to organize information for the wind energy project.

She had just brewed her coffee when Ye Yujun’s video call came in. Chen Ningxi accepted it and placed her phone next to the tea bar. Seeing her holding a coffee cup, Ye Yujun said,

"Drink less coffee at night."

"I need to review some materials, so coffee keeps me awake."

"Drinking too much will keep you from sleeping."

"It won’t delay me," Chen Ningxi replied, "What’s up?"

Ye Yujun chuckled, "I went for a bath today and ran into Mrs. Shi."

The Mrs. Shi she referred to was the wife of the deputy mayor.

"Ah," Chen Ningxi responded without asking what it was about.

Ye Yujun continued, "We ended up chatting randomly, and we talked about her nephew. Guess who her nephew is."

Given the tone, it was clear it was someone she knew.

"How would I know who?" Chen Ningxi took a sip of coffee, waiting for the reveal.

Ye Yujun said, "Once I tell you, you’ll definitely recognize him. Her nephew is Ji Xiaobo, the general manager of your Northeast Power wind power project department. Isn’t that a coincidence?"

Currently, Chen Ningxi’s work involved the wind power field, so she was obviously familiar with Ji Xiaobo. However, she couldn’t help but disdain his personal conduct privately and said, disinterestedly, "Oh, him."

Ye Yujun asked, "Do you know him?"

Chen Ningxi replied, "Not well. I saw him at the annual meeting, but we hardly spoke."

Actually, more than hardly spoke—they were at the level where she simply didn’t want to deal with him.

Previously, Ji Xiaobo was seen through news related to the power grid; later, she encountered him at meetings. Without deep interaction, he seemed quite decent, being talkative and approachable. His looks were not handsome but orderly, tall and well-built, with an appealing frame for clothes, making him stand out among ordinary people. It was heard that quite a few female colleagues internally admired Ji Xiaobo.

With the few interactions they had, he was courteous and well-mannered. But the previous year’s annual meeting caused his impression to plummet. After the dinner following the meeting, Ji Xiaobo, taking advantage of supporting a drunken female colleague, acted inappropriately, which she witnessed.

While recalling Ji Xiaobo’s sordid act, the person in the video asked, "Ji Xiaobo doesn’t have a girlfriend, does he?"

So, the topic was inevitably heading towards introducing a match.

Chen Ningxi said, "I don’t know, I’m not familiar, and I don’t want to know."

"Completely clueless. I asked, and he doesn’t," Ye Yujun spoke enthusiastically about that day’s event, "Mrs. Shi told me all about his family background, who lives in his house, what they do, and even mentioned no hereditary diseases. She knows you’re single, so she wanted to ask what you thought. You’re both familiar with the same system, so what do you think of him?"

Chen Ningxi told the truth, "Honestly, not that great."

Ye Yujun stared at her, thinking Chen Ningxi was deliberately provoking her.

Chen Ningxi said, "Mom, you and Dad take turns introducing matches to me. Aren’t you tired?"

Ye Yujun said, "Tired of what? Now besides you, what else do I have? You’ve been in contact with He for so long without any progress. Clearly, you’re not interested, so let’s not waste his time. Danjiang isn’t the only young man here. If there’s a suitable one, we should look into it."

"Mom, I’m really curious about one thing. Am I the only one in our family? If I don’t find a partner, you can’t support me anymore?" Chen Ningxi couldn’t understand.

"Nonsense, how could we not support you?"

"Then why are you in such a hurry to find me a match? It makes me feel like our family can’t support me, that we’re short on a meal for me."

"How did the conversation turn this way..." Ye Yujun looked at her with disdain, "You little rascal, don’t irritate me."

"I’m not trying to irritate you, just expressing how I feel."

Ye Yujun earnestly advised, "Look, among a few familiar people around me, whose children are still single? Just you. Their children are either married or soon to be. Seeing you single, how can I not be anxious?

We are not missing an arm or a leg. We aren’t ugly either. Why should others find good partners, leaving you behind?"

Chen Ningxi replied, "Mom, you’re educated. Can your thoughts be less conservative? In this day and age, must women get married and have children?"

Ye Yujun immediately frowned at those words, "If you don’t marry or have children, what are you doing? Don’t give me that DINK idea. I won’t agree."

Chen Ningxi became somewhat agitated, "Is the meaning of my life only to get married and have kids? Can’t I strive for my career and live a free life?"

"Aren’t you already free? You wanted to live elsewhere, so I bought you a house and a car. Haven’t I respected your freedom?" Ye Yujun countered.

Chen Ningxi found it like talking to a brick wall but still tried to explain patiently to Ye Yujun, "You keep setting me up with dates and urging marriage. Isn’t that interference? Don’t push me to blind dates, okay? Give me some space. The matter of fate cannot be rushed. Maybe one day I’ll just meet someone I like."

"Who do you like? Where is he? How do you meet him? You’re busy all day. How do you have time to socialize? Besides having meals with Liang Lei, you hardly see anyone. Mom is seriously worried about you."

Ye Yujun spoke until she was parched, put down her phone, and went to the kitchen to get a drink of water. Chen Ningxi also felt exhausted from the conversation. She was just about to drink her coffee when the doorbell rang.

Chen Ningxi went to open the door and saw Cheng Qiaobei standing outside through the peephole.

She opened the door and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Since being misunderstood by Xiao Gang last time, Cheng Qiaobei hadn’t found an opportunity to meet Chen Ningxi. Taking this opportunity to deliver documents, he could openly come to see her.

Cheng Qiaobei lifted the bags in his hands and walked past her into the house, "I brought the receipt with the hotel’s stamp for your approval."

"Why did you buy so much dried fruit while delivering documents?" Chen Ningxi forgot the video call was still going as she accepted the document envelope Cheng Qiaobei handed her.

Cheng Qiaobei smoothly proceeded to the kitchen, took a colander, and started picking crispy persimmons, "Just got some crispy persimmons. The vendor said they’re sweet." He washed one and handed it to Chen Ningxi, "Try it."

Chen Ningxi was checking the receipt and absent-mindedly took the crispy persimmon, biting into it. It was crisp and refreshing, sweet in taste.

"Mm... Delicious." The receipt was fine.

"Two copies, so I also need your signature," Cheng Qiaobei said.

While she was looking for a pen, Cheng Qiaobei poured the other fruits into the colander, and the water splashed everywhere. Chen Ningxi returned just as she was about to sign when she heard "Ningxi."

Cheng Qiaobei turned around, and Chen Ningxi paused.

"..."

"..."

The two exchanged glances, and Chen Ningxi suddenly remembered she was still in a video call with her mother.

"Mom,"

Ye Yujun said, "I’ve already told Mrs. Shi we’d arrange for you two to have a meal and meet when you’re sure."

Chen Ningxi replied, "No, I won’t go."

Ye Yujun asked, "Why not?"

With Cheng Qiaobei present, Chen Ningxi didn’t want to say too much.

"Oh, I just won’t go."

"Chen Ningxi, I agree with your dad that I’ve spoiled you rotten." Ye Yujun insisted, "You must go this time."

Her mother usually had a gentle temperament, but when she dug her heels in, she was even tougher than her dad.

"Do you have a fruit tray?" Cheng Qiaobei asked, turning back.

"!" Chen Ningxi looked at Cheng Qiaobei in shock, and the person on the phone heard it too, "Who is it, Ningxi, who was talking?"