Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 373: Ambiguous Relationship

Chapter 373: Chapter 373: Ambiguous Relationship

The originally pleasant lunch became tasteless with the sudden addition of three people.

Cheng Qiaobei drove Chen Ningxi to work and suddenly asked her, "What did you see just now?"

Chen Ningxi paused slightly, "...Did you see it too?"

"What did I see?" Cheng Qiaobei laughed.

Chen Ningxi did not like discussing gossip behind others’ backs, "Then I didn’t see anything either."

Cheng Qiaobei freed his right hand to pinch her nape lightly, and Chen Ningxi felt a tingling sensation along her spine.

"Hmm..."

Cheng Qiaobei: "What were they doing under the table?"

Chen Ningxi moved his hand away from her nape and said, "Nie’s leg was leaning against Zhou Sui’s boyfriend’s leg."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "That doesn’t mean anything."

Chen Ningxi said, "Nie noticed I might have seen it and withdrew her leg."

Cheng Qiaobei said again, "That doesn’t mean anything either."

What he said was indeed true; there was no direct evidence. Maybe they were just accidentally touching, but Chen Ningxi felt there was some ambiguity between them.

She continued, "When water spilled, she helped wipe it. Didn’t you find that strange too?"

Cheng Qiaobei stopped the car with the red light and said, "It’s a subconscious action when you do something wrong; it doesn’t mean anything."

Chen Ningxi turned her face, "Didn’t you notice anything? Didn’t your big eyes detect a problem?"

Cheng Qiaobei smiled.

Chen Ningxi knew he was doing it on purpose, "You saw it but still asked me."

Cheng Qiaobei rested his hand on the steering wheel, tapping his fingers to the rhythm of the music, saying, "Even you noticed it, Zhou Sui didn’t. Ha..."

Chen Ningxi asked, "Do you think there’s an issue between them?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "This is just the first time meeting; I’m not sure."

Chen Ningxi is not someone who acts on feeling, but the situation prompted her sixth sense to flash a red light, warning that the two have something going on.

Chen Ningxi said, "Zhou Sui is both pretty and has a good personality; why would her boyfriend..."

Cheng Qiaobei didn’t answer immediately. After the red light turned green and the car slowly started moving again, he said, "Too much meat makes a dog want to eat feces."

Chen Ningxi held back her laughter but couldn’t, "...Could you be a little less blunt?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Help me describe it."

Chen Ningxi thought about it and couldn’t find a more appropriate term than what he had used.

Cheng Qiaobei: "Can’t come up with anything? Just tell me, are you convinced?"

Chen Ningxi said, "There’s nothing to be convinced about."

"Are you convinced?" Cheng Qiaobei pinched her nape again. Chen Ningxi, sensitive to tickling, shrank away, "Stop that, it tickles."

"Say, are you convinced?"

"Convinced, convinced."

He let go of her.

Chen Ningxi asked, "Zhou Sui really hasn’t noticed anything?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "This girl probably hasn’t been on the job for long, and as the saying goes, those who do evil will be exposed, but they haven’t done enough for Zhou Sui to suspect, plus he’s good at acting and she’s good at pretending. Together, they’re seamless. Zhou Sui will probably catch on soon."

Although not friends, thinking about them flirting in front of Zhou Sui irritated Chen Ningxi on her behalf.

"I can tell that Zhou Sui loves her boyfriend very much."

"She does love him." Cheng Qiaobei recalled all Zhou Sui did for Zhuo Yang, "Unfortunately, love can’t be exchanged for a conscience."

Chen Ningxi agreed that when love is absent, conscience becomes precious, at least enough to maintain one’s bottom line.

But clearly, Zhou Sui’s boyfriend lacks a conscience.

Chen Ningxi said, "If Zhou Sui finds out her boyfriend betrayed her, it would be very painful, wouldn’t it?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "It probably would be."

Putting herself in that position, Chen Ningxi thought it would be truly unpleasant to be deceived by a man right to her face.

She asked, "Really don’t need to warn her?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "But feelings are something only one can comprehend, and only when they’re fully understood can you clearly see people. No matter how others warn now, she won’t listen. I warned her before, but she trusts her boyfriend a lot. Also, we need to consider if Zhou Sui is adamant about marrying him, if we let her see the truth, will she appreciate it or blame us for interfering? It’s hard to say. But today’s meal should at least make Zhou Sui more vigilant."

Chen Ningxi didn’t continue the topic about Zhou Sui, and the car stopped at the unit building.

Before getting out of the car, Chen Ningxi asked, "Are you going back to the company?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Yes, I have some matters to handle."

Chen Ningxi walked through the lobby and went up the stairs. Lu Xingyan was coming down from the second floor carrying a toolbox, and they met at the corner.

Usually, when Lu Xingyan saw her, he would warmly greet Manager Chen. Today, upon seeing her, he acted as if he’d seen a ghost, instinctively turning around to avoid her, but three or four people were coming down behind him, forcing him to follow the flow of people downward.

Everyone greeted Chen Ningxi, while Lu Xingyan seemed low-spirited, lowering his head and muttering, "Manager Chen."

Chen Ningxi didn’t think much of it, assuming he was just tired from work.

Recently, the maintenance team has been very busy, frequently venturing to remote villages and towns, with heavy workload; it would wear anyone out.

Some people just love drama, like Liu Yahui, who was among the group descending the stairs. She found a spot where no one was around and took out her phone to message Wang Qing via WeChat.

Liu Yahui: Guess who I just saw?

Wang Qing, upon seeing a message from Liu Yahui, knew it had to be related to Chen Ningxi and Lu Xingyan.

Their recent gossip was all centered around these two.

Wang Qing asked knowingly: Who?

Liu Yahui: Who else? The young pup and the sultry lady.

Lu Xingyan and Chen Ningxi’s names had been replaced with nicknames, adding to the intrigue of the topic.

Wang Qing: What’s up with them now?

Liu Yahui described the incident she saw on the stairs to Wang Qing, and the two concluded.

Liu Yahui: They probably had a fight.

Wang Qing: I guess so.

Liu Yahui: Shouldn’t someone make amends?

Wang Qing: Who will make amends?

Liu Yahui: Of course, the young pup will make amends. He’s quite adaptable.

Wang Qing: True. His mouth is so eloquent; otherwise, how could he win over the sultry lady?

Liu Yahui: We don’t know how his mouth actually does it.

Liu Yahui sent a lewd emoji, clearly implying an inappropriate relationship between the two.

Wang Qing: Men are truly all the same; they just love the flirtatious ones.

Liu Yahui: Of course, we can’t imitate her flirtation.

Wang Qing: Isn’t she afraid of her husband finding out?

Liu Yahui: Since she’s daring enough to find someone, she must have it all figured out. Who says you have to come home late at night? You can handle things anywhere even during the day.

Wang Qing: That’s true.

Liu Yahui: All right, I’ll go get busy.

...

At first, Chen Ningxi didn’t notice Lu Xingyan avoiding her, but later he was almost invisible at the unit; even if they met, he wouldn’t talk and stayed far away from her in the cafeteria.

Although she didn’t understand why, Chen Ningxi felt it was quite good.

Considering Lu Xingyan’s mom’s attitude, Chen Ningxi didn’t want to get too close to him.

But something Chen Ningxi couldn’t figure out was known to Lu Xingyan’s mother, Lv Jianglan.

Hearing rumors about her son’s ambiguous relationship with his female manager, Lv Jianglan was furious and broke a cup, convinced that Chen Ningxi was the one to seduce her son.

Lv Jianglan planned to go to Danjiang again and meet this shameless woman.