Chapter 43: Friends

The black business vehicle merged into the traffic, and only then did Meng Ying take off her mask and sunglasses, her hair disheveled and draped over her shoulders. Liu Qin said, “I thought you would at least stay until after the New Year…”

“Didn’t expect to come back so soon,” she hesitated, “Did CEO Xu go to see you?”

How could it be such a coincidence, on the same flight? Seeing Xu Dian, Liu Qin was startled.

“Yeah,” Meng Ying rubbed her forehead.

She had experienced some ear discomfort when the plane landed, but now it was better.

“He went to your house? No way…” Liu Qin was shocked, “He chased you there? What did your family say?”

Meng Ying smiled, glanced at Liu Qin, then closed her eyes and said, “They just said…”

Liu Qin: “…”

She thought about it, someone of Xu Dian’s status visiting Meng Ying’s home, according to the customs of her hometown, Xu Dian would become an excellent spectacle.

Meng Ying’s mother.

Would probably be very satisfied, and the neighbors and friends around would envy Meng Ying.

Such a high-quality man would be the center of attention wherever he went.

If it weren’t for being by Meng Ying’s side and witnessing Xu Dian’s flaws, Liu Qin felt she might also be swayed by such a man.

People can be deceived by appearances.

Tsk.

“Where’s Chen Jie?” Meng Ying opened her eyes, looking around. Liu Qin snapped back to reality and said, “She’s on annual leave, Xiao Meng isn’t, there are follow-up activities, she will be with us.”

“Okay.”

Meng Ying glanced at the driver’s seat.

Xiao Meng is indeed driving more steadily now.

Most of the company is on holiday, but a few are staying behind, like General Manager Yu who didn’t return to his hometown and is still at the company. However, Meng Ying didn’t plan to go back to the company, she went straight home. The car stopped at the entrance of Xinyue Community, looking at the community, Meng Ying realized she still preferred the feeling of living alone.

Quiet.

No need to deal with Chen Jiao’s temperament.

Liu Qin helped carry the luggage upstairs, saying as they walked, “I thought you wouldn’t come back for the New Year, so I came over to clean for you.”

“Thank you.” Pushing open the door, the room was indeed very tidy. Meng Ying took off her coat, hung it on the coat rack, stretched, and said, “Are your parents still in Licheng?”

“Yes, they’re spending the New Year here this year, would you like to come to my place for the New Year’s Eve dinner?” Liu Qin helped Meng Ying push the luggage into the room and asked as she came out.

Meng Ying lay down on the sofa, her long legs swaying, “We’ll see when the time comes.”

“Okay.” Liu Qin nodded, “Are you going to cook or? I need to go home, my parents have cooked.”

“Go ahead.”

Meng Ying grabbed a pillow and hugged it, feeling a bit drowsy.

Seeing that Meng Ying wanted to sleep, Liu Qin didn’t disturb her further and got up to leave.

After walking a few steps, she looked back at the sofa, thinking that she must bring Meng Ying home for dinner on New Year’s Eve.

Then, she opened the door and left.

The window in the room was half-open, a cool breeze blowing in, a bit chilly. Meng Ying slept until past seven, woke up, it was dark outside. She got up, swayed to the kitchen to cook noodles, sliced some cucumbers, then roasted a sausage in the oven, enjoying a flavorful dinner alone.

Just finished eating.

Her phone rang.

She got up to get the phone.

The call was from Liu Qin, Meng Ying wiped her hands and answered, “Hello.”

“You and CEO Xu are on the hot search, and… his face is pixelated, yours isn’t, these media are really something,” Liu Qin hesitated, then said, “We can’t just go public or not go public so ambiguously, what do you think?”

“I haven’t seen it yet,” Meng Ying said, tidying up the dishes with one hand.

“Then you better take a look, General Manager Yu just called, saying he hopes to go public, as it could bring you a lot of resources and boost your popularity, but I think we can’t just listen to him,” Liu Qin knew the situation between Meng Ying and Xu Dian, but General Manager Yu didn’t.

Meng Ying hummed in agreement, “I’ll take a look first.”

When Xu Dian went to her house to find her, she anticipated there might be news, but didn’t expect it to come so quickly. She hung up the phone, put all the dishes in the kitchen, and after washing them, she leisurely came out, sat on the sofa, opened her tablet, and clicked into Weibo to see.

#Meng Ying and Huaying CEO in love?#

Ranked seventh on the hot search list.

Upon clicking in, it was clear that the photos were taken at Jianghui City’s airport. She was seen exiting a Maybach, hurriedly putting on a mask and sunglasses, but her face was still captured. She was wearing light makeup, and despite being a candid shot, the angle was flattering, making her look quite beautiful. Then, Xu Dian approached, taking her luggage along with his own. His face was pixelated, but his tall stature and the shirt he wore gave him a refined, ascetic look.

He was simply wearing a black jacket over his shirt.

Even his wristwatch was captured in the photos.

The two walked into the airport together, queued up, and occasionally conversed. Just these few simple shots were captured quite romantically, as if they were a deeply in love couple.

Of course, Xu Dian’s face was always pixelated.

Xu Dian’s identity is special.

He is the young master of the Xu family in Licheng, the CEO of Xu Group, and also the boss of Huaying.

However, the person who took these candid shots only referred to him as the boss of Huaying, not as the young master of the Xu family. This clearly indicates that the person who took the photos knew Xu Dian was the boss of Huaying, thus exposing this aspect of his identity. Meng Ying clicked on the comments, finding both blessings and curses.

“Turns out Meng Ying didn’t accept Gu Yan’s pursuit because she found a better catch.”

“The figure looks good, but we can’t see the face, why the pixelation?”

“Hey, so the previous rumors about the Huaying boss having a crush on Meng Ying, could they be true?”

“Obviously, this is solid proof, ahhhhh, the boss has a crush on Meng Ying, then chased her to her home, wow, what a plot twist of a domineering CEO.”

“Honestly, without seeing the face, it’s hard to imagine, maybe this boss is full of acne.”

“Damn it, Meng Ying, this bitch, she’s been toying with our Gu Yan for so long.”

“Damn it, damn it, I even fancied her for a long time, I feel like vomiting now.”

“Meng Ying, you owe Gu Yan an apology!! Apologize!!!”

The comments quickly deviated, starting to curse Meng Ying, and quite fiercely at that. Liu Qin called again, saying, “What should we do? General Manager Yu says to go public, what do you say?”

“Not going public, there’s nothing to go public about,” Meng Ying said directly and firmly. Liu Qin: “But there are so many people cursing you, I just called to have the hot search removed, but the people over there ignored me. By the way, the hot search has suddenly jumped to first place, someone is buying their way up.”

Liu Qin’s tone was urgent.

Just after speaking, before she could catch her breath, she immediately said, “Xu Dian! It’s Huaying buying the hot search, my friend just sent me a message saying so.”

“Damn it, Xu Dian, this scumbag, he pushed the hot search to first place in one go, and at a high price… no wonder those people ignored me.” Liu Qin had another computer there, constantly checking information.

“Wait a minute…” Liu Qin added, “Damn, Xu Dian bought a lot of water army, all blessing you and him…”

In terms of information, Liu Qin is quite formidable.

Meng Ying knew what she said was true, Meng Ying pursed her lips, picked up an orange from the table and peeled it, saying, “I know.”

“What should we do now?” Liu Qin asked.

“I’ll handle it.”

After saying that, Meng Ying hung up the phone.

She swiped open her tablet, and sure enough, that hot search had topped the list, and the comments had risen from five thousand to forty thousand.

And below the comments.

Those cursing Meng Ying had become few, replaced by a flood of blessings.

“Wow, congratulations and best wishes.”

“When is the wedding?”

“I think Meng Ying and the Huaying boss are a great match.”

“Previously, there was a secret crush on her, finally it’s come to fruition, but when can we see the true face of the Huaying boss?”

“Congratulations!!!”

“Meng Ying won’t have to worry about resources anymore.”

“Oh my god, congratulations and best wishes…”

Meng Ying: “…”

These congratulatory messages were definitely copied and pasted, soulless water army comments.

She sneered.

Picked up her phone and dialed Xu Dian’s number.

“Tsk tsk, it’s number one now.” Zhou Yang leaned on the sofa, pointing at the TV screen, watching the hot search rise. Li Yi, biting a cigarette, half-opened his eyes to glance, then said, “Didn’t even consider if she’s willing, just arranged the hot search.”

Zhou Yang sat up straight, took a cigarette and said, “Doesn’t this mean he’s in a hurry?”

Xu Dian lazily leaned against the railing, sipping his wine, letting them discuss as if he wasn’t the one who spent money on the hot search and water army.

His phone rang at that moment.

Xu Dian glanced at it.

It was a call from Meng Ying.

He paused, then declined.

Zhou Yang’s voice came from behind, “Xu Dian, are you going to expose your relationship? Did Meng Ying agree?”

“If you’re going to expose, you should at least reveal that you’re the young master of the Xu family.”

Xu Dian didn’t respond, continued leaning against the railing, his glasses reflecting light, his phone beeped again, he looked down, it was a text from Meng Ying.

Meng Ying: Answer the phone!

Meng Ying: Xu Dian, if you don’t answer, I’ll make a statement myself.

Xu Dian: “…”

He took out his phone and called back.

The call was hung up.

Xu Dian’s face darkened, then he called again, still hung up, called once more, still no answer.

Xu Dian forcefully threw his wine glass into the trash.

Meng Ying hung up the call from Xu Dian, picked up her tablet, entered Weibo to edit a statement, just finished typing a long paragraph when Liu Qin called.

She glanced at it and answered.

Liu Qin said, “Huaying’s official has issued a statement.”

Meng Ying paused her editing and clicked in to look.

Huaying Official Weibo V: For, now, just, friends.

One word, one punctuation mark.

As if it was written with great effort.

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