273: Not Interested in You

Wang Cheng didn't expect Mother Zheng to be entertaining such thoughts.

When he arrived at the restaurant called Ronghui, he saw not only Mother Zheng, but also a father-daughter pair. It was the Tang Jiayan father and daughter. Tang Jiayan was the woman who had once misunderstood that Wang Cheng was leeching off a rich woman. Her father, Tang Lijie, had business dealings with the Zhou Group. When they were younger, he and Mother Zheng had also been classmates. Mother Zheng and Tang Lijie had kept in touch since Wang Cheng’s birthday party.

Mother Zheng didn't directly say it, but Wang Cheng already had an idea of what was happening. Mother Zheng was trying to matchmake.

Although Tang Jiayan had stayed abroad for a long time, she did not develop any bad habits because of it. Mother Zheng developed a good impression of her after they'd met a few times, and the idea of Tang Jiayan becoming her daughter-in-law soon came into being. It happened that Tang Lijie also had such intentions, so they hit it off right away, leading to this situation.

Tang Lijie would’ve actually preferred Zheng Jingen, but since Mother Zheng did not mention her eldest son, he was too embarrassed to bring it up. Once he gave it a second thought, Zhou Cheng was actually not bad. Inheriting the Zhou Group in the future could also help his company big-time.

"Chengcheng, we are over here!" Mother Zheng noticed Wang Cheng and immediately waved him over.

Wang Cheng reluctantly walked over. He found that his mother was very similar to his adoptive mother in arranging blind dates for him in advance without telling him a word of it. They were trying to match an incompatible couple. Fortunately, Chu Yifeng was by his side now and was clear on what he was doing. Otherwise, if he heard of the current situation, he might have misunderstood things.

"Mom, why didn't you tell me that Mister Tang and Miss Tang would be here, I thought it would just be me and you." Wang Cheng sat down on Mother Zheng’s right-hand side, whereas Tang Jiayan was a little further to the left.

Mother Zheng had wanted him to sit on the left-hand side. However, now that he’d sat down, she couldn’t make him stand up to change seats. She explained: "Your mother was so happy that she forgot to mention it, I’ll remember better next time. And don’t call him Mister Tang, this is Uncle Tang, he is your mother’s university classmate."

Next time?

Wang Cheng was not interested in calling Tang Lijie ‘Uncle Tang’. He was thinking that next time, he would definitely make some excuse not to come meet them, or no, hopefully there wouldn't be a next time.

"Don't sit still, quickly order your food. What would you like to eat? The food in this restaurant is very authentic, I have come here to eat several times." Mother Zheng called the waiter, asking him to bring two more menus.

Wang Cheng wasn’t that hungry, so he said, "I'm not a picky eater. Mother, could you please order for me."

"I'm not picky either, you make the calls, Auntie," Tang Jiayan also said. She seemed to have deliberately dressed up today, wearing light makeup on her face, a plain dress, and a short coat. She behaved in a much more restrained manner than usual and spoke softly.

At this time, Tang Lijie’s cell phone rang, there seemed to be an urgent matter that he had to leave for immediately. In the end, only the three of them were left. However, within five minutes after his departure, Mother Zheng also received a call from Father Zheng, who seemed to be looking for her for some matter, so Mother Zheng intended to head back to Zheng house.

At this point, Wang Cheng caught on, and immediately stopped Mother Zheng, who was about to leave. "Mother, let me go with you. I have something very important to tell you."

"What nonsense, how can you leave Jiayan alone? We can talk about whatever you have to say tomorrow. Your mother’s leaving first, so you must help your mother take good care of Jiayan. I'm warning you, you should know better than to neglect her.”

Mother Zheng left these words before hurriedly leaving, without giving him a chance to speak.

Wang Cheng frustratedly sat down in his seat, wanting to follow Mother Zheng out. However, Mother Zheng was the one who had invited the Tang father and daughter. If he ran away and let a woman pay the bill, it was Mother Zheng’s face that would be lost.

"Is it so difficult for you to have a meal with me?" Tang Jiayan was originally quite happy. However, when she saw Wang Cheng's reluctant expression, her heart suddenly became uncomfortable. She had always been confident in her charm, but Wang Cheng blew her off on two separate occasions. Although it was true that their first meeting wasn’t great, she had already apologized for that.

"Would you be happy to be summoned by your elders to have this kind of blind date dinner out of nowhere? Miss Tang, don't you also hate me? Why are you even bothering to have dinner with me?"

This was what Wang Cheng thought, and he assumed that Tang Jiayan thought the same. Clearly, he didn't understand a woman’s heart.

"What if I'm actually interested in you?" Tang Jiayan flashed a forced smile. After all, she had been abroad for the past ten years, and had long developed an open and straightforward character. The awkward atmosphere lasted for only a few seconds.

Wang Cheng surprisedly raised his head to look at her. When he found that her expression was serious, he frowned, "Then I regret to tell you that I am not interested in you."

"Why? It’s not like I’m unworthy of you." Tang Jiayan was mentally prepared for this. However, even though she was rejected, she still wanted to know why she was.

"I already have someone I like, my mother just doesn't know about it."

"Did you meet her long before you met me?"

"Does it make a difference?"

Tang Jiayan immediately said: "Of course. If you knew her first, it means that it isn't my charm that's the problem, just that you already have someone in your heart. That’s why you won’t consider me."

"Think what you want. In any case, it's impossible between me and you." Wang Cheng knew that she was comforting herself, but didn't expose her.

"Don't say that as if I want you, I'm just interested in you. There are many people who are after this lady." Tang Jiayan crossed her legs as if she were a queen, immediately revealing her true colors. In essence, she was a very proud person, so she felt a little uneasy when she was rejected by Wang Cheng. Wang Cheng buried his head and ate as she went on about how warm-hearted she was.

"Hey, are you even listening to me? Shouldn’t you listen politely when others are speaking?" Tang Jiayan felt even more upset when she saw that the oil and salt wouldn’t get in*.

[T/N: *someone who’s being stubborn, ignoring others’ words]

"Weren't you talking to yourself?" Wang Cheng was currently eating a bowl of soup. The meal had been ordered by Mother Zheng. Although he said that he wasn’t picky, Mother Zheng still ordered the dishes he usually liked to eat. He wouldn't have wasted food in the first place, but he was also the one who would be paying the bill.

Tang Jiayan was quite angry with him. "Whatever, just take your time eating by yourself."

Wang Cheng watched as she angrily walked out of the restaurant, and the corners of his mouth flitted upwards. He was not interested in listening to Tang Jiayan saying things that uplifted herself and belittled him. He hadn't forced her to come, but she made it seem like she was the victim. So what if he was a man, who said that all men had to suffer for women? Just because he liked to eat didn’t mean he liked to eat losses*. Moreover, he and Tang Jiayan did not think similarly at all.

[T/N: *in this case, eat losses and suffer are the same thing in Chinese]

After finishing everything on the table by himself, Wang Cheng settled the bill and prepared to leave.

Who knew if today was an inauspicious day for him, but he ran into another woman. A couple was walking into the restaurant: the woman was Yu Jing, while the man was the superstar Sun Chu.

Wang Cheng swept a glance at them and continued walking when Yu Jing suddenly called out.

"Wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

Wang Cheng didn’t look back.

Yu Jing seemed surprised that he would ignore her. Before anyone could react, she was already standing in front of Wang Cheng. She said reproachfully, "I'm talking to you, can’t you hear me?"

"Who are you, do I know you?" Wang Cheng looked at her as if he had gone silly.

Sun Chu stood not far away, his gaze falling on Wang Cheng. Who in the entertainment industry didn’t know who Wang Cheng was, especially since Wang Cheng was recently popular in the entertainment industry. Since he could not afford to offend either of them, he thoughtfully stood a little further.

Yu Jing gritted her teeth and asked, "Wang Ning'an hasn't come to work for a while. I couldn’t find him when I went to go look for him, and he wouldn’t answer his phone. What happened to him?"

"What does this have to do with you?" Wang Cheng asked rhetorically.

"He is an employee of my father’s company. So what if I ask?" Yu Jing couldn't give Wang Cheng a bad expression or speak to him harshly like she did to other men. She was still a little self-aware; whether it was the Zhou Group or the Zheng family, her family couldn’t afford to offend either.

"Things are fine, but why should I have to tell you? It’s not like you’re with my big brother or anything."

Wang Cheng’s words poked at Yu Jing’s sore spot. Yu Jing originally held a high-profile show of love for Wang Ning’an, but the iron tree never bloomed*, causing her to be ridiculed in her group of friends. Her love for Wang Ning’an slowly turned into obsession and anger for not having him. Yu Jing knew that there were many better men in the world than Wang Ning’an, but she was unreconciled with how even a man with a rural background could reject and humiliate her. This feeling was stronger than liking someone, and was the real reason for why she continued to pursue Wang Ning’an. However, she failed no matter what methods she used.

[T/N: *the rare event never occurred, good thing didn’t happen]

"You claim to like my elder brother, but I never believed it. Today, I will take this opportunity to tell you clearly and openly: If you touch even a hair on my big brother’s head, you’ll get what’s coming for you."

Wang Cheng hated Yu Jing. He paid a little attention to Yu Jing when he learned that she was involved with people in the entertainment industry, and came across Yu Jing's ‘glorious’ history.

She was just a rich girl who couldn’t support herself, her only task was to eat food everyday. Unlike ordinary people who had to work hard every day to make a living, in her eyes, the days of wealth were quite boring. So, she often made bets with others, such as how long it would take to win over some man.

Wang Cheng didn't know if Yu Jing had bet with others whether she could win over his elder brother in a few months, but nevertheless, he would never allow such a woman to mess with his elder brother. For her, changing boyfriends was probably the same as changing her clothes.

"Are you threatening me?" Yu Jing asked angrily.

Wang Cheng smiled: "So you know it's a threat. I'm a person who retaliates strongly. You should know the consequences of messing with my elder brother." He left after speaking.

Yu Jing didn't stop him this time, and her appetite left with him.

Sun Chu was very considerate, and took the initiative to cancel their reservation and drive her home.

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