Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Treating You to a Meal
"The main issue is that I haven’t received the payment for the recent projects yet, and also, if I were to be so blatant, wouldn’t I obviously be asking for trouble with Huang Haoxiang? I can’t afford to offend that man."
It did seem to be the case indeed.
There was no denying it was truly difficult.
Faced with such a situation, one may not even know what to do.
Even now, there was simply no way to do whatever came to mind.
The main reason was that he was indeed constrained by certain matters.
But there’s nothing to be done about it.
Being an adult is completely different from the time spent as a student.
After all, you have to support a family, and there are many things to consider. If you don’t pay attention to these things at the right time, you can end up just like me, unable to care even if you want to.
"Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll try to help her out more if I have time in the future. Hearing about her situation makes me feel really sorry for her."
"Ah, you’re really too kind."
After Wang Yong said these words, Liu Zheng didn’t feel that what he was doing was anything remarkable. Now that he knew the situation, there was indeed no need to pretend to be ignorant.
"Alright, I won’t say anymore. I’ve got some things to do on my end, so I’ll head back first."
After checking a message on his phone, Wang Yong immediately said this to Liu Zheng.
Since their conversation was more or less concluded, Liu Zheng obviously couldn’t keep him there any longer, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
"Alright, then you go ahead."
Soon after, Wang Yong thanked him again, repeating his thanks several times before finally leaving the place.
After waiting for him to leave, Liu Zheng continued with his own work.
Indeed, he had to focus on researching what kind of medicine he should develop next.
But just as he had shifted all his attention to these tasks, suddenly a knock sounded at the door again, which really surprised him.
What was going on? Why were there always people interrupting him today?
When he opened the door, to his surprise, it was Liu Jiaxin.
He hadn’t expected her to come again.
And he had no idea what she could possibly want.
"What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
But Liu Jiaxin simply shook her head, then stepped closer and spoke.
"What are you saying? Can’t I come to see you when I’m feeling fine?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng felt the atmosphere turn awkward, unsure of how to respond.
After all, he was indeed feeling a bit lost regarding these matters.
He didn’t know why Liu Jiaxin had gotten so close to him so quickly or why she was so nice to him, which also made him feel awkward.
And just yesterday she had paid the bill for him, and he was truly grateful, but if he wasn’t mistaken, the first time they met, she had quite a fiery temperament.
He had no idea how she could have changed so much in such a short time. Now, she didn’t seem as fierce as before but had instead acquired a touch of gentleness.
"Do you have time today? I’d like to take you out for a meal."
He hadn’t expected her visit to be for this reason.
But no matter what, I should invite her to a meal, after all, she truly helped me out a lot yesterday.
And now she has taken the initiative to come to me, it wouldn’t be entirely right to refuse.
So at this moment, Liu Zheng thought it over, he didn’t have any plans coming up, so he immediately agreed.
"Sure, there’s no problem at all, let’s set it up like that."
"What would you like to eat?"
Initially, she thought he might refuse, since he seemed to ponder for quite a while, but unexpectedly, he agreed, which genuinely made Jia Xin very happy.
"I’m fine with anything, anything at all."
"If that’s the case, then I’ll just pick a restaurant at random, and it’s just about mealtime now, why don’t you come with me?"
Thinking it over, it did seem to make sense, so Liu Zheng had no reason to refuse.
Soon, the two of them left and were ready to head to the restaurant.
Once they arrived at the private room, they casually ordered some dishes they both liked.
After the waiter left,
Liu Zheng couldn’t help but say,
"I really want to thank you for yesterday."
No matter what, he should express his sincere gratitude. If it weren’t for her, who knows what he would have encountered.
Considering his serious demeanor, she thought he had something significant to say, but it was only this that he expressed.
But she had already said yesterday,
It wasn’t a big deal, and besides, the shop was hers to begin with, so whether she got paid or not wasn’t that important.
"Alright, don’t make too much of it, it’s not a big deal."
Although she said this, hearing these words, Liu Jiaxin truly felt pleased inside.
"So, let me invite you to this meal as a way of expressing my thanks."
Quickly, Liu Zheng put forth his idea.
Truthfully, he felt if he didn’t invite her for a meal, it would be somewhat improper.
And she had come to him today; under the circumstances, he couldn’t really refuse her.
She never expected Liu Zheng to make such a statement.
She immediately shook her head and said,
"Alright, alright, don’t argue with me about this, since I invited you to eat, just leave it at that, we can talk about it some other time."
But in his heart, Liu Zheng still felt embarrassed; she had helped him last time, and now to let her pay for his meal didn’t seem right.
"Ah, this is making me feel quite embarrassed; you helped me the last time, so I should be the one inviting you for a meal, but now you are treating me, it truly makes me feel awkward."
"Alright, let’s have me take care of this meal, and we can talk about other things later. Don’t keep on with this, otherwise, I won’t be able to enjoy this meal properly."
Seeing Liu Zheng say this, the person in front of him finally agreed.
"Alright, alright."
Looking at how serious and earnest Liu Zheng was,
since it had come to this, she also didn’t feel good about continuing to reject such a proposal, lest he end up feeling unhappy.
