” Shangguan Sishi’s tone was firm for her first sentence and softened for the second, with a look of tenderness appearing in her eyes: “The two statements have no causal relationship.”“Miss Shangguan,...Chapter 367 The Leg Under the Table

The boss of Qiao Chuanan is Song Ziyè, the eldest daughter of the capital's Song family. Not many people know about this.

This woman from back in the day, who was the belle of the ball in the capital and had numerous admirers, devoted herself entirely to her career and viewed matters concerning children with great indifference,

Zhang Mingqi was also observing the interior decoration of the private room, a look of admiration on his face.

"These designs should come from a woman's hand," Zhang Mingqi said confidently: "Subtle, talented; such a woman is rare."

Wang Zheng nodded and said meaningfully, "Indeed, she is very rare."

In the vast capital city, only Wang Zheng truly understood Song Ziyè, and he was also the sole person in the entire capital, indeed all of China, who had intimate relations with her.

Thinking back to those days, a smile involuntarily appeared on Wang Zheng's face—a smile tinged with regret.

Chen Tingwei continued to flatteringly say, "Even if she is talented, it doesn’t compare to you."

Hearing this, Zhang Mingqi smiled and said, “Tingwei, you overpraise me. I’m not that great.”

"What I'm saying is the truth," Chen Tingwei replied without hiding his admiration: "The CEO of the prestigious Blue Sea Group who's also so good-looking, refined and talented; it’s all talking about you." The obvious praise in his words made people feel uncomfortable.

"This guy is so mean." Zhang Mingquan pursed his lips and said softly.

Wang Zheng happened to be standing next to Zhang Mingquan. After hearing what he said, Wang Zheng chuckled and said in a low voice, "How is my brother-in-law"

Zhang Mingquan looked at Wang Zheng with a raised head and snorted coldly, "Brother-in-law What nonsense! Big talkers are all the same. You're not much better either."

Wang Zheng didn't argue with his brother-in-law who he had some history with. He just smiled and watched Chen Tingwei's performance.

But at this moment, Zhang Mingquan suddenly spoke up, "Actually, my brother-in-law is also quite talented. He's not much worse than the boss of Qiao Chuan Nan."

Zhang Mingquan’s mention of “brother-in-law” made Chen Tingwei’s expression darken again. But then Zhang Mingquan smiled and added a final insult: "Right, sis"

Zhang Mingquan seemed to be deliberately stirring up trouble. Clearly, he was seeking petty revenge on Wang Zheng by intentionally provoking the conflict between him and Chen Tingwei. Since Chen Tingwei wanted to pursue his sister, Wang Zheng would never allow such a thing to happen; their rivalry would eventually flare up anyway. Zhang Mingquan was merely adding fuel to the fire—no, embellishing it.

Hearing this tricky question from her brother, Zhang Mingqi could neither say no nor yes and only laughed awkwardly.

But Chen Tingwei wouldn't stand for it. He said pointedly, "I wonder what hobbies Mr. Wang usually has"

"This...," Wang Zheng thought carefully before answering, "My temper isn't good; I like to fight."

Chen Tingwei’s eyebrows shot up, a look of disdain crossing his eyes: “In a society governed by law, fists can’t solve everything. Such people are simply violent idiots!”

Seeing Chen Tingwei, Zhang Mingqi covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "That's true. He and Mingquan actually became friends through their fights."

"What happened" Chen Tingwei thought he had caught the crux of the matter敏銳地抓住了問題的關鍵.

“It’s simple.” Wang Zheng shrugged and said, “When we first met, I didn’t like my brother-in-law very much, so I beat him up. Maybe I hit a bit too hard.”

"My face swelled for half a month," Zhang Mingquan grumbled, "And this guy even took away so many of Lan Hai's shares!"

Hearing that, Chen Tingwei was stunned and asked in surprise, "You got beaten up, he took your shares, yet you still let him be your brother-in-law"

Zhang Mingquan said helplessly, “There’s nothing I can do about it. My sister really likes Brother-in-Law.” With that, Zhang Mingquan winked at Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng was both amused and exasperated. This Zhang Mingquan wasn’t a kid anymore, but he still acted like one. However, he wasn’t as annoying as before, which was good.

Chen Tingwei glanced at Zhang Mingqi, who seemed to be engrossed in studying the delicate rose oil painting beside the window and hadn't heard their conversation.

Chen Tingwei chuckled, seemingly understanding something. He then called out to a waiter, “Please bring us our dishes quickly.”

The dishes from Qiao Chuannan came up very fast. The waiters were efficient. After the group seated themselves, several classic dishes were served one after another.

Chen Tingwei poured a glass of red wine for Zhang Mingqi and pointed to the Sichuanese dishes with their appetizing aromas on the table, smiling as he said, "I’ve always been puzzled why Qiao Chuannan maintains such high standards but has kept its menu unchanged. Things like Twice-Cooked Pork or Spicy Chicken are rather crude names that might drive away many of our upper-class guests who prefer elegance over coarseness."

Wang Zheng said bluntly, "The people you mentioned are just pretentious. Food should be tasty; why bother giving it fancy names Those who complain about unappealing dish names aren't being refined at all—they're just showing off."

"Well said!" Zhang Mingquan raised his red wine glass and declared, "That's the spirit! Come on, brother-in-law, I'll toast you for this remark!"

Wang Zheng smiled as he clinked glasses with Zhang Mingquan. "Little brother, do you really need to suck up so much Some people might be upset hearing that."

Hearing this, Zhang Mingqi shook her head and smiled. She knew it was too late now whether she intervened or not; if Wang Zheng wanted to provoke Chen Tingwei, no one could stop him.

Indeed, when Chen Tingwei heard this, he slammed his highball glass down on the table. "Wang Zheng, your words seem pointed—are you talking about someone showing off"

"No, not at all." Wang Zheng waved his hands dismissively. "I really wasn't referring to you."

Zhang Mingquan spat out a mouthful of red wine; at this moment, he realized that the 'brother-in-law' was not so unbearable after all.

After saying that, Wang Zheng ignored Chen Tingwei completely and picked up a piece of spicy chicken to munch on. "The Sichuan dishes from Qiao Chuannan are indeed better than those street-side stalls."

Seeing him ignore her, Chen Tingwei’s anger could no longer be contained; he placed his chopsticks down and said coldly, "Wang Zheng, I hope you can mind your words. Don't speak so coarsely in front of Mingqi—she won’t like it."

Zhang Mingqi nodded repeatedly, covering her mouth as she laughed. "I truly don't fancy coarse individuals."

"Whether or not you like them is up to you," Wang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly and kicked Zhang Mingqi lightly under the table.uo’s somewhat hazy old eyes glanced at these three youngsters before nodding, "Every generation has its talents. In the future, it will be the children's world. Not bad, not bad.""Uncle Han, you flatt...