Although Shi Xinxin couldn't spend money lavishly now, at least her food and drink were no longer a problem. Using her bonus to treat her friends wouldn't be a loss.
After making a phone call this morning, she quietly checked the amount in her red envelope in the bathroom and immediately booked a table for herself and Tang Tang at Moon Bay.
About half an hour later, Shi Xinxin waited for Tang Tang downstairs at Moon Bay.
"It's different when you've been promoted to the fiancée of the chairman. Even the places you eat are so high-class now."
"Hey, it's not like that. Everything I'm treating you to is from my bonus. Believe me, look." As she spoke, Shi Xinxin started to rummage through her bag.
Tang Tang quickly stopped her hand, "I was just joking with you. You're taking it seriously. I know what kind of person you are."
Shi Xinxin chuckled foolishly, "Let's go. I'm sure you've already booked a window seat, right?" The two of them had planned that if they ever got to eat at Moon Bay, they would definitely grab a window seat.
Hand in hand, they took the elevator to the restaurant entrance and were led by a waiter to their pre-booked table. For the first time, the two girls had their wish granted and were as happy as children who had just arrived at an amusement park.
The waiter served them dishes one after another. Shi Xinxin and Tang Tang ate with great enjoyment, as if they had opened a new world.
After several rounds of eating, they sat at their table, enjoying dessert and chatting and laughing. Suddenly, Tang Tang seemed to notice something. The gentleman at the table behind Shi Xinxin looked a little familiar.
Tang Tang, who had been laughing and talking, suddenly stopped, piquing Shi Xinxin's curiosity. She followed Tang Tang's gaze. The man's figure seemed to be Sheng Chenjin.
However, he was facing away from her, so Shi Xinxin couldn't be a hundred percent sure.
At another table in Moon Bay, Ding Muyu smiled ingratiatingly, while Sheng Chenjin opposite her remained expressionless.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly."
"Why the hurry? You just got off work from the company, you probably haven't had dinner yet. Let's order some food and chat while we eat."
She thought this would earn her some favor with Sheng Chenjin, but he remained expressionless and said, "I'm not hungry right now."
"Try the steak here. I've heard it's very famous. Like before, I'll order for you."
As if she hadn't heard Sheng Chenjin, Ding Muyu ordered dinner for them. After the waiter left, Sheng Chenjin said sarcastically, "How come you haven't gotten tired of steak after so many years abroad?"
Ding Muyu, hearing the sarcasm, was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, "I know you're still angry with me. I had no choice back then, the pressure from my parents..."
"I know you had no choice. People have to eat. Without money, how can you eat? Starve to death in China or study abroad? If it were me, I'd choose the latter. Your choice was wise."
Sheng Chenjin directly cut off what Ding Muyu was about to say, "Since you made your own choice, why regret it now?"
Although Ding Muyu hadn't said anything yet, Sheng Chenjin could feel that she had thoughts of getting back together.
This wouldn't have been a problem, but he had already announced to the public that Shi Xinxin was his fiancée, and the publicity was strong enough that he was sure even someone like Ding Muyu, who had just returned to the country, must have heard about it.
If she still harbored such thoughts after knowing that he had decided on Shi Xinxin as his fiancée, then she was in the same category as Ye Yun.
"Don't say that. If I had had the chance to refuse my parents back then, I would never have left you like this."
Ding Muyu could sense Sheng Chenjin's displeasure, but the more he was like this, the more it proved that Sheng Chenjin cared about the events of that year, and the more he cared, the deeper his feelings for her must have been, which was why he was so angry about her leaving.
It seemed there was still a chance. As long as she acted cute, pleaded, and talked about her hardships, Sheng Chenjin would surely forgive her.
She sat opposite him pitifully, looking as if she had been wronged, thinking she would gain Sheng Chenjin's sympathy.
But in reality, to Sheng Chenjin, her decisive departure without a word back then, and her return to the country now when he had announced his new relationship, and her putting on a false show in front of him, made him feel even more disgusted.
Regardless of whether she had truly gone through hardships back then, since she chose to leave and chose to give up on the relationship first, she shouldn't have chosen to come back. Especially when Sheng Chenjin was clearly showing his displeasure, Ding Muyu remained enthusiastic.
Leaving without a word could be understood. After all, Sheng Chenjin had nothing back then and couldn't give her the happiness she desired. But now, with his international corporation and his fiancée,
Ding Muyu coming to him and putting on such a show made him not even want to have the slightest pity for her. Seeing Sheng Chenjin remain silent, Ding Muyu thought the time wasn't right yet.
She spoke again, "Actually, my life abroad wasn't that good either. Without you by my side, I..."
"Are you looking for me today just to say these things?" Sheng Chenjin asked impatiently. Ding Muyu was stunned for a moment. She had thought Sheng Chenjin was also reminiscing about their past good times, but she didn't expect he was just using his last bit of patience to restrain himself from losing his temper with her.
"If you're here to talk about these past events, then there's no need. I don't care how you've been living abroad these past few years. I came here today..."
"Sir, your dishes are ready." As he spoke, the waiter pushed out the dishes they had ordered. Ding Muyu breathed a sigh of relief. The waiter had come at the perfect time.
She couldn't imagine what reason she would have to keep him here if Sheng Chenjin had finished his sentence just now.
"Let's not talk for now, let's eat. You must be hungry after working for so long," Ding Muyu said, then pretended to eat seriously.
Sheng Chenjin knew she was deliberately pretending, but he couldn't say anything for the moment. He angrily took off his napkin and threw it on his seat, "I'm going to the restroom," and left his seat.
Only then did Ding Muyu stop cutting her steak. Her hands holding the knife and fork had been trembling. Why had Sheng Chenjin's feelings for her vanished in just a few short years?
Could it really be because of the appearance of that woman? Tang Tang and Shi Xinxin, sitting not far away, had already thought the man's back at that table resembled Sheng Chenjin. And when he stood up to go to the restroom and turned his profile,