Difficult to raise children

Chapter 229 A Coincidence

Bai Zhining realized that he was running into bad luck recently. In the past, he and Shangguan Yan basically belonged to two worlds. It was considered a chance to meet once a year. But recently, he was in a bad way. Within this month, he unexpectedly met for the second time. He, and it was a coincidence.

It's not that he didn't suspect that Shangguan Yan was looking for someone to follow him, but he suppressed such thoughts as soon as they emerged, and he was not so narcissistic that he couldn't tell his own weight.

"What a coincidence!" Bai Zhining looked at the man in front of him with a cold face.

"It's a coincidence that Lawyer Bai is here for dinner again today?" Shangguan Yan was in a depressed mood recently, and of course he became even more gloomy when he saw his old enemy.

Lawyer Bai thought blankly: If he knew that Shangguan Yan would come, he would never choose this private restaurant.

"Ayan, this is your friend? Why haven't I seen it before?" A soft female voice stepped in, instantly breaking the delicate balance between the two.

His gaze was off, and Bai Zhining's originally paralyzed face revealed a hint of sneer: "Since the third young lady has an appointment, I won't bother you, please do it."

Shangguan Yan's perfect smile froze for a few seconds, and a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "Lawyer Bai thinks I've delayed your time, why are you here alone today? This is not like your style .”

Bai Zhining shot back: "I'm a loner. Apart from accompanying clients to socialize, I'm mostly alone. It's not like San Shao, you need a beautiful woman to accompany you when you have a meal."

Thinking of the news that he accidentally heard recently, Bai Zhining gloated and said, "By the way, I heard that the third young master is discussing marriage, so I'm happy to say it in advance." After finishing speaking, he walked straight past Shangguan Yan, feeling at ease. revenge.

Bai Zhining chose a seat by the window and sat down, without looking at the menu, he ordered a few random dishes. His tastes are quite good, even if he eats alone, he doesn't want to settle for it, so he is familiar with all the private restaurants in Beijing.

Shangguan Yan, who was planning to enter the box, turned abruptly, walked towards Bai Zhining's seat, and sat down behind him calmly as usual.

The beautiful woman who followed him sat opposite him, pouted and asked, "Ayan, haven't we reserved a private room?"

"I like to eat here. If you don't like it, you can go first." Shangguan Yan took the menu handed over by the waiter, and seemed to study the menu seriously. Only he knew how impatient he was.

In the past, he didn't mind finding a suitable woman to marry, it was all a matter of face anyway, but that didn't mean any woman could make him compromise.

Nowadays, the lives of the daughters of the upper class are almost all in the same pattern. They receive education in aristocratic schools since they were young, and then send them abroad after graduation. Marriage, in order to achieve the purpose of political marriage.

Shangguan Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with this, at least such a woman knew how to keep her position as the real wife, but after meeting a few times, he really lost interest.

The desire in these women's eyes is not difficult to see no matter how well they are concealed. Some are pretending to be feminine, some are pretending to be generous, and some are pretending to be elegant. No matter how they look, the purpose is the same.

"Ayan, do you not like me? I just asked casually, there is no other meaning."

"Miss Zhen, I don't think we know each other that well." One mouthful of "Ayan", calling her more affectionate than his family members. As for whether you like it or not, isn't it obvious?

"You don't like this address, then... Then I will call you Third Young Master like everyone else?" Zhen Xinyu said aggrievedly, biting her lip.

"It's up to you." Shangguan Yan ordered a few dishes, pushed the menu in front of Zhen Xinyu, and then took out his mobile phone to make a call.

Bai Zhining rested his chin while waiting for his dinner while listening to the farce behind him. In fact, he had personally experienced such a situation a few years ago.

Ever since his family found out about his sexual orientation, they arranged for various women to give him blind dates, telling him to choose a nominal wife no matter what.

The Bai family is not considered a celebrity, but they are also wealthy. Such an arrangement can be said to be reasonable.

It's just that Bai Zhining didn't want to, their family didn't need to get married or pretend to show others, so after he insisted on it for a few years, this kind of thing disappeared.

So now he can gloat to his heart's content, he can be sure that Shangguan Yan is not as lucky as him, after all, the family standing behind him does not allow him to do so.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhining didn't consider Shangguan Yan as a rival in love, on the contrary, he still had the slightest sympathy.

He thought of his recent relationship with Shen Hao again, and couldn't help sighing. He knew that Shen Hao had no interest in him, not at all, and only regarded him as a colleague.

It was heard that he had never had a boyfriend, not even a girlfriend, which made him somewhat uncertain whether Shen Hao really liked men.

If it's a straight man, he'll make a detour.

Shangguan Yan made a few irrelevant phone calls, then stared at the back of Bai Zhining's head for a while, no one knew what was going on in his mind.

When the food was on the table, Zhen Xinyu actively added vegetables to Shangguan Yansheng's soup, and the service was more thoughtful than the old lady.

But Shangguan Yan didn't appreciate it, he pushed the soup she served aside, and threw the vegetables directly into the trash plate, not as cold as usual.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, he was so irritable that he didn't even want to pretend.

Zhen Xinyu was a little annoyed that she couldn't get the desired result after several times of courteousness, she didn't dare to stare at Shang Guanyan, she could only stare at the table of dishes and get angry.

With her status, there are usually a lot of men around her, and she is used to being flattered by others. When she suddenly encounters such a hard nail, it is inevitable that she will feel unbalanced, and at the same time, she will feel a sense of vindictiveness.

The meal was very quiet, Bai Zhining was alone and had nothing to say, Shangguan Yan had nothing to say to Zhen Xinyu.

The atmosphere was a little stuffy, and Shangguan Yan would shift his gaze to Bai Zhining's back from time to time, always feeling that his self-satisfied appearance was an eyesore.

After finishing the meal, Shangguan Yan wiped his hands with a wet towel, leaned back, and said frankly: "Miss Zhen, maybe you don't know me well just after you returned to China?"

Seeing that he took the initiative to speak, Zhen Xinyu raised a smile and replied, "Third Young Master forgot? I have only been abroad for four years. We used to meet often."

Zhen Xinyu didn't lie. There were countless large and small banquets in the past, and the probability of them meeting was still very high. It's just that Shangguan Yan never noticed her.

She also has a circle of good friends, and there are men and women in the circle, but it is strange that there are no women among Shangguan Yan's friends, and she has never been in touch with high-class ladies, which is a bit suspicious.

Shangguan Yan attacked without mercy: "Then I really don't have any impression."

Zhen Xinyu's expression was a bit ugly, but her upbringing did not allow her to lose her composure, she still smiled and said: "This is normal, it's not too late for us to know each other now."

"No, it's too late!" Shangguan Yan said firmly, "I can tell you with certainty that I have someone I like, and you should know that person, Shen Hao."

Bai Zhining in front choked his throat with a sip of tea, he never expected that Shangguan Yan would speak his mind frankly in front of outsiders.

Is this still a scheming princeling?Maybe it's time for him to reassess the character of the third young master.

Zhen Xinyu's expression could no longer be described as ugly, and she didn't understand what the third young master was thinking. Even if the whole world knew about this kind of thing, they didn't need to say it out loud, right?

Isn't this slapping yourself in the face on purpose?No matter how well-bred Zhen Xinyu is, she can't say against her will: It's okay, it's enough that I like you!

What's more, the other party is Shen Hao, who is more elusive than Shangguan Yan. If the two people really love each other more than Jin Jian, wouldn't he become a thorn in Shen Shao's side if he chased Shangguan Yan?

"I didn't expect Third Young Master to have such deep affection for Young Master Shen." Zhen Xinyu sarcastically said, "I just don't know if Young Master Shen can be as affectionate as you." After finishing speaking, she carried her expensive handbag and walked away on high heels.

Bai Zhining took a big sip of water, managed to suppress his cough, turned around to face Shangguan Yan, and showed a rare sincere smile, "Third Young Master, you are so brave and scheming!"

"Have you seen enough jokes?"

"I kept my back to you all the time, and didn't see anything." I just heard a lot.

"It's really rare to see the cold-faced barrister smiling." Shangguan Yan had to admit that the smiling Bai Zhining had a warm temperament, which was very different from the cold-faced him.

"Everyone knows how to laugh. It's just to see if there are any funny things. The third young master has already used his smile as a mask. Naturally, it is incomparable."

"As the saying goes, if you reach out and don't hit someone with a smiling face, lawyer Bai's freewheeling temperament is good for being a lawyer, but not for doing business."

Bai Zhining didn't explain, anyone can put on a mask, but it's not necessary when facing Shangguan Yan.

"That young lady was offended by you just now, so you are not afraid of her going back to make a small report."

"Oh, am I still afraid that the Zhen family will fail?" Shangguan Yan had a mocking look on his face.

"If it's not the Zhen family, it could be the Zhang family, the Li family, will the third young master continue to resist?"

"Lawyer Bai is worthy of being a lawyer. Do you want to change my position with just a few words?" Shangguan Yan put his hands on the table, and his smiling face exuded a firm light.

Bai Zhining looked at him deeply, "What the third young master wants most is not Shen Hao, but he just doesn't want to be manipulated by his family."

Shangguan Yan squinted his eyes, and his smile widened a little, "Lawyer Bai is serious, our family is harmonious, and it's not as autocratic as you think." At least on the surface.

Bai Zhining stood up with his briefcase in hand, "In that case, I wish the third young master can get his wish as soon as possible, goodbye!"

Shangguan Yan waved his hand at him, and said with a half-smile: "If I get my wish, wouldn't Lawyer Bai have his wish come true?"

Bai Zhining was too lazy to play charades with him, and walked out the door after signing the bill.

Shangguan Yan took a sip of the cold tea, staring at the sinking tea leaves in the cup with an unclear expression.