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"That's right, that's right, I can also have dinner with Sister Zhizhi. The three of us can eat together, or we have other friends. No need for Director Xu to trouble himself!"

Pei Jin also chimed in with a grin, her peach blossom eyes curving into crescents as she stood in front of Shen Zhiyi, like a puppy guarding its food.

Xu Zhesheng's expression completely faltered, turning pale and then flushed. His lips moved slightly: "I wanted to talk to you about something..."

"Say what you want to say now," Shen Zhiyi looked at him calmly, without a trace of emotion. "I don't want to meet with you alone."

The shadow of their last private meeting still lingered in Shen Zhiyi's mind.

"Don't worry, I'll choose a public place this time." Xu Zhesheng saw her resistance and softened his tone.

"Even in public, I don't want to," Shen Zhiyi refused clearly, her gaze calm and clear. "Besides, you don't need to go to my mother's place; she doesn't want to see you."

After saying that, she didn't give him another glance and walked straight ahead.

Yang Chun'er made a face at Xu Zhesheng, put her hands on her hips, and repeated, "Did you hear that? She doesn't want to eat with you, so don't bother her anymore!"

After saying that, she jogged to catch up with Shen Zhiyi's retreating figure, calling out, "Wait for me!"

As if they had fought against the same enemy together, their relationship progressed rapidly, and now they could walk hand in hand.

The tacit understanding they had developed while swearing side by side earlier caused their relationship to advance rapidly.

Yang Chun'er naturally took Shen Zhiyi's arm, and the two walked out intimately.

Lu Zichuan glanced coldly at Xu Zhesheng, said no more, turned around and followed Shen Zhiyi with Assistant Wang and Pei Jin.

No one paid any attention to the ashen-faced man and woman behind them anymore.

Shen Zhiyi originally thought that it would be just her and Yang Chun'er having lunch.

When she arrived at her usual restaurant near the company, she discovered that what was supposed to be a meal for two had inexplicably turned into a gathering of three people.

Lu Zichuan sat down opposite her expressionlessly, his long legs casually crossed, exuding an aura that was impossible to ignore.

Pei Jin smiled and sat down next to Lu Zichuan, greeting her, "Sister Zhizhi, Zichuan and I didn't know where to eat, and we just happened to see you. Do you mind sharing a table?"

Assistant Wang chimed in with a smile, "Yes, Miss Shen, I'm also quite hungry. Would you mind if we had an extra set of chopsticks and a bowl?"

Yang Chun'er, sitting beside him, was sitting upright, her eyes staring intently at Lu Zichuan across from her, so bright they seemed to be trying to bore a hole through him.

Under the table, she pressed down hard on Shen Zhiyi's hand, which was trying to refuse, while on the table, her eyes crinkled into slits with a smile, her voice so sweet it could kill: "No problem, no problem, please sit wherever you like, this table's on me!"

From beginning to end, she didn't give Shen Zhiyi a chance to speak at all.

Shen Zhiyi frowned and asked her softly, "You're not having dinner with me alone?"

Yang Chun'er smiled sweetly, but privately she lowered her head and whispered to Shen Zhiyi, "Please, this is my first time eating with Brother Zichuan, please just fulfill my dream!"

Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips as she recalled the first time she met Yang Chun'er, when Yang Chun'er arrogantly declared that she was Lu Zichuan's future fiancée.

Whose future fiancée has never even had the chance to share a meal with him?

The smile in her eyes was undisguised. Yang Chun'er seemed to be thinking of that time as well. Her face flushed, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only plead with her eyes.

Seeing her so sincere expression, Shen Zhiyi didn't want to spoil her mood, so she just nodded silently, which was taken as an agreement.

The restaurant served the dishes very quickly, even though it was midday.

Pei Jin and Assistant Wang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately started eating with their chopsticks.

Lu Zichuan first served each of them a bowl of rice before slowly starting to eat.

During the meal, Lu Zichuan suddenly looked up at Yang Chun'er, his brows furrowing slightly, as if he were trying to find memories of her among the many people he knew.

A few seconds later, he asked, "Are you a daughter of the Yang family?"

When Yang Chun'er saw that he had actually spoken to her, she was so excited that she almost dropped her chopsticks, nodding her head vigorously like she was pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, you remember me, Brother Zichuan?"

Her smile stretched almost to the back of her ears.

But the next second, she couldn't laugh anymore, because Lu Zichuan said, "Hmm, I remember, the one who said the wrong thing at the banquet two years ago."

At that time, Yang Chun'er had just arrived in Beijing with her father and was not familiar with the people there. It was her first time attending a banquet, and she was so nervous that she said instead of saying that the child looked just like her father, she said that the father looked just like the child.

That caused everyone to burst into laughter.

This shadow had haunted Yang Chun'er for a long time, and she never expected that Lu Zichuan would bring it up again. Her smile froze on the spot, and she was so embarrassed that she wished she could crawl under the table.

"But what you said just now was very good; you've made progress."

Lu Zichuan continued, his gaze not falling on Yang Chun'er, but simply stating the facts earnestly.

Yang Chun'er's eyes lit up instantly. "Really? Really? What did I say that was good?"

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Pei Jin, who was eating, choked on her words and almost spat them out. Seeing that Lu Zichuan didn't speak, she wiped her mouth with a tissue before saying, "What you said to Xu Zhesheng just now was really good, every sentence was classic! You were like a heroine, I wanted to applaud you!"

Assistant Wang, standing nearby, chimed in, "Yes, every word you said resonated with me. Miss Yang is truly wonderful!"

With their support, Lu Zichuan didn't need to say anything more.

Yang Chun'er's cheeks flushed slightly, and she waved her hand, "It's not that bad, I just blurted it out because I didn't like that scumbag couple, it's nothing!"

At this moment, Lu Zichuan suddenly asked, "Didn't you have your dad pull some strings to get you into the editing department? How's it going?"

Yang Chun'er's smile froze again. She quickly gave Shen Zhiyi a wink, saying that she couldn't very well say that she had resigned in a fit of anger after hearing about the rumors between Shen Zhiyi and Pei Jin.

Upon receiving Yang Chun'er's request for help, Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, then thought for a second and said, "It's alright."

In fact, she was not suited to lying at all, especially in front of Lu Zichuan.

He could tell immediately when she lied because her eyes would unconsciously dart downwards.

However, he didn't expose her. Instead, he said, "Since I see that you two get along quite well, what position did Miss Yang hold at work before? Assistant Wang, when you go back later, go to the HR department and promote Miss Yang to be Shen Zhiyi's personal secretary."

He could tell that Yang Chun'er was good to Shen Zhiyi, and she was also good with words. Her status as a young lady would ensure that she wouldn't suffer any losses. Being by Shen Zhiyi's side would be the best way to help her.