Chapter 2

Classical music played in a prestigious restaurant .

‘Nan Ma over here,’ Zhen Zhen said and waved her hand in the air .

Nan Ma walked to Zhen Zhen’s reserved table by a window .

Nan Ma wore tight clothes, she ignored the lustful stares and sat opposite Zhen Zhen .

‘Little sister, this isn’t your style,’ Na Ma said and swept her eyes around the restaurant . ‘It’s unlike you to waste your time eating at a place like this . ’

‘It was supervisor Cheng’s suggestion,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Zhen Zhen could afford eating anywhere but she hated wasting time eating at restaurants .

‘Cheng Tian wants to get to know you?’ Nan Ma asked .

‘Big sister, don’t talk about my supervisor like that,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘If he asked you to eat here with him then why did you ask me to be the third wheel?’ Na Ma asked .

‘Big sister, last time you were mad at me for not making time to eat out with you,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘I have a new research project . I’ll be locked inside my lab for ten to fourteen days . So I wanted to eat with you while I’m free . ’

‘Little sister, are you saving time by considering this as treating me a proper meal?’ Na Ma teased .

Na Ma knew Zhen Zhen for many years . Zhen Zhen was a workaholic and would forget about everything else while Zhen Zhen worked . Luckily Zhen Wu was a genius and he knew how to take care of himself at a young age . If Zhen Zhen forgot to feed Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu would call Na Ma to cook for him .

Suddenly a man in a suit sat next to Zhen Zhen .

‘Are you Zhen Zhen?’ the man asked .

‘Little sister, do you know this man?’ Nan Ma asked .

‘No,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘Hello I’m Reynold,’ Reynold said .

Nan Ma got a bad vibe from Reynold .

‘Hello,’ Zhen Zhen said politely .

‘You don’t know who I am?’ Reynold asked .

‘Why would little sister know who you are?’ Nan Ma asked .

‘I’m the CEO of Lei Thi and I’m Miss Zhen’s blind date,’ Reynold said .

‘Blind date?’ Zhen Zhen and Nan Ma asked .

Nan Ma looked at Zhen Zhen’s obliviousness and whispered in Zhen Zhen’s ear . ‘Little sister, what were you doing when Cheng Tian asked you to eat with him?’

‘Experimenting,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Nan Ma sighed . She knew Zhen Zhen must have been too focused on work and only heard Cheng Tian asked Zhen Zhen to eat at Kylie’s restaurant .

‘Big sister, what do I do now?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

‘Eat,’ Nan Ma said . ‘Order the most expensive dishes, he looks like a rich man . ’

Zhen Zhen lost her appetite . She endured Reynold talk about Lei Thi . But she knew in a couple of years, Reynold would declare bankruptcy and wouldn’t be able to afford a ferry ticket .

After the meal ended Zhen Zhen and Na Ma sighed in relief . They grabbed their bags, stood and walked toward the door .

Zhen Zhen regretted wasting time eating for too long . She pulled out a petri dish from her bag and didn’t notice the three men who wore black suits were in front of her .

‘Ah… my bacteria!’ Zhen Zhen cried out .

Yue Gu Zui was finalising a deal with Tai Lan’s representatives when he heard a woman’s cry . He turned around and saw a petri dish and a woman flying toward him . He caught the woman with one arm and his free hand caught the petri dish .

Everyone in the restaurant clapped their hands in awe of the beautiful Yue Gu Zui’s swift reaction .

Yue Gu Zui returned the petri dish to Zhen Zhen and left the restaurant .

Zhen Zhen stood and patted her saved petri dish .

The only person in the room who was unhappy Yue Gu Zui saved the day was Reynold . During the commotion a waiter bumped into Yue Gu Zui and the waiter accidently dropped a cup of water onto Reynold’s expensive suit . But what angered Reynold more was seeing everyone’s attentions were focused on Yue Gu Zui . Reynold hated not being the centre of attention and he wanted to force Yue Gu Zui to publicly apologize to him .

Zhen Zhen noticed Reynold wanted to chase after the man who saved her petri dish . But the man entered a Lincoln and disappeared .

‘Zhen Zhen, do you know that man?’ Nan Ma asked .

‘No, why would I know him?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

Nan Ma didn’t know why that man looked familiar but he reminded her of her godson .

‘Zhen Zhen, where’s my godson?’ Nan Ma asked .

‘Oh no, I forgot to pick up Zhen Wu from school!’ Zhen Zhen said .

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End of Chapter Two