"Hello, Chen Chencheng, right?"
Chen Chencheng looked up at Li Qing, her big eyes moved slightly. She stood up, quickly scanning him from head to toe, and then extended her hand, "Yes, and you’re Li Qing?"
Li Qing nodded, shook hands with Chen Chencheng, and then they both sat down after ordering their meal.
Chen Chencheng went straight to the point: "Can I just get straight to it?"
Li Qing, who was just scalding some tripe, nodded without any surprise, "Please, go ahead."
"...The bike chain broke a while back, I just left it in the rental room and haven’t moved it since."
Li Qing answered casually, all his attention focused on the tripe caught between his chopsticks.
Hmm, it should be ready now. When eating tripe, it should be crispy, seven to eight dips are just right.
He scooped out the tripe, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth, revealing a hint of satisfaction.
Chen Chencheng noticed this. Seeing Li Qing’s indifferent focus on eating hot pot, she frowned slightly, then relaxed, and continued with the predetermined questions she had found online.
"Do you have any savings?"
"I have more than two hundred thousand in savings."
At thirty years old, as long as you work seriously after graduation and save some money daily, you can usually save up this amount in seven or eight years.
He’s ready to make a down payment on a second-hand apartment in Shu Capital. An old, small one would do. Although the apartment isn’t great, the surrounding amenities are well-established, and the price is within an affordable range, which suits him well.
Although he’s always regretted not meeting a girl to strive with together, what is life without regrets?
Upon hearing Li Qing’s answer, Chen Chencheng finally showed a bit of interest. Seeing the tripe being almost finished by Li Qing, she quickly picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of tripe, and put it in the hot pot.
Li Qing paused, somewhat surprised, then nodded slightly, "Let’s finish this meal then."
We can’t let it go to waste, after all.
Chen Chencheng neither agreed nor disagreed, feeling rather curious about Li Qing. From the beginning until now, he hasn’t shown the slightest bit of interest in her, not in his micro-expressions or his every move.
Most people, upon seeing her looks, would either get nervous or develop blind confidence. But Li Qing behaved in a calm and poised manner, a first for her.
"Do you know what I do for a living?"
"Uh, I haven’t really checked, so I’m not sure." Thɪs chapter is updated by novel~fire~net
"I’m a psychologist."
Li Qing seemed interested, "That’s pretty impressive."
And then continued to focus his attention on the hot pot.
Chen Chencheng raised an eyebrow, "Looks like you’re not hopeful about this blind date."
Li Qing was straightforward; at his age, he didn’t have much time to play guessing games with women.
"I’ve looked at your profile, and you don’t have many ups and downs in your life trajectory."
Chen Chencheng nodded slightly, "That’s correct."
Li Qing said, "Most Huaxia people, or rather most people in the world, are like me. You’re different. Your family background should be quite good; I don’t think you’d need to come out for blind dates. Although you... um, you’re about to be twenty-seven, right? But I bet you have plenty of suitors."
Swallowing the meat in his mouth, Li Qing continued to fish for more meat, dipping it in the sauce, "The more important issue is that we come from different backgrounds. Our spending habits are completely different. I might haggle over a few cents at a market, while you probably wouldn’t even blink at spending thousands."
Li Qing spread his hands, "Even though the concept of matching one’s social class outwardly seems outdated in the new century, it still exists."
Chen Chencheng showed a hint of surprise, "Didn’t expect you to have such a clear understanding of yourself."
She sighed quietly, watching Li Qing as if reminiscing, "When I was in school, a guy like you chased me for three years. I never agreed, and in the end, he gave up. Later, I found that traces of him were everywhere in my life."
Just about to put meat into his mouth, Li Qing stopped abruptly, his face turning slightly serious.
"What you’re saying is a bit scary. Maybe you should get a master to perform a magic ritual or something!"
Chen Chencheng: "No wonder you’re handsome but still single until now."
Li Qing retorted without hesitation, "Same to you, I heard you have something wrong with your head, which is why you’re forced into blind dating."
Kidding me? Since he decided not to have much interaction with Chen Chencheng, why should he give in to her?
It’s not like he’s eating her family’s rice.
Chen Chencheng glared, angrily speaking in dialect.
"Who the hell are you calling stupid, talking like that!"
Li Qing shrugged, didn’t reply, and became somewhat interested, "I heard you’ve never been in a relationship?"
Li Qing was silent for a moment, seeming a bit awkward to speak.
Seeing Li Qing’s expression, Chen Chencheng became interested, "Go on, you seem confused. As a psychologist, I do have quite a bit of authority."
Li Qing, with a solemn face, said, "At that time, I was living in Jinniu District. I was lying in bed with her when due to illegal mining downstairs, the high voltage caused a short circuit fire. If it weren’t for her warning, I might have ended up in the building with her."
Chen Chencheng looked moved, "I see. What was her last warning?"
Then, there was a deathly silence, causing the couples eavesdropping nearby to fumble and almost drop what they were holding.
Chen Chencheng didn’t immediately respond, bewildered, "What’s that supposed to mean?"
Li Qing shook his head, not planning to explain to Chen Chencheng. Not understanding a joke means no explanation will help, "It doesn’t mean anything. Let’s hurry and eat; I have things to do after this."
"During the holidays, what could you possibly have to do alone in Shu Capital?"
Chen Chencheng felt more and more disappointed in Li Qing. She had never encountered this kind of urgency to end a date quickly.
All through various subtle actions, and the urgency in his expression, Li Qing’s words did not carry any lies, which meant he truly had no interest in her, not even the slightest bit.
She, who always prided herself as a top-notch beauty, suddenly felt a sense of psychological disparity.
She leaned back in her chair, her face showing a hint of a cold smile as she looked at the somewhat skinny Li Qing.
"I’ve seen your photos; you didn’t seem three months ago."
She leaned forward, maintaining a sense of pressure, "Are you using something special?"
Li Qing raised an eyebrow. She was really aggressive, what was she trying to do?
He straightforwardly set down his chopsticks, frowning, "Are you a cop?"
"Have I paid you money?"
Chen Chencheng frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
"Why are you investigating me, even if you’re not a cop or someone who checks household registrations, there’s no need to interrogate me ."
Watching Li Qing’s face with that mocking look, as if saying "who do you think you are", with such an annoying grin, Chen Chencheng couldn’t help but clench her fists inside.
She snorted, crossing her arms confidently.