The girl paused for a moment, then quickly pleaded, "Big brother, let me go, please. I really got in the wrong car. My younger brother’s car is also a white SUV like this. He said he was waiting for me at the north gate. I ran around all day and was too tired to check the license plate when I got in."
Yang Chen: "But this is the west gate."
The girl: "Ah? West gate? See, I said I was mistaken. Big brother, I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to get in the wrong car. Please let me go."
Yang Chen: "Didn’t you say you wanted to eat earlier? I’ll treat you to barbecue. Want to eat?"
The girl: "Big brother, is your barbecue legit? You won’t spike it with something, right?"
Yang Chen: "Haha... you’re overthinking it. Honestly, the only thing about you that attracts me is those legs, nothing else does. You’re safe with me, don’t worry."
The girl: "Alright then. Let’s go, I haven’t had barbecue in a long time."
Mainly because Yang Chen is too handsome, and the girl likes handsome guys, just like men who like beautiful women.
Yang Chen smiled and nodded, then drove to find a barbecue place.
The two got out of the car and found a spot at the restaurant entrance. The waiter quickly came over to ask what they wanted to eat.
The two chose what they liked from the menu.
Because the girl is beautiful, with long legs that attract attention, most of the people eating barbecue were nerdy guys who kept staring at her.
Yang Chen: "My name is Yang Chen, what’s yours?"
The girl: "My name is Xi Yuyao. Big brother, should we just take this to the car and eat?"
Yang Chen: "You don’t want them staring at you?"
Xi Yuyao nodded.
Yang Chen nodded too, and gestured towards the van parked by the roadside.
His five bodyguards immediately came over.
Yang Chen: "Keep an eye on them. If anyone stares at Miss Xi, give them a beating."
The five bodyguards nodded and surrounded Yang Chen and Xi Yuyao, watching the other diners.
Seeing the five tall and strong bodyguards, the other diners didn’t want any trouble and quickly looked away.
Xi Yuyao: "Do you always go out with bodyguards?"
Yang Chen: "There are lots of bad guys out there, so of course, I bring bodyguards."
Xi Yuyao: "Big brother, what do you do? Are you from a wealthy family?"
Yang Chen: "No, I’m just a rideshare driver."
Xi Yuyao was instantly baffled.
She then smiled helplessly and asked, "Big brother, you’re just a rideshare driver and you go out with bodyguards?"
Yang Chen: "Exactly! Rideshare drivers are people too and they need to have their safety guaranteed."
That made a lot of sense, and Xi Yuyao was left speechless.
At this moment, Xi Yuyao’s brother Xi Yule called her.
"Hey, younger brother, I met a friend here and rode with him to eat. Don’t wait for me, just go home and eat. I’ll call you tonight and you can pick me up. Yeah, drive safely." Xi Yuyao said before hanging up.
Now she could relax and enjoy barbecue with Yang Chen.
A rideshare driver who brings bodyguards along, the more Xi Yuyao thought about it, the more incredible it seemed.
"Big brother, be honest with me, what’s your real identity? How could a true rideshare driver afford to hire five bodyguards to follow him?" Xi Yuyao asked.
Yang Chen chuckled and replied, "I invited you to join me for barbecue so there’s someone to chat with, not to probe into my background."
Xi Yuyao giggled and said, "Alright, alright, I was being nosy, sorry."
Soon, the waiter started serving the barbecue.
Yang Chen and Xi Yuyao began eating.
Barbecuing is all about the atmosphere—getting together with friends, eating barbecue, drinking beer, bragging; that’s life.
If you eat barbecue alone, it’s really boring, which is why Yang Chen brought her along.
Xi Yuyao has a face that’s classic "cold goddess," yet she’s a chatterbox who wouldn’t stop, whether eating barbecue or chattering incessantly.
Yang Chen nodded or shook his head now and then, giving her some responses.
But she kept talking this way, and Yang Chen could hardly keep up, saying, "Miss Xi, honestly, my first impression of you is a cold goddess, someone who would barely speak and maintain an aloof demeanor. But in reality, you’re actually a chatterbox."
Xi Yuyao was stunned for a few seconds, the smile on her face vanished, and the light disappeared from her eyes.
After a moment of silence, Xi Yuyao said, "At least until I graduated from college, I was exactly like what you said. But reality is always cruel, it forces you to change your personality. Who doesn’t want to always be a high-flying goddess? But clients don’t like that!"
Clients don’t like it?
Could she be doing that kind of work?
Could the younger brother she mentioned actually be the organizer?
Judging by her sexy outfit, maybe she really is.
But it doesn’t matter, Yang Chen didn’t plan on doing anything with her.
Yang Chen: "In business, you do need to be friendly to clients, otherwise they won’t come back next time."
Xi Yuyao: "See, you think we should act that way too, right?"
Yang Chen nodded.
Xi Yuyao: "So how can I be the cold goddess? I can’t just act all aloof when a client comes and expect them to please me, right? Forget about next time, even this time might not work out."
Yang Chen nodded again.
Oh...
You can struggle for a while, but you shouldn’t struggle for a lifetime, it’s understandable why she made this choice.
The barbecue was too greasy, they quickly felt full.