Meng Yao sat in her seat waiting for Xiao Song and the others to bring her food, taking out her cell phone and swiping it from time to time.
She heard footsteps approaching and raised her head instantly.
Ling Xiao's face was full of tenderness: "Is it not frightening you?"
"I'm not so easily frightened." Meng Yao waved her hand and said, "Brother Lingxiao, please find a place to sit. You probably haven't eaten yet, right? Come eat with me later! Don't be polite!"
Ling Xiao unconsciously drowned himself in those sparkling eyes, which were as gentle as spring water, making one willing to drown in them.
Perhaps he was amused by her righteous words, Ling Xiao sat opposite her, keeping a distance from her.
"Just eat it yourself. I'm not very hungry now."
Meng Yao nodded, but did not force it: "Will you come to the old lady's birthday party in a few days?"
"The old lady didn't want to have a big party. It was probably just a family gathering. She didn't plan to invite outsiders."
Meng Yao nodded and asked him, "Do you know what the old lady likes? To be honest..." Meng Yao lowered his head, as if a little embarrassed: "I haven't prepared a gift yet."
"I usually see others trying their best to please the old lady, and they prepare for it several months in advance. I didn't expect you to be so confused." Ling Xiao chuckled, but still helped her think seriously: "The old lady has a very elegant temperament and likes to study some calligraphy and painting. If you want to please her, you can also make a gift by yourself to show your thoughtfulness. In addition to these, you can also give her some expensive medicines. Isn't she feeling unwell?"
Meng Yao took note of them carefully, and these gifts were put on the blacklist and definitely could not be given away.
Especially calligraphy and painting. In the plot, Meng Qingqing presented her own handwritten calligraphy at the birthday party, which made her the center of attention at the party, outshining everyone else and winning the old lady's favor.
In the development of the relationship between the male protagonist Rong Yiqing and the female protagonist Meng Qingqing, Old Lady Rong is a powerful assist.
"Well... do you know what the old lady doesn't like?"
"Why are you asking that?"
"I just thought that this way I could avoid things that the old lady doesn't like and leave a good impression on her."
Ling Xiao thought for a moment and said, "I haven't heard that Old Madam Rong has any special taboos."
He comforted her again: "Mrs. Rong is very kind. She will like it as long as the intention is there."
Meng Yao responded, thinking about what he had just said.
"Actually, most of this is what I heard. If you want to ask more details, just give Ah Ying a call. He will know more."
Meng Yao nodded nonchalantly, but she was thinking that Rong Yan, with his cold temper, would not talk so much to her.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Ling Xiao."
Ling Xiao was slightly stunned. He forgot how long it had been since he saw her smile so genuinely. Usually, her smiles were mostly cold and sarcastic to others.
The depression in my heart seemed to dissipate a little: "Don't be polite, I really want to know more and tell you the answers to all your questions."
Meng Yao didn't take his words to heart: "Brother Ling Xiao, just sit here for a while. I'll go see Xiao Song and the others. Why haven't they come back in so long?"
She is probably only this active when she is eating.
Ling Xiao chuckled for a moment, then stood up and left.
Meng Yao had only taken a few steps when she ran into Guan Liang.
Guan Liang didn't like eating so much, so Meng Yao didn't tell him that he was going to get lunch from Xiao Song and the others.
"I'm just wandering around."
Guan Liang subconsciously glanced at her face, and only withdrew his gaze when he saw that she looked indifferent.
But I don't think that someone like Meng Yao, who would rather sit than stand, would wander around.
Guan Liang and she returned to the rest area and sat down. Guan Liang looked around and asked her again: "Yu Manjin didn't make things difficult for you, did she? The old grudge between you and her cannot be resolved in a short time. Recently, I heard that she seems to have started dating a senior executive of the company. I am afraid that she will target you in various ways."
"It's fine."
No matter how powerful the top executives are, can they be more powerful than Rong Wei? Huanzhen Entertainment is one of the subsidiaries of Huanzhen Group, and Rong Wei is the real power holder of Huanzhen.
Guan Liang saw that she didn't want to bring up this unpleasant topic, so he changed the subject: "I had to go out for something, but Xiao Song and the others said that you performed very well, and even Director Li praised you repeatedly. You really didn't let me down. I know that sooner or later you will clarify your direction..."
After being praised by Guan Liang like this, if Meng Yao was not the person involved, she would probably think that she was the typical example of diligence and hard work, and even Meng Qingqing would be left far behind by her.
As luck would have it, Xiao Song and his friends came back with lunch boxes. After saying hello to Guan Liang, they arranged the bowls and plates into a triangle.
This is Meng Yao's preference, she said it seems to increase appetite.
Meng Yao could feel Guan Liang's gaze falling on her shoulder as if it was real, as if he wanted to burn a big hole in her back.
"It's a rich meal."
Meng Yao's expression was calm: "I just ate like this to relieve stress because I saw Yu Manjin was a little upset this time. Brother Liang, please don't misunderstand that I eat like this every day."
Xiao Song lowered his head silently. Let alone anything else, just the fact that he picked out a few things about Meng Yao to report every day, how could Guan Liang not know about it.
Guan Liang did not expose her, but only looked at her cheeks and chin. She had not gained weight at all. She even looked much better, not as resentful as before, but as beautiful as a spring flower.
"You'll know when you gain some weight in a while. You'll definitely be on the hot search again."
Meng Yao doesn't care. Being on the hot search every day is as easy as eating and drinking water.
Meng Yao seldom went out after coming to this mission world, but there were a few times when she went to a restaurant to eat and was recognized by passers-by, and their reactions were either to avoid her or to show disgust and disgust.
Sure enough, the road of villains is always bumpy.
Meng Yao thought so.
*
Meng Qingqing chatted absentmindedly with Yu Manjin about some family matters, but her eyes were actually always looking towards Meng Yao.
She saw with her own eyes that after Ling Xiao left, Guan Liang accompanied her back, so she had no shortage of people to accompany her.
There was one thing Meng Qingqing didn't tell Meng Yao, which was that she would also attend Old Lady Rong's birthday party this time. This was promised to her by Rong Qiao.
She had some private contact with Rong Qiao, who seemed to admire her very much, and it also seemed that she wanted to embarrass Meng Yao, whom he disliked. In short, no matter what the reason was, she got this opportunity.
(End of this chapter)