Shameless Impersonation

This restaurant is quite upscale, and many owners and executives like to entertain clients here.

As luck would have it, Yang Yaoxiong's private room was right across from theirs today.

You can see it as soon as you open the door to the private room.

At this time, Yang Yaoxiong had not yet gone inside; he was at the entrance discussing the scale of dinner with the restaurant manager.

They must have come temporarily and haven't been settled yet.

With Su Wanxing watching him, Zhai Haoxiang couldn't refuse no matter what.

Since college, Su Wanxing has been the goddess in the hearts of countless boys, and he was no exception.

But he knew in his heart that although he was well-off, he was far from being a good match for Su Wanxing.

Now that he has this opportunity to show his face in front of the Su family, he absolutely cannot refuse it.

Furthermore, it cannot be denied that he did not actually know Yang Yaoxiong at all.

Qin Mo watched quietly, and saw right through his thoughts.

But he doesn't intend to do anything.

Ultimately, after much deliberation, Zhai Haoxiang couldn't bear to give up such a golden opportunity.

He stood up, bracing himself for a moment: "That's true. Well, then I'll go over and say hello to General Manager Yang."

He didn't dare bring Su Wanxing over directly, fearing that he would be exposed in front of everyone.

Su Wanxing didn't think much of it, assuming he was afraid of disturbing President Yang.

Watching his retreating figure as he walked towards Yang Yaoxiong, Shen Biqin sighed once more:

"Look at him, so young, and he's dealing with all sorts of people."

"Some people will probably never catch up in their entire lives."

"I don't know how I can sit still..."

Qin Mo ignored him and continued eating his food diligently, even remembering to put a couple of chopsticks on Su Wanxing's plate as well.

The door to the private room was open, and the Su family of three watched as Zhai Haoxiang walked up to Yang Yaoxiong.

"Mr. Yang, hello."

Yang Yaoxiong turned his head and saw a strange young man standing in front of him, and he became somewhat wary.

"Who are you?"

Zhai Haoxiang felt a chill run down his spine and forced a fawning smile: "My name is Zhai Haoxiang, I'm Li Chunlin's nephew..."

"Li Chunlin? Who is that?"

Their conversation was clearly heard by the three members of the Su family.

Su Dingshan immediately noticed Yang Yaoxiong's wariness and frowned slightly.

"Why do I feel like Yang Yaoxiong doesn't even know Xiao Zhai's uncle?"

Shen Biqin refused to believe it: "How could you not recognize me?"

"If we didn't know each other, how did we manage to negotiate this collaboration at Wanxing?"

"I think it's just that Mr. Yang has such a wide network of connections that he didn't think of it at first."

Su Wanxing still believed her friend: "Mom is right. It's normal for President Yang to be busy with official business and not remember people's names."

After all, Zhai Haoxiang's uncle wasn't exactly a big shot.

At this moment, Zhai Haoxiang, forcing himself to speak, added another reminder:

"Mr. Yang, have you forgotten? My uncle works in the Ministry of Works; you've worked with him before..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yaoxiong finally remembered it and his expression relaxed somewhat.

"Oh, I remember now, the office manager, right?"

Although Zhai Haoxiang's uncle was in the Ministry of Works, he had not yet reached the level of Vice Minister or Minister.

He wields some real power, but not much.

The previous collaboration with Yang Yaoxiong was actually a state-led charity project.

Yang Yaoxiong readily accepted, but always had his general secretary and Li Chunlin make the contact.

At that moment, he regarded Zhai Haoxiang as someone who had come to curry favor.

that's the truth.

Seeing that Yang Yaoxiong remembered, Zhai Haoxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Under pressure from behind, he spoke vaguely:

"Yes, yes, thank you so much for the project that my uncle mentioned to you before."

"If you have a moment to spare right now, would you like to come to our private room for a drink?"

He didn't mention which project it was, and Yang Yaoxiong subconsciously assumed it was the previous national project.

Zhai Haoxiang was also aware that Yang Yaoxiong would definitely refuse.

This is the effect he wanted.

Sure enough, after saying that, Yang Yaoxiong politely declined.

"There's nothing to thank me for; it's all what I should do."

"I have guests coming up later, so there's no need for that."

"Enjoy your meal."

Zhai Haoxiang not only didn't feel ashamed, but actually breathed a sigh of relief.

If Yang Yaoxiong really went, then the truth will be revealed!

"Alright, alright, then I won't bother you any longer!"

He carefully thanked Yang Yaoxiong and quickly turned back to the private room.

The door wasn't closed, and he immediately put on an apologetic expression.

"I'm so sorry, Wanxing, but Mr. Yang said he has an important client, I'm afraid..."

Su Wanxing heard their conversation.

She smiled and shook her head: "No need to apologize, I heard everything."

"It was just a chance encounter, it would have been better if I could have said hello, but it's not expected that I couldn't."

"Thanks to you for the project."

Yes, yes.

Shen Biqin smiled and picked up the conversation, she couldn't be more satisfied.

"Xiao Zhai, I never expected your uncle to have so much influence in the Ministry of Works."

Su Dingshan looked at him with admiration.

The Su family may have plenty of money, but they have very little influence in the government.

If they could find a reliable backer in the officialdom, the Su family would never stop in Xichuan.

He couldn't help but glance at Qin Mo, thinking to himself: If only Qin Mo had been the one to help Wanxing today...

But this is just wishful thinking.

But Shen Biqin had a different idea from him.

Su Dingshan hopes Qin Mo can help Su Wanxing, but what about Shen Biqin?

All she wanted was to replace Qin Mo!

With Zhai Haoxiang as a comparison, she couldn't even stand Qin Mo sitting there eating.

He slammed his chopsticks on the table with a "bang," and bossed Qin Mo around in an imperious manner.

"Look at Haoxiang, he's just an old classmate, yet he helped Wanxing so much."

"And you? All you do is eat and drink here!"

"I know you're a country bumpkin who's never had such good food before, but you're so ungrateful!"

"Hurry up, go out and get a pot of tea, and thank Haoxiang properly!"

Qin Mo felt somewhat helpless.

He just came here for a meal, why is there so much trouble?

He hadn't originally planned to expose Zhai Haoxiang, since he was helping Su Wanxing not so much to make her thank him.

However, some people just don't know this.

Having narrowly escaped disaster, Zhai Haoxiang became smug once again.

He raised an eyebrow at Qin Mo provocatively, his face full of disdain.

What's so great about knowing a few words of French?

Did you see it?

Personal connections are the real currency for people of their social class!

He smiled insincerely and said, "Isn't that inappropriate? Qin Mo is Wanxing's fiancé after all. Let the waiter handle the tea and water serving."

Shen Biqin rolled her eyes: "Him? Besides knowing a little medicine, what's the difference between him and a waiter? Does he really think he can eat and drink for free without doing any work?"

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"

Su Wanxing was about to stop Qin Mo when, unexpectedly, he stood up on his own.

"Qin Mo, you don't need to..."

Before Su Wanxing could finish speaking, Qin Mo had already turned around and looked towards the door.

That glance brought their eyes together.

Qin Mo laughed and grabbed Su Wanxing's wrist in return: "Didn't you want to go toast? I'll take you."