CHAPTER 466: CHAPTER 464: THE MELON THAT FORESHADOWS ROMANCE

"Just ’okay’?" Fu Qiang wasn’t too satisfied with the answer, "Has Mrs. Zhang’s cooking improved again? Made you picky, hasn’t she?"

Became picky, true,

But it wasn’t Mrs. Zhang.

Fu Jinghen kept silent for a moment, without speaking.

Qi Ming, curious, asked, "Mom, did you go to New Oriental to study while you were traveling? Your cooking skills have leaped bounds."

"My cooking skills have always been great, it’s just that your dad and I were traveling all these years, without the opportunity to cook for you all."

Qi Ming let out an "oh," picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork rib, and slowly nibbled on it.

During the meal, Fu Qiang asked a few questions about the company, and Fu Jinghen answered each one.

Qi Ming, the only one at the table with no involvement with FS, dutifully nibbled on his ribs. The phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. Thinking it was Wen Shu replying to his message, he stealthily took it out to have a look. The next second, his eyes popped wide open.

Though the Fu Family did not have a "no talking while eating" rule, playing with phones at the table was absolutely not allowed.

Seeing his expression, Fu Jinghen frowned, about to say something when Qi Ming, sitting opposite him, shoved the phone in front of him, "Little uncle, your Little Aunt and Shi Koufan were caught eating out by paparazzi and now it’s trending."

Fu Jinghen’s forehead twitched. His gaze shifted from Qi Ming to his phone, spotted the headline #Wen Qiao Shi Koufan Late Night Dinner#, then moved to the photo where Shi Koufan and Wen Qiao’s arms were intertwined, and finally looked away slowly, letting out an "oh."

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Wen Qiao found out about the trending news of her and Shi Koufan after their dinner ended, when she got back to her room and Xiao Chu bombarded her with chatter.

During the meal, all three were chatting and none checked their phones. Besides, Wen Qiao’s phone battery was already in dire straits, having turned off on the way back.

Even though it was a dinner for three, the photos released by the marketing accounts only showed Wen Qiao and Shi Koufan, with Shen Zai completely left out.

Even so, it shouldn’t have been something worth such attention. Who decreed that people in the entertainment industry couldn’t have a meal together? Furthermore, Wen Qiao and Shi Koufan were both regular MCs on the show "Unexpected," and Shi Koufan had a fan meeting in Hang City on that day, while Wen Qiao was coincidentally filming there, too. Meeting up for a meal was nothing unusual.

The reason it made it to the top of the trending search was that in the afternoon, a marketing account mysteriously released a teaser about a new relationship, with clear implications—

A trending young actor cast into the spotlight by a period drama and a topic-generating actress with a recent surge in positive reviews for her new luxury brand endorsement.

Then, in the evening, someone released photos of Wen Qiao and Shi Koufan having dinner together.

Now, the internet was in an uproar.

"What did I say! What did I say!! The face reveals the heart, this Wen Qiao has a vixen-like face and now, all of a sudden, she’s doing vixen-like things. She was desperately clinging to Qi Ming not so long ago, and now, after only a few episodes of the show, she’s ensnared our Fanfan."

"Hold on, don’t speak so harshly, okay? Have you never heard that it takes two to tango? If Shi Koufan wasn’t interested, could Wen Qiao have succeeded?"

"Has ’desperately clinging’ become Wen Qiao’s trademark? It has to be dragged out every single time, pretty fitting though."

"It might not even be true; it’s just a meal they had together. Don’t be so quick to believe rumors."

"The ones defending Wen Qiao must all be men, huh. Even if you speak well of her, she’s not going to spare you a glance."