CHAPTER 251: CHAPTER 249: STRAIGHT MALE ENGINEERING STUDENT

Jian Xi waved her hand, gobbling up her food. "No, it’s pretty tasty."

It’s just that the flavor might be too clean, lacking the usual liveliness of everyday meals.

After the meal, when the cook came out, everyone was full of praise. "Your husband is really nice. Not only did he personally wash the crayfish for you, but he also instructed me not to add many ingredients."

"No wonder it tastes like it’s missing something," Jian Xi muttered.

Si Yuhuan didn’t hear her, still basking in the glow of the compliments.

Unable to resist, Wan Yu nudged Jian Xi with her elbow. "Strict family upbringing, huh? It’s just that you won’t get to taste the most authentic crayfish from now on."

Jian Xi rolled her eyes at her. It wasn’t her first time; she was already used to it. What she ate, what she did, what she liked—it was always controlled.

"I’m divorced now, who can control me?" Jian Xi deliberately said it loud enough for Si Yuhuan to hear.

The cook heard this and felt awkward.

"Divorced?"

He’d pretend he hadn’t said what he just did.

Si Yuhuan felt embarrassed and corrected, "Anyway, we’ll remarry sooner or later."

The landlady instantly wore an understanding expression. No wonder he was so proactive; it turned out to be a probationary period!

Wan Yu was about to burst out laughing. That Si Yuhuan, the prominent tycoon, had come to this! She really had seen it all now.

Not daring to stay and be a third wheel any longer, she quickly looked for an excuse to retreat. But when she turned her head, she saw a very flashy and eye-catching Bentley parked by the roadside.

"Wow! What a coincidence!" Wan Yu exclaimed.

When rivals meet, their eyes burn with jealousy.

Fu Shengyuan got out of the car.

Now it wasn’t just Wan Yu; even Jian Xi couldn’t help but facepalm.

"Xixi," Fu Shengyuan said, "I thought I caught a glimpse of you. To think you’d actually come to a place like this to eat?"

He couldn’t hide the same look of disdain in his eyes. His gaze finally settled on Si Yuhuan, and he smiled. "Director Si, you may be down on your luck, but bringing a woman to such an unsophisticated place to eat, and dressing like this... It really lacks class."

"You’re talking about class with me?" Si Yuhuan laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. "Does stealing a woman count as class?"

"Was I supposed to just hand her over to you?" Fu Shengyuan retorted, his face cold. He didn’t want to argue with Si Yuhuan anymore and turned to Jian Xi with an invitation. "I was planning to get something to eat too. Care to join me?"

"And you too, Miss Wan Yu!" he added, careful not to leave anyone out.

Wan Yu quickly waved her hands. "No, I’ve eaten quite a lot. I’m full, so I’ll head out first."

Yeah, right! A situation like this could practically eat someone alive; how could she stay? Good best friends should solve their own problems!

Jian Xi glared at her. That little brat, leaving me alone to face this again!

Wan Yu clasped her hands in a mock salute, mouthing, "I can’t afford to provoke either of them. I’m bailing. You handle this."

Jian Xi wasn’t good at handling such situations either. Every time Si Yuhuan encountered Fu Shengyuan, it was like a volcano colliding with Earth.

She rubbed her stomach, trying to think of an excuse.

Fu Shengyuan moved closer to her. "Luo You is also here. Haven’t you always been curious about him?"

Luo You? The Chief Technical Officer of Haohan Group! The titan who could pivot Haohan Group from chip R&D to industrial development practically overnight!

"I’m coming with you!"

She had no interest in just having a meal, but meeting Luo You? That, she was extremely interested in! Back when she was vying for Haohan Group, she’d tried to schedule meetings with this eccentric fellow countless times. But, without fail, she never even got a reply.

Si Yuhuan took Jian Xi’s hand. "Let’s go back."

He had a premonition: he couldn’t let Jian Xi stay with Fu Shengyuan for too long.

But the next second, Jian Xi shook his hand off. "You go back to the hospital first. I’ll return later."

Fu Shengyuan smiled meaningfully, looking at Si Yuhuan with a victor’s disdain. "Sorry, Director Si, I’ll be taking Xixi with me now."

Disappointed, Si Yuhuan stared at Jian Xi. "You’re really going with him?"

Jian Xi hesitated, words failing her.

Subconsciously, she wanted to explain: she wasn’t going with Fu Shengyuan for a meal, but to meet Luo You. She wanted to find an opportunity to recruit him to her side and seize control of Haohan Group. But she couldn’t say such things in front of Si Yuhuan.

She could only nod. "Mhmm."

Besides, he had treated her poorly in the past. Now that he was trying to come back into her life, they were even. Jian Xi didn’t feel she had done anything wrong.

Si Yuhuan let out a low, cold chuckle. "Fine. Very fine."

With unconcealable disappointment in his eyes, he turned and left.

The misty, cold night air swirled around him as he vanished into the darkness, leaving no trace.

Fu Shengyuan said to Jian Xi, "Let’s go. It’s not good to keep Luo You waiting too long."

"Mhmm, okay."

She got into Fu Shengyuan’s car. Its taillights flickered in the silent night and quickly disappeared.

Jian Xi had never imagined that her first official meeting with Luo You would be at a Japanese restaurant.

He wore thick, black-rimmed glasses that resembled the bottoms of glass bottles. He was casually dressed in a cotton T-shirt, comfortable cargo pants, and sneakers, giving him an overall laid-back and unrestrained air.

Luo You wasn’t strikingly handsome, but his ink-dark eyes behind the black-rimmed glasses were very deep and bright, exuding an astute intelligence.

When he saw Jian Xi, he gave an amiable nod; he was a man of reserved temperament.

Just as the rumors said, he was indifferent to social niceties and had a personality prone to offending people.

Jian Xi’s half-extended hand froze mid-air. She quickly withdrew it and nodded in greeting. "My name is Jian Xi. It’s nice to meet you. How old are you, Chief Engineer Luo?"

He didn’t look a day over thirty-five. To be so young and already an internationally renowned genius in chip software—it was incredible!

Luo You barely quirked his lips, poured himself some water, and took a sip. "Forty."

"You don’t look it at all," Jian Xi said frankly, her eyes unable to stop scrutinizing him.

Rumor had it that he’d gone from obscurity to being discovered by Si Yuhuan, who then lavishly supported him at a research facility. In three years, he’d made a breakthrough on the world’s most significant electrical resistance conduction problem and also conquered the challenges of Silicon Crystal chip carriers, improving the performance of Haohan Group’s existing chips one hundred and fifty-fold. A true chip genius! Would such a person easily betray Si Yuhuan? That man was his patron, after all!

"Miss Jian seems very curious about me?"

The Japanese food was served. Luo You ate as if he were at a roadside stall, casually tossing whatever he picked up into his mouth.

Fu Shengyuan coughed awkwardly, trying to smooth things over for Jian Xi. "Chief Engineer Luo, you’re young, accomplished, and quite handsome. It’s natural to draw a few extra glances. Xixi, you should eat as well."

Jian Xi declined. She was pregnant; how could she possibly eat raw food? "I just had a lot of crayfish and I’m full. I mainly came here to meet Chief Engineer Luo, this legendary figure."

"CEO Jian, you’re too kind; I can hardly accept such praise," Luo You said. "If I’m a legendary figure, you’re certainly not far behind. You dominated the legal world, the shining light of China’s entire legal sphere. Then, you retired to marry a man you didn’t love, becoming a devoted wife and mother for five long years without a second thought. Now, having risen in the business world, you also shine brightly. Whose life could be more legendary than yours?"

Jian Xi was stunned speechless.

No wonder they say engineering is the domain of straightforward men. Luo You might seem unversed in worldly affairs, but when it came to delivering verbal jabs, he certainly pulled no punches!