Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

Standing to the side, Xie Yunting sighed softly, "This kid has potential!" He then glanced at the person with a smug look on their face, stepped forward, and put his arm around the person, saying, "How about we finish the meal you owe me tomorrow?"

Huang Chen immediately wiped the smile off his face and pushed his arm away with disgust: "Didn't I just win?"

"Hey, you're cheating," Xie Yunting accused. "We didn't gamble on food just now."

Then he realized what he meant and his smile became somewhat lewd: "You said you made an appointment with a girl, huh?" After saying that, he pointed in the direction of Shi Wanmeng.

Huang Chen slapped his hand away: "Don't talk nonsense."

Xie Yunting suddenly realized, somewhat incredulous: "You haven't made your move yet? Hahahaha, really?"

Huang Chen's ears turned slightly red, but his tone was cold: "You'd better mind your own business. I remember Auntie said last time she wanted to introduce you to a girl. When we get back, I..."

"No, no, no," Xie Yunting quickly tried to cover his mouth. "Good brother, we're like brothers, aren't we? I'm just worried about you. It's only a few days away, and you'll definitely be at home on your birthday, right? I'm just trying to come up with an excuse to help you ask a girl out." After saying that, he even pretended to sigh. "Sigh, why don't you understand my good intentions?"

Huang Chen stared at him coldly, his face expressionless, as if carved from stone, every cell in his body seemed to be shouting: I don't believe you!

Huang Chen snorted and turned his head away. Seeing this, Xie Yunting was afraid that he would really get angry, so he stopped joking and said seriously, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. But, are you really not planning to take action? I've heard that Lu Ye has been up to no good lately. Don't let someone else beat you to it."

Huang Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Lu Ye, who was still nearby. He saw that Lu Ye's eyes were indeed glued to Shi Wanmeng, and his face darkened.

Xie Yunting was a seasoned veteran in the business world, and seeing this, he went out of his way to fan the flames: "Opportunities don't wait for you forever. In my years of experience, if you hesitate, someone else will make a move. Can you be sure she'll keep waiting for you?"

Huang Chen frowned slightly. Xie Yunting's words had clearly moved him. After that confession, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but the distance between them seemed to have grown a little closer.

He certainly didn't want to miss any opportunities, but he also didn't want to be too reckless and push her away.

Just then, Shi Wanmeng seemed to sense his gaze and turned to look at him. Their eyes met, and Huang Chen's heart skipped a beat. He took a deep breath and silently made up his mind.

So Huang Chen walked towards Shi Wanmeng, trying his best to make his expression look natural.

"Wanmeng, how about we have dinner together tomorrow?" Huang Chen asked with a smile.

Shi Wanmeng was completely confused. Chi Yun told her to wait a while. She felt a burning gaze coming from Lu Ye's direction. Just as she turned her head to another direction, she met Huang Chen's gaze: "Why are you eating out of the blue?"

Xie Yunting chimed in at the opportune moment, "He lost to me in a lap toss game the other day, so he owes me a beating. Let's have one together tomorrow and he'll really pay it off."

"Then you can all come together, I might not have time," Shi Wanmeng said with a smile, declining the offer.

Xie Yunting clearly didn't want to let her off the hook: "Then when do you have time? We'll do whatever you say."

Huang Chen quickly chimed in, "Yes, I'm available whenever you have time." Shi Wanmeng looked at them with some difficulty. She really didn't want to have dinner with them and was thinking about how to refuse when she saw Chi Yun walk over.

Chi Yun smiled and said to Shi Wanmeng, "Since they are so sincere, you should agree." Then she turned to Huang Chen and Xie Yunting, "However, let us treat them."

This is such a good opportunity to build relationships, we can't let Shi Wanmeng turn it down again. There are some things she probably doesn't know about these past few days of live streaming.

Just as Huang Chen was about to speak, Xie Yunting interrupted, "Wait a minute, I said I'd make Lao Huang bleed. I just remembered, his birthday is in a couple of days, let's just consider it an early celebration for the birthday boy, any small gift will do." After saying that, he winked at Shi Wanmeng.

Having said that, there was no room for refusal. Shi Wanmeng looked at them helplessly and nodded, "Okay." Then she smiled and asked, "Can I bring one more person?"

Chi Yun thought Shi Wanmeng was talking about him, so he quickly shook his head. Unexpectedly, she just smiled slightly and said, "I want to invite Mu Qing."

Xie Yunting's slightly sympathetic gaze fell on Huang Chen, and he could only give him a look that said "good luck." He had originally planned to help his brother out by making up an excuse not to go tomorrow, thus creating an opportunity for the two of them to be alone. But now it seemed that Wan Meng was not simple either.

Huang Chen listened to her agreement, not caring about other details, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll send you the address once it's decided."

"Okay, see you tomorrow!" Shi Wanmeng didn't linger, said goodbye and left with Chi Yun.

As soon as she got in the car, Shi Wanmeng looked down and started fiddling with her phone. Chi Yun coughed several times to get her attention back.

"What's wrong, Brother Chi?" Shi Wanmeng asked absentmindedly.

She had only been separated from Sen Sen for a short time, but she already missed the little glutton. Looking at the photos of herself and Sen Sen on her phone, a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips. She really missed the feeling of pinching the little guy's cheeks.

She swiped her finger across the screen, carefully examining the photos, wondering whether to post them on Weibo. However, the presence of an extra person in the photos made her hesitate. Posting them directly would surely smugly impress that person, but blurring their face would make her seem overly concerned, as if she were deliberately hiding something.

Ugh, this is so annoying! She couldn't help but sigh, muttering to herself, "Someone always seems to have a knack for making me uneasy."

Seeing her like this, Chi Yun cleared his throat again and said, "Do you know about Lu Ye's matter?"

The name seemed to be a keyword, automatically attracting Shi Wanmeng's attention: "What's wrong with him?"

"Hmph, I investigated what happened last time. I was wondering what benefit he could get from putting you down," Chi Yun curled his lip, his expression somewhat disdainful. "Do you know? He signed with our company and is now considered your junior."

"what?"

Shi Wanmeng's pupils dilated in shock; in their past lives, they weren't from the same company.

Lu Ye, who was eliminated earlier, did not sign with any big companies and could only join a small company. Although the treatment he received was good, the resources were limited.

Shi Wanmeng also used her connections to help him a lot, which finally allowed him to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.