Fated Love With the Billionaire-Chapter 106 Are You Interested?

Liang Lei sent the screenshot over, and Lin Hanrui replied with five firework emojis.

The fireworks accompanied by Song Jiang’s profile picture made Liang Lei really thrilled.

"Sister doesn’t love you," she said, "It’s delightful, seeing you just lifts my mood."

Lin Hanrui didn’t care that she changed his nickname, even found it amusing.

They had chatted here and there before, and he mentioned his parents nagging him about marriage during festivals, but Lin Hanrui said he hadn’t met the right person. However, in Liang Lei’s view, he was just a flirt who didn’t want to settle.

Irresponsible men, no matter how old, only have a heart that loves to play.

Liang Lei intentionally teased him.

"Sister doesn’t love you," she said, "Using this profile picture, lots of girls will come after you, good luck, maybe get married this year."

Testing his romantic life, Lin Hanrui felt there was a spark.

"Love God Pikachu," he said, "I’m open-minded."

The underlying message being, having someone would be fine, and not having anyone won’t matter.

Liang Lei immediately saw he was testing her. With such a player, you just play cat and mouse with him. The more you play hard, the more interested he gets.

At such times, don’t follow his topics. Letting him lead the conversation only increases the risk of getting played.

Liang Lei quickly shifted the topic back to the paragliding invitational event.

"Sister doesn’t love you," she said, "Do you want to go?"

"Love God Pikachu," he asked, "Are you interested?"

Her reply was straightforward, "I’m participating."

"Love God Pikachu," he said, "I’ll go too."

Such a good opportunity, there was no way Lin Hanrui would miss it.

"Love God Pikachu," he said, "If you get in the top three, let’s celebrate?"

"Sister doesn’t love you," she said, "So confident, big boss. National Invitational, how are you so sure you’ll make it to the top three?"

"Love God Cupid," he responded, "Don’t believe me? How about a bet?"

Liang Lei wanted to see what kind of trouble he could stir up. The last time they flew paragliding together, their skills were evenly matched.

"Sister doesn’t love you," she said, "What’s the bet?"

Lin Hanrui’s lips curled up, thinking Liang Lei had taken the bait.

Liang Lei was also waiting for him to propose some indecent bet. If he dared say anything inappropriate, she would verbally thrash him.

But Lin Hanrui’s wager was... when the students are on summer break, he wanted to renovate the walls of a rural hope school and asked for her help.

Such a meaningful task? It truly made her see him in a new light.

"Sister doesn’t love you," she said, "No problem!"

That night, they both registered online, filled in the competition information, and then waited for the opening of the invitational event.

The competition date was May 20, and the venue was at the Danjiang Bird Gliding Paragliding Base.

...

After the Labor Day holiday ended, Cheng Qiaobei returned to Zhoushan, and Chen Ningxi busily went about wedding preparations as planned. Ding Yuan wanted to help but sensed her special status.

Danjiang wasn’t a big place, and many people in society knew about her situation. If she really went around running wedding errands with Chen Ningxi, appearing in the public eye might bring a lot of trouble to her and her family.

Since she couldn’t offer help, she could only provide money.

Ding Yuan had already saved up a sum of money for Cheng Qiaobei’s wife, and when Chen Ningxi received the delivery, Ding Yuan’s call came in.

"Ning Xi, it’s me. You recognize my voice, right?" Ding Yuan asked, feeling unsure.

"I recognize it, Mom, do you need something?" Chen Ningxi greeted her warmly, without a hint of hesitation or dislike.

Ding Yuan was pleased but kept a calm facade, "You received the package I sent, right?"

Chen Ningxi was in the process of opening it, noticing the sender’s address, "I received it."

Ding Yuan said, "I have some things to deal with and will be traveling with some friends. I heard from Qiaobei that you have a lot to prepare. I don’t have time to help you, but use the money in the card I sent for anything you need. The password is the last six digits of my phone number."

Chen Ningxi just pulled out the bank card, "Qiaobei’s money is enough, Mom. I can’t take this money."

Ding Yuan insisted, "This is my gesture to my daughter-in-law. If you don’t accept it, you’re not acknowledging me as your mother-in-law."

Her skillful way of speaking left no room for refusal.

Chen Ningxi could only thank her, "Thank you, Mom."

"That’s better." Ding Yuan flicked the big curls off her shoulder, reclaiming her haughty expression, "No more matters. You carry on, I’ll hang up now."

Chen Ningxi replied, "Okay, Mom."

With a beep, Ding Yuan ended the call first. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

In others’ eyes, Ding Yuan had always been a fickle woman, compromising her morals for money to become a mistress. She felt a sense of inferiority interacting with others and feared being looked down upon. That’s why she spent money lavishly, surrounded by those who flattered her, naturally finding sycophants accompanying her extravagant displays.

But Chen Ningxi’s family was well-off too and paid no mind to that.

She chose a photography studio and booked the package’s outfits and content, sending a WeChat message to Cheng Qiaobei, asking when he would return to Danjiang.

After Labor Day, Cheng Qiaobei flew abroad. Besides the time difference, there was a stack of work between them. He was so busy he didn’t have time to look at his phone, and when he sent her messages, they were only five words long:

"Busy, what’s up?"

"Sigh..." Chen Ningxi shook her head helplessly. See, a real CEO is nothing like those on TV or in novels, who spend their days chasing or torturing their wives. He doesn’t even have time to look at his phone or take calls, let alone take you to romantic places like Turkey. Even seeing dirt would be good enough.

So the notion of a domineering CEO constantly ignoring his work to indulge in romance is nonsense! If that were real, the company would have gone sideways a hundred times over.

Cheng Qiaobei returned to Danjiang a week later. They took a day to shoot their wedding photos and tried on the wedding dresses. Ye Yujun had someone choose the wedding date based on their birth dates, setting the formal wedding date for the solar calendar June 28, lunar calendar May 11. The bride’s side requested ten tables of guests. Cheng Qiaobei roughly estimated, and inviting close relatives and friends would be about five tables. But after Cheng Xiangheng found out, he insisted on expanding the guest list scale, counting his social network, finally deciding on twenty tables.

Zheng Rongxi was quite displeased knowing Cheng Xiangheng was going big on the banquet.

Acknowledging the father-son relationship with Cheng Qiaobei was only within the group, but if this wedding banquet goes through, Cheng Qiaobei would formally enter the public eye, becoming the biggest contender for her daughter’s inheritance in the future, making the future ownership of the hotel uncertain. It even signaled that Cheng Xiangheng was blatantly pushing Cheng Qiaobei into the heir’s position.

This was the last thing Zheng Rongxi wanted.

Zheng Rongxi sought a chance to discuss this with Cheng Xiangheng, but he seemed to anticipate her intentions, constantly steering conversation topics away. With the wedding approaching, Zheng Rongxi summoned Cheng Siluo and her husband back home, and together the three approached Cheng Xiangheng to discuss the wedding affairs.

Their request was clear, they could attend the wedding, but he could not attend as a father, only as a company witness.

Cheng Xiangheng naturally understood their thoughts, but he couldn’t break ties with Zheng Rongxi at this moment, as some connections and networks still needed her finesse.