Chapter 93 - SUSPICIOUS SWEET BAO! (2)

[Yang Menghuo POV]

'19.55: An order has been completed! Review your date now!'

Yang Menghuo grinned when he saw this. His deduction was correct. Ying Jie went on a date with that unknown third date of hers. Because Menghuo didn't know the identity and also the date schedule of the third one, it made him unable to act fast.

Thus, he didn't know that Ying Jie would have a date right away after ordering the rental boyfriend service. 

Glad that he had this unique app to check on Ying Jie's order, created explicitly by Jinxing's development team. 

He was just one click away from knowing the identity of this guy.

'And I will surely peel your skin, you bastard,' Menghuo said in his heart.. He clicked the profile of Ying Jie's third date, but what he saw was not what he expected.

He saw a blank account, no name, no picture, nothing. Then a text popped out,

'User not found.'

Yang Menghuo's eyes widened. He tried to click not the profile a few more times and met with the same text.

'User not found.'

…

He screenshotted this and texted Jinxing.

*Yang Menghuo: What is this?*

*Yang Menghuo: Image has been sent.*

It only took few seconds before Jinxing replied, 

*Jiang Jinxing: Ah, ge… that means the user has deleted his account right after he completed the order, so we cannot store the information in our database.*

Yang Menghuo clenched his phone out of rage. He was so ready to make this guy pay for daring to have a date with his Jie. But this man was so sly that he deleted his account immediately. 

Menghuo glanced at his Jie, who was busy cooking fried rice for their dinner, and his anger dissipated immediately.

It was crazy to think that he would get mad at his Jie. But he wanted to make sure.

Yang Menghuo walked towards Ying Jie and then rested his chin on Ying Jie's shoulder, who was busy cooking.

"What?" Shi Ying asked, busy with the fried rice. 

"Jie… are you sure that you just have overtime today? You're not lying to me, right?" Menghuo asked.

Shi Ying paused for a moment. She didn't like to lie at Meng Bao, and she knew that Meng Bao wasn't someone who would believe someone so easily.

Because she knew Meng Bao's true identity, so it wasn't hard to tell that Meng Bao must've had a lot of suspicion in his heart.

'But how do I make it sounds less like a lie? I mean, aside from that kiss, I already told Alex that I have someone else that I like….'

'Well, whether he said that he wants to try and make me fall in love with him instead, that's his problem, not mine.'

'Because for now, Meng Bao was the one I like… but we don't date yet.'

"Well, I had a dinner with my boss after work, but that's it," Shi Ying replied.

"Just that?" Menghuo asked again.

"Just that."

…

Yang Menghuo was slightly confused on whether he should believe Ying Jie or not. Because his heart said, there was nothing need to be worried about, aside from himself and all his shits, of course.

But his intuition told him that Ying Jie was unproblematic as she could be.

It was him who had a lot to deal with. 

Yang Menghuo hesitated. He was already thinking about killing those people who dared to touch his Jie.

Even if his Jie was the one who initiated it first, he wouldn't spare any of them.

But when Ying Jie answered his question without hesitation, it made him wavered. 

"Ying Jie, you're not hiding something from me, right?'

'Well, as much as I want to hide stuff from you, I think you'll find out sooner or later,' Shi Ying thought. 

"Meng Bao, you're weird. Why are you keep asking the same question? Listen, I don't have anything to hide from you, especially since we're not even dating—"

"Not yet. We will date soon!" Meng Bao snippet so suddenly when Shi Ying said that. She chuckled and put the fried rice on the plates for both of them and then served it on the dining table.

She opened the fridge again, took a big bottle of coke, and poured it on two glasses for her and Meng Bao. 

Shi Ying sat on the table and raised her brow at Yang Menghuo, who was staring at me dumbly.

"Just eat, Meng Bao. You're scaring me with your sharp gaze," Shi Ying said. 

Yang Menghuo sat on the chair facing Ying Jie and then started eating silently. He kept glancing at his Jie, which was too obvious for her.

Shi Ying remembered what Jiang Jinxing said before. That Yang Menghuo was so in love with her that he looked so sad when she rejected him. 

But he also looked so happy when his 'Ying Jie' ordered his rental boyfriend service again. That was the reason why Jinxing wanted to help Yang Menghuo and tampered with her phone.

It was to help this crybaby bao and his pursuit.

'Eheh, not going to lie, after Jiang Jinxing said that he was the one who helped Meng Bao, not because of Meng Bao's own initiative. I might believe in him a bit, just a bit.'

'Well, I still knew that he is a business overlord with Mafia-Esque shady dealing behind, at least when facing his competitors.'

'But I just want to make sure that he wouldn't hurt me.'

'Though, looking at this business tycoon who cried in front of my door dramatically… I doubt that he would hurt me. I still don't know whether he will do something to other people, though…' 

Yang Menghuo felt awkward because his Ying Jie kept staring at him with a smile on her face. Because he was used to seeing his Jie clicked her tongue in annoyance or tried to ignore him.

It made him worried whether Ying Jie already knew about his real identity and his shady dealing behind it. 

He thought that he already made sure Ying Jie wouldn't find out…

"Y—Ying Jie, why don't you eat your fried rice?" Meng Bao asked. 

"Hm? I told you that I had dinner with my boss after work."

…

"Ying Jie, you're not… in a romantic relationship with this boss of yours, right?"

Shi Ying immediately imagined his big boss, Mr. Yang Zhuhuo. She felt like puking when she imagined that.

Although, she wouldn't mind dating his son, Meng Bao, hehe.

But then, she imagined about Alex. Although, she had to admit that Alex actually treated her nicely tonight, especially with his gentlemanly nature.

Alex was a bit different than Meng Bao. He was frivolous, but Shi Ying could sense that he was serious when he said he wanted to know her better.

He was also quite sensible about his surroundings, proven by giving Lifeng money as 'payment' for their dinner. 

Meanwhile, Meng Bao was a bit more childish, a cry baby, and also very clingy. He could also throw temper tantrums whenever he wanted.

'Not counting his lasting attachment for that childhood sweetheart of his. Also, his dark secret and his family background… really, dating Meng Bao would be a lot to take in.'

'Honestly, it's more logical that I try to open my heart for Alexander Priest instead. He is far more sensible, serious, and at least, he wouldn't throw a temper tantrum and cry like a baby.'

Shi Ying stared at Meng Bao, who blushed immediately when their eyes met. He lowered his head and continue eating. 

Inevitably, Shi Ying's heart melted when she saw this. 

She couldn't lie that she had that soft spot for Meng Bao, even since the first time they met, she already felt the comfort and connection between them.

'Maybe Meng Bao and I had met before in the previous incarnation.'

"So… Ying Jie… you're not dating someone, right? Like your boss or someone else…" Yang Menghuo asked again.

I grinned mischievously and asked, "What would you do if I say yes?"

'I will fucking kill that bastard. I will chop his head and send it to his family. Even better, I will put that severed head on a stake in front of everyone as a warning if anybody wants to touch my Jie!' Yang Menghuo thought. 

"Wuu… I—I will be sad…" Yang Menghuo said. He looked down and continued eating while glancing at his Jie once or twice with such begging eyes.

'Ah, really, he is so soft in front of me. How can I not like him?' Shi Ying thought.

She ruffled Meng Bao's hair and said, "You don't need to worry much. I have nobody I like right now."

"How about me, Jie?" Yang Menghuo asked.

Shi Ying smiled mysteriously and then replied, "I will not answer, not until you finished your problems with your childhood sweetheart."

"So, cry baby, go finish your stuff first before asking this thing to me because you'll keep getting the same answer."