Chapter 476: The Flower with Intent
Ye Fan, Song Meimei, and Lv Xinxin, led by Song Meimei, arrived at a restaurant.
"Brother Ye, what do you like to eat? I'll help you order." Song Meimei asked proactively, seeing that Ye Fan wasn't interested in ordering.
"Whatever." Ye Fan replied indifferently.
"You decide. Order a few more dishes." Lv Xinxin smoothed things over from the side. With Ye Fan's attitude, anyone would feel uncomfortable eating a meal like this.
Song Meimei had no choice but to order, and she asked for some wine. Soon, the table was filled with delicious dishes and fine wine.
She was wealthy and had a strong background, but she didn't like doing business. She almost devoted all her thoughts to enjoying life. Being a flight attendant was a pastime, and now being a dance teacher was just another life experience.
This is where she differed from typical rich girls. To accommodate Ye Fan's feelings, she didn't choose the best restaurant, just a decent one.
Ye Fan's attitude wasn't very good, which left Song Meimei quite discouraged. After all, she was a beauty. She showed respect for Ye Fan's emotions at every turn but couldn't get a smile in return, which she found frustrating.
"Such a character, no wonder he was the hero in my dream who drove away the nightmares." Song Meimei thought, and instead of being uncomfortable with Ye Fan's indifference, her admiration for him grew even stronger.
Ever since the catastrophic terrorist attack, she often had nightmares. In those dreams, she'd see Ye Fan driving away danger. Under such psychological pressure, she was eager to meet Ye Fan again, and to her surprise, she did meet him now.
"The world is so big, but being able to meet him is fate, I suppose." Song Meimei thought to herself.
Back then, when she saw the scene of Mengyao, Du Xueqi, and the five women leaving the airport with Ye Fan, she just caught a quick glimpse, so she didn't recognize Mengyao. Otherwise, she would have identified Chu Mengyao earlier.
However, thinking back to that scene, with Ye Fan surrounded by several beauties at the time, and now his attitude towards her wasn't friendly, she felt a bit better. His indifference to her beauty was something she could accept.
At the same time, she couldn't help but worry if Ye Fan was married now or if he had a girlfriend.
But face saved her from voicing her thoughts.
Song Meimei's mind was a mess, thinking randomly about many things.
Ye Fan didn't pay much attention to Song Meimei; he didn't feel any special need to, so naturally, he didn't care about Song Meimei's feelings.
What he didn't know was that his act of saving Song Meimei from the gunfire at the time had imprinted his figure into Song Meimei's soul.
Lv Xinxin, naturally, didn't sense the emotional turbulence in Song Meimei's heart.
"Brother Ye, I toast to you to thank you for saving my life," Song Meimei said gratefully with her glass raised.
"Alright." Ye Fan clinked his glass with hers; it's hard to be harsh to someone with a smiling face.
Song Meimei, eating and nonchalantly yet with great interest, asked, "Brother Ye, what do you do for work?"
"Me?" Ye Fan thought for a moment, indifferently replied, "I do the business of killing."
"Ah!" Song Meimei was taken aback, exclaimed in shock, "The business of killing? What kind of job is that?"
As she asked this, she still held a bit of expectation on her face, believing in Ye Fan's character, so she didn't actually think Ye Fan's work was killing; it must be something else.
Ye Fan shook his head, not speaking. He said that to quiet down Song Meimei a bit, stop her from asking too much, but it seemed to have failed.
"Killing job? How is that possible? Within the assassin industry, given his skills, there's no such figure in the Underworld." Lv Xinxin interpreted Ye Fan's words meant to dismiss Song Meimei differently, her beautiful eyes briefly glinting imperceptibly.
Ye Fan naturally caught the glint in Lv Xinxin's eyes, not showing any different color.
Song Meimei continued to ask several questions in succession, which Ye Fan casually dismissed, leaving Song Meimei feeling increasingly defeated.
Thus, the meal ended.
"Miss Song, thank you for your gracious hospitality, but it's getting late, so I'll take my leave." Ye Fan bade farewell, "Also, don't dwell on the plane incident too much. It's over; let it be over. Don't have any shadows, and don't think of me as your lifesaver. I just acted to save you. You don't need to feel grateful. If you truly are, consider this meal your thanks. Besides, when I saved you, I didn't expect gratitude, did I?"
He said this and then turned to leave.
His meaning should have been clear enough, right? Song Meimei's little admiration should be let go sooner before it harms her. The possibility of them meeting again is very small, after all, so it's better to make things clear now.
Song Meimei naturally understood Ye Fan's meaning, and her gaze dimmed immediately.
Watching Ye Fan walk away, she stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.
"You clearly know that she likes you, yet you pretend to know nothing. And now you say such things. What do you mean?" Song Meimei thought with much grievance.
After hesitating for a moment in disappointment, she finally mustered the courage to chase after him.
"Brother Ye, can I have your phone number?" Song Meimei asked with much anticipation.
"Sorry, I don't use a phone, so I don't have a number." Ye Fan thought for a moment and found an excuse. Such an excuse spoke volumes. To avoid being too sharp and making Song Meimei feel hurt, he chose to say this.
Ye Fan left.
Song Meimei was stunned, dazed almost to the point of disbelief.
"Haha, usually people ask me for my number. Now, on the contrary, I offered, and he didn't give it." Song Meimei laughed at herself, her face full of embarrassment.
"Are you okay?" Lv Xinxin gently consoled her, having heard Ye Fan's words herself since she came out with Song Meimei.
She thought for a moment but still had no intention of revealing Ye Fan's phone number to Song Meimei.
"He's not an ordinary person. Just being a rich girl won't catch his eye, right? Haha, that's not possible." Lv Xinxin thought to herself, her gaze lingering on Ye Fan's departing figure.
"I'm fine." Song Meimei smiled faintly, appreciating Lv Xinxin's comfort with a grateful smile.
"Shall we go for a drink?" she invited.
"Alright." Lv Xinxin responded very decisively.
"I may not know why you look down on me, but I will find you and make you see me differently," Song Meimei thought with great reluctance in her heart.