The two of them identified him at a glance. But after confirming his identity, Shi Xinxin felt a pang of unease. She turned her head away. Why was he here? And having dinner with such a beautiful woman?
She lowered her head, no longer in the mood to chat with her best friend as before. Tang Tang looked down and whispered, "Aren't you going over to see?"
"See what? He's just having dinner with a client?"
"A client? Don't fool yourself. Does she look like a client? Look at how she's dressed. Do clients dress like that?"
Shi Xinxin glanced back again at Ding Muyu's exquisite evening gown. The deep V-neck design fit the woman perfectly, revealing almost all of her ample curves.
"Looking at the dress, it's probably backless too. Are you sure she's just a client?" Tang Tang pressed.
"Then, then she could be his friend. Just a normal friend." Shi Xinxin suppressed her feelings, especially with the lingering thoughts of Ye Yun's past incident. She didn't want to misunderstand Sheng Chenjin again.
And to be honest, she had just been announced as his fiancée and didn't know how to handle it. She figured Sheng Chenjin wouldn't be openly flirting with other women right after announcing he had a fiancée. What if she was mistaken?
"You can't be serious. Wouldn't a normal friend accompany you? Who dresses like that for a normal friend? This woman must be trouble!" Tang Tang said, glaring fiercely at Ding Muyu.
Ding Muyu sat at the table, looking preoccupied since Sheng Chenjin had left. She kept glancing towards the restrooms, appearing to be anxiously awaiting his return.
"Look at her, she's like a mother cat that hasn't eaten for days."
"Alright, stop talking about her like that. You don't have any proof that they're lovers, do you?" Shi Xinxin said, but her heart leaned towards her friend's suspicion.
Anxiously, she picked up a small cake and stuffed it into her mouth. "Hey, you're the newly appointed Madam Chairman now. Is this all the courage you have?"
Shi Xinxin was taken aback by Tang Tang's words. "You are now the legitimate fiancée of the Chairman. If you encounter a secret lover, is this how the main wife should behave? Besides, what's wrong with approaching a 'normal friend'? Why don't you go say hello?"
Tang Tang said, exasperated, "Even for normal couples, you can check up on each other. Now you're the Chairman's fiancée, and you won't even bat an eye when he's having dinner with such a beautiful woman?"
Shi Xinxin put down the half-eaten cake. She considered Tang Tang's words and realized they were right. Her hesitation stemmed from her insecurity about her status. But now, she had a new identity: the legitimate fiancée of the Chairman.
Just as Tang Tang had said, normal couples could check up on each other. Why couldn't she? "Then I'll just go over like this?"
"Just go over. What's wrong? Do you think you're not as good as her? If you wore that deep V-neck dress, wouldn't you look even better?" Tang Tang gave Shi Xinxin a disdainful look.
Even though she hadn't confirmed the woman's true identity, just from Ding Muyu's attire, Tang Tang was already quite displeased. Dressing like that must have some ulterior motive.
It was just that Xinxin was timid. If it were her, she would have gone up to question their relationship long ago. Taking a deep breath, Shi Xinxin nodded.
"Go for it! I'll be waiting for you here!" Tang Tang said resolutely.
Shi Xinxin stood up and slowly walked towards Ding Muyu's table. "Excuse me, Miss, are you having dinner with Sheng Chenjin?"
"Who are you?" Ding Muyu asked dismissively. In such a setting, it was rare to see someone dressed as ordinarily as Shi Xinxin. Looking at her clothes, she probably wasn't even a high-level white-collar worker.
"Hello, I'm Sheng Chenjin's fiancée. My name is Shi Xinxin." As she spoke, Shi Xinxin extended her hand towards Ding Muyu. However, Ding Muyu completely ignored it.
Upon hearing Shi Xinxin's name and identity, her first reaction was a cold smirk. This woman was truly pathetic, daring to appear in such a high-class restaurant dressed like that.
"Do you think I'll be intimidated just because you've revealed your identity? Country bumpkin." Ding Muyu scoffed inwardly. "What, is Chairman Sheng not attentive enough? Didn't he tell you to dress nicely when you come to places like this?"
Shi Xinxin smiled and pulled out a chair. "I had a last-minute appointment with a friend, so I came straight from work without time to change."
Ding Muyu was indifferent to this explanation. She stared at Shi Xinxin in surprise. Without her permission, she had simply pulled up a chair and sat down. She was shocked by this behavior.
This woman was too bold. Didn't she see the disdain in her eyes? How could she dare to disregard her status? After all, she was currently dining with Sheng Chenjin. How could she sit down without even asking for her opinion?
Such rudeness! Tang Tang, watching from afar, secretly cheered for Shi Xinxin.
"I shouldn't have been so polite to you!" Seeing Ding Muyu's disdainful look when Shi Xinxin extended her hand earlier, Tang Tang wanted to slap her twice.
"Didn't you say you were having dinner with a friend? Why are you sitting here?"
"Ah, I just told my friend that I encountered you dining with my husband here, so I had to come over and say hello?"
Ding Muyu understood the hidden meaning in Shi Xinxin's words. "You are only his fiancée for now. Calling him 'husband' is probably inappropriate."
Shi Xinxin smiled. "We don't have too many strict rules about that. The most important thing in a relationship is comfort, so we naturally use casual terms. May I ask your name, Miss?"
Shi Xinxin shifted the topic and asked Ding Muyu.
"Ding Muyu." She didn't want to say anything to Shi Xinxin, but if Shi Xinxin asked directly, deliberately hiding it would only arouse suspicion.
She had wanted to deal with Shi Xinxin before Sheng Chenjin returned from the restroom, but it seemed impossible for now.
Furthermore, the moment Shi Xinxin arrived, she announced her identity and then sat down at the table without permission. These series of dismissive actions clearly told Ding Muyu that she wasn't afraid of her.
This woman, she truly didn't need to be afraid of her. But if she kept harboring the delusion of obtaining Sheng Chenjin, that would be a grave mistake.
Sheng Chenjin's anger earlier about past events proved that he truly cared about that period of his life.