The Scheming Billionaire's Heartfelt Devotion-Chapter 804 - 819: Birds of a Feather Flock Together

Clearly, this work isn’t urgent at all, yet they’re still pulling an all-nighter. It’s really like shooting yourself in the foot. When he called Zhong Li in the afternoon, he should have found a different excuse. It’s really stupid.

Zhong Li closed the files on the table and raised his hand to rub his slightly sore shoulder, then stood up from the chair: "Want to go grab something to eat at a nearby restaurant?"

"Sure, I’m starving." Assistant Wang was thinking the same.

The two of them left the office together and got into the elevator. Assistant Wang raised his hand to press the button for the first floor and casually asked, "I feel like having steak, what do you think?"

"I’m good with anything."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Li took out his phone from his bag and sent a WeChat message to Gu Nanxi, telling him he would grab something to eat with Assistant Wang before heading home.

When the elevator door opened, Zhong Li immediately saw Gu Nanxi’s car parked at the company entrance. He was leaning against the car door with one hand in his pocket, sliding his finger across his phone screen, likely replying to the WeChat message from Zhong Li.

"Looks like the steak is off the table." Assistant Wang said disappointedly.

Upon hearing the voice, Gu Nanxi looked up, and when he saw Zhong Li, a charming smile appeared on his lips.

"When did you get here?"

Gu Nanxi turned off his phone and put it in his pants pocket: "Been waiting for you quite a while, let’s go, let’s get something to eat first."

The nearby Assistant Wang politely greeted Gu Nanxi: "Hello, President Gu."

Gu Nanxi nodded in acknowledgment, opened the passenger door, watched Zhong Li get in, then walked around the front of the car to the driver’s seat and drove off.

"How about we go for Korean barbecue?"

Zhong Li turned his body slightly, looked at Gu Nanxi, and nodded: "Sure, anything works for me, I’m starving!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The car soon stopped at a barbecue restaurant. As Gu Nanxi was ordering, Zhong Li went to the restroom. Just as he was about to push the door open and come out, he heard voices outside, slightly familiar, yet he couldn’t recall whose they were.

"Aunt, please don’t be upset. It’s definitely Zhong Li seducing Shangyu. Let’s think of another way."

When he heard his own name, Zhong Li gently pushed the door open a crack, and Xia Mo’s smiling face suddenly appeared in his vision.

So it turns out she was involved in today’s events at the party as well.

With a "bang," Zhong Li pushed the door open and walked out in high heels: "If you’re going to make calls in public, at least be discreet. It’s not like you’re discussing something noble."

Xia Mo turned around in shock and looked at Zhong Li: "What are you doing here?"

"If I weren’t here, how would I know you’re such a despicable person? The person you were talking to must be President Qi’s mother, right? Birds of a feather sure do flock together."

Zhong Li walked to the sink, turned on the faucet, and after washing his hands, grabbed a tissue to wipe them dry.

Xia Mo quietly pressed her phone on speaker, maintaining a seemingly pitiful demeanor: "Zhong Li, I won’t let you talk about Aunt Li like that. What do you mean by birds of a feather? Are you implying both the aunt and I are despicable? Are you the victim here?"

Zhong Li keenly noticed Xia Mo’s action of pressing the phone, but she wasn’t afraid of Li Jiaxue overhearing anything. Some things needed to be said clearly, and she might as well take this opportunity.

"I already have a boyfriend, so you and President Li don’t need to waste your efforts on me. If Qi Shangyu doesn’t like you, all your tricks will be in vain."