Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride's Gambit-Chapter 194 - I Am Not His Lover

Chapter 194: Chapter 194 I Am Not His Lover

Chapter 194 -194 I Am Not His Lover

Ye Chuyi’s lips curled into a hint of mockery, and then, she walked leisurely into the café and came up beside Meng Li.

She spoke flatly, “Meng Li, I’m here.”

Meng Li was in a foul mood because Sheng Tingyuan hadn’t followed the script, causing her plan for the evening to fall apart, but the moment she heard Ye Chuyi’s voice, her head snapped up, and a smile spread across her face.

“Chuyi, you really came! I thought you were mad at me and wouldn’t want to see me. Have a seat, what would you like to drink? It’s on me.”

Ye Chuyi obligingly took a seat opposite her, “I like wolfberry and red date tea, as you know. I just don’t know if this coffee shop has it.”

“They have it, of course they do. I’ll go find the waiter to make it for you. Just wait for me a moment.”

“Okay, thank you.”

“Oh, don’t be so formal with me.”

Meng Li said, rising from her seat to approach the bar and instruct the waiter.

A little while later, she came back.

Shortly after, the waiter brought over a cup of wolfberry and red date tea, placing it in front of Ye Chuyi, “Please enjoy.”

Ye Chuyi thanked the waiter politely, “Thank you.”

Meng Li gave her a smile, “Chuyi, you still love to drink this. Last night… I saw President Sheng order this too. He must’ve ordered it for you, right?”

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Ye Chuyi looked at her in surprise, “Last night? No, that was for himself. I didn’t have a sip; he drank it all by himself!”

Meng Li nearly jumped up at this, “What did you say?!”

Ye Chuyi seemed startled by her reaction, pausing mid-sip, “What’s with the sudden outburst? Is there a problem with him drinking wolfberry and red date tea?”

“No, no problem at all.”

Meng Li clenched her fists, incredulous, “The wolfberry and red date tea from last night… President Sheng drank it all? You didn’t have any?”

“Not a drop. Why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, you can ask Sheng Tingyuan yourself.”

Meng Li’s complexion turned exceedingly ugly.

Where would she have the nerve to ask Sheng Tingyuan now? No wonder his attitude towards her had been so atrocious today; he hadn’t spared her a glance despite her pleading. The problem had emerged last night!

He must suspect her of tampering with the drink.

What a case of trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice!

After a good while, she forced out in a dry tone, “President Sheng still likes to drink that? I thought he only enjoyed Longjing Tea. I never heard him mention liking sweet drinks.”

Ye Chuyi nodded naturally, “He didn’t use to like sweet things, but he’s taken a liking to them after learning from me recently.”

“Is that so?”

Meng Li no longer felt the laughter come easily; she thought Ye Chuyi was flaunting this fact blatantly! She was doing it on purpose!

Damn it, last night she didn’t end up embarrassing herself; instead, Sheng Tingyuan was affected!

Ye Chuyi watched her eyes intently, asking on purpose, “What’s wrong with you? Your eyes are red. Have you been crying? Did something happen?”

Meng Li turned her face away, pretending to wipe the corner of her eye, then said with a choked voice, “My mom’s in bad shape; she needs money for surgery, but I don’t have any. And because I offended President Sheng yesterday, I’ve lost my job too.”

“Really? I wouldn’t have thought you’d raise money for your mom’s surgery, given she’s never been kind to you, always either beating you or scolding you. I thought you wouldn’t care about her, but it turns out you’re so filial.”

“After all, she’s my mom. I can’t just ignore whether she lives or dies, right? Chuyi, please help me. I saw you having dinner with President Sheng yesterday; you must have a special relationship with him. Could you introduce me? I want to apologize properly and ask him to let me off the hook.”

“He doesn’t like strangers getting close to him, and I really don’t have the ability to introduce you.”

Meng Li sounded a bit sour, “If you don’t have the ability to introduce me, then who does?”

“I truly don’t have that ability. There’s nothing I can do if you don’t believe me.”

“Stop making excuses. I know you’re Sheng Tingyuan’s secret lover. Nianyou told me all about it. She said President Sheng treats you very well, spending lots of money on you.”

“I’m not Sheng Tingyuan’s secret lover, and on that point, Nianyou is utterly talking nonsense.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really.”