Chapter 603: Serious?

However, no one was particularly interested in Lin Wu’s affairs, and they quickly returned to the main topic.

Near noon, as He Zhangbai finished chatting with someone, Lian Ningqi walked over to him: “Want to have lunch together?”

He Zhangbai replied politely and distantly: “Sorry, I’ve already made plans to meet someone.”

Upon hearing this, Lian Ningqi felt no embarrassment: “Alright, then next time.”

He Zhangbai’s claim of having a meeting was obviously false—he had lunch with Rong Ci and the others, but there were simply many people with them.

After the tech conference ended, that same night, Rong Ci and Yu Moxun boarded their flight back to Ducheng.

He Zhangbai, Lian Ningqi, Ren Ji, and the others were also returning that night, so they all took the same flight.

Thus, they all ran into each other on the plane.

He Zhangbai hadn’t had many chances to speak with Rong Ci these past two days, and now that he’d run into her, he was genuinely pleased: “What a coincidence.”

Rong Ci nodded.

Gu Yan, however, was not pleased: “Move aside, please.”

He Zhangbai was about to speak when Ren Ji and Lian Ningyu arrived as well.

Lian Ningyu: “Everyone’s here.”

He Zhangbai couldn’t block the aisle, so he nodded to Rong Ci and Yu Moxun and returned to his seat.

At the tech conference, Ren Ji had barely interacted with Rong Ci and the others; now face to face, he still greeted Yu Moxun: “Director Yu.”

As for Rong Ci, he acted as if he hadn’t seen her.

Yu Moxun curled his lip and nodded silently.

Lian Ningyu’s seat was next to He Zhangbai’s; after Lian Ningqi learned this, she asked him to switch seats with her.

Lian Ningyu had noticed his sister seemed genuinely interested in He Zhangbai these past two days—he paused, “Are you serious?”

“I want to try.”

He Zhangbai may have someone he likes, but how can she know she has no chance unless she tries?

Lian Ningyu also thought He Zhangbai was quite impressive; since she wanted to pursue him, he naturally supported her.

Lian Ningqi sat in Lian Ningyu’s seat, then greeted He Zhangbai: “What a coincidence.”

He Zhangbai nodded.

“I heard you were originally on a different flight—why did you suddenly switch?”

She had previously checked his itinerary and learned he wasn’t on the same flight as her; last night, she deliberately changed to his flight, but today at noon she learned he had already switched flights that morning.

He Zhangbai’s flight change was naturally…

He glanced subtly toward Rong Ci’s direction.

He said coolly: “This is my personal matter—I see no need to inform Miss Lian.”

Hearing this, Lian Ningqi assumed he had sensed her feelings and was using coldness to make his stance clear.

Lian Ningqi was about to speak again when He Zhangbai said coolly: “Miss Lian, I’m not in the mood to chat—I’d like to rest.”

Lian Ningqi paused, then smiled: “Alright, I won’t disturb you. Rest well.”

On the other side.

Rong Ci and Yu Moxun had been busy for two days; it was already late, and they were exhausted, so shortly after boarding, they lay down to rest.

Three hours later, the plane landed safely.

When Rong Ci, Yu Moxun, and Gu Yan emerged with their luggage, they naturally ran into He Zhangbai, Ren Ji, and the others.

As Rong Ci and Yu Moxun were talking, they saw Ye Qiuyu approaching Ren Ji.

Only then did they learn that Ye Qiuyu had recently transferred to Ren Ji’s team.