Chapter 32: Chance Encounter

The lady in charge of sorting out the merchandise was pushing a simple pallet truck stacked with a pile of beverages, nearly two meters high. She was pushing from behind, tilting her head to look ahead, shouting as she went.

Chen Wei quickly moved behind the shelves to clear the way for the lady.

A young woman was selecting chocolates by the shelves. Chen Wei, dragging his shopping cart, bypassed the young woman, intending to leave from the other side, when suddenly, there was a loud crash behind him, followed by a woman's scream!

Instinctively, Chen Wei turned back and saw the woman who had been choosing chocolates moments ago, now trapped beneath the fallen boxes of beverages, crying out in pain!

Somehow, the stack of beverages the lady was pushing had toppled over, hitting the woman below!

Seeing the woman seemingly injured, Chen Wei immediately activated his time-reversal ability!

Time rewound ten seconds back, at which point Chen Wei was about to pass by the woman!

Without hesitation, he grabbed the woman and shouted, "Quick, move away!"

The woman was visibly startled and was pulled away by Chen Wei involuntarily.

Slightly annoyed, she said, "What are you doing?"

Before she finished speaking, there was another crash as the beverages spilled!

The woman was also startled!

She stared at the spilled beverages on the ground in shock!

A moment of horror!

If she hadn't been pulled away, she might have been crushed underneath!

At this moment, Chen Wei saw the lady in charge of the merchandise rushing over. Seeing that no one was injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side of the pallet truck, a seven or eight-year-old boy stood there dumbfounded, looking terrified.

It was this little boy who had been riding the shopping cart and accidentally knocked over the stack of beverages.

The boy's mother rushed over to comfort her son anxiously. Seeing that her son was only scared and not injured, she relaxed. In the next moment, she angrily shouted at the lady in charge of the merchandise, "What's wrong with you? Weren't you looking where you were going? What if my son had been hurt? Can you afford the consequences?"

The lady in charge of the merchandise was also somewhat angry, arguing, "I've been asking people to make way! If you didn't watch your son properly and now blame me? Besides, it was your son who knocked over our beverages. The responsibility lies with you. Letting you go without compensation is already being generous. What are you shouting about?"

These merchandise ladies were all tough locals.

The manager of the store quickly came over, and gradually, a crowd of onlookers gathered around.

Chen Wei stood on the other side, watching for a while, shaking his head, and was about to leave. The woman, still shaken, also stood there watching. Suddenly, she saw him about to leave and quickly shouted, "Hey, um... Thank you just now!"

Chen Wei turned back, smiled at the woman, and said, "No need to thank me."

Just as he finished speaking, both of them froze!

"It's you?"

They said simultaneously.

The woman was none other than the one who woke Chen Wei up after he was knocked out by the system that day!

Both recognized each other to some extent and realized it at that moment.

"Heh, what a coincidence, didn't expect it to be you!"

Chen Wei smiled and said.

"Yeah, it's indeed quite a coincidence! Thank you so much just now. If it weren't for you, I might have been crushed."

The woman smiled gratefully.

"What's there to thank for? It was just a small effort. Besides, for that day's incident, I also owe you a lot. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how long I would have to sleep on the street."

Chen Wei said quickly.

"That was just a small effort for me. You didn't really get hurt that day, just passed out. But this time is different. If it weren't for you, I would have to go to the hospital."

The woman said again.

"Alright, let's not thank each other anymore. How about that?"

Chen Wei politely said.

"How can we not? How about this, have you had dinner? Let me treat you!"

The woman thought for a moment and said.

"Why dinner? It's not such a big deal! Forget it, I'll leave first."

Chen Wei smiled and was about to leave again.

The woman hurriedly caught up and said, "No, we can't forget about it. This is a life-saving favor, how can we forget about it? Let's go, I know there's a nice restaurant nearby. I'm also hungry, let's go eat together."

Chen Wei couldn't refuse, thinking that he also needed to eat, so going together would be fine.

They settled the bill and left the mall together.

The woman led him to a western restaurant on the pedestrian street.

To be honest, this was the first time in Chen Wei's life that he had entered a western restaurant, feeling a bit uneasy, like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.

"Let's just find a small restaurant, no need to come to such a high-end place, right?"

Chen Wei whispered.

It wasn't that he was afraid of spending money. It's just that he had never used a knife and fork from childhood to adulthood. If he embarrassed himself later, it would be too embarrassing.

"This is just a small restaurant! It's not that high-end. But their steaks are quite good. I've been here twice."

The woman smiled and said.

Chen Wei remained silent.

Judging by her appearance, she didn't seem particularly noble. His girlfriend, Xu Lili, dressed similarly. It's just that the woman's tone was a bit arrogant.

No matter what, this was still a western restaurant. Whether it was the decoration or the size of the store, it was definitely one of the best restaurants on this pedestrian street in the central business district.

But in the woman's mouth, this place was just a small restaurant, and it wasn't even that high-end!

Chen Wei didn't know what to say.

Could it be that she's from a wealthy family?

A waiter came over and led them upstairs to a relatively secluded seat.

The waiter handed over the menu, and the woman asked Chen Wei, "What do you like to eat?"

"Anything will do."

Chen Wei replied uneasily.

The woman seemed to understand and said to the waiter, "One creamy chicken puff, two mushroom soups, two filets, medium rare, one salad, um, and two tiramisus, please. Oh, and a bottle of Houbowang, a 2014 vintage."

Chen Wei listened beside her, feeling a bit stunned.

Apart from mushroom soup and salad, he didn't understand what filet, tiramisu, or Houbowang were.

He was too embarrassed to ask.

All he could do was sit upright, looking at the knives, forks, spoons, and plates in front of him, feeling a bit worried.

"By the way, I'm Lian Yingying, what about you?"

The woman suddenly realized that she didn't know Chen Wei's name and asked.

"Oh, my name is Chen Wei."

Chen Wei quickly replied.

"Let me leave you my number, so we can stay in touch in the future."

Lian Yingying said again.