Do You Hate Me?

Qin Huaichuan skimmed through it. "Alright, you're quite well-prepared. I'll get someone to make the arrangements later." As soon as he said this, Qin Huaichuan's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and said apologetically, "I have some personal matters to attend to, so I won't be able to accompany you two anymore. The two of you can enjoy your meal. By the way, Shen Lin, I asked Wei Chen to get you a membership card. You can come here often to eat in the future. I think the dishes here are quite appetizing."

"I know. You can go and do your thing now," Shen Lin replied lazily.

After Qin Huaichuan left, Zhou Xia turned to look at Shen Lin. She watched as he chewed and swallowed the food in his mouth slowly. She felt a familiar feeling in her heart. Shen Lin had been eating at a steady pace since he was a child. He had always been gentle and refined.

"Aren't we waiting to get a divorce? Why did you tell others about our marriage?" 

"There won't be a problem. He's my cousin. Don't worry. He's very tight-lipped. He won't tell anyone."

Zhou Xia glared at Shen Lin. "Shen Lin, you did that on purpose, didn't you?" 

"What do you mean on purpose?" 

"You're deliberately telling others about us getting our marriage certificate!"

Shen Lin put down the chopsticks in his hand. He picked up a napkin and wiped the corner of his mouth. He said coldly, "If I did it on purpose, your parents and my mother would have found out by now." 

Zhou Xia was speechless and did not know what to say. Shen Lin put down the serviette in his hand. He turned around and looked at Zhou Xia. "Zhou Xia, it's been so many years. Do you still hate me?"

"Ha? Why would I hate you?" Zhou Xia was confused. 

"Haven't you always hated me for pushing you out of the top three?" 

Zhou Xia was stunned. "You know about it?" 

"There's nothing between us other than this, right?" 

"There's no special occasion, isn't it? Besides, that's ages ago. I don't care about it anymore." It had been so many years since Zhou Xia graduated from high school. If she had not met Shen Lin again, she would have forgotten about that incident.

Shen Lin's deep eyes suddenly darkened. "Why do you hate me so much then?"

Zhou Xia's heart skipped a beat. She panicked. She did not dare to look into Shen Lin's eyes. She lowered her head subconsciously. "I don't hate you."

"If you don't hate me, why don't you want to see me?"

Zhou Xia stared at the utensils on the table. She rubbed the white porcelain cup in her hand uneasily. She pretended to be calm and asked, "Why should I look at you? You're not handsome either."

Shen Lin's face was dark. His tone was cold. "According to what you said, is Chen Xi handsome then?"

"Why are you mentioning him out of the blue? How unlucky." Zhou Xia's mood plummeted.

"If he's not handsome, why did you agree to date him?"

Zhou Xia was speechless. Why was Shen Lin just like her math teacher's mother? They were always so logical when it came to such strange things.

"If you don't want to say it, then forget it. Let's go." Shen Lin stood up. He walked around Zhou Xia and left. Zhou Xia picked up the canvas bag and quickly followed him. Wei Chen, who had been waiting downstairs, quickly came up to them when he saw them.

"Doctor Shen, this is the membership card that President Qin asked me to get for you." After that, he handed Shen Lin a black sequined membership card with the words 'Banquet' written on it.

Shen Lin took it. "Are you using me to boost your business?"

Wei Chen quickly explained, "Doctor Shen, you've just returned to North China, and President Qin has especially applied for a membership card for you. You can come here often to enjoy good food. Many of Huachen's doctors are members of his family, who are highly spoken of."

"Your President Qin and the owner of this restaurant? No business?" Shen Lin asked.

Wei Chen smiled uneasily. "From what you're insinuating, it seems like President Qin is using you to attract customers."

"Isn't it?"

"It's really not like that. President Qin is your blood relative. He just wanted you to come and eat something good when you're free."

Shen Lin sneered silently. Wei Chen's vague answer had already told him that it was exactly what he had thought.

Wei Chen saw that Shen Lin was still staring at the membership card, but he did not say anything. He did not know if Shen Lin was willing to accept the card. Suddenly, he turned and looked at Zhou Xia.

"Miss Zhou, do the dishes here suit your taste?"

Zhou Xia nodded and commented sincerely, "It's indeed quite delicious."