Chapter 96：Could it be homosexuality?

In the restaurant, because there were three women and one man, everyone's attention naturally fell on Li Weijie.

"Ajie, tell us about your experience as a judge. Did you gain a lot from it? You know, Sister Rong has high expectations of you!" Shen Mengli asked about Li Weijie's trip to City H.

"Hehe, I was a bit lacking in confidence at first, but when it came to the actual competition, it was just average. I wasn't too nervous." Li Weijie smiled and explained the process of the competition.

"Was it that simple? I feel like you've changed quite a bit." Xu Rong said lightly.

"Really? I don't think so."

"Of course, I didn't notice earlier, but now that you're talking more, I can feel a significant change in your demeanor." Shen Mengli also said seriously. She had been Li Weijie's assistant for a while now, and they spent a lot of time together, so she knew him quite well.

After hearing their words, Lin Ruotong couldn't help but look at Li Weijie with interest and said with a smile, "Ajie, is there something you haven't told us? What happened that made you change so much? Tell us."

Li Weijie also felt that he had changed a bit, but it was about his mindset and beliefs, and he didn't expect them to be so obvious. With three beautiful women staring at him, he had no choice but to admit, "Actually, it was Sister Rong's opportunity that made me change a lot..."

"Cut it out. Tell us what happened to make you say that. Why are you trying to flatter Arong again?" Lin Ruotong rolled her eyes at him.

"You're the one flattering her!" Xu Rong muttered softly, then grinned. She leaned closer to Li Weijie and asked in a low voice, "Do you like to flatter a certain someone's... bottom?"

Li Weijie felt embarrassed. How could she ask such a question? Is she teasing me on purpose?

Originally, jokingly flattering Xu Rong was fine, but now, with Lin Ruotong teasing him in that ambiguous tone and wording, Li Weijie couldn't help but think of Xu Rong's sexy figure. He had seen photos this afternoon, including some of her bottoms, and when they went to the hot springs last time, he had a very clear view.

"Uh, uh!" Li Weijie coughed awkwardly, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Seeing him suddenly blush, Shen Mengli couldn't help but ask curiously, "Jie, what did you just talk about with Tongjie?"

"What else could it be? It must have been teasing." Xu Rong laughed.

Lin Ruotong looked around with a seductive gaze and said in a soft voice, "Ali, do you want to know? Hehe, I asked him if he likes to flatter a certain person's... bottom." As she spoke, she covered her mouth and giggled.

Although she said a certain person, everyone knew who she was referring to. Xu Rong also blushed slightly and glared at her with a spoon in her hand.

Li Weijie felt equally embarrassed, but he couldn't get angry at the beautiful woman for joking like this. To calm the situation, he quickly cleared his throat and said seriously, "Alright, enough with the jokes. I feel that I have benefited a lot. One of the main things is that I learned a lot from the other judges. Professor Luo Xuan from the Sino-US Association taught me many things."

"Luo Xuan?" Xu Rong couldn't help but chuckle. "He looks all serious and experienced, but don't think he's that serious. His skills in pleasing girls may be better than his hairstyling skills!"

"Really? Ajie, did he teach you how to please girls?" Lin Ruotong looked at him with a smile that was not a smile.

Li Weijie hurriedly defended, "No, I only know that he is very good at pleasing girls, so I asked him to teach me more about that. It's something I'm not good at." At this point, he had to set aside the benefits of Luo Xuan to continue the conversation, as Xu Rong would not be able to confirm them.

"You don't know how to please girls? Look around, we three girls are here with you. Countless people envy and admire you!" Lin Ruotong said, half-jokingly.

Facing Lin Ruotong's words, Li Weijie simply smiled and brushed it off, then changed the topic. "By the way, there's another person who had a big impact on me, Mr. Falini, the chief designer of Loki."

"What did you say?" Lin Ruotong and Xu Rong exclaimed at the same time.

"Mr. Falini, the designer of Loki. He happened to be in City H too..."

"You know designer Falisheni?" Lin Ruotong glanced at Xu Rong and then looked at Li Weijie in disbelief. "I know he was in City H these past few days, but how could you... forgive me for being straightforward, but you, a relatively unknown hairstylist, how could you possibly know him? He is an internationally famous fashion designer! He doesn't visit China often, so how..."

Looking at Lin Ruotong's shock, Xu Rong also wore a questioning expression. Li Weijie smiled slightly, "Ruotong, you're not wrong. I am relatively unknown, and Falisheni is a master-level designer. I know him quite coincidentally, we met in City H..."

He briefly explained the situation at the time, "Whether it was because of what I said or because of the airport directions, he gave me a chance to have a conversation like that. The time we talked wasn't very long, but I found it very inspiring."

"This guy is gay, right?" Lin Ruotong paused for a moment and suddenly said.

"Isn't he...?" Li Weijie's heart sank. In the fashion industry, many designers were gay, as many of them designed women's clothing and needed to deeply understand women to create fashion that pleased them. As a result, some of them developed a feminine personality, eventually developing a liking for men, though it wasn't the majority.

"Considering the popularity and sales of Loki in China, as well as their focus on the Chinese market, I've been wanting to collaborate with them for a long time and take advantage of their influence. Falisheni is Loki's chief designer, not the boss, but he has a lot of decision-making power. I visited him in Europe a few times, hoping he could help us design the hairstyles for Loki's brand launch events in China, but he never agreed."

Lin Rongtong paused for a moment, then seemed slightly annoyed. "As a beauty like me, every time I went to see him for business, he would only give me ten minutes of his time. But now he's inviting you to dinner. Is that okay?"

Li Weijie recalled their meeting and shook his head. "It doesn't seem like it. Mr. Falisheni shouldn't be gay. He even said if we happen to meet again, he would introduce me to Tianjian."

"Meet again? Tell me more... hehe, Ajie, he must have some intentions towards you!" Lin Ruotong said half-jokingly.

"Tianjian?" Xu Rong and Shen Mengli glanced at each other, but Lin Ruotong had a less significant reaction. As hairstylists, both Xu Rong and Shen Mengli were extremely sensitive to that distant yet sacred name.

"Ruotong, don't scare him. It's not easy to befriend someone like Falisheni. Maybe Weijie has a chance to become friends with him. You don't need to intervene." Xu Rong thought for a moment and continued, "But someone like Falisheni isn't someone we can casually befriend. Maybe Weijie has a chance to become his personal friend. You don't need to intervene."

"Alright, hehe, I won't use your Weijie to sacrifice my looks for a contract." Lin Ruotong laughed.

"What are you saying? Then you go sacrifice your looks!"

"What? Are you asking me to sacrifice my looks for Weijie? Sigh... after so many years of friendship, it's not as important as an opposite sex..."

Lin Ruotong's deliberate framing made Shen Mengli cover her mouth and giggle, while Li Weijie laughed bitterly, feeling embarrassed.