Phoenix A has Gone Viral Across the Entire Internet! - Chapter 10

The marriage partner Yu’s father selected for her this time was a doctor. His family was also in the medical business, so they were considered a decent match in terms of social status.

Yu Mengning actually understood her father’s perspective. Because she had no interest in the medical industry, he was taking an alternative route by trying to find a son-in-law who could take over the family business in her stead. Unfortunately, Yu Mengning was not buying it. That old man was so obsessed with finding a successor that he was willing to sacrifice her marriage. It was utterly muddled thinking. Why didn’t he consider that he was only in his fifties? That is the prime age for building a career. It was far too early to be worrying about such things.

The more Yu Mengning thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply sipped the apple juice she had just ordered while rolling her eyes. Checking the time on her phone, she could not help but complain internally. Aren’t doctors supposed to be very punctual? This cheap marriage candidate had not even shown up yet? That was a massive point deduction.

Just as this thought surfaced, a gentle male voice reached her ears.

“This must be Miss Yu, right?”

Oh? He finally found her?

Yu Mengning thought nonchalantly as she shifted her gaze toward him. The Alpha wore a pair of sophisticated gold-rimmed glasses and had a scholarly air. A faint smile played on his lips, making him look less rigid than she had expected. Truth be told, certain aspects of this man actually aligned with her aesthetic preferences. However, that was as far as it went. Yu Mengning was never short of suitors of this type.

“Mr. Lin,” Yu Mengning started, wanting to call him by his name, but after thinking for a moment, she realized she had no memory of it.

Fortunately, the man did not mind. He smiled and corrected her. “Li. My surname is Li. My full name is Li Yilin. The fact that Miss Yu could remember the ‘Lin’ character shows you put some heart into it.”

As Li Yilin spoke, he naturally took off his suit jacket and handed it to a nearby waiter. Despite her lack of interest in this blind date, meeting such a good-tempered Alpha made Yu Mengning feel a rare sense of awkwardness. However, once she remembered that her goal was to ruin this meeting, the slight embarrassment in her heart vanished instantly. She looked at Li Yilin, who had already taken his seat, and followed the original plan by signaling Jiang Zhiwan, who was waiting in the corner.

Jiang Zhiwan arrived quickly. When she looked at Li Yilin, there was no warmth in her eyes. In her past life, it was this sanctimonious hypocrite who had tricked A-Ning into marriage. In reality, he was a psychologically twisted Alpha who committed domestic violence. No matter how much she loathed him internally, on the surface, she simply appeared a bit cold.

Faced with the slight confusion in Li Yilin’s eyes, Yu Mengning introduced her friend without changing her expression. “Going on a blind date alone makes me nervous, so I brought a friend along. You won’t mind, will you?”

Although she phrased it as a question, the underlying meaning was clear to Li Yilin. If he said he minded, this young lady would likely use it as an excuse to leave immediately.

Therefore, Li Yilin only smiled gently. “Since she is Miss Yu’s friend, she can be considered my friend as well. Why would I mind? Besides, eating hotpot is always more lively with more people.”

The response was flawless, which actually earned him a few more points of favor in Yu Mengning’s heart.

Having been friends with Yu Mengning for so many years, Jiang Zhiwan was very accurate in sensing her emotions. She lowered her eyes, thinking to herself that this could not continue. Li Yilin was very patient and good at acting. If one did not know beforehand how vile his character was, it would be easy to be blinded by his outward appearance. From the moment he met A-Ning until now, he had already managed to leave a good impression. If she relaxed her guard even slightly, she might not be able to prevent her friend from repeating the same mistakes.

How could she make him reveal his true colors in front of A-Ning?

While Jiang Zhiwan was secretly pondering, Shen Nian was also openly sizing up this “bad seed” across from them.

Li Yilin, a male Alpha, came from a family in the medical industry and was himself a chief physician at a well-known private hospital. He looked glamorous on the outside but was incredibly dark on the inside. He had been plotting for this marriage opportunity with the Yu family for a long time. Strictly speaking, the Li family’s small enterprise was nothing compared to the Yu family. Yu Mengning was the sole heir of the Yu family, and she was an Omega with no interest in medicine. This meant that whoever married this only daughter would naturally take over all the Yu family’s businesses.

As a hypocritical and twisted Alpha, Li Yilin would naturally grasp this effortless opportunity firmly. For instance, Yu Mengning had no idea that the Alpha sitting across from her was only able to gain her favor because he had secretly collected information on all her preferences beforehand. Unlike the playboys Yu Mengning could see through at a glance, this man was deep and exceptionally good at disguising himself. Until he achieved his goal, he would likely maintain this “refined gentleman” persona indefinitely.

Shen Nian thought for a moment and decided to give the man a lesson tonight.

One person and one bird—their thoughts were highly synchronized at this moment: they must ensure Li Yilin completely disappears from Yu Mengning’s world after tonight.

Yu Mengning was completely unaware of all this. She simply ordered the ingredients that she and Wanwan loved to eat. When she caught a glimpse of Shen Nian out of the corner of her eye, she even ordered a red bean dessert for her, putting aside their previous grievances.

After gesturing for the waiter to hand the menu to Li Yilin, Yu Mengning sent a blind message to Jiang Zhiwan under the table: [Wanwan, what do you think of this person? He feels different from what I imagined; he is actually quite interesting.]

The phone Jiang Zhiwan had placed on the table soon vibrated. She picked it up, took a look, frowned slightly, and gave a brief reply: [Hehe.]

Yu Mengning sneakily checked the reply and was somewhat surprised. She only sent two characters? Was this “hehe” the meaning she thought it was? Yu Mengning was puzzled and could not help but turn her head to glance at her friend. Because of this distraction, she missed Li Yilin’s calculated attempt at ordering.

He had done his research and knew exactly what Yu Mengning liked to eat, so he planned to showcase some “coincidental” mutual understanding. In the end, it was like throwing pearls before swine. Although Li Yilin felt it was a pity, he did not dwell on it. After all, there would be many more opportunities to impress this innocent young Omega lady.

In contrast, he was quite interested in the Omega friend Yu Mengning had invited. It was a lapse on his part; he had been so focused on investigating Yu Mengning that he forgot to research the friends around her. Even at the dinner table, Jiang Zhiwan showed no intention of taking off her sunglasses. Only the silhouette of her face was visible, making it difficult for people to judge her appearance. Li Yilin felt she looked familiar, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not remember where he had seen her.

As he fixed his gaze on Jiang Zhiwan, the two people opposite him naturally noticed. However, unlike what he expected, Yu Mengning had no intention of introducing her. Instead, she reminded him that staring at a strange Omega like that was very rude.

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