Pregnant After Healing the Alpha-Chapter 440 - 429 Another Rival for Her Brothers

Chapter 440: Chapter 429: Another Rival for Her Brother’s Affection?

Chapter 440 -429: Another Rival for Her Brother’s Affection?

The waiter saw the man and immediately bowed.

“Boss, you’re here.”

The waiter’s words made Su Manhan and Zhan Nanqing pause in their eating and look toward the man.

Surprise registered on both of their faces.

It was well-known that the owner of Zhouhuan Restaurant was very mysterious.

This Zhouhuan Restaurant’s owner had never shown his face, prompting jokes among customers that he was just as mysterious as Professor Qiao and Divine Doctor Jing.

Everyone had speculated about what the owner of Zhouhuan Restaurant might look like, guessing he could be a burly man or an elderly gentleman.

But they had not expected the owner of Zhouhuan Restaurant to be a man in his twenties, who was also very handsome.

So it turned out that such a young man could manage Zhouhuan Restaurant to such an extent.

Now, not only was the boss personally delivering porridge to them, but he was also calling Qiao Jing big brother?

Could it be that Qiao Jing had saved the man’s life, and he had acknowledged her as his boss as a result?

While the two mulled over this, they heard Qiao Jing’s voice.

“Hmm, haven’t been here in a while.”

The man’s gaze landed on Qiao Jing’s face, staring intently at her with sparkling eyes, and he asked with implied meaning,

“Big brother, what have you been busy with lately?”

He suddenly noticed the two people sitting next to Qiao Jing and looked puzzled.

“Who are they?”

Qiao Jing glanced at the people beside her and, remembering that the second brother had not attended the wedding, naturally he wouldn’t recognize the mother and daughter Su Manhan.

She gave a simple introduction.

“This is Madam Zhan, and this is the young miss of the Zhan family.”

The man nodded in sudden understanding and politely said to the two:

“I see, hello, my name is Yu Yangqi.”

Su Manhan offered a proper smile.

“Hello, my name is Su Manhan.”

When Zhan Nanqing saw the smile on Yu Yangqi’s face, she had an ominous feeling.

Could it be…

This person is another one of her brother’s rivals in love?

Could it be that Yu Yangqi had fallen for Qiao Jing after she saved him?

Handsome men were always around Qiao Jing, and they all had extraordinary identities.

Plus, with Yu Yangqi being exceptionally handsome, nearly matching her brother, didn’t that make him even more of a threat?

The more rivals, the greater the danger for her brother!!

It looked like she would have to guard against one more person for her brother’s sake.

Sigh—

After all, Qiao Jing was her sister-in-law.

Suddenly, she felt two prods on her arm.

Zhan Nanqing looked quizzically at the person prodding her and saw it was Su Manhan.

“What’s up?”

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Su Manhan glared at Zhan Nanqing and whispered a reminder:

“That’s Qiao Jing’s friend. He introduced himself, and you’re just spacing out. How rude!”

Zhan Nanqing responded indifferently with an “Oh.”

“Hello, my name is Zhan Nanqing, Qiao Jing is my sister-in-law.”

No sooner had she spoken than she noticed Yu Yangqi looking at her with a strange expression.

But just as she tried to get a clearer look, she found he had reverted to his polite demeanor from before.

How odd…

Had she seen wrong?

Su Manhan felt that Zhan Nanqing was acting a bit strange and frowned.

“I told you to introduce yourself. Why did you emphasize Qiao Jing’s identity? Everyone knows Qiao Jing is part of our Zhan family.”

Qiao Jing cast a brief glance at Zhan Nanqing without taking a stance.

Her current identity indeed was Zhan Nanqing’s sister-in-law, and there was no issue with that description.

Yu Yangqi felt it was bizarre, but he didn’t dwell on it and pulled out the chair on Qiao Jing’s left side to sit down.

Zhan Nanqing’s eyes widened slightly, a vigilant look fixed upon Yu Yangqi.

She already wished she had sat on Qiao Jing’s left side. This man had deliberately chosen to sit so close to Qiao Jing, could it be intentional?

He must be her brother’s rival in love!

Yu Yangqi cleared his throat.

“Boss, how’s the matter I asked you to help with? Did you manage to make the connection for me?”

Qiao Jing raised his eyebrows slightly and turned his head to look at Yu Yangqi.

“You still haven’t given up?”

Yu Yangqi nodded vigorously, determination in his eyes.

“Absolutely not giving up!”

Zhan Nanqing’s ears perked up as she listened intently to their conversation.

With a wary face, she frowned and shifted her chair closer to Qiao Jing.

“What giving up? Giving up on whom?”

Qiao Jing glanced at Zhan Nanqing and noticed the vigilance written all over her face.

He guessed what Zhan Nanqing was thinking and explained somewhat helplessly.

“It’s not about me.”

Zhan Nanqing paused, an incredulous “Ah?” escaping her lips.

Her gaze flitted back and forth between Qiao Jing and Yu Yangqi, somewhat skeptical of Qiao Jing’s words.

“Really?”

If this Yu Yangqi didn’t like Qiao Jing, how come his gaze just now was still shining so brightly?

But Qiao Jing wouldn’t lie to her either…

Qiao Jing hummed in acknowledgment, then suddenly remembered about Qiao Mengtong.

“Second, where’s Manager Zhang from your restaurant?”

Yu Yangqi furrowed his brows.

“Downstairs, what about him?”

Qiao Jing’s lips pursed, her gaze gradually cooling.

“He gave someone the privilege to jump the queue.”

She had never heard that Zhouhuan Restaurant allowed queue jumping; today she had just happened to encounter it and thus decided to help the “second” regulate some internal employee issues.

Upon hearing Qiao Jing’s words, Yu Yangqi’s expression darkened abruptly, and the smile vanished from his face.

“I’ll call him up.”

Moments later, a man in a suit pushed open the door of the private room.

Perhaps because he had done something sneaky, his gaze towards Yu Yangqi was somewhat evasive.

“Boss… you were looking for me?”

Qiao Jing’s gaze fell on Manager Zhang like icy blades, her arms folded, wordless.

The rule of not jumping the queue at Zhouhuan Restaurant was explicit, not even employees were allowed to do so.

Furthermore, this Manager Zhang had directly granted Qiao Mengtong a spot among the top 100 customers.

Upon locking eyes with Qiao Jing, Manager Zhang subconsciously swallowed, his legs uncontrollably beginning to tremble.

He had heard that a woman had entered the restaurant directly and had gone to the third floor’s VIP private room.

He immediately knew that the person who came was Qiao Jing.

Moreover, his cousin had also arrived today, and the service staff at the door had told him there was almost a quarrel over Qiao Jing’s direct entry to the restaurant.

It couldn’t be that his cousin had also gotten involved…

Qiao Jing was the boss’s honored guest!

Moreover, the boss had said that Qiao Jing’s status in Zhouhuan Restaurant was even higher than his own.

All of these working people understood the boss’s intentions; as long as Qiao Jing came, she could directly enter the VIP private room.

But if the boss found out about him letting Qiao Mengtong cut in line, his job would be in danger!

Cold sweat had begun to break out on his forehead, yet fearing discovery by Yu Yangqi, he forced himself to calm down.

Seeing that Yu Yangqi remained silent, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and inquire.

“Boss? Is there something you need me for?”

Yu Yangqi glanced at Manager Zhang a few more times.

“Don’t you know what you’ve done?”