Chapter 368: Shen Qingying Wears a Qipao, Keep the Music Playing, Keep Dancing

“Chen Mo, your pant leg is wet…”

Seeing Chen Mo’s pant leg and shoes soaked with wine, Shen Qingying quickly pulled a pack of tissues from her purse.

She pulled out a few and immediately knelt down, earnestly wiping them for him.

“It’s fine. You don’t have to wipe it.”

Seeing this, Chen Mo couldn’t help but shake his head. He took her slender arm and pulled her back to her feet.

They were already soaked. Wiping wouldn’t do any good.

‘I’ll just have to go home and change my clothes and shoes.’

The classmates standing behind Chen Mo saw a goddess-level beauty like Shen Qingying voluntarily kneel to wipe his shoes with a tissue, their eyes filled with utter astonishment and envy.

Just then, the sound of the bottle shattering on the floor drew the attention of the two middle-aged men.

When they saw the bottle shattered to pieces, the puddle of deep red wine on the floor, and Chen Mo’s soaked pant leg and shoes, their tipsy expressions instantly sobered up.

It was obvious they had been so preoccupied with their conversation while walking that they hadn’t watched where they were going and had accidentally bumped into him.

One of them had lost their grip on the bottle, causing it to fall and splash wine all over him.

Even though they’d had a bit too much to drink, they could still figure out that they were at fault.

“Our apologies. We weren’t watching where we were going…”

Wang Chengxuan swayed slightly as he apologized to Chen Mo.

“You know me?”

Meanwhile, President Feng looked with unfamiliarity at the man who had just called out to him.

“President Feng, I’m Song Haofeng from the Finance Department. You can just call me Xiaosong.”

Song Haofeng immediately stepped in front of President Feng, bowing obsequiously as he introduced himself.

Seeing this, the other classmates didn’t react much. They thought it was perfectly normal.

Everyone had been navigating the corporate world for two years; opportunities to meet high-level executives were rare.

Now that they’d met one outside of work, of course they had to make a good impression. Who knew, maybe the executive would remember them?

As for his fawning, subservient posture, none of them thought anything of it.

If they’d run into an executive from their own company, they would have acted the exact same way.

“Is this man your friend? This was our fault. We weren’t paying attention and bumped into him.”

“Tell you what, have you paid your bill yet? If not, we’ll cover it.”

“And you, sir, your clothes and shoes don’t look cheap. We’ll compensate you for them. We are truly sorry.”

President Feng glanced at Chen Mo’s wine-soaked pant leg and shoes and proposed a compensation plan without a second thought.

He would pay their bill and compensate Chen Mo for his pants and shoes.

He was so quick to offer this for a few reasons.

First, it was undeniably their fault for not watching where they were going and bumping into the man, causing the wine to spill on him.

Second, he didn’t want to make a scene. He just wanted to resolve the matter quickly and leave.

He and Wang Chengxuan had deliberately chosen this mid-range restaurant to talk business, precisely to maintain a low profile.

If Chen Mo wasn’t satisfied and refused to let it go, a noisy argument in the restaurant lobby would inevitably attract the attention of many other patrons.

Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone. The moment they see any commotion, they love to record a video and post it on TikTok.

If it got posted online and was seen by the wrong people, it could cause major problems.

“Old Mo…”

Hearing this, Song Haofeng immediately turned to Chen Mo, his eyes filled with apology and a pleading look.

Clearly, since President Feng had made the offer, all Song Haofeng had to do was get Chen Mo to agree. If he did, President Feng would remember the favor, and he would be prioritized for a promotion at the company.

But they were just classmates, after all. Why should Chen Mo do him this favor?

Even so, all he could do was try to appeal to Chen Mo, hoping that for old times’ sake, he would do him this small favor…

“Alright. I’ll do Old Song a favor. We’ll go with that compensation.”

Chen Mo didn’t seem angry, nor did he press the issue. He simply nodded in agreement.

It was a minor incident, after all; there was no way to make a big deal out of it.

‘Besides, I think I know what my next stroke of luck will be, so I don’t want to waste any more time with them here.’

Plus, he wanted to get out of there and change his clothes.

‘As for doing Old Song a favor, that was just something to say.’

‘If my own interests were truly at stake, a favor for Old Song wouldn’t be worth much.’

“Old Mo, thank you! I’ll treat you to dinner next time!”

Song Haofeng was overjoyed that Chen Mo had actually done him the favor. He thanked him profusely, his voice filled with immense gratitude.

The other classmates also looked at Chen Mo in surprise.

They never expected that even after becoming so wealthy, Chen Mo would still value his old school ties.

That was truly a rare quality.

Compared to those who get a little bit of money and suddenly think they’re better than everyone else, Chen Mo’s mindset and character were on a whole different level.

“My friend, thank you for your understanding.”

“For your pants and shoes, let’s call it 10,000. I’ll also take care of your dinner bill.”

Seeing that Chen Mo had agreed, President Feng immediately transferred 10,000 to him and called a waiter over to pay the bill for their table.

It wasn’t much, just over 3,000.

The total came to just over 13,000, which was less than the cost of the bottle of wine they had just dropped.

He also gave the restaurant staff a tip of several hundred to clean up the shattered bottle and the wine spilled on the floor.

Chen Mo had no objections to the 10,000 in compensation.

His pants and shoes were indeed expensive, but their combined cost was less than 10,000.

After everything was handled, President Feng and Wang Chengxuan hurriedly left.

Chen Mo’s group didn’t linger either. They left the restaurant and headed to the parking lot.

“Old Mo, we’re going to head out now.”

Zhang Weizhi and Li Ran came over to say goodbye to Chen Mo.