"Of course he will. You just have to explain everything to him. I'm sure he will understand," Liling told her. "Thank you. I really hope he does," she said her hands playing with the pendant in her neck.
A while later, Liling left to supervise things in the kitchen since the restaurant was flocked with a number of customers. Li Fei went back on the phone and the man said," You really decided to ignore me." Looking at him, she said," It's because we are strangers." "And it's because you're not giving us a chance to know each other," he said. "And it's because, we shall never meet again in this lifetime." "That can change. It depends on how we get along," he remarked.
"I'm not planning on getting along with you. Why don't you focus on eating your food? You're so annoying," she couldn't help but say. "Why don't you come to me instead? I heard you telling your friend that you're going to apologise to someone. A gorgeous like you shouldn't be chasing after a man. I will treat you like the queen you are," he said and she realized that he had been eavesdropping on their conversation. Glaring at him, she asked," Don't you have better things to do? Why don't you mind your own- " As she was still talking, her words got stuck in her throat when she glanced at the entrance. He was standing there and he was looking at her.
Was she hallucinating? She continuously blinked her eyes to check whether she wasn't imagining things and he was really the one. How did he know that she was here? Had he come to meet her?
Still gawking at him, she caught sight of Meili who came to stand beside him and spoke something to him.
Just what was she doing with her man? She watched her hook her hand in his and she felt needless pricking her heart. She tore her gaze away and told herself to calm down. She had to muster all the self control to prevent herself from pouncing on that shameless woman for touching her man. When she looked at him again, she saw them making way to where she was sitting and she felt her heart pound in her chest. What was he coming to do? Was he coming such that they could talk things out? With every distance that lessened between them, her heart beat increased. She was so nervous.
When they reached her table, she was shocked when he didn't stop there and they walked to sit to the next one. What was the meaning of that? Where the two together now? Or didn't he notice her? But she was sure that he looked at her the moment he was standing at the entrance.
"Jin Liwei, isn't she Li Fei? Or they just look alike?" Meili asked the moment they sat down.
Looking at her, he said," Don't mind other people." She pursed her lips and her eyes went back to look at Li Fei. After seeing her in this place, she now understood that Jin Liwei had invited her to make her jealous but she didn't care. What matters is that she had gotten to spend time with him. She had seen the news of Li Fei's engagement and she was well aware that the two weren't in good terms. She was therefore going to use the situation to her advantage. Later, the waitress came to get their order and after she ordered, he asked for water. "Will you be fine with just water?" she asked him concerned and he said," It's what I want."
During the entire time, Jin Liwei's eyes would go to look at Li Fei and their eyes would meet several times before they would both look away. Not long after, the food was brought and Meili immediately started eating.
Li Fei on the other side was losing control with every passing second. It seemed like the two were indeed together and he had brought her out for dinner. It explains why he wasn't contacting her the entire time. Why did she waste time to come explain things to him? Was she that easily replaceable? Unable to take it any longer, she stood up and walked away looking for the washroom. When she found it, she locked herself inside and streams of tears flowed from her eyes.
Crying her eyes out, she got out and walked to the sink. She washed her face plenty of times so that it wouldn't be so obvious that she was from crying. Still checking herself out, the door opened and through the mirror, she saw that it was that woman. She bent towards the sink such that she couldn't see her broken state.
Meili walked to the other side of the sink and washed her hands looking at Li Fei. Being a woman, she could clearly tell that she was hurting. Later, she said," Li Fei? Are you alright?" She took a while to say," Yes. Of course I am." "Okay, I thought you were crying," she said. "Why would I cry?" she asked her eyes fixated on the sink. "Well, you never know. Ah....I actually came here to talk to you. I want to let you know that I shouldn't be blamed in this situation. I'm not that kind of person who comes between two loved ones. It is actually Jin Liwei who called me and asked to take me out for dinner. When she didn't reply, she continued to say," He also asked me to give him a chance since you're already engaged and he has to move on. Of course I said yes. I hope you don't mind it," she said and this time round, Li Fei looked at her.
Jin Liwei who realized that they were already five minutes ever since Meili left to the washroom stood up to go check what was wrong. He had brought her here to see whether he would get a reaction from Li Fei and that was all. He didn't want the woman to cross the limit by laying a finger on Li Fei. Of course, he didn't mind what Li Fei did to her.