"If it is about the hotel.." before he continued, he heard a familiar voice. His eyes narrowed as he looked at the screen coldy. His so called busy wife was in the mall with three shopping bags. She was talking to a young man.
The young man was smiling too brightly at her. Though the voice was not clear. She was telling her phone number. He had a pampering smile on her face.
"This is the shop I was talking about. I think we should buy the brand. It is very popular among the ladies these days." his wife and the man had walked away but the camera did not move. It kept focusing on the shop.
His eyes only noticed the shop now. He frowned when he realized he had not noticed a business opportunity but was staring at Lei Mei.
"Do you have the business proposal ready?" He sounded indifferent. But Su Yan smiled. She had noticed how his reply came a few seconds later.
He was worried. His eyes showed anger but he hid it well. It did not matter, she knew him more than he knew himself.
"Yes, but I want to show you the amount of customers it deals with daily. The mall is nearby. If you prefer, I could go there as a customer and record the data too." Her voice was very professional as she made notes about the products and the location of the store.
Han Zhou stood up. He pulled his tie a bit. His eyes were still on the screen though his wife could not be seen anymore. They could just be colleagues or random friends. It was normal for the team to have an outing together.
"Is the data collected live?"
"Hm? Ah, yes! I sent someone to collect the data half an hour ago." she lied with a smile.
"Alright, I am feeling stifled. It would be a good walk for me if it is nearby." Su Yan was stunned. Though she wanted him to react. She had never thought that he would leave all his work and go to look for his wife just because she was with another man.
It left her frowning and stunned. Her eyes were full of grievance.
"Ha! Zhou, look for her all you want and then regret it." her eyes could not hold the calmness anymore. Her nails dug deep into her skin and her face twisted with hatred.
Han Zhou took out his phone. He scrolled the contact list only to remember that he had not saved her number yet.
Cursing, he placed the phone back on his picket. Why did he need to contact her? She had nothing to do with him. He had told her she was free in her life.
He stopped the car and went to the third floor where the store was. He did not take the elevator but used stairs to go there. He told himself that he needed to walk to feel better. His eyes scanned everything carefully because there could be a latent business opportunity lying around.
He even checked the store twice because he was planning to buy it. Then he went to the other floors and even checked the customers of the spa and food court. But the frown on his face kept increasing.
A few store owners came forward to welcome him. But he only nodded before leaving from there. When he returned to his car, his face was red and cold.
He took out his phone again and searched for her number in the call log. She had called him many times.
"Hello!" a sweet voice filled his car and he closed his eyes.
"Where are you?" the woman paused on the other side as if she was not expecting this question. What the hell was she doing that she could not reply at once?
"I am in the office." the reply came hesitated, his eyes narrowed, "and i have a lot of pending work. So I would not be able to leave early." the girl added hastily.
"Hahaha!" a hollow laugh escaped his lips. He did not reply to her urgent words but cut the call. She was so eager to cut the call. And prove that she was working diligently in the office but how could he not recognize that nervousness.
"Good! Lei Mei! very good. Since that is your attitude, do not blame me later." he did not return to his office but went to the club to meet his friend for lunch.
There were two people sharing lunch. They looked surprised when they noticed Han Zhou walking toward them.
"Why? Is it not the famous businessmen who informed us that he did not have time to spare for lunch?" Tang Rui raised his brow and smiled mockingly at his friend.
Han Zhou rolled his eyes and took the seat beside him. Unceremoniously, he picked up the glass of wine and drank it all, surprising both of them.
They exchanged glances. Han Zhou was there during his business hours and was even drinking?
"Did you already start fighting with your wife? Is she not following you like a lost puppy?" asked Tang Rui, suddenly excited by his actions and his presence.
"I am planning to buy this club. That is why I am here." His words shocked Lu Xiang who was leisurely sitting on his seat eating grapes.
"When did I say that I wanted to sell it? Young master Han, even if your greedy eyes wanted to look for more business, go somewhere else and leave this humble place for me." The man looked aggrieved and infuriated at the same time. "My life is already difficult after your marriage. Firstly you were better than us when it comes to business but now you have found a girl for yourself before us too. My old man had made it hard for me to return home and now, you have come here to mock us too. Leave us alone."
Tang Rui ignored Lui Xiyang and looked intently at Han Zhou.
"You know, I know a lot about your wife. She had called me earlier too. If you are here, shall I invite her too?"