Even when they were gossiping, she just listened with interest. She was especially entertained when their faces changed upon hearing Lu Jinnian's warning.
And in that instance, her lips were curled upwards into a smile.
But when Lu Jinnian returned to his seat, with an uneasy expression, reassuring her, "Qiao Qiao, don't listen to their..." At that moment, she paused, not able to continue smiling.
She remembered the night before, in Beijing hotel, when he had grabbed Xu Jiamu by the collar, she recalled the conversation he had with his assistant that she had overheard, in that moment, tears clouded her eyes.
Lu Jinnian started to panic, but luckily the server came over with the dishes. Lu Jinnian clumsily pulled the chopsticks from the tissue, passing them over to her. "Aren't you hungry? Have some food. What do you want to eat?"
