Chapter 692 Is It Worth The Risk (1/2)

Zed and Jean looked like two conspiratorial thieves, sitting next to each other. Jean looked at Zed and smiled in a knowing way. But when she saw his approving eyes, she suddenly felt shy.

Juan was cornered. Zed inwardly was feeling jubilant but too care not to betray their mischief. Rather, he smiled at Juan and said, ”Juan, you do know that you're just humiliating yourself, don't you? I've told you that I won't inform them about my marriage at this point. As long as you keep it a secret, they won't find out you knew. Why are you still persuading Jean to help you? My girl is not as easy to deal with as you had expected. So stop now if you plan to take advantage of her.”

”I...” Juan screwed up his face and said wearily, ”Zed, Jean, have you really decided to sacrifice me on the altar of your happy life?”

”Or do you have a better option?” Zed asked smilingly with a twinkle in his eyes.

Jean bent her head over her meal. The exchange between Zed and Juan was proving to be most entertaining and she couldn't help smirking.

But what Zed had just said made Juan shake his head and somewhat even sadder.

”Well, Juan,” This hadn't gone by unnoticed, especially not by Jean. She comforted him in a soothing tone, ”Juan, now that you don't have a better option, just face it bravely. Come on, have your noodles now, or they'll get ruined very soon.”

”I seem to have lost my appetite,” said Juan. He pushed his chair back and stood up to take his leave. He promptly wiped his mouth with the table napkin, and then went out.

As soon as Juan was out of sight, Jean burst into laughter. She laughed so hard that tears ran down her face.

”Could you try not to enjoy this so much? You are becoming naughtier by the minute,” said Zed as he looked at Jean with affection in his eyes.

”Tsk tsk. Mr. Qi, please remember that to some extent, you are the one I learned all this from,” replied Jean. Then she looked at Zed and asked happily, ”Are you really having the heart to let Juan face the anger of other friends?”

”No, no. Of course I don't. I won't take it that far,” replied Zed in a heartbeat. He continued, ”I am just teasing him. This will stay between us. Come on! I won't have other people get involved. Anyhow, I've already got a solution.”

Sigh! Jean was happy that an end to their shenanigans was in sight. Of course, she had enjoyed this to the hilt but seeing Juan suffer was also making her secretly guilty.