Chapter 257 - Kidnapped (1/2)
”Then let's get to the bottom of this. Quickly.”
Lei Zhao and Wang Lu glared at each other. The atmosphere between them was as cold as winter. Ye Xing, Lei Zhao's secretary, kept silent at the side as he felt nervous about their discussion.
Lei Zhao looked at Ye Xing, snapping him out of his thoughts with what he said.
”Have you asked someone to watch over my wife?” he asked Ye Xing, emphasizing the word ”wife” on purpose.
Ye Xing gulped, sensing the irritation in Wang Lu's demeanor. The secretary nodded to answer his question, followed by his assurance.
”Yes, Mr. Lei.”
”Good,” Lei Zhao said, returning his gaze to Wang Lu. ”Come. Sit. You want to end this immediately, right?”
Wang Lu silently for a while. Heaving a small sigh as he tried his best to calm himself, he sat down, the two of them already facing each other.
”Do you like anything to eat?”
”No.”
”You came all the way here. Are you sure--”
”Cut the crap with your hospitality. We both hate each other. You know that.”
Silence befell them one more time, Ye Xing discreetly gulping again as he listened to their conversation. Somehow, the secretary wished that he wasn't around. But then, it is his job to listen and to take down notes that are deemed necessary.
”Now,” Wang Lu looked focused and, at the same time, annoyed, ”Go directly to the point. What do you want?”
At the same moment, the waitress came, serving them a breakfast meal. Wang Lu was in no mood to eat, and even though he rejected the offer of food, it turns out that Ye Xing already ordered food for them.
They were eating egg fried rice, with fried fish and some sausages. Even though Wang Lu declined the offer a while ago, now that the food is in front of them, it made him realize that he was famished.
Well, he did come here early as Ye Xing let the bodyguards pick him up. At first, Wang Lu did not want to come, but with Ye Xing's persuasion and with the thought of Yan Mei being on the island, he agreed.
Lei Zhao and Wang Lu started eating their meal. It was a silent breakfast meal, but the two would be talking business soon once the mood was set right.
However, could the mood between them be okay?
After a few minutes, Lei Zhao put his spoon and fork down and stared at Wang Lu. The man also did the same, Lei Zhao already talking to get his attention.
”I want to talk to you about my wife,” he said, Lei Zhao, wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin. When Wang Lu heard this, he could not help but roll his eyes at him, answering him in such a way that his annoyance was evident in his voice.
”How could you not realize that the woman you married is not a saint that you think she is?”
Lei Zhao's eyebrows twitched when he heard this. He raised a brow at him as he c.o.c.ked his head to the side, coldness evident in his voice.
”What did you say about my wife?”
”Oh, you know what I mean,” Wang Lu said, sarcastically laughing at the same time. ”You saw what happened in the video. It was her, alright. How could you look at her as if she's innocent?”
Lei Zhao did not say a single word. He knew that Wang Lu was venting his frustrations out.
He could not understand him. He knew that Wang Lu still loves his wife, and he knew that Wang Lu is also angry about what had happened.
But with that, it had confirmed one thing: that Wang Lu indeed knows something that may lead them to have more clues.
”Do you want me to confirm the authenticity of the video to you?” Wang Lu said, then scoffed, getting Lei Zhao's attention. ”The video is not fake--not photoshopped.”
”And so?” Lei Zhao c.o.c.ked his head to the side as if he heard something absurd from Wang Lu. ”What's your point?”
Wang Lu scoffed once more, not believing that Lei Zhao could not see his point. It was then at this moment that Wang Lu began to feel so frustrated. Because of that, he started telling him his frustrations--almost shouting at him.
”Didn't you see the video at the launch? Isn't that enough reason for you to doubt your wife?”