Chapter 195 - Unexpected Romantic Display (1/2)

An hour passed after the Hirogori family arrived, and Shen Jue quietly excused himself to the restroom. When Mimi saw him stand to leave his table, her eyes narrowed.

”I'm going to get a refill.” Mimi stood up with her now an empty plate.

Just as Emilia had turned around to speak, the girl's figure was already gone. She blinked rapidly and let out a helpless sigh.

That girl's stomach needed to be examined.

...

At the table, Mimi quietly piled food on her plate and wandered around the restaurant until she was walking down a long hallway. Only when no one was in sight did she set her plate down on a table and begin looking for Shen Jue.

A few minutes passed, and she was unable to find him. Just when Mimiconsidered heading back, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

Startled, she turned around to see the familiar face of Shen Jue.

”Sorry, did I startle you?” He chuckled.

Ignoring his smiles, Mimi's eyes narrowed up, a deep chilling glint flashed within them.

”What are you doing here with the Hirogori family?”

Grasping the meaning of her question, Shen Jue let out a light sigh.

”At the last minute, Henry called me to attend the event with him. It was all so sudden that I didn't have the chance to inform you.”

Mimi frowned slightly as she listened to his explanation.

”Is that true?”

”Honest.” He chuckled.

The corners of her mouth twitched. It was hard to believe him when the fool was smiling all the time. In the end, she believed him.

There was no reason for him to betray her at this point. Even if he did, she'd made sure he would pay for it.

Shen Jue observed Mimi's expression with dull eyes, his line of sight never leaving her.

”Do you still not trust me?”

Mimi glanced at him indifferently and mocked, ”Should I?”

”In our circ.u.mstances, a little.” He laughed.

Mimi resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Before she could respond, her ears perked at the sound of nearby voices. One of the voices she was very familiar with.

Kenji Hirogori.

The corners of her lips curled into a cunning smile. Carefully walking around the corner, Mimi glanced over and her eyebrows raised at the sight before her. Two figures were standing beside one another in a concealed space within the restaurant.

One of the figures was Kenji Hirogori. The other was a woman. In that moment, the atmosphere around the two was stiff but oddly intense.

Standing far off behind the corner of a wall, Mimi stared at the duo with intrigued eyes.

”Oh? What's this?”

Mimi's eyes twitched. Just as she was about to turn around to shut him up, Shen Jue stopped her.

He leaned down and placed his right hand on her shoulders and used a little force to stop her movements, then whispered in her ear. ”Don't cause too much commotion, or they'll hear you.”

Mimi's expression immediately turned into a frown upon hearing this. With no room to refute, she could only be obedient, however, that didn't stop her from internally wailing and cursing the smiling man.

”Pay attention.” Shen Jue's voice lowered as his warm breath fanned against her ear.