Chapter 296 - Selena Tang (45) <2-in-1> (1/2)

There was no cliché part where the lady tells them that there was only one couple room available. This fact made Jiang Li realize that those things really happen only to protagonists.

It was sad but while there were many tourists visiting, there were also many hotels and inns available and convenient from the center of the city. If the visitors preferred quieter residences, they could check out the houses a few kilometers away from the center as there were also locals renting out their properties. The house owners who were stationed in other cities but wanted to get some side income were in this business.

Anyways, the two were given separate solo rooms that were opposite each other. He had no idea where the bodyguards protecting her from the shadows would stay the night.

After leaving their stuff behind, Jiang Li and Selena Tang headed down, having no plans to settle their dinner with the hotel's food. Since they were already there, it would be stupidity not to try out the specialty dishes of the places.

Jiang Li consulted a forum for this. Selena satirically commended the other for not taking her to a fast-food restaurant. She thought he would bring her to one in an attempt to show her the common people's lives.

Time passed and they arrived at the recommended restaurant. It was not far away from the hotel, approximately four to five minutes away on foot. Once again, the girl who had yet to forget the grudges incurred today showed how much she wanted to thin down his wallet.

Jiang Li merely smiled and then pretended he didn't hear her ordering each of everything.

”What time should we leave?” he asked to break the silence between them.

She thought for a moment, her eyes were still on the dishes placed neatly before her. ”Probably around 6 am. You should try to book seats in advance, so you won't have to line up for tickets tomorrow,” she said.

Her reply garnered a smirk from him. ”This is new. I thought you'd strive to make me suffer from lining up instead. Afraid of being late to work?”

Selena quietly stared at Jiang Li for some time before she nodded, ”You're right. I am. So you should line up and I'll book my own ticket and perhaps, leave on my own.”

His jaw almost fell to the ground. His expression was still a bit too wonderful in her eyes so she sneered before laughing softly.

That was simply a real stunner for Jiang Li since it was quite hard to make Selena laugh.

”You look stupid,” she commented with a rare playful glint in her eyes.

”...” '... I think I have just successfully sacrificed my image.' The thought made him smile helplessly.

There was a time when Jiang Li had to excuse himself because of a call he received. The man was reluctant to leave at first. However, since it was from the CEO, he reckoned it was important.

Selena did not say anything and merely nodded. She then watched as he sauntered towards the open balcony of the second floor where they were currently located. A couple of moments later, he vanished from sight due to a tinted glass wall decorated with some peach blossom patterns separating the balcony and the dining area.

It did not take long for her to feel weirded out by herself. Her gaze just momentarily lingered on the chair opposite hers and the one sitting there earlier had not even been gone for a minute, yet she was already feeling like it was wrong for it to be empty.

Was she... perhaps missing him?

For a while, her eyes glazed over. Her face turned solemn.

'Two thoughts play in my mind for no reason…'

'First, I can't let him get together with someone else… and I don't know why.'

'Second, I must make his life hard… although this time, I know it's because he's annoying and our first meeting is not pleasant.'

She was a bit absent-minded as she stuffed a piece of meat in her mouth.

Her wandering mind only returned to her body when a figure appeared before her, casting shadows on the table.

It automatically made her raise her head, something that caused a frown to surface on her countenance.

”Miss Mo.” Her voice was extremely cold when she uttered the name of the person.

”Selena Tang…”

Mo Fang had arrived, her efforts in locating her ex-husband finally bore fruit.

Right now, on her face that was being half-concealed by a facemask was barely restrained anger and desire to kill.

Selena noticed that the other woman's eyes moved around too fast and she inferred that it was to search for Jiang Li. Her eyes involuntarily narrowed. This little actress should have a plan in mind. Was it something that should not involve or be witnessed by Jiang Li?

Her eyes also briefly scanned the other tables and customers and she felt awful after realizing that without her knowledge she got surrounded by people discreetly looking their way with odd expressions on their faces.

Are they paparazzi and reporters Mo Fang tipped off in advance for a drama?

While she was pondering over this, something out of her expectation happened and made her eyes widened.

Mo Fang kneeled!

That very self-centered and annoying 'famous' actress bent her knees in front of her!

Selena was temporarily deafened by the crisp sound of knees loudly hitting the marble tiles. She didn't know how to react.

Mo Fang, who bowed her head to hide the uncanny look in her eyes, started making sobbing noises. The ones nearby gasped, letting all sorts of guesses play in their minds as they took in the situation.

The woman who looked as if she was gathering her courage even as she cried slowly looked up and cast Selena a pleading look.

At that moment, even the scriptwriter felt that the miserably crying person before her was too pitiful. It made her fall into a daze again.

”Miss Tang… What …do I have to do… to make you stop disturbing me… and my husband?”

”I beg you… Please stop seeing and confusing him… He's already somebody tied to me by marriage… Miss Tang, I beg you. I beg you….”

The sobs echoed again, loudly. But it was a lot softer than the words that rang just now.

Selena felt like she was thrown in an icy pond after she understood what was happening.