64 Coincidence (1/2)
liu zijian simply greeted the man who was smiling subtly without changing much of his reaction as he slowly stopped walking. though he was a bit baffled why he's here, he could not lure out the fact that maybe, chen dewei was also planning to scout the potential market in k country.
the two were acquainted as their family both belong in the same circle in q city. there was one gathering that they were introduced but after the brief encounter they didn't really talk much.
in most cases that they bumped into each other they simply greeted one another by simply bowing and not really greeting like what he just did. it was as if he wanted something or he wanted his presence to be known.
”i'm surprised you're now with someone?” chen dewei asked when he saw han meixiu peeked from behind.
”my wife,” liu zijian answered and observed the other man's reaction to check if there was something out of the ordinary. after all they were engaged first. but he didn't see any.
”oh. that would be han meixiu, right?” he simply said without any trace of possible malice on his face as he maintained his facial reaction.
it was either he didn't really have it or he's just good at concealing it.
the moment han meixiu heard her name, she unconsciously tightened her grip on liu zijian's hand that made him looked at her with a tender expression. it was as if she's asking some kind of protection and he's saying not to worry.
”we meet again,” chen dewei softly said to han meixiu with a surprisingly friendly tone but the split moment liu zijian looked at his wife a flash of animosity appeared on his eyes. his countenance dimmed for a very short period of time. the movement of han meixiu's hand didn't go unnoticed from his discerning eyes. the subtle action was like a knife that pierced through his heart. he's been bleeding silently since he saw them enter together earlier. it just got worse.
she responded by timidly nodding. though chen dewei owned a face to behold, she could feel some kind of danger emitting from him. maybe she was just overthinking as she did a not so good thing to escape her engagement from him. she somewhat didn't really want to encounter him as much as possible.
”i apologize about the situation. i didn't know my name was dragged into a child's play.” chen dewei continued when liu zijian looked at him again.
”it's fine. we'll go ahead first.” liu zijian simply answered excusing themselves. although he didn't believe that chen dewei wasn't aware of what the old han did, his looks remained unconcern. he's part of her past thus he didn't really give importance to him as long as he would remain that way.
”sure. if there's anything you need to compensate for that, feel free to inform me.” chen dewei said sounding benevolent. although he was looking at liu zijian, more than half of his attention was focused on han meixiu from his peripheral vision.
he couldn't stop himself lamenting to himself secretly for what happened. when he first saw her, it was her grandmother's hand she was holding for comfort, then it was her best friend and now it's liu zijian. it should have been him.