296 Cracked Eggs (2/2)

”Just do something simple.” Xia Cheng quickly interrupted. ”There is no need to hit him hard; it is not my intention to pin a crime on the man, just some misunderstanding.”

Whether it was authentic or not… it was useless to explain it later. The bad impression had already been made. Even if it was cleaned, there would be a history. Furthermore, if it was not a criminal act, after enough time had passed, who would have the time and energy to settle the score with you?

”Something simple? Then why did you come to me?” Edward was dissatisfied, thinking that Xia Cheng had come to him with such a 'small problem' was an insult to his intelligence. The cup in his hand landed heavily, and Edward said with derision, ”If you just want to ruin the man's name, then go and find a hooker to entangle the man with. I'm sure that's the kind of trap that you want, right?”

”Such a brilliant idea!” Xia Cheng clapped in approval. This made Edward even angrier—this was something so crude, but it was approved by Xia Cheng‽

No matter what Edward thought, Xia Cheng departed to start setting up the 'plan'. He left in such a hurry that he did not notice how dark Edward's face was. Edward sat there and continued to drink his tea. He made the decision to make a report to the organization. The chess piece Xia Cheng had been ruined, and the man's intelligence had suffered a blow. It was time to abandon this pawn, or he might harm the organization.

”I'm sorry, sir, but do you mind sharing the table with another guest? We do not have any more seats available.” Edward had not finished his cake when the sunny waitress came to ask. Edward was dining al fresco. He was enjoying the sun while enjoying the tea and cake.

This kind of location was free and casual. There was a distance between the seats that were under the parasol. When they chatted, they did not worry to be overheard by other guests.

Too high-end restaurants were too restrictive, and outside eateries were too dirty. Edward preferred this kind of café. It was just nice especially when the weather was permissible. It allowed him to watch the crowd. Of course, the negative point was that it was easy for places like this to be full. Since the customers were easy-going, when the place was full, the chance of sharing tables was high.

”Go and look at other tables, I don't…” Edward raised his face with displeasure. He was not in the mood to entertain another guest. To his surprise, it was an Eastern girl wearing a cap that entered his gaze. Her skin was clear like porcelain, and even though her face did not stand out much, she carried a soft beauty about her, like a painting that one would learn to appreciate the more one studied it.

The waitress apologized, ”I'm really sorry sir, but you have the only available seat… Plus, the lady is carrying many bags.”

Edward moved his eyes to look. The girl had around six shopping bags around her feet, and they were filled with clothes and local products. She looked like a tourist visiting France who had bought some presents for her friends back home.

Edward thought about it and silently took back his rejection because it was a female. Even though he did not say anything, he moved his cup and plate away, clearing out a space for the girl to occupy.

”Thank you!” Ye Shuang sighed in relief and sat down happily. Even though the bags were not heavy for her, it was quite embarrassing to wander around the streets with them.

After she sat down, she made a few orders from the waitress before turning to the fat foreigner next to her in interest. ”Good afternoon, sir. My name is Ye Shuang, and I came from China. What is your name?”

”Oh?” Edward did not answer but lifted his eyes lazily to scan Ye Shuang. ”I heard Eastern women are more reserved. Is that a misunderstanding?”

”Of course not,” Ye Shuang admitted, like she did not hear the sarcastic tone in the man's voice. ”I am greeting you now with much reservation.”

Then she used an intrigued glow in her eyes to scan Edward from the top of his head to the bottom of his toes.

”…” Edward suddenly felt that this encounter was quite interesting.