72 The Hong Men Banquet 3 (2/2)

”Sister Joann, thank you. You are the best!” Then Qing Qing slid the phone into her back pocket with a wicked smile. 'Indeed, Sister Joann, you are the best…'

Through the window, Qing Qing saw Joann lean towards Lee Mu in a conspiratorial manner, probably fulfilling her duty as the wing-woman to get a feel out of the man with regards to his opinion about Qing Qing. 'She is making this way too easy for me. It is like she is trying her best to make sure that my plan works. This is just wonderful,' Qing Qing thought.

Qing Qing continued to observe for another 15 minutes and her target finally arrived. It was time to move forward to the next phase of her plan.

When Xu Jing got down from the taxi, Qing Qing made a call to the man. He reached into his pocket to pick out his phone and answer the call.

Qing Qing's innocent voice began, ”Brother Xu Jing, guess where I am?”

Xu Jing replied tonelessly and with not a small hint of impatience, ”I have no time for games. Where are you?”

”Brother Xu Jing, why are you acting so scary all of a sudden,” Qing Qing cried pitiably, ”but look to your left and you will see me…”

Qing Qing waited for Xu Jing to turn his head away from Spring Leaf Café and when their eyes met, Qing Qing said, ”Tadaa!”

Xu Jing ended the call and strode purposefully towards her.

It was Qing Qing who spoke first, ”Brother Xu Jing, thank you for coming along to this date. I am so happy!” There was a childish smile that lit up her small face.

Xu Jing replied with a stony voice, ”This is not a date, it is hardly a transaction. Stop wasting my time. Where is my stuff?” He could not wait to leave, he had a feeling that staying any longer would not lead to anything good. This was a lesson he had learned from his previous experience dealing with the young woman.

Qing Qing's smile turned coquettish. She slurred in a sultry way, ”But Brother Xu Jing, a man and a woman being together alone with no one else accompanying, if that is not a date, then how would you define a date?”

Xu Jing was not in the mood for any sort of crazy riddle. He just wanted to get his stuff and leave as soon as he could. He was about to say something when Qing Qing gasped with shock, ”Wait a minute, isn't that Sister Joann and Brother Lee Mu?” After a moment to wait for Xu Jing to turn to look, she added in an innocent voice, ”See, they are just like us. A man and a woman alone in an intimate setting. Wouldn't you agree that they're also on a date?”