73 The Hong Men Banquet 4 (1/2)

The rest of what Qing Qing said faded into the background because he was too stunned by the scene that he saw. His wife on an intimate date with the man that she had the scandal with. 'Perhaps it is as hinted at by Qing Qing? There is an affair involved?!'

The anger and fear of betrayal snowballed in Xu Jing's mind until it severed his rationality and sanity completely.

Qing Qing smiled when she saw Xu Jing's face fell. The plan was to place the impression on the man's mind that his wife was cheating on him and then he would be much more pliable to her influence in the future.

Veins popped on Xu Jing's neck and forehead. Qing Qing realized the man could be quite scary when he was angry. It was always the nicest that was the most dangerous when they exploded.

While Qing Qing was still submerged in the success of her plan, she did not realize Xu Jing had started to make his move. The man's sudden movement caught Qing Qing's attention and when she saw what the man was doing, the smile on her face froze.

Qing Qing anticipated the man to storm off but not towards the direction of the café. 'Mission abort! Mission abort!' Qing Qing's mind screamed. Things were developing down a direction that she did not anticipate and she did not know how to deal with this.

In the heat of the moment, she reached out to grab Xu Jing's wrist, attempting to hold him back. However, the man walked too fast for her to reach him. Qing Qing missed and when she looked up, Xu Jing had already stalked away from her. He had crossed the street and was now just inches away from the entrance of Spring Leaf Café.

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Joann was the first to arrive at Spring Leaf Café. When she left home, Xu Jing was nowhere to be seen. She jumped into the family car and drove off, which was why Xu Jing had to take a cab later.

She did not leave a note explaining to Xu Jing where she had gone and she would not have done that even if she did run into Xu Jing when she was leaving home. Unlike more unsecure couples, Joann did not call to check up on her husband's location every other minute. She believed even married couple needed to have their personal private time away from each other.

She expected Xu Jing to not harass her 24/7 so she extended the same respect back to her husband. Do unto others what you wish others to do unto yourself, right?

Joann arrived at Spring Leaf Café at a quarter to three. She parked her car and walked into the café. She had just been to this place several weeks ago to meet Xiu Ling but it felt like a lifetime had passed already since then.

Joann looked around the café and could see no one familiar except the waiter who seemed to remember her as he nodded with a smile at her. Joann nodded back as she navigated to a more private table at the back of the room. She seemed to be the first one there. That was to be expected since she had indeed arrived early.

She pulled out the seat and sat down as the waiter came over with the menu. He placed the menu before Joann and asked, ”Miss Joann, are you dining alone or can we expect other guests to join?”