74 The Hong Men Banquet 5 (1/2)

Joann smiled a smile that Lee Mu could not fathom. It felt like there was a secret hiding behind that smile but what kind of secret? Lee Mu honestly had no idea.

Nevertheless, he did not pry because God knows he too was hiding a huge secret himself.

”Actually speaking of Qing Qing, let me message her… She should be here by now,” Joann said as she took out her phone. She typed a quick message and clicked send. The reply came soon enough.

Joann took her time to read it and when she was done, she raised her head up from the screen and smiled apologetically at Lee Mu. ”I'm sorry, Qing Qing said she is still stuck in traffic but I am sure she will be here soon enough.”

”That's okay.” Lee Mu smiled as the waiter came with another copy of the menu. He nodded his thanks at the waiter before turning to focus on the menu.

Joann made use of this opportunity to send a quick message to Qing Qing. When Joann saw the reply, she smiled. 'This girl…' Joann teased and put her phone away. Joann had half a mind to think this whole meeting was just a ploy by Qing Qing to get her to help the young woman feel out Lee Mu. Joann was once a young girl in love once and she understood fearing the sting of rejection. In any case, for Qing Qing, she was willing to be this matchmaker. Joann was glad to have found her own marital bliss so she wished that good fortune on others as well.

Joann leaned closer to Lee Mu in a conspiratorial manner and she began in the tone of a confidential whisper, ”Lee Mu, put that menu down for a moment. Tell me, what do you think of Qing Qing?”

Lee Mu placed the menu aside and rewarded Joann a frown. ”Qing Qing? She's a nice girl. Why?”

Joann tutted. ”That's not what I mean.” She then pressed further, this time with more specifics, ”I'm talking about what do you think of Qing Qing as a woman?”

”As a woman?!” Lee Mu chuckled, not in a condescending manner but because he found the whole situation rather preposterous. Their young co-star had never once shown any sign that she was interested in him so Joann's question came a bit out of the moon for him to handle. ”Joann, what are you trying to get at?”

Joann sighed with frustration. ”Why are you making this so complicated? Just tell me honestly what is your opinion about Qing Qing? Lee Mu, I'm warning you, even though we are friends but I will never forgive you if you dare to toy with a young girl's feeling,” Joann claimed with a straight face.

”Toy with a young girl's feeling? Joann, you're confusing me. You must have gotten something mistaken…” Lee Mu tried to explain but he froze mid-sentence before continuing with this question, ”Wait, Joann, isn't that your husband?”