164 The Family Business 6 (1/2)

Joann stood by her friend and that was how the issue was resolved. Lee Mu remained for the sequel. While the director could afford to fire Lee Mu, if both of his main leads left, he might as well start a new movie instead of continuing Bringing the Nation's Husband Home.

This was how Lee Mu ended up in Joann's debt. The double date was thus to thank Joann for her support.

Joann was unsure whether she should accept the invitation or not so she asked for a second opinion. Xu Jing agreed readily. The man's impression of Lee Mu and Zao Ming had a 180 turn after realizing the truth about their sexual orientation.

Xu Jing was ashamed of what he had done in the past and the unfounded suspicion he harbored towards Lee Mu. In fact, Xu Jing had a great deal of admiration for Lee Mu for taking the aggression and snide comments that he had unfairly made with such gusto. Lee Mu had been a perfect gentleman and Xu Jing felt shamed for misunderstanding him.

Furthermore, Xu Jing realized that if Lee Mu was not his competition, then he could be turned into a great ally. After all, the man was his wife's co-star. Outside of Xu family, Lee Mu was the person his wife spent most of her time with. Lee Mu could be a real influence to Joann, even if Xu Jing could get Lee Mu to sneak in a few good words about him at work, it would have been good enough.

In other words, Xu Jing could not wait to make friends with Lee Mu. Therefore, when his wife came to him with the invitation from Lee Mu and Zao Ming, he accepted it with open arms.

Joann did not quite understand why her husband was so eager to go on this double date but since he was up for it, she would oblige.

It was Lee Mu and Zao Ming who sent out the invitation, so they were tasked to find the restaurant and do the booking. Zao Ming took up the task because this was something that he was used to do in his capacity as Zao Ming's agent.

He selected a rather well known restaurant. The place wasn't that upscale or incredibly popular but Zao Ming picked it because it offered a good deal of privacy. The establishment provided private rooms for group that wished to have small-scale parties or people who wished to enjoy their meal in peace and relative privacy. They were the latter.

After all, since the meal was a sign of appreciation from Lee Mu and Zao Ming, they wouldn't want fans to interrupt them throughout the dinner. As much as they appreciated the support from their fans, it would make things quite awkward and uncomfortable.

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