Chapter 278: Chapter 278 A Well-Planned Trap
A few minutes later, the elevator doors on the 8th floor opened, and out walked Li Ke, with her long black hair, elegant eyebrows, and bright, soulful eyes, beautiful and captivating.
She wore a white floral dress, her figure graceful, with a refreshing beauty that made her stand out.
Her appearance immediately caught the eyes of many guys: such a refreshing and charming beauty!
In the lobby, Liu Feng’s eyes instantly fixed on her. Ever since he saw Li Ke eating hot pot in the café yesterday, he had, for the first time, felt an opening of his heart toward a woman.
Just as everyone in the lobby was eagerly curious about who this beautiful and captivating Li Ke was, she arrived in front of Lin Fei and said, “Lin Fei, I’m here!”
Surprise spread across Lin Fei’s face. Although he had mentioned in the afternoon that he might need her help at the Fuli Grand Hotel tonight,
it was just a possibility, not certain. Normally it would take at least thirty minutes by car from her home to Fuli Grand Hotel, but Li Ke arrived in just a few minutes.
This made Lin Fei suspect that Li Ke had not come directly from home and likely had been near the Fuli Grand Hotel all along.
Indeed, Li Ke hadn’t rushed from home. After Lin Fei, Zhang Ruoxi, and Li Qing left the hospital, she had taken a taxi and followed them.
Then she found a seat on the second floor of Fuli Grand Hotel, ordered a juice and a steak, eating slowly while waiting for Lin Fei’s call.
So when she got Lin Fei’s call, she finished her juice and steak leisurely, then calmly took the elevator from the second floor to the eighth floor.
This was why Lin Fei saw Li Ke so soon.
Li Ke was very happy to see Lin Fei, not only because she liked him, but more importantly, because she finally understood the relationship between Lin Fei and Zhang Ruoxi.
She had worried because Lin Fei and Zhang Ruoxi were classmates and had claimed to be dating in front of Sun Hao.
However, that afternoon, Lin Fei told her that Zhang Ruoxi and he were only pretending to be a couple, just like she and Lin Fei were pretending too.
Of course, though she was Lin Fei’s fake girlfriend, her feelings for him were genuine.
Knowing that Lin Fei was going to help Zhang Ruoxi deal with Sun Hao tonight, to completely rid herself of his pestering, Li Ke felt not jealous but rather eager to help.
Now, she was acting according to what Lin Fei had told her earlier in the afternoon.
Those who didn’t know Li Ke in the lobby, upon realizing who she was, could only shake their heads and sigh: What a pity, such a refreshing and charming girl, liking a playboy!
How heartbroken she’ll be when she finds out Lin Fei has another girlfriend?
In the lobby, Liu Feng secretly decided: When Li Ke is heartbroken and sad, he’ll comfort her well and publicly confess his feelings to her, maintaining her dignity, moving her, and most importantly, publicly humiliating Lin Fei.
At this moment, Sun Hao, with a smile on his face, said to Li Ke, “Miss Li, I didn’t expect to see you again so soon.”
Seeing Sun Hao’s face full of a cunning smile, Li Ke thought about how he had despicably threatened Zhang Ruoxi with her father to force her to be with him. Disgust flooded her heart towards Sun Hao.
Of course, Li Ke knew she needed to follow the plan she and Lin Fei had agreed on, displaying a sweet smile as she replied to Sun Hao, “Yes, Young Master Sun, I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon.”
Sun Hao looked at Li Ke, hesitating for a moment before saying, “Miss Li, there is something I don’t know how to tell you.”
Li Ke, looking curious, asked, “What’s the matter, Young Master Sun? Feel free to say it.”
Only then did Sun Hao seem to make up his mind, “Alright! Since Miss Li said so, I will speak up. But later, no matter what I say, you must remain calm and not get angry.”
Li Ke replied, “Don’t worry, I will stay calm and won’t get angry.”
Sun Hao thought to himself: I wonder if you’ll really stay so calm when you hear Lin Fei has another girlfriend?
“Miss Li, you might not know that your boyfriend, Lin Fei, already has a new love,” Sun Hao said with a pitiful yet indignant look on his face.
Liu Feng, Liu Siming, and the other guys in the lobby silently thought: Here comes the drama!
Qin Zimo was the only one intensely watching Li Ke, nervous inside, wondering if Lin Fei was really two-timing.
And Li Ke was the only one who could prove Lin Fei’s innocence.
Therefore, Qin Zimo was eager to know the answer.
The imagined storm of Li Ke crying and yelling upon hearing Lin Fei had a new love never appeared.
On the contrary, Li Ke’s gaze remained calm, even angry as she looked at Sun Hao and asked, “Who told you I am Lin Fei’s girlfriend?”
Sun Hao, ready for Li Ke to lash out at Lin Fei, exposing him as a cheater, was caught off guard by her question, “Wh-what did you say?”
Li Ke’s tone suddenly heightened, “Are you deaf? I’m asking you who told you I am Lin Fei’s girlfriend?”
Her words nearly deafened Sun Hao, who remained utterly bewildered, as if beaten up for no reason.
Finally, after quite a while, possibly due to the impact of her raised voice, Sun Hao stammered, “Ye-yesterday, at my café, didn’t you and Lin Fei tell us you were a couple?”
All the guys in the lobby were also dumbfounded, wondering why the situation seemed different?
If Li Ke knew Lin Fei liked someone else, shouldn’t she be causing a fuss?
Why was she instead angrily questioning Sun Hao?
Now, Liu Siming and a few guys who were at the café yesterday immediately said to Li Ke, “Miss Li, yesterday we and Young Master Sun heard you say you two were a couple. Did you forget?”
Li Ke, with a cold smile, looked at Liu Siming and the others, “Did I admit yesterday that I was Lin Fei’s girlfriend? Did Lin Fei admit I was his girlfriend?
I remember Young Master Sun saying Lin Fei was too flirtatious and untrustworthy, and Lin Fei replied that he was too flirtatious and untrustworthy. At no point did he say I was his girlfriend.”
Sun Hao, Liu Siming, and their group were speechless by Li Ke’s response.
Indeed, Lin Fei and Li Ke had not explicitly confirmed they were a couple.
Just then, Li Ke changed her approach, “However, I do admit that Lin Fei and I were indeed a couple, but that was only before yesterday. Last night, we amicably parted ways, and now we are just friends.”
Saying this, Li Ke solemnly told Sun Hao, “So, please, Young Master Sun, have some respect and don’t joke around about this anymore. Lin Fei’s current girlfriend is actually Zhang Ruoxi!”
Sun Hao, Liu Siming, Liu Feng, and all of Sun Hao’s cronies were all left utterly shocked…