"He's downstairs already. I'll hurry him along," Xie Yifei took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Zheng Tong.
Jian Fan, standing beside her, watched with a slight darkening of his gaze, a inexplicable pang rising in his heart.
She actually had that man's WeChat.
And from what Shen Xi said, she had also gotten the information about Zheng Jinghe from Zheng Tong.
It seemed their recent contact had been quite close.
Just then, the stout man, with Xia Jingyi in his arms, slowly walked towards the exit. They were whispering to each other, and Xia Jingyi wore a flirtatious, teasing smile on her face.
"Mr. Huang, you're so bad."
Xie Yifei, with her back to them, heard this clearly and couldn't help but shiver, goosebumps rising all over her.
"They're leaving. Why hasn't Zheng Tong arrived yet?" Shen Xi showed a hint of anxiety on her face.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zheng Tong appeared at the entrance, looking around.
Just as he raised his hand to wave at Xie Yifei, his gaze fixed on a striking pair of man and woman.
His girlfriend, clinging and intimate with a stout man, slowly passed by him.
"Jingyi." He looked at the scene before him in disbelief and called out angrily.
"You... why are you here?" Xia Jingyi's heart jolted. She immediately let go of the man, her voice trembling slightly.
"Why can't I be here?" Zheng Tong looked at her with icy eyes, then swept his gaze to the stout man. "Who is he?"
"I haven't even asked who you are yet. And you're questioning me," Mr. Huang's face darkened. His burgeoning mood had been broken by Zheng Tong, and he was very displeased.
"I'm her boyfriend." Zheng Tong, not wanting to waste words with him, grabbed Xia Jingyi's arm and turned to leave.
"Wait." Mr. Huang signaled to the two bodyguards at the door. They immediately stepped forward to block their path.
Seeing this, Xie Yifei started to step forward but was pulled back by Shen Xi. "Don't rush. Let's observe for a while."
At that moment, Mr. Huang looked at Xia Jingyi with a fake smile and said, "Miss Xia, is the business we discussed earlier still valid?"
"This..." Xia Jingyi's face flushed at his question. "I'm sorry, Mr. Huang. I'll find you again in a couple of days."
The implication was that the business was still on, but it couldn't be settled immediately.
"If you leave with him now, then we have nothing more to discuss," Mr. Huang said curtly, a flicker of playfulness in his cold eyes.
"I..." Xia Jingyi looked at him, then at Zheng Tong, caught in a dilemma.
Zheng Tong, seeing Mr. Huang's lecherous gaze, suddenly realized what kind of business they were referring to.
"Discuss, discuss what?" He tightened his grip on Xia Jingyi's arm, his voice chilling.
Xia Jingyi's face turned red from the pain. She said to Mr. Huang in a flustered manner, "Mr. Huang, I apologize for the interruption. I don't wish to discuss business anymore."
With that, she forcefully broke free from Zheng Tong's hand, bypassed the two bodyguards, and ran out.
Zheng Tong glanced back deeply at Xie Yifei before striding out after her.
Shen Xi and Xie Yifei exchanged a look, their lips curling into smiles. It seemed Zheng Tong's arrival wasn't too late after all.
The preceding setup had been excellent; there was no need for them to add much more narrative.
Mr. Huang stood rooted to the spot, cursing fiercely, "What a buzzkill."
He then looked at the two bodyguards. "Keep an eye on that woman. She stirred up my desire, and she must extinguish it tonight."
As the three of them exited the room, they saw Zheng Tong pinning Xia Jingyi against the wall at the end of the corridor, his voice sharp as he questioned her.
"Quick, tell me, what business were you discussing? Were you planning to go to a hotel with him?"
Xia Jingyi trembled all over, her teeth clenched, stubbornly refusing to admit it. "No, how could that be? I was just planning to discuss normal business with him."
"Normal business?" Zheng Tong squinted at her with sinister eyes, forcefully pinching her arm. "Do you think I'm blind? You were embracing him so intimately, and the way he looked at you was like looking at prey."
"No, Zheng Tong. Mr. Huang... Mr. Huang was drunk just now. I was just reaching out to help him," Xia Jingyi had never seen Zheng Tong so furious. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she explained to him with a wronged expression.
"Is that so? Miss Xia is indeed quite eloquent." At this moment, Xie Yifei suddenly walked towards them. "If I were to say that your behavior with Mr. Huang was inappropriate, and your actions were consistently intimate. Mr. Zheng, would you believe me?"