âBrother Lu, are you guys still in Kin City? Are you free now?â Zhou Weiqi asked casually. âMr., Mrs. Du and Zhou Changkang want to see you and apologize to Jiang Yao.â
âWeâre in an alley here at Kinli; do you know the tea shop Deep Alley? My car is parked at the entrance to the alley. Once you see it, walk further down into the alley and youâll see it. We are on the second floor.â Since they were here to apologize, there was no need to stop them from doing so.
Jiang Yao asked, âIs Weiqi here for his dad?â
âHeâs not that dumb. He knew I was the one behind it, he wouldnât come all the way here just for that,â Lu Xingzhi answered calmly.
Seeing Jiang Yaoâs puzzled expression, he explained, âMrs. Zhou and Zhou Ning want to apologize.â Just as he stopped speaking, he stood up and wrapped the scarf around Jiang Yaoâs neck.
âItâs too warm!â Jiang Yao slapped Lu Xingzhiâs hand. âDonât you see how warm it is in here?â
Lu Xingzhi coughed a little. With a raspy voice, he hinted, âThereâre kiss marks on your neck.â
As if on cue, Jiang Yao frantically adjusted her scarf, deciding then and there that she would not remove it no matter how hot the weather became. She stared at the person-in-question angrily and said, âWhat are you, a dog? Chomping and gnawing off like thereâs no tomorrow!â
âCouldnât help it.â Lu Xingzhi grinned. âWhat do you want to drink? Wolfberry tea? Hot milk?â
âWolfberry tea sounds good.â Jiang Yaoâs attention was instantly shifted away by his question. Looking at the menu, she added a fruit platter and a piece of cake to the order.
The Zhou family lived not far from where Lu Xingzhi and Jiang Yao were currently at. They arrived as soon as their food was served.
There were six of them; two from the Du family, three from the Zhou family and including Zhou Weiqi the sixth person. Lu Xingzhi motioned for Zhou Weiqi to take a seat, and ordered a cup of herbal tea for him, ignoring the rest of the pack.
Zhou Weiqi did not heed Zhou Changkangâs winking and immediately sat himself down. Seeing the cake on the table, he took a large bite and said, âPretty good! Perfect for me since Iâve just woken up and not eaten anything yet.â
Jiang Yao immediately ordered some more food and did not concern herself with her hijacked cake.
Zhou Changkang stood at the side and looked at them. He finally saw Lu Xingzhiâs wife. Just as Zhou Ning said, she looked unfamiliar, never seen in Jindo City.
He was sure that he would never forget a face like hers if he ever saw her himself.
âMaster Lu, Mrs. Lu, we are very sorry for what happened yesterday. My mom and my sister were disrespectful and offended you both.â Zhou Changkang shifted his gaze away after a few moments of observation. He knew deep down that however pretty Mrs. Lu was, he could never get too close to her.