Meeting (3)

The door was opened by the waiter, whose service was attentive and thorough.

A languid voice came from behind.

"Don't need your phone?"

Leh Ying riffled through her bag and looked back.

The man who was always seated in the place of honor leaned against the chair back, sipping alcohol through a straw, unconcerned as if drinking a cola.

Imperial in bearing, such gestures on him didn't seem out of place at all.

On his dining table was indeed her phone, still the one he had bought her in Chicago.

Leh Ying walked over with her head down and reached hesitantly for her phone. She did not understand why he was angry, his words about a "dog not changing its ways" making her heart pound fiercely.

Xu Jingxi bit his straw, his eyelids lifting slightly as he glanced at her.

She was polite, at least: "Thank you for reminding me."

Xu Jingxi's gaze lingered on her face for two seconds, then he said nothing.

Originally, she thought he would say "Let Xiao Li take you home," but he didn't.