Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife

"What are you looking at?" Xi Long noticed when Ying Yue had started gazing off. It was only for a short period but it caught his eye. He had always kept an eye on her since they had entered the restaurant. There was a bit of curiosity on how she would react to everything but he also just enjoyed looking at her. Despite having a mask on and a probable neutral expression under it, her body held slight signals. When the waitress had entered he had paid her no mind but when she looked up at them Ying Yue's eyes changed. Her eyes narrowed for a couple seconds as she stared at the waitress before getting lost in her thoughts directly after. Though he wouldn't be surprised that she did since it seemed to be a common occurance with her. Regardless, he was interested in what caught her eyes at this moment.

"Hmm nothing...." She crinkled her eyebrows and responded to him.

Raising an eyebrow he looked at her with an unconvinced expression. "It doesn't look like nothing....did you notice something about the waitress?"

When he mentioned the waitesss he could see her eyes light up and she turned her body to face him more. "So you noticed it too?"

"Noticed what?" Xi Long looked at Zhuang Wei when he spoke to confirm if he knew what she was talking about, '....no he doesn't.' He was leaned over and had a confused expression on his face so that meant his Kitten had seen something they didn't. Running the waitress through his memory he could not remember any distinguishable feature that would indicate who she was. At least he could confirm she was not a part of any known criminal organization since he could recognize her but there is always a margin of error.

"I didn't but you should tell me what you saw. Do you know her?"

"No I don't but...."

"But...?"

"There's something wrong, I just feel that something is off but maybe I'm just overthinking it. Forget what I said." Rubbing her forehead she looked at both of them in frustration. 'I probably sound crazy talking about energy and going off a random feeling.' It was hard to articulate what she was feeling and only after seeing the waitress for a couple of minutes. Her gut instincts were something she used to survive dangerous situations and they were never wrong. The only issue is that she was unsure how to read her gut in this instant. If she felt something was wrong it could mean the food could be poisoned, the waitress herself was a hidden weapon or something bad in general was to happen during the dinner. Sighing, she leaned back against the wall and cracked her knuckles. She had initially been excited to have a peaceful dinner but her life since meeting Xi Long had been anything but peaceful. Not that she entirely hated it, a blade needed occasional use to prevent it becoming dull but can she have a dinner??!

Making up her mind she decided to stay cautious and wait out to see what happens. It wasn't if she was alone, she had Xi Long and Zhuang Wei on her side to fight if need be. While she hadn't see the latter actually physical fight but she knew that he could. Looking back to both of them she could see that they were still looking at her with concern.

"Just ignore what I said, let's focus on dinner. I'm hungry, how long left before the food arrives?"

"It's been about fifteen minutes so far so I'd say another ten to fifteen more. They make everything fresh to order so it take a bit of time to cook them." She pouted at Xi Long as he responded to her. He was happily commenting that it would take xx longer for the food to arrive when he knew she was starving. 'I'm definitely stealing more of his crabs hmph.'

"Don't pout, I promise you the food is worth the wait. The chef has won many awards."

"False! I'm not pouting! How can you tell I am pouting?! I'm wearing a mask."

"Speaking of masks, when will you be removing yours? Surely you won't be eating with the mask on." Hearing Zhuang Wei interject she turned to him and saw that he was wearing his signature flirty smile with a crafty look in his eyes.

"And if I do?" She raised her eyebrow in a defiant manner. Did he think she would be phased by that? She had long understood that her mask would become a problem for eating but she hadn't quite decided what to do. She trusted Xi Long and felt that Zhuang Wei would be okay to show her face too. If he wasn't trust worthy Xi Long would have never allowed him to eat with them. However, she had a bit of hesitation increasing the amount of people within the area that have seen her face. She had stayed underground and very lowkey but now two of the major players within the city would know how she looked. On the other hand, eating chinese food with a mask on would be inconvenient and messy. If anything were to happen she would cross that bridge when she got there. It wasn't as if she could not just disguise herself and change her identity within thirty minutes. When she needed to run, he wouldn't be able to find her.

"Oh come on, that's not fair! He saw it why can't I?!?"

"I'm worried you won't be able to handle it...."

"I've seen many beautiful women in my day and I am easily the most attractive person in this room. I'm sure I'll be fine but I would love to see the face of the woman who tamed our XiXi."

"No I don't think you understand me. I'm worried you won't be able to handle losing."

"Losing?! Are you calling me UGLIER THAN YOU?! XiXi do you hear this??"

"She's not wrong."

"...."