Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife

Ignoring their looks Ying Yue calmly placed the needles in one hand while dragging the dishes closer to her. She could see them be curious and slightly shocked that she had pulled two silver needles from her hat. It was something out of the ordinary but honestly they themselves should have been carrying a poison tester on them. If they had there was no reason for her to bring out her items but thankfully she never left without them. Even if this was a regular restaurant and they trusted the workers it was a rookie move to eat without checking. Enemies would take advantage of this being a reoccuring location and poison would be the easiest method.

Sticking one needle into the noodles and one in her dish she waited a couple of seconds before pulling it out. If there was poison the tip of the needle would turn black. She waited to see the reaction and thankfully nothing changed colour. Still she couldn't be sure so she stabbed the dishes a couple more times to see if it was compartmentalized poison. It was rare the poison was placed in a part of the food versus the entirety of the dish but it was better to be safe. Satisfied that the ones she checked were fine they were put aside. It took a couple of more minutes to check the remaining dishes, all of which came out clean.

'Thank god the food is fine, my heart would break if one of these dishes was poisoned.' Her stomach rumbled from having to wait so long with the yummy dishes right in front of her. They were not kidding about the food the smell itself was appetizing. Adding on, the look of it matched the smell and had her practically salvating on sight.

Wiping the needles she slipped them back into the hat before looking back at them. It was obvious that they had questions for her but she had no intention of answering them or letting them touch her needles. Who knew their skill level? If they would be able to understand the mechanics behind the needles just by having it in their hands it would be dangerous. Not that it was anything to hide but she preferred to keep Ming Ming's equipment away from people. Things like this could easily fall into the wrong hands and change the playing field. It was best to keep advanced technology to yourself so you could get all the benefits while minimizing danger. If the needles sparked innovation in them they were free to run their own test and research but she would not give them any head starts.

"Let's eat I'm hungry." Breaking their stares she pulled over her dish and filled her bowl with rice. Taking one more sniff of the food she was happy that she chose what she did. It had a good amount of meat too. Tying up her hair into a high pony tail she made sure to keep it from falling into the food. Reaching up to her ears she paused for a second before taking off her mask. There was a part of her that still hesitated in removing it but there was no way to eat with it on. As she took it off and placed it by her side she used a napkin wipe where the mask covered. Just in case she had anything smudged the napkin would wipe it away.

The second she removed her mask she could feel Zhuang Wei's eyes glare into her. Picking up her chopsticks she looked up and met his stare. "What? Falling for me?" She teased him with a smile and tried to edge him on with her words.

"In your dreams!" Zhuang Wei's eyes widened from her remark.

"Do you see that XiXi he hasn't denied it?" She immediately turned to Xi Long to continue the joke. He had a black expression as he heard her remark and gave a glare to his friend.

"What are you glaring at me for?! You know I wouldn't like her like that! What happened to bros before women??" Zhuang Wei had an exasperated look on his face as he watched his best friend's reaction. He wanted to cry from how many times he had been wrongfully accused in one day. It was not as if he was not aware that he was gay but Xi Long didn't care. I mean a part of it was purely humerous and he knew he didn't take the comments seriously. But, it didn't stop him from throwing glares whenever he could. It was like he was a panther protecting his prey from others.

"Haha well enough with the stares. Are you ready to admit defeat?"

"....do you ever feel like you're too arrogant."

"Nope!" Adding in a convincing look she let him take over as she went back to her food. Picking up a piece of meat she placed it into her mouth and let herself enjoy the high quality taste. The slight crisp of the beef added texture while the spicy oil was deeply infused for taste. Though she held herself back from making noises, it would be too embarassing to do it in front of others. Taking more of the meat she put it into her rice bowl and used a spoon to place it into her mouth. The addition of the white jasmine rice helped the meat go down better and made the dish more fragrant. It was a good amount of spice but she felt like it could be even spicier. Taking some red chili oil she sprinkled a generous portion over her rice before she continued with her meal.

"Is it good?" Xi Long watched her eat joyfully with her signature expression. Just by the way she ate he could tell that the food was done well.

"Mhm. Really good but not spicy enough. I would've added more peppers into it."

"I can literally smell the spice from here and you need more?? You're crazy." Zhuang Wei was slightly repulsed from the amount of spice he could smell from the dish and was shocked to hear it wasn't enough.

"And you're weak."

".....I am never going to eat with you guys again."