Chapter 199: Strangers

Su Mi called Fang Yutong and Liao Qian respectively, and both of them said they had time, so he asked her to send the location over.

She discussed it with Xiao Xuanjin and finally chose a relatively well-known Wagyu hotpot restaurant and booked a private room.

The two of them set out from the company and arrived first.

Only when we arrived did we realize that the store is decorated in a very Chinese style. Above the door hangs a traditional plaque with a golden frame and metallic lines inside that outline a cloud pattern. The vigorous and powerful calligraphy is majestic and magnificent. Even the marble on the storefront cleverly incorporates floral carvings with a classical flavor.

Walking into the private room, what comes into view is a folding Chinese screen with a lifelike painting of Chinese rose-red peonies. The solid wood carved chandelier emits a soft halo of light, and the ink murals on the wall are like the finishing touch, injecting Chinese style and culture into the space.

When the two of them arrived, the others had not yet arrived.

Su Mi looked around, then took off his coat and hung it on the rack, leaned back on the sofa, picked up the menu and looked at the dishes.

I ordered the hot pot base first, then added some of their signature Kobe beef and Australian wagyu beef, and waited for them to add the rest later.

Xiao Xuanjin sat next to her and took a bowl of small dumplings from the snack box beside her and gave it to her, "Fill your stomach first."

"Okay." Su Mi lowered her head, took a spoon and scooped a glutinous rice ball into her mouth, staring at the soup in the pot, "Honey, this is the first time we've gotten together in a few years. This reminds me that we also had hot pot when we first got together."

We had hotpot at the music bar, when He Fei and Fang Yutong had just started treating each other.

However, Xiao Xuanjin was still indifferent to her at that time and was basically unwilling to say a few words to her. She was still the one who pestered him.

"Well, you want to dig up old things?" Xiao Xuanjin saw through her thoughts directly.

Su Mi put down the spoon and prepared to argue with him, "Turn over. The time, the place and the people are all right. We must turn over today."

Seeing her fighting spirit being aroused, Xiao Xuanjin raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Well, turn it over. Which page should I start from?"

At this time, the waiter had already started serving the dishes. Su Mi looked at the fresh beef slices on the plate and said, "Let's start with the hot pot."

"Um."

"Let me think... you seemed to ask me to stay away from you at that time."

Su Mi rested her chin on her hand, her hair tucked behind her ears submissively, and she tilted her head as she spoke, looking at him with resentment, accusing him with her eyes.

Xiao Xuanjin followed her example, propping himself up with his hands, his eyes meeting hers face to face, "Wife, I was ignorant at that time."

"Okay, you admit that you are ignorant." Su Mi blinked, her eyes were clear and bright, "Do you regret it?"

Although she asked lightly, Xiao Xuanjin knew that if he gave a bad answer, he would face a storm that could be big or small.

"Regret, if I could go back to that time, I would definitely..."

"What will definitely happen?" Su Mi couldn't help but move closer. Their noses were closer, their breaths entangled, stirring up the ambiguity and restlessness in the space.

"Definitely..." Xiao Xuanjin lowered his head and put his nose against her nose bridge. Su Mi felt her lips being covered, very lightly like a dragonfly touching the water, and then he left quickly.

"Like this."

When he smiled, his dark eyelashes were lightly curled, bringing out the light in his eyes. His elegant and profound facial features were particularly captivating.

Su Mi was stunned for a few seconds, as if she was deceived, and blurted out, "Husband, you are not allowed to smile at other women."

This smile must have won the hearts of many girls.

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the private room was pushed open.

Fang Yutong was wearing a thick beige coat and a square checkered scarf around her neck. As soon as she came in, she was sensitive to the atmosphere in the room and coughed lightly, "I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Su Mi turned around, his brain automatically dispelled the ambiguous atmosphere just now, and said in a clear tone, "Yutong, you are here."

"Well, the traffic is really bad along the way."

Fang Yutong took off her scarf as she walked, and sat down opposite them. She looked at the soup in the pot, which was already boiling, and asked, "Are they not here yet?"

"It should be soon." Su Mi looked towards the door.

Fang Yutong asked casually, "Who are they?"

Su Mi thought that she had not yet told Fang Yutong on the phone who had come. After all, she was not sure at that time.

After thinking about the people Xiao Xuanjin had told her about, she said, "Just..."

Just as I was about to speak, the door opened again.

This time it was He Fei who came in. He was wearing an army green coat, a white inner layer, black casual pants, and high-top leather shoes. He was still on the phone when he pushed the door open. "Yeah, I know."

"Okay, that's it."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

When he put away his phone, he glanced towards the box. His sight suddenly paused. When his eyes fell on Fang Yutong, they stayed for a few seconds longer. Then he looked away nonchalantly, saying in a slow tone, "Brother Xiao, it's quite lively today."

As he said that, he strode to the table and sat next to Xiao Xuanjin instead of Fang Yutong.

Seeing He Fei coming, Fang Yutong kept her head down playing with her phone, trying hard to ignore his presence, while also making him ignore her.

If she had known he was coming, she would not have attended today. It was her fault for not asking who was coming.

I believe he is thinking the same thing at this moment.

Xiao Xuanjin seemed not to have noticed the silent comment in He Fei's words, "Is it lively? Not bad."

He Fei didn't say anything else. He opened a bottle of wine, poured himself a glass and drank it. He became depressed after a breath and was obviously in a bad mood. It seemed like he came here just to drink and treated this place as a bar.

When Fang Yutong raised her eyes, she saw that he was holding a transparent crystal wine glass. A layer of light bubbles floated above the wine inside. It felt like very small particles, but it easily separated the liquid into layers.

He Fei put down his wine glass, his eyes unconsciously glanced at her, and caught a glimpse of the nails on her hands, with layers of overlapping two-color patterns and a clear boundary in the middle... just like between them.

Thinking of this, he sneered and refilled his glass of wine.

Su Mi sensitively noticed that He Fei and Fang Yutong seemed to be strangers to each other, and felt that the two had completely broken up. Suddenly, he felt that this hot pot might be a bit painful for both of them.

Looking at the auras of the two of them, there seemed to be a sense of separation in the space as if they were not interacting with each other.

Su Mi nudged Xiao Xuanjin with her elbow and whispered in his ear, "Why do I feel like the hot pot isn't boiling anymore?"

Xiao Xuanjin chuckled, glanced at her, and kindly reminded her, "That's because I turned off the fire."

"Ah, when?"

She had no idea at all and thought the boiling in the pot was an illusion.

"You, just thinking about others."

It seemed that Xiao Xuanjin had been paying attention to her. "But why did you turn it off?"

"Aren't there enough people?"

"Yes, I hope two people will come soon."

Please two people come and adjust the current atmosphere.