Seeing Li Yushu and Zhang Yafei walking towards the mall, Bai Qianmo looked away and said to Xia Wei, "I'm going out for a bit, I'll come find you later."
Before Xia Wei could speak, Bai Qianmo got up and hurriedly left the restaurant.
Thinking that they might bump into each other on the elevator and escalator, Bai Qianmo quickly thought it over and went down the stairs to the first floor. When she arrived at a department store area, she saw Li Yushu and Zhang Yafei walking towards a coffee shop.
Bai Qianmo picked out a black baseball cap from the shelf, paid for it, and headed straight for the coffee shop.
It was a little past three in the afternoon, the perfect time for afternoon tea, and the coffee shop was quite crowded.
Bai Qianmo walked in, her gaze quickly sweeping over all the seats in the coffee shop, and finally spotted a familiar figure behind a partition.
"Miss, have you made an appointment with a friend?" Seeing Bai Qianmo looking around, the waiter came over with the order slip.
"No, I'm looking for an empty seat."
"There are still many seats in the back, do you need my help?" the waiter kindly asked.
Bai Qianmo shook her head: "I can go by myself. Could you please order me a mocha? Thank you."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
After dismissing the waiter, Bai Qianmo pulled down her baseball cap and walked straight to the empty seat on the other side of the partition.
Bai Qianmo was sitting with her back to Zhang Yafei, while Li Yushu was sitting back to back with her, separated only by a carved screen.
With the screen blocking her view, and the coffee shop being quite crowded, Zhang Yafei didn't notice Bai Qianmo's presence.
"What happened on the red carpet yesterday was all Bai Qianmo's doing against me. Humph, her excuse might fool the media, but anyone with a little skill can see that although she seemed to be pulling Su Le'er, she was actually pushing her. I will never let this go." Zhang Yafei felt like tearing the culprit to pieces just thinking about how she had made a fool of herself last night.
The man said softly, "If you hadn't instructed Su Le'er to embarrass Bai Qianmo first, how would she have had the opportunity to take advantage of her?"
A guilty look flashed across Zhang Yafei's face: "It wasn't me. Su Le'er really dislikes Bai Qianmo. Last time, because of the snake incident, Bai Qianmo called the police and locked her up for a while. Her hatred for Bai Qianmo is far greater than for me."
Li Yushu slowly stirred the rich coffee with a spoon: "So you hit it off immediately, but you didn't expect that Bai Qianmo would turn the tables on you."
Zhang Yafei felt a flicker of panic in her eyes as she was stared at by Li Yushu's cold gaze.
Li Yushu scoffed: "I told you long ago not to mess with her. You're no match for her at all, but you just wouldn't listen. You've suffered defeat after defeat at her hands, and then you come here full of complaints and gossip. Don't you think you're no different from those old ladies in the neighborhood?"
After being bluntly rebuked by Li Yushu, Zhang Yafei's delicate face was filled with shame and anger: "Why are you always protecting that bitch Bai Qianmo? Li Yushu, don't forget us..."
Before she could finish speaking, a cold glare pierced her, and Zhang Yafei immediately fell silent.
After glancing around, Zhang Yafei lowered her voice and said, "Don't tell me you've really taken a liking to her."
The man remained silent for a moment, then his cold voice slowly rang out: "Do what you're supposed to do. As for my affairs, it's none of your business."
To Zhang Yafei, these words of warning were clearly an evasive and dismissive response.
Zhang Yafei sneered inwardly. A woman's sixth sense is indeed sharp. The last time Li Yushu appeared on the set of "The Legend of Phoenix," it was clearly because of Bai Qianmo.
“I have no right to control you. After all, I’ve been with you for so many years, and you’ve never thought of giving me a title. Even when I’m with other men, you don’t feel anything. I know that our relationship has always been me shamelessly clinging to you. If I didn’t still have some use, you would have dumped me long ago.”
Thinking about everything she had sacrificed over the years, Zhang Yafei's eyes reddened slightly.
The man opposite him frowned slightly, his expression revealing a hint of displeasure.
"Do we really have to talk about this pointless thing in public? If you asked me out just for this, I don't think we need to continue this conversation."
Zhang Yafei said emotionally, "I can't do anything to you, but I have all sorts of ways to deal with Bai Qianmo."
Li Yushu stared at Zhang Yafei for a while, then suddenly chuckled softly.
"Do you really think I care about a woman?" Leaning forward, Li Yushu reached out and gently stroked Zhang Yafei's smooth cheek.
"Silly girl, don't you know very well what I want most in my heart?"
"You...you really don't like her?"
Just then, the waiter carrying the coffee walked over slowly.
"Miss, your coffee!"
Bai Qianmo pretended to look out the window, then slowly turned her gaze back and nodded to the waiter.
At this moment, Zhang Yafei looked at Bai Qianmo through the carved partition.
Seeing that the other person was alone and wearing a baseball cap, he was worried that they were being followed by paparazzi.
Lowering her voice, she said to Li Yushu, "The media is keeping a close eye on me right now, so I can't stay out for too long. Come on, come with me to the florist to buy a bouquet of flowers. I haven't visited Aunt Jin'en in a long time. I've been temporarily suspended from work by the company these past few days because of the red carpet incident, so I can have some free time to visit her."
The man didn't speak. After Zhang Yafei got up, she also got up and left.
As the two reached the door, Li Yushu suddenly turned around and glanced at his seat. The person who had been sitting behind him was nowhere to be seen.
"What are you looking at?" Zhang Yafei asked curiously, following Li Yushu's gaze.
"It's nothing, let's go."
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