Upon hearing this voice, both Magistrate Xu and Madam Feng panicked.
However, their mindsets were not entirely the same.
Prefect Xu knew Jing Zhe's identity. Jing Zhe's sudden appearance in Jiangling was already a headache for him, especially since he had overheard Jing Zhe's bad words about him at Peach Blossom Temple today. Prefect Xu was worried about this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Feng Family Restaurant in such a bad mood.
And now, Jing Zhe is right next door.
When did he arrive? How much did he overhear?
Thinking about this gave Magistrate Xu a headache.
As for Madam Feng, she naturally recognized Jing Zhe's voice.
Shouldn't we have him wait in the side room?
Why did you get so impatient and run upstairs?
It seems he really cares about her. Perhaps he was worried something had happened to her since she hadn't gone back for so long, so he came looking for her.
That's great!
Despite her fear, Mrs. Feng felt a sweet warmth in her heart.
At the same time, he was also blaming Lin for not doing his job properly.
But now is not the time to blame anyone; she is now focused on how to explain things to Magistrate Xu.
At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Jing Zhe strode in. Prefect Xu and Madam Feng were still disheveled, only wearing an outer garment, but because they were dressed in such haste, they looked a bit awkward.
"Didn't expect it to be me, did you?"
Jing Zhe smiled with a relaxed expression.
The smile appeared very differently to the two people.
Damn it, it seems he came prepared. He must have seen everything we said and everything that happened. If we want to keep the secret, we have no choice but to kill him…
But can I kill him?
Prefect Xu was somewhat helpless, because he knew that Jing Zhe knew martial arts, and quite well at that. Otherwise, how could he have injured Lin Qingshan, and how could he have taken down the leader of the martial arts alliance?
Since we can't kill him, we can only let him do as he pleases!
Actually, Magistrate Xu wanted to ask a question: the voice that came from next door just now was clearly a woman's, and it was definitely not Jing Zhe. But now he was like meat on a chopping board, so what right did he have to ask a question?
As for Madam Feng, she felt that Jing Zhe was so relaxed because he did not yet know the identity of Prefect Xu. However, seeing that he could remain so calm in such a situation, Madam Feng still appreciated him quite a bit.
However, she still decided to give him a heads-up, so that he wouldn't offend Magistrate Xu without knowing the truth.
So he said, "Young master, this is Prefect Xu of Jiangling."
"..."
Magistrate Xu sighed inwardly. He thought that Madam Feng did not recognize Jing Zhe and was afraid that Jing Zhe would overhear their secret and spread rumors, so she deliberately brought up his identity to scare him!
But how can we scare them?
"Prefect Xu, why don't you introduce them?"
Looking into Madam Feng's ardent and affectionate eyes, Jing Zhe couldn't bear it any longer and thought to herself that she should reveal her identity as soon as possible, since she was really not worthy of Madam Feng's "favor".
"..."
Madam Feng was shocked. How could he remain so calm after learning about Prefect Xu's identity?
Then, something even more shocking happened to her.
Magistrate Xu said, "This is Chief Jing from the Da'an Newspaper in Jingzhou!"
"President Jing...?"
Mrs. Feng was stunned.
Isn't this the young master who came to elope with him? When did he become President Jing?
By the way, isn't President Jing the same person as Jing Zhe, the one who injured her nephew Lin Qingshan and ultimately caused his death?
"Are you Jing Zhe?"
At this moment, Madam Feng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Genuine or genuine."
"Then come to Feng's Restaurant..."
For the first time in many years, Madam Feng was moved. So when she learned Jing Zhe's identity, she was suddenly awakened to the fact that he had come here for her or for something else.
But with Magistrate Xu standing nearby, she simply couldn't bring herself to ask.
At this moment, Jing Zhe added for her: "Madam Feng, I have come to Feng Family Restaurant to discuss some business with you, because I want to buy this Feng Family Restaurant."
"Just...to buy a restaurant?"
"Yes, it's just to buy a restaurant."
"..."
If, when Jing Zhe first saw Madam Feng in the private room downstairs, he was indeed somewhat captivated by her allure, now, seeing Madam Feng again and thinking about her "intimate" encounter with Prefect Xu, Jing Zhe only felt disgusted.
Yes, it's the word Qingqiu said: dirty.
Even the thought of her being on his mind felt dirty to Jing Zhe.
Therefore, Jing Zhe needed to make things clear as soon as possible, so that she wouldn't have any more improper thoughts about him.
"Just to buy a restaurant, just to buy a restaurant..."
Madam Feng seemed to be in a daze, muttering the same phrase over and over. She sat back down on the bed, her hands hanging limply at her sides. Her long robe had been torn to shreds by Magistrate Xu, and she had been barely able to cover herself with her hands. Now, she left large swathes of her skin exposed to the air, her expression sorrowful.
Jing Zhe knew her feelings best, but he didn't want to understand.
It was her own misunderstanding from the beginning, it had nothing to do with him, and she has deceived countless young men over the years, so meeting him can only be considered her retribution.
Such a person is not worthy of pity.
"President Jing wants to buy the Feng Family Restaurant?"
Jing Zhe was aware of Madam Feng's current distraught state, but Prefect Xu was unaware of it; however, he didn't have time to find out in such a short time.
He now had something on Jing Zhe, and when he heard that Jing Zhe wanted to buy Feng Family Restaurant, his eyes lit up and he suddenly had an idea.
"Yes, Prefect Xu also knows that I plan to open a branch of the Da'an Newspaper in Jiangling, so I need a place. And the moment I saw the Feng Family Restaurant, I took a liking to it, so I decided to buy it!"
"Well..."
Having ascertained Jing Zhe's intentions, Prefect Xu felt it was time to set some conditions.
"Forget about it, I'm not selling!"
Just as Magistrate Xu was pondering how to set his conditions, Madam Feng, who had been dejected, seemed to come back to her senses, stood up from the bed, and said sternly.
Jing Zhe glanced at Madam Feng and saw that her eyes were filled with anger, so sharp that she seemed to want to tear him apart, which was quite frightening.
Good heavens, this is love turned to hate!
But this is even better. Jing Zhe also put on a stern face and said in a deep voice, "Madam Feng, you have no choice now!"
"It's not up to me? You already know that the land deed for Feng Family Restaurant is in my hands. As long as I don't agree, no one can buy Feng Family Restaurant, including you!"
After saying that, he looked at Jing Zhe and sneered repeatedly: "Oh, I almost forgot, you are President Jing, a second-rank official! But so what? You can't just take advantage of being a government official to force people to buy and sell, can you? If you dare to do that, I will go to Jingzhou to report you! Let's see if the Emperor will condone you!"
If you no longer love someone, then go ahead and hurt them!
Madam Feng glared at Jing Zhe, gritting her teeth.
"..."
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