Chapter 356 - The First Date with Li Zhaojun Eating Out

Li Zhaojun entered the dining area reserved for leadership and sat down for a meal, with her assistant Wang Siyan sitting across from her.

Wang Siyan turned her head and glanced through the transparent glass at Ye Fan and Hu Jing sitting together, laughing and chatting; then she turned back, flattering Li Zhaojun with a smile, “Director Li, Ye Fan is really impressive.

Even a sharp and beautiful woman like Hu Jing is attracted to him…”

As she spoke, she gradually fell silent because she noticed Li Zhaojun’s cold gaze fixed on her without a word, and she immediately knew she had probably made a misstep.

After Wang Siyan realized her mistake and buried her head in her meal, Li Zhaojun withdrew her gaze and calmly began to eat.

However, her heart was not at peace.

Seeing Hu Jing openly pursuing Ye Fan, she began to feel a bit of pressure.

Even though she had a conversation with Ye Fan just yesterday afternoon and knew that Ye Fan had quite a negative attitude towards continuing their marriage, she still had confidence in her charm.

She believed that with more interaction with Ye Fan, she could make him fall in love with her.

But now, she suddenly realized things were not that simple.

“Lu Xiaoman’s relationship with him must be quite deep, and ever since she acknowledged herself as Miss Mo’s family, her status is no longer beneath mine.

She should be my strongest competitor.

Hu Jing also cannot be underestimated.

Although she is not as good as me in many aspects, she’s very seductive and extremely adept at enticing men, almost as if she was born to captivate men.

Besides, Ye Fan probably has other women out there.”

With this thought, she couldn’t help but start contemplating how to turn the situation around from an almost completely disadvantageous position and win Ye Fan back, continuing their marriage.

At six o’clock in the afternoon, work finally ended.

Li Zhaojun and Ye Fan each drove their cars, one after the other, leaving Emali Group.

Twenty minutes later, Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun sat facing each other in a beautifully decorated, luxurious five-star restaurant.

After ordering the food and being left alone by the waiter, the two officially faced each other.

“How have you been having dinner these days?” Li Zhaojun initiated the conversation casually, trying to chat with Ye Fan.

Ye Fan responded indifferently, “Naturally at the hotel.”

“Is it the hotel you’re staying at?” asked Li Zhaojun.

“Which hotel are you staying at?

Can you tell me?”

“There’s no need for that.” Ye Fan replied coolly.

Li Zhaojun forced a laugh, “Hehe, it’s my fault you’ve been forced to stay at a hotel during this time.”

The two of them talked back and forth for a while.

Seeing that Ye Fan didn’t want to talk, Li Zhaojun gradually fell silent as well.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the food and drinks were served.

Li Zhaojun had ordered quite a few dishes, and soon the table was filled with delicious food and a bottle of Lafite wine.

When Li Zhaojun was about to open the wine, Ye Fan reached out and said, “Give it here, let me do it.”

“Mm,” Li Zhaojun responded, handing over the wine and the opener to him.

As Ye Fan took the wine bottle, he inadvertently saw Li Zhaojun’s jade-like hands, grasping the wine bottle, which complemented her exceptionally fair and slender hands.

After uncorking and pouring the wine, Li Zhaojun gracefully raised her glass and said seriously to Ye Fan, “Ye Fan, no matter what our past and present are like, today is the first time we, as husband and wife, are dining out.

Let’s drink this glass together, okay?”

Ye Fan nodded, his emotions mixed as he lifted his glass and gently clinked it against Li Zhaojun’s, creating a clear and pleasant “ding” sound.

Then, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp.

After drinking, Ye Fan set down his glass and saw Li Zhaojun tilting her head back, struggling to drink the glass of red wine.

Her exposed slender, snowy neck was as elegant as a swan’s.

Li Zhaojun clearly wasn’t used to drinking.

It took her almost half a minute to finish the glass of red wine.

She put down her glass, the alcohol fumes rising, and her beautiful, snow-white face flushed with a ravishing red, making the large restaurant seem ten times brighter than before.

“Ye Fan, thank you,” Li Zhaojun said softly to Ye Fan.

Her bright eyes were now veiled with a thin mist, revealing colors that tugged at the heartstrings.

Ye Fan felt his heart pounding uncontrollably and dared not look into Li Zhaojun’s beautiful eyes.

He averted his face and noticed that everyone nearby had turned to look at Li Zhaojun, so mesmerized that their eyes were fixated.

Seeing Ye Fan avoiding her gaze, Li Zhaojun felt a surge of sadness within.

During the meal that followed, Li Zhaojun didn’t initiate much conversation with Ye Fan.

Firstly, she realized that Ye Fan seemed uninterested in chatting with her and naturally, she didn’t chatter incessantly to avoid annoying him.

Secondly, her emotions were complex and she also felt somewhat disinclined to speak.

The meal quietly lasted about an hour before finally ending.

As they walked out of the restaurant and headed toward the parking lot, Li Zhaojun said, “Actually, dining out occasionally feels pretty good.

I’ll come out to eat more often in the future.”

“Hmm,” Ye Fan responded.

They entered the parking lot and walked to their car.

Li Zhaojun stood still, turned to face Ye Fan, who also stopped but didn’t turn around, only facing Li Zhaojun sideways.

Li Zhaojun, with her stunningly beautiful face slightly lifted, looked at Ye Fan’s strong, chiseled profile and said softly, “Ye Fan, I’m going back now.”

“Hmm,” Ye Fan responded.

Then, Li Zhaojun fell silent, turned, walked to her car spot, opened the door, got in, buckled up, started the car, and slowly drove out of the space, then left the parking lot.

Ye Fan turned and watched the red Maserati’s tail lights disappear into the distance, his gaze complex.

The warmth from Lu Xiaoman, the relaxed happiness from Zhao Lina—these were things he needed and craved, yet Li Zhaojun’s charm somehow made him irrestistible.

After the meal tonight, although he and Li Zhaojun had barely spoken, it had shaken his heart.

Driving back to the Presidential Suite at Dingsheng International Hotel, he saw Wei Ziling leisurely sitting on the luxury sofa in the living room, her long snow-white legs crossed as she ate apple slices from a porcelain plate and watched TV, laughing joyfully.

Noticing Ye Fan’s return, Wei Ziling quickly put down her legs, grabbed the remote control to mute the TV, and stood up, smiling at Ye Fan, “Mr.

Ye, you’re back.

I’ve started brewing the medicinal soup; it should be ready in about an hour and a half.”

Ye Fan “hmm-ed” in response, walked over, and sat down on another sofa.

He glanced at the TV and saw that it was playing some silly Korean drama.

Seeing Ye Fan glance at the TV, Wei Ziling’s face turned red, and she quickly said, “Mr.

Ye, which channel would you like to watch?

I’ll change it for you.”

As she spoke, she had already changed the channel from the Korean drama.