Chapter 220: No Contact
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
There was no reproach in his question, if anything, Xinghe could hear layers of concern.
"You an the thing where I was chased out of the lab?"
"Yes, didn’t I tell you to co to if anything happens?"
Obviously she didn’t, because he heard this from soone else.
To his credit, he rushed back from his outstation eting overseas the mont he heard wind of this.
He had business etings planned for the rest of the week but he bought an imdiate ticket and flew back, abandoning them all.
Xinghe admitted flatly, "I was just considering contacting you."
He happened to be faster than she imagined.
Mubai gave a wide grin and suddenly pulled on her arm, saying, "Co on, get in. We’ll find so place more comfortable to talk this over."
Xinghe stood her ground. "This place is as good as any."
She tried to pull her arm back on reflex but that only made Mubai hold on to her tighter. "But I just ca down from the plane. I haven’t had anything since morning, so please let us discuss this over dinner."
"..."
Xinghe pulled her arm back with more force this ti. She said calmly, "Even so, there’s no need to get physical."
After that, she climbed into his car without making a fuss. Mubai smiled wordlessly, a bright smile that lit up his face.
After he got in, he asked Xinghe, "So, what type of cuisine are you in the mood for?"
"It’s your dinner." Not mine.
"I don’t mind, we’ll have what you’re in the mood for."
"I’m in the mood to get this over with, so let’s skip dinner."
Mubai was silent before telling his driver, "Go to the nearest restaurant."
The nearest restaurant near the Purple Jade Villas was, unsurprisingly, an upmarket restaurant that specialized in western food.
Before long, they arrived.
This was the first ti Xinghe had dined with Mubai alone.
Mubai considered it a date while Xinghe thought of it as a business eting.
After they made their own, Xinghe went straight to the point, "You can get back into the lab?"
Mubai posed his own question, "I heard Ruobing completed the design my grandmother is satisfied with."
"The design is mine, she stole it from . However, the design she has is faulty," Xinghe revealed.
"Do you have the proof? Because you can sue."
Xinghe smiled mysteriously, "There’s no need. She will trip on her mistake eventually."
That piqued Mubai’s interest. "What do you an? What’s your plan?"
"It doesn’t concern you. You haven’t answered my question yet," Xinghe pulled him back to the reason why they were even sharing dinner at the restaurant.
Mubai confessed, "Grandmother has made her decree. Ruobing is to return to the lab. Even I can’t do anything about that. Unless you pull out the evidence, she’s staying."
"There’s no evidence, at least none that they will believe. Since, you can’t do anything about this either then I will go search for a new lab to complete the research. Enjoy your dinner, I’ll be taking my leave," Xinghe concluded before standing up to leave.
Mubai’s strong hands reached out to pull her...
Xinghe was taken aback by the sudden contact. She turned and looked coolly at him.
Mubai’s eyes zeroed in on her. "The food’s not even here yet. Why the hurry?"
"I ca here to talk business with you, not to have dinner. Since the talk is over, naturally there’s no reason for to stay," Xinghe argued crisply and soundly.
She wasn’t playing hard to get because she never had the interest to co for dinner with him in the first place.
For her, Mubai was nothing more than a business partner. Since there was no business left to discuss, there was no need for either one of them to overstay their welco.
For so reason, Mubai felt used. He was kicked to the side because Xinghe was done with him...
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