Chapter 507 — A Little Practice
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Wei Zhao had always been a man who nursed his grudges. If he had not been on assignment, whether Kang Jinglong could still be standing here talking would have been another matter entirely.
Kang Jinglong's expression changed, and his face turned somewhat ugly at once. Wang Xinyan, however, arched her lovely brows and stole a glance at Wei Zhao, a faint smile playing at the corners of her lips—whether in praise or in amusement, it was hard to say.
Wei Zhao had always found the relationship between Wang Xinyan and Kang Jinglong puzzling. He had assumed they were close, but now it seemed otherwise. Deliberately or not, Wang Xinyan kept mocking Xiao Wangba and Kang Jinglong alike, which left Wei Zhao rather perplexed.
"Ahem!" Wu Chengtian coughed once. He had gone to great lengths to bring Wei Zhao here today, intending to use the occasion to reveal his relationship with Feng Xiaoxiao to Bie Jingyi, and he was certainly not about to let Kang Jinglong ruin it.
Kang Jinglong drew a deep breath. He knew he could not make a scene at Wu Chengtian's dinner party, so he could only sit back down in gloom, thoroughly displeased by Wei Zhao's refusal to spare his face.
"Ha, today is meant to be a happy occasion—don't let unpleasantness spoil the mood!" Wu Chengtian smoothed things over. "Brother Wei Zhao, you and Feng Xiaoxiao truly are a match made in heaven!"
Before Wei Zhao could speak, Feng Xiaoxiao said happily, "You think so too?"
"Indeed I do, Sister Xiaoxiao. When did the two of you get together?" Wu Chengtian asked without betraying any emotion.
"A few days now, I think!" Feng Xiaoxiao said after a moment's reckoning.
"I see..." Wu Chengtian said in sudden understanding. Could it be that Wei Zhao had only gotten together with Feng Xiaoxiao after parting ways with Bie Jingyi? If so, that saved him a great deal of trouble. Still, to be on the safe side, he resolved to leak the relationship between Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao to Sun Jingyan.
Wei Zhao had said little all along, quietly observing every move Feng Xiaoxiao and Wu Chengtian made. Feng Xiaoxiao's attitude puzzled him. By any reasonable account, she was not the sort to behave this way, nor to flatter and curry favor with Wu Chengtian. From Wei Zhao's past experience, Feng Xiaoxiao was a deeply vindictive person—otherwise she could not have come after him time and again.
And she had just made an enemy of Wu Chengtian at the auction house—how could she turn around and act as though nothing had happened? Judging by the way she was ordering, she probably meant to fleece Wu Chengtian in some roundabout fashion.
Wu Chengtian's attitude puzzled Wei Zhao as well. As for his apologizing to Wei Zhao, that he would never believe. Unless Wu Chengtian had water where his brains should be, there was no way he would take the initiative to invite Wei Zhao to dinner and apologize.
When something is out of the ordinary, there is sure to be something strange behind it. Though Wei Zhao had not yet figured out Wu Chengtian's true intent, since he had come, he might as well sit back and watch how things unfolded.
It had to be said that the service at the top-floor restaurant was quite excellent. Not long after they ordered, the waiters brought the dishes to the table one after another. Besides the specialty dishes Feng Xiaoxiao had ordered earlier, abalone, lobster, and crab were all set out as well.
"Wow, I've never in my life eaten such a lavish feast!" Feng Xiaoxiao exclaimed like a country bumpkin.