Seeing that she couldn't get any advantage from Song Yunsheng, Li Qiyu awkwardly gulped down a few glasses of plain water. Since she failed to gain the upper hand here, she slunk away dejectedly.
As soon as she stepped out of the restaurant, she put away that down - cast look and quickly scurried to a corner to find Li Juan, who had been secretly observing through the French window.
"How's it going?"
"Madam, when you first got in touch with Song Yunsheng, I leaked the news to Jiang Yongfeng. Just now when you were chatting with Song Yunsheng over there, I noticed that Jiang Yongfeng came too. She was right there."
Li Juan pointed at the big flower stand at the restaurant entrance, which was big enough to hide a person, and said, "She stood there and watched you two for a full half - hour. Then she stomped off in a huff."
Li Qiyu nodded. She felt relieved now.
Seeing this, Li Juan was confused and asked, "Madam, if you're going to meet Song Yunsheng, shouldn't you be as low - key as possible? Now that Jiang Yongfeng and the others know about it, they're surely going to make a fuss with you."
Li Qiyu smiled and said, "It's better if they make a fuss. I'm just afraid they won't."
Hearing this, it was Li Juan's turn to be confused.
"Why is that?"
"I didn't come to see Song Yunsheng today."
By making a commotion, the real snake she wanted to startle was Zhong Yuxiu.
Song Yunsheng was a sinister and cunning man. In her previous life, she had failed to outwit him and had been deceived by him for a lifetime. She didn't think she could suddenly become smart enough to defeat him in this life.
In fact, she really couldn't. Just now, with a small attempt, it had already shown the gap between her and Song Yunsheng. She was lucky to have left quickly. If she had been a bit slower, she was afraid that instead of getting information from Song Yunsheng, all her own words would have been coaxed out of her.
She wasn't confident in dealing with Song Yunsheng, but she was confident in dealing with Zhong Yuxiu. Last time, she had noticed Zhong Yuxiu's expression. It was obvious that Zhong Yuxiu didn't know Song Yunsheng was pestering her. If she knew that Song Yunsheng had met her privately now, she would surely be suspicious.
Zhong Yuxiu was close to Song Yunsheng and knew a lot about him. It would be much easier to get information from her than to go directly to Song Yunsheng.
So, Li Qiyu deliberately chose the hotel restaurant as the meeting place today, a place where Jiang Yongfeng and Zhong Yuxiu could find out without it seeming too contrived.
Now that Zhong Yuxiu knew she had met Song Yunsheng, Li Qiyu had achieved her goal for today.
Li Juan didn't understand. She was full of doubts now: "Madam, I think it's better to tell Mr. Song about this."
"He'll surely stop me if he knows." Li Qiyu was also distressed. Song Yi'an treated her like a little kid and always wanted to stand in front of her for everything.
But actually, she could also contribute.
"Let's talk about it later. This matter may not succeed. If it doesn't work this time, I'll have to arrange more meetings. I must make her take the bait!"
Hearing this, Li Juan didn't dare to persuade her anymore. She wasn't afraid of anything else, just afraid that Li Qiyu's plan would end up angering Mr. Song instead of Li Xichi.
Li Qiyu thought that as long as she didn't say anything, Song Yi'an wouldn't know about this for a few days.
But no matter how well she calculated, she missed one thing - the hotel manager had also seen Li Qiyu meeting Song Yunsheng.
The hotel manager was still haunted by the incident of Song Yi'an being hit by a car on his territory. Now seeing Li Qiyu meeting Song Yunsheng alone, he was very worried. He was afraid that if he went over, he might interrupt if Li Qiyu had something important to do. So he quickly called Song Yi'an to ask about the situation.
At this time, Song Yi'an had just got in the car. As soon as he got in, he received a call from the hotel manager.
As soon as he heard the start of the conversation, his brows knitted together.
"What? Madam is with Song Yunsheng?"
"Yes, Mr. Song. Didn't you know about this?"
Only then did the hotel manager suddenly realize that he might have said something wrong accidentally.
Afraid that Song Yi'an would misunderstand, he quickly said, "They're not really together. They just had a meal in an open - air area. Oh no, they didn't have a meal. They didn't even order any food. Madam just drank a few glasses of water. They didn't have any physical contact. They just talked across the table. They should have something to discuss."
He hoped that Mr. Song wouldn't misunderstand. Otherwise, he would be the sinner who stirred up trouble in their marital relationship.
Song Yi'an was burning with anger at this moment.
He asked, "Where is Madam now?"
"She seems to have returned to the villa."
Hearing this, Song Yi'an said to Xiao Wu, "Drive back to the villa."
The carriage was very quiet, so Xiao Wu heard Song Yi'an's conversation with the hotel manager. He could easily guess what was going on.
This couple was really interesting. At the same time, they both met their rivals in love behind each other's backs.
Well, they were going to clash.
Xiao Wu could only persuade, "Mr. Song, talk it out nicely. Madam isn't that kind of person."
Song Yi'an gave Xiao Wu a disdainful look: "Need you to tell me? Just drive your car."
Realizing that Song Yi'an was in a bad mood, Xiao Wu didn't dare to say more. He quickly zipped his mouth shut. He didn't want to be affected by the fire.
All the way back to the hotel in silence, Xiao Wu parked the car in front of the villa. After Song Yi'an got out of the car, he only left a sentence for Xiao Wu: "Guard the door. Don't let anyone in during this time."
Xiao Wu was panicked and carefully reminded, "Um, Mr. Song, domestic violence isn't good."
Song Yi'an ignored him and stormed into the villa.
After passing through the entrance hall, he stood at the door, looking at the closed door. Song Yi'an paced back and forth for a while. He was rehearsing in his mind what he was going to say to Li Qiyu later.
This woman was so bold. This time, he must teach her a lesson.
He definitely couldn't beat her, but he should at least scold her a bit.
Yes, he must scold her. If the wife is not well - educated, it's the husband's fault.
After mentally preparing himself enough, Song Yi'an finally opened the door.
At this time, Li Qiyu was tidying up the clothes in the living room. She didn't like the clothes dried by the washing machine. She always preferred to hang them out to dry.
When she saw Song Yi'an coming back, there was a flash of surprise in her eyes at first, but soon she pulled a straight face.
"You sneaked back again, right? You didn't tell the doctor, did you?" Li Qiyu put her hands on her hips and looked fierce. It was time for the doctor to make rounds, and Song Yi'an should be back in the hospital now.
Song Yi'an had entered the door full of anger, but when he heard this, all his anger disappeared. He quickly said, "I didn't sneak back. I... I have something to tell you, so I came back first."
"Don't make excuses." Li Qiyu was aggressive. Song Yi'an was no match for Li Qiyu. He was completely overwhelmed by her momentum.