Chapter 85 - Lost in Many Thoughts

"Why did I even come to this dinner???"

"Never too late to change your mind. I'm open to stealing your dish "

"You guys double teaming and bullying me is too much!!!"

Ying Yue joked continued to joke around with Zhuang Wei while Xi Long sat silently on the side watching. She enjoyed egging him on even though they both knew he was faking his heartache. There was a part of her that was still annoyed about him scaring them earlier so it relieved a bit of her anger to speak verbal jabs. It was a mix of enjoyment and revenge hidden behind her words. She had no desire to actually address the prank or progress it any further. If she knew Xi Long they would have a discussion later about it when they were alone. Though it was not as if she could not guess why he had done it. The reasoning was not beyond her and it was a dumb way to achieve his intended purpose. If this were any other person she would have not spared them so easily but she knew he was just supiscious of her. The protectiveness over his best friend was understandable. If Ming Ming or Neo had suddenly bring a lover over she would have been wary as well. She would have done a lot of things to confirm they were good people. Though while she understood him, it doesn't mean she liked it.

Pouring herself a cup of jasmine tea she blowed before taking a small sip. The warm liquid flowed down and helped soothe out lingering frustration. The only positive that arose out of the situation is her being reminded of her shortcomings. Being underground and lowkey for the past couple of months she had become a little sloppy. Especially since she had come to visit Xi Long she had not packed anything properly. The only thing she had on her was a lower-tier blade that would only be good for casual combat. If this was a real situation today she would have gotten injured. Last time when they were dealing with guns during lunch she was able to take them down and steal one of their guns but luck would not always in her favour. She had her knives on her that day but stupidly forgot to bring them today.

'Sigh Ying Yue you need to go into training again....' It was no good for her to get sloppy like this, it seemed that she would have to pay a visit to Ming Ming and Neo again for further training. It was also good for her to stay away from her regular gym for now since she had literally fought outside it this morning. Those people would probably try looking for her for the next couple of weeks too. Well it was great that they had set up extra measures and created the perfect training center for her to go back to. She had a strong feeling the more time she spent with Xi Long the more training she needed. Not that she already could not hold her own, she was confident in her current skills. However, it didn't hurt to train more and practice new ways to use her weapons.

The knocking on the door was an arrow to her heart, she looked up excitedly at the door. The smell of food was wafting through the door so she was sure that their order had arrived.

"Come in." Zhuang Wei spoke telling her it was okay to come in.

The door opened and in came the same waitress. She held a dolly with two layers of food resting on it. Wheeling it in the waitress bended over and placed the dishes on to the table. Ying Yue stared both at the food and at the women deeply. She noticed a stray button open showcasing her collarbone. 'Was that open before or...' As the waitress placed the final dish on the table she stepped back and looked at them. "Please enjoy your meal and let me know if you require anything else." Her eyes were steady as the glazed over Xi Long and Zhuang Wei. However, when it got to her she saw a slight ripple in her eyes. It was as if she did not take in that Ying Yue was there and was now surprised a woman was eating with them.

"No, we are good for now. You may leave." Zhuang Wei again answered the waitress.

The waitress nodded and made motions to leave. As she was opening the door Ying Yue decided to speak up. "Wait....what's your name?"

Turning around the waitress bowed and said "my name is Wang Jinghua. Is there a problem miss?"

"No, nothing at all! Just wanted to know your name, thank you for bringing the food."

"It is my job miss, I will leave you to enjoy your food." Bowing once more she turned around and left closing the door behind her.

Even after asking her a surprise question she reacted normally but she could not shake off her weird feeling. There was literally nothing to prove that she was anything but a regular waitress. Maybe she was just attracted to one of them and her senses were signalling that someone was aiming for Xi Long? Or maybe after their previous lunch she was just extra paranoid?

"What's wrong? Why did you ask her name? I don't recognize from my end but it could be a fake name." Xi Long looked at her with concern as he spoke.

"Nothing...I was just curious. Do the meals look normal?"

"Mhm yeah why are you doubting if its been tampered with?"

"I mean it wouldn't hurt to check?"

"We don't have anything on us to check poison though."

Ying Yue was slightly shocked at his answer. For someone to not have any poison testers on them and live in such a dangerous world, it was beyond stupid. Imagine a mighty mafia and CEO taken down by poison?? Reaching into her hat she pulled two small needles from the lining. While she was dumb enough to forget weapons at home she at least kept her needles on her. It was something Ming Ming had created years back that could sense if food had been tampered with. All known poisons would react to the needles and turn them black if there was any trace of it.

"Well you're lucky I came prepared. Let's check if this food is safe."