"We shouldn't have done that," Li Qin Yao said. She let out a long sigh and massaged her temple.
"Do you think what I did was wrong?" Zhang Yu Han pulled her hands away and helped to massage her head gently. "Sorry. When I heard that he often come to your office to find you, I thought that by showing that we are married, he won't be pinning hope to win you back and would just give up. I don't want him to come over and disturb you at work, or appear in front of you ever again."
Li Qin Yao took a deep breath and leaned her forehead on her husband's ċhėst. "I'm not blaming you. It's true that we have to do something..."
But still… Li Qin Yao had a bad feeling as she thought of the way Chen Hao looked at her.
"Forget it," Li Qin Yao took pulled away and smiled at Zhang Yu Han. "What passed is past. Hopefully, he'll get the hint and won't come and disturb me again."
Zhang Yu Han snaked his hand to the back of her head and kissed her on the forehead. He spent a few minutes to help his wife calm down before the two of them walked into the hall to continue greeting their guests.
Because Zhang Yu Han was one of the major investors in their project, it was not awkward for him to mingle with the others. Occasionally, he would offer a few inputs during their discussion.
During this dinner, Li Qin Yao was satisfied that she had found the chance to discuss with various people on the development project and learned of one or two new information.
After she had bid one of the business partners with goodbye, Liang Sheng came over to inform her that the President of LUX wanted to meet her before he left.
Li Qin Yao glanced at her husband who was busy talking to one of the big bosses and decided to went over with Liang Sheng. She gave a light squeeze on his arm and signaled that she would be going with Liang Sheng.
Zhang Yu Han frowned but soon nodded when his wife ȧssured him that it will take her a few minutes. As Liang Sheng will be accompanying her, Zhang Yu Han was not that worried.
"I'll be right back," Li Qin Yao whispered before she went with Liang Sheng to have a brief chat with President of LUX. Just as she was about to bid the elderly man goodbye, Zhang Yu Han had appeared beside her.
Seeing the tall man beside her, Li Qin Yao smiled. "Why are you here?"
"I don't feel good when you're not by my side."
Li Qin Yao giggled at his answer. "Should we go now? Let's get something to eat. I'm hungry."
Zhang Yu Han nodded. He let his wife spoke a few words to Liang Sheng and soon, the two left the banquet hall. As they reached the entrance, Li Qin Yao felt someone tugging at her right arm and dragged her away from her husband. Her steps staggered backward.
As Li Qin Yao tried to struggle free, she suddenly felt a hand wrapping at her neck. From where she stood, Li Qin Yao could see the panic and anger in Zhang Yu Han's expression.
"Qin Yao!" Zhang Yu Han tried to pull her back into his arms but stopped as he was afraid that the man would hurt his wife.
"Director Zhang, I suggest you step back or else, I might hurt your wife."
Li Qin Yao swallowed as she recognized the voice. "Chen Hao, what are you doing?"
"I just wanted to talk to you," Chen Hao moved his face closer to her ear. "I wanted to apologize to you and I wanted you to come back to me. Why do you have to play hard to get? Why do you have to pretend that you are married?"
"Chen Hao, let me go before anyone gets hurt!"
"Unless if you promise that you would return to me, I will not let you go," Chen Hao said. At the same time, he looked at Zhang Yu Han to warn him not to come closer.
The others inside the hall had heard the commotion and came out. Once they saw the scene in front of them, the others began to panic. Liang Sheng saw the situation and immediately called the police.
"We're over. Which part of we will never be together don't you understand?" Li Qin Yao gritted her teeth in anger. Her brain started to analyze her situation to find a way to escape.
"Yao Yao, I have always loved you! You have to believe me."
"I gave you the chance. I've waited for you, but you decided to be with Miss Tang, didn't you?" Li Qin Yao sneered. "Since you choose to be with Miss Tang, don't you dare say that you still love me."
Chen Hao gasped at the pain and the hand around her neck dropped to protect his stomach.
When he realized that Li Qin Yao was about to escape, Chen Hao tried to grab her again but stopped when the girl gave a kick at his shin.
Before he could recover from the pain, Chen Hao felt someone grabbed him at the collar and soon, a hard punch landed on his face.
Zhang Yu Han watched as others started to grab Chen Hao and restrain him from moving. With his hand still balled into a tight fist, Zhang Yu Han walked over to his wife to check on her injuries. "Are you alright?"
But it seemed as if Li Qin Yao had not heard his words.
Her gaze stayed on Chen Hao and her ċhėst heaved as she tried to suppress her anger. Suddenly, she walked over to Chen Hao and gave a few kicks on his body. "You bastard!"
She was really scared when Chen Hao had grabbed her away. Now that she had got away from him, the fear had turned to anger.
Suddenly, the people around them did not know whether they should be restraining Chen Hao or the angry Li Qin Yao.
"I gave you the chance, but you did not take it. I talked to you nicely to let you leave me alone, but you won't listen. Now that I have moved on and happy, you wanted to get back? It's too late!" Li Qin Yao spoke angrily. Then she went forward to give him another kick.
Li Qin Yao took a deep breath and combed her hair with her fingers. "Don't talk to me as if you love me when you never listen or consider my feeling. Chen Hao, you make me sick!"
"Alright. It's okay. That's enough," Zhang Yu Han pulled Li Qin Yao into his arms and buried her face in his ċhėst. His hand ċȧrėssed her hair softly in an attempt to soothe her anger. "I'm right here."
Sensing the familiar warmth and scent, Li Qin Yao began to calm down and her anger gradually disappeared.
Chen Hao looked up when he was no longer rained with his ex-girlfriend's kicks. He massaged the injured area and wondered when did Li Qin Yao learn to be this violence?
His gaze fell on the couple who stood not far away from him.
Li Qin Yao was in Director Zhang's arms and the two of them were looking into each others' eyes.
Seeing this scene, Chen Hao's expression began to change.
He knew the look on Li Qin Yao's face well. It was the look that he often saw when the two of them were dating.
But the way Li Qin Yao was looking at Zhang Yu Han right now was as if the others around them did not exist. In her eyes right then, there was only Zhang Yu Han and no one else.