118 Startled

Captain Long Yun pursed his lips as he reached for his hankerchief in his pocket.

Madeline Song had just showered him with her coffee-based drink, which was still dripping on his white uniform.

The waitress who came with complimentary biscuits was startled at the scene. She rushed to offer him paper towels.

Madeline Song smirked as she watched the waitress try to dry his clothes while caressing here and there. She hid the smirk through wiping her mouth.

Long Yun was not numb and felt the waitress's advances. Since he does not want his date to misunderstand, he dismissed the pretty waitress while looking into the meaningful eyes of Madeline Song.

"Captain Long." She suddenly called out to him.

He was startled, the hand holding his cup shook, that some of his tea poured onto his shirt, like adding paint to the soiled canvas that is his uniform.

Madeline Song giggled at his clumsiness.

He blushed while admiring her pretty face.

Seeing that he is now focused on her, she continued, "Captain Long, I think you misunderstood me."

He placed back his cup on the table to prevent more splashes. He calmly looked at her at full attention.

"I...I'm not interested in men." She paused. "I only date women. Sorry." She had an adorable expression.

However, his calm answer became a surprise to her.

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When he was approaching the restaurant, Dan already saw his wife dining with other people from the window.

From there, he had estimated the room from walking through the hallway. The attendant could not help but follow him, afraid that there will be a commotion in the next minute.

Without warning, he opened their door.

Midori, who was chewing happily almost dropped her chopsticks.

Manta gasped, while Ryuuji frowned.

"CEO Zhou, what are you doing here?" Ryuuji's voice was polite, but his face was grim. He believed that Midori had cut ties with this guy upon returning to City T, so why does she look like she had been caught cheating by her husband?

On her end, Midori was surprised because her husband suddenly appeared out of nowhere. However, her guilty face was because of the sushi platter before her. Though she was only eating the katsudon, her husband might still believe that she had eaten raw fish.

"Dan!" she exclaimed.

Fact was, Dan did not even notice the food on the table. His eyes were furious to see his wife dining with another man. Worse thing was, she had told him that this man had confessed to her before.

He eyed his minion disdainfully.

Manta gulped, containing his reaction from almost choking. Though he is young, at the very least, he understands that his aunt and his Uncle Dan are married. Though he is also fond of his Ryuu-jichan, he is after all, still another man. He had a feeling that he betrayed someone.

"Why are you still out at this hour?" Dan did not raise his voice but his aura was murderous.

"I...We..." Midori did not know how to explain. This was a tight situation for her. She knew that Dan was only concerned about them so she cannot argue with him. At the same time, she had not told Ryuuji anything, including their wedding.

Dan swiftly took her arm and dragged her, still taking care not to hurt her, to stand from her seat.

"Let's go." he was talking to Manta.

The boy was initially dazed, but was startled. He bolted up and clumsily bowed goodbye to his Ryuu-jichan and hurriedly went after his aunt and her husband, who had exited the room.

Ryuuji wanted to object, but since there was no word of protest from Midori, he felt that he had no right to do so.