Chapter 85 - The Jade Bracelet (1/4)

After making a purchase for the tea set, Xu Cheng purposed another request, "If you don't mind, can we go pick up another gift?" 

Xiong Jingfei nodded her head. It appears time did not just change Xu Cheng's appearance, but he also became more thoughtful. He used to have such a short temper that it was easy to set it on fire. 

She wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere else, and she didn't have any other plans today. She made sure her schedule was cleared out today in case it takes a whole day. Plus, Xu Suying still hasn't returned from her own shopping too. Knowing her, it may take a while before she comes back on her own to them. 

This time, Xu Cheng led the way for her to a shop that sold jade jewelry. Might as well mention, that is how they encountered the people Xiong Jingfei was not happy to see. 

"Feifei?" Feng Huan was the first to notice her and immediately walked up to her. "What are you doing here?" 

Zhao Fan slammed shut the brocade box in her hands that had a jade bracelet inside. She flipped around and barked, "What are you doing here?"

"Do tell us why we cannot be here?" Xu Cheng answered in place of Xiong Jingfei. He didn't like how close that man was near Xiong Jingfei, and how hostile that woman was too. 

Zhao Fan quickly snatched Feng Huan back to her side and wrapped her arms around his left arm. She took a deep breath to relax her tensed body, she clicked her tongue and said, "Already found another man to take care of you? Does your fiance know this?"

She made sure to loudly announce fiance and another man for Feng Huan to hear. Hoping it'll register through his head that Xiong Jingfei had moved on already. He should be doing the same thing too and with her!

"You, sir. Do you know that she is an engaged woman?" Zhao Fan lifted up her chin. "Unless... Don't tell me Yang Zheyan broke off your engagement because he caught you messing around with another man?" 

Xiong Jingfei made a gesture for Zhao Fan to shut her mouth. Nothing is going between her and Xu Cheng. How dare she insult him! 

Feng Huan didn't care about Zhao Fan said, but tighten his lips at Xiong Jingfei's being defensive for this man. What does this man mean to her? Is he the reason why she will not start over with him? 

Xu Cheng knitted his eyebrows. From what he can tell, this woman butting in on Feifei business, they were not on friendly terms. Saying things to make him misunderstood Feifei and treating him like he is her lover. 

"Feifei, who is he?" Feng Huan rudely asked, even with the person standing right next to her. He clenched his teeth when she didn't respond right away. 

Xiong Jingfei didn't feel like it was worth explaining it to Feng Huan and jealous Zhao Fan. They were making an assumption on Xu Cheng and her relationship. She will just let their imagination run wild. It will cause them to be more infuriated when they didn't know the answer to their questions. 

Although it wasn't a surprise that Feng Huan did not know Xu Cheng even though they dated. Xu Cheng's name did come up a couple of times in Xu Suying and Xiong Jingfei's conversation. Heard his name but never seen the person. Also, it wasn't like Xiong Jingfei mentioned much about him either. They weren't on familiar terms anymore since she entered high school. 

"Huan, don't bother yourself with a woman like her. Someone who changes man like she changes clothes!" Zhao Fan spat those last words at Xiong Jingfei as if it would hurt her. She also wanted to divert Feng Huan's attention from the woman he could never forget about. 

Huan? Xu Cheng examined Feng Huan. He can't be Feng Huan as in Xiong Jingfei's ex? The person who abandoned her in her time of need. 

"Are you Huan as in Feng Huan?" Xu Cheng asked. A sudden note of contempt crept into his voice, and only Feng Huan took notice of it. 

"Yes, that will be me." Feng Huan didn't back down either and matched his tone with Xu Cheng. 

"You-" Xu Cheng almost exposed his short temper side but was able to stop himself at the gentle tug on his arm. 

'Xu Cheng, let's hurry and find Susu.' Xiong Jingfei showed him her notepad. She wrote it down while the two of them were confronting one another. 

Feng Huan reached out to remove Xiong Jingfei's hand away from Xu Cheng's arm. His hand stopped midway when another voice intervened. 

"Oh! If it isn't Xu Cheng?" The owner of the jade shop came running out from the back of the shop and greeted them. Sweats ran down his face as he quickly wiped it away. "Your father did mention that you will be the person picking it up."

The owner of the shop tried to deescalate whatever issue these two customers of his was having. When one of his employees came running to the back to inform him of a fight. He ran as if his life depended on it. He was actually trying to save his goods and kick out the two gangster customers. 

He did not expect that the two customers fighting inside his shop were Feng Huan and Xu Cheng. He couldn't afford to offend both of them. They were his two best customers! 

"Xu Cheng? As in Xu Suying's older brother, Xu Cheng?" Feng Huan, this time asked the person directly instead of Xiong Jingfei. If so, then he did misunderstand the relationship between Feifei and Xu Cheng. 

Zhao Fan pulled on Feng Huan's arm when he was about to take another step closer to them. 

"Let go." Feng Huan coldly warned with a flicker of irritation shone in his eyes. 

"B-but Huan..." Zhao Fan pouted, slowly loosening her hands around him. 

Xu Cheng didn't answer Feng Huan. Instead, like how Xiong Jingfei wanted, he tried to finish this business transaction with the shop owner. He took out his credit card, ready to pay for the jade bracelet. 

Zhao Fan couldn't take out her anger out on Xiong Jingfei anymore. She had to think about it in the long term with Feng Huan. If she continues, his warning just now hinted he will stop talking to her altogether.