Chunyu Pavilion was as bustling as ever. As Lin Xiao led Su Qingning by the hand into the restaurant, their presence attracted quite a few stares.

The gazes were a mixture of admiration, fondness, greed, and lewdness. It couldn't be helped. Su Qingning was breathtakingly beautiful, and with her outfit today, she looked absolutely gorgeous. Her entire being exuded an incredibly charming aura. Who wouldn't want to look at such a woman?

However, the way these people looked at Lin Xiao was entirely different, a mix of disdain, envy, anger, and annoyance.

Seeing their glares, Lin Xiao just smiled and squeezed Su Qingning's hand tighter. He even deliberately raised their joined hands, as if showing off.

Consequently, the crowd's looks grew even more resentful. But Lin Xiao paid them no mind, turning to lead Su Qingning to the elevator.

After they entered the private room, Su Qingning suddenly asked, "Lin Xiao, should we call Shen Jingzhe and ask her to join us for dinner?" After all, Shen Jingzhe had saved her at the bar that morning, and Su Qingning wanted to thank her properly.

But Lin Xiao said, "No need. I don't want a third wheel when I'm having dinner with my wife!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Su Qingning retorted, feigning annoyance.

Hearing the pout in her voice, Lin Xiao asked with a grin, "Wife, are you pouting at me?"

"Nonsense!" Su Qingning said, putting on a stern face. How could I possibly pout at this guy? Besides, am I even the type to pout?

"Really?" Lin Xiao asked, a twinkle in his eye.

Su Qingning said definitively, "Hmph, I would never pout at you, and I don't even know how!"

This made Lin Xiao laugh. She probably doesn't even realize that her last sentence was the very definition of pouting.

It wasn't just Lin Xiao who laughed; even the waitress standing nearby couldn't help but smile. She didn't recognize Lin Xiao or Su Qingning, but she could tell that the ridiculously beautiful young woman was, in fact, pouting. Though her voice still held a hint of aloofness, the petulant tone was impossible to hide.

"Alright, you're not pouting. What would you like to eat?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

"Hmph, you can order. I'm treating, just like we agreed!"

"Okay, then I won't hold back!"

As he spoke, Lin Xiao gleefully began to flip through the menu, haphazardly ordering seven or eight dishes.

"Should we get something to drink?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

"No!" Su Qingning replied crisply.

Despite her words, an image of her deliberately seducing Lin Xiao after they drank together that afternoon flashed through her mind. At the thought, her lovely face instantly turned crimson. To keep Lin Xiao from seeing, she quickly lowered her head and pretended to sip her water.

The dishes arrived quickly. When Su Qingning glanced at them, an inexplicable warmth spread through her heart. Lin Xiao had ordered all of her favorite foods.

She couldn't remember ever telling him what she liked to eat, yet he knew perfectly. It seems he's been paying attention to me. But I have no idea what he likes to eat. A sense of loss washed over her. We've been married for so long, but it feels like I've never truly cared for him.

"Here, try the coral trout!" Lin Xiao said, placing a large piece of fish on her plate.

"Thank you. You eat too."

"I will!" Lin Xiao gave her a brilliant smile.

They ate in comfortable silence for a while before Lin Xiao suddenly spoke up. "Oh, right, Chu Xiangxue's concert is coming up. Let's go together!" He had mentioned this to her before, but she had flatly refused.

A flicker of hesitation crossed Su Qingning's beautiful eyes. She was silent for a moment, and Lin Xiao thought she was about to agree.

But she shook her head. "Forget it. I don't really like loud places like that. Besides, we're getting a divorce tomorrow. It wouldn't make sense for us to go to a concert together after that."

Truthfully, she did want to go. She wanted a chance to properly relax. For years, she had lived so tensely, her nerves stretched as tight as a string on the verge of snapping. But she knew she couldn't go with Lin Xiao, not when they were about to get a divorce.

Lin Xiao saw the conflict in her eyes and decided not to press the issue. Anyway, when the day of the concert comes, I'll take her with me one way or another.

The meal ended quickly. Su Qingning got up to pay, and Lin Xiao didn't take out his diamond card. He knew that even if he did, she would insist on paying herself. They had agreed on this beforehand, and Su Qingning was a woman of her word.

After paying the bill without any issue, Su Qingning suddenly said, "Wait for me a moment, I'm going to the restroom."

"Need me to come with you?" Lin Xiao teased with a smile.

Su Qingning shot him a glare before turning and walking toward the restrooms.

Lin Xiao waited quietly by the elevator, but a fair amount of time passed and Su Qingning still hadn't returned. Hmm? Did she fall in? He got up and started walking toward the restrooms.

He hadn't even reached the door when he heard a cry of alarm. "I don't know you! Let go of me!"

It was Su Qingning's voice.

Lin Xiao's expression hardened. He burst into the restroom area like a bolt of lightning. The scene before him sent a surge of pure rage through him.

He saw two scumbags dragging Su Qingning toward the men's restroom. He didn't recognize one of them, but the other was all too familiar. It was none other than that piece of trash, Xue Wenbing.

Without a single wasted word, Lin Xiao lunged forward and sent Xue Wenbing flying sideways with a single, vicious kick.

CRACK!

The sound of breaking bone, followed immediately by Xue Wenbing's agonized scream, echoed through the lavishly decorated restroom.

The other scumbag saw this and spun around, his eyes filled with rage as he glared at Lin Xiao. "Idiot! Mind your own business, or you're dead!"

Someone from Cherry Blossom Country? The coldness in Lin Xiao's eyes intensified.

He sent the man flying with another kick. If Su Qingning hadn't been there, Lin Xiao would have unleashed a massacre right then and there.

Ignoring the agonized screams of the two scumbags, Lin Xiao walked over to Su Qingning and pulled her into his arms. As she breathed in his familiar scent, the pale and terrified Su Qingning finally broke down, bursting into sobs.

Lin Xiao held her tightly, murmuring softly, "It's okay. Don't be afraid. Your husband is here."

This completely shattered her remaining composure, and her sobs became even more heart-wrenching.

Lin Xiao said nothing more, simply taking out his phone to send a quick message to Xiao Shixiong. Just as he sent it, a respectful voice sounded from nearby.

"Mr. Lin, is something wrong?"

Lin Xiao looked up. The speaker was Zhuo Bufan, the manager of Chunyu Pavilion, whom Lin Xiao had met on his first visit.

"Drag these two pieces of trash into the men's restroom. Don't let anyone in."

The first time Zhuo Bufan saw Lin Xiao produce the Chunyu Pavilion diamond card, he knew this man was no ordinary person. After all, a diamond card wasn't something one could obtain with money alone. Besides, the owner, Shao Mei'er, had given specific instructions: whenever Lin Xiao came to dine, they were to use the finest ingredients and provide the best possible service. Anyone who commanded such respect from the owner was certainly no average person.

Hearing Lin Xiao's command, Zhuo Bufan didn't waste a second. He immediately dragged Xue Wenbing and the man from Cherry Blossom Country into the men's restroom.

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