Marry Me Quick

Chapter 696

Chapter 696 Spying On Her

Ziyue had not seen Yunan since their fight at Lumiere Jade House a few days ago.

She did not know why he had come knocking.

Now that he'd seen her, Ziyue had no choice but to go over.

"What's wrong?" Ziyue asked when she reached him. She straightened her collar so that it stood a bit higher.

It was freezing, and the biting wind only made it worse.

He looked at his watch and asked, "Have you eaten?"

They were standing in the middle of the way, and people were trying to walk around them. Noticing this, Ziyue said, "No. Let's have lunch."

They might as well save time discussing what Yunan had in mind over lunch.

Yunan wouldn't have come looking for her if he didn't need her help.

They found a restaurant and were quickly seated.

Without any pretense, Ziyue quickly ordered and handed Yunan the menu.

Yunan ordered and put down the menu. "What's wrong?" Ziyue promptly asked.

She had barely said ten words to him since meeting him at LK Group's entrance and now sitting in the restaurant. And four words were repeats of 'What's wrong?'.

Was the only reason he could come looking for her was if something was wrong?

Speaking of which, they had departed on bad terms the last time. And because of that, he shouldn't have any reason to come looking for her.

Her increasing annoyance towards him only solidified his thoughts. It was also the reason he was here. Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

"Are we still business partners?" Yunan asked Ziyue sincerely.

Ziyue thought about it before answering, "Sure."

"Since you still think of me as your business partner, isn't there something I should know?" Yunan placed a photo in front of Ziyue.

Ziyue glanced at him before picking up the photo.

It was dark and blurrily taken. But there were two unmistakable silhouettes of people.

Ziyue brought the photo closer. Squinting her eyes, Ziyue examined the photo before putting it back down.

"Get to the point, Mr. Bai."

She looked at him as if she genuinely had no idea what he was talking about.

Yunan's expression tightened, but the waiter arrived with the food before he had a chance to speak.

He had no choice but to wait until the waiter left.

"Be straight with me. Is the man in the photo Qin Muchen?" He whispered after the waiter had left.

The photo must have been secretly taken a few days ago when she had met with Qin Muchen.

"You have quite the talent. Have you thought of a career in reporting?" Instead of giving him an answer, Ziyue smiled sweetly at him.

Yunan frowned. One of the reasons he hated women was because of their tendency to beat around the bush. They had the profound ability to find all sorts of excuses for anything and then drag innocent people into the fray.

Women were just annoying.

He decided to be frank with her. "Qin Muchen is alive. And you met with him. Why didn't you tell me about this?"

"Why does it matter if I choose not to tell you? You found out about it, didn't you?" Ziyue shot back.

Yunan's face darkened at her retort.

"What do you mean by that?" He asked sullenly. His patience with her was stretched thin.

Ziyue regained her composure and said calmly, "Mr. Bai when we first became business partners, I told you everything as a sign of faith in your abilities. But you haven't found a single thing since then. As for my husband, I can choose who I share this information with. Besides, our goals were made clear in the very beginning. I wanted information on Muchen, while you wanted to know more about Gricy. So what does my choosing not to tell you about Muchen have to do with our agreement?"

Yunan's hands were clenched into fists. He was enraged. "So you're tossing me aside after you used me? I have never allowed anyone to take advantage of me like this before!"

"How long has it been since we first agreed on this? And since then, have you found anything about Qin Muchen? Haven't I told you everything I know about Gricy? Now let me ask you this, who is taking advantage of the other?"

One of the reasons Ziyue did not want to see Yunan was because she did not trust him.

But she had no choice. With Muchen missing, she had exhausted all her options to find any trace of him.

She only agreed to work with Yunan because he was powerful and had more contacts than she did.

What did this prove? It proved that Yunan had been spying on her!

Great minds think alike. They did not need to exchange words to know the other had reached the same conclusion.

Yunan understood what Ziyue had left unsaid.

Embarrassment colored his cheeks before it quickly went away.

"I wasn't always spying on you. It only started after the incident at the bar. I sent Jingshu to test you. He was supposed to tell you that we received news about Muchen, but he saw you with Muchen. He was too vigilant. Since then, my people have been watching you, but we never saw him again."

Yunan told her everything he did. It was as if he was the mastermind behind everything, but he no longer found the need to hide this and told Ziyue the truth.

What's done is done. He was a man. And a man owned up to his actions.

Ziyue was surprised Yunan decided to come clean to her.

She paused to regain her thoughts. "We both had our reasons for working together. I admit, and you know, I agreed to work with you because of your power and abilities. But both last time and now, you failed to deliver on the assignment. Were all the stories I heard of you made up? Or could they be another reason?"

Ziyue's impression of Yunan was no longer the same as before. He took his job seriously. With his power and abilities, there must be a reason why he could not find any information at all.

Yunan's ears perked up as if he had heard someone calling his name, "You're saying I might have a traitor on my side?"

Ziyue neither confirmed nor denied. She started to eat.

From that moment, she only responded when necessary