Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 478: Midnight Secret Meeting with a Male Fox Spirit

Chapter 478: Chapter 478: Midnight Secret Meeting with a Male Fox Spirit

The commotion came swiftly!

Bodyguards in the coffee shop adjusted to combat mode.

Loud talking noises came from outside the cafe.

Two figures slowly came into everyone’s view.

Sun Weimeng dragged Qiao Xi by the wrist into the cafe, yelling loudly, "Qiao Xi, this is the place! He must be having a midnight tryst with a beauty! Sneaking into a coffee shop in the middle of the night to whisper sweet nothings!"

Qiao Xi helplessly followed by his side.

Actually, when Sun Weimeng woke her up from her dreams, claiming to catch a cheater in the act,

she refused.

Huo Xingzhou didn’t seem like the kind to do something like that.

But considering how crazy Li Nianqi had been during the day, Qiao Xi decided to follow Sun Weimeng to see for herself. She wanted to find out who it was that Huo Xingzhou met in secret in the middle of the night, hiding it from everyone.

She feared for Huo Xingzhou’s safety and chose to shoulder it alone.

As Sun Weimeng walked, he spoke with righteous indignation, "Let’s see what that vixen looks like. I’m telling you, even though Huo Xingzhou seems virtuous, he can’t withstand the clever tricks of those outside vixens."

Sun Weimeng was even angrier than her.

"Young Master Sun, slow down."

Qiao Xi softly reminded him.

Sun Weimeng spoke with conviction: "If we go any slower, the vixen will get away. I have experience with this kind of thing."

Qiao Xi dared not ask which kind of experience he had—whether it was the experience of catching cheaters, or being the one caught.

Clang!

Sun Weimeng pushed open the glass door of the cafe forcefully, and the wind chimes jingled.

Qiao Xi immediately saw the two handsome men sitting in the corner, complicated expressions flickering in their eyes.

Zhong Yi’s sidekick Wan Jiang was quick to grab a notebook from the coffee table, and Qiao Xi squinted at it.

Old Chen intentionally blocked Qiao Xi’s view and asked friendly, "Ahem, Young Madam, Young Master Sun. What brings you here so late at night?"

Qiao Xi withdrew her gaze, momentarily unsure of what to say.

Her almond-shaped eyes glanced at Zhong Yi, then settled on Huo Xingzhou. Both men kept silent, seemingly waiting to see how she would explain.

Qiao Xi braced herself and said, "We’re here looking for someone."

Old Chen asked, "And what about you, Young Master Sun? Why are you not resting?"

Sun Weimeng sheepishly responded, "Coming back from the club at midnight, I saw you guys sneaking out. I suspected that you were in cahoots to do something wrong to Qiao Xi. So I followed you here, then went back to get Qiao Xi to... catch the cheater."

He murmured, "Indeed it’s a midnight rendezvous, but why with a male vixen."

Old Chen suppressed a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Huo Xingzhou’s expression darkened a bit, "From your tone, you seem almost disappointed?"

Sun Weimeng shrank his neck, giving a dry laugh, "How could that be? I am happy—Huo Xingzhou truly is a good man of Haicheng! Sneaking out at night only to meet with men."

Huo Xingzhou asked, "So if it was a woman, I wouldn’t be able to clear my name?"

"If you were meeting a woman at midnight, no matter business or personal, it would have to be your fault! How could a discerning man meet with a woman in the middle of the night? Wouldn’t that be a red flag for the marriage? What emergency could there be that requires a meeting in the middle of the night?"

Sun Weimeng was impressively self-righteous—he wouldn’t marry and wrong some young girl if he couldn’t stay faithful.

But he did have moral bottom lines.

Old Chen secretly gave Sun Weimeng a thumbs-up, even Qiao Xi looked at him in surprise.

Zhong Yi, with his legs casually crossed and leaning back in his chair, watched the excitement. Taking a sip of his warm coffee, he said, "President Huo, why didn’t you report your midnight outing to your wife? Are you keeping it from her?"

Sowing discord.

As soon as Zhong Yi finished talking business, he could no longer get along peacefully with Huo Xingzhou.

Especially after hearing that rumor following the Guan Family’s birthday banquet, the sourness in his heart surged upon seeing Qiao Xi again.

The person he has always wanted to protect the most in his life got married to another man.

Sun Weimeng also spoke with his hands on his hips, "Right! Do you have something to keep from me and Qiao Xi?"

Qiao Xi’s gaze lingered on Zhong Yi for a few turns. She didn’t expect that their first meeting in the Imperial Capital would be under such circumstances; perhaps it even gave him a good laugh.

In front of others, she couldn’t be as casual as Young Master Sun and had to maintain her husband’s dignity.

Qiao Xi stretched out her hand and took Huo Xingzhou’s hand, speaking, "Young Master Zhong, you’ve misunderstood. We each have our private space within our marriage and don’t need to report everything to each other. Tonight, I was just worried about him. Young Master Sun is just messing around; we’re not here to catch cheaters."

She still had that much trust in Huo Xingzhou.

Given Huo Xingzhou’s status, if he really wanted to find another woman, there was nothing she could do to stop him. If he truly wished to be unfaithful, there would be no need for him to avoid her.

As Qiao Xi said these words, Zhong Yi’s fingers tightened around the coffee cup, his knuckles whitening with the force.

A sourness overwhelmed him like a turbulent river, mixed with a bit of grievance.

He just provoked with a remark, and she quickly came to Huo Xingzhou’s defense.

Zhong Yi stood up, his eyes indifferent as he said, "Since you’ve come to the Imperial Capital, I should show you the hospitality of a host. But it’s too late tonight, so let’s dine together some other time."

The air was filled with the sweetness of love; any longer and he’d suffocate.

"Young Master Zhong, take care."

"Take care."

Old Chen and Sun Weimeng both greeted him politely.

Zhong Yi paused in his steps, suddenly turning back to look at Qiao Xi, "What about you? Don’t you have any niceties to extend my way? Everyone else has said their piece."

Qiao Xi opened her mouth, not expecting him to turn back for another shot.

Her almond-shaped eyes flickered as she said, "Then, Young Master Zhong... be careful on your way?"

"Alright."

Zhong Yi replied and quickly left.

Wan Jiang hurried to follow.

Sun Weimeng scratched his head and murmured softly, "How odd, insisting on pleasantries when it’s clean they are just formalities."

Huo Xingzhou’s eyes flickered, his grip tightening on Qiao Xi’s hand.

He was well aware of Zhong Yi’s maneuvers; to others, those were just courteous words, but Zhong Yi didn’t take Qiao Xi’s words as a mere formality.

He took them seriously.

This earnestness brought a hint of sourness to Huo Xingzhou’s heart.

A secret late-night meeting with a love rival, only to be definitively caught by his wife.

The rival provocatively challenged him to his face, yet his wife was none the wiser.

This complex mix of emotions couldn’t be captured in a few words.

Huo Xingzhou’s brows pressed tight as he spoke to Old Chen and Sun Weimeng, "Let’s head home. You two go ahead in one car; we’ll follow."

"Understood, Young Master."

Old Chen, pulling Sun Weimeng along, decided it was time to stop being a third wheel and made their exit.

The cafe quieted down for a moment, and Huo Xingzhou, caressing Qiao Xi’s skin with his fingertips, said, "Let’s go back to the car; this place isn’t fit for sticking around."

The Xiang Family and the Lu Family would probably be watching their movements; it’s just that recently the Xiang Family has been too tumultuous to spare them any attention.

But they couldn’t be too lackadaisical either.

Qiao Xi replied softly, "Okay."

She, too, had a significant question on her mind that she needed to ask him.