Chapter 275 - Tricking a Gentleman (1/2)

This was the scene Madam Zhong stumbled upon when she came back from the preparation room with the order of a guest. She instantly froze. Not because of the handsome Xiao Li but because of the woman in his arms.

She hurriedly brought the cups to the guest who had ordered them and then took her leave with a smile, running over to Xiao Li's side. ”This Sir … what may have happened?”

Xiao Li looked up at her with a troubled expression. ”This … I'm also not sure. It seemed she wanted to leave the teahouse but then suddenly collapsed. Are you working here? Maybe you could get the owner. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to handle this.”

Madam Zhong instantly calmed down when she heard how reasonable he was. It really had to be said that Xiao Li was a great actor. Mn, he and Qiguan Cheng Da really were the same type of person.

”Ah, I'm in charge of the teahouse. You can leave her to me.” She hurriedly reached out and took the woman who still pretended to be unconscious from him.

As soon as the person had changed hands, there was a tug at Madam Zhong's sleeve though and someone actually hissed close to her. ”Auntie!”

Madam Zhong nearly rolled her eyes. Yes, this person was her niece, Zhong Guanyu. And it seemed that she still hadn't changed her ways one bit. After falling in love with Jing Yi and then falling in love with Xiao Dong, she had actually taken a fancy to Qiu Ling last year.

She had been intent on becoming his wife even when Madam Zhong told her that he was her son-in-law. Guanyu hadn't listened one bit. She even tried to 'reason' with Madam Zhong that since her elder cousin brother and that handsome man couldn't have any children together anyway it would be a great opportunity to have her 'help out'. She wouldn't even demand much. Just being his official wife would be enough.

For the first time since that detestable Li Bo had killed her husband, Madam Zhong had grown angry. If Guanyu married Qiu Ling as his official wife, what would her son be then? She didn't even want to remember the answer Guanyu had given to that. Thankfully, she trusted that son-in-law of hers very much. Considering the way he looked at Jing'er she could be sure that he would never cheat on him. He wasn't that type of person.

Hearing her niece call out to her, Madam Zhong knew what was up. Guanyu had obviously shifted her attention from Qiu Ling to this man in front of her. She looked at that man and found that he didn't look too shabby. He would probably make a good husband.

Madam Zhong definitely wasn't a ruthless woman but for the last year, she had felt pressured because of Guanyu's infatuation with Qiu Ling. Even Zhong Gang who had been helpless in front of his daughter's tantrums had asked if there was no possibility to arrange a meeting with her son-in-law.