47 Better The Devil You Know.

The Waves Restaurant was one of the most expensive and exclusive restaurant in the city, only a meal there could cost a commoner year's fortune….

Getting out of the car Lei Xinyi was struck with shock. The place was decorated with a historic china touch to it.

It also had some rather too old antiques on display that were sold at eyes-widening prices. Being able to look at it from a distance could have been a dream to a common man.

Getting out Li Yuan didn't wait for her to get over her shock but walked inside unfazed, seeing him walking away Lei Xinyi got out of her daze and followed him abruptly.

As Li Yuan walked to the counter the receptionist greeted him with a sultry smile to which Lei Xinyi rolled her eyes, "Good Afternoon, Young Master Li! Your private room is ready."

A private room was a far cry even a table had to be booked a year prior. Lei Xinyi knew well he couldn't have known that they were going to come here year before.

He must have great wealth and influence to be able to book a private room on short notice.…

Ignoring the receptionist antics, Li Yuan walked straight in the direction of the room. Lei Xinyi followed him like a chick following mother hen.

Lei Xinyi said in an amused tone, "Hmm… Are you trying to impress me by bringing me in a high-end restaurant for lunch? Are you trying to compensate me for almost murdering me? I am not going let this matter go…!"

"I own this place." Lei Xinyi heard the calm voice of Li Yuan from ahead of her stopping her rant.

'Oh! How rich was this man to own a place like this?! I will definitely steal a souvenir from him too. After all he owed me that much for trying to kill me.' Lei Xinyi smirked while thinking that.

Getting inside the private suite Lei Xinyi couldn't keep her eyes from wandering around. The place was exquisite as its owner. Magnificent was all she could say to describe the place.

Just like Li Yuan didn't open the car door for her, he also didn't pull her chair for her. Instead like a emperor went straight to the seat opposite and started viewing the menu.

Lei Xinyi scoffed. How gentlemanly! If it was up to her she would strangle him or better yet poison him...

"Are you waiting for the chair to come to you." She heard the lazy voice of Li Yuan interrupting her train of thoughts.

Clenching her teeth Lei Xinyi went and angrily thumped on the seat opposite him.

Li Yuan saw the girl fuming in anger and smirked from behind the menu. Then he passed the menu to her for ordering.

Lei Xinyi deliberately marked all the most expensive dishes and in a quantity that she will never be able to eat.

'He likes to flaunt his wealth, so then be it.' Lei Xinyi thought gritting her teeth and then marked the most expensive wine on the menu too.

Li Yuan noticed all of that with a subtle smile, 'Naïve woman! This was his own restaurant so, naturally he didn't pay. But even then if he would pay for all that food for a year, it wouldn't put a dent in his wallet!' Li Yuan thought.

Li Yuan was observing the woman sulking from opposite him and ignoring his presence. It was expected for her to act like that.

After all he almost killed her but the girl reaction was strange. She should have been scared of him.

Nobody in the society knew of his violent tendencies and the truth behind how he acquired his position as the Head of the great Li family.

So the first natural reaction of a girl meeting her affectionate fiancé should be to be shy but she was scared although she masked her fear well but he was able to see through it.

And now instead of being scared and running for her life, she was impatiently waiting for the food to be served.

There was definitely something fishy about the girl and he will find it out! She was such an interesting piece of mystery to him.

As the waitress served them their drink and informed them that their food will be served in a short while, Li Yuan phone dinged.

Taking out his phone from his pocket he read the content with his brows frowned.

He was about to tell the girl in front of him what was the actual situation but then decided to play the other way and test her.

Li Yuan slid his phone closer to Lei Xinyi then said with a calm and domineering tone, "The culprit who spread rumors about you has submitted her resignation. Take a look."

Lei Xinyi picked his phone from the table. Without reading the content Lei Xinyi looked for the name 'Chen Shu'.

Lei Xnyi didn't know who the culprit was, a mere day was too less to observe everyone. So she could naturally not point in any body's direction. But this girl…

From how much Lei Xinyi observed, the girl was impulsive and emotional. She may be good at her work but was an utter idiot. She looked an indecisive person, a puppet, easy to be dictated.

And she was definitely not the culprit but someone related or close to her who she was covering up for.

If the girl was allowed to leave the company, this matter would end with her. And of course the person she was covering up for would find another puppet that would again strike her with the element of surprise.

Better the devil you know, than the angel you don't.

Lei Xinyi was definitely a vengeful person but she was a patient predator, she would strike once but would annihilate it to the bones.

Passing a grieved smile to Li Yuan, Lei Xinyi batted her eyes shedding few fake tears to look pitiful and said somberly, "Li Yuan, I am not a kind of person who holds grudges. I am sure she must have her reasons to do it….sniff… Please forgive her with a warning this time. I don't want the girl to suffer because of me." She ended with a weak smile.

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