Unexpected Second Chance at Love

*Ring! Ring!

Inside the restaurant, Yue Ling and Lu Tian were having lunch with Madam Lu, Madam Zhao, and Zhao Ya'Er. They had just finished their meal and were preparing to leave when the ringing of someone's phone goes off.

Not sure whose phone was ringing as they all had the same ringtone, each person takes out their phone to check.

Zhao Ya'Er held a smile, thinking it was Xu Long calling her. However, when she saw her black screen, she sighs depressingly.

"It's not mine."

"Not mine either."

"Same here."

Madam Lu and Madam Zhao chimes in after confirming it wasn't their phones. Both women glanced at Yue Ling and Lu Tian. Upon seeing their expression, they knew who the call was for.

"I need to take this."

Lu Tian's deep voice sounds when he saw who was calling him. He gives a small smile to his wife, then walks away to a quieter place in the restaurant.

Watching him leave, Yue Ling creases her eyebrows. The phone in her hand was also ringing. Could it be a coincidence?

She brushes the strange feeling inside away and looks at the other three women. She gives them an apologetic smile and points to her phone.

"Please excuse me for a bit. I also need to take this call."

She walks away but only by taking a few steps. Her bluish-green eyes scan the restaurant with high sensory awareness. As she did this, she unlocks the screen and places the phone next to her ear.

"This is Yue Ling."

"Speak."

At the same time Yue Ling answered the call, so did Lu Tian. Like his wife, he was also watchful for any danger if he needed to perceive and act.

Yue Ling's phone: ["Boss, run! Run—"]

Lu Tian's phone: ["Boss! You will never believe this!"]

Together, two voices sounded coincidentally from the couple's phone. The other line's voice spoke frantically and incoherently, but Yue Ling and Lu Tian listened carefully.

The more Yue Ling listened, the deeper she frowns. However, like she had heard something that surprised her, she abruptly looks at where Lu Tian was standing.

Despite the five tables separating them, she could see his eyes already looking her away. Not only that, but his expression was as clear as the blue sky…

"Lin Hui, I'll call you back."

["What happened? Are you okay? Boss?! Boss?! Am I too late? Boss?!"]

Muting Lin Hui's voice out, Yue Ling ends the call. Never once did she avert her gaze from the man standing across from her.

She could see that his handsome face held a trace of darkness, and she felt like a needle was suddenly stuck in her throat and made it harder for her to breathe.

'What do I do? I forgot to tell him.'

She had arrived home that night drunk and forgot to tell him. Well, it wasn't that she forgot about the matter, she thought it wasn't necessary.

She asks herself as she thought about what Lin Hui had called to tell her. Just then, she sees Lu Tian ending the call on his side.

He places his phone in his pocket and walks over to where she was.

However, unlike the clouded expression he had on seconds ago, he had returned to his usual self. Only he was too calm. So calm that Yue Ling felt it was too scary.

'What do I do? Should I make a run for it? Oh God, he's walking closer!'

Her composure was kept cool, but inside she was screaming with panic. Until they were only three feet apart, she forces a crooked smile and chuckle.

"Tian, about… you see…"

She tries to explain as she could already guess who had called him. However, unexpectedly, the corners of Lu Tian's mouth arc up into a soft smile.

"We should go. Everyone is waiting for us."

Yue Ling was sweating like crazy but tilted her head like a confused puppy when she heard his words.

Didn't Lin Hui say that he and Liu Shan told Xu Long what happened during their encounter with Tao Meng and his men? She also heard that Xu Long was calling to let Lu Tian know, so Lin Hui called to let her know.

However, when Lu Tian didn't react to how she would have thought him to, she was demented.

Didn't Xu Long call to tell him, and it was the reason for the angry look he wore?

Or could it be that she had misread the situation?

Confused by the man's change of expression, she pouts with creased brows. Maybe she was overthinking. The call Lu Tian received must have been about something else.

Thinking like this, she relaxes a little and smiles her usual smile at him.

"Let's not keep them waiting."

She walks away first as Madam Lu, Madam Zhao, and Zhao Ya'Er were still waiting. If anything, she can tell him about the incident when they get home.

Watching her walk away, Lu Tian leisurely follows behind her like a bodyguard. However, what his wife did not know is that he was holding in his anger.

Not towards her but at the report, his assistant had just informed him. If he had not answered the call, he would have never known that a bastard like Tao Meng actually took an interest in his wife.

As he thought about what he was doing that night, his blood began to boil. He should have gone to her instead of trying to be a good husband waiting at home.

Remembering how he even went to drink with Ye Zhongwei and Zhi Yifan, he inhales a deep breath that caused his body to tremble.

Just what kind of husband is he to not see or know that something like this happened to his wife?

He swore he's going to keep a closer watch on her. Even if he has to do it sneakily, he won't ever take his eyes off her again.

The second he thought this, he notices something from the corner of his eyes. He shifts his gaze from his wife and looks at what caught his attention.

His expression turned sour, and he growls a faint murmur.

"Stupid bees. Why are they everywhere?"

Not too far from where he and his wife were walking, a group of men was seated for lunch. However, not paying attention to the food in front of them, their eyes were locked on his oblivious wife.

They looked like a pack of hyenas waiting for the perfect time to strike an attack.

Annoyed by this and tasting vinegar in his mouth, Lu Tian takes two significant strides forward. He walks shoulder to shoulder with his wife and place his arm around her waist.

"Tian, what's the matter?"

Yue Ling was taken off guard as she was utterly oblivious to what Lu Tian was seeing. She tries to pull away as she didn't want to be seen as a shameless woman. Especially when his family is here too.

However, having pushed herself away by an inch, Lu Tian tightens his hold around her.

He presses her closely again him like he was trying to glue her to him. His head lowers towards her, making it seem like he was giving her a small peck on the cheek.

"Don't move. If you do, I'll really kiss you in front of everyone."

"…"

Yue Ling was taken aback so much that she almost stumbles in her steps. If it weren't for Lu Tian's hold on her, she would have fallen forward. She inhales a deep breath and leans closer to him to whisper back.

"Your mother, aunt, and cousin are here too. Do you really have to hold me this close?"

Lu Tian glances in the direction of his mother, aunt, and cousin. Seeing their expressions, a smile curls on his lip, and without any warning, he placed a kiss on her temple before moving his head away.

"Of course, I can't disappoint them."

Yue Ling wanted to argue back, but she was rendered speechless when she looks at the three women.

Waiting patiently a short distance from her and Lu Tian, Madam Lu and Madam Zhao were hugging each other with the most joyous smile on their face. A little next to them, Zhao Ya'Er was grinning from ear to ear and giving Lu Tian a thumbs up.