Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

"No, Jean. After we have met Gary, we can go and meet Avery at the hospital together. I have agreed to go and see him only because of your persuasion. Are you going to refuse my request in return too?"

Moore looked at Jean and pretended to be sad.

It was obvious that he desperately wanted Jean to come with them too.

'It seems that you admire Gary very much.

Well, let me show you what a bastard he is. He is the kind of worthless junk who doesn't deserve your admiration and should be despised for all eternity.

You would never believe my words and always think that he had something difficult to disclose. Today, I'll break that determination of yours by showing you the kind of man he really is.

Every time you speak for him, and other people who don't know you well may doubt that you have some ulterior motive like gaining some benefits from him, 'Moore thought.

Hearing what Moore had said, Jean could do nothing but shut her mouth helplessly and feel regret for what she had said just now.

'Moore, you're getting more and more cunning!

You're asking me to come and visit Gary with me because I persuaded you to visit him and now you want to punish me for the same. Anyone with a single iota of cleverness will know that the lesser one messes with Gary's personal affairs, the safer he or she is.

And just like the sun rises every day, it is clear as daylight that it would be dangerous if one tries to mess with his personal affairs. My child is still unborn. I don't want to put him in any danger! Not a single bit of it any day.

But Zed has already promised you. I don't have any excuse to refuse you now, ' Jean thought helplessly.

Jean glanced at Zed and couldn't help rolling her eyes when she thought about his request.

'It's all your fault. If you hadn't promised Moore to accompany him while he meets Gary later, I would have been able to find an excuse to deny his request.

But now I have no other choice but to go with him, 'Jean thought to herself.

Moore looked up from his cell phone and he seemed to be in a strangely and surprisingly good mood when he saw Jean's regretful expression. Then he told her, "I've made an appointment with him. We'll meet at the YX Tea House not far from here." He was in a good mood, but Jean was not. She looked out of the window with a gloomy face.

Noticing that Jean wasn't responding, Zed replied and agreed, "All right, we got it."

It was Zed driving the car as they made their way towards the tea house.

It wasn't very far and after a small number of turns, they had reached soon.

It was a weekday and most of the people were at work so the tea house wasn't much filled.

After parking the car, Zed helped Jean walk inside with Moore directing them in the front.

Staring at Moore's tall and unhurried back, there was a flash of grievance on Jean's face. "It's so strange of Moore. He had never wanted to come and meet Gary earlier on, but now he seems really glad. Why? He is really a crank," Jean said to Zed in a low voice.

"Jean, you are wrong. Moore doesn't seem to be very happy now." Hearing Jean's words, Zed sighed helplessly. He knew what Jean was thinking about, so he asked, "Are you upset because Moore asked you to meet Gary with him? It's you who have always persuaded him to meet Gary, isn't it? Why do you look so upset now? He has accepted your suggestion and you should be happy."

"Come on, Zed. I persuaded him to meet Gary, but I never wanted to come with him. Don't you understand that?" Jean couldn't help complaining. She continued, "Gary is by no means an ordinary man. And I can't come to visit him in such an informal way. You can never imagine how embarrassed I am when I meet him every time. I even don't know how to greet him!"

"Okay, calm down, baby. You have me today. Don't worry about that," hearing Jean's words, Zed comforted her and requested. "Promise me that you would not blame Moore, okay? You have to know that the reason why we have come here is because you persuaded us to. You know very well that Moore had never wanted to come here today or any other day at all. Although he seems to be happy, as his friend, you have to understand that how hurt he is. He is just pretending to be happy in front of others."

"I am really sorry, Zed. I didn't pay much attention to that. You may rest assured that I won't say any stupid words to irritate him at this critical time." Jean sighed on hearing the explanation. "But I cannot promise you that I won't irritate him after we come back home," Jean continued with a firm voice.

"Whatever. Let's deal with the matter at hand first," said Zed. After seeing the expression on Jean's face, Zed began to worry about Moore.

The three of them followed the waitress and entered a quiet box, which was open-air inside and planted with verdant bamboo.

They sat cross-legged on the mat, and the waitress began to make tea with skill and grace.

There was incense in the box, and the delicate aroma had completely filled the room.

Jean finally felt relaxed. She took the tea from Zed's hand and then took a sip delicately.

The light fragrance spread all the way from the mouth to her throat, and she felt very warm in her stomach. It made her whole body calm down and she felt so comfortable in a single sip only.

She was staring at the tea in the cup with surprise and there was an incredible expression on her face. She had never imagined that the taste of the tea could be so nice. "It's so nice! No wonder that people nowadays are so fond of drinking tea." "Do you like it?" Zed put down the tea cup in his hand and asked her.

"I can't say how much I like it, but I'd like to drink some occasionally in the future." Jean looked at Zed and smiled.

"Well, I'll prepare a set of tea sets later, so that Moore and you can learn a thing or two about drinking tea when you are free at home," Zed replied with a smile.

"That'll be great!" Jean thought it was a good idea, so she nodded her head with delight. "Moore, you know that I'm a little bit lazy, so I think you may be responsible for learning the whole shebang."

Moore had just put down his own cup. Hearing what Jean had said, a bitter smile appeared on his face. "You know that I don't know anything about the tea ceremony. Are you trying to embarrass me?"

'Yes, You are right. I'm just trying to embarrass you. I didn't want to come with you, but you forced Zed and Me to come. So this is a punishment for you, ' thought Jean.

Jean raised her head to look at Moore provocatively, wanting to make it clear to him what she meant.

Moore was smart enough to figure out what Jean wanted to do the moment Jean had asked him to learn something about tea-making and drinking.

And when he noticed that she was looking at him provocatively, his smile became even more bitter as he was sure of it now.

He had no other choice but to nod his head and reply, "Okay, no problem. I'll try my best to learn it. But I can't promise you that I will succeed."

Moore knew that he couldn't refuse Jean's request, so he promised her for the moment.

"It's all right. I knew nothing about tea, either. But if I can drink more tea in the future, I'll be able to know whether it's good or bad. If you can devote more time on it, I believe that your skill is bound to improve very soon." Jean pretended to be very generous. Moore looked at Zed with a bitter face. He felt so helpless because he always failed to refuse Jean.

Zed pretended that he didn't hear what they were talking about and he deliberately bowed his head and continued to drink tea.

Looking at Zed and Moore, Jean couldn't help bursting into laughter, and the unpleasantness in her heart disappeared without any trace at this moment.

"Sorry, I'm late." Suddenly, a low and deep voice echoed around the room, and they saw Gary appear in the box wearing a white casual suit.

It was evident that he had come in such a hurry from the fact that his entire forehead was covered in sweat and he hadn't cared to wipe it at all.

But he hadn't expected that Zed and Jean would also come, so he was a little bit stunned. Quickly, he regained his composure. He came up to them and greeted them courteously, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Qi and Mrs. Qi."

"Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Bai. Call me Zed, please," Zed hurriedly got up and greeted him.

"That's right. And call me Jean, please, Mr. Bai," Jean also stood up and replied with politeness. But Moore had just kept on sitting to a side and had not moved, as if he hadn't seen Gary.

Gary smiled and said, "Sit down, please. Make yourself at home."

Then Zed and Jean sat down again, and the waitress quickly refilled the cups in front of them with fresh tea.

"Thank you very much," Zed thanked the waitress.

Hearing Zed's words, the waitress nodded her head with a sweet smile and then she went out and closed the door of the box.

As soon as she left, the box was lost into an awkward silence once again. Noticing that, Jean quickly picked up the tea cup in front of her and smiled at Gary, "Please have some tea, Mr. Bai."000