"How's your leg?"

"Much better. I think it's already scabbed over."

"Here, take the menu. You two order."

"Uh…"

The two of them sat down across from her. Yang Fei didn't react, so Xu Ye reached over, took the menu and started ordering on his own. Yang Fei was too awkward to know what to say. He and Ren Fei had actually been chatting a lot on WeChat the last couple of days, but in person he felt shy. Finally Ren Fei broke the ice. "So how's your business in Hangzhou going?"

"Pretty much wrapped up."

"What exactly did you come to Hangzhou for?"

"A job fair."

"A job fair?" Ren Fei frowned. "You go to college in Shanghai, and you came all the way to Hangzhou for a job fair?"

Yang Fei hurried to explain. "We're here recruiting for a company. We're not looking for jobs."

"Huh?"

Ren Fei was lost.

Aren't they college students? How are they recruiting for a company?

Yang Fei glanced up and saw her brow still creased, so he quickly added, "He started his own company."

Ren Fei nodded and didn't ask anything more.

College kids starting businesses. These days that was nothing special.

She'd gone into her family's jewelry company herself after graduating, and now she managed one of their stores. The night her bag was snatched, she'd just finished dinner with a group of coworkers and was heading home. Her car was parked across the street, which was why she'd been at the curb, waiting for the light at the crosswalk…

Yang Fei asked a question of his own. "Ren Fei-jie, what do you do?"

Ren Fei smiled. "I work at a jewelry store."

"Oh yeah? That's cool."

Yang Fei had next to no experience with women. When he'd been with Li Lulu, he'd been nothing but a doormat. Now he was tongue-tied all over again.

Luckily Xu Ye picked up the conversation right away. "Do you sell all kinds of jewelry?"

"Yep. Our main line is pearl jewelry, like earrings, necklaces and bracelets. We also carry some pricier pieces, jade and…