As Feng Tianyi continued to converse with Yang Huan, Tang Moyu paid attention to her husband's demeanor. They went back to the main hall and were instantly surrounded by members of the media who recognized the empress earlier.

  Ever since she resigned and left Tang Enterprise, there was no press statement released from her side, which should be expected. Tang Moyu rarely paid attention to what and how the media perceived her. It would be a different story though if it was the company receiving a backlash that could affect its reputation.

  But why would Tang Moyu care now? It wasn't her problem anymore if the Tang family couldn't please their remaining investors. With the continued plummeting of Tang Enterprise's market shares since her resignation, it was expected that they would file for bankruptcy anytime soon.

  "Miss Tang, can we get your opinion over the current situation in Tang Enterprise? Is it true that this is your way to retaliate against the Tang family?"

  "Miss Tang, since when are you acquainted with Mr. Feng? Are you two seeing each other or are you both just here for Qin Jiran's event?"

  At that question, Feng Tianyi only gave him an ambiguous smile. His stupid younger brother and Yun Zhen should know by now that the empress was off limits!

  "Mr. Feng and I have a mutual appreciation for Qin Jiran's works. I'm here to show my support to my favorite author," was Tang Moyu's answer before their bodyguards pushed away the reporters to give way for them to leave the venue in peace.

  Their conversation with Yang Huan continued over their lunch together and she noticed the stares they were receiving from the other diners in the restaurant they picked out. Some easily recovered from shock and nodded at Tang Moyu and resumed whatever they were doing as if they hadn't seen her.

  Yang Huan brought them to a nearby restaurant where prominent businessmen frequented. This wasn't the first time Tang Moyu had been here, as she'd frequently visited the place when she was still working for Feng Conglomerate years ago.

  Those who recognized them had a curious expression on their faces. When Tang Moyu glanced around, she saw a lot of acquaintances she had met in the past. She gave them a polite smile before turning her attention back to Feng Tianyi and Yang Huan, who were now busy discussing the sales of the newest book Qin Jiran released today.

  "So this is the fourth book in your series? Just how many books we are talking about?" She asked her husband.

  "About seven books in total." Feng Tianyi grinned at her. "I've already plotted everything in my mind."

  The empress hummed and pierced her meal with her fork, slowly chewing the food in her mouth. As much as she wanted to leave this place, she couldn't. She could feel several stares set on her and she wasn't certain if some of those people looking at him were up to no good or not.

  She wasn't nervous, but Tang Moyu didn't appreciate being the center of attention when all she wanted to do was to spend time with her husband and get acquainted with his godfather.

  "Should we go now?" Feng Tianyi asked her when he noticed the uneasiness on her face. So many diners were looking at their direction. This restaurant was known to be frequented by other businessmen, and Yang Huan might have forgotten how popular the empress was these days.

  "It's fine. Just ignore them. We aren't here to do business anyway." Tang Moyu resumed her meal.

  Seeing that the empress refused to acknowledge their presence, those businessmen resumed their business and ate in silence. The whole atmosphere became relaxed and comfortable, much to Tang Moyu's relief.

  Tang Moyu had promised her little buns that she wouldn't take up any serious work for the next three months and would spend most of that time with them. This was the only thing she could do to make up for the days and nights she wasn't by their side during her time at Tang Enterprise.

  Yang Huan smiled behind his cup as he watched Feng Tianyi and the empress interact with each other. He had never seen his godson lowering his guard when it came to a woman until now. He could tell that the devil was totally whipped by the empress, seeing how attentive he was towards Tang Moyu.

  Feng Tianyi gave an impression of a husband trying to pamper his wife rotten. This was something Yang Huan had not thought he would ever see in the devil and wondered how the two ended up with each other.

  At least he wasn't wallowing in self-pity anymore. His current self was far from the man sitting in a wheelchair he'd visited in France a year ago. It seemed like this devil had turned over a new leaf when he met Tang Moyu.

  But there was this small voice inside Yang Huan that whispered that he had seen Tang Moyu somewhere before. Not on the news of course, but the old man couldn't point out where this familiarity was coming from.

  Had they met before? Yang Huan wondered.

  Feng Tianyi was settling the bill and Tang Moyu had just come back from the washroom when two men intercepted her and gave her their business cards and introduced themselves. The empress only stared at the card given to her and wondered why a headhunting company was seeking her.

  "Miss Tang, we are from Xia Global Solution. We know that you just left Tang Enterprise, but would you consider joining other companies? We have clients that are seeking your service as their next CEO, I hope you will consider the offers."

  "I'm sorry but I'm not interested in accepting work any time soon. I plan to take a little break." She returned their card and bowed apologetically before returning to Feng Tianyi's side.

  "What's that?" It seemed that he also saw what happened, along with Yang Huan.

  "Nothing. They were just asking questions."