From the moment Xu Mingzhe invited Ye Xunhuan to dinner, Xu Mingzhe never intended to use Dongfang Shu to sow discord between Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi's marriage.
After all, doing so would be a very unwise choice, akin to directly telling Ye Xunhuan, I'm trying to steal your wife, so watch out!
At the beginning, Xu Mingzhe planned to use Ye Xunhuan to drive a wedge between Dongfang Shu and Meng Qi.
Originally, Xu Mingzhe just thought Dongfang Shu had a thing for Ye Xunhuan, but it wasn't until a series of later events that Xu Mingzhe realized Dongfang Shu wanted to cling to Ye Xunhuan.
Now that Dongfang Shu is the top dog in the whole Zhonghai Province, even Xu Mingzhe has to be polite when meeting her.
If Dongfang Shu manages to latch onto Ye Xunhuan, wouldn't Xu Mingzhe have to be even more respectful to her?
This is not what Xu Mingzhe wants; he can be polite to Dongfang Shu, but he absolutely won't allow her to walk all over him.
