The next day, Zhang Xiaoling went to the spa to take care of her skin.
Even if she didn't like the man she was going to meet, she still had to look good.
When Shi Wenqian offered to tag along, she turned her request down.
What made Xiaoling feel a bit better was that her stepfather gave her some spending money to take care of.
What more could she ask for? She gladly went out to give herself a good treat.
She went for facials, full body massage, hair wash and styling, manicure and pedicure, and a little shopping for her outfit for the evening.
Zhang Xioling made sure to make good use of the services that were being catered by Zhang Renshu.
In a meeting, Zhang Renshu continued to be distracted by the chime from his phone.
Each time he checked it would be a message from his bank showing a debit alert from his bank account, and he couldn't even get annoyed.
The only thing he could do was frown slightly and turn off his phone.
It wouldn't be right to keep that displayed look on his face while an important conversation concerning his next step into society was ongoing.
*******
At noon, Bolin came over to Mr. Fang's villa with the new drug he has been working on.
Currently, he was waiting for his dear best friend to come down, while he sat waiting in the sitting room.
Zhang Liling who was assigned to take care of Mr. Fang's laundry just finished spreading the linens outside and stepped into the house with bowed shoulders.
Squeezing her eyes shut, she opened them again wide the next moment as her feet shuffled against the tiled floor.
A soft sigh escaped her thin lips after rolling her neck from side to side to loosen kinks.
Her entire appearance looked haggard and tiredness was written all over her face.
If exhaustion was a name for a person, then it would have been befitting for her at this very moment.
"Miss Zhang, you look exhausted, are you done washing?" Butler Gu asked as he took steady steps toward her with a worried gaze.
A long sigh escaped Zhang Liling's lips as she looked at him with heavy eyelids.
"Of course, I'm done, Butler Gu. I wouldn't dare to step inside if I was still half-way through with the laundry."
Butler Gu sighed and said to her, "I know you are tired, but can you help to take care of Mr. Fang's guest? He asked for you as soon as he stepped in."
The weakness Zhang Liling felt in her bones seemed to vanish a bit as she asked for the identity of the visitor with knitted brows.
But as soon as she learned who he was, she left the butler's side and rushed over to the sitting room to find Chuanli watching the Tv all by himself.
Where did the exhaustion and weakness she felt earlier disappear to?
Her discomfort vanished as soon as she heard about Dr. Li's presence.
Chuanli who was watching the sports channel was distracted by the rushed footsteps he heard approaching the living room.
Immediately, he shifted his gaze from the flatscreen television to the direction the rushed footsteps were coming from with a knowing smile.
In the entire villa, there was only one person who didn't care about the rules and always broke at least one on a daily basis.
As soon as Zhang Liling appeared in front of him, he locked gazes with her greeted before she could say anything to him.
"Hello, Miss Zhang," he said waving at her with a Duchenne smile.
"Welcome Dr. Li, I had no idea you were around, or I would have hurried up with the laundry."
Zhang Liling said a little breathlessly, but then she felt dizzy and placed her hand on her forehead before going to immediately sit on the couch next to him.
Seeing how exhausted she looked, he passed her the glass of water the butler served him while asking, "Why do you look so tired? You look like you could need a nap."
She took the glass that he passed unto her with trembling fingers. "I just finished doing Mr. Fang's laundry. I had a lot of things to wash."
Thinking back to how she was suddenly ordered to hand-wash all the thick and light curtains in his bedroom, plus the bedlinens, sheets and duvets, she just felt like fainting.
Chuanli's sight followed her trembling fingers, and he watched her bring the rim of the glass to her lips before taking one gulp and passing the glass back to him.
He could indeed see how tired she was.
Frowning, he asked, "The soon is so hot, how could you take care of this matter now? Maybe you shold have left it till tomorrow's morning." He suggested.
He didn't know why she was stressing herself, giving her new secret relationship status with Fang Bingwen.
"The errand was impromptu. Well, Mr. Fang just wanted to punish me, and I accept it wholeheartedly." Zhang Liling revealed as a soft sigh fell off her lips.
"Bingwen punished you?" Dr. Li asked with a look of surprise. 'I thought you two were already together?'
He found their relationship and the circumstances surrounding them to be fascinating as he looked at her with a ridiculous smile.
Some things needed to change though…
"What did you do wrong?" He inquired with curiousity.
Knowing who Zhang Liling was, he was sure that she must have done something interesting to provoke the strict Fang Bingwen.
At that question, she stared right into his eyes in contemplation. 'Should I tell him or not?'
Finally, she shook her head, refusing to make mention of the reason she was punished.
Coming to know Mr. Fang's personality, she was sure that there was no way he would be happy if the news of her stealing a kiss from him reached the ears of others.
She wouldn't have minded telling Chuanli about it, but seeing that mischievous glint in his eyes, she lost hope in trusting him with the secret.
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, he didn't continue to pester her instead, he made a comment that shocked her.
"Did you see him naked?"
"What?!" Zhang Liling exclaimed in shock as her eyes widened in disbelief.
Chuanli shrugged his shoulders, not regretting the words that escaped from his lips.
"After all you are Zhang Liling. You can do the unthinkable while drunk."
Zhang Liling didn't know that he had this much reverence for her on thoughts like this, and she could feel her reputation in the mud.
Hurriedly, she said with a serious expression on her face with slightly arched brows, "Dr. Li, you need to change your perspective about me."
Then she continued after gaining his full attention, "Even if I lose my last shred of senses, I don't think I would want to sacrifice my sight forever when I could wait till the right time to see Mr. Fang's nudity."
Zhang Liling was sure that Mr. Fang would surely not hesitate to take her eyes for a keepsake if her madness should reach that level.
She trusted in his capabilities.
Instantly, Chualin burst out laughing with a hand over his mouth.
The young woman before him was truly brazen and funny. How could she speak so casually like that without even thinking twice?
'Fang Bingwen, good luck with her,' he said in his mind, wishing his dearest friend to have a good life with Zhang Liling.
What more could he say other than to wish him good?
Not long after, Mr. Fang came down, forcing Zhang Liling to disappear from sight with immediate effect.
*******
As evening drew near, Zhang Xiaoling dressed and got ready for her date.
Her black shiny wavy hair cascaded down her back, but when she was about to leave, she pushed it to her left side, sampling her long neck which was very visible due to the low-collar white dress she was putting on.
A bright red lipstick was smeared on her lips like a hot red chili pepper.
Stepping out of her room in her red pair of stilettos, she pulled her red FJ animal skin bag on her arm and smacked her lips.
As she stepped into the living room, all her eyes were immediately on her.
Casting a long glance at her, Zhang Renshu nodded satisfactorily at her looks.
Shi Wenqian on the other hand didn't seem to be happy. She was still against the date, but she couldn't dare to say anything about it, for fear of angering her husband.
Zhang Mingyu was absent at the moment otherwise, he would not hessite to make a comment on the effort she put in just to look good.
"Xiaoling, my driver will take you to the private restaurant and bring you back after your date."
For his image, Zhang Renshu was willing to go this far.
Zhang Xiaoling welcomed all of this and would do anything to enjoy a premium treatment from him.
Since he was using her, why couldn't she use him in return?
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