The sudden closeness of Xu Xiuwen’s figure made Lu Xinyao shiver all over.
“What are you doing?”
“What do you think?”
Xu Xiuwen pressed Lu Xinyao against the wall again. Then, without hesitation, he lowered his head and kissed her on her red lips.
Lu Xinyao was stunned. Xu Xiuwen’s actions completely caught her off guard. She had thought he would get angry and walk away. Instead, he pinned her against the wall and kissed her?
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Feeling humiliated, Lu Xinyao cursed, “Xu Xiuwen, you bastard!”
Xu Xiuwen sneered coldly when he heard her.
So far, everything he had done was purely an impulsive reaction to his anger. But despite his impulsiveness, he never intended to actually harm Lu Xinyao.
At this moment, he had calmed down a little and was ready to stop.
However, Lu Xinyao misunderstood his sneer and panicked completely. She began shouting for help, her loud cries echoing through the empty corridor.
“Stop yelling!”
Startled, Xu Xiuwen quickly reached out to cover her mouth, trying to stop her from screaming.
“Mmm... mmm...”
“Who’s there?”
The voice seemed to come from just outside the door.
Xu Xiuwen froze instantly.
Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Xinyao’s heart filled with hope.
Noticing Xu Xiuwen’s momentary distraction, she quickly turned her head and broke free from his hand.
She shouted toward the door, “Sister Qin, it’s me!”
Li Qin, who had just returned from working overtime, was standing at the building’s entrance.
As she approached, she suddenly heard a woman’s cry, but it lasted only a second before disappearing.
Following the sound, she came closer, feeling that it came from behind the door but not entirely sure.
So, she called out.
Hearing her roommate’s voice, Li Qin didn’t hesitate and pushed the door open.
What she saw shocked her.
The scene before her was self-explanatory to anyone.
Without delay, Li Qin pulled out her phone, ready to call the police.
At that moment, Lu Xinyao suddenly said, “Sister Qin, don’t call the police!”
Li Qin was stunned.
You were almost forced, and you don’t want to call the police?
Seeing that Li Qin didn’t proceed with the call, Lu Xinyao sighed in relief.
She turned to Xu Xiuwen and said coldly, “Are you planning to continue?”
Hearing the mocking tone in Lu Xinyao’s voice, Xu Xiuwen slowly released her.
He walked past Li Qin as if nothing had happened, leaving without looking back.
After Xu Xiuwen left, Lu Xinyao slid weakly down the wall, collapsing onto the floor.
The cold ground reminded her of what had just happened.
If she hadn’t experienced it firsthand, Lu Xinyao couldn’t believe Xu Xiuwen could do something like that to her.
Li Qin caught a glimpse of Xu Xiuwen’s face. She didn’t get a clear look, but it was enough to see he was quite handsome.
How could a handsome guy be a bad person?
Plus, since Lu Xinyao didn’t let her call the police, Li Qin vaguely guessed that the two might know each other—maybe they were even in a relationship.
Seeing Lu Xinyao sitting on the floor, Li Qin immediately stepped forward to help her up.
Once Lu Xinyao was steady on her feet again, she tucked the hem of her blouse back into her skirt and straightened it. Although her stockings had a large tear, it wasn’t visible from the outside.
Lowering her head, Lu Xinyao quickly checked herself. Once satisfied, she let out a sigh of relief and whispered, “Thank you, Sister Qin.”
Li Qin was curious about the relationship between Lu Xinyao and the handsome guy from earlier, but she knew this wasn’t the time for gossip. She simply asked with concern, “Xinyao, are you okay?”
“I’m fine now, Sister Qin. Let’s go back.”
“Oh… okay…”
...
After running out of the building, Xu Xiuwen returned to his car.
Once inside, he was still seething with anger. Unable to hold it in, he slammed his hand hard against the steering wheel.
Honk!
The car’s horn blared loudly.
It wasn’t clear how much time passed, but eventually, Xu Xiuwen calmed down.
He turned to take one last look at the building before driving off.
...
The next evening, at the same place, Xu Xiuwen parked his car on the side of the street opposite Lu Xinyao’s building entrance.
By 7 p.m., Lu Xinyao still hadn’t returned.
Xu Xiuwen had already found out from Song Xiaomi that Lu Xinyao finished work at 5 p.m. every day. By now, she should have been home long ago.
Could she really have gotten a boyfriend?
The thought darkened Xu Xiuwen’s expression further.
Suddenly, his phone rang.
Looking at the screen, he saw it was a call from Li Haimei.
After a moment of hesitation, Xu Xiuwen answered.
“Hello?”
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“It’s me.”
“What’s up?”
Though Xu Xiuwen was in a bad mood, he didn’t take it out on Li Haimei. He tried his best to mask his emotions, but she still picked up on his tone.
However, instead of asking why he seemed upset, Li Haimei brought up something else.
“The housekeeper brought over two old hens. She said you bought them?”
“Yeah.”
“Thanks, but why did you think of sending me chickens?”
“You’ve been working hard, so when I happened to come across someone selling free-range chickens, I bought them for you to replenish your strength.”
Xu Xiuwen, being the kind of man he was, could lie effortlessly.
But while his words might have been untrue, his concern wasn’t. He genuinely felt that Li Haimei had been working hard with all the social engagements and overtime, so she should take better care of herself.
After he spoke, there was sudden silence on the other end of the line.
Xu Xiuwen was puzzled, thinking the call had been disconnected. He checked and saw that it hadn’t.
On the other end, Li Haimei was deeply moved.
When she got home from work that evening, the new housekeeper, Mu Zhilan, had not only prepared dinner but also made chicken soup.
At first, Li Haimei had casually asked, not expecting the old hens to have come from Xu Xiuwen.
During dinner, with the housekeeper still around, she hid her emotions well. But once the meal was over, she couldn’t hold it in any longer. She went straight to her room and called him.
Now, hearing Xu Xiuwen’s words and feeling the rare warmth of his concern, she was overwhelmed and speechless.
It took her a full thirty seconds to regain her composure.
She suddenly laughed and asked, “Xu Xiuwen, have you been busy lately?”
“Not too bad. Why?”
“Keke did really well on her final exams this time. It’s all thanks to you helping her with her studies. I haven’t thanked you properly yet. If you’re free tomorrow, come to my house. I’ll treat you to dinner.”
“Anyone else coming?”
“No, just you and me.”
“Just the two of us? What about Keke?”
“Keke—” Li Haimei paused, “She’s on a trip with her classmates and won’t be back for two more days.”
If Xu Xiuwen couldn’t figure out what Li Haimei meant by now, he’d have to be a fool.
His mood suddenly brightened because of her. With a mischievous chuckle, he asked, “Wife, are you planning a little alone time with me?”
It wasn’t the first time Xu Xiuwen had called her “wife,” but Li Haimei still blushed at the term.
However, she didn’t deny it or scold him.
Instead, she pretended not to hear and asked again, “So, do you have time?”
“Of course I do. Even if I didn’t, I’d make time.”
“Alright then. I—”
“Wait, don’t hang up yet.”
“Anything else?”
Xu Xiuwen chuckled mischievously and asked, “Do I need to bring protection?”
His straightforwardness made Li Haimei’s heart race wildly.
She didn’t know how to respond, so she dodged the question and said, “We’re just having dinner, so behave yourself. I have to go now. Bye.”
With that, Li Haimei hurriedly hung up.
She stared at the phone in her hand, her cheeks flushed red.
Her heart was racing so fast it felt like it might burst.
Li Haimei felt like she was under some kind of spell.
At her age, shouldn’t she be more composed and indifferent to such things?
Why was it that just hearing Xu Xiuwen’s voice made her legs go weak and her heart flutter like a teenager’s?
Was this really still her?
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t understand why. Instead, memories of her time with Xu Xiuwen resurfaced, her gaze becoming dreamy.
And then, just like that, she ended the call abruptly.
Xu Xiuwen was both surprised and not surprised.
He gave a faint smile and put his phone away.
But the moment he pocketed it, he suddenly remembered where he was and what he was doing.
The smile on his face disappeared abruptly, and a cloud of gloom once again settled over his heart, dragging his mood into the shadows.
Just then, Xu Xiuwen caught sight of a taxi approaching slowly from the distance.
Even without checking the license plate, he could tell it wasn’t the same cab that had dropped off Lu Xinyao the night before.
The taxi soon stopped a short distance away, and Xu Xiuwen could clearly see the passengers inside.
The driver, a stranger, didn’t matter. But the woman in the front passenger seat, sitting quietly, was none other than Lu Xinyao.
Even through the front windshield, Xu Xiuwen recognized her instantly.
He didn’t get out of his car immediately but chose to remain seated, watching.
Under his gaze, inside the taxi, Lu Xinyao opened her bag, took out her wallet, and paid the fare. Then, she opened the door and stepped out.
But as soon as she got out of the car, the back door of the taxi opened as well.
A moment later, a young, handsome man stepped out from the backseat.
The man walked over to Lu Xinyao’s side, his face beaming with happiness.
Lu Xinyao looked at him with a gentle expression.
Seeing this, Xu Xiuwen tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
Yesterday, Lu Xinyao had told him she had a boyfriend.
At the time, he thought she was lying, saying it just to upset him.
But he was wrong.
Lu Xinyao really did have a boyfriend.
Watching the scene unfold before him, Xu Xiuwen could no longer keep his composure.