Chapter 40: Caught Cheating
Having spoken, Wen Xian didn't wait for Huo Qi to respond, hanging up the phone directly.
She grabbed her coat and bag, ready to get out of the car.
Truth be told, no matter what kind of person Huo Qi was, he was really good to her, never hesitant to spend money on her, and was quite attentive in many aspects.
But as she had said before, she felt that they were fundamentally mismatched.
His family was privileged, and he had been pampered from childhood, carrying the demeanor of a young master wherever he went.
As for her, no one understood better than she did the hardships she had endured to climb to her current position.
The circumstances of her birth family had left an indelible shadow on her, and everything she now possessed had been paid for with a miserable childhood.
She would die before returning to the days when she had to beg for food and then get beaten up.
If she were really short of money, she might consider it for the sake of living.
But the reason she had made herself strong was to have more choices.
Not to compromise for the rest of her life!
Wen Xian opened the car door and looked at the stern man waiting for her, taking a deep breath.
...
In fact, that morning when the car stopped at the service area and she went to the restroom, upon coming out, she saw Lu Xiao, his face livid with anger.
When he caught sight of her, he gave her a fierce glare but didn't speak a word to her.
He ignored her all morning, as if he had given up on treating her.
Knowing she was at fault, she behaved for the rest of the trip, driving obediently without him needing to say anything.
At the moment,
as soon as she got out of the car, Lu Xiao, still not over his anger, turned and walked towards a direction in the pedestrian street.
This was a small town, its city center very small. When they started to come here, the town's outskirts were boundless grasslands.
In this season, the grassland had changed from verdant green to golden, the burning sun hanging high in the sky, making it look like a massive tapestry under the vast expanse.
Beyond measure, countless yaks and Tibetan sheep scattered across the grassland, a stunningly beautiful scene.
As they entered the town, there were mostly low houses along the direction of the city district, gradually giving way to some apartment buildings.
And by the time they fully reached the city center, they could even see one or two big hotels that could be named nationally.
"Lu Xiao, slow down a bit, you're walking too fast for me to keep up," Wen Xian said.
She held a Hermès bag in one hand while putting on her brown trench coat with the other.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao paused, seemingly a bit impatient,
but he still slowed down his pace.
Regardless of whether he liked it or not, Wen Xian caught up and directly stuffed the bag and her phone into his arms: "Hold these for me."
Though it was afternoon, a dry and biting wind was still blowing.
Once her coat was buttoned and belted, it immediately accentuated her curvaceous waistline.
Lu Xiao: "..."
He discreetly looked away.
Just as Wen Xian was fixing her hair, suddenly, a buzzing sound came—
Lu Xiao immediately frowned, looking down at the phone in his hand.
"..."
The screen displayed an incoming caller name: Huo Qi.
At a glance, it was clearly a man's name.
Wen Xian saw and immediately tensed, walking forward to snatch back her phone and promptly hanging up before stuffing it into her pocket.
Her actions were as if she had been caught cheating!
Avoiding eye contact, she felt guilty first.
Lu Xiao: "...?"
He didn't utter a word, just stared at her.