Li Nuxie went back to her house earlier than normal. She wanted to set everything in order before leaving for Country M.
It was true that the task was a do-or-die situation. But she doesn't have plans to die in a foreign land.
Throwing her keys on the counter table, she headed towards the kitchen, straight to the refrigerator. She pulled it open and brought out a carton of pineapple juice.
Drinking straight from it, she wiped her mouth with her fingers after a gulp down almost one fourth of the carton.
After a minute, she sat on the stool facing the counter top. As her mind played the recent events in her life, Li Nuxie cannot help but shook her head.
She wasn't even back in City S for a year but she felt like she rode a roller coaster. She pulled out her phone from the side pocket of her pants and dialed the number of one person.
When she woke up earlier, she opened her inbox and saw a message from 'Your Husband.' A tingling sensation washed over her when she read it. So possessive, she thought.
As the ring assaulted her ears, Li Nuxie felt her heart beat faster. Her hand automatically went to her chest. She exhaled softly.
She held her breath as the call went through.
"Yes, babe?" the familiar voice sounded like a lullaby to her ears, making her nerves at ease.
She cleared her throat. "I'm leaving the country," she informed him.
Xu Wei stood up from his seat. He was going through the proposal for a new plant in the outskirts of the city when his phone vibrated. He almost fell from his seat when he realized that he has an incoming call from 'My Wife'.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
Li Nuxie pressed her lips. "Can I keep it a secret?"
Xu Wei chuckled. "We're not even married yet and you're already keeping a secret from me?"
She laughed, leaning on the counter. "If I don't keep it a secret, I will definitely lie. And you wouldn't like it, right?"
Thin lines appeared on Xu Wei's forehead. No person wanted their loved one to lie. However, he wanted Li Nuxie to trust him enough and tell him her secret.
But he guessed it was still early. "Okay. But I hope in the future, you can trust me and tell me everything."
Li Nuxie curled her lips. Wow, huh? Isn't it a bit fast? He has the gall to play games with her and yet, he was expecting her to be open with him? Fat chance, dude.
"Why should I? Are you honest with me?" she retorted.
Xu Wei went still. He clenched his fist. Indeed, she was right. But it's not as if she didn't know the truth.
"Are you?" he asked back.
Li Nuxie rolled her eyes. "I am always honest, Mr. Black Emperor. The mere fact that I allow you to be my boyfriend speaks a lot. So, maybe, after I get back in City S, you can start coming clean."
She glanced at the main door when the door bell rang. "Gotta go. Don't track me down. I will know it," Li Nuxie warned him.
Xu Wei took a deep breath. From what he knew, if he did something not tobher liking, he would definitely pay for it.
"I can't promise to do that, Xiexie," he exhaled helplessly. He would definitely track her down to make sure she was safe.
Li Nuxie stood up. "Okay, then. If you want to do it, do it. But I tell you, if you meddle in my affairs, forget that we know each other," she said, walking towards the door.
"Are you threatening me?" Xu Wei asked, an eyebrow was raised.
"I don't make threats, dear. I just do whatever I damn pleased."
A chuckle was heard at the other line. "Alright. I promise not to meddle in your affairs. But if it turned out that you cannot protect yourself and you need my help, blame your incompetence, okay?"
"Sure. You can eat your words now," Li Nuxie taunted him as she opened the door. Li Chanying was standing at the porch, with a questioning look on her face.
"I need to go now," her voice croaked.
"Take care, Xiexie."
"Hmmmm," Li Nuxie ended the call.
"It's not even an hour and you're here already," she walked towards Li Chanying.
Her cousin crossed her arms. "No time to waste, right?" Li Chanying's eyes followed her phone.
"I just informed him, okay?"
Li Chanying nodded but her face said otherwise. "You don't even inform Chao-ge your activities. How come you're informing a random person who is currently lying to you?"
Li Chanying's voice was full of bitterness. If not for that man, she wouldn't have this predicament. She wouldn't be engaged to one of the powerful men in City S and she wouldn't have a target board on her back.
Li Nuxie put her arms around her cousin's shoulders. "Let's settle the score with the two brothers after we get back from Country M, okay?"
Li Chanying shook her head. "Are you falling for him, Xiexie?"
"No. Of course not," Li Nuxie said. "I like him but not necessarily that I love him," she added, a smile was visible on her face.
Li Chanying turned her head towards her cousin, studying Li Nuxie's face. "That's the same face I had when I was falling hard and fast with that guy," she commented.
The smile on Li Nuxie's face froze. She didn't know how to refute Li Chanying's statement.
She sighed as she reached out for Li Chanying's hand. "I know what I'm doing. Just chill," she pressed Li Chanying's hand to reassure her.
"I'm just reminding you. A lot of women covet the First Young Master Xu. We don't even know why he hid his identity from you," Li Chanying pointed it out.
Li Nuxie went inside the house with her cousin trailing behind. "Let's give him the benefit of the doubt," she said. Picking up her handbag, she glanced around the corners of her house.
After she finished the job at Country M, she would stay indoors for a week.
Li Chanying observed her cousin silently. She knew, if Li Nuxie got the CEO position of Li Textile, she wouldn't do this. When Li Nuxie headed towards the door, she followed behind her.