"What? Don't tell me you don't want money!"
"Oh, sure, I love money."
Frantically, An Ziqi grabbed her clothes and put them on quickly under the cover of the quilt.
Then, she opened her bag.
The demeaning look of sarcasm in Xiao Moli's eyes said it all. She was obviously looking for a pen so that he could sign off on the check.
'Wow, she was really well-prepared.'
But then…
The stupid woman retrieved a 20-dollar bill, took a look at it, and replaced it in her bag. Instead, she pulled out a five-dollar bill.
After which…
She thrust the five-dollar bill violently in his face.
"What the heck! I have money, too. Since you look like you have been disadvantaged, I would be generous and pay you."
Bursting with anger, An Ziqi made her little speech and left the room hastily before Xiao Moli could react.
Xiao Moli was livid.
She had the gall to replace that 20-dollar note with a five-dollar note! Was he, Xiao Moli, worth only five dollars? Oh, no. This was not about money.
To think that the stupid woman had dared to insult him with money!!!
Outside of the bedroom, An Ziqi and Xiao Yining were engaged in a staring match.
"Good morning, Mummy."
"Xiao Yining, tell me honestly. What is going on here?"
With gritted teeth, An Ziqi looked at the mischievous kid, wanting dearly to listen to her impulse to haul him up and give him a beating.
Recalling that all she had done the previous day was to have dinner with Xiao Yining, she was convinced that this mischievous kid was the reason why she had ended up in this place.
"You had a tad too much to drink, so I took you back here," Xiao Yining explained. He was a picture of innocence.
His eyes emanated such unadulterated innocence that even if An Ziqi had intended to rebuke him, she did not feel right doing so.
"Then please explain to me how I ended up in the bed of that stinking man?" An Ziqi questioned, her forehead pulsating.
"That man is my daddy. And since you are my mummy, isn't it right that you should be sleeping in the same bed?" Xiao Yining reasoned, his eyes widened.
"What? Daddy?"
On the point of collapse, An Ziqi turned around and looked at Xiao Moli, who was walking out of the bedroom.
Looking closely, those exquisite facial features seemed to have been cast off the same mold as Xiao Yining. Indeed, he was the bigger version of Xiao Yining.
However, that should not be the reason why he had turned up in her bed.
She felt even more devastated.
Surely, this was not what Xiao Yining was referring to when he said that she had to fulfill all her duties as his mother?
Did it include sleeping with his 'daddy'?
What kind of rubbish was this?
Was this little rascal sent from heaven to punish her?
Frustrated, An Ziqi wanted to tear her hair out. How was she to explain to this kid that she could not possibly sleep with his father?
Looking deadly calm, Xiao Moli stood on the sideline and listened to their discussion.
Glancing coldly at An Ziqi, Xiao Moli grabbed Xiao Yining by the collar and dragged him to the study.
"Xiao Yining, you had better give me the full story. What is going on here?"
He was not like that idiotic woman who had been so easily conned by this little rascal.
Last night, he had dined with Yun Yi and a few others. Even under the influence of alcohol, he would most definitely have not engaged in any tryst with a woman. Otherwise, all those women who had schemed to climb into his bed would have had their way long ago.
With a look of disdain, Xiao Yining reached up to smoothen the collar that his father had crumpled.
In the presence of Xiao Moli, there was no need to feign innocence. Pursing his lips, Xiao Yining replied, "You slept with her last night, so you must be responsible for her!"
"Do you understand what I am saying?"
Xiao Moli gritted his teeth. He found it really hard to maintain calm in the presence of his rascal of a son.
"Well, you already have it all figured out. Everything was planned by me."
Looking at the calm and composed Xiao Yining, Xiao Moli was sorely tempted to beat him up.
Recalling that Xiao Yining had called that woman 'mummy', his expression turned cold as he asked, "So is she that woman?"