"What... Happened to your back?"
Xiaohui finally dares to ask the question. She kept on seeing small red patches on Meixiu's back as the girl is wearing a white shirt.
Xiaohui also notices the dirt from Meixiu's shirt and small red scratches on the girl's arms.
Meixiu felt uncomfortable with Xiaohui's stare which made her look around not her.
"Nothing, it's just small scratches so don't worry."
Xiaohui was convinced by what Meixiu said. She approaches her wife and lifts Meixiu's shirt gently.
The taller girl flinches but lets Xiaohui do her thing. Xiaohui gasps as she saw Meixiu's back.
It has red scratches and three purple bruises around it. She touches the bruise, to which Meixiu replied with a flinch and a hiss.
"Where did you get this?"
"It's nothing, those are just bruises, no need to worry."
Xiaohui turns Meixiu around and gently slaps her on the arm. Meixiu's face twitched which Xiaohui scoffed at.
"Bruises? Then why does it feels like it's so painful?"
Xiaohui just shakes her head and pushes Meixiu on the chair.
"Good thing I have first aid here, can you... Lift your shirt?"
Meixiu turns away and lifts her shirt slowly. Xiaohui blushes and looks away from Meixiu's direction.
Meixiu furrowed her eyebrows upon not feeling anything on her back. She turns and saw Xiaohui's back is facing her.
"I thought you will treat my bruises."
Xiaohui looks forward but closes her eyes upon meeting Meixiu's body.
"Don't my body looks good?"
"Pervert! Turn around and let me treat you!"
-
After a lot of bickering, Xiaohui finally finished treating Meixiu's bruises and scratches. It was a bit difficult for her as she had never seen Meixiu's body.
She's flustered when she touches Meixiu's skin because she needed to apply the ointment to her wounds.
But in the end, she manages to finish it. They also finish moving Xiaohui's things to her new office and Xiaohui just needed to clean up by the next day.
"Do you want me to come with you tomorrow?"
Meixiu started a conversation. She has heard that tomorrow, Xiaohui is going to the construction site so she offered her some company.
"Ah, Ms. Zhong and Mingxia will come with me tomorrow, you don't have to worry."
Meixiu just nodded her head.
She knew Wenqian won't let something happen to Xiaohui so she never insisted on coming with her wife.
"Xiaohui..."
As the elevator door opened, Xiaohui and Meixiu were greeted by Grandpa Zheng together with Mingxia and Qiang.
"Grandpa, what are you doing here?"
Grandpa Zheng looks intently at Meixiu before putting his gaze at Xiaohui.
"I heard what happened, your wife beat Tingfeng earlier here in the lobby."
"What? Tingfeng is the one who beat Meixiu!"
Xiaohui told the old man. But being unfair to Meixiu, his favors were on Tingfeng.
Why would I treat her right? She can't even give us money.
Grandpa Zheng quickly ignore what she said.
"You won't show up for tomorrow! Let Qiang handle the construction. Didn't you just want to be the director?"
Xiaohui was shocked and hurt by what she just heard.
"I might also change you in the future, Qiang is more promising than you!"
After saying that, Grandpa Zheng left. Qiang and Mingxia both look at Xiaohui and mockingly talked to her.
"Looks like your happy day is ending."
"I better befriend the Vice-Chairman so I can have benefits in the future."
Mingxia and Qiang both left, leaving a heavy-hearted Xiaohui with Meixiu.
The tall girl looks at her wife before rubbing her hands on Xiaohui's shoulder.
"Let them be, they will get their punishment in the future."
Xiaohui walks away without saying anything. Meixiu picks up her phone and dial Wenqian.
"Chairman! You visited yesterday in the building! I'm so sorry for what happened! He deserves it!"
"Wenqian, I didn't call to talk about yesterday."
"Do you want me to do you a favor?"
"My wife can't come to the construction site for tomorrow..."
"Do you want me to cancel it?"
"No."
"I want you to go there tomorrow. Her two cousin is gonna be there to entertain you, bare the time, and don't get entertained by them."
"I know it already, Young Master. Is that all you want me to do?"
"Yes, I'm looking forward to a great result."
"You can rest assured!"
After speaking, Meixiu hangs up the call and walk out to go home with Xiaohui.
-
"Mom, what does Tingfeng mean about that?"
As soon as the couple walks in, Xiaohui bombards Xiaowen with a question about what Tingfeng said.
"What do you mean?"
"Tingfeng said he was slapped because of you, is that true?"
Xiaowen stops for a while before frowning.
"I was with my friends yesterday! We were at the spa doing a beauty treatment."
"Then, what does he mean by that?"
Xiaowen stands up from the couch and looks at Xiaohui in disappointment.
"Don't tell me, you are believing that man over your mother?"
Xiaohui sighs before shaking her head.
"It's not that, I just wanted to make sure."
After saying that, she walked toward the bedroom. Xiaowen glares at Meixiu and throws a pillow at her.
"Did you tell her?"
"Mom, why would I tell her that? Tingfeng showed up earlier and told her that."
"Did she believe him?"
Meixiu shakes her head before going inside their bedroom. Xiaohui is showering so she quickly sat down on the bed.
Her phone rang making her grab it from her pocket. She furrows her eyebrows upon seeing an unknown number.
She decided to answer anyway.
"Hello?"
"Young Master! It's me! Renshu!"
"Why did you call?"
"I got your number from Zixin and can you come with me tomorrow?"
Meixiu furrowed her eyebrows at what Renshu just said. Is she his friend?
"That's a stupid quest-"
"Where are we going then?"
Since Meixiu won't do something important for tomorrow, why not come with Renshu.
The man was shocked when he heard Meixiu's answer. He suddenly felt excited to be with Meixiu.
"I'm planning on going to an antique showcase tomorrow. I don't have anyone with me and accidentally bought two tickets so instead of wasting it, I invited you instead."
"Why not invite Zixin?"
"He's busy tomorrow, I have errands for him."
"What time then?"
"I'll pick you up at your house."
"I'll send the address later, don't park near our house."
After more warning, Meixiu finally hang up the call and noted in her mind that she'll come to some antique showcase.
Antiques never poke her interest, yet she knew what are the antiques. Song Changpu likes antiques, he has a whole collection of antiques from all around the world.
With Chinese antiques being numerous.
Song Changpu forces Meixiu to learn about the antiques. The girl just couldn't disagree with her father as she knows she can use it in the future.
At first, she thought it was an awful idea to agree with her father but now, she thinks she can finally use it.
"Meixiu."
The girl snaps from her thoughts and looks at Xiaohui who called her.
"Your spacing out, I kept calling for you yet you never look at me."
Meixiu furrows her eyebrows.
"Why are you calling for me?"
Xiaohui's cheeks redden before she looks away.
"I was wondering how's your back already."
"It's doing fine now because you treated it!"
-
The very next day, Mingxia and Qiang both left Zheng Villa early to go and make a good impression on Wenqian.
Grandpa Zheng ordered Qiang to buy flowers and gave them to Wenqian. He said if ever Xiulan broke up with him, they have a substitute.
Qiang was certainly against Grandpa Zheng's order or his thoughts. Qiang love Xiulan dearly and he would never think that the two of them will break up.
Still, Qiang decided to obey his grandfather for fear of him favoring Xiaohui more than him.
"Are you sure it's here?"
Mingxia asks her brother as they have been waiting for 2 hours.
She doesn't know a thing about the project since Grandpa Zheng seems to not trust her.
Grandpa Zheng indirectly told her to look for a rich man and seduce him. He hopes to be part of Feng's family but now that they are bankrupt, he needed to find a suitable man for Mingxia.
Grandpa Zheng thought of arranging Tingfeng with Mingxia but upon thinking for a while, he decided against it.
Tingfeng is head over heels to Xiaohui and he'll surely dislike the old man if he ever does that.
"I'm sure, I just don't know the time."
"What!? What if it's still later afternoon?"
"What are you two doing here?"