"I'll come out. Just wait a moment."
As she answered him, Xiao quickly turned off the phone and took out the SIM card chip. Even though it was only as big as her fingernail, it was basically the brain of the cellphone. It stored the phone number as well as all the messages.
"I'll wait here."
Her husband's voice sounded relaxed. Almost as if he already knew everything. Xiao cursed her anxiety that began to creep up. Coming here right after receiving President Yun's call was a wrong move. However, no matter how Jun Shang acted, Xiao wouldn't be meek.
"Are you almost done?"
Damn it.
Xiao quickly put the cellphone inside her bra. She hoped the phone wouldn't fall out.
As soon as she opened the door and stepped outside, she saw Jun Shang standing there. He was relaxedly perched on the vanity table with his arms crossed over his chest as he waited for her. She almost couldn't believe her eyes, but she felt her heart race. As they say, a guilty conscience needs no accuser.
Please, please, get yourself together, YunXiao.
"I thought you were a gentleman."
Thankfully, Xiao's voice sounded peaceful. She did her best to naturally walk over to the sink and turned on the water. She felt a prickle go down her spine as she saw her her husband watch her every move through the mirror.
"It's a mistake that everyone seems to make."
Jun Shang smiled subtly. His eyes were still glued to her. His gaze swept past her neat updo, her lowered face, and her diamond earrings. Her cheeks were red. It was the one and only telltale sign of her bewilderment.
"You see, I'm not a gentleman at all…"
Whoosh, the water from the sink splashed her hands. Thanks to her fast hand movements, she was able to hide the trembling. Xiao looked at her husband through the mirror with great effort.
She lowered her eyes to her her chest. Thanks to the loose blouse, it wasn't obvious to see, but she could feel the heavy phone pressing against her.
Please… Please…
Xiao thought nervously.
She washed her hands with soap before drying them off with the white handkerchiefs in the basket next to her. Then she slowly walked to her jacket and put it on. With that, she was halfway done. The jacket would hide the hidden object in her bosom well.
She would have to find a way to hide the phone once she got home, but that was something to worry about when she got there. As she was thinking about this, she turned around. She felt her heart drop.
Her husband was standing right behind her.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Xiao looked up at her husband.
"I heard that Father-in-law called you."
He naturally put his hand on her bottom. Xiao stiffened.
"Move."
"Did he tell you that I offered up a deal?"
"I told you to move."
He was extremely close. Pinned to the sink by her husband's body, Xiao felt awful. Even though he was on the slim side, he was still taller than her. Fighting against the pressure, Xiao tried to push him off. His hand moved past her bottom and went up to her slender hips.
"Do you know what I'm curious about?"
His voice was soft and low. However, it caused her to shiver.
As Xiao was fiercely trying to push him away, he grabbed one of her wrists before plunging his hand into her blouse. He put his face close to her startled one and fiercely looked into her eyes.
Xiao groaned.
He groped around her chest. When he found the smartphone hidden in her bra, Xiao felt as if all the blood had left her body.
"I was wondering what you were doing in here."
She felt as if time had stopped. She couldn't breathe. Xiao had completely frozen up and could only glare at him. She didn't speak a word. She only looked at him and at the cellphone in his hand.
"I'm also curious about what you're hiding from me."
His eyes were terribly dark. Xiao didn't move. All she could do was glare into his eyes. He lowered his head and put his lips to her ear.
"Who were you talking to?"
A shiver went through her.
Is this how it feels when the blood completely leaves your body?
Xiao paled as she looked at Jun Shang. The cellphone in his hand looked like a dead piece of plastic. Xiao's cold eyes slowly calmed down.
"It's just my personal cellphone."
"Was there a need to use it so secretively like this? Putting it in your bra? Whose name is this under?"
"Am I being interrogated right now?"
"Answer the questions."
His face leaned closer to hers. His eyes looked indifferent and cold. Because of his gaze, Xiao felt as if the air around her had completely frozen over. Xiao calmly looked back into those eyes.
It had been a stupid mistake to suddenly come here after receiving President Yun's call. She would have found out Jun Shang's objective and what kind of deal had been struck if she had only waited a few more hours.
However, the whirling thoughts in her head had caused her to move around dangerously. All thanks to her ridiculous emotions. If I trip up now, it'll be the end. If I tell him, it'll also be the end. So…
"It was Ming Yin."
She had to go all out.
"What?"
"The person you're curious about, the man I've been talking to, and the owner of this cellphone. It's Ming Yin."
In that moment, the air around her turned into daggers.
Jun Shang didn't move. He just glared at her with a terrifying coldness in his eyes. Xiao didn't avoid his gaze. This was because 6 months ago, at 3 AM, Xiao had felt the same way outside of his bedroom.