Wanqing was taken aback and somewhat angry, "You said you would only keep the ones you liked."
The woman still smiled, "I may not necessarily wear what I keep, but I'm sure Mr. Mu would be delighted if I did wear them. I think Mr. Mu would be upset if he came back and didn't see these in your wardrobe."
Recalling Mu Tianying's actions these past few days, Wanqing had to admit that there was probably a grain of truth in the woman's words.
Seeing that she stopped arguing, the woman hung everything up for her.
After she left, Wanqing was stunned for a while. She then opened the closet, grabbed a bathrobe, took a shower, and put on a set of new clothes. She applied a bit of powder, spritzed some perfume, smeared on some lipstick, wore the newly bought high heels, and sat in the living room reading a book.
When Mu Tianying arrived, he saw her barefoot sitting cross-legged on the couch, with her sandals neatly placed on a scrap of carpet in front of her. She was holding a magazine, her hair falling onto her chest, giving off a quiet, self-satisfied look.
He chuckled, walked over, sat next to her and casually pulled her onto his lap.
"You…" Wanqing jumped in fright, feeling awkward and tried to move away.
"Stay." he commanded, sliding down her collar to sneak a peek and chuckled, "White?"
Blushing profusely, Wanqing lowered her head and remained silent.
He kissed her on the face and took a sniff. "Not bad... and there's a fragrance."
Wanqing looked up at him and timidly asked, "Do you like it?"
Mu Tianying was startled. Was she trying to please him? Looking at her, he found the sensation rather delightful and said smilingly, "I do. Of course I like you being considerate."
Wanqing let out a sigh of relief, asked timidly, "I have a favor to ask you... "
Mu Tianying glared at her, "Already making deals? Isn't dressing like this enough? If you want something in return, you have to do more to please me!"
"That's not what I meant..." Wanqing said aggrieved, "I want to go back to school!"
"Back to school?"
"I need to go to class!" Wanqing said with a distressed look, "I was supposed to have my college entrance exam this year, but because my mom fell sick... "
His face darkened, and he waved it off, "While I can still provide for you, why do you still need to take tests? Isn't it just to get a good job, earn more money, and then buy pretty clothes? You don't need that now!"
"If I don't study, my mom will be heartbroken... "
"You're not studying now, are you?" he remembered what she said two nights ago.
"I'm on leave of absence, and I didn't tell my mom. She just had a surgery and will be discharged from the hospital soon. If I don't return to school quickly, she'll find out. If she discovers that I'm with you... with you... I would be doomed!" Wanqing burst into tears as she spoke.
Mu Tianying's face darkened, "Then you just stay here and tell her that you go to school. You dorm here with me, and I'll let you go home once a month to see her!"
Wanqing sobbed a few times, "She... she will ask my teachers... "
Mu Tianying stared at her abruptly, "You're insisting on going, aren't you?"
Wanqing dejectedly responded, "I'm only 18, I should be doing that!"
"Very well, it seems I can't stop you!" he nodded angrily, suddenly positioning her to straddle his lap.
"What are you doing?!" Wanqing screamed.
"You'll find out soon enough!" Mu Tianying declared, livid.