While Shen Ruoxi was secretly fretting, Bai Feifei walked towards her, dragging the large hem of her wedding dress.
"Ruoxi, do you think this wedding dress looks good?"
Shen Ruoxi pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "It's beautiful and very suitable for you."
The designer also flattered her on the side, saying that this wedding dress was as if custom-made for Bai Feifei.
Blushing, Bai Feifei confessed, "Actually, I feel a bit tight around the stomach, can the size be altered? I've just returned to the country and took up a post, the pressure is quite big, and I've eaten a little more than usual."
"Of course, that's possible. Mrs. Ye, come downstairs with me, I'll handle it personally," the store manager stepped forward.
After that, a group of people followed Bai Feifei and left.
Soon, only Shen Ruoxi and Ye Mubei were left on the second floor.
Feeling uncomfortable all over, Shen Ruoxi picked up her bag and was about to go downstairs.
But unexpectedly, Ye Mubei suddenly reached out, grabbed her wrist, pushed her against the mirror, and wantonly kissed and bit her...
"Mmm..."
Shen Ruoxi's heart felt like it was about to leap out.
Bai Feifei and the others hadn't gone far...
Ye Mubei, regardless of anything, was unrestrainedly kissing her, his cold lips grazed over her neck, and then he bit down hard.
Hiss...
It hurt so much.
Shen Ruoxi saw the reflection of her and Ye Mubei, intimately embracing, in mirrors all around.
They were so close, yet they had become enemies.
Gradually, Ye Mubei let her go.
Shen Ruoxi touched it and only saw a splash of red.
Ye Mubei was really cruel to her.
"Why didn't you come last night? Why do you keep defying me, time and again, are you tired of living?!"
Shen Ruoxi gritted her teeth and pushed him away forcefully.
"Yes! I've had enough!"
"Ye Mubei, can we please end this for good."
"I want to live a simple life with my mom, please let me go..."
Ye Mubei snorted coldly, his tone icy, "Let you go, in your dreams!"
"Shen Ruoxi, your Shen Family has messed up my life, how could I let you live comfortably!"
The man glanced at the blood on her neck and tossed a scarf into her arms.
"Be at the villa waiting for me tonight!"
With that, the man turned and left.
...
In the afternoon, when Shen Ruoxi came back, Bai Feifei was already at the company.
They had left the bridal shop separately.
Shen Ruoxi had just sat down when she overheard a colleague gossiping, "Ruoxi, you must've quietly got yourself a boyfriend. He looks like a tall, rich, and handsome guy!"
Another colleague immediately asked, "How do you know he's tall, rich, and handsome?"
"Look, this scarf is from a top luxury brand, there are only seven in the world. Our CEO has one, and Ruoxi's boyfriend has one too, so he must be tall, rich, and handsome, right?!"
Shen Ruoxi was stunned for a moment and looked down at the scarf.
Bai Feifei, hearing their conversation, also glanced at Shen Ruoxi's scarf.
She remembered that earlier at the bridal shop, Ye Mubei was wearing the exact same scarf, but it was gone when he left.
Approaching, Bai Feifei circled around Shen Ruoxi's neck and eventually saw a bloody mark on one side of the scarf...
Popping Shen Ruoxi on the shoulder, she said with a smile brimming with meaning, "When you have time, you should invite your boyfriend to have dinner together. I'll help you vet him."
Shen Ruoxi clenched the scarf in her fingers so tightly she felt her heartbeat almost stop.
She nodded stiffly.
It was a busy day and Shen Ruoxi worked overtime until eight o'clock.
She was so busy that she forgot to update her mother.
Worried, her mother called her.
Fearing her mother might say something she shouldn't, Shen Ruoxi didn't answer the call, recorded a video of her surroundings instead, and told her mother she was working overtime.
Lately, her mother didn't call her again, letting her focus on her work.
When Shen Ruoxi got home, the light in Zhao Yiru's room was still on.
Feeling uneasy, she checked on her.
Her mother hadn't slept yet and was embroidering cross-stitch, likely waiting for her.
"Mom, I'm back, you should go to sleep early."
"Why did you suddenly have to work overtime today?" Zhao Yiru put down the cross-stitch and looked at Shen Ruoxi with concern.
From her angle, she could clearly see the red mark on Shen Ruoxi's neck.
That was... a love bite!
Zhao Yiru's face immediately turned ugly.
Pointing at Shen Ruoxi, she shouted, "Come here to me!"
"Mom, what's wrong..."
Shen Ruoxi approached, puzzled.
As soon as she got close, Zhao Yiru slapped her across the face.
Shen Ruoxi took the slap solidly, her cheek turning bright red.
"How can you be so cheap! How did you get in touch with that man again?!"