Chapter 30
Half an hour ago, Old Madam Lu had mentioned on the phone that Lu Xi had come to H City. Si Yu had truly thought it was impossible for Lu Xi to come find her. She never expected Lu Xi to appear out of nowhere just like this, and at such a terrible time too.
What did she mean, “Sorry to disturb”? Lu Xi couldn’t possibly think Si Yu was about to do something with Liang Yufei, right?!
Si Yu had drunk until everything was spinning. The moment she heard those three words, she sobered up instantly. She pushed Liang Yufei away in disgust and grabbed Lu Xi’s wrist just as Lu Xi turned around.
Lu Xi said expressionlessly, “Let go.”
How could she let go!
Si Yu shook her head firmly and said, “It’s not what you think. Listen to me first!”
“Explain how you want to keep her?” Lu Xi’s expression did not change, but the end of her words lifted with an emotion Si Yu could not quite read.
Holy crap, she heard that too!
Si Yu’s pupils widened slightly. She hurriedly explained—or rather, argued—“What do you mean, keep her? You heard wrong. I was talking about skincare! Skincare, as in taking care of your skin! We were chatting about beauty and wellness. Why are your thoughts so impure?”
And she was blaming Lu Xi for having impure thoughts? Lu Xi looked at Liang Yufei, who was trembling in the corner, and said with a smile that was not quite a smile, “The more bitchy she is, the worse she is, the more you like her.”
Si Yu: “!”
Liang Yufei put on a weak, bullied appearance. Her eyes reddened, and she looked pitifully at Lu Xi as she accused Si Yu. “That’s right. That’s exactly what she said. I don’t like her at all, but she still said she wanted to keep me. She was actually trying to humiliate me!”
After saying that, she let out an “ying” and began crying.
You know how to “ying” too??? This little green tea is too shameless. She’s actually copying me! Si Yu glared at her.
In a moment of carelessness, the wrist in her grip slipped free. Si Yu abruptly looked over.
Lu Xi looked at Liang Yufei, who was crying as if she had suffered a great grievance, then looked at Si Yu, whose face was fierce and threatening. Her brows furrowed slightly, and she said coldly, “You wanted to force yourself on her?”
“…What forcing myself on her!!!” Si Yu almost spat out a mouthful of blood. She stamped her foot and pointed at Liang Yufei’s nose. “Look at that hypocritical green-tea face of hers. She isn’t even one-tenth as beautiful as you. I’m not blind, so how could I possibly fall for her! If I were going to force myself on anyone, I’d force myself on you!”
The moment the last sentence left her mouth, the air instantly froze.
A faint, hard-to-catch subtle emotion flashed across Lu Xi’s icy face. She seemed like she wanted to speak but stopped.
Si Yu: “…”
So alcohol really could not be drunk carelessly, and words really could not be said carelessly. One careless moment, and she had spoken her true thoughts out loud. Now things were awkward.
Liang Yufei bit her finger. “Ying—”
Si Yu shot a sharp glare at her. “Raise your head.”
Liang Yufei thought there was something above her head and subconsciously looked up, only to see a lamp.
“Didn’t you notice you’re even brighter than it?” Meeting Liang Yufei’s confused little eyes, Si Yu said coolly, “Right now, it’s time for a married couple to confront each other. Why aren’t you, this super-sized light bulb, hurrying up and rolling away? Or do you want to stay and be the judge?”
Liang Yufei bit her lower lip. Her feet did not move, and her lustful heart had not died as she looked at Lu Xi. From the situation, she truly seemed to want to stay.
How could Si Yu let her have her way? She took a deep breath, hardened her heart, and spread her arms to hug Lu Xi.
Warm, soft fragrance filled Lu Xi’s arms. Lu Xi froze, lowered her eyes, and looked blankly at the woman who had thrown herself into her embrace.
The woman was not peaceful at all. Hugging was not enough; she even rubbed her head against Lu Xi’s shoulder and pinched her voice, saying sweetly, “We haven’t seen each other in two months. I missed you to death~”
Lu Xi: “…”
Liang Yufei: “…”
Liang Yufei was dumbfounded. Aside from vicious and scheming, she gave Si Yu another new label—shameless!
This woman was truly too shameless! Too disgusting! Lu Xi was such a pure and noble person. Was she someone a vicious female supporting character like Si Yu could touch?! Even the heroine, Liang Yufei herself, had never hugged her!!! Lu Xi, hurry and push her away, ahhhhhh!!!
A voice in Liang Yufei’s heart was roaring madly, wishing she could personally go up and peel Si Yu off. But when she thought of how she had no standing, she did not dare act rashly.
Still, she felt Lu Xi would definitely push Si Yu away. After all, Lu Xi hated Si Yu deeply.
Lu Xi did not.
Lu Xi just allowed Si Yu to hug her. Not only was there not a trace of disgust on her face, aside from looking somewhat unnatural, her cheeks were a little… red???
No, she must have seen wrong! Liang Yufei rubbed her eyes hard.
Lu Xi still did not make any move.
Si Yu was still shamelessly glued to Lu Xi!
Liang Yufei was both angry and anxious.
Si Yu could not see Lu Xi’s expression at this moment, nor did she dare to look. In truth, she felt very uneasy.
Lu Xi greatly disliked physical contact with her. In the past, if their hands touched, Lu Xi would shake her off. Si Yu’s action was far too risky. Not only was she scratching the tiger’s head, if Lu Xi pushed her away, their relationship would become even stiffer, and in front of Liang Yufei, Si Yu would lose all face.
Knowing it was risky, Si Yu still did it. With alcohol rushing to her head and beauty clouding her mind, she had no way to think too much.
Lu Xi actually did not push her away. Si Yu was also very surprised. An indescribable warmth surged in her heart, along with the slightest trace of sweetness, even driving away her drunkenness.
She worked hard to restrain herself from getting carried away. Turning her head, she looked askance at Liang Yufei, who was standing behind them like a wooden chicken, and said impatiently, “Why haven’t you left?”
“…” Liang Yufei looked to Lu Xi for help, only to find that Lu Xi did not even look at her. Humiliated and unwilling, she left.
The heavy iron door closed again, cutting off the noise of the banquet hall outside. Inside was a charming little world, suitable for doing some private things between young lovers, such as kissing—many novels liked to write things this way.
That inappropriate thought had only just emerged, and before Si Yu had time to think about whether it was feasible, she was pushed away.
Lu Xi’s jaw was tight, and her phoenix eyes carried anger as she silently condemned Si Yu with her gaze.
Si Yu: “…”
When Liang Yufei had still been there, she had not felt anything. The moment the person left, the atmosphere changed.
Being stared at like this, Si Yu slowly calmed down. Before the tiger could explode, she said without much confidence, “I was just messing with her. She had grudges with me before, so I deliberately said those things to disgust her. It really isn’t what you’re thinking.”
Lu Xi tugged at the clothes Si Yu had wrinkled. Her expression returned to its usual cold, desireless look, and her voice was flat as she said, “I said before, whoever you like is your freedom, and whoever you don’t like is also your freedom. Whether it’s Lin Yiyan or Liang Yufei, there’s no need to explain to me.”
Why was it this annoying argument again?
Si Yu scratched her hair and snapped back, “You were the one questioning me first, so I explained. And you even eavesdropped on us!”
Lu Xi seemed to be choked by that. Her lips moved slightly.
Si Yu narrowed her eyes and suddenly caught some key information. “Wait, why were you eavesdropping on us? Why did you appear here?”
Lu Xi: “…”
Lu Xi, who could speak eloquently at the negotiation table and handle everything with ease, was once again left speechless by her.
A game that Lu Xi had personally invested in went online today, and a press conference was held in H City. She had been invited to attend. After the press conference ended, Lu Xi should have gone back, but Chen Yan told her that Your Smile had wrapped filming, and that the wrap party was being held tonight, then asked if she wanted to come take a look.
So Lu Xi came.
When she arrived at the hotel and had just stepped out of the elevator, she saw a back view that looked very much like Si Yu. Seeing that person stagger into the stairwell, Lu Xi found it very strange.
She had already stepped one foot into the banquet hall, but as if possessed, Lu Xi withdrew and followed the corridor over, unfortunately hearing the things Si Yu said to Liang Yufei.
Lu Xi had not meant to eavesdrop and should have turned around and left. But at the time, when she heard Si Yu say things like like and keep, an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She could not tell whether it was anger or something else, but it drove her to push open this door.
When she pushed it open, she saw the scene of Si Yu pressing Liang Yufei down, seemingly flirting with her.
Whether it was truly flirting or just joking around, Lu Xi no longer wanted to investigate the truth.
She regretted it now.
Since childhood, she had always been steady and self-restrained. This was the first time she had acted impulsively.
If time could turn back, Lu Xi definitely would not come to this wrap party.
The scent of alcohol circled around her nose.
Lu Xi lost focus for a while. When her thoughts returned, she discovered that Si Yu was only an arm’s length away from her.
Si Yu had one hand braced against the wall behind Lu Xi. Wearing high heels, her line of sight was almost level with Lu Xi’s. If her other hand lifted Lu Xi’s chin, this posture would be exactly the same as the one she had used to trap Liang Yufei earlier…
Ambiguous and frivolous.
Lu Xi was not used to such a close distance and instinctively wanted to push her away. But then she felt that doing so would be too unsteady, as if she were afraid of Si Yu. After a pause, she adjusted her emotions and met Si Yu’s eyes openly.
Si Yu’s eyes were stained with drunkenness. Her beautiful almond eyes were hazy and moving, dotted with starlight, carrying a shallow smile. “President Lu, did you come here specially to find me?”
Her warm breath, carrying the scent of alcohol, sprayed against Lu Xi’s face, bringing a strange tingling itch. Lu Xi said without revealing anything, “How big do you think your face is? I came to H City for a business trip. I heard the wrap party was being held, so I came by to take a look.”
“And then you followed me along the way and eavesdropped along the way? I didn’t expect President Lu to have this kind of hobby.” The smile in Si Yu’s eyes deepened. “Or is it that you were actually worried about me? Were you angry just now? President Lu, were you jealous?”
…Jealous of what?
Lu Xi blocked the hand Si Yu stretched out, seemingly wanting to touch her chin, and said with slight annoyance but great seriousness, “Si Yu, I think you need to understand one thing.”
Si Yu blinked slyly. “Right now, I only want to know if you were jealous.”
Lu Xi did not want to explain the eavesdropping at all. As for jealousy… that was purely Si Yu’s nonsense.
Lu Xi straightened her expression and said, “I came in to remind you that although the agreement back then stated that neither of us would interfere with the other, acting ambiguously with someone else also counts as marital infidelity. Once it’s exposed, it won’t be good for you, for me, or for the Lu family. If you really want to mess around, do it secretly. In public, please pay attention to your words and actions.”
And even “do it secretly”… You’re my legal wife. Are you that eager for me to put a green hat on you?
After silently complaining in her heart, Si Yu raised three fingers and solemnly swore, “I am loyal and devoted to you with all my heart. Even if the sky collapses and the earth caves in, I could never betray you!”
Lu Xi opened her mouth.
Si Yu spoke first. “Don’t even think of changing the subject. You still haven’t answered me properly.”
Lu Xi’s expression shifted slightly. Her eyes flickered, and she said unhurriedly, “About the divorce…”
!!!
They were clearly talking about eavesdropping and jealousy. How had it developed into cheating and divorce!
A nerve at Si Yu’s temple jumped violently. She covered her head with one hand and her ear with the other, whining, “Aiya, aiya—my concussion aftereffects are acting up again. I’m dizzy. My ears are ringing. I can’t hear what you’re saying. No, I have to hurry back and drink a few cups to sober up.”
Lu Xi: “…”
Watching Si Yu’s poor acting as she avoided the issue, watching her open the iron door and run away as if escaping, Lu Xi let out a soft breath.
Si Yu was truly afraid Lu Xi would divorce her. A few minutes later, when she saw Lu Xi enter with long legs, noble, cold, and stunning, her clear gaze sweeping around the hall and about to find her, Si Yu hurriedly hid under the table.
Xiao Xia did not understand. “Xiao Yu, what are you doing?”
“Wiping my shoes.”
The moment Lu Xi arrived, she became the focus of the whole room. The actors present all took wine glasses and went over to toast her.
Seeing Si Yu sitting steadily without moving, Xiao Xia nudged her. “Xiao Yu, why aren’t you going to toast President Lu?”
Si Yu said considerately, “So many people are toasting her. I’m afraid she won’t be able to handle them, so I won’t go add to her burden.”
“But everyone is going. If you don’t go, won’t it seem like you don’t respect President Lu?”
Si Yu waved a hand and shamelessly said, “I’m her life-saving benefactor. Even if I don’t toast her, does she dare have any opinion?”
“Shh—” Xiao Xia felt her tone was far too arrogant. Fortunately, there was no one around. Nervously, she said, “Keep your voice down. If someone hears you, you’ll be slandered again!”
After the toasts ended, everyone gradually returned, except Liang Yufei was nowhere to be seen.
Si Yu searched around and found that little green tea standing in front of a cabinet used for placing greenery that was a head taller than her. There was a spider plant on it, with several vines hanging down beautifully.
Liang Yufei looked around sneakily. Taking advantage of no one paying attention, she stood on tiptoe and moved the spider plant above, then touched those vines before finally walking away.
Si Yu found it inexplicable. What was this woman trying to do?
Si Yu’s gaze followed Liang Yufei. She watched Liang Yufei pick up a glass of champagne and walk toward Lu Xi with a rippling smile on her face.
Then the two of them began chatting.
They were too far away, so Si Yu could not hear them. Seeing them go back and forth, apparently chatting quite pleasantly, made her feel very uncomfortable.
Lu Xi was an iceberg. When other people came to strike up conversation with her, she always dealt with them coldly. So why was she talking so much with Liang Yufei?
Si Yu was too clear about Liang Yufei’s intentions toward Lu Xi. That little green tea was shameless and daring. Before, she had tried to seduce Lu Xi at the Lu residence while barely dressed. Now, in front of so many people, she dared flirt with Lu Xi too. Did she think the original wife was dead?!
Si Yu picked up the glass in front of her and drank it all in one go, only realizing after drinking that the sweet liquid was not alcohol.
“Why are you drinking my coconut juice?” Xiao Xia looked at her in confusion.
Si Yu fell silent for a moment and said, “Hah, I don’t dislike you anyway.”
Xiao Xia: “…”
On the other side.
Many people had come to strike up conversation tonight, and Lu Xi was tired of dealing with them. She was preparing to leave when she turned around and saw Liang Yufei.
“Lu Xi.” Liang Yufei smiled sweetly. “I heard the game you invested in, Journey of the Goddess, went online. I believe it will definitely explode in popularity, so let me congratulate you in advance.”
Lu Xi had not expected her to actually care about the game she invested in. “How are you so sure it will explode?”
Because she had read the novel and knew the plot!
Journey of the Goddess was a mobile game developed for female players. Players entered as ordinary people and obtained all kinds of clothes and accessories by completing tasks. They could freely mix and match outfits to dress up their character and could also PK against other players, winning rewards after victory. Aside from outfits, there was also face customization. Players could freely shape their appearance according to their preferences, transforming from an ordinary person into a goddess.
In the novel, the author wrote that the download numbers for this game were astonishing as soon as it went online. To make their characters even more perfect, many female players were willing to spend money.
Lu Xi was cold and aloof. Liang Yufei had run into walls several times when trying to strike up conversation with her and had been very frustrated. After reflecting afterward, she felt her method had been wrong. If she wanted to start a conversation with someone like Lu Xi, she should find a topic Lu Xi was interested in.
Mentioning the game, Lu Xi indeed took the bait.
Unable to suppress her excitement, Liang Yufei hurriedly seized the opportunity and said, “Girls are visual creatures. Everyone wants to dress themselves beautifully, and everyone wants to become a goddess. Most girls can’t afford those expensive designer clothes and luxury jewelry, but in the game, they only need to spend a little money to let themselves wear haute couture gowns. Of course they’d be willing to spend money.”
Lu Xi was somewhat surprised.
Most of Guangying’s upper management were men. Back when Lu Xi proposed investing in the game Goddess, they had all opposed it, feeling there was no market. Even Chairman Lu Zhennan had not been optimistic and did not agree to this proposal. Although Lu Xi was the CEO, she could not act arbitrarily. She felt Goddess would definitely become popular, so since Lu Zhennan refused to invest, she invested in it under her personal name.
Liang Yufei was the first person aside from Chen Yan to approve of the game Goddess. Lu Xi could not help feeling a little more interested and began chatting with her about the game.
In the novel, the author had not written much about this game. What Liang Yufei said just now was all according to the novel’s content. In the past, her family had been so poor they could not afford a smartphone. She had never played games before, and if she said too much, her shortcomings would show.
She pointed toward the place where she had moved the spider plant earlier and carefully said, “It’s a little noisy here. Can we go over there and talk?”
Her purpose was not to chat about games with Lu Xi at all. She had another plan.
Lu Xi did not suspect anything and walked over with her.
Si Yu poured Xiao Xia another glass of coconut juice. When she looked up again, she discovered Liang Yufei and Lu Xi were no longer where they had been.
They disappeared in the blink of an eye. Could it be that Lu Xi could not control herself and was coaxed and tricked by that little green tea into a little dark room to do bad things???!!!
Si Yu shot to her feet and was just about to go look for them when, from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a familiar figure in a certain spot.
Looking closely, it was indeed Lu Xi.
Liang Yufei was standing opposite Lu Xi.
The two of them had not gone to a little dark room. They had simply changed positions and started chatting again. Tell me, wasn’t that infuriating?
Lu Xi stood straight, while Liang Yufei leaned against the cabinet. Her hand groped around the edge of the cabinet and grabbed the dangling vines.
Liang Yufei was very nervous right now, although Lu Xi could not see the small movements of her hand.
“The game has just gone online. If you’re interested, you can download it and play,” Lu Xi said, looking at her faintly.
Hearing this, Liang Yufei had a flash of inspiration and said, “Okay, I’ll download it when I get back! If I discover any problems while playing, or if I have any ideas, can I mention them?”
Lu Xi thought she understood games quite well and raised a brow. “Of course. Player opinions are very important to us.”
“Then can I add your WeChat and tell you?” Liang Yufei’s eyes shone, and her heart stirred restlessly.
Back when they were swimming, Liang Yufei had already asked for Lu Xi’s WeChat. At the time, Lu Xi had felt that her motive was impure and rejected her. But aside from that time, Liang Yufei had not made any more excessive moves, and Lu Xi’s overall impression of her was still decent. Especially seeing that she was so interested in the game Goddess.
Furthermore, Liang Yufei was Lu Wei’s best friend.
After brief consideration, Lu Xi said, “You can.”
Liang Yufei was ecstatic and quickly took out her phone to scan Lu Xi’s QR code.
After adding her as a WeChat friend, Lu Xi felt there was nothing else to chat about. Looking at the time, she said, “I’m leaving. You all have fun.”
Now was the moment!!!
“Lu Xi.” Liang Yufei’s heart surged as she called her name. When Lu Xi looked over, Liang Yufei forcefully pulled down the vine in her hand.
Lu Xi saw the pot of spider plant above Liang Yufei’s head fall, and instinctively wanted to rush over.
She had only just taken one step when someone grabbed her arm from the side. Lu Xi could not move forward and could only watch as the pot of spider plant smashed onto Liang Yufei’s head.
“Ah—” Liang Yufei cried out in pain, covering her forehead with both hands.
Lu Xi turned her head and found that the one pulling her was Si Yu. She frowned. “Why are you pulling me?”
Si Yu looked at Liang Yufei, who was clutching her head and crying out in pain, with eyes like fire. Gritting her back teeth, she said, “I saw that pot of spider plant falling and was afraid it would hit you!”
Lu Xi wanted to say, if you had not pulled me, maybe I could have pushed Liang Yufei away. But Si Yu had also acted out of kindness, so Lu Xi had nothing to blame her for. She pried open Si Yu’s hand and went to check Liang Yufei’s injury.
Liang Yufei’s scream was very loud, quickly attracting the others.
“Oh my god, she’s bleeding!”
“Quick, use tissues to press the wound first.”
With an accident happening so suddenly, the celebration banquet could not continue. Qian Lei quickly had someone send Liang Yufei, whose head was bleeding after being smashed open, to the hospital.
Xiao Xia looked at the blood on the ground and sighed. “I wonder if the injury is serious. It would be awful if it leaves a scar.”
Si Yu said darkly, “Then she deserves it.”
“!” Xiao Xia hurriedly tugged the hem of her clothes and quietly reminded her, “Even if you have grudges with her, you can’t say that kind of thing carelessly!”
Liang Yufei had such good public favor, while Si Yu had a constitution that attracted slander. If someone heard this, she would be slandered again.
Si Yu did not care. She was not taking pleasure in Liang Yufei’s misfortune. She truly felt Liang Yufei deserved it.
Earlier, she had already felt Liang Yufei’s behavior was strange. Seeing Liang Yufei deliberately lead Lu Xi to the side of that spider plant that had been moved and was now on the verge of falling, Si Yu became alert. Fortunately, she arrived in time and grabbed Lu Xi.
She completely did not understand Liang Yufei’s shameless move. All she knew was that Liang Yufei had brought this upon herself, and there was nothing to sympathize with.
“President Lu, are you all right?” Qian Lei asked Lu Xi with lingering fear.
Lu Xi shook her head and looked at the top of the cabinet where the spider plant had originally been placed, utterly puzzled. Why did things fall down wherever she stood?
Thinking of how she had nearly been hit by the crane arm last time, Lu Xi subconsciously looked toward Si Yu.
Si Yu was watching Liang Yufei leave, arms crossed, her gaze ice-cold.
Sensing that someone was staring at her, Si Yu looked over and met Lu Xi’s probing gaze. She hurriedly raised her hand and made a “V” sign, grinning cheekily. “President Lu, I saved you twice. Last time, we called it even. Remember to repay me for this time~”
Lu Xi: “…”
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