As if she had been caught red-handed on the spot, she flinched and panicked upon making eye contact with the man.
âYahan, what are you doing here?â asked her boyfriend.
âI-I got lost for a moment after stepping out of the bathroom. While I was finding my way back, I chanced upon this stunning gown.â
âCome over and tell me what gown you are talking about. Iâll buy one for you.â
Upon hearing that, Mo Jiangye leaned back against the chair, putting his arms behind his head. Buy it for her?
âItâs a pink diamond-studded gown. It looks absolutely gorgeous.â
Xu Xu was left speechless.
Pink diamond-studded gown?
Where am I supposed to find pink diamonds? Our boss has bought all the pink diamonds that have appeared on the market.
âD*mn! Chief, you surely didnât get someone to cut those two ginormous diamonds and sew them on a dress, did you?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ye Erruo let out a small cough. âThatâs exactly what he did.â
âWow. The effort you put in...â
The man merely shot him a look in response. Itâs only right that I put in a lot of thought and effort to please my wife.
âDinner is ready, sir,â reported a maid who came forward.
âWe just started playing the game. Letâs have dinner in a while.â
âIâm hungry, Xu Xu...â
Pfftâ Cough, cough, cough, cough... Zheng Yi choked on the tea he was sipping on and almost spat out a mouthful upon hearing the affectionate way his buddyâs girlfriend had addressed him.
âIn that case, letâs just eat first,â said Ye Erruo.
âAlright. Dinner first.â
âOkay.â Fang Yahan looped her arm around Xu Xuâs as they made their way to the dining room.
The several-meter-long table was filled with a spread of delicacies, many of which the lass had never seen before. To her, they seemed to be eating a work of art rather than a meal, for the plates and presentation of every dish served were exquisitely beautiful, just like the way ancient emperors were served their meals.
Even now, the maids were still constantly serving food. Wang Yiyang and the rest, who had long treated this place as their home and had never stood on ceremony with their chieftain, naturally dug into the food with ease.
In contrast, the young lady, who was sitting beside her beau, felt thoroughly embarrassed and ashamed. Not knowing how to go about eating some of these foods, she swept a nervous glance across the spread.
âYahan, I donât know what you like to eat, so I had the maids prepare a variety of food for you. Feel free to ask Xu Xu to help you get whatever you want.â
âThank you, sis-in-law.â
âXu Xu, how did you manage to hook up with this young lady?â
âWe met in a pub,â Xu Xu revealed. âHer parents passed away early, leaving behind her and her younger siblings. Her life has been tough. Sheâs worked hard to support her family by holding several part-time jobs a day. Sheâs different from rich heiresses who cannot stand the slightest bit of hardship.â
Zheng Yi took a sip of red wine before asking, âIs she still living such a hard life?â
âCome on, sheâs my girlfriend and future wife. How can I possibly let her continue living such a hard life?â
Ye Erruo raised a brow. Is he saying that heâs taken on the responsibility of taking care of his girlfriend and her family?
âBesides, how much can their monthly expenses be? Sixty grand tops. Itâs not like I canât afford it, so why would I let her continue working those part-time jobs?â
She blinked in shock. âSixty grand? What do her younger siblings do?â
âTheyâre still in school. I just couldnât bear to see them be inferior to others, so I had them transferred to better schools.â
âI see.â
Itâs very difficult for a normal family to earn that kind of money. What on earth did she do for a living to earn so much? Something feels off...
âWhat kind of jobs did she hold to earn sixty grand a month?â Zheng Yi happened to pose the question she had been wondering about.
âShe used to be the lead singer and pianist at a bar and she has also given out flyers before. Well, sheâs done most of the part-time jobs out there,â answered Xu Xu.
Mo Jiangye, who was sitting at the head seat of the dining table, delivered a peeled shrimp to his wifeâs mouth. Upon seeing her dazed look, he ordered her, âOpen your mouth.â
She slowly parted her lips and swallowed the prawn in one mouthful.
Meanwhile, the other woman had fixed her eyes on him...