Chapter 417 - Laugh more (1/2)
Right after Lexi exited the lounge, the corner of her lips curled into a sly smirk. Her last warning to Cherry was actually a bluff but, to a woman like Cherry, it certainly scared her.
After all, Lexi had gained pieces of information and showed that she was concerned about Cherry's well being. It wasn't that Lexi wasn't entirely concerned per se but more like, unbothered.
Regardless, to take advantage of the deal, and to the money she just shelled out tonight, Lexi needed more to satisfy herself. Therefore, knowing that in a few hours, Cherry's involvement in the scandal would surely make Mr. Che and the unknown caller would reach out to her truly made her night.
The easiest way to track the unknown caller was Cherry's phone. It was not like Lexi wanted to pull an all nighter with Cherry because her husband and the twins were waiting for her. Hence, just a little bluff actually worked with Cherry.
Soon, Lexi and the two reached outside and neither of the three uttered a single word. On cue, Nico Zhuang jogged back to the parking space to fetch their car while Lexi and Andy Chang waited for him. Since Lexi had reached her objectives, she didn't notice Andy Chang that kept her head low since they left the lounge.
”Miss Yang?” Just as their ride arrived in front of them, Lexi heard Andy Chang's voice which reached her ears.
”Hmm?” Turning to her side where Andy Chang stood, her brows furrowed upon seeing the conflicted expression plastered across the woman's face.
”Thank you,” Not knowing what to say or where to start, Andy Chang could only express the emotion that triumphed among all emotions circling inside her heart.
Aside from the rage she had for Cherry, and disappointment for herself, she was grateful for Lexi and her existence alone. If not for her, she would still probably have this 'escort' thing as her sideline while being Ethan Lu's house cleaner.
Granted that her salary as a cleaner in Ethan Lu's villa was huge, still, it was not enough because she still has to do escorting services from time to time. But now, her salary as an HR director was more than enough to provide for herself and her siblings living in the province. Therefore, Lexi was her hero.
In her eyes, Lexi was an angel without wings and yet, her light was brighter than any real angels.
Even if Cherry had slapped her with how dirty she was— mentioning Mr. Bai as her number one client— Lexi didn't give her a disgusted look, rather, she acted normal as if she didn't mind. That alone was enough to move her heart thousand folds.
”Andy...” Offering a smile to the bowing Andy Chang, Lexi slightly shook her head. ”Everyone I take in, I consider them my people regardless of their past.” Lexi stared at her as she watched Andy Chang slightly raise her head.
”And, no one can touch my people— I won't let that happen. Let your past be your lesson learned— no one is perfect and I am not the one to judge whether you are deemed worthy as a person or not— it's you.” Bearing the same smile, Lexi gave her the most genuine advice she could think of based on her experience.
After all, Lexi might not understand the reason that urged these women to cling onto a double-edged sword called prostitution. Because one thing that Lexi was certain of, was that she would never resort to such a decision even if she has zero money in her bank account.
To her, there would always be a way to earn money. It might be tough, but life has always been tough. Resorting to such servicing would only add to one's misery in her own honest opinion.
For some reason, Lexi's words touched Andy Chang's heart as tears began to form on the side of her eyes. She bit her bottom lip as hard as she could so to prevent herself from crying out loud.
Granted that Lexi took her in after the incident on their first encounter, she wasn't particularly close with Lexi. She just did what she had to do in the company and worked hard to be in the position she was right now. Therefore, this was the first time Lexi uttered words that Andy Chang wanted to hear deep in her heart.
After all, those words... she could not even say that to herself. With all that she had gone through, Andy Chang herself could not help but judge herself. But, having one person not thinking like what she thought of herself and others think of her, her heart was undeniably moved.
”Thank you, Miss Yang. Thank you,” As Andy Chang bowed her head again, her voice cracked as she thanked Lexi over and over again.
Lexi could only chuckle as she assisted her to stop. ”You don't have to thank me. Cherry is wrong— everyone can have second chances if they give themselves a chance.” Wiping the woman's tears, Lexi offered a warm smile to her.
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Meanwhile, Nico Zhuang who was watching the girls through the side mirror getting intimate scrunched his nose up. In his eyes, Lexi seemed like she was seducing a fragile lady.
After all, Lexi might be kind most of the time but she was always cold. He knew it because he spent his entire day with Lexi. Therefore, he only sees Lexi warm up when Ethan Lu was around and the twins.
”So glad master is not around.” Out of habit, Nico Zhuang murmured as he heaved a sigh of relief. Well, Ethan Lu's title as the master of pettiness had been kept intact in his subordinate's mind, heart, and soul. Therefore, they could not help but feel relieved whenever Lexi was shaking hands with another man or just her, comforting a lady.
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