Chapter 212 Left My Lipstick in Your Car (1/2)
”Young master, we saved the woman,” one of his henchmen said as he brought Xu Li towards Young Master Shen. The woman's face was tear-stained; she looked extremely pitiable. The look on her face turned into shock the moment she recognized Young Master Shen.
”Mr- Mr. Shen?”
Young Master Shen laughed at her aghast look. He raised his hand in greeting. ”Have a seat!”
After they were both seated, he asked, ”You here alone?”
Xu Li glanced at Young Master Shen timidly. ”I came here with a friend at first,” she said. ”But she met some guys and the next thing I know, she's nowhere to be seen.” Xu Li pressed a hand on her chest. ”Thank God I ran into you, Mr. Shen. I'm sure those men would've dragged me away today otherwise.”
”You're welcome. Though things like these rarely happen in my territory. Usually both parties are consenting.” He paused, glancing at Xu Li. ”Then again, I'm not surprised that my house rules were broken, considering how beautiful Miss Xu is. Don't you worry, though. I'll deal with those guys later.”
Xu Li stared back at him with large eyes. The longer he looked at her, the more eye-catching he found her to be. She smiled at him shyly. ”I'll be more careful next time. I won't take up any more of your time, then. I'm going home.”
”Right!” Young Master Shen stood up. ”I just so happen to be heading home as well. Let me give you a ride!”
Xu Li's eyes sparkled. Smiling, she trailed after him. Young Master Shen had kept a smirk on his face throughout the entire drive. Only when Xu Li had gotten out of his car did he let out a mocking laugh. Then, he pulled out his phone.
”Keep digging,” he said into the phone. ”Something isn't right with that Xu Li woman.”
Zhang Mi was engaged in a video game when he got home. When Young Master Shen removed his jacket, a lipstick fell out of its pocket. Zhang Mi, with her quick reflexes, made a grab for it and picked it up. ”Tell me,” she said. ”Where did you fool around again?”
”Haha!” Young Master Shen glanced at the lipstick. Then, seeing that Zhang Mi was still in a state of stupor, he sneakily planted a kiss on her cheek. ”Look carefully. Doesn't it look familiar?”
Zhang Mi twisted the cap of the lipstick and peeked at its color. She turned the tube around twice, studying it. Then, she clapped her hands together. ”This belongs to Xu Li!”
”Are you sure?”
”Of course I'm sure. She recommended this brand to me a few days ago. She even let me try out this one!” Zhang Mi paused all of a sudden and gave Young Master Shen a suspicious look. ”How come you have it?”
Young Master Shen poured himself a glass of red wine, his handsome face glowing under the ambient lighting. Zhang Mi could not help but lower her head. Then, she heard his amused tone: ”Say, how will a wife react if she finds her husband coming home during the middle of the midnight with a lipstick in his pocket? And what if that lipstick even belongs to her friend?”
Zhang Mi's answer came out instinctively. ”She will accuse the husband as a cheater, and then divorce the shameless man without paying him a single cent of alimony!” She paused suddenly, dazed. After a long while, it hit her. ”She... She did it on purpose?”
Young Master Shen patted Zhang Mi's head. ”Ah, so you're not stupid after all!”
”But why? Why is she doing this?” Zhang Mi could think of no reason at all for Xu Li's actions. ”Could it be... Could it be that she's fallen for you?”
The reason Xu Li had done what she did was none other than to incite an argument between Zhang Mi and Young Master Shen. Of course, she would step forward and try to clear things up later on, and would try to appear gracious and innocent while doing so. By then, any normal man would find himself drawn to this kind of woman. From there, the affair would happen eventually even if there really was nothing at the beginning. Things would escalate to the point where Xu Li and Young Master Shen did have something between them. After that, it would just be a matter of time before Zhang Mi got tossed aside.
Too bad Xu Li had completely misunderstood the nature of the relationship between Zhang Mi and Young Master Shen...
Zhang Mi chuckled. ”This is like bringing a romantic gift right to your doorsteps! Why don't you just accept it?”
Young Master Shen's mood brightened instantly at the jealousy which he had detected in her tone. In one swift motion, he yanked Zhang Mi to his side. ”It'll be a soul-ripping and life-threatening gift, I'm afraid!”
”Let go of me!” Zhang Mi kicked out with her leg. ”Hey, stop kicking around,” Young Master Shen chastised. Zhang Mi sat down across from Young Master Shen. ”Something's not right with Xu Li, isn't it?” she asked him in annoyance.
”We're still looking into it,” Young Master Shen said, stroking his chin. ”Just be careful, okay? Don't meet up with her alone.”
”Don't worry. Every time I meet her, it's either at the gym or at the coffee shop. She won't get the chance to do anything to me.”
A few days later, Zhang Mi went back to the gym. As usual, Xu Li invited her for coffee.
”Are you well these days?” Xu Li asked.
Zhang Mi smiled at her. ”Of course I am.”
Xu Li hesitated for a moment and then asked Zhang Mi another question: ”How are things between you and your husband?”
”Things are going well,” Zhang Mi said, maintaining her cheery appearance. ”Why are you suddenly taking an interest in my marital life?”