Chapter 596 - Bad Apple (1/2)
“…”
Xie Wanwan looked at her as if she had seen a ghost. “You’re not in the least concerned?”
“Cheng Xin is not the first person who mentioned this.” Xiang Wan showed a calm smile. “Besides, why should I mind? Although back in ancient times, such hatred and grudge might mean that a pair of lovers would never be together…”
Xiang Wan paused for a moment.
“This is actually totally unfounded. But let’s assume that this matter is true – Miss Xie, how many years has the Qing Dynasty been gone? What has the younger generation got to do with the older generation?”
Xie Wanwan pressed her lips tightly together.
In just a few sentences, she was unable to utter another word.
The Xiang Wan before her seemed to have become another person.
In Xie Wanwan’s heart, this Xiang Wan was completely different from the girl in Jin City who loved to wear white clothes. It was like they weren’t the same person at all.
“Miss Xie, do you still have anything else to say?” Xiang Wan smiled. “If there’s nothing else, then do rest early. You’re a busy person, creating billion-dollar deals every day from the moment you wake up. Thank you for your concern and don’t worry about me.”
Then she turned and walked away.
Xie Wanwan stayed at her spot.
Slowly, she pulled out another cigarette!
Click! The flame from the lighter danced about.
There was no other sound.
That night seemed to be quieter than most.
…
When Xiang Wan returned to the bedroom, Bai Muchuan had finished taking a bath. His hair was still damp and he was working on his laptop, with a hand holding a cigarette and his posture looked as if he was really relaxing…
This was the second time that Xiang Wan was “forced” to take in second-hand smoke and her eyebrows were closely knitted together.
“What are you doing?”
Bai Muchuan looked up, his gaze brushing past her face. He hurriedly snuffed out the cigarette then fanned the air around him. After that, he showed a sneaky, secretive smile.
“I’m writing about my ‘happiness’.”
“…”
“I gotta hand in my homework or my wife is going to ignore me.”
Alright, his attitude was good as he was working on what he owed her.
Xiang Wan walked over for a glance. He really was writing the latest chapter for his novel, “The White List”.
Her mood improved after she saw that. “I won’t disturb, so continue to write. I’ll go take a bath now.”
And she went to the bathroom.
After she was done, she blew dry her hair. Then she sat on the bed and noticed that Bai Muchuan was turning off his laptop.
Xiang Wan suddenly perked up in joy. “You updated already?”
Bai Muchuan kept his laptop on the sofa. “Of course!”
“That’s great!” Xiang Wan couldn’t wait to check out the latest chapter. She quickly picked up her phone…
And was totally absorbed in reading it.
When Bai Muchuan walked over to her, she had no reaction at all.
When he pulled up the quilt and lie beside her, she also showed no reaction.
Bai Muchuan’s eyebrows were crumpled together. “Earlier on when you came in, was there something that you wanted to tell me?”
“Oh, nothing!” Xiang Wan’s eyes were glued to the mobile phone screen. She didn’t even lift her head to look at him. “There’s nothing more important than reading Second Young Master Mu’s novel.”
“…”
Bai Muchuan felt as if his gums were a little ticklish. “Little Xiang Wan, are you asking for a beating?”
Xiang Wan was concentrating on reading and felt a hand land on her waist. She quickly caught it and flung it away. She also took the opportunity to give him a warning by showing him a peeved look. “For goodness sake! Don’t disturb me while I’m reading… This is an opportunity to interact with Second Young Master Mu that is so hard to come by!”
Bai Muchuan: “…”
He realized that he was green with jealousy.
Yet the identity that he hated and was jealous of, was Second Young Master Mu.
“Had I known, I wouldn’t have written the chapter.”