Chapter 78 - This Is Not A Place I Should Be (1/2)
Du Xiaoxian listened silently. She didn’t know why Xia Xiaowan was telling her this. This was others’ privacy!
Xia Xiaowan took a sip of the cocktail and said emotionally, “People admire our life because they saw us eat delicious foods, live in big mansions, drive luxury cars and go abroad for holidays. But I envy the lives of ordinary people, because at least they can choose the love of their lives freely. Watching the sunrise and sunset together, holding hands and growing old slowly with your beloved, only such life could be considered perfect! But it is a pity that…” She sighed, “For us, family interest always comes first. Nobody cares whether you’re happy or not. Nevertheless,” she smiled softly, “I’m actually alright.”
Hearing this, Du Xiaoxian raised her head. What did she mean by “alright”? Was she talking about her and the young master? She followed this line of thought, and the more she thought about it, the colder her heart became.
Only at this moment did she finally understand the meaning of all the things Xia Xiaowan had told her. Gu Nianbin was also rich, so…
In fact, she had never forgotten that Xia Xiaowan was Gu Nianbin’s girlfriend. She just did not want to think about it because it would make her sad. However, those things still exist even if she had avoided thinking about them…Just like now, they were so real in front of her that she couldn’t escape. Du Xiaoxian raised her head and looked at the couple embracing each other in the pool. They were so intimate that she could tell that the man liked the woman as much as Gu Nianbin liked her. However, they could never hold hands in front of others. Du Xiaoxian had conflicted on this problem once, but she let it go in the end. The young master was totally out of her league, so she would rather hide in the dark.
She was just afraid that Xia Xiaowan would find out the truth. This woman told her that she was actually alright with a gentle smile. Du Xiaoxian thought, “What she meant was that their relationship was actually alright. Perhaps…” She bit her lips, “Perhaps Gu Nianbin liked herself more, but he might like Xia Xiaowan as well”. She had seen Gu Nianbin speak to Xia Xiaowan, he was as gentle as when he was talking to herself. Although she was sad, it didn’t matter. She could accept it. The woman standing beside Gu Nianbin should be someone like Xia Xiaowan.
She just didn’t want hurt Xia Xiaowan’s feeling. She couldn’t imagine how disappointed Xia Xiaowan would be if she knew the truth. No more gentle smiles and kindness, right? She would hate her, definitely!
“What’s wrong? Don’t like the cocktail?” Xia Xiaowan asked with a smile when she saw Du Xiaoxian remained silent with her head low.
“No, it’s good.” Du Xiaoxian poured the wine into her mouth in panic. She actually drank all of it in one gulp.
Xia Xiaowan smiled and patted her hand, “Don’t drink like that. You’ll get drunk.”
Du Xiaoxian also smiled foolishly. She turned the empty glass over and watched a drop slowly sliding down. At this moment, a black shadow flickered and someone walked up to them, “Du Xiaoxian.”
It was actually Cheng Mingchi.
Xia Xiaowan said to Du Xiaoxian, “Your friend, right? Then I’ll leave you two to chat and take care of other guests. Have a good time.” She stood up and took away the cocktail glass in Du Xiaoxian’s hand.
As soon as Xia Xiaowan left, Du Xiaoxian relaxed, as if she had returned to the plain from the plateau where the air was thin. She smiled and patted on the chair beside her, asking Cheng Mingchi to sit down.
Cheng Mingchi also dressed very formally today. He was wearing a well-tailored dark suit and black-framed glasses, looking clean and gentle.
“I never thought you would come as well.” Du Xiaoxian said.
“Yang Liying invited me. Although I don’t want to come, refusing her will hurt her feeling, so I come anyway.” Cheng Mingchi said with a bitter smile, “Now I regret it because this is not a place I should be.”
“I shouldn’t have come either.” Du Xiaoxian said softly. Like Cheng Mingchi, she did not belong here.
“Let’s go to the hall!” Cheng Mingchi said, “It doesn’t seem appropriate to sit here wearing so many clothes.”
Du Xiaoxian felt the same way. Everyone here was wearing revealing clothes. It was indeed inappropriate for them to be here.
Cheng Mingchi led her through the crowd and met a waiter. He asked for two glasses of cocktails and gave one to Du Xiaoxian, “Can you drink? This is mild.”
Du Xiaoxian saw that it was the same as her last drink, so she took it and had a small sip.
Cheng Mingchi said, “Tasty as it is, this cocktail gets strong after a while. Don’t drink too much.”
“I know.” Du Xiaoxian smiled and asked, “Cheng Mingchi, do you drink?”
“Not much.” Cheng Mingchi also took a sip of the cocktail, “My father said that boys should not only study well, but also have a good body and a good alcohol tolerance, so that they can make a difference when dealing with people in society.”
Du Xiaoxian said enviously, “Your father’s expectations of you are quite high, right?”
“Yes,” Cheng Mingchi nodded, “My Dad gave me the name Mingchi, which means gallop and fly high in the future.”
Du Xiaoxian said, “Mother gave me the name, meaning that I am her little fairy.”
“Your mother must love you very much.” Cheng Mingchi said.
Du Xiaoxian suddenly raised her head to look at the sky. After a long time, she said, “Yes, she loves me very much. She is looking at me in the sky!”
Cheng Mingchi was stunned for a moment. Looking at Du Xiaoxian’s gloomy expression, he came to his senses and hurriedly said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know…”