Chapter 45 Zhou Xiao Is Visiting (1/2)
Auntie Zhang purposefully baked cookies, knowing that A Miao would be hosting her girlfriend at home. A Miao found it to be rather interesting and stayed behind to learn. She asked Shen I to pick Zhou Xiao instead.
The journey from Zhou Xiao's home to this place required them to drive through the entire city. Two hours later, A Miao stood in front of the villa and looked around. She could see the black car driving in from afar.
”A Miao!” Zhou Xiao got off, looking a little flustered.
”What's wrong?” A Miao immediately asked after seeing her reaction.
Zhou Xiao held firmly onto her hand and said embarrassedly, ”N-No… I'm just a little nervous.”
”Hehe! Come, let's go in.” A Miao thought that her friend was feeling out of place in an unfamiliar place but did not know that the latter had started off feeling uncomfortable after entering the car alone. When Zhou Xiao saw that Shen I was rather courteous no matter what she asked, she asked rather casually,
”Your Boss must take responsibility for A Miao. If he has another woman someday, he must remember to pay us a breakup fee.”
After she said these words, Shen I began to ignore her and even began to give her a rather scornful look. Naturally, Zhou Xiao dared not tell A Miao this. She hoped that the chauffeur would not tell A Miao later.
”It's so spacious!” Zhou Xiao completely forgot her worries after entering the villa.
Everywhere she looked were furniture and decorations that she had never seen before. Even the wooden furniture exuded aroma. The massive crystal chandelier and the pseudo-classical wall lights were unexpectedly harmonious together.
There was so much to see that Zhou Xiao felt like a pair of eyes was not enough for her. ”It's so beautiful here!” She walked around, seeing and poking at things. ”A Miao, this is even more beautiful than your family home.”
Knowing that she was referring to the Xia family villa, A Miao smiled without answering. Auntie Zhang pushed in a cart filled with all sorts of beautiful desserts. Zhou Xiao stared at them wide-eyed.
”Can I eat them?”
”Of course! I prepared them all for you!” A Miao expressed her thanks to Auntie Zhang and then poured a glass of fruit juice for Zhou Xiao. ”Here, your favorite mango juice.”
Zhou Xiao clasped her hand over her mouth after taking a sip of it. ”It's so much tastier than the one they sell at the end of our street!”
”The stall at the end of the street dilutes their fruit juice with god knows how much water…” A Miao pushed a plate of cookies and biscuits in front of Zhou Xiao. ”Drink more if you like it.”
The two girlfriends chatted happily inside the living room, with most of the conversation dominated by Zhou Xiao's questions. The latter kept asking what this was, how much was it, and whether it was very expensive.
A Miao answered very patiently. When she did not know the answer, she would shake her head. When the sky began to darken outside, Auntie Zhang came out to ask when they would want their dinner.
”You've been munching on snacks all day. Why don't we have our dinner a little later?”
Zhou Xiao belched. ”Okay. I'll be spending the night here anyway. It doesn't matter how late it is!” She stood up. ”Why don't you take me for a house tour?”
”Okay then…” A Miao scratched her ear. She herself had no idea about the layout of this villa.
It took them quite a while to tour the entirety of the three-story villa. When Zhou Xiao saw the swimming pool behind the garden, she said that she wanted to go for a swim.
”Which is your room?” Zhou Xiao asked.
A Miao pointed at one of the rooms. ”There.”
After taking just a few steps, Zhou Xiao turned her head around to ask, ”Are there only three rooms on the second floor? Does that mean I can pick a room for tonight?”
”Of course you'll be staying in my room.” A Miao gave her a strange look. ”Why are you sleeping on your own?”
”I don't want to sleep on your bed!” Zhou Xiao curled her lips. ”You've already slept with that chairman.”
A Miao's expression changed. ”What nonsense are you saying?”
”Why… Why are you so angry?” Zhou Xiao's neck shriveled. ”Isn't that the truth?”
A Miao took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to scold her. ”Zhou Xiao, I don't know where your dirty thoughts come from. If you still consider me as your sister, then don't say things like that in the future.”
Zhou Xiao was also a little mad after seeing how serious A Miao was. It was not like she was spouting nonsense.
”Shen Xinglan and I have always slept in separate rooms. The remaining rooms are his bedroom and study.” A Miao saw that Zhou Xiao was extending her hand for the door to the study.
”You better not go in. That's his quarters.”
Zhou Xiao turned around fiercely. ”What do you mean, A Miao? Are you looking down on me because you're now married to a wealthy man?”
”How could you think that way?” A Miao shook her head weakly.
”How else could I think? It's just a room! If you don't want me to enter, then I'll just not enter!” Zhou Xiao ran downstairs while panting with rage. When she saw that A Miao did not chase after her, she felt an instant pang of regret.
After A Miao walked downstairs, she saw Zhou Xiao walking toward with a pout just as she was worrying over how to speak to the latter.
”I'm sorry, okay?” Zhou Xiao swayed A Miao's arm. ”I'm the thoughtless one. Please don't get angry at me.”
A Miao sighed in relief after hearing her words. ”How can I get angry at you? I'm worried that you'll blame me instead.” A Miao smiled. ”I'm sure you're hungry. Let's go and have our dinner?”
Auntie Zhang was aware that A Miao was a person who would only consider a meal with meat a complete one. Thus, she prepared several main dishes for their dinner and among them was the blue lobster that was air-flown over this morning.
”So this is what it looks like!” Zhou Xiao poked at the lobster curiously. This was her first time seeing it. ”Is this really that delicious?”
A Miao pulled her to her seat. ”You'll know once you taste it.”
Naturally, Zhou Xiao would not be courteous with her. She herself ate half of the lobster and then took her phone out to snap a photo.
”You've been snapping photos the entire day. Aren't you done yet?”
”I want to show them to Mom when I get home.” Her gaze shifted. ”That's fine, right?”
A Miao wiped her mouth. ”Of course. But you must never show anyone else.”
If Shen Xinglan found out that someone went around his house and took photos everywhere, she figured that she would have to compensate him with money again.