Chapter 77

Xiaohui walks out of the company building, her hands and eyes busy looking for the keys inside her purse. She didn't see someone standing in front of her, causing her to collide with the person.

She gasped in surprise, her eyes widening as the impact was strong, considering she's a bit in a hurry but her arms wrap around her waist.

"Baby, I'm sorry; I thought you saw me."

Her eyes looked at the owner of the voice, seeing Meixiu in front with a worried face as her hands laid on the taller woman's chest.

"Are you alright?"

Meixiu looks at Xiaohui, her eyes looking at her face as the woman focuses on her. Her right hand slipped away from Xiaohui's waist to grab her hands and hold them, feeling the softness.

Her eyebrows furrowing, she sees a band-aid lying between her middle and index fingers as Xiaohui clears her throat, causing Meixiu to look into her eyes.

"Can you let go of me? We're outside."

Meixiu looks around the area; her eyes scan the surrounding area, seeing people giving them weird looks because they stayed in their position.

With Meixiu's left arm around Xiaohui's waist, their bodies pressed against each other.

Meixiu smiles widely, her body straightening as she lets go of Xiaohui's waist.

Xiaohui coughed a little, her cheeks reddening as she fixed her clothes.

"Why are you here? Are you on your way to buy something for dinner?"

Xiaohui looks around the parking area; her eyebrows furrow as she can't catch a glimpse of Meixiu's scooter.

Meixiu smiles widely, her hands creeping towards her nape as she smiles sheepishly at the woman in front of her.

"Ah, about that... I ask Grandma Peng if we can go out, just us two."

Xiaohui's eyes went back towards Meixiu, widening them a little as the taller woman in front of her looked at her with hopeful eyes.

She sighs and looks at Meixiu apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Meixiu; I have a plan with Ms. Zhong."

Meixiu's ears perked up with the mention of Wenqian, and she couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows.

"With Wenqian?"

Xiaohui's eyes widen, and her feet walk towards Meixiu as she forcefully closes Meixiu's mouth using her hands.

"Why would you say her first name? She's a lot higher than us!"

"Sorry, I thought you two were friends."

Xiaohui retrieves her hand, her cheeks reddening as she looks away from Meixiu.

"No, I can't be friends with her."

"Why is that?"

Meixiu couldn't help but ask. Xiaohui glances at her before shaking her head, her hands walking back towards her purse as she finally felt her keys.

"I'm sure she wouldn't like it as well; she's a lot higher than me."

Meixiu shakes her head, following Xiaohui as the woman goes towards her car, opens it, and is ready to go and drive away.

"By the way, would you want me to drop you off?"

"No, I'll drop and wait for you."

Meixiu quickly snatches the keys away from Xiaohui's hand, her left hand grabbing Xiaohui's right one as she walks towards the passenger side and opens the door.

"Go on."

"Meixiu-"

"Baby, I'd love to spend some time with you, so I'll wait until you finish your plans with Ms. Zhong."

Meixiu looks at Xiaohui with a gentle gaze, her head nodding as if telling the woman that she's fine with waiting for her.

Xiaohui couldn't help but blush; considering that Meixiu's a bit stubborn, she didn't push back more and just sat down on the passenger seat.

-

Meixiu went out of the car, seeing Xiaohui and Wenqian approaching the car. Xiaohui's eyes widen, seeing as Meixiu didn't go away.

"Meixiu, I told you to rest in the house, and I'll text you if we're done."

Xiaohui's voice caught the attention of Wenqian, causing the woman to look forward and see the young master of the Ren family in front.

Her eyes widen, and she flinches a little as their eyes lock with each other.

"Ms. Song, it's nice to meet you again."

Wenqian bows a little as Meixiu does the same and gives her a small smile.

"Nice to meet you too, Ms. Zhong."

Meixiu pulled her hand out, and Wenqian nodded a little and shook their hands.

Xiaohui saw their interaction, and she couldn't help but blush as Wenqian seems to be a little more respectful to Meixiu than she's supposed to be.

"Ms. Zhong, you didn't have to do that."

Xiaohui interferes, her hand going over their locked hands as she slowly and gently pushes Meixiu away.

Her smile widens before she looks at Meixiu and furrows her eyebrows.

"I'll get going now, Ms. Zheng; that explains why you didn't eat a lot; you two have a date."

Wenqian spoke, her last words barely a whisper that Xiaohui still managed to catch, causing the woman to blush at her words.

Wenqian smiles and looks at Meixiu, bowing a little as she walks away, waving at the couple.

They both watch Wenqian's car drive away from the place before Xiaohui looks at Meixiu and frowns.

"Why do you need to do that?"

Meixiu hums in confusion, her eyes looking at the smaller woman's blank stares.

"What?"

"You didn't need to be friendly with Ms. Zhong; we'll only get in trouble."

"Baby, Ms. Zhong is surely a friendly person, so we don't need to worry."

Meixiu's hands rested on Xiaohui's shoulder.

Xiaohui sighs, causing Meixiu to look at her in confusion before the smaller woman looks at her.

"Meixiu, when are you going to tell me everything? You said as soon as we went back to Jiangqiao, you'd tell me."

Xiaohui couldn't help but bring up the topic they once discussed. It's been almost a day since they went back to Jiangqiao, as they drove back at midnight.

Almost Meixiu didn't want to go at night since it was dangerous, but with Xiaohui's work early in the morning, they had to go back.

Meixiu, make sure she drives safely.

Meixiu's eyes look away from Xiaohui; she looks down on the ground and shakes her head, causing the smaller woman to smile and nod her head.

"That's fine; I can wait."

"Huh?"

Meixiu looks up at her, her eyebrows furrowing at Xiaohui's words.

"I can wait because..."

Xiaohui stops herself, her eyes widening as she quickly puts her hand on her mouth, her cheeks blushing intensely.

"Because?"

Meixiu is confused.

Xiaohui looks at her and smiles sheepishly before she waves her head and grabs the key from Meixiu's hand.

"Nothing; don't mind it."

She said this and quickly ran towards the driver's area. Meixiu couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows more, her hand crawling onto her hair as she scratched it.

"Now, I'm curious."

She said this before shaking her head, walking towards the passenger seat, and sitting down with a content smile on her face.

She'll surely sit down one day and confront Xiaohui about it.

As soon as her butt touched the soft material of the seat, her phone vibrated in her pocket, causing her to pull it out as soon as she closed the door.

Her eyes glare at the screen, seeing the photo an unknown number sent with the message, "found you two with a sweet moment; better treasure it."

"Are you alright?"

Xiaohui glances at Meixiu as soon as they leave the area and sees the troubled look the taller woman has.

Meixiu nodded her head, her eyes looking at the number before sending it towards Weimin.