Chapter 98

The brunch went well, and it's unexpectedly quiet, with a few talks here and there. Meixiu returned home with the clothes, quickly changing into a casual one as they'd be attending Wu Tao's restaurant opening. 

She quickly hid the clothes in the laundry basket, planning to wash them later and hide them away from Xiaohui and Xiaowen.

As soon as she left their bedroom, Lijuan greeted her. The smaller woman went home after the last meeting at Sapphire Group.

She wanted to get together alone with Meixiu and confront the woman. When she went home, she was glad to see that it was only the two of them.

"Lijuan, you're early."

Meixiu said, smiling towards the woman before she went to the kitchen to grab herself a cup of water. 

Lijuan quickly put her bag down on the couch before following Meixiu toward the kitchen.

"Meixiu, please tell me honestly."

"Lijuan, it's not me who saved you that night."

"I don't believe you."

Meixiu sighs and puts the cup down in the sink. She faced the smaller woman, seeing as Lijuan's eyes teared up.

She sighs and shakes her head, crossing her arms on her chest as her eyes go blank.

"You don't have any evidence."

"I do; this stone is yours, right?"

Lijuan quickly grabbed the stone from her pocket, showing it towards Meixiu. The taller woman shakes her head, stepping back a little as Lijuan steps closer.

"That's not mine; you should look for plausible evidence."

Meixiu suggested it before she went out of the kitchen. 

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It's nighttime already. Xiaohui went home late because there were a lot of papers she had to review and sign.

She knew she'd be late to Wu Tao's restaurant opening, but Meixiu was patiently waiting for her. She was even shocked upon seeing Meixiu out of their house.

Xiaohui quickly got out of her car; her eyebrows furrowed upon seeing her wife in front of their house.

"Are you about to go to Wu Tao's restaurant?"

Meixiu stands up from the pavement she's sitting on, greeting the smaller woman. Xiaohui quickly walks inside their house, putting her bag down on the couch as she changes her clothes in their bedroom.

She went out and saw Meixiu patiently waiting for her. Her heart suddenly quickened its pace, seeing as Meixiu looked a little too attractive tonight.

"Baby, are you alright?"

Meixiu was busy fixing the living room as it got a little messy. She stands up from the couch and approaches her wife.

"Nothing, let's go?"

The ride to Wu Tao's restaurant was quiet yet calming. The two enjoyed the silence they both gave each other.

Meixiu didn't want to disturb Xiaohui, as she knew she had done a lot for the company.

And considering she went home a little later than she was supposed to, that proved that. 

Xiaohui didn't mind the silence, yet she somehow had the urge to talk to the taller woman who held the steering wheel.

Her mind stops her, thinking as though the taller woman might be uncomfortable with what happened to them earlier in the morning.

'But why should she be the one uncomfortable if I was the one who got kissed?'

Xiaohui felt the car stop moving. Her eyes caught sight of the busy people outside of the restaurant.

Meixiu parked the car beside the entrance, catching the attention of the people around the area.

Xiaohui couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed as everyone's eyes were on their car.

"You should park a little farther."

"Baby, this is more convenient.'

Meixiu answered. She quickly turned off the car and looked at the passenger seat. Xiaohui also looks towards Meixiu, her eyebrows furrowing at how the taller woman looks at her.

"Is there something wrong?"

Meixiu smiles and nods, causing Xiaohui to panic and quickly grab her purse to try and fix what's wrong.

Meixiu giggled beside her, which resulted in Xiaohui looking back at her wife with furrowed eyebrows. 

"I was just joking; you look beautiful tonight."

Meixiu smiled before she removed her seatbelt and opened the door of the car. Her arrival, going out of the car, shocked the people around the premises.

Did Meixiu suddenly become wealthy?

But then their minds travel back to where Xiaohui became the director of the Zheng Company.

"Tsk, I really thought she got rich."

Xiaohui didn't mind the ruckus that happened when Meixiu got out of the car. Her face painted a deep shade of red upon hearing Meixiu's last words.

She quickly turned the air conditioning to the highest level and fanned herself. Her eyes went to look at the unbothered woman who ran to open her door.

"Xiaohui, come out."

Meixiu greeted the smaller woman with a smile. Xiaohui smiled at her, then grabbed her purse and went out of the car.

As if she were a goddess sent from heaven, everyone around her swooned at her beauty. Mostly men.

Zheng Xiaohui is a known beauty who got wasted as she married a trash woman.

Women's distended faces were seen as they looked at Xiaohui up and down. Their minds speak different affirmations to think they are better than Xiaohui.

Meixiu looks towards the woman beside her, her eyes shining as suddenly a voice interrupts her moment.

"Meixiu! Xiaohui!"

Wu Tao called. The taller woman gazes towards her friend's area, seeing him with a beautiful and kind-looking woman who clings to his left.

The married couple approaches Wu Tao and his woman, greeting the couple with a bow, which is quickly returned.

"Glad you guys can make it."

Wu Tao said, his lips turning into a smile as he looked at the couple. He quickly cleared his throat and looked toward the woman beside him.

"Meixiu, Xiaohui, this is Cai Niu, my girlfriend."

Meixiu fetched her hand out for a handshake, which Niu agreed upon. Wu Tao smiled at their interaction, falling deeper towards the woman.

"Babe, these are my friends, Meixiu and Xiaohui."

"Nice to finally meet the iconic couple."

Niu stated, causing Meixiu's eyebrows to furrow at what she said. Wu Tao looked towards Niu; his face couldn't control the incoming anger.

Xiaohui smiled at what she said, thinking that it was about something the two of them did.

"How iconic?"

"Oh, you know, the wasted beauty of Jiangqiao and the garbage daughter-in-law of the Zheng Family."

"Niu."

Wu Tao quickly grabbed the woman's arms, causing Cai Niu to smile teasingly towards the man as she grabbed the man's hands and removed them.

"Am I wrong?"

Niu quickly walked away from the three of them, sneering as she stomped her feet loudly and went towards her friends in a crowd of men.

Wu Tao glances towards the two, his cheeks shading a pink tint as he feels embarrassed towards them.

"I'm sorry for her behavior."

He said, bowing down, causing Xiaohui to shake her head in disagreement, waving her hands as well. 

"It's fine; I'm used to it."

"All good."

Meixiu said her face was blank. Wu Tao smiled a little towards the woman and was about to speak when someone beat him to it.

"Here comes the couple that made us cringe!"

A deep voice spoke behind Meixiu and Xiaohui. The smaller woman held Meixiu's arms, looking worried towards the taller woman.

Xiaohui already knew Meixiu's attitude, and every time the two of them got teased back in college, she would always cause a fight.

But the taller woman would always go home with bruises, as she couldn't fight perfectly.

Which is a total lie considering she grew up in a mafia household.