Chapter 29

"I need to go home now. I still need to fetch my wife."

Upon learning the time, Meixiu quickly stands up from the chair she's sitting at and look at Qi.

"Then let's fetch her."

I might as well learn who the girl is.

"You can drop me off in the house. I'll take my scooter to fetch her."

Qi nodded her head and grabs her drink from the table. The two left the amusement park in Qi's car and drove off.

"Ms. Song, would you like to come around Jiangqiao? I know a lot of places."

"Thank you for your offer, but I'm going to be busy these few days."

Meixiu remembers Suyin's favor.

"Is that so? Can I come?"

Qi collected her courage and asks Meixiu. The tall girl looks at the smaller one, who's looking at the road.

"I don't know. I have someone with me."

Meixiu said hesitantly.

"Oh, I'll have to wait until I can tour you around."

Qi smiles as Meixiu nodded her head. The two reach Meixiu's neighborhood, and Qi stops the car not far from Meixiu's house.

"Thank you."

Meixiu bowed slightly and opens the door to went out. Qi follows Meixiu using her eyes as she sighs and shakes her head.

"She already has a wife. What am I got to do?"

Qi bumps her head on the stirring wheel. She decided to drive away from the neighborhood. Meixiu was about to went to their house when a car pulls over.

She furrows her eyebrows and sees her wife walking out from the passenger seat. The driver's door opened, and a man went out.

Meixiu frowned but watches the two closely.

"Xiaohui, where are you going?"

Meixiu decided to hide when she saw that the two were talking.

"I'm going inside."

"Aren't you going to invite me inside? At least give me a glass of water."

"You are a busy person, Mr. Qi. But if you'll like to..."

"Of course."

Zedong went to the door and knocks. The door opened, and Xiaowen's smiling face greeted him.

"Mr. Qi! It's good to see you!"

Zedong smiles as he's greeted energetically by Xiaohui's mother.

It seems like this Auntie likes me.

"Auntie, you can just call me Zedong, no need to be formal."

"Is that so? Then come in. I'm going to give you a glass of juice!"

Zedong gladly accepts Xiaowen's offer and goes inside. Xiaohui sighs and took out her phone to dial Meixiu.

She heard a familiar ringtone nearby making her furrow her eyebrows. Meixiu closes her eyes and cruse when she looks at her phone and sees that Xiaohui is calling.

"How long have you been there?"

Meixiu looks up and sees Xiaohui looking down at her. She smiles before she stands up and pats her pant.

"Just a few seconds. I didn't know you were already home."

Meixiu look at Xiaohui. The girl sighs and nodded. She decided to hold Meixiu's arm and look at her.

"Let's go to the market. You are going to buy food, right?"

Meixiu was confused but nodded anyway. Xiaohui sighed in relief and drags Meixiu inside the house.

"Zedong, how's your family company?"

Meixiu's ear was greeted by Xiaowen's sweet voice asking the man that was with Xioahui earlier. Meixiu's mouth circled as she looks at her wife.

"It's doing great. Based on my knowledge, it'll be big this year."

Xiaowen nodded her head as she chuckles. Her eyes travel to the door and saw Meixiu and Xiaohui.

Her face became ugly. She stands up to approach Meixiu.

"Bastard! Why did you go out without my permission?"

"Mom, I agreed on letting her go out. Why does it matter to you?"

Xiaowen was shocked when she heard what Xiaohui tells her. The younger look at the taller girl and pushes her to their bedroom.

"Go and change. We're still going to the market."

"Xiaohui, you can't leave Zedong here! He's your guest!"

Xiaowen said. Xiaohui ignores her mother and goes inside their room.

"Your mother is going to scold you later."

Xiaohui looks at Meixiu, who's looking at her clothes. She sighs and sat down on the bed.

"I don't like Zedong. They kept on pushing me to different men."

"Why not tell it to your mother and grandfather? And who do you even like?"

Meixiu decided to change her role in her head as Xiaohui's friend, who is giving her a piece of advice.

Xiaohui looks at the wall and thinks for a while.

"I don't know. It's confusing."

Meixiu look at Xiaohui.

"What's confusing? The first question or second?"

Xiaohui drops her body on the bed.

"The second one. I feel something I can't pinpoint to someone."

Meixiu nodded her head and grabs her shirt to change. Xiaohui saw this, she quickly closes her eyes.

"Why are you changing here!? You should change in the bathroom!"

Meixiu shrugged and wears the new shirt she got.

"I'm done already. You change in the bathroom."

Xiaohui stands up from the bed and went to grab casual clothing. She changes quickly to leave the house early.

"Let's go. I'm sure that Zedong will leave after an hour."

"We're staying in the market for an hour?"

Xiaohui nodded and grabs Meixiu's hand.

"We need to avoid him."

After speaking, Xiaohui opens the door and is welcomed by Zedong. She groans mentally but looks up and furrows her eyebrows.

"Can I come with you two? I wanted to go and see the market."

Zedong flashes his charming smile that never affected Xiaohui. Meixiu furrowed her eyebrows as Zedong stops them.

"Excuse me? But we're still going to buy food."

"Meixiu! Why are you dragging my daughter with you!?"

Xiaowen heard what Meixiu said and decided to interrupt them. Xiaohui looks at Zedong's back and saw her mother standing behind him.

"Mom, I was the one who insisted on coming with her."

After speaking, Xiaohui drags Meixiu towards the door.

"Xiaohui! You should entertain Zedong! He's your guest!"

"You can do it, Mom!"

Xiaohui slams the door and sighs in relief. She looks at Meixiu, who's looking at her with an amused face.

"Why are looking at me like that?"

"Nothing, you were like a completely different person earlier. You never talk to your mother like that."

Xiaohui huffs a breath and pushes Meixiu to the scooter.

"Sometimes, my mother is too much to handle. I should sometimes show her this side of me."

"You are rebelling... And I like it!"

Xiaohui's face blushes as she punches Meixiu on the shoulder.

"Just start the scooter, and let's drive away!"

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After a lot of teasing from Meixiu, Xiaohui was finally on the road at the back of Meixiu. She held Meixiu's shoulder tightly as she doesn't want to fall out of the scooter.

A car follows them behind. Xiaohui felt like someone is glaring at her. She looks at her back and saw Qing.

"Meixiu, why is Qing following us?"

Meixiu furrows her eyebrows.

"Who's Qing?"

"Yang Qing, the girlfriend of Jiang Duyi."

Meixiu slows down the scooter as Qing's car goes over them.

"What is she going to do?"

Meixiu stops her scooter as Qing went out with a smile. Meixiu's eyes travel to Qing's outfit.

"Ms. Song! It's good to see you!"

"Qing, what are you doing out here?"

Meixiu smiles at Qing as Xiaohui didn't talk and listens to what Meixiu is going to say.

"Ah, I'm going to buy groceries. What about you?"

Meixiu nodded and looks at her wife.

"Xiaohui and I are going to buy food for dinner later. And I'm going to cook later."

Maybe it's not harmful to taste Ms. Song's dish, right?

"Ms. Song, is it fine for me to eat together with you? My chef is sick and I don't know how to cook."

Qing lied. She wanted to know if Meixiu could do much more other than being a businesswoman into doing chores.

Meixiu look at her wife who's smiling at her.

"Ok, then you should help us buy things."

I never said for you to say yes.

Qing was delighted at what she heard and nodded.

"Of course! Let's go! We can use my car!"

Meixiu looks at Xiaohui and held her hand.

"Are you fine? Do you want to keep using the scooter? Or we can ride with Qing?"

"You decide. I don't know what you want."

"Your choice matters to me the most. So, do you like to ride with Qing?"

Meixiu looks at Xiaohui with questioning gaze. The smaller look at Qing and then at Meixiu.

"Even if I don't want to go with her, I don't have a choice. Let's go with her."

Meixiu nodded and looks at Qing.

"We'll go with you."