After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 47p1

Chapter 47: A Bank Card Illuminated by a Pale Blue Flash of Lightning. p1

It was about to rain. The air in Jingcheng was as thick as the iron gate of an old building, and every breath carried a rusty smell, making one’s chest ache.

The dark clouds were like cotton wadding being squeezed by an invisible giant hand, pressing down on the ground layer by layer, compressing the distance between the sky and the buildings, as if they could be touched with a single reach.

But Huai Xing had no perception of this at the moment. She stood in front of the familiar door, a suitcase by her side.

Many years ago, on the day she first came to Jingcheng, she had also stood in front of this door like this. The only difference was that Chu Wantang was by her side then.

She remembered Chu Wantang telling her the password to the door, remembered that after opening the door, the first thing she had said to her was, “This is our home, Xiao Xing.”

Now, this would no longer be their home.

Or rather, it would no longer be her home. She had long since had no home.

Huai Xing’s mind was in a mess. She pressed her lips together tightly. After letting out a deep breath, she entered the password and placed her hand on the cold doorknob.

One last look.

One last look.

In the entryway, nothing had changed. The shoe cabinet was filled with neatly arranged sneakers and high heels, and Chu Wantang’s car keys were on the tray on the cabinet.

A few steps in was the living room. When they were not so familiar with each other at first, they had often talked in the living room. Chu Wantang would leave her study unused and specially come to the living room to read, just to let her gradually relax. Later, they would watch TV together in the living room with their glasses on, and their distance had suddenly shortened a lot. Until this March, they had crossed the line on the sofa, and the sofa had become one of their flirting places.

She took a slow breath and then opened the door to the guest room.

She hadn’t taken much with her on this trip, only some daily necessities she would need in Haicheng, so the guest room looked the same as usual. The comforter was neatly folded, and the books on the desk were all there. Similarly, the memories of Chu Wantang were also there. She remembered that during her university years, she had often been hunched over the desk doing her homework. Several times, Chu Wantang had come in with her favorite fruits, looked at the calculus problems that were causing her pain, and said with a smile that it was a good thing their fashion design major didn’t study calculus. Then she felt that what she had said was too schadenfreude, so she quickly cleared her throat and ruffled her head, saying, “I have a classmate who teaches math at the normal university. Do you need help?”

Everything related to Chu Wantang in the past came flooding back, filling her heart to the point of pain.

She gripped the jade comb in her hand a little tighter, trying to dissipate some of this feeling.

She stood in place for a long time before going to the dining room, study, kitchen, and bathroom in succession.

Every corner had a past with Chu Wantang, and the gentle female voice seemed to still be calling her “Xiao Xing” in her ear.

Finally, she stood in front of the master bedroom door, raised her hand, and hesitated.

In the past few years, she had not come to the master bedroom often, basically only on thunderstormy days. But in the past few months, apart from the cold war period, she had slept in the master bedroom almost every day, hugging and being intimate with Chu Wantang.

They had released themselves here, lost themselves here, and been held up by each other.

But now, she didn’t even have the courage to open the master bedroom door.

Perhaps she no longer needed this courage. Everything in the master bedroom, just like Chu Wantang herself, would have nothing to do with her in the future.

She stood fixedly in front of the master bedroom door. After a while, she turned her head to look out the living room window. The wind outside seemed to have gotten a little stronger, and she could hear the sound of the wind.

But the wind outside couldn’t get in, and her breath couldn’t get out. She seemed to be trapped here, trapped here forever.

This day had come so quickly, so quickly that she was a little dazed, not sure if she was ready—

Ready to leave Chu Wantang completely.

But in fact, she had been preparing for this day for nearly a month. She thought that she should be ready. This did not conflict with her heartache and reluctance at this moment.

Her vision gradually became blurry, and her long lashes could not bear the weight of her tears. They fell one by one. At this moment, she even had the spare thought that if Chu Wantang were standing in front of her, would she still say that her tears were so sweet?

Thinking of this, she twitched her lips in self-mockery, then resolutely took a step and walked out without looking back.

With a “thud,” she was cut off from the room.

Only the bank card on the coffee table was left, quietly waiting for the storm to arrive.

Outside the complex, Wen Shiwei’s red car was parked on the side of the road.

She leaned against the car, her gaze fixed on the gate. Before long, she saw a familiar figure appear, and she quickly went up to meet her.

Huai Xing had just cried, and the area around her eyes and the tip of her nose were red, her eyelashes stuck together, her eyes wet. The wind was a little smaller than she had imagined, blowing her hair. She gave Wen Shiwei a smile. “Sister Shiwei.”

“Let’s go to the airport,” Wen Shiwei said, wanting to take her suitcase.

Huai Xing held on tightly and didn’t let go. “I can do it myself.”

Wen Shiwei smiled. “Mm.”

Two minutes later, the car merged onto the main road.

In the rearview mirror, Huai Xing saw the familiar complex getting further and further away until she could no longer see it. Only then did she look up at the gloomy sky and take the initiative to break the quiet atmosphere in the car. “It’s going to rain heavily today.”

“They said it would be in the evening. Don’t worry. You’ll have already taken off for a while by then.”

Hearing this, Huai Xing closed her eyes. In the past few years, she had often been glad that Chu Wantang had misunderstood that she was afraid of thunder, because that way she had the opportunity to have more intimate contact with Chu Wantang.

Her feelings bloomed in these minute details, and were hidden in the folds of life.

But now she knew very well that Chu Wantang was not worried about whether she was really afraid of thunder. She had done so only to make her trust her more, and also to make it more convenient to abandon her in the future.

Recalling these things, her fingertips caressed the translucent jade comb, and the feeling of suffocation seemed to dissipate a little.

Her phone vibrated in her bag at this moment. Huai Xing’s long lashes trembled slightly, and she took it out.

As she had expected, it was a message from Chu Wantang, telling her that she had passed through security and would be boarding soon.

The scenery outside the car window flashed by. Huai Xing lowered her eyelids and stared at the message in a daze.

After the car had driven for two more streets and she still hadn’t replied, Chu Wantang sent another message: [What are you busy with?]

[So sleepy.] Huai Xing still had the strength to type a reply.

Jiejie: [Go to sleep. I’ll be in Jingcheng when you wake up.]

Jiejie: [The weather forecast says it’s a thunderstormy day in Jingcheng today. It’s a good thing I made it this time too, Xingxing.]

Are you still acting at this point?

A bitter taste spread across the corners of Huai Xing’s lips. She hastily sent a “waiting for you” and then put down her phone, raising her wrist to cover her face.

Wen Shiwei saw the girl in the passenger seat taking one deep breath after another out of the corner of her eye, and her heart sank bit by bit.

She once again clearly realized how much Chu Wantang meant to Huai Xing. So what if Huai Xing would never see Chu Wantang again in the future? No matter how hard she tried, she would only be in the same position in Huai Xing’s eyes.

Huai Xing would never like her the way she liked Chu Wantang.

…

Chu Wantang was sitting in the waiting room, scrolling through her chat history with Huai Xing on her phone out of boredom.

As she scrolled, the corners of her lips would lift slightly.

Assistant Xiao Zhang, during a break from listening to music, saw her director’s appearance and sighed inwardly. She had really seen all sorts of scenes on this business trip.

But in the future, if she ran into Huai Xing at the company, she would probably have a hard time controlling her facial expression. Who would have thought that the famous Director Chu was in an office romance?

Coincidentally, Chu Wantang also had a new message from Su Cheng in her group chat, also talking about office romance.

Su Cheng: [Wait, I just realized. After you and Xingxing get together, won’t that be an office romance?]

Chu Wantang thought carefully, the corners of her lips curling up as she replied: [I guess so.]

Wan Yi immediately sent a few screenshots of lesbian novels, with keywords like “superior,” “director,” “flirt,” and “lust.”

She said: [Lesbian novels are coming to life. You can read them if you have time. They’re pretty good.]

Chu Wantang: […]

Chu Wantang: [You should also uninstall your novel app immediately.]

Amidst the joking, Chu Wantang’s mood became even more wonderful. She couldn’t help but imagine how happy Huai Xing would be when she told her about their relationship after she returned to Jingcheng.

Most likely, she would be a little surprised at first, and then she might cry when she realized it. Her beautiful almond eyes would be full of tears, and finally, she would sob and hug her to confirm the word “girlfriend.” When they went to bed at night, she would even emphasize their current relationship in her ear and ask her if she was dreaming.

Was that a bit of an exaggeration? No. Huai Xing liked her, was infatuated with her, and desired her so much. It was only normal for her to have such a reaction.

Before long, the boarding announcement sounded in the broadcast: “Dear passengers, hello. The xx flight of Jingcheng Airlines…”

Chu Wantang collected her thoughts, picked up her bag, and went to board with her assistant.

The sky in Yuncheng was still blue and the clouds were white. Her mood was also very bright. After taking her seat, she opened her chat with Huai Xing again. She first pinned Huai Xing to the top before saying: [See you tonight, Xingxing.]

But Huai Xing was napping and didn’t reply.

Chu Wantang turned on airplane mode, put on an eye mask, and a faint dimple appeared on her lips.

On the other side of Jingcheng Airport, Huai Xing had just checked in her luggage and was saying goodbye to Wen Shiwei with a smile. “Sister Shiwei, see you next time.”

“Did Auntie Lu arrange for someone to pick you up there?” Wen Shiwei asked with concern.

Huai Xing nodded. “She did.”

Originally, Lu Xuerong had wanted to arrange for someone to escort her directly from Jingcheng to Haicheng, but she had refused, because she was not alone in Jingcheng. Wen Shiwei was there to see her off at the airport.

Wen Shiwei took a deep breath and opened her arms.

Huai Xing hugged her back. “Thank you, Sister Shiwei.”

“…” Wen Shiwei smelled the scent of her hair and was silent for a few seconds. “You know I’ve never liked to hear you say thank you. If you really want to thank me, then live a good life in Haicheng, Xingxing.”

“I will.”

“You must be happy and keep in touch.”

“I will.”

The hug was released. Huai Xing waved her hand and went to queue up at the security checkpoint.