After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 88

Chapter 88: A Sense of Urgency Pressed Down on Her.

The reason was sufficient, and her expression was frank. The question Chu Wantang had asked would not make people feel out of place.

Then Huai Xing and Lu Xianyue had no reason not to answer, because time was very tight, and now everything had to be centered around the company’s big show. This battle had to be won.

“The complex is called Chengshan Mansion,” Huai Xing said in a calm tone. “But we’re not sure if there are still any apartments for rent.”

Chu Wantang nodded. “I’ll take a look privately in a while.”

“But, Director Chu, the accommodation allowance our company gives is definitely not enough for Chengshan Mansion,” Huai Xing said very seriously. “You’ll have to pay the extra yourself.”

The people in the temporary design team were not from Haicheng. To show its sincerity, “Silk Season” provided a monthly accommodation allowance of eight thousand, while a high-end duplex apartment like Chengshan Mansion had a monthly rent of nearly twenty thousand.

“Mm, I know,” Chu Wantang said, holding the contract and making an invitation in a serious manner. “I’m planning to go to the studio to take a look now. Would President Huai and President Lu like to go together?”

The importance of the design team at the moment was self-evident. A section of the company’s two-story small building had been specially cleared out and allocated to them.

Almost all the equipment was here, and many fabric samples were prepared and neatly placed. And in the innermost part, there was a single room that was the independent office of Chu Wantang, the core of the team.

“How about it, President… Director Chu?” Lu Xianyue said, standing in this director’s office, only feeling that she still needed to get used to this new form of address. She looked at Chu Wantang, who was checking one by one, and couldn’t help but feel that the scene in front of her was not so real.

They had been partners before, and now Chu Wantang had become their subordinate. Anyone who heard it would be surprised, right?

Huai Xing clearly heard her friend’s stutter and raised an eyebrow. She didn’t seem to need to get used to this new form of address.

So she added to Lu Xianyue’s words, “If there’s any equipment that’s still missing, please be sure to make a list and tell Assistant Ding or Assistant Zheng. They will arrange for someone to purchase it.”

“Not for the time being,” Chu Wantang said, solemnly placing the contract in the drawer of her desk. Her gaze lingered on Huai Xing’s face for two more seconds before she turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window.

She smiled. “I said before that the scenery at ‘Silk Season’ is very good. Now, looking at it from a different identity, I feel it even more.” She then couldn’t help but ask, “President Huai, how much longer until the plum rain season is over?”

Even though it hardly thundered during the plum rain season, the continuous rain would affect one’s mood.

“It will probably be over in about a week.”

“Okay.”

“The other members of the team will also be rushing here to meet up in the next two days. I’ll have to trouble you to put in more effort then, Director Chu.” A completely new team, with different styles, and all a little arrogant. It was not just about money to get these few people to work together in one direction.

Chu Wantang knew what Huai Xing was talking about and said seriously, “I will put in 200% effort.”

Lu Xianyue: “Then Little President Huai and I will go and get busy with our own things. Director Chu, you can get used to it. If there’s anything else you need, you can also contact us.” She revealed a brilliant smile. “You’ve come all the way from Jingcheng. We can’t let you feel that staying here is not as good as going back to Jingcheng.”

Chu Wantang sat down in her chair and smiled at the words. “Okay, Little President Lu. I understand.”

“I like it here very much. I won’t have such thoughts.”

“That’s good.”

With that, Huai Xing and Lu Xianyue left this office one after the other.

After walking a little further, Lu Xianyue finally patted her chest and let out a breath.

Huai Xing: “What’s wrong with you?”

“I still need to get used to it. I’m a little nervous calling her Director Chu,” Lu Xianyue said, looking at her friend at the side. “Don’t you have this feeling?”

“No,” Huai Xing said, pausing for half a second. “I used to call her that often.”

“What else did you call her? Jiejie?”

“…Mm,” the syllable was very light.

“Anything else? By her full name?”

Huai Xing glanced at her. “What are you so curious about?”

“I’m just trying to judge if the forms of address between me and Wen Shiwei are too many or too few. You know that I would never call her Sister Shiwei in front of her from the beginning, but now I occasionally have to call her Jiejie, and also what Xiao Shi, Xiao Wen, little baby…”

“Is Sister Shiwei coming back today?” Huai Xing asked.

Lu Xianyue’s eyes lit up, and she cleared her throat. “I’m going to the airport to pick her up in the afternoon. I’m not going back to the apartment tonight. I’m staying at her place.”

Huai Xing smiled knowingly. “I know.”

Back in her office, just as Huai Xing sat down in her chair, she received a call from Chu Wantang.

She was not very surprised by this call. In fact, she could guess the purpose of Chu Wantang’s call. She lowered her long lashes and answered after a few seconds. “Director Chu.”

“Xingxing,” Chu Wantang said in a troubled tone. “There are three apartments for rent in Chengshan Mansion. I wonder if you have time. I’m planning to make an appointment with an agent to see them.”

So it was for this matter.

Huai Xing’s other hand’s fingertips tapped lightly on the desk. She asked, “When?”

“Tonight,” Chu Wantang said, very planned. “The team will be gathered the day after tomorrow, and there will be a dinner party that night. If I can decide on a house tonight, I’ll have an auntie come and clean it tomorrow, and I’ll move in at night. That way, I can go directly back to Chengshan Mansion after the dinner party, and it will be more convenient to carry out my work in the future. I don’t have any other friends in Haicheng at the moment, only you…”

Huai Xing’s tapping on the desk stopped, and her answer also fell at the same time. “Okay.”

“…Shall we go together after work?” Chu Wantang asked tentatively.

“Mm, Uncle Tai will drive.”

“Okay, then I won’t disturb your work.”

After hanging up, Chu Wantang tilted her head back. She stared at the unfamiliar light fixtures in the office, a smile spreading across her face. It was not a mistake to come to Haicheng. She had learned from Lu Zhenyue’s posts that Lu Zhenyue was most likely living with Lu Xianyue, but so what? Wasn’t she also going to move into the “Chengshan Mansion” complex now?

As long as she wasn’t in Jingcheng, there was no problem.

Thinking of this, her mood was very good. The lead-colored clouds outside the window also seemed to be plated with a soft light in her eyes. Until she got off work on time, she and Huai Xing went downstairs together to the parking spot outside and saw Lu Xianyue and Wen Shiwei in the car.

After Lu Xianyue had learned from Huai Xing that Chu Wantang was going to look at apartments at night, she had almost immediately changed her mind.

She would not let the two of them be alone. It didn’t matter if she had to sacrifice a little of her and Wen Shiwei’s time, especially after she had asked Wen Shiwei, and the two of them had reached a consensus on this point.

Huai Xing opened the passenger door for her. Chu Wantang sat down, turned her head back a little, and curled her lips at Wen Shiwei without changing her expression. “Wen Shiwei, long time no see.”

Since their confrontation at Wen Shiwei’s house five years ago, they had indeed not seen each other again.

“I didn’t expect to see you in Haicheng, and to be looking at apartments again,” Wen Shiwei also revealed a smile. “Chu Wantang, don’t you think this plot is a bit familiar?”

She would no longer call her “Sister Wantang” for Huai Xing’s sake. Calling her by her full name could better express her attitude.

“If it’s fate, it’s not surprising to have a similar plot,” Chu Wantang said, her eyes gentle, her gaze like a dragonfly skimming the water as it swept over Huai Xing’s face. Because Huai Xing was present, she would not and could not say anything too excessive.

The identity of a friend was hard-won, and Lu Xianyue and Wen Shiwei were much more important to Huai Xing now than she was.

She was very clear about this.

“Mm, it’s fate,” Wen Shiwei said, her lips curling up in a sneer, but she said no more.

What fate? If it weren’t for Chu Wantang’s deliberate actions, how could they be sitting in this car now?

The car drove out of the company’s parking lot. Lu Xianyue sat in the middle of the back seat, her eyes and ears open. The tension in the atmosphere was very obvious. She had never seen such a scene in her life, and she suddenly felt that what she had encountered in the business world was nothing. Although she would still occasionally be jealous that Wen Shiwei had liked Huai Xing for so many years, the situation in front of her was obviously different. They needed to be united against the outside.

But the war between Chu Wantang and Wen Shiwei was paused. Lu Xianyue squeezed her girlfriend’s hand and smiled at her.

Huai Xing was closing her eyes in the window seat on the right, looking as if she were resting.

The car fell silent, and only the muffled sound of driving echoed.

Chengshan Mansion was not far from the company. More than ten minutes later, the car drove into the garage, and they met with the agent.

The agent was wearing a formal suit and very politely welcomed the group of them into the elevator.

There were three apartments for rent. The decorations were of different degrees of exquisiteness, but the complex was relatively large, and it would take a while to walk between the two diagonal buildings. Chu Wantang did not know which building Huai Xing lived in, and she couldn’t help but ask directly on the way to see the apartments, “Is this apartment far from where you live?”

“Not far. They’re all in the same complex,” Lu Xianyue answered, but she did not say which building they were in.

Huai Xing echoed, “Yes, Director Chu. Everything is based on your needs.” The corner of her eye lifted. “Even if it’s far, how far can it be?”

“That’s true.” Compared to the thousand kilometers between Jingcheng and Haicheng, the same complex was as close as it could be.

One couldn’t be too anxious. Chu Wantang suppressed her uneasy thoughts.

In the end, she decided on a set with the best decoration, which was not out of Huai Xing’s expectations.

This person would never treat herself badly in terms of material things. Her family’s conditions were not bad in the first place, so it would be strange if she didn’t choose the best.

After negotiating the price and signing the contract, the agent had not met such a straightforward tenant in a long time. Her smile was exceptionally brilliant, and she promised to come and supervise the housekeeping service tomorrow, guaranteeing that everything would be well-supervised.

“Thanks.”

After saying thank you and closing the door, as they walked to the elevator, Huai Xing said very naturally, “Director Chu, I’ll have Uncle Tai take you back to the hotel. Or if there’s anywhere else you want to go, you can also tell Uncle Tai. He’ll take you there.”

“I was just about to invite you to dinner to thank you for accompanying me to see the apartments,” Chu Wantang said, entering the car and finding an opportunity to stand by Huai Xing’s side.

Huai Xing: “No need. It’s all for work. We also have our own things to do.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you to tell Uncle Tai and also send me Uncle Tai’s contact information,” Chu Wantang said, pressing the button for the B1 floor.

When the elevator reached the first floor, Huai Xing and the other two went out first.

Lu Xianyue said very politely, “Director Chu, see you at the company tomorrow.”

Wen Shiwei held her girlfriend’s hand and looked at Chu Wantang, with no intention of speaking.

“See you at the company tomorrow,” Chu Wantang said, a dimple appearing on her lips, and then she looked at Huai Xing. “President Huai too. See you tomorrow.”

The word “company” was missing. Huai Xing seemed not to notice the difference and nodded. “See you at the company.”

Chu Wantang’s smile froze for a moment, and she pressed the close button with a chuckle.

The elevator doors closed. Lu Xianyue let go of Wen Shiwei’s hand and walked up to Huai Xing, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

“It’s okay,” Huai Xing said, showing her attitude. “We’re just living in the same building.”

Three floors higher than them.

Wen Shiwei’s brows furrowed slightly. “Xingxing…”

“Don’t worry about me, Sister Shiwei. She and I are completely in the past. In the face of interests, there’s no problem with her being the temporary design director. I’m very good at separating my public and private life.”

“Alright,” Wen Shiwei said, taking Lu Xianyue’s hand again. “Then we’ll be leaving.”

The two of them’s world was also very important.

As soon as the two friends left, Huai Xing turned around again and pressed the up button. The elevator doors slowly opened to the sides, and inside was still Chu Wantang.

Their eyes met, and they were both a little silent. Huai Xing blinked and still stepped into the elevator.

The next moment, Lu Zhenyue had just come back from the theater. When she was swiping her face at the unit entrance, Chu Wantang first saw her through the glass door.

Chu Wantang’s brow furrowed, and she then deliberately twisted her upper body a little to block Huai Xing’s view.

The distance suddenly shortened. Huai Xing did not step back and looked at her face, which was so close, with confusion. “What’s wrong?”

The elevator doors slowly closed. Chu Wantang quietly breathed a sigh of relief and stood up straight again, pointing to her ear. “You still haven’t called me Sister Wantang.”

Huai Xing did not call her. “Do you have something to do that you came back for?”

“I left something behind when I was looking at the apartments,” Chu Wantang said, reaching out her hand, the end of her voice lifting lightly. “What floor do you live on?”

“…8.” She had been exposed, and there was nowhere to hide.

It didn’t take much time at all. The eighth floor was reached, and Chu Wantang’s booked room was on the eleventh floor.

She stood in the car, looked at the elevator doors open, her gaze gentle, and said to Huai Xing again, “See you tomorrow, Xingxing.” She then couldn’t help but say with emotion, “Wen Shiwei and Lu Xianyue are a good match.”

Huai Xing: “Mm, they are a good match. See you at the company tomorrow.”

She said a little unnaturally, “Sister Wantang.”

Chu Wantang’s lips curled up. The next second, she heard Huai Xing’s phone ring. Huai Xing answered and walked out, saying a name, “Sister Suisui, yes, I was just about to get home…”

Her voice faded away. Chu Wantang looked at her back, her face as calm as a lake without ripples. When the elevator doors closed again, she stood alone in this enclosed space, took a deep breath, and went to the eleventh floor for a walk before pressing the button for the B1 floor again.

She had bet right. The one who had just pressed the button for the first floor to go up was indeed Huai Xing and the others. But now that Wen Shiwei and Lu Xianyue were not there, didn’t that mean that only Huai Xing and Lu Zhenyue were left…?

A sense of urgency pressed down on her, and her brows furrowed. She then pressed the number “1.”

In less than ten seconds, Lu Zhenyue and Chu Wantang were standing face to face.

“I thought I saw you wrong just now. It turns out it really is you, Miss Lu. I thought you were in Jingcheng,” Chu Wantang said, nonchalantly trying to get information.

Lu Zhenyue walked in, not caring if she was going to the underground garage first.

She stood side by side with Chu Wantang and said with a smile in her voice, “No, the troupe has sent me to be permanently stationed here in Haicheng and has asked me to be in charge of the theater section here. I don’t know when I’ll be back. It might be a year and a half, but I won’t be back in the short term.” She turned her head to look at Chu Wantang. “But I know that Miss Chu has come to Haicheng for ‘Silk Season’s’ big show. If I remember correctly, the big show will end in mid-September? I wonder if Miss Chu will be in time to finish this big show.”

The elevator reached the B1 floor. Chu Wantang stepped forward and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, Miss Lu. Two and a half months is enough.”