After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 96

Chapter 96: Can I Come Find You Tonight?

What was the concept of an hour and a half? They had once had sex for longer than that, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been satisfying.

Now, she had to break up and knead this return kiss, and melt it into the next two months.

Hearing this, Chu Wantang stared at Huai Xing, her mind racing.

Today was July 12th, and the big show was on September 13th. July and August both had 31 days, so there were about 62 days in this period.

If they kissed every day, then each time could be a minute and a half. If they saved it up for once a week, then each time could last for ten minutes. If the interval was a little longer…

No, it was too little no matter how she calculated it.

But she couldn’t ask Huai Xing for more, otherwise, she would be pushing her luck. Besides, what right did she have to bargain? She had long since had none.

Compared to the “gift” she had just begged for, Huai Xing’s response was already generous.

“Okay,” Chu Wantang nodded and agreed unhurriedly.

Huai Xing swayed her calf, her tone leisurely, with a hint of pleasure. “Are you still going to kiss me? If you are, please time it yourself.”

“…” She should have known to kiss her longer just now.

Chu Wantang licked her lips, her brows furrowed slightly, and she began to think.

Huai Xing looked at her conflicted appearance and found it very funny. She turned her head slightly and cleared her throat, suppressing the smile on her lips, and suddenly remembered to ask, “Do we need to change the bedsheets again?” she said. “I’m not wearing pajamas.” They never lay on the bed in their casual clothes, and she had just accidentally fallen down, and her clothes and pants were all on the bedsheets.

“No need,” Chu Wantang’s answer was very firm, without a trace of hesitation.

How could she change them? Her bed finally had a fresh scent related to Huai Xing, and Huai Xing’s clothes were not dirty at all.

“Then have you thought about the last question?” Huai Xing looked back, her dark pupils as if they were embedded with two bright pearls, with great interest.

Chu Wantang’s long lashes drooped, and she nodded. “I have.”

She slowly moved to the side, and her upper face was once again covered by the comforter. Her exposed lips parted, and she said very seriously, “I need to be meticulous.”

“…” So frank, it made Huai Xing choke. But the person was no longer pressing on her, and she was free. She propped herself up and sat up, and the light in front of her was no longer dim.

She turned her head and said to the woman at her side in a light and cheerful voice, “Then you should get some good sleep. I’m going back to my room to rest.”

Chu Wantang really wanted to ask Huai Xing to stay and sleep here with her, but she also knew that it was not realistic.

So she had no choice but to sit up and say, “I’ll walk you out.”

“No, it’s too late. I’ll just go back by myself.”

“To the elevator, okay?”

“…Alright.”

There was nothing to pack. Huai Xing took her phone and went downstairs with Chu Wantang.

It was still raining, and the night was dark outside the window. The floor-to-ceiling window reflected their silhouettes, and the sensor lights on the floor lit up again, sending them off reluctantly, just like their owner.

Huai Xing changed into her own shoes, and Chu Wantang had already opened the door for her. In no time, the two of them separated at the elevator entrance.

When she returned to her familiar room, she finally let out a deep breath. When she had changed into her pajamas and was lying in bed, she took out her phone and saw that Chu Wantang had suddenly sent her dozens of messages.

Had Chu Wantang’s phone been hacked? With this thought in mind, Huai Xing opened the chat box—

Inside were all the water photos that Chu Wantang had taken in the past few days, in response to her “have you not been drinking water recently?”.

Chu Wantang: [The order of the pictures might be a little chaotic, but I’ve been drinking water properly.]

Chu Wantang: [Good night.]

Huai Xing still had the same reply: [1]

After flipping through these photos in silence for a long while, she opened Chu Wantang’s profile and changed her note to a new one: “90min.”

Strictly enforced, she would not forget.

After doing all this, she was surprised to find that the rain had subsided a little.

Huai Xing set an alarm for six o’clock, pulled up the comforter to cover herself, and with the low sound of the rain, she closed her eyes lightly, held the jade comb, and fell into a deep sleep.

…

Before returning to Yunqi Yuan, Huai Xing did not take Lu Xianyue’s camera. She did not want her friends to know that she had returned to the city in the middle of the night.

After sleeping for a few more hours at the hotel, she finally felt that her energy had recovered a lot.

After playing some of the remaining activities here, the group of four got in the car to go back.

Considering that Huai Xing might have pulled a muscle from rock climbing yesterday, Lu Zhenyue took on the responsibility of driving and said to Huai Xing, “Xiao Xing, you can go to the passenger seat. See if you can take another nap.”

“Okay,” Huai Xing said, coming to the passenger seat and fastening her seatbelt. She did need to rest a little more.

In the back seat, Lu Xianyue was scrolling through the trending topics about the downpour in Haicheng last night and said with emotion, “It rained so heavily in the city last night.” She then looked at the green mountains that were gradually getting further away and couldn’t help but sigh. “Hey, I really don’t want to go back.”

“Me neither,” Wen Shiwei said, replying to a client’s message, and also added.

Lu Xianyue smiled. “Let’s face reality.” She looked at the road ahead. “But on this trip, I want to ask the birthday girl, Xiao Xing, how she feels.”

“It’s great,” Huai Xing said, lifting her eyelids to look at the trees that were retreating outside the car window. “I still want more.”

Lu Xianyue took the opportunity. “We’ll come again in the future,” she said. “Next time we have a chance for a company team-building, we can come here.”

“Okay.”

After last night’s downpour, the weather in Haicheng during the day was not affected at all, and the sunset was still so passionate and brilliant.

At seven o’clock, the car returned to the familiar underground garage. Huai Xing was closing her eyes in the passenger seat, her arms crossed. She had fallen asleep not long after she had gotten in the car.

“Xiao Xing, wake up,” Lu Xianyue said, patting Huai Xing’s shoulder. “We’re home.”

Huai Xing opened her eyes, was in a daze for a moment, and smiled embarrassedly. “I slept too soundly.”

“You’re too tired,” Lu Zhenyue said, unbuckling her seatbelt. “I’ll have someone send food over in a while. You can rest early after dinner.”

Huai Xing got out of the car. She yawned, and her eyes quickly filled with moisture.

Wen Shiwei took Lu Xianyue’s backpack and looked at Huai Xing like this, confirming, “Are you feeling unwell?”

“No, Sister Shiwei.”

Huai Xing answered, “I couldn’t sleep very well last night. I had some bad dreams when I did fall asleep, so my sleep quality was not very good. I’ll go to bed early tonight.”

As they walked to the elevator, Lu Xianyue said, “Have you tried watching sleep-inducing videos?” She pressed the up button on the elevator. “I watch them when I can’t sleep. I’ve been loving watching concentration tests recently. They’re so magical. I can fall asleep very quickly.”

Hearing “concentration test,” Huai Xing’s eyelids trembled, and her thoughts jumped to last Friday night.

Damn concentration test. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had to return those ninety minutes.

Wen Shiwei raised an eyebrow. “Where have you been unable to sleep recently?”

“…When you were on a business trip.”

“Did you stay up late secretly again, Xiao Xian?”

Lu Xianyue blinked guiltily. “I won’t in the future.”

Entering the car, Lu Zhenyue shook her head and couldn’t help but laugh. “Shiwei, you’re the only one who can handle her.”

Huai Xing also smiled. “I’m happy to see it.”

Two seconds later, the elevator stopped at the first floor, and the doors opened.

The smile on Huai Xing’s face hadn’t had time to fade when she saw Chu Wantang standing at the elevator entrance, holding a stack of documents.

One person versus four, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.

“Director Chu,” Lu Xianyue was the first to greet her.

Huai Xing also followed and called out, “Director Chu.” She looked at the documents Chu Wantang was holding. “Are you also working overtime today?”

The atmosphere between Wen Shiwei and Chu Wantang was already tense, and at this moment, she was too lazy to greet her. Lu Zhenyue and Chu Wantang were still polite on the surface and nodded to each other.

Chu Wantang smiled faintly. “I just picked up a document at the entrance of the complex.”

She walked into the car, stood next to Huai Xing, and the elevator doors slowly closed. She said casually, “I saw your Moments, President Huai and Little President Lu.” She asked, pretending, “Did you go to escape the heat?”

Lu Xianyue: “Yes.” She said, “But I feel that Haicheng is also relatively cool this weekend? It rained heavily last night.”

“Mm, a heavy downpour, and the thunder was also very loud.”

“Did it disturb your sleep?”

“No, I slept very well.”

The corner of Huai Xing’s mouth twitched. She really wanted to ask Lu Xianyue how she had managed to accurately hit on the key details of her and Chu Wantang’s interaction.

It was a concentration test, and it was a downpour. Chu Wantang was the best at climbing up the pole.

Had she not been disturbed in her sleep? Then who was the person who was crying and sweating under the covers last night?

And “I slept very well”…

Huai Xing simply couldn’t bear to listen. Fortunately, they arrived at the eighth floor at this moment. She was relieved and had to turn her head and say, “Director Chu, you should get some rest. We’ll see you at the company tomorrow.”

“See you next time,” Chu Wantang said with a smile.

In less than a minute, Huai Xing returned to her own apartment.

She had to admit that she had been really impulsive last night. In the dozen or so seconds she had just been in the elevator with Chu Wantang, her mind was full of the scenes from last night. If she could go back in time, she would definitely have held back her sense of morality and not said anything about returning or not. There was no need.

She ran her hands through her hair in regret and took a glass of water to sit down on the sofa.

Her phone screen lit up. She almost didn’t have to guess who had sent the message.

As expected, it was Chu Wantang.

90min: [Your face is very tired.]

90min: [Did you not sleep well?]

Huai Xing sneered. What was this person asking when she already knew the answer?

She typed: [No, I slept very well.]

[That’s good.]

Huai Xing’s eyelids were half-lowered, and she “mm”-ed on her end of the phone, and the message she sent was also in sync: [Mm.]

90min: [Can I come and find you tonight?]

90min: [Five minutes.]

Huai Xing looked around her apartment. She was not prepared to let Chu Wantang into her private space.

She bit her lip and thought for a moment, then politely refused: [Next time.]

[Okay.] She did not insist.

Huai Xing looked at the single word and threw her phone to the side.

But perhaps because she had slept too long during the day, she had some insomnia at night. She lay on her side on the bed, looking at the jade comb in her hand, her long lashes fluttering gently.

After struggling for a long time, she put on her headphones, opened a video app, and searched for “concentration test for sleep.”

Wow, it really made her concentrate. It made her concentrate on recalling the scene of kissing Chu Wantang.

The next day, a new week began. With the clear sky as a background, the people in the “Silk Season” meeting room had serious expressions. After a weekend of overtime by the design team, some of the sketches had been overturned and redone, and now they were reporting on the new progress.

Chu Wantang was propping her head on one hand, her peripheral vision on Huai Xing opposite her.

After a night’s absence, her longing seemed to have doubled. Only now, seeing the person, did she feel a little relieved.

At the end of the meeting, Huai Xing seriously expressed her opinion and gave her approval for the new direction.

“There’s not much time left, but I believe in everyone,” she said, glancing at Chu Wantang.

Chu Wantang’s lips held a smile. “We will work harder, President Huai, and not let down your trust.”

Not let down your, the only trust.

After the meeting, Huai Xing returned to her office. Just as she was about to get a glass of water, Lu Xianyue pushed open the door and came in, saying with great shock, “Xiao Xing, something big has happened.”

“What?”

“The company’s email received an email from Wan Yi,” Lu Xianyue said, showing the printed email to Huai Xing. “Huh? Did President Chu ask Wan Yi to do this? And the price is also something we can afford. I’m so tempted…”

Huai Xing looked at the email. “I didn’t hear her say anything about this.”

She looked up and suggested, “Shall we go and ask her?”

“You go. I’m not as calm as you. That’s Wan Yi…”

“Alright.”

She knocked on the design director’s office door. After she heard a response from inside, Huai Xing pushed open the door and went in.

The two of them had only met in public during the cold war last week. Now, after so long, coming to Chu Wantang’s single office again, she felt a little strange.

The desk, the coffee table, and other places were all filled with all kinds of sketches and rough drafts.

Seeing her, Chu Wantang blinked with some surprise, and then asked with a smile, “Is there something President Huai needs to see me about?”

“Director Chu, Sister Wan Yi has sent an email to our company, saying that she wants to participate in the ‘Four Seasons Have Silk Season’ big show,” Huai Xing said, coming to stand opposite her and asking very directly, “Did you propose this matter?”

Chu Wantang was also stunned for a moment and said, “I did not propose this matter to her.”

“Really?”

“I will not lie to you again.”

“On the night I called you, you said you were working overtime in the study.”

Hearing this, Chu Wantang’s high spirits from just now fell again. At that time, she had thought that Huai Xing was in Yunqi Yuan and did not want Huai Xing to know this side of her, so she had answered that way.

But in Huai Xing’s perspective, she had lied again, right?

It seemed that she was not wrong.

She pressed her lips together tightly, pulled up her WeChat chat history with Wan Yi on her phone, and looked up at Huai Xing. “I just asked her to bring me something to Haicheng. I didn’t say anything else to her.” She paused. “Wan Yi is a very thoughtful person. I can’t control her actions.”

“I know. I don’t need to see it. I’ll ask Sister Wan Yi about the specific situation,” Huai Xing said, coming to the shelf by the window and looking at a small succulent that Chu Wantang had raised very well.

She did not look at Chu Wantang’s eyes and said unhurriedly, “I have five minutes after work today.”