After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 102

Chapter 102: What to Do, It’s a Little Cute.

“I’ve read the market research report for ‘Lan Ling’s’ overseas market. To successfully expand into the overseas market, we need to adapt to the local culture, control costs, and implement quickly. The design department can launch various series based on the local climate, and the purchasing department needs to follow up and cooperate to find a stable supplier of fabrics as soon as possible, and to understand which fabrics local consumers prefer…”

Chu Wantang sat at her desk in a black blouse, speaking very seriously to the camera of her laptop. Even though she was now in Haicheng as the temporary design director for “Silk Season,” she was still very concerned about “Lan Ling’s” affairs.

“Lan Ling” was already mature and very stable in all aspects. It was only natural that it was not satisfied with the domestic market.

CEO Mei had specifically appointed Chu Wantang to handle the matter of expanding into the overseas market. She would not let down CEO Mei’s trust and would do her best in every aspect until she could hand in a satisfactory answer.

The subordinates on the screen had focused expressions and were listening very carefully.

After Chu Wantang finished speaking, the director of the design department began to talk about the prepared concepts and ideas. But she had only said a few words when she saw her own President Chu turn off the camera again, and the microphone also showed that it was muted.

Everyone was not surprised by this.

Today’s President Chu had been like this several times, and at the same time, they all knew that Chu Wantang was actually still listening. If anyone got stuck in the middle, Chu Wantang would also turn on the microphone to point it out.

Chu Wantang was indeed listening. At the same time, she also took out her phone and scrolled through her chat with Huai Xing.

More than half an hour had passed. Why was this meeting still not over? Why was Huai Xing still not awake? She pressed her lips together tightly, her brows faintly pressed down. Just as she was thinking about whether to send another message to Huai Xing, the person she had been thinking of finally replied.

Huai Xing: [I’ve finished eating.]

Huai Xing: [You’re still in a meeting, so I’ll be going back first.]

Chu Wantang was listening to the meeting content. The design director was talking about something important, and as the main person in charge of this big project, she couldn’t leave at all.

But when she saw that Huai Xing was going back, she couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

She couldn’t help but tap the screen and ask: [Are you coming to the study?]

In the past, when she had had meetings at home in Jingcheng, she had not avoided Huai Xing. Huai Xing would sometimes sit quietly nearby and read a book or play on her phone, very well-behaved and quiet.

She remembered that once, after she had finished a video conference, she had closed her laptop and found that Huai Xing had fallen asleep. At that time, Huai Xing was still in her third year of university. She had stared at Huai Xing’s sleeping face for a long time, and when she had come back to her senses, she had realized that the corners of her lips had been curled up all along.

Actually, she should have realized at that time that she had fallen for Huai Xing.

But she hadn’t. She had just put on a cold face, pressed the corners of her lips down, and left the study.

[You should have a good meeting.] Huai Xing’s message came back, meaning that she was not coming in.

Disappointment filled Chu Wantang’s heart. She could only reply: [Okay.]

Just as she had sent the message, a crack appeared in the study door.

The crack gradually widened, and a hand reached in, waved at her, and then closed the door with a very light “thud.”

Her emotions had subsided a little, and Chu Wantang couldn’t help but laugh.

On the other side, Huai Xing went downstairs.

She prayed that she wouldn’t run into Lu Xianyue. Only after she had entered the password and opened the door did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, if she had, she really wouldn’t have known how to explain herself in her pajamas. At least on the surface yesterday, she and Chu Wantang had still been keeping a distance. Who would have thought that she had slept in Chu Wantang’s bed all night?

But she was clearly happy too early. While she was still changing her shoes in the entryway, she heard Lu Xianyue’s voice.

Lu Xianyue: “Aiyo, look who’s back?”

“…” Huai Xing thought to herself that this was not good. She had forgotten that Lu Xianyue had her room password.

She braced herself and walked in, asking with a smile, “Why are you here today? Is Sister Shiwei working overtime again?”

“She went to the airport to pick up her mother. I didn’t dare to go with her, so I came to ask you how to handle the meeting.”

Huai Xing’s expression was calm. “Mm, Auntie Wen is coming to Haicheng. She asked me a while ago when I would be back from my business trip.” She sat down on her own sofa and took a grape that Lu Xianyue had washed from the fruit platter. “What do you mean by ‘how to handle the meeting’? Didn’t Auntie Wen already know everything on May Day?”

Lu Xianyue: “That’s the thing. Last time didn’t count as a formal meeting with the parents.”

She fell onto the sofa in distress and sighed at the sky. “We’ve only been together for a little over two months. Wouldn’t it be too exaggerated to meet the parents as a girlfriend?”

“It’s not an exaggeration. You’ve also known each other for more than two years,” Huai Xing said, chewing on the sweet grape. “Besides, I don’t believe you haven’t thought of wearing a wedding dress with Sister Shiwei in your mind.”

“…I have.”

“You’re just too nervous. Relax,” she said, but there was a hint of schadenfreude in her words.

Lu Xianyue heard it, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes. She asked, “What were you doing out in your pajamas this morning?”

“I went for a walk.”

“It’s almost twelve now. The temperature in the morning was over 30 degrees, and I didn’t see you sweating. And how come I didn’t know you had a habit of going for a walk in your pajamas?”

“Then we don’t know each other well enough,” Huai Xing said, her expression unchanged, and she popped another grape into her mouth. This one was a little sour, and she squinted her eyes.

Lu Xianyue couldn’t stop laughing. “But classmate Xiao Xing, I’ve been here for a long time.”

“You weren’t at home at all last night. Where did you go? Did you go to find Chu Wantang? Did you spend the night at her place?”

“Yes. I went to her place to look at the sketches and fell asleep. She didn’t wake me up.”

Lu Xianyue: “…”

She pondered for a few seconds and couldn’t help but ask, “Do you know how lame this reason is?” Her expression became serious as she asked, “Are you planning to fall into the same pit, Xiao Xing?”

As a bystander, she understood why Huai Xing had liked Chu Wantang back then, and she also admitted Chu Wantang’s charm.

But she would be worried for her friend. She didn’t want something like repeating the same mistake to happen. She didn’t want to see the scene of Huai Xing having a fever in the middle of the night and helplessly calling for her mother and older sister but getting no response.

Huai Xing was good-looking, had a good personality, and was extremely good in all aspects. She shouldn’t be trapped in a past relationship.

“I’m not planning to,” Huai Xing said, looking directly at Lu Xianyue’s eyes and smiling faintly. “Don’t worry about me, Xianyue.”

Lu Xianyue looked at her and, in the end, did not express any more opinions on this matter.

She could only also smile. “Alright, anyway, you have your own ideas. Then what gift should I buy for Auntie Wen? Why don’t we go to the mall and take a look now?”

“Okay, I’ll go up and change.”

…

Wen Ruyu had come to Haicheng, and she naturally had to meet with the younger generation.

That night, Huai Xing sat next to Wen Ruyu, and opposite her were Lu Xianyue and Wen Shiwei, who were meeting the parents as a couple. When she was pouring water for Wen Ruyu, she couldn’t help but laugh at the nervous expressions of her two friends, and Wen Ruyu offered her most sincere blessings for their love.

Lu Xianyue’s tense nerves were relieved, and her eyes even reddened.

Wen Shiwei held Lu Xianyue’s shoulder and left her seat to wipe her tears. Huai Xing looked at their figures and sighed in her heart again.

So happy, Lu Xianyue. A good family background, an intimate lover, the congratulations of her elders, and reliable family and friends. So happy.

In the restaurant, Wen Ruyu patted Huai Xing’s hand. “Does Xiao Huai have someone she likes now?”

“No,” Huai Xing shook her head. “I just want to be like you, Auntie Wen, and focus on my career.”

She grinned and rested her head on Wen Ruyu’s shoulder, clenching her fist. “Auntie Wen! A role model for my generation!”

Wen Ruyu looked at her with gentle affection. “If you have someone you like, you have to hold on to them. No matter what, Auntie will help you check them out.”

“If there really is that person, I will definitely find you, Auntie Wen.”

Before long, Wen Shiwei and Lu Xianyue returned, and the topic of their casual chat continued.

It wasn’t until she returned to her apartment at night that Huai Xing unlocked her phone to check her WeChat messages.

During this period, Chu Wantang had sent her many messages.

Her note for Chu Wantang was no longer 80min, but a brand new form of address: Chu Ruan Tang (Chu Soft Candy).

Chu Wantang’s lips were soft and sweet, so this note was just right.

And for the whole afternoon and evening, Chu Wantang had been reporting everything to her.

She had finished her meeting, had had a lunch break, had drunk water, had read a book, and also whether they could meet at night, and so on.

These messages were not sent at the same time, but at different times, probably at a frequency of one per hour.

There was no mention of missing her, but everywhere there was a sense of missing her.

After taking a shower, Huai Xing replied to them one by one, saying directly that she couldn’t meet tonight. She was too tired from being out all day, and tomorrow they were also going to play in Haicheng with Wen Ruyu. Shopping was not the main thing, but being together as a family.

Chu Ruan Tang replied instantly: [Do you have any plans for where to go tomorrow?]

Chu Ruan Tang: [I want to run into you. I can stand a little further away and not go up.]

[Not yet.]

Chu Ruan Tang: [Okay, then get some good rest. Good night.]

Huai Xing looked at this obviously a little dry reply, and her long lashes trembled.

After a long while, she replied with a “good night,” turned off her phone, and held the jade comb tightly.

The next day, as Huai Xing had said, she, Wen Shiwei, and Lu Xianyue were still going to take Wen Ruyu around Haicheng, and at night they were also going to see Lu Zhenyue’s performance in Haicheng.

Haicheng was an internationally renowned metropolis, and all the famous brands in the world were here. Although Wen Ruyu had retired, some of her friends would ask her to come to Haicheng to buy some luxury goods that were not available in Yuncheng, and today they were mainly strolling through the Linli Mall, which was owned by the Shen family.

Huai Xing was a little absent-minded as she shopped, because after she had woken up in the morning, she had still told Chu Wantang that she was going to the Linli Mall.

Where was Chu Wantang now?

Her gaze was a little wandering. She walked and looked around. By the time she had bought her things, she still hadn’t seen Chu Wantang’s figure.

It wasn’t until she was about to pass a high-end toy store that her phone rang.

She came to the side to answer the phone. “Hello.”

“Did you see me?”

“No,” Huai Xing said, looking around. “Where?”

Chu Wantang chuckled lightly. “The person in the doll costume at the entrance of the toy store. Qiaoqiao really likes this brand of toys. I came to buy them, and to experience what it’s like to be a doll.”

Huai Xing had looked over when she had said the first sentence.

Through the Ragdoll cat mascot costume, she met Chu Wantang’s gaze, and then, she saw the cat’s deep blue eyes blink, and it even tilted its head at her.

“Hello, can I touch it?” Huai Xing said, holding her phone and going over to ask the staff at the side.

The staff member: “It depends on whether she’s willing.”

The deep blue eyes were shining, and the life-sized doll’s head leaned closer to Huai Xing.

Huai Xing got her wish and touched the head. The soft feel made her heart also soften. She said softly, “See you tonight.”

The doll was clearly stunned for a moment, and then it blinked its beautiful eyes again.

Lu Xianyue at the side made a very decisive decision. “Let’s go, Xiao Xing. Let’s go and buy a smaller version of this doll. It’s rare to see you like something.”

“No need,” Huai Xing said with a smile, refusing. The one she liked was not this doll. “I was just curious about the feel. Let’s go now. Sister Suisui’s performance is about to start at two-thirty.”

Wen Shiwei looked at her expression and smiled. “Okay.”

Wen Ruyu said with emotion, “The doll costumes nowadays are so realistic. It looks a bit like the cat my friend’s daughter has. Is this cat a Ragdoll?”

The four of them’s voices faded away. When they could no longer be seen, Chu Wantang took off her headgear.

It was a little stuffy inside, and she was panting slightly. She walked back to the store and paid the store two thousand yuan as a thank you fee.

The staff exchanged a look. This was also the first time they had seen such an operation.

Was this beautiful woman who clearly had money pursuing another beautiful woman who also looked very beautiful?

Chu Wantang didn’t know what they were thinking. In less than two minutes, she had changed into her casual clothes and had just come out of the store.

The Huai Xing who had clearly walked away had turned back and was jogging all the way. Before she could react, she was held tightly by her.

After Chu Wantang was surprised, she was overjoyed. She automatically hugged her back and placed her hand on the back of her head. “Why are you back? Don’t you have to go and see Lu Zhenyue’s performance?”

“I left something behind,” Huai Xing said, her head moving back a little. “You can buy me a smaller doll to take back. I have to report back.”

“So you used this excuse.”

Chu Wantang took her hand and intertwined their fingers, and then walked into the store, her face wreathed in smiles. “So smart.”

The staff who had witnessed all this: ? What to do, it’s a little cute.

A staff member came up and asked, “Hello, may I help you? Are you looking to buy the doll set from just now?”

“Yes, please get me one,” Chu Wantang answered.

The staff member went to get the goods, and Huai Xing took the opportunity to ask, “How did you convince them to let you wear that mascot costume?”

“Money.”

“How much?”

“…Two hundred.”

Huai Xing held out her hand. “Phone. Let me see the payment record.”

Seeing Chu Wantang’s guilty face, she hummed lightly. “It’s two thousand, right, Chu Ruan Tang?” (Ruan Tang – “soft candy” or “gummy”)