After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 21

Chapter 21: From Now On, We’ll Just Be Satisfying Each Other’s Physical Needs.

The scented candle had been extinguished by Chu Wantang at some point, its wick now a cold black.

Along with it, Huai Xing’s heart had also grown cold.

Being looked at so indifferently by Chu Wantang, she quickly sobered up from her post-sleep haze.

The scenes from last night replayed in her mind. In a daze, she thought she had just experienced an ambiguous dream.

But she remembered—

She remembered Chu Wantang calling her name on the sofa, remembered their intertwined shadows on the wall, remembered Chu Wantang’s eyes as she coaxed her to continue, remembered Chu Wantang saying her tears were sweet…

She remembered everything.

And she wanted to remember nothing.

Why would Chu Wantang still ask her if she was a lesbian? If she wasn’t, then what had happened between them last night…?

Huai Xing clutched the comforter, her face turning pale at this moment.

She shook her head, not daring to admit it. “No, I’m not, Jiejie.”

“Good that you’re not.”

Chu Wantang’s features relaxed, like a flower caressed by a gentle breeze. She stood up, hiding the frostiness on her face, and walked towards Huai Xing, her voice soft. “We are now the most intimate people in the world, Xiao Xing.”

Huai Xing suddenly recalled the information she had forgotten to confirm last night. In that ambiguous atmosphere, she hadn’t asked what their relationship was now.

She had been led astray by Chu Wantang, and had mistakenly thought that their feelings were mutual. Looking back now, they had never even touched upon the word “like.” Chu Wantang had only said that she wanted to be more intimate with her, and that was all.

In the end, it was still her own wishful thinking.

She had no wings in the clouds, and Chu Wantang had not caught her. At this moment, she was falling straight down, shattering into pieces, her soul scattered.

Chu Wantang had already walked to the bedside and stood there. She was wearing a blouse and suit pants, her usual gentle demeanor restored, a dimple once again gracing her lips.

She ignored the girl’s rather grim expression and reached out to ruffle Huai Xing’s hair. “Why aren’t you responding to me? Was I not satisfying enough for you last night?”

“…” Huai Xing lowered her eyes, not saying a word. Her mind was in a mess.

“From now on, we’ll just be satisfying each other’s physical needs. You said it, I need you, and it just so happens that you need me too.” Chu Wantang’s hand moved down, her slender fingertips lifting her chin, making her look up at her. “I’ve raised you for so long. Don’t make things difficult for me.”

Huai Xing’s eyes reddened slightly.

She didn’t want to look into Chu Wantang’s brown eyes. She slowly closed her eyelids and nodded lightly. “Okay.”

Seeing this, Chu Wantang bent down and kissed her cheek, continuing to whisper, “I’m going out to meet a client with CEO Mei later. Remember to message me when you see Wen Shiwei. Come home early, you know?”

“Okay.”

“Why is ‘okay’ the only word you know again? Don’t you have anything else to say to me?” Chu Wantang frowned, her tone tinged with displeasure. She had said the same line yesterday afternoon.

Huai Xing pushed the woman’s shoulder, her eyes still closed, her voice a little hoarse. “Drive safely, Jiejie.”

“I will.” Chu Wantang let her go and straightened up. “The food is in the kitchen. Remember to heat it up.”

With that, Chu Wantang left the master bedroom.

The sound of the door closing was not loud, just a soft “thud,” but it landed heavily on Huai Xing’s heart.

She looked up towards the door, the grievances in her heart uncontrollable, turning into tears bit by bit, more and more.

Like fallen leaves in autumn, they rustled down.

Her vision was already blurry. She curled up her knees and buried her face in them.

She was all alone in this space. She didn’t suppress her sobs, and her voice slowly passed through the window, heard by the passing wind.

How could it have turned out like this? Before she went to sleep, she had been happily thinking that when she woke up, she would tell Chu Wantang that they had a brand new identity.

On the foundation of family, they were also lovers, because they liked each other, cared for each other, and were concerned about each other.

In the end, she had misunderstood.

It had been her own imagination from beginning to end.

Outside the door.

Hearing the sobs, Chu Wantang’s lips curled up in satisfaction. Only then did she turn and walk away.

It was as if she could still taste the tears from last night.

Still very sweet.

…

Only after a good cry did Huai Xing notice that it was already three in the afternoon.

She didn’t know how many times she had been done last night, only remembering that she had lost her way time and time again under Chu Wantang’s control.

She took a deep breath for a long while before coming out of the master bedroom and entering the bathroom.

The bathroom didn’t need lights during the day. The light was bright. She saw her red eyes and nose, her dry lips, and her eyelashes that had not yet returned to normal.

It also allowed her to see the ambiguous mark on her collarbone. She stared at it for a moment, then unbuttoned two buttons and pulled her clothes aside.

From her neck down, there were suggestive marks left by Chu Wantang everywhere.

Deep and shallow, of different sizes.

She let go of her hand, leaned on the sink, and lowered her head.

After a few minutes, she finally picked up her toothbrush and started to brush her teeth, but the minty toothpaste pulled her back into the memory of kissing Chu Wantang last night.

-Remember to breathe, Xiao Xing.

-Have you never thought of that? Kissing me, and then going further. I have…

Huai Xing closed her eyes again, her breathing deepening.

She had seen some related posts before. Many posters said they had had sex with a straight woman. Everyone in the comments section expressed their confusion. Huai Xing didn’t have the habit of commenting, but she didn’t understand either.

Only now did she realize that there was a living example right beside her.

And she had become one of the many posters.

At three-thirty, after the microwave had dinged, Huai Xing sat down at the table.

After not eating for so long, plus the debauchery of the night, she had consumed a lot of energy and was already hungry. But she had no appetite now.

She looked at the colorful and fragrant meal in front of her, hesitated for a long while, and finally picked up her chopsticks and slowly put the food in her mouth.

At the same time, she opened WeChat and scrolled through her messages.

It was Monday, and most people were at work.

Huai Xing’s friends were wailing in the group chat because Women’s Day had fallen on a Sunday, and they had not only lost half a day of holiday, but the gifts from the company were also very simple.

Wen Shiwei’s gift was not simple. She had worked hard when she was studying abroad, and her resume was impressive. The foreign company she had joined in Jingcheng was very famous. She also shared a photo of the gift with Huai Xing, followed by a menu she had prepared for tonight, asking if Huai Xing wanted to add any dishes.

There was not a single dish on the menu that Huai Xing didn’t like.

At this moment, Huai Xing felt as if she were chewing wax. She was not interested in these dishes either. She replied politely: [I don’t want to add anything, Sister Shiwei.]

To make her reply seem more cheerful, she added: [It’s enough already.]

Wen Shiwei was busy with work and wouldn’t reply so quickly.

Huai Xing pressed her lips together and switched out.

Her gaze couldn’t help but fall on the pinned chat. Her fingertips paused, and she didn’t open it.

…

The green golf course spread out between heaven and earth. The weather was good, and spring was everywhere. Even though it was a workday, there were quite a few people here.

Chu Wantang and CEO Mei were here for a golf and afternoon tea gathering organized by a client.

She had changed into a form-fitting white sportswear, which made her figure look tall and straight, like an elegant poplar tree.

After chatting with CEO Mei and the others with a smile, she held her golf club, bent down slightly, her gaze fixed on the hole in the distance, and then swung the club fiercely. The air whistled through the air, and a crisp sound rang out—

The golf ball that was shot out did not go into the hole.

CEO Mei looked at the ball in the distance and teased with a smile, “Wantang, this ball lacked a bit of force again. All your balls today have been like this.” She looked at the young woman who was handing the club to the caddy and finally asked, “Why can’t you seem to use your arms today?”

Someone who had been the top all night and whose arms were a little sore today: “…”

Chu Wantang came back to her senses and replied with a chuckle, “I slept on it wrong last night, CEO Mei. Don’t laugh at me. Didn’t you also not get a single one in today?”

The client at the side took out a club, cleared his throat, and said loudly, “Let me!”

The three of them played until the sky turned a vast orange-red before they stopped and went to the changing room to change into casual clothes.

In the cubicle, Chu Wantang unzipped her sportswear with one hand and held her phone with the other. There were many messages in her WeChat, but not a single one from the “culprit” who had made her arms a little weak today.

Before long, she suppressed the gloom in her eyes and went to the golf course restaurant with CEO Mei and the others.

The restaurant was luxuriously and elegantly decorated, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows on all four sides, offering a panoramic view of the scenery. As time passed, when it got dark, a violinist came on stage to play a piece.

At the same time, it pulled away Chu Wantang’s thoughts.

Using the excuse of going to the restroom, she looked at her phone again. It was still empty. The chat history was still paused from last night. She scrolled through her Moments and saw that Wen Shiwei had already posted a picture of all the dishes on the table, celebrating that she temporarily had a home in Jingcheng.

The hand and watch in one of the photos, she was all too familiar with.

Chu Wantang’s lips twitched, and she locked her screen coldly.

At nine o’clock at night, the social engagement ended. She wiped the smile from her face and drove home.

But to her surprise, Huai Xing was not back yet.

Chu Wantang looked at the empty room and sat down on the sofa.

She irritably pulled out her contacts and dialed a familiar number—

The ringing continued, but the person on the other end didn’t answer.

Huai Xing looked at the caller ID on the screen and didn’t want to answer. She thought for a moment, turned off the vibration, and put her phone in her bag.

She would just pretend she hadn’t seen it, didn’t know.

There seemed to be a lingering aftertaste in her body. She sat on the sofa in Wen Shiwei’s house, holding a bowl of blueberries, her thoughts wandering.

It would be ten o’clock in a little while. Wen Shiwei’s other friends had already gone home. Only she was still here.

She was wearing a hoodie, and the few hickeys that were easily exposed had been covered with concealer, so they weren’t very obvious. It was a good thing Chu Wantang hadn’t left any marks on her neck, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to go out and see people today.

Wen Shiwei put all the dishes in the dishwasher. When she came out, she saw Huai Xing in a daze.

She wiped her hands and walked closer, standing behind Huai Xing. She lifted Huai Xing’s long hair and asked, “Xingxing, when was the last time you cut your hair…”

The word “time” was swallowed when she saw the few ambiguous marks on Huai Xing’s fair skin.

Huai Xing came back to her senses and “hmm”-ed before turning her head to answer, “Last summer vacation.”

Wen Shiwei tried her best to hide her dim expression and sat down beside her.

But she knew that these marks could only have been left by Chu Wantang. If the intimate photo that Chu Wantang had deliberately shown her had left a glimmer of hope in her heart, then the scene she had just seen had extinguished the last glimmer of hope.

She popped two blueberries into her mouth. There was no sweetness at all.

Her mouth was full of bitterness.

Huai Xing’s mind was in a daze, and she didn’t notice this. She casually picked a topic and asked about Wen Shiwei’s work.

After a while, at nearly ten o’clock, she said to Wen Shiwei with a smile, “Sister Shiwei, I have to go back. If I go back too late, my sister will worry.”

“I’ll walk you to the entrance of the complex.”

“No, no, I can go down by myself.”

“Then to the elevator.”

“Okay,” Huai Xing asked. “Is there any trash I need to throw out?”

Wen Shiwei shook her head. “Those people took it all away.”

Huai Xing took the elevator to the first floor.

Half an hour later, she checked into a hotel not far from the company and sent a message to Wen Shiwei: [Sister Shiwei, I’m home.]

…

As the night grew deeper, Chu Wantang’s face was grim as she waited at the entrance of Wen Shiwei’s residential complex.

The security guard at the entrance would not let people in casually. He was on the phone confirming, and only after reporting Chu Wantang’s name did he let her in.

Soon, they met at the entrance.

Chu Wantang’s brows were furrowed. It was clearly spring, but she was exuding a cold aura.

She controlled her tone and asked as gently as possible, “Where is she?”

Wen Shiwei was stunned for half a second, then realized.

…So Huai Xing was so distraught tonight because the two of them had had a fight? And now Huai Xing hadn’t gone home at all, and the two of them hadn’t seen each other yet?

The moment this guess appeared, Wen Shiwei immediately burst out laughing.

So what if she had no chance? Wasn’t the opportunity to anger Chu Wantang right in front of her?

“She’s already asleep, Sister Wantang.” Wen Shiwei’s smile was rich. Her face already had a certain aggressiveness, and now her expression was even more flamboyant. “Sorry, you made a trip for nothing.”

Regardless of whether Huai Xing was really asleep or not, Chu Wantang knew that tonight’s Huai Xing did not want to see her.

She didn’t send her a message, didn’t answer her phone, and was nowhere to be seen.

But Chu Wantang really had no way. She wouldn’t barge in and drag Huai Xing out. That would make her seem very out of control.

In this relationship, she would never lose control.

Huai Xing could hide from her for a while, but not for a lifetime.

Besides, the words she had said today did indeed need to give Huai Xing time to digest alone.

She allowed it.

Having thought this through, a faint smile appeared on Chu Wantang’s lips. “It’s okay.”

She also blinked. “She was tired last night. It’s good that she can get a good night’s sleep at your place tonight. In that case, I’ll be going.”

Wen Shiwei’s smile froze.

Chu Wantang pressed the elevator button. After getting in, the corners of her lips immediately fell.

How dare Huai Xing stay at Wen Shiwei’s place?