After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 58

Chapter 58: Did You Install a Tracker on Me?

Huai Xing had been intentionally guided by Chu Wantang in the past, so she didn’t even hug her friends much. She would feel that this act was too intimate, and she should keep a distance from everyone.

But later, she realized that all of this was just Chu Wantang’s rhetoric. But in the words Chu Wantang had used to trick her into taking the hug photos, there was one sentence that was right, and that was that hugs can give people strength.

So in the past few years, without the spiritual shackles, when Huai Xing saw her friends whom she hadn’t seen for a long time, she would hug them without any hindrance.

The situation was the same now. The person who had pulled her into her arms was Lu Xianyue’s older sister—Lu Zhenyue.

Lu Zhenyue was four years older than Lu Xianyue. She had been cultivated as the Lu family’s successor since she was a child, but her ambition was not there. She had thrown herself into the theater circle without a trace of hesitation and was now a theater actress.

“Sister Suisui,” Huai Xing said, hugging her back and asking with a smile, “Why are you here? Aren’t you rehearsing for a new play? And you didn’t even tell me.”

She had deliberately not let the partner pick her up, but she hadn’t expected Lu Zhenyue to come.

“Suisui” was Lu Zhenyue’s nickname, taken from “suisui ping’an” (peace year after year). Because she had not been in good health as a child, this nickname was the Lu family’s ordinary expectation. When she had first met Lu Zhenyue, Lu Zhenyue had told Huai Xing that she could call her that. Over time, Huai Xing had also gotten used to it.

“Would it still be a surprise if I told you? Don’t worry about me. I still have time to pick you up at the airport,” Lu Zhenyue said, releasing the hug. She looked at the woman with the underarm crutches not far away and felt a little puzzled.

She had just raised an eyebrow because the other party was staring at her and Huai Xing hugging. What? Had she never seen people hug before?

It was really rude for a stranger to stare like that.

But she didn’t have any extra thoughts to pay attention to this very good-looking strange woman. She looked at Huai Xing in front of her, reached out to pat Huai Xing’s shoulder, and her long, narrow fox eyes were filled with a smile. “The food in Nancheng is not very to your liking, right? Let’s go. I’ll take you to lunch. I’ve already made a reservation.”

Huai Xing’s suitcase had already been taken. She didn’t chase after it to get it back, but just took her own bag and walked forward side by side with Lu Zhenyue. She then sent a message to Ding Rong and the others who had also come to Jingcheng, telling them to make their own arrangements for the time being.

The airport was bustling with people. They hadn’t walked a few steps, nor had they chatted for long, when Lu Zhenyue was called out by someone holding a piece of paper and a pen. “Teacher Lu.”

The two of them paused. They saw that this theater circle fan’s eyes were shining. “Could I trouble you to sign an autograph for me? I like you very much. I’ve already bought a ticket for your new play ‘Mist’ that will be performed tomorrow night…”

Lu Zhenyue was a strong actress and had a big name in the theater circle. She was recognized as a core actress, so it was normal for her to be recognized.

She let go of the suitcase handle and nodded with a smile. “Of course I can. Thank you for your support.”

Not only did they sign an autograph, but they also took a photo together. When the fan left, the corners of her mouth couldn’t be put down.

Huai Xing held out her palm, her eyes curving as she said, “Teacher Lu, could you please sign an autograph for me too?”

Lu Zhenyue couldn’t help but laugh and pulled the suitcase handle again.

Then she raised her other hand and, in a very cooperative manner, wrote her signature in Huai Xing’s palm with her elegant fingers, asking happily, “Do you need a photo too?”

“Thank you, Teacher Lu, but I’m hungry and in a hurry to eat.”

“Let’s go.”

The two of them chatted and laughed, their paces in sync, their figures gradually getting further and further away.

Chu Wantang stood by the suitcase. She was leaning on one underarm crutch, standing in place and watching them walk away.

Her brow was pressed very low, and her two eyebrows seemed to be forcefully twisted by an invisible force. There was a hint of gloom in her brown pupils that could not be dispelled, and her whole face looked like a frozen lake on a winter night. She unconsciously tightened her grip on the suitcase handle, and the force unknowingly became a little heavier.

Who was this woman who was hugging and walking side by side with Huai Xing? She didn’t know. She only knew that she was surrounded and engulfed by a huge sense of confusion. Although she had long expected that the current Huai Xing was living a life that had nothing to do with her, but…

Was Huai Xing hugging the other person so intimately like this? In a place as crowded as the airport.

Wouldn’t Huai Xing think of their resonating heartbeats when they had hugged before at this moment? Wouldn’t she think of the many times she had reminded her about such behavior? Wouldn’t she think that they had to kiss when they hugged?

The scene she had just seen was still playing in her mind. Not only did these two hug, but they also drew in her palm? Or was it an autograph like that passerby?

She could even imagine how cute Huai Xing looked from this woman’s perspective.

Autograph…

This keyword made Chu Wantang’s breath hitch. Coincidentally, the fan who had just asked the woman for an autograph was about to pass her. She put away her strange expression and called out to the passerby with a grin. “Hello, excuse me. What’s the name of the lady who just signed an autograph for you? I think she looks very familiar, but I just can’t remember her name for the life of me…”

She even patted her own head, looking as if she were really troubled by this. She already had a good-looking face, and this action did not make people suspicious at all.

The passerby quickly and enthusiastically answered, “It’s Teacher Lu Zhenyue, a theater actress.” She then asked hesitantly, “Are you a celebrity?”

“No, no.”

After thanking her, the simple conversation was over, and Chu Wantang’s face fell again.

Her lips were pressed together lightly as she walked forward slowly. There was no sign of Huai Xing and Lu Zhenyue in her field of vision, and the faces that brushed past her were all strangers.

But before long, Wan Yi came over with a mask on.

Seeing her like this, she wanted to laugh but held it in. She took her suitcase and said, “After knowing you for so many years, this is the first time I’ve seen you like this.”

How famous was Chu Wantang in school back then? She was good-looking, good at her studies, and looked polite and gentle, with a group of suitors behind her. At that time, although she seemed to be very close to everyone, she was always reserved and exceptionally noble.

Mm… looking at her like this now, she seemed quite approachable.

Chu Wantang glanced at her friend. “Did you see Xingxing when you came?”

“No.”

The sound of the suitcase wheels sounded. Wan Yi said as she walked, “I heard from Chengcheng that you saw Xingxing. Then you can treat us to dinner after Chengcheng comes back. We’ve been waiting for this meal for almost five years.” After she finished speaking, she remembered. “Hey? That’s right. Where’s Xingxing?”

“…” Chu Wantang’s tone was extremely calm. “She’s on a business trip to Jingcheng and has something to do, so she left first.”

Twenty minutes later, Chu Wantang was sitting in the passenger seat. The car quickly drove out of the airport garage and saw the sunlight outside.

While waiting at the first red light, Wan Yi made a phone call. In a flash, she saw Chu Wantang flipping through her phone screen.

On the screen was Baidu’s encyclopedia introduction.

As someone who had a name in the encyclopedia introduction, Wan Yi cleared her throat. “I’ve already announced that I’m taking a break from work. Why are you still looking at my encyclopedia?”

Her career had come to an end two years ago after she had earned enough money. She had not renewed all her endorsements, and all her modeling business had also been put on hold. For this, her fans had been sad for a long time, but she herself was happy and free, flirting and dating her new favorite little sister.

“I’m not looking at yours,” Chu Wantang said, propping her head on one hand and scrolling the screen with the other.

She didn’t watch plays, but she had a client who liked to watch them. In order to cater to their preferences, she had even gotten tickets for Lu Zhenyue’s play for the client before. Who would have thought that Lu Zhenyue and Huai Xing had a connection?

Why? Was it because of Lu Xianyue? It seemed that was the only possibility.

Hearing this, Wan Yi was even more unhappy. “If you’re not looking at my encyclopedia, whose are you looking at?” She leaned over to take a look. “Lu Zhenyue? Isn’t that the theater actress? I went to see her play with my last little sister before. Speaking of which, hehe, my last little sister was very obsessed with Lu Zhenyue. I couldn’t stand it anymore and broke up with her. Later, I asked, and huo ah, these little sisters of hers really like Lu Zhenyue like this. She’s beautiful and has a scholarly temperament. Of course, I’m also very popular like this…”

These words drilled into Chu Wantang’s ears, and her face became more and more ugly. She asked in a deep voice, “What do you mean by ‘these little sisters of hers really like Lu Zhenyue like this’?”

The light ahead was green. Wan Yi held the steering wheel and couldn’t see her friend’s face. She said, “That’s just the way it is. But you don’t have to care. Your older sister type is actually very popular with little sisters too.”

Hearing this, Chu Wantang just felt that the injury on her foot was even more serious. She exited Lu Zhenyue’s encyclopedia introduction and went to the ticket-buying app.

“Mist” was a new play that Lu Zhenyue was going to perform tomorrow night. Not a single ticket was left in the thousand-seat theater. She stared at the three words “sold out,” her eyelashes trembling, and then went to Xianyu.

She posted: [Looking for a ticket for the best seat for Lu Zhenyue’s ‘Mist’ in Jingcheng tomorrow night at seven. Willing to pay a premium.]

…

After having lunch with Lu Zhenyue, Huai Xing had a ticket for “Mist” in her bag.

On the way to the Junling Hotel, Lu Zhenyue kept emphasizing, “Remember to come tomorrow night, Xiao Xing.” She smiled. “It’s rare that you’re here for the first performance. Of course I have to give you the best seat.”

“Then I’ll clap the loudest.”

Lu Zhenyue was very satisfied with this and the corners of her lips curled up. “Mm, I’ll be able to tell. What if it’s not the loudest?”

“Then can I treat Sister Suisui to a meal?”

“Okay.”

At nearly one-thirty, Lu Zhenyue took Huai Xing to the hotel and then drove back to the theater to participate in the rehearsal.

Huai Xing checked in, changed her clothes, and lay down on the bed.

She stared at the ceiling, thought for a moment, and then took out her phone and opened WeChat, asking Lu Xianyue: [Are you home yet?] It was already noon.

A few minutes later, Lu Xianyue replied: [Just got home.]

In less than half a second, Lu Xianyue said again: [She still came to pick me up.]

[That’s really unexpected.]

Lu Xianyue: [Hmph.] She seemed to be in a good mood.

Lu Xianyue: [Have you and my sister broken up?]

Huai Xing: [Mm.]

Lu Xianyue: [By the way, did you run into President Chu?]

Huai Xing turned over, pulled up the screenshot of the Alipay receipt, but in the end, she did not send it, only saying: [I did.]

This answer was not surprising at all, and Lu Xianyue did not say any more.

It was just a meeting. As long as Huai Xing didn’t ask her for help, it should be fine…?

After chatting for a while, Huai Xing cut off the connection on the grounds that she was going to take a nap.

Before turning off her phone, she opened her photo album and looked at the name “Tang” in the screenshot with a blank expression, silently deleting the screenshot.

The next day, Huai Xing and her team came to the Junling Hotel Group company to discuss business. It was called discussing, but in fact, it was just to finalize the final details. The two sides had been busy for a long time for this cooperation.

“Silk Season” took the high-end silk route, and the Junling Hotel was also a luxury hotel. The cooperation model between the two sides was to establish a silk lifestyle ecosystem—a “Silk Art Gallery” would be set up in every Junling Hotel, a “Silk Sleep System” would be customized, and some suites would only use “Silk Season’s” silk…

After the contract was signed, they had lunch together. Most of the people present were women, and there was no stinky drinking culture.

Huai Xing sat next to the president of the Junling Hotel, Tan Yunshu. The two of them chatted in a business-like manner until Tan Yunshu received a call. Her smile couldn’t be contained, and she said to her apologetically, “I’m sorry, President Huai. I’m going to take a call from my wife.”

“…It’s nothing,” Huai Xing said. She had heard before that Tan Yunshu had had a wedding with her girlfriend, but she was still a little surprised to hear Tan Yunshu say it like this.

And in the short time they had been eating, Tan Yunshu had looked at her phone screen several times, clearly waiting for a call.

Huai Xing also inadvertently glanced at Tan Yunshu’s phone screen saver. It was a back view of two women in satin wedding dresses, very beautiful and well-matched.

She had also fantasized about it before, but fortunately, she had woken up long ago.

Suddenly thinking of this, Huai Xing lowered her eyes and took a drink glass.

And took a sip as a penalty.

After an afternoon of socializing, Huai Xing came to the Guangji Theater.

This theater was one of the larger theaters in Jingcheng. After she had gotten to know Lu Zhenyue through Lu Xianyue, she had also been here twice.

The theater was crowded with people, and everyone was queuing up to go in and go through security.

In Huai Xing’s phone was a message from Lu Zhenyue, asking if she had arrived.

She took a picture in front of the crew’s poster and sent it.

Lu Zhenyue: [Why isn’t it a group photo?]

Huai Xing then turned the camera to herself and gave a smile to the camera.

And sent it again.

Lu Zhenyue: [Beautiful.]

Huai Xing: [Then I’m going in, Sister Suisui.]

Lu Zhenyue: [See you in a while.]

The ticket Lu Zhenyue had given Huai Xing was in the fifth row, right in the middle. This was called the golden position.

It was not too close to the stage, nor too far. You wouldn’t feel a sore neck from looking up all the time, and the audience could clearly see the actors’ facial expressions, subtle movements, and the details on the stage, and would not be disconnected from the overall atmosphere and effect of the stage performance.

Huai Xing took her ticket and sat down. While waiting for the show to start, she chatted with Lu Xianyue.

It was noisy around, but the seat next to her was always empty. With five minutes left before the show started, the person next to her finally sat down, not very gracefully, due to the force of her foot.

Huai Xing first smelled the woody scent that was somewhat distant in her memory. She looked straight ahead, pretending not to know.

Two more days had passed, and Chu Wantang’s foot injury had not yet healed, but it was true that she no longer needed underarm crutches.

She sat next to Huai Xing, her legs slightly crossed, and also looked at the stage, but all her attention was on Huai Xing.

So close…

Between their shoulders, there was only a distance of three fists.

As she had expected, Lu Zhenyue must have given Huai Xing the best seat. She held the ticket, a dimple faintly visible. This ticket, which had been marked up to ten thousand yuan, was well worth it.

Chu Wantang’s arm was on the armrest, her slender fingertips tapping the air lightly.

After three minutes, she finally turned her head, looked at Huai Xing as if in surprise, and called out, “President Huai.” She couldn’t help but laugh. “Did you install a tracker on me?”