After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 70

Chapter 70: Chu Wantang Was Staring at Her.

The ginger soup boiled in the hotel kitchen was indeed as unpalatable as she remembered.

Just before getting out of the car, Huai Xing had just managed to finish the ginger soup in her cup. She quickly popped a piece of candy, which the hotel had prepared to coax children, into her mouth, and only then did she feel the spicy taste in her mouth lessen.

Ding Rong, in the passenger seat, had already drunk her ginger soup. Noticing her action, she could hardly maintain her steady expression and complained, “President Huai, you actually have candy.”

“I’m sorry,” the candy rolled in Huai Xing’s mouth, her eyes curving into a smile. “The staff only gave me one.”

Ding Rong crossed her arms. “Hmph! I have some at home!”

She then said to the driver in the driver’s seat, “Uncle Tai, I’ll bring you a candy tomorrow too. I won’t bring any for President Huai.”

“Thanks.”

The rain gradually lessened, and the atmosphere in the car was light and cheerful.

When the candy in Huai Xing’s mouth was almost finished, the car also drove into the underground garage. After reminding Ding Rong and Uncle Tai to drive safely, she got out of the car.

It was cold at night, and the temperature in the garage was even a few degrees lower. She quickened her pace, and before long, she returned to the apartment. The first thing she did was to change her still-wet shoes, and then she took her pajamas and went into the bathroom to wash her hair and take a shower.

After washing up, the spicy and sweet taste in her mouth had all disappeared, leaving only the freshness of the toothpaste.

She came out of the bathroom with a face mask on. Before she could sit down on the sofa, her special ringtone sounded.

She swiped the screen and said directly, “I’m back. I’m wearing a face mask.”

“Why didn’t you let me know?” Lu Xianyue said, not without concern. “Do you still consider me a good friend, classmate Huai Xing!”

“I was too sticky from the rain. I didn’t have time.”

“What? You got caught in the rain?”

“My pant legs, it’s nothing. I’ve already had ginger soup.”

“You can even drink that disgusting stuff.”

Huai Xing couldn’t help but laugh. “Mm.” She asked, “Is there anything else?”

“Auntie just sent a message in the group, saying that since my sister is not going back to Jingcheng yet, we should have dinner together tomorrow. I saw that you hadn’t replied, so I thought you weren’t back yet.” After Lu Xuerong had handed over the company to the two of them, she had not appeared much.

“Okay, I’ll reply in a bit.”

After hanging up, Huai Xing pulled at the face mask on her face and opened WeChat.

She hadn’t looked at her phone much since she had left the hotel. Now, she naturally saw several unread messages. She first replied to Lu Xuerong, saying that they would have dinner together tomorrow, and only then did she exit and open her chat with Chu Wantang.

Chu Wantang: [The ginger soup was surprisingly delicious. Thanks.]

There was a ten-minute interval.

Chu Wantang: [President Huai, are you home yet?]

Another twenty minutes passed.

Chu Wantang: [You promised me you would let me know when you got home.]

Huai Xing glanced at the three short lines of text, her fair fingertips tapping the screen.

She replied: [I’m wearing a face mask.]

Chu Wantang replied instantly: [Okay.]

Huai Xing looked at her reply, thought for a moment, and then sent a photo of her and Ding Rong and Uncle Tai toasting with ginger soup after they had gotten in the car. She didn’t want Chu Wantang to misunderstand anything.

She had made the ginger soup because she was afraid of catching a cold from the rain. The rest was just a bonus.

Chu Wantang replied instantly again: [Do you have any candy?]

[I do.]

[Then, good night.]

Huai Xing did not reply and switched out, pausing everything between them for the night here.

Chu Wantang leaned against the head of the bed and opened the picture again.

Of course she knew what the photo Huai Xing had sent meant. She was afraid that she would misunderstand, so she was explaining that she was not the only one who had the ginger soup.

She wouldn’t misunderstand. What else could she misunderstand? Huai Xing was such a good person, thoughtful, gentle, and delicate. All the beautiful words in the world could be used on Huai Xing.

It was she who had taken the initiative to not want all this. She would bear all the consequences.

And she didn’t have that much time to worry about herself.

Since Huai Xing had left, she had been constantly thinking back to the truth behind the pain of that night, which Huai Xing had calmly stated in the elevator. Her nose would suddenly feel sore, and her heart would ache numbly.

If she could go back to that night five years ago, she would definitely admit to her friends that her feelings for Huai Xing were love. She would definitely follow the deepest thoughts in her heart and no longer treat Huai Xing as a little pet that came when called and went when shooed, and give Huai Xing the most basic respect. She would love and care for Huai Xing, and put everything she could give in front of Huai Xing.

But where was the “if” in the world? Where were there so many “ifs”? Time could not be turned back, and that withered spring letter could not return to its original appearance.

Every day of the past five years no longer had the brilliant scenery of that morning.

Waking up on May 15th, Huai Xing sent a birthday wish to Zhuo Xin.

But by the time she had finished her meeting at the company, Zhuo Xin had just woken up and sent a sleepy video, saying “thank you, sister.” She turned the camera and even had her daughter, little Ke Ke, blow her a kiss. “Mommy Xingxing, I miss you so much, muah~~~ bobobo~~~”

Huai Xing sat in her office, the corners of her lips lifting as she watched the video, and replied: [I miss you too! Can you kiss my cheek again next time we meet?]

Zhuo Xin’s family was rich, and she had been to Haicheng many times to play, so Huai Xing had had more contact with little Ke Ke. But unfortunately, she didn’t have much time to teach little Ke Ke to play the violin.

Busyness had become the main theme of her life, and more and more social engagements filled her time. She had to find free time to practice the violin herself.

Zhuo Xin’s side immediately replied with a childish voice message: “Okay, okay, okay!!!”

Huai Xing smiled.

But before long, she received a voice message from Su Qiao, also saying that she missed her very much.

After replying to the message, Huai Xing propped her chin on her hand and tapped her cheek with her fingertips.

She didn’t even know why she was so popular with children. So she sent a message to Lu Xianyue and asked: [I have a question.]

[Say it.]

[Why am I so popular with children?]

Lu Xianyue: [Are you only popular with children?]

Huai Xing’s eyes lit up, and she typed: [Wow, you’re saying such nice things!]

She then asked: [Did you have a fight with Sister Shiwei again?]

Lu Xianyue said: [Mm.]

Huai Xing: […]

Forget it. From her observation, at this stage, she no longer needed to say good things about Lu Xianyue in front of Wen Shiwei. Once some things progressed differently, it was not convenient for her to interfere.

Did she have selfish motives? Perhaps she did.

She was a little sensitive in this aspect and had long since noticed that Lu Xianyue’s attitude towards Wen Shiwei was different. So in the past two years, she had not hesitated to mention Lu Xianyue’s good points in front of Wen Shiwei, wanting Wen Shiwei’s attention to no longer be on her.

But in fact, she didn’t need to deliberately guide her, right? From the moment the two of them had met, they were destined to be entangled.

…

At noon, they had lunch at a Chinese restaurant near the company.

Lu Xuerong had booked a table early. She had nothing to do and had come early. Lu Zhenyue’s flight back to Jingcheng was at three-thirty in the afternoon, and she had also arrived after putting away her luggage.

After work, Huai Xing and Lu Xianyue came to the restaurant. Of the four people in the room, three had the same surname. Huai Xing sat next to Lu Zhenyue and Lu Xianyue, and Lu Xuerong was opposite her.

Five years had passed, and there were a few more white hairs on Lu Xuerong’s head. She had no intention of dyeing them black.

There were fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and two shallow furrows between her brows. Her skin was also a little looser than before, and even her lip lines had become clear. But she still looked like just-melted snow, with a hint of coldness.

“The old lady’s eighty-fifth birthday banquet is on the fourteenth of next month,” Lu Xuerong said, handing over the guest list. “The three of you will have to go then and also greet the guests. During this period, familiarize yourselves with the situation of the guests on the list.”

Lu Xuerong had stayed in Yuncheng for more than twenty years back then, and she had not returned to Jingcheng often in the middle. She was not very close to her two nieces, but she was very capable and could do anything. Lu Zhenyue and Lu Xianyue had admired this aunt of theirs since they were young, so when Lu Xuerong had asked her if she wanted to participate in her successor training plan, she had nodded without a word. If it had been someone else, she would not have agreed so quickly.

As for Huai Xing, as the successor certified by Lu Xuerong, she had also often “wandered” around the Lu family when she had been to Jingcheng in the past two years. Last time she had returned to Jingcheng, she had also taken the time to go to the Lu family. The old lady of the Lu family liked this junior of hers very much and had even given her a gift. Now, it was no problem for Lu Xuerong to have her greet the guests with the two Lu sisters.

They each had a copy of the list, and Huai Xing was flipping through it.

She was familiar with the Tan family of the Junling Hotel Group, and also the Shen family who owned a high-end shopping mall. She had heard of most of the others, until she saw the Chu family, a well-known car brand. The word “Chu” made her eyelids twitch.

Lu Xianyue at the side also pointed to the Chu family. “Auntie, when Grandma had her birthday banquet before, didn’t the Chu family refuse every time?”

And not just the birthday banquet, but many banquets in their circle, the Chu family would not participate if they could. They would basically send their family’s butler to send their congratulations. Lu Xianyue didn’t know the specific reason. She only knew that the Chu family was very mysterious.

“Decisions can always be changed.”

Lu Zhenyue finished flipping through the list, closed it, and said to Lu Xuerong with a smile, “Auntie can be very at ease with the two of them. They were cultivated by you. I’m different. I’m just a small theater actress.”

“You,” Lu Xuerong said, taking a sip of the tea on the table, and then said to Huai Xing, “Xiao Huai, are you going to Yuncheng for the Dragon Boat Festival at the end of the month?”

Huai Xing nodded. “Mm.”

The time she went to the Yuncheng cemetery to visit her mother was no longer on the anniversary and the Qingming Festival, but at other times.

As long as her longing could be delivered, any time was fine.

She believed that her mother understood.

Lu Xuerong lowered her eyes and looked at the list in her hand. Once upon a time, the Chu family and the Huai family had appeared next to each other.

They could never go back.

After the meal, Lu Xuerong left first, and Lu Zhenyue was preparing to go to the airport.

Downstairs.

Lu Zhenyue refused her sister and Huai Xing’s intention to see her off. “I can just take a taxi. You two still have to work in the afternoon, so don’t see me off.” Her gaze fell on Huai Xing’s face, and she asked with a smile, “You didn’t take the initiative to hug me when I came. Now that I’m leaving, shouldn’t you be a little more proactive, Xiao Xing?”

“Safe travels, Sister Suisui,” Huai Xing said, hugging the other person. “Let us know when you get to Jingcheng. We’ll see you next time you come to Haicheng to perform.”

Lu Xianyue at the side pretended to wipe her tears. “Sister, I’ll miss you so much.”

“Come on.”

Lu Zhenyue ruffled Huai Xing’s hair and turned to her sister. “You’ll miss the food I make, right?” She then felt that it was not right. “No, you won’t even miss the food I make. The one who ranks first in your heart now seems to be named Wen…”

Lu Xianyue quickly went to cover her sister’s mouth, and the hug also loosened.

Huai Xing watched them fooling around, her eyes curving.

She turned her head and saw Chu Wantang standing with her subordinates not far away.

Chu Wantang was staring at her.