Are you two being lovey-dovey? Lin Qianwei instinctively wanted to deny it, but Ji Yunxiao put her arm around her shoulders and said seriously to the kid on the other end of the video, “That’s right, we’re being lovey-dovey.”
Lin Qianwei’s ears instantly flushed red.
She snapped, “What nonsense are you spouting? Don’t say weird things like that in front of a child…”
Ji Yunxiao turned her head, eyes burning as she looked at Lin Qianwei, a playful smile on her lips.
“I wasn’t the one who brought it up.
It was Youran who asked first.
Why don’t you ask your niece how she knows so much?”
Lin Qianwei glanced at the little girl on the screen, who was biting a lollipop, and hesitated to speak.
Ji Yunxiao’s slender fingers slid from Lin Qianwei’s shoulder and naturally brushed over the back of her hand, lightly tapping it.
Ji Yunxiao’s voice was husky.
“Is it that you don’t want to ask, or are you too embarrassed to?”
Lin Qianwei’s hand trembled.
Since she didn’t pull away, Ji Yunxiao took hold of her soft, fair fingertips, intertwining their fingers.
Lin Qianwei finally couldn’t take it anymore.
She slapped Ji Yunxiao’s hand away, glared at her, and said coldly, “Shut up.”
Ji Yunxiao’s eyes curved with amusement, but she didn’t push her luck.
Instead, she turned to Lin Youran and asked gently, “Is there anything else you want to say to your aunt?”
After asking, Ji Yunxiao blatantly winked at the little girl.
Lin Youran was quick on the uptake and immediately asked in her sweet voice, “Auntie, when are you coming to see me?”
Faced with such a cute and well-behaved little dumpling, Lin Qianwei couldn’t keep up her cold front.
She tried to smile and replied, “I’ll come see you tomorrow.”
Ji Yunxiao teased, “Your aunt is smiling.
Isn’t she pretty when she smiles?”
Lin Youran couldn’t help but stare in a daze.
After snapping out of it, she nodded seriously.
“Very pretty.”
Ji Yunxiao looked at the person beside her, her eyes gentle as water.
“It’d be even better if you smiled at me more often.”
Lin Qianwei shot her a glare.
After chatting a bit longer, Lin Youran yawned and said she was sleepy.
Lin Yuan came over at that moment, ready to put her granddaughter to bed.
The tablet was propped up on the table.
Lin Yuan glanced at the screen by chance, and her eyes widened in shock.
She exclaimed, “Weiwei, don’t tell me you’re living with Ji Yunxiao now?” Lin Yuan couldn’t help but question, “How can you live with her?”
Seeing her mother’s reaction, Lin Qianwei frowned.
She instinctively wanted to defend Ji Yunxiao, so she blurted out, “Mom, Ji Yunxiao is my legitimate wife.
What’s wrong with us living together?”
Lin Yuan opened her mouth, her expression complicated, but she didn’t say a word.
Lin Qianwei softened her tone.
“I’ll hang up now if there’s nothing else.
You should get some rest.”
Lin Qianwei hung up the video call.
Just as she was about to hand the phone back to Ji Yunxiao, she saw Ji Yunxiao watching her, eyes shimmering with a gentle light, as if reflecting endless tenderness.
Lin Qianwei’s gaze flickered.
“Here you go.” She didn’t look at Ji Yunxiao, just held out her hand.
Ji Yunxiao knew how soft and delicate those hands were, but she didn’t touch her again.
She just took the phone and said seriously, “Thank you, wifey.”
Without any physical contact, Lin Qianwei felt an inexplicable emptiness inside.
She glanced at Ji Yunxiao, pressed her lips together, and put on her usual proud and aloof demeanor, her tone cold.
“What’s there to thank me for?”
Ji Yunxiao chuckled.
“Just now, in front of Mom, you stood up for me.”
Lin Qianwei wanted to argue.
“I wasn’t standing up for you, I just…”
Ji Yunxiao still looked at her with gentle patience.
“Just what?”
Lin Qianwei couldn’t answer.
It really did seem like she was standing up for Ji Yunxiao.
In her mind, she could lose her temper at Ji Yunxiao, she could give her attitude, but no one else could.
No one else was allowed.
Not even her mom.
Lin Qianwei’s mind was a mess, full of tangled thoughts.
She glanced at Ji Yunxiao, then looked away.
“You can leave now.”
Lin Qianwei was clearly embarrassed again.
Her lips pressed into a straight line, her long lashes trembling, and she put on a cold front, planning to get up and turn her back to Ji Yunxiao.
But because of what they’d done in the bathroom earlier, her legs were still weak.
When she stood up too quickly, she nearly fell back onto the sofa.
But Ji Yunxiao caught her steadily.
Ji Yunxiao gently held her, tilting her head to ask, “Where do you want me to go?”
Lin Qianwei’s ears burned.
She muttered, “Anywhere, just not here.”
Ji Yunxiao laughed.
“Just now, in front of Mom, you said I’m your legitimate wife, and that we should be living together.”
Lin Qianwei looked at her in embarrassment and tried to explain, “I never said we should be living together.”
Ji Yunxiao raised her eyebrows.
“Isn’t it basically the same thing? It all means the same, doesn’t it?”
Lin Qianwei pushed her away and said coldly, “Even if that’s true, I was just putting on a show for my mom.
I couldn’t let her bully you, could I? Anyway… I’m not living with you.”
Lin Qianwei urged anxiously, “Just go.”
Ji Yunxiao dragged out her words, acting cute.
“But where should I go?”
Lin Qianwei: “I don’t care where you go.”
Ji Yunxiao smiled and came closer, coaxing her softly, “Don’t you want to eat my cooking tomorrow morning?”
Lin Qianwei hesitated.
She realized she actually did want that.
She thought for a moment and offered a solution.
“You can leave now and come back tomorrow morning.”
“But that’s such a hassle.”
Ji Yunxiao sounded troubled.
“What if there’s a traffic jam? What if I oversleep? Or what if I rush over and get into a car accident…”
Lin Qianwei quickly cut her off.
“Don’t say that.”
She even reached over to cover Ji Yunxiao’s mouth.
Though she let go after just a few seconds, she still felt her palm burning.
“But those things could really happen,” Ji Yunxiao said, standing beside Lin Qianwei and bumping her shoulder gently, her voice a little hoarse.
“President Lin, have some pity on me.
Qianwei, can’t you be a little nice to me?”
Lin Qianwei turned around and met those bright, sparkling eyes, her heart instantly in chaos.
It was all Ji Yunxiao’s fault for being so good at acting cute.
“What do you need pity for?” Even as she said that, Lin Qianwei didn’t make Ji Yunxiao leave.
Lin Qianwei didn’t know how to face Ji Yunxiao anymore.
She’d handled all kinds of big situations before, always calm and collected, but now, just standing in front of Ji Yunxiao, she didn’t know what to do with her hands and feet.
She needed to get out of here.
She had to escape this unbearable anxiety.
But… which foot should she move first? Lin Qianwei had forgotten how to walk.
She felt top-heavy, her head spinning, her feet light as air, and even the color at her ears seemed tinged with a faint red.
Her earlobes felt like ripe cherries, tempting and inviting, as if begging to be tasted.
Her breathing quickened, and she planned to let out a long breath while Ji Yunxiao wasn’t paying attention.
But Ji Yunxiao still noticed.
Ji Yunxiao brought her those two mojitos with ice, handed one to her, and asked, “Are you really thirsty?” The icy mojito was refreshing and delicious.
Lin Qianwei did feel a bit parched, so she reached out to take it.
“Hiss…” That hurt.
The mojito tasted great, the lime and mint perfectly balancing the strong rum, creating a unique fragrance.
There was nothing wrong with the cocktail itself, but Lin Qianwei’s lips had been bitten by Ji Yunxiao earlier, and the broken skin stung as soon as it touched the drink.
Lin Qianwei put down the glass, covered her lips with her fingers, and her delicate brows furrowed.
Ji Yunxiao realized what was wrong and stepped forward, concerned.
“Does your mouth still hurt?”
Lin Qianwei glared at her and couldn’t help but curse, “Are you a dog or something, Ji Yunxiao?”
Ji Yunxiao replied, “I—I actually was born in the Year of the Dog.”
Lin Qianwei: “?”
Ji Yunxiao knew she couldn’t accept the whole transmigration thing, so she didn’t mention the other world.
She just looked at Lin Qianwei’s lips and murmured softly, “What should I do about this?”
Lin Qianwei stood there and sneered coldly, “This is all your fault.”
Ji Yunxiao had wanted to coax her into another kiss, but clearly that wasn’t happening now.
“Want me to put some ointment on it?” Ji Yunxiao tried to make up for it.
Lin Qianwei said indifferently, “No need.”
Ji Yunxiao picked up the mojito for her, trying to please her.
“Then do you still want to drink it?”
Lin Qianwei was hesitating when Ji Yunxiao added, “You should drink a little.
I bet you’re dehydrated right now, you need to rehydrate.”
Lin Qianwei held the clear glass.
“Dehydrated from what?”
Ji Yunxiao stared at her unbelievably beautiful face and couldn’t help but blurt out what she was thinking.
“Because you lost a lot of fluids, so you’re dehydrated.”
Lin Qianwei’s eyes shot up, her cheeks instantly flushed red.
She exploded, losing all her usual composure, her voice going sharp.
“You’re the one who’s dehydrated! You—your whole family is dehydrated!”
“No, I mean…” Ji Yunxiao saw how strong Lin Qianwei’s reaction was and tried to explain, “Qianwei, I didn’t mean anything else.
Staying in the bathroom too long can cause dehydration, and some people even have trouble breathing or go into shock, so I was really worried earlier.”
Ji Yunxiao decided to explain everything, “I was just worried you’d faint or something, that’s why I knocked on the door.
I wasn’t trying to bother you on purpose.”
I wasn’t trying to bother you on purpose.
Not on purpose… How could it not be on purpose?
Lin Qianwei thought no one had noticed what she was doing, but Ji Yunxiao’s words made everything clear.
She felt like a balloon that had been popped, her shame scattered everywhere.
Her eyes reddened as she snapped at Ji Yunxiao, “You’re too much! I’m telling you, I didn’t do anything! I just took a longer shower! Don’t overthink it! Don’t even think about it, you hear me!”
When she got mad, she lost all her usual coolness and instead became soft and adorable, radiating a unique kind of cuteness from the inside out.
Ji Yunxiao looked at her and couldn’t help but laugh.
Lin Qianwei stomped her foot in anger.
“You’re still laughing!”
Ji Yunxiao barely managed to stop smiling and said seriously, “I know, you didn’t do anything, but I have to explain one more thing.”
Lin Qianwei glared at her fiercely.
“What else do you need to explain?”
Ji Yunxiao put on a straight face.
“I just want to say, there’s scientific evidence that staying in the bathroom too long causes dehydration.
When you shower, your pores open up, which leads to a lot of fluid loss.
Plus, if you shower too long, it damages the lipid barrier, and if that gets thinner, it speeds up water loss…”①
Lin Qianwei cut her off, still angry.
“Shut up!”
Ji Yunxiao: “I…”
Lin Qianwei was so embarrassed her eyes were red at the corners.
“Shut up, shut up, shut up! Ji Yunxiao, shut up!”
Ji Yunxiao held back her laughter.
“Okay.”
Teasing her wife was just too much fun.
How could there be such an adorable, lively woman in this world?
The woman she found so cute was now clutching the glass tightly.
Lin Qianwei finally managed to calm herself down, not quite as mortified as before, but she still couldn’t help gritting her teeth at Ji Yunxiao.
“I really want to dump this whole glass of booze on you!”
Ji Yunxiao smiled again.
She opened her arms, didn’t dodge, and said, “I’ll stand right here.
Go ahead.”
If the nearly clear cocktail soaked her clothes, clinging to her body, it would not only reveal her figure but also outline a different kind of allure.
Ji Yunxiao was even a little excited about it.
But in the end, Lin Qianwei couldn’t bring herself to do it.
When it came to Ji Yunxiao, she always went soft for no reason.
She just couldn’t do it.
All Lin Qianwei could do was turn away in frustration and retreat to the master bedroom.
Ji Yunxiao chuckled softly again.
A few minutes later, Lin Qianwei came out with a cold face.
She locked the guest room door right in front of Ji Yunxiao and said, trying to sound fierce and indifferent, “You’re sleeping on the couch tonight!”
Ji Yunxiao was tall, and that couch was way too small for her.
It was easy to imagine how uncomfortable it would be for her to sleep there.
But this was the only punishment Lin Qianwei could think of.
But Ji Yunxiao was almost dizzy from how cute her wife was being.
She’d heard that after marriage, if you made your wife mad, you’d get sent to the couch.
She never thought she’d get to experience it herself.
Honestly, it wasn’t bad at all.
Lin Qianwei had put her dirty clothes in the laundry basket, and Ji Yunxiao saw them and just washed everything for her.
After drying her hands, Ji Yunxiao glanced in a certain direction and suddenly thought of that moonstone silver chain.
Her wife’s reaction to it today had been a little off.
Thinking this, Ji Yunxiao walked over, opened the drawer, and took out the delicate velvet box.
The silver anklet with the moonstone lay neatly inside, glowing softly under the light.
It looked exactly like the one she’d given, but Ji Yunxiao knew this wasn’t the one she’d gifted.
Moonstone is pretty common in nature, so it’s not expensive.
It’s a cheap gemstone, but there was no way Ji Yunxiao would give Lin Qianwei something ordinary.
She’d put her own special design into it.
So after a careful look, Ji Yunxiao could tell the difference between the two.
That was odd.
Where had the original anklet gone?
Ji Yunxiao thought for a moment and remembered that evening when Bai Ying had caused trouble.
She finished dealing with the code and hurried back, only to run into Lin Qianwei, who was holding a flashlight and seemed to be searching for something in the garden.
Later, she was so focused on treating Lin Qianwei’s wrist injury that she forgot to ask what Lin Qianwei had been looking for.
Thinking about it now, was Lin Qianwei searching for that anklet? Ji Yunxiao figured she probably was.
But she was also curious—how did that moonstone anklet get lost? Was it an accident, or did Lin Qianwei throw it away in a fit of anger? And why did Lin Qianwei have a nearly identical anklet custom-made, then lie and say it was the original one? Ji Yunxiao found it amusing.
She’d already annoyed Lin Qianwei today, and figured Lin Qianwei would be stuck in that wave of embarrassment for a while, so she decided not to ask her about it.
If she wanted to know what really happened that day, there were other ways.
No rush.
Before going to bed, Ji Yunxiao went to Lin Qianwei’s room again.
Even though Lin Qianwei had locked the guest room door to keep her out, she’d forgotten to lock the master bedroom where she slept.
So Ji Yunxiao slipped in without any trouble and came to her side.
Lin Qianwei was a restless sleeper.
The thin blanket had once again slipped down from her stomach, and her nightdress was bunched up almost to her hips, exposing two long, pale, slender legs.
Ji Yunxiao shook her head.
She calmly pulled down Lin Qianwei’s nightdress for her.
Even when her hand brushed against bare skin and her mind started to wander, she still restrained herself and didn’t do anything extra.
She just tucked Lin Qianwei in.
“Did you leave the door unlocked on purpose?” Ji Yunxiao’s voice was soft, with a faint smile, like she was whispering sweet nothings.
“Or do you just trust me that much?”
Ji Yunxiao looked at Lin Qianwei for a while longer.
She was afraid of waking her up, so even though she was reluctant, she planned to leave.
But just then, Lin Qianwei turned over and mumbled in her sleep, “Sister Xiaoxiao…”
Ji Yunxiao’s eyes darkened.
“Qianqian.”
“Xiaoxiao…”
“Yeah, I’m here.”
Ji Yunxiao half-knelt on the soft carpet, took that soft little hand, and leaned in to listen to her sleep talk.
In her dreams, Lin Qianwei confessed, “I like Xiaoxiao…”
In that instant, Ji Yunxiao’s beautiful eyes filled with tears.
She held back her tears and said, word by word, “Xiaoxiao likes you too.”
Ji Yunxiao said, “I like you so much it hurts.”
“Mm…” Lin Qianwei kept mumbling in her sleep, her tone softer than usual.
“But… but Sister Xiaoxiao fed another woman sugar-roasted chestnuts… I don’t want to like her anymore…”
Ji Yunxiao’s tears, which were about to fall, suddenly stopped.
She was helpless, and a little amused.
“I didn’t feed another woman sugar-roasted chestnuts, and I never will.” Ji Yunxiao gently pinched her fingers, scolding her with affection, “How are you still jealous even in your dreams?”
Lin Qianwei mumbled a few more words.
Ji Yunxiao leaned in to listen, but couldn’t quite make them out.
She waited a bit longer, but all she could hear was her wife’s soft snoring.
“You sure sleep soundly.” Ji Yunxiao ground her teeth a little, feeling a bit annoyed.
This woman really knew how to tease her.
Even in her sleep, she could make her eyes well up with tears.
“That’s what you get for not locking the door.” Ji Yunxiao picked up Lin Qianwei’s fingers.
She threatened in a hoarse voice, “I really might bully you, you know.”
With that, Ji Yunxiao lowered her head and pressed a gentle kiss to those delicate fingers.
Lin Qianwei didn’t wake up.
She kept sleeping soundly, and after Ji Yunxiao gazed at her a little longer, she left the room.
Ji Yunxiao closed the door behind her.
The next morning, Lin Qianwei woke up, almost having forgotten what happened yesterday.
But the moment she saw Ji Yunxiao, her cheeks flushed red in an instant.
Lin Qianwei straightened her back, lifted her chin, and asked sternly, “Is breakfast ready?”
Ji Yunxiao, as if she’d had professional training, struck a butler’s pose and replied respectfully, “It’s ready, Miss Lin.
Please come to the table.”
Lin Qianwei shot her a cold look and said, “You’re not allowed to eat at the table with me today.”
Ji Yunxiao nodded.
“Okay, whatever you say.”
Lin Qianwei’s rosy lips curled into a cold smile, and she spat out, “You can eat my leftovers.”
Ji Yunxiao almost couldn’t hold it in.
She could tell her wife was still mad, but why did her wife look so cute and funny when she was angry?
After washing up, Lin Qianwei sat at the table.
She first took a spoonful of creamy corn soup, found it tasted good, and drank most of it.
The Japanese-style tamagoyaki was fragrant and tender, and Lin Qianwei liked it too, but she only ate half.
There were also refreshing cucumber sushi rolls and crispy meat pies stuffed with chicken breast.
Lin Qianwei ate half of each and left the rest.
When she looked at the last meat pie on her plate, her hand holding the chopsticks hesitated.
Ji Yunxiao came over to coax her.
“If you like it, just eat it all.
You don’t have to leave any for me.”
“Who said I was leaving it for you?” Lin Qianwei heard that and immediately picked up the last meat pie and put it on her own plate.
What was she going to do? Lin Qianwei felt like she was eating more and more for breakfast.
She seriously suspected that if Ji Yunxiao kept feeding her like this, she’d get fat.
After Lin Qianwei slowly finished the last meat pie, Ji Yunxiao came over with a bag, opened it right in front of her.
Inside were peeled sugar-roasted chestnuts, ready to eat with just a reach.
Lin Qianwei still remembered the soft, sweet taste of sugar-roasted chestnuts, and the golden, tempting ones in front of her looked mouthwatering.
But she still didn’t move.
She looked away, glared at Ji Yunxiao, and demanded, “Are you feeding a pig?”
Ji Yunxiao couldn’t help but laugh.
“Feeding, feeding what?”
Lin Qianwei frowned, her tone icy.
“Do you really think I can eat this much? Are you treating me like a pig?”
Ji Yunxiao stifled a laugh and said gently, “Of course I don’t think that.”
Lin Qianwei’s face was expressionless.
“Then hurry up and take it away from me.”
“Okay, I’ll take it away, take it away.” Ji Yunxiao pulled her hand back and tried again, “How about you just eat one?”
Lin Qianwei refused.
“No.”
Ji Yunxiao said, “Then take them to the office?”
Lin Qianwei was cold.
“I’m not taking them.”
She got herself ready, changed into a smart business suit, grabbed her bag, and walked to the door.
She turned to Ji Yunxiao and said, “I’m going to work.
You’re on your own.”
Ji Yunxiao waved at her.
“Okay.”
Lin Qianwei hesitated, wanting to say something but stopped.
Ji Yunxiao raised her eyebrows.
“What is it?”
Lin Qianwei pressed her lips together.
“Nothing.”
Lin Qianwei turned and walked out, her steps elegant and confident, but in reality, she was pretty annoyed.
She’d misunderstood—she thought Ji Yunxiao would drive her to work.
Had she gone too far? Making Ji Yunxiao sleep on the couch, eat leftovers, and treating her so badly—why should Ji Yunxiao still try to please her? But yesterday, it was also Ji Yunxiao who bit her lip.
And Ji Yunxiao had deliberately brought up how long she’d stayed in the bathroom to embarrass her.
“She deserved it.”
Lin Qianwei stomped into the car in her heels, fuming, then remembered she’d told the driver not to come this morning.
Whatever.
She took a pair of flats from the trunk, changed into them in the car, and drove herself to work, feeling wronged.
Meanwhile, Ji Yunxiao knew exactly what was going on.
She watched from not far away as Lin Qianwei drove herself to work, and suddenly realized what that hesitant, expectant look on Lin Qianwei’s face before leaving was about.
Ji Yunxiao thought, her beautiful wife was getting more and more clingy.
She’d drive her to work tomorrow.
But today, it just wasn’t possible.
After making sure Lin Qianwei had driven off, Ji Yunxiao got in her own car and headed straight for Qiao Xi’s place.
Qiao Xi had barely changed her clothes and opened the door, still half-asleep, only to be stunned again by Ji Yunxiao’s beauty.
Ji Yunxiao looked amazing right now, dressed in a minimalist black suit that somehow made her look even more alluring.
“You and our Weiwei are really getting more and more perfect for each other,” Qiao Xi said sincerely.
“Thanks, I think my wife and I are a great match too,” Ji Yunxiao said, patting her on the shoulder and moving her aside.
Once inside, she turned and reminded her, “But watch your wording.
What do you mean, ‘your Weiwei’?”
Qiao Xi ruffled her hair and waved her hand.
“Fine, fine, I said it wrong.
She’s your President Lin.”
“She’s always been mine,” Ji Yunxiao said lazily, then sat down on Qiao Xi’s couch.
Qiao Xi didn’t bother being polite.
“If you want something to drink, get it from the fridge yourself.
I’m not waiting on you.
Or just get to the point.”
Ji Yunxiao had dragged her out of bed early, saying she wanted to talk about something regarding Lin Qianwei, leaving her totally confused.
Ji Yunxiao got straight to it.
“I don’t want anything to drink.
I just have a question.”
Qiao Xi said, “Go ahead.”
Ji Yunxiao said, “I know Qianwei lost the moonstone anklet I gave her.”
Qiao Xi instantly sobered up.
Lin Qianwei had specifically told her not to tell Ji Yunxiao about this.
What did Ji Yunxiao mean by bringing it up now? Was she testing her? Qiao Xi immediately became wary, squinting as she said, “Miss Ji, what are you talking about? What moonstone anklet?”
Ji Yunxiao called her out directly.
“Drop the act.”
Qiao Xi opened her mouth, wanting to argue but held back.
She gave up pretending and just stayed silent.
Ji Yunxiao named a specific date and asked, “It was that night, right? Qianwei threw the moonstone anklet off the west balcony.
You were probably there too.
Am I wrong?”
Qiao Xi played dumb.
“What are you talking about? I don’t get it.”
Ji Yunxiao chuckled.
“I was the one who called you over to comfort Qianwei that night.”
Qiao Xi was stumped.
She still refused to admit it.
“So what?”
Ji Yunxiao went straight for the kill.
“I also know Qianwei told you not to tell me.
Qiao Xi, I’m not here to trick you.
I just want to know what’s going on in Qianwei’s head.
Why did she have a nearly identical moonstone anklet made to fool me? Is it because the original one is gone? Is she afraid I’ll be mad? Does she care about me that much?”
Qiao Xi: “…”
Qiao Xi was speechless.
“If you already know, why are you asking me?”
Was this woman for real?
After saying that, Qiao Xi realized she’d slipped up—wasn’t that basically admitting it? What if Ji Yunxiao had only been guessing? Qiao Xi was a little annoyed and wanted to message Lin Qianwei, but Ji Yunxiao easily snatched her phone away.
Ji Yunxiao said, “Don’t contact my wife yet.”
Qiao Xi crossed her arms and stayed silent.
No matter what, she had to keep her promise to Lin Qianwei.
She’d slipped up just now, but Ji Yunxiao wasn’t getting anything else out of her.
While the two of them were at a standoff, Qiao Xi’s phone lit up.
It was Lin Qianwei calling.
Ji Yunxiao pretended to hand the phone back, but moved it away just as Qiao Xi was about to grab it.
Ji Yunxiao smiled.
“Let’s make a deal—don’t tell her I’m here.”
Qiao Xi rolled her eyes.
“Why should I listen to you?”
Ji Yunxiao said, “Two women alone in a house early in the morning—don’t you think Qianwei might get the wrong idea?”
Qiao Xi: “???”
Qiao Xi said firmly, “Of course she wouldn’t.”
She and Lin Qianwei were best friends, after all.
Ji Yunxiao’s smile deepened.
“But I can make white sound like black, too.”
Isn’t that a threat? Isn’t that a threat? Qiao Xi stared in disbelief.
“Do you even have any shame left?”
Ji Yunxiao crossed her long legs, lounging comfortably on the sofa.
She spun the phone lazily in her right hand and said, “I’ve never been above using any means necessary.”
Qiao Xi sucked in a sharp breath.
“Fine, you win.”
The thing was, not long ago, she’d praised Ji Yunxiao’s looks right in front of Lin Qianwei, which had made Lin Qianwei jealous.
If Ji Yunxiao decided to stir the pot now, she might really mess up her relationship with Lin Qianwei.
No need to take that risk.
Ji Yunxiao handed the phone back to Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi unlocked it with her face and called Lin Qianwei back.
Ji Yunxiao said, “Speaker.”
Qiao Xi sighed and put it on speaker.
After a moment, Lin Qianwei’s voice came through the phone.
“Xixi, are you awake?”
Qiao Xi cleared her throat.
“Baby, I just woke up.
What, are you calling to get me out of bed?”
As soon as she said that, Ji Yunxiao’s face instantly darkened.
Qiao Xi was feeling pretty smug, but then Lin Qianwei said on the other end, “I told you, stop calling me baby.
I have a wife now.”
Qiao Xi: “…”
Now it was Ji Yunxiao’s turn to look triumphant.
Qiao Xi could only grit her teeth and say, “Fine, fine, I get it.”
“I have something to talk to you about.
It’s about Ji Yunxiao.” Lin Qianwei’s tone was as usual.
“I’ll be at your place soon, so remember to let me in.
I’m driving, so I’ll hang up for now.”
Qiao Xi said, “Okay.”
After hanging up, Qiao Xi looked at Ji Yunxiao and asked, “Shouldn’t you be leaving now?”
Ji Yunxiao nodded.
“Looks like I should.”
Ji Yunxiao grabbed her car keys and left, but instead of driving out of the villa, she headed straight for the garage.
Qiao Xi hurried after her, demanding, “What are you doing?”
Ji Yunxiao winked at her and grinned.
“Open it.”
In the end, Qiao Xi, fuming, opened the garage.
Actually, Ji Yunxiao didn’t leave at all—she just hid her car.
After all that, she brazenly walked back upstairs and told Qiao Xi, “I’m going to hide for a bit.”
Qiao Xi was speechless.
She really hadn’t expected Ji Yunxiao to be this kind of person.
When Lin Qianwei arrived, she drank two glasses of water first.
While Qiao Xi was still feeling all kinds of complicated emotions, Lin Qianwei took a deep breath and said, “To put it simply, Ji Yunxiao saw everything.”
Qiao Xi: “Huh?”
Lin Qianwei straightened her pretty, cool face and said seriously, “And now I feel like I got the short end of the stick.”
Qiao Xi: “Oh.”
Qiao Xi picked up a glass of water.
Lin Qianwei, dead serious, said, “So I want to see her back.”
“Pfft—” Qiao Xi couldn’t hold it in and sprayed water everywhere.
Lin Qianwei scooted to the side and complained, “What are you doing? Good thing I’m not sitting across from you.”
Qiao Xi couldn’t help glancing upstairs before wiping her mouth with a napkin.
“No, I don’t really get it.” Qiao Xi asked, “Weiwei, what do you mean by that?”
“She saw everything…” Lin Qianwei finally got a little shy, her ears turning red, but she still sat up straight, keeping her cool as she retorted, “So isn’t it only fair that I get to see her too?”
