"Madam, the master just called to say that he won't be coming home for dinner tonight, and that you shouldn't wait for him."
"Okay..."
You Ning sat at one end of the long dining table, her expression gloomy.
At this moment, her cell phone rang.
You Ning's gaze locked onto it for a few seconds before she picked it up.
"Cheng Xuan is very happy today, he drank a lot and is sleeping over at my place! Little sister, remember to tell the servants to lock the doors and windows!"
Chen Xiaoxi's voice was still as gentle as ever, even at this domineering moment.
You Ning thought her heart had already built up a thick dam, but the moment the phone call was hung up, it still trembled.
Zhou Chengxuan didn't love her at all. This marriage, and the so-called vows, were all just products of her own wishful thinking.
As for Chen Xiaoxi, if she were not Zhou Chengxuan's wife in name, how could she, You Ning, have ended up as the young mistress?
She took a deep breath and continued to put the food into her mouth.
On the other end of the line,
Zhou Chengxuan stood behind Chen Xiaoxi, hearing everything.
"Is there any point in you doing this?" he asked, his tone devoid of any emotion.
"Yes, of course there is!" Now that he had found out, Chen Xiaoxi didn't plan to hide it anymore, her eyes slightly reddened, showing a hint of vulnerability.
"Do you know, Chengxuan? Since you got married, I've been so scared! I'm afraid that you'll fall in love with that woman, I'm afraid…"
"Fool, if you wish, I can divorce her and marry you at any time!”
Zhou Chengxuan pulled her into his arms, speaking with obvious tenderness.
Chen Xiaoxi was his sister-in-law, but the moment his big brother brought her home, Zhou Chengxuan had carved her into his heart.
Chen Xiaoxi seemed to understand Zhou Chengxuan's thoughts, and their relationship always felt ambiguously close and distant.
Until half a year ago, when his older brother Zhou Chengang died in a car accident, Chen Xiaoxi naturally became his lover.
Zhou Chengxuan believed they were in love, he'd even give up the title of chairman of Zhou Corporation for her!
But Chen Xiaoxi refused.
"I can't ruin you, Chengxuan. If you marry me, the nature of our original relationship will lead to your ruin." She pressed her head against Zhou Chengxuan's chest, her eyes filled with tears.
"So, your recent actions that nearly broke my marriage don't count as ruining me?" Zhou Chengxuan had enough of her high-minded words. But what could he do? He simply loved her!
Chen Xiaoxi was stunned, she incredulously looked up at him: "Chengxuan, are you angry? Because of that woman?"
How could he be mad at another woman? He was only ever upset at her refusal to marry him!
"I'm tired, I'll go to the company first, you go to sleep."
He affectionately stroked Chen Xiaoxi's head, and without waiting for a response, turned and left.
The rain started to fall again. These past few days, it had been incessantly pouring like as if the heavens had countless tears to shed.
Youning looked at herself in the mirror, realizing that pain truly allows a person to grow.
She remembered a year ago when she was still fond of hopping around, pursuing Zhou Chengxuan everywhere, a little girl calling him 'Brother Xuan'.
That was until six months ago when she discovered the relationship between Zhou Chengxuan and Chen Xiaoxi.
She cried, she made a fuss, she even threatened to commit suicide.
This cold-hearted man never truly cared about her. She remembered the look in his eyes, impatient, even disgusted.
So now, tired of causing trouble and perhaps missing his sight for several days, she found no target for her drama, even if she planned to throw a tantrum.
“Did the master return? Didn't he bring an umbrella?”
A servant's voice echoed from downstairs.
Youning’s heart tightened, a flicker of joy crossed her face.
Had he returned? Hadn't he said he wasn't coming back? Could it be that he couldn't let her go?
