The moment the doors to the elevator opened, Xia Wan walked out of it.
"A Miao? Why are you… Why are you here?"
A Miao's mood brightened considerably after seeing the shock on Xia Wan's face. "Why wouldn't I be here? I have cleaned up. Did you come here to look for me?"
"I… Haha! That's right!" Xia Wan put on an unnatural smile. "Oh, this reminds me. Did you see Youran?"
"Nope!" A Miao feigned astonishment. "Did he come here as well?"
Xia Wan did not bother replying and walked quickly toward the room. She pushed the door open and what greeted her was the sight of a naked Youran laying over Xia Mei and trying to pull her skirt. Panicked, Xia Wan rushed over to them. "Youran, wake up. She is Xia Mei. You can't touch her! Stop!"
"Xia… Xia Mei…" Bai Youran's eyes were blazing red but when he heard Xia Wan's voice, he appeared to have become a little sober.
Xia Wan pushed him aside and pulled Xia Mei to her. She frantically fixed Xia Mei's skirt. Xia Mei had completely lost all control over herself and was incessantly rubbing herself against Xia Wan's arm.
"Oh dear! What is she doing?" A Miao cried as she entered the room leisurely.
"Shut up!" Xia Wan shot her a glare. She pulled the blanket off the bed and covered Bai Youran with it. "Hurry up and get some ice cubes from the fridge."
"Oh." A Miao walked over to the fridge next to her and took out the entire icebox. She then emptied the box all over Bai Youran.
"What are you doing?" Her actions startled Xia Wan. "You'll injure him!"
"He's not crying out in pain!" A Miao replied innocently. She then poured out the rest of the ice cubes on Xia Mei's face. "But what's wrong with them?"
Xia Wan was infuriated. She did not know why things would turn out this way. Why would Xia Mei, who had already left, appear here? Her plan was to fill the entire bathroom with strong aphrodisiac so that A Miao would immediately be affected the moment she entered the room. She would then send Youran over.
When the two of them met in the room, they would naturally sleep with each other. Xia Wan would show up and become witness to this so that the Bai family would not be able to reject this marriage. Moreover, Bai Youran's hatred for A Miao would deepen even more, thinking that A Miao had plotted against him. Then, Xia Wan would continue to be his cherished sweetheart.
But what sort of situation was this? Why would Xia Mei ended up getting involved in this scheme...?
"How would I know?" Xia Wan replied impatiently. When she saw A Miao take out her phone, she asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm calling the ambulance. They look like they're in terrible distress."
Xia Wan ripped the phone out of A Miao's hand. "No! Did you want everyone to find out?"
"Then, are we going to leave them like this?" A Miao retorted. "They look like they've been drugged!"
"Since you know that, you should also know that you shouldn't cause any more trouble. Watch over them. I'll go out and make a call."
The two people on the ground were still writhing. Through some unknown sources, Xia Wan managed to get someone to send over two bottles of antidote. However, unlike how A Miao had regained sobriety immediately after getting the injection, Bai Youran and Xia Mei fell unconscious after consuming the antidote.
Xia Wan made A Miao book another room and separated them. Only then did she return A Miao's phone to her and had her sit down for a talk.
"I hope no one else knows about this incident today." Xia Wan was smiling but there was a hint of warning in her tone.
A Miao stared at her. This woman had once again renewed A Miao's impression of her. Not only did Xia Wan manage to get her hands on aphrodisiac, but she was also able to get someone to send over the antidote so quickly.
"Of course. It's not like this is anything good to talk about." Naturally, A Miao played along. "But… You're really something!"
Xia Wan knew what A Miao was getting at. There was no way she could feign innocence any longer at this point. "This is an accident. I just happen to know some friends. Those playboys would all have toys like these."
"An accident?" A Miao chuckled. "I'm sure this accident is very disappointing to you."
Xia Wan ground her teeth. She did not know just how much A Miao guessed about her plan today but she was also aware that as long as she did not admit to it, there was nothing A Miao could do about her. A Miao also knew that even if Xia Wan's target was her, she could not do anything about Xia Wan.
She guessed that Xia Wan's only concern was how to keep the truth away from Bai Youran and Xia Mei.
"I'll keep this a secret." A Miao shook her phone. "But I hope there won't be a repeat of this incident in the future!"
"What do you mean?" Xia Wan's expression changed. "Give me your phone."
A Miao laughed out loudly. "Don't be silly. Do you think this obsolete, locally-made phone has a camera function?"
"I don't believe you! Give it to me!" Xia Wan extended her hand, intending to grab the phone.
"The boundless horizon is my love, flowers are in blossom at the foot of the green mountain…" An ear-piercing ringtone resounded in the room. A Miao took one glance at the number calling and immediately rejected the call.
"It's up to you whether you believe me or not. I'm leaving."
Xia Wan tugged at her, stopping her from leaving. "You can't go. You must go home with me."
In the end, Xia Wan failed to keep A Miao from leaving. When Xia Mei suddenly awakened, A Miao took advantage of Xia Wan's frustration. She shook off Xia Wan and escaped. The moment she walked out of the hotel entrance, she saw Shen I standing next to a car. "Boss wants to see you." He opened the car door. A Miao glanced at the car emblem and found that she did not recognize this one either. She curled her lip and entered the car. When she discovered it to be empty, she asked, "Where is he?" "Don't tell me you think that Boss would stay here and wait for you." Shen I looked at her through the rearview mirror. A Miao chuckled and lowered her head. "Just pretend that I didn't say that." The car journey appeared to stretch on. Only when the sky seemed to have completely darkened, did the car stop in front of the entrance into an appealing antique courtyard. She followed the man in black passing through the long
Dumbfounded, Shen I watched as A Miao walked over to him. "Chop off her hands and feed them to the dogs!" Shen Xinglan's bellow came drifting from inside. A Miao unabashedly shouted, "If you chop off my hands, you won't have anyone doing the stealing for you!" Moments later, it sounded as if something was being thrown to the floor. When Shen I heard nothing else with his perked ears, he looked at A Miao with a complicated expression. "Come with me." "What do you want to eat?" he asked when they entered another house. "Meat!" A Miao answered without hesitation. Shen I left without saying anything. A Miao looked around the room and realized that it was yet another attic. There was a pond outside and the water appeared hazy in the dark of the night and underneath the serene moonlight. "Wicked capitalist!" She felt a deep sense of envy and once again cursed out Shen Xinglan's eight gene
Bai Youran itched to throttle A Miao to death at this moment. With a face full of tears, Xia Wan had told him about the circumstances back then. She said that she had no idea what happened to him and Xia Mei until A Miao showed up saying that both of them were drugged. It was also A Miao who came up with the antidote. "Mom, I don't agree with the change in my fiancee. Get Grandma to tell the Xia family that we'll cancel the marriage alliance if I can't marry Xia Wan!" That wretched woman had schemed against him. Had Xia Mei not gone with him, he would have slept with that woman and he would have been forced to marry her. He would not have let A Miao off if not for the fact that Xia Wan worried about the impact on Xia Mei if this incident became public. Yan Huihong looked at her son and sighed. "Do you really like Xia Wan that much?" "This isn't about whether I like her or not." Bai Youran resolutely exhaled a breath of
At the end of May, the notable young lady of the Xia family, Xia Wan, held her 24th birthday banquet in their family villa. Every notable young ladies and young masters in their network were invited. Those in the older generation were well aware of how much Xia Yongqiang's greed had expanded over the years. They knew he was planning to pull two families, the Bai and Ji families, to his side. However, he would still have to get both families to agree. The Xia and Bai families had great relations over the course of three generations and the marriage agreement decided back then never specified names. Thus, the Xia family intended to marry off a girl who had come out of nowhere to Bai Youran. If the Bai family was to agree, it would be a loud slap across their faces. "Mom, I heard that the Xia family invited Shen Xinglan today." Yan Huihong appeared to be in a good mood on the outside but there was a hint of mockery in her smile. "The Xia famil
A Miao placed herself in front of Zhou Xiao. "This is my friend. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't show up in front of us." "What gives you the right to dictate that?" Xia Mei sneered. "This is my home! Do you trust that I'll go and get someone to throw her out?" "Very well. Go ahead and do it!" A Miao looked in the direction of the second floor. "Ruin Xia Wan's banquet and let's see who'll be the disgraced one in the end!" Xia Mei's expression changed. Truly, she had no courage to do so. She clenched her teeth. "Hey! You’d better be honest! If I catch you stealing things, I'll send you to the police station!" After threatening Zhou Xiao, she shot A Miao a glare before turning around to leave. Downstairs, Xia Wan appeared in the crowd with people surrounding her. Xia Yongqiang was currently introducing her to everyone. A Miao quietly brought Zhou Xiao to a corner of the hall. They sat
"Damn it!" A Miao cursed. She estimated that no more than two minutes had passed since the blackout. She could not make any more delay. However... The direction was headed toward the garden. She remembered that there was a large fountain there. She closed her eyes and in the next second, she turned around without hesitation. "Let her go!" The scene in the garden caused A Miao's anger to erupt. Xia Mei was suppressing Zhao Xiao at the fountain, forcing the latter's head into the water. A Miao ran to them and shoved Xia Mei aside. With a turn of her body, Xia Mei plunged into the water. "Zhou Xiao, are you okay?" A Miao helped Zhou Xiao sit down, frantically patting her back. "Ha... A Miao... Ha..." Zhou Xiao was gasping for breath. She then burst into tears and threw herself into A Miao's embrace. "A Miao! I thought I'm going to die! I nearly died earlier." Xia Mei pathetically c
"What's wrong with your car?" "The engine burnt out. I'm calling for a repairman." Bai Youran glanced at A Miao who was seated in the backseat without concealing his loathing at all. "Where are you going?" Xia Wan chuckled. "I'm treating A Miao to dinner today. Why don't... Why don't you come with us?" Thinking that he was being humorous, Bai Youran replied, "I'm coming along even if you don't ask me! I'll drive, so ask your driver to drive my car to your home." If it was Xia Wan who planned for their meeting with Bai Youran, then A Miao had become thoroughly stupefied after seeing Shen Xinglan in the restaurant... "Mr. Shen!" Xia Wan cried in surprise. "So you're also here for dinner!" Shen Xinglan was not alone and his female companion was a familiar face. A Miao felt like it was a face that she frequently saw on television. However, it was not the same one she met in Xi
A Miao was walking downstairs for her meal when she heard Xia Mei's voice. She then turned around to go upstairs. "Stop right there!" Xia Mei threw the photo at her. "It's fine if you embarrass yourself, don't get us involved!" The photo depicted A Miao, dressed in a chick costume, delivering condoms. She picked up the photo but before she could take a clearer look, Yao Lili's voice resounded. "What is this?" Yao Lili snatched the photo out of A Miao's hands. Before long, she began screeching. "Disgusting! How can you do something like this?" Seeing the development of events, A Miao thought she might as well sit down. "It's just a job. You all don't have to make a fuss about it." "Job?" Xia Mei grabbed the photo and waved it in front of A Miao's face. "This photo is pinned up in our school board. Now everyone knows that there's someone in Xia family that does this sort of shady busine