CHAPTER 604: CHAPTER 604: OVERTHINKING IT

The few of them slept soundly until dawn, seemingly without any suspicion about what happened last night.

As the four sat around the dining table, Lin Mengyao even laughed and said that she had a dreamless, good sleep last night.

Yu Xia sat quietly in her place without saying a word. Although her hair was still in its usual position when she woke up, she felt that everything about yesterday was off. But with no substantial evidence, she could only keep it all to herself.

"Cousin, I’ve been in Shangjing for so long and haven’t really gone out to have fun. Can I go out and play?" Tang Zhongwei looked at Lin Mengyao and said.

"That’s my oversight, I brought you here but haven’t really shown you around Shangjing, instead cooping you up at home. How about I..."

Before Lin Mengyao finished her sentence, she was interrupted by Yu Xia, "Sister, I’ve been busy studying recently, and it’s been a while since I’ve gone out. I’ll go with Sister Zhongwei, and Brother-in-law just came back after being away for so long, you should stay and spend time with him." Yu Xia said with a smile.

Yu Xia had no clue about the ginger water issue, so she could only put it aside and bury her suspicions deep, waiting to investigate slowly in the future.

Lin Mengyao had no objections to Yu Xia’s suggestion. In fact, she also preferred staying by Xu Ke’s side to enjoy some time alone together.

Tang Zhongwei looked at Yu Xia, gritting her teeth, but couldn’t do anything about Yu Xia.

"That works too, the two of you are close in age, you should have more in common, I won’t hold up your bonding time. Xiaxia, is the money in your card enough? Do you need me to give you more?" Lin Mengyao asked Yu Xia.

"No need, Sister, the money you transferred to me last time is still unused, and it’s just the two of us girls going out, we won’t spend much. The money in my card is enough." Yu Xia shook her head with a smile.

Seeing Yu Xia ruin her plans again and again, Tang Zhongwei nearly broke the chopsticks in her hand.

"What did I owe you in a past life? I wanted to spend some quality time with Cousin, and here you are, being a roadblock. You even refused the money Cousin offered. If you think you have too much in your card, why don’t you give it to me? Why did you turn it down?"

After the meal, Lin Mengyao and Xu Ke left, leaving the space to the younger ones.

Once Tang Zhongwei saw them leave, the smile on her face disappeared instantly. She stared at Yu Xia with eyes that seemed to spit fire, speaking to her in a sinister tone.

"If you want to keep staying here, be good. Take what I give you and don’t reach for what’s not yours. I said the money in my card is enough, that doesn’t mean you’re lacking. But if you want to trick money out of Sister’s hands, you’ll have to get past me first."

The atmosphere between them was suddenly charged with undercurrents.

Despite the tension, it did not prevent Tang Zhongwei from going out normally.

"I’d like to see how much money is in your card that’s allegedly enough to squander with. If it’s not enough, watch how I laugh at you." Tang Zhongwei muttered, careful not to let Yu Xia hear.

As they arrived at the mall, Tang Zhongwei’s mind seemed to be equipped with a radar, for she was able to find each luxury store even though she hadn’t visited before.

"Show me all the latest products of the season in your store." The first words from Tang Zhongwei upon entering the store were these.

Imagine an ordinarily dressed girl walking into a luxury store and stating such words, it would be difficult for the store staff to react.

"Why are you all still standing there? Can’t you hear what I’m saying? I said show me all the latest products of the season." Tang Zhongwei frowned and repeated herself.

She tried her best to mimic a scene she had seen countless times in movies and had rehearsed countless times in her mind.

However, Tang Zhongwei, who had never received formal etiquette training, now seemed like a child in adult clothes, ridiculous and laughable.

Her aura simply couldn’t support such words.

The uninterested expressions of the staff made Tang Zhongwei’s face grow unpleasant.

"Do as she says." Yu Xia spoke softly.

After all, she was Lin Mengyao’s cousin in name. Yu Xia might give her a little hard time, but she wouldn’t truly embarrass her.

Yu Xia had been brought to this store several times by Lin Mengyao, so the staff recognized Yu Xia’s face. Now that they heard her speak, they mobilized completely.

As per Tang Zhongwei’s earlier request, they brought out all the new products of this season.

"You did it on purpose, didn’t you? You just wanted to see me make a fool of myself, right?" Seeing the way the staff treated Yu Xia better than her, Tang Zhongwei suddenly felt like she was being roasted over a fire and could not step down gracefully.

But Yu Xia did not say a word; she didn’t even glance at Tang Zhongwei. Instead, she casually sat in the waiting area, waiting for others to serve her tea.

"I’m not giving you a hard time, I’m just giving you some self-awareness. To let you know what you can touch and what you can only dream of." Yu Xia replied to Tang Zhongwei only after sipping her tea.

"Alright, stop wasting your time here. Didn’t you want to shop? Go ahead and shop."

The Yu Xia here was completely different from the one in the manor.

"Does Cousin know your true face? If she knew you were such a person, she’d definitely drive you far away, never allowing you in her presence again. Because the thing Cousin hates most is deceit and betrayal." Tang Zhongwei chuckled maliciously.

"You can try to reveal my true colors, and see whether Sister believes you or me, let’s see who would be driven out first." Yu Xia said confidently.

Her confidence severely hit Tang Zhongwei, who was already insecure, and this completely killed the idea for her.

The atmosphere once again fell into awkwardness.

No one knew how nervous Yu Xia was when Tang Zhongwei said those words just now.

Though she spoke as if unconcerned, her palms were already sweaty, indicating her inner unrest.

Fortunately, the awkwardness didn’t last long, as one by one, new products were placed in front of Tang Zhongwei, successfully soothing her recent wounded pride.

The light in Tang Zhongwei’s eyes was almost blinding.

"I like all of these, wrap them up for me." Tang Zhongwei said with a cough.

"You’re buying everything without even trying? Do you know which pieces suit you and which don’t? You won’t be able to use all these items, it’s just a waste of money." Yu Xia twitched at the corner of her eye, seeing Tang Zhongwei nonchalantly about to buy everything without a blink.