CHAPTER 180: CHAPTER 180: FORTUNE-TELLING 3_1

Zhou Xiaoxuan was noncommittal. "I was just accompanying a relative to look at a property in that area and happened to see them."

"Is the young lady pretty? What’s she like as a person?"

"Auntie, you mean you haven’t seen her yet? Xiaojue hasn’t brought her to meet you?"

Huang’s mother said awkwardly, "Xiaojue has mentioned her to us, but he hasn’t brought her home yet."

Zhou Xiaoxuan already had a good idea of the situation and sneered inwardly. Would Huang Xiaojue dare bring that woman home? Obviously, he knew his parents wouldn’t approve and had been keeping them in the dark all along. Poor Mrs. Huang, imagining her future daughter-in-law to be some peerless beauty, when in reality, she’s just someone else’s discarded trash. A woman kept by Wan Donglin, and he’d even given her a huge sum of money for it—no wonder Yan Xixi would ignore her luxury boutique and go out to work a regular job. She’s clearly trying to whitewash her past and act all innocent. Otherwise, why would Huang Xiaojue even consider her again? Besides, this woman is far too scheming. The world is so big, yet she just had to go and work at Huang Xiaojue’s company. Who knows what tricks she pulled? She was obviously targeting Huang Xiaojue. Losing Wan Donglin was a shame, sure, but Huang Xiaojue is no worse than him. No matter how you look at it, Yan Xixi has managed to snag all the advantages. How could there be such a good deal in this world? Normally, it wouldn’t have mattered to her which woman it was, but Yan Xixi was different. She just despised Yan Xixi, that pretentious woman. Besides, she had always harbored a subtle fondness for Huang Xiaojue. She couldn’t stand to see him deceived by that wicked Yan Xixi. Huang Xiaojue certainly couldn’t know that Yan Xixi owned such a prominent luxury boutique. If he knew, what man on earth could stand it?

However, she didn’t reveal everything to Huang’s mother. Instead, she elegantly lifted her coffee cup, took another sip, and said, "We were too far away that day, so I didn’t get a clear look. I only heard she might be a female colleague from Xiaojue’s company."

"A female colleague!" Huang’s mother was quite shocked. An office romance isn’t a good sign. Would it affect her son’s career? Rabbits don’t eat the grass near their own burrows, so why did he have to pick a colleague?

「On Wednesday」

As soon as Yan Xixi got to the office, she made a call. "Mr. Liang, are you free today?"

The moment he heard her voice, the man on the other end felt his knees go weak. "Yes, yes, I’m free..."

"I’d like to treat you to lunch. Please do me the honor of accepting."

"Lunch? Lunch isn’t very interesting. How about we have dinner together instead?"

"Let’s do lunch first, and then dinner as well. How does that sound?"

When Liang Sheng heard dinner was also on the table, he immediately knew things were looking promising. This girl really knows how to handle things.

His face lit up with a smile. "No problem! Xiaoyan, I know an excellent restaurant..."

"Mr. Liang, I’ve already booked a high-end, romantic restaurant. I guarantee you’ll be very pleased. Alright, I’ll be waiting for you there at twelve sharp. Be there or be square, bye..."

"Great, great! Xiaoyan, I’ll be there on time."

After hanging up, Yan Xixi went to the restroom. She spent a while primping in front of the mirror, then grabbed her purse and headed out, full of spirit.

It was only eleven-thirty, but Liang Sheng had already arrived at the parking lot. After parking his car, he whistled, his mind already racing with anticipation. His excitement wasn’t unfounded. Just last night, past one AM, he had video-chatted with Yan Xixi. He’d seen how the girl was as lovely as a flower. She wore conservative pajamas, revealing only her elegant collarbones, but her face was truly flawless, enough to make even a seasoned womanizer’s eyes light up.