In this moment, Jiang Nian suddenly understood an old saying.
Nothing beats dumplings for a tasty treat, and nothing beats… well, you know.
Right now, he was truly like Zheng Shuang crying over her own grave—so devastated it was almost hilarious.
A famous celebrity, a married woman, and her husband right outside the door.
With these three elements coming together, if it weren’t for the fear of getting beaten up,
Jiang Nian would have even wanted to show Liu Kaiwei the proper way to handle Yang Mi.
Time flew by.
Another twenty minutes passed after Liu Kaiwei knocked on the door.
Thanks to Yang Mi’s efforts…
A drop of dew makes the peony bloom.
Jiang Nian plopped down on the sofa, gasping for air, sweating like crazy.
Beside him, Yang Mi wasn’t doing much better either.
She was lying slumped on the sofa in a really strange pose,
like she had no bones at all.
Her silky hair was messily spread out,
and her usually sharp, clever fox eyes were completely dazed.
She just stared blankly at the ceiling, breathing heavily in big gulps.
Only when the soreness and exhaustion from all over her body washed over her
did Yang Mi finally snap out of her stupor.
Feeling the discomfort, she looked at Jiang Nian and grumbled, “Jiang Nian, are you trying to kill me?”
Without waiting for Jiang Nian to reply,
Yang Mi noticed something, and her expression changed: “You didn’t pull out in time?”
“Yeah,” Jiang Nian nodded honestly, looking innocent. “You held on too tight at the end. I couldn’t break free.”
Hearing that, Yang Mi couldn’t help but roll her eyes in annoyance.
So here she was, completely worn out, nearly dead,
and somehow, in the end, it was still her fault?
A big tough guy from Northeast China like you can’t break free from a little woman like her?
Yang Mi didn’t believe Jiang Nian’s excuse for a second, but she couldn’t be bothered to argue with him.
After all, now wasn’t the time to discuss who was right or wrong.
The main issue right now was Liu Kaiwei, who was still outside the door.
“There’s a hidden door over there. Take the bottle of wine off the shelf, press against the back, and push it inward—you’ll see it.”
“You go first. I’ll contact you later.”
Yang Mi pointed toward a nearby wine cabinet and said.
As she spoke, she propped herself up, got off the sofa, and started putting on her clothes.
Seeing her just pull her clothes on like that,
Jiang Nian paused mid-motion as he was about to hand her a tissue. “In such a hurry?”
“No kidding. The guy’s right outside. Just go already,”
Yang Mi urged impatiently.
“All… right then,” Jiang Nian muttered.
Then he put on his clothes, gathered his things, walked over to the wine cabinet, and did as Yang Mi had told him.
With a soft click,
the hidden door behind the wine cabinet swung open.
Just as Jiang Nian was about to step inside,
he suddenly felt that something wasn’t quite right. So he stopped, turned his head, and looked at Yang Mi. “Hold on—why are you so familiar with this? And why is there a hidden door here anyway? Mi姐, did you plan this?”
“Oh, get lost. Just go in already,”
Yang Mi snapped, embarrassed at having her intentions seen through. She walked over and kicked Jiang Nian right through the doorway.
Then she quickly closed the hidden door and placed the wine bottle back on the cabinet.
After doing all that, Yang Mi took out a strong perfume she’d prepared earlier and sprayed it around the room.
She had originally planned to mess up her hair a bit and touch up her lipstick
to make herself look like she’d been drinking too much.
But when she looked in the mirror, she realized there was no need at all.
That kid Jiang Nian had already left her looking exactly like that.
So when Liu Kaiwei knocked on the door again, Yang Mi walked over and opened it.
Click—
Hearing the soft sound from behind the door, Liu Kaiwei knew it was open.
He immediately looked past the doorway and saw Yang Mi’s pale, lifeless, and haggard face.
Seeing this, Liu Kaiwei paid it no attention.
He simply brushed past Yang Mi,
with an angry look on his face, and scanned the room.
But all he found were empty beer bottles and cigarette butts scattered all over the floor.
Liu Kaiwei froze on the spot.
What’s going on?
There’s no one here?
During the twenty minutes he’d been locked outside,
Liu Kaiwei had thought about a lot of things.
Like, why was Yang Mi’s voice coming from the room, but as soon as he tried to open the door, it went silent?
Or why had Yang Mi locked the rec room door from the inside?
And then… well, anyway, the more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that Yang Mi was cheating on him.
Because that’s exactly how he used to do it himself.
Liu Kaiwei had been ready to get into a fight with whoever was in there.
But to his surprise, after coming inside, there wasn’t a single person in the room.
Seeing this, Yang Mi stood off to the side,
arms crossed, coldly watching the utterly confused Liu Kaiwei. She said icily, “What’s wrong? You’re disappointed that I’m not cheating on you, aren’t you?”
Hearing that, Liu Kaiwei’s heart gave a jolt.
When he’d barged in earlier, he hadn’t even glanced at Yang Mi.
He’d just stormed in aggressively.
If there actually had been a lover in the room, that would have been one thing.
But the problem was, there wasn’t.
“Oh, crap!”
Liu Kaiwei cursed inwardly.
He swallowed hard, forced himself to calm down, looked at Yang Mi, and forced a smile. “Mimi, what are you talking about? Why on earth would I suspect you of cheating on me?”
“Oh, really?” Yang Mi let out a cold, sarcastic laugh. She looked at Liu Kaiwei mockingly. “If you really didn’t suspect anything, then what was that attitude when you came through the door just now?”
“Uh… well…” Liu Kaiwei’s eyes darted around as he desperately tried to come up with an excuse.
But Yang Mi wasn’t about to give him the chance. She grabbed an empty wine bottle from the table, slammed it onto the floor, and exploded with rage:
“Liu Kaiwei! What the hell is wrong with you?!”
“Have I been too nice to you, or what?”
“You cheated on me, and I haven’t even settled that score with you yet.
And now, just because I left you outside for half an hour, you think I’m cheating on you?”
“You’re something else, you know that?”
“Do you want me to cheat on you that badly? Should I go find some guy right now and do it right in front of you?”
Now that she had the upper hand and had stunned Liu Kaiwei with that first line,
Yang Mi went all in, like she’d stacked up all her critical hits, and started laying into him relentlessly.
Normally, with his spoiled rich-kid temper, Liu Kaiwei wouldn’t have put up with it.
But today, he was clearly in the wrong.
Faced with Yang Mi’s interrogation, Liu Kaiwei didn’t dare say a word.
He just had to wait until Yang Mi had said her fill before grabbing her hand and saying, “Mimi, I was wrong. Don’t be like this.”
Yang Mi shook him off hard:
“You were wrong? No, I was wrong, Liu Kaiwei. I never thought you’d turn out to be such a scumbag!”
“There’s nothing between us anymore!”
“Get out! Get out of my house, and don’t ever come back!”
