Chapter 100
“Zhou Jie, what are you doing? Get up.” Xu Ke noticed the gazes drifting over from around them and reached out to pull Zhou Jie, but she backed away to avoid it.
“I don’t know what kind of luck I had in my past life to meet such great people like you and your wife. I’m just an insignificant person and have nothing to repay you with, but the kindness you’ve shown us is etched in our hearts. If, if Xiaojie can get through this hurdle and survive, my daughter and I will never refuse to help you whenever you need us.” As Zhou Jie finished, she started to kowtow to Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao. They couldn’t stop her, and Xu Ke didn’t dare use force for fear of hurting Zhou Jie. All they could do was watch as Zhou Jie kowtowed repeatedly, only stopping when bruises appeared on her forehead.
When Zhou Jie finally stopped, both Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Ke was fine, but Lin Mengyao’s temples were already beaded with sweat.
“I think those people earlier have bad intentions. Even if I scare them now, they might try something else when we’re gone. How about this: when we pay the hospital fees later, we also change Xiaojie’s ward. That way everyone can feel more at ease.” Xu Ke suggested.
After hearing this, Zhou Jie didn’t mention working tirelessly as a form of repayment anymore but added another note of gratitude in her heart towards Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao. As long as she was alive and they needed her, she would be willing to climb mountains and cross flames for this kindness, without any hesitation.
Seeing Zhou Jie merely nod and say thank you, Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao both felt another wave of relief, genuinely afraid she’d kneel and keep kowtowing to them.
After transferring Zhou Xiaojie’s ward, paying six months’ worth of hospital fees, and giving Zhou Jie a day off to stay with her daughter at the hospital, Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao finally returned to their newly bought villa.
Back home, flopping onto the couch, Lin Mengyao began to chuckle at today’s events. Seeing her happiness, Xu Ke also felt joy in his heart. Glancing at the time, he took off his jacket, hung it on the coat rack beside him, and naturally walked into the kitchen wearing his white shirt.
Moving out hadn’t affected the Lin Family at all; they didn’t even know about it and essentially ignored the couple to the extreme.
Such neglect used to upset Lin Mengyao for a long time, but now it couldn’t stir any negative emotions in her anymore.
“Mengyao, it’s been so long since we’ve seen each other. Let me come over and hang out.”
“Alright, send it to me, and I’ll come by later.” Mi Xue shook her head on the other end of the phone with large dark circles under her eyes.
After the call, Lin Mengyao went to the kitchen to tell Xu Ke about Mi Xue’s visit.
“Great, I’ll make a couple of extra dishes to entertain your friend.”
Lin Mengyao nodded with a smile.
The two thought Mi Xue would arrive at least two hours later, so they weren’t cooking quickly. But they unexpectedly got a call from security at the door after only an hour. Hearing the description, knowing it was Mi Xue, Lin Mengyao asked security to let her through.
When the doorbell rang, Xu Ke was coming out of the kitchen with a freshly stir-fried dish, when a figure flitted past him like a missile, pouncing on Lin Mengyao, pinning her to the sofa. Like a giant dog, Mi Xue kept twisting her head back and forth in front of Lin Mengyao.
“Mengyao, my dear Mengyao, I’ve missed you so much.” Pulling her head out of Lin Mengyao’s neck, Mi Xue said cheerfully.
“Mi Xue, what happened to you?” The smile on Lin Mengyao’s face faltered the moment she saw Mi Xue’s face, her eyes widening with disbelief.
“What happened to you?”
In Lin Mengyao’s mind, Mi Xue was always a cute girl with fair skin and baby fat, not this person with big dark eye circles, small pimples on her face, and not a trace of her previously smooth baby fat.
“I lost my Prince Charming.” Mi Xue pouted, looking dejected, but quickly seemed to open a floodgate of words, moving closer to Lin Mengyao and began relaying her story of heroically saving a beauty and outsmarting a scam gang.
As for Xu Ke, he wasn’t interested in the girls’ secrets; he turned around and headed into the kitchen, and when he came back out, Mi Xue’s story was already at its tail end. All he heard was Mi Xue’s loud declaration, “I want to marry him!”
“Dinner’s ready.” Xu Ke tapped the table with his finger as he said this.
“Whoa!” Mi Xue had thought it was only her and Lin Mengyao in the room, totally unaware of the third person, so Xu Ke’s sudden voice startled her. If not for Lin Mengyao’s legs still resting on hers, she’d have jumped up. Though she didn’t jump, she couldn’t help but utter a curse, immediately covering her mouth with Lin Mengyao giving her a pointed glance.
“My bad, I won’t curse again.” Mi Xue smiled ingratiatingly at Lin Mengyao, before turning to look at the person who startled her.
With just one glance, Mi Xue’s anger dissipated, leaving her dumbstruck and unable to speak until Lin Mengyao gave her a nudge, bringing her back to reality. She closed her wide-open mouth and stammered, “Why, why is it you?”
Xu Ke paused at the sight of Mi Xue’s face. Honestly, he didn’t recognize her since Mi Xue had changed so much recently. Still, Xu Ke’s expression revealed none of this as he skillfully masked his true feelings, smiling warmly, “This is my house, of course I’m here.”
“You aren’t… you’re Mengyao’s husband, right?” Mi Xue asked uncertainly.
“Of course.”
Xu Ke’s confirmation instantly turned Mi Xue’s face pale. In front of Lin Mengyao and Xu Ke, she flopped back onto the couch, but quickly shifted from sitting to a lying position, crossing her arms over her chest, staring at the crystal chandelier above with lifeless eyes, “You guys go ahead and eat. Just leave me be, I’m heartbroken and need some peace.”
Watching her act, Xu Ke paused and then gave Lin Mengyao a questioning look. Finding it amusing, Lin Mengyao glanced at Mi Xue before shaking her head at Xu Ke. She hadn’t expected the person her friend was obsessed with and had changed so dramatically over to be her husband. What a comical mix-up.