Just as Lai Hui was about to ask why, she felt a cool sensation on her neck. She looked up to see the diamond necklace in the mirror, sparkling brilliantly under the lights. Overjoyed, she covered her mouth, estimating that the necklace must be worth at least a hundred thousand, far exceeding her overtime pay. She turned to Zhou Yuqian, too excited to speak. Zhou Yuqian thought she was delighted by his way of giving gifts and felt that his effort was well worth it, so he kissed her immediately. Little did he know, Zhou Yuqian thought that since he had previously given Lai Hui necklaces without ever seeing her smile like this, her current happiness must be because she was moved by his gift-giving method! However, Lai Hui had been longing for her overtime pay for a long time, and Zhou Yuqian gifting her a necklace more expensive than her overtime pay naturally filled her with immense satisfaction. It’s like when someone owes you money, and just when you think they won’t pay it back, they suddenly do, and even add interest. Wouldn’t you be thrilled? Of course, you’d be ecstatic! So that night, both were happy for their own reasons!
Chapter 15
After a month and a half of treatment, Cheng Lan’s health had fully recovered. On the day Lai Hui came to pick her up from the hospital, it was drizzling, and the whole world seemed enveloped in a light gray. The shop windows were lit, providing a faint, almost insignificant glow in the gray mist. Cheng Lan excitedly told Lai Hui, “Ouyang has divorced that vile woman!” Lai Hui didn’t want to respond; the term ‘vile woman’ made her uncomfortable. She knew many had silently cursed her with such names, or worse, like whore or harlot, and she didn’t want to guess what others might call her from their looks. But she was also aware that ignoring it wouldn’t stop people from thinking it. Initially, her friendship with Cheng Lan was partly because Zhou Yuqian and Ouyang were friends, and partly because she admired Cheng Lan’s intelligence and forthright character, both being mistresses, sharing a kind of empathetic sorrow. Now, hearing those words from Cheng Lan, she realized Cheng Lan now saw herself as the legitimate wife, vastly different from her, the mistress.
