Chapter 5 Falling Into a Trap
- Lu Yuzhen had experienced various perfumes sprayed on various women. The synthetic smell of those artificial fragrances was so disgusting that he loathed them.
- However, the fragrance on this girl smelled nice.
- As Lu Yuzhen undid her seatbelt, he asked in a low voice, “What perfume are you wearing?”
- Perfume?
- Xia Micheng shook her head. “I’m not wearing any perfume.”
- “Then why do you smell so good…”
- Lu Yuzhen looked up, but then he froze, because his lips had gently met with Xia Micheng’s the moment he raised his head.
- The two of them had ended up kissing in a surprising turn of events, their lips separated by her veil.
- Xia Micheng’s feathery lashes trembled. This was actually her first kiss!
- Lu Yuzhen backed off quickly. His dark eyes gazed momentarily at the red lips hidden behind her veil, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “I’m really sorry. Should I let you… return the favor?”
- Xia Micheng stared at him. “I think… I think that I should slap you.”
- Lu Yuzhen’s thin lips curled up into a smile. A wave of charismatic and merry laughter rolled out from his throat.
- Xia Micheng opened the car door. “I’ll be leaving then.”
- “I’m Lu Yuzhen.”
- Xia Micheng didn’t give it much thought; she simply answered with a careless grunt. She currently didn’t care about his name. All she wanted was to see her grandfather.
- “I know, Mr. Lu. Goodbye.” Xia Micheng waved at Lu Yuzhen from outside the car.
- Xia Micheng was dressed in a red fur coat on this day. When she waved, her fur coat hiked up to reveal her tiny, willowy waist. Lu Yuzhen’s fingers slowly rubbed against the steering wheel. He wondered whether her waist was thin enough for him to wrap a hand around.
- “I have a meeting later. I’ll come fetch you a bit later.”
- “You don’t need to…”
- But when Xia Micheng tried to protest, the car had already dashed into the distance.
- ……
- Xia Erxiang had seen everything from where she was upstairs. What a surprise, this Xia Micheng sure can put on an unaffected front. She just got married to a sick man yesterday, and now she’s already hooking up with another man.
- Xia Erxiang peered at the luxury car. The car was rather nice, but it wasn’t the best one out there. However, that number plate...
- Xia Erxiang had never seen that number plate before, but she had heard from her best friend that that number plate was out of the world. One could do whatever one wished in Haicheng City if one had that number plate!
- How could some stray man that Xia Micheng picked up have this number plate?
- Xia Erxiang wondered if her eyesight was failing her, but when she rubbed her eyes to take a better look, the car had already driven off.
- She must have been seeing things.
- Xia Erxiang sped downstairs and caught sight of Xia Micheng. She immediately burst out into boisterous laughter. “Xia Micheng, who was that man who just sent you here? Who would have thought that you’d get so lonely so quickly? And you even have a boy toy of your own!”
- Boy toy? Lu Yuzhen?
- Lu Yuzhen’s handsome and chiseled face immediately drifted to the forefront of Xia Micheng’s mind, along with his domineering and forceful aura. She really couldn’t associate any of those aspects with the concept of a boy toy no matter how hard she tried.
- She also didn’t know what Lu Yuzhen would say if he knew that he had just been called a boy toy.
- “Where’s Grandpa? I want to see him.” Xia Micheng just bypassed Xia Erxiang to head upstairs.
- Grandpa Xia lied on his bed in his room upstairs. He had been unconscious for ten years now. The doctors had proclaimed that he was in a vegetative state ages ago.
- Other than her mother, Grandpa Xia was the one who loved Xia Micheng the most among the Xias.
- She had only been nine years old when her mother passed away due to illness ten years ago. One day, she woke up to find herself lying by the top of the stairs. Grandpa Xia was already lying in a pool of blood, having fallen down the stairs. Xia Chunyang and the servants had rushed in then, but no matter how she tried to explain, everyone assumed that she had pushed her grandfather.
- Later on, Xia Chunyang hired an astrologer. The astrologer said that she was someone who brought calamity with her, that she would bring misfortune to others; everyone who remained with her would end up having disasters befall upon them.
- And so, the very same night, Xia Chunyang sent her to live in the countryside at the age of nine. He never asked about her since then.
- Xia Micheng only got to know later that her father had been infidel; he had bedded the top actress Li Qianhui, and he even had two daughters with her already. The elder daughter, Xia Keke, was even older than Xia Micheng herself.
- Xia Micheng had come back to marry so that she could find out the truth behind the happenings of that year.
- Xia Micheng felt her grandfather’s pulse, before taking out a needle and inserting it into a pressure point.
- Once she put away the needle, Xia Micheng rearranged her grandfather’s blankets and whispered, “Grandpa, don’t worry. I will heal you. Soon, you will wake up.”
- ……
- Xia Erxiang found Li Qianhui in the kitchen. “Mom, let me tell you something. A man sent Xia Micheng over here. That man’s the boy toy that Xia Micheng has been playing with on the side!”
- Li Qianhui had been in the middle of stewing some bird’s nest. Upon hearing her daughter’s words, she stiffened in surprise. “So Xia Micheng has gotten herself a man on the side. She truly is such a shameless thing!”
- “Mom, who are you making that bird’s nest for?”
- “It’s for Xia Micheng.”
- “What? Mom, did I hear you correctly?”
- Li Qianhui took out a packet of powder and sprinkled it over the bowl of bird’s nest. “What are you gaping for? I’m spiking this bird’s nest. Mr. Wang took a shine to Xia Micheng at the wedding yesterday, and since Xia Micheng’s figure isn’t all that bad, she can fetch a good price. She’s married to someone who will kick the bucket soon anyway. She can still be a plaything for those old chairmen. I’ll take some lovely, lovely photos of her later. I’m sure that she will listen to me.”
- Xia Erxiang flashed a thumbs-up as she sighed in adoration. “Mom, you’re so smart. I’m heading to the bakery to get some cake. Be back to watch the show!”
- Li Qianhui picked up the bowl of bird’s nest. Right at that moment, Xia Micheng came downstairs. Li Qianhui quickled called out to her, “Micheng, I made some bird’s nest for you. Come and eat it.”
- Li Qianhui’s the one who made this bowl of bird’s nest soup. Can I really eat it?
- Xia Micheng smiled and walked into the dining room as if nothing was amiss. She even picked up the spoon to take a few sips of the soup, acting like a sweet little fool as she giggled. “It’s so delicious. Thank you, Auntie.”
- “You don’t have to thank me. You can finish it if it’s that tasty.” Mentally, Li Qianhui called her a moron, but on the outside, she smiled.
- Soon, Xia Micheng’s vision began to black out. “Auntie, what did you… put in the food?”
- Xia Micheng collapsed onto the table.
- Li Qianhui snickered coldly and immediately ordered someone to take Xia Micheng to a room upstairs.
- ……
- A pot-bellied middle-aged man soon came charging over in excitement. “Mrs. Xia, where is she? Did you manage to get her?”
- “Mr. Wang, Xia Micheng’s in a room upstairs. The drug will ensure that she stays asleep for two hours. You can enjoy her as you please,” Li Qianhui said while chuckling.
- “Mrs. Xia, you handled everything so beautifully.” Mr. Wang gave a hasty bow before making a mad dash to the room.
- However, Li Qianhui reached out and stopped him with a tug. “Mr. Wang, you agreed to invest in Xia Medical…”
- Mr. Wang had been itching to get his hands on Xia Micheng ever since he saw her soft, beautiful figure at the wedding on the previous day. That was why he and Li Qianhui ended up forging an agreement.
- “Mrs. Xia, rest assured that I am a man of my word.” Mr. Wang charged into the room.
- ……
- Mr. Wang was practically drooling when he laid eyes on Xia Micheng on the bed inside. He quickly shucked his clothes and pounced onto her. “I’m here, my pretty little thing!”