He relented, and Song Mai's face regained a smile.

“Okay, I’ll transfer the money to you when I get back. You’re starting a business now, so you definitely need money. This money will come in handy.”

Chu Xing refused: "No need, I don't need it right now, just keep it with you for now."

Seeing that he said that, Song Mai nodded.

"By the way, how's your business going? Is everything going smoothly?"

"Fortunately, it went relatively smoothly."

Seeing that he had no desire to continue, Song Mai stopped asking.

The two landed at Nandu Airport at 8 p.m. that evening. Song Mai took a taxi home in a generous manner, unusually not taking the subway.

The next day was Sunday, so she didn't have to go to work, but she would have to go to the company after Sunday.

Both of them were exhausted after a long day of running around. The next day, Song Mai slept until late morning, while Chu Xing went out early in the morning. After she got up and washed up, Lin Ran arrived shortly afterward.

Lin Ran rushed into her house with her hair disheveled, looking extremely messy.

As soon as Song Mai opened the door, Lin Ran rushed over and hugged her tightly, but immediately let go when Song Mai's body stiffened.

"I'm sorry, Mai Zi, did I touch your wound and hurt you? It's all my fault, I was so clumsy. Are you alright?"

Song Mai smiled and stepped aside to let her go in first.

"You did touch my wound, but I've almost fully recovered. I'm not that fragile."

Lin Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. You have no idea how worried I was when I heard about what happened to you. I rushed over to see you first thing this morning, but when I got to the door, I remembered that your husband was also home. If I just barged in like this, it might disturb you. So I hesitated at the door and waited for a while before I dared to knock."

As she spoke, she fiddled with her wind-blown hair, looking quite pitiful.

Song Mai hugged her tenderly.

"Okay, it's all over now, it's alright."

The two talked for a while longer before Lin Ran remembered to ask:

Where is your husband?

"He went out; he must have work to do."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran felt a sense of relief wash over her.

She kicked off her slippers, casually sat cross-legged on the sofa, completely different from her previous demeanor.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I had to deliberately tone it down."

Then she took Song Mai's hand and looked at her with some heartache:

"I used to envy your good luck, but now I don't anymore. I've found that good luck is always accompanied by some unexpected bad things. Since that's the case, it's better to move forward peacefully. It's good to live a peaceful and healthy life without great wealth or fame. Before, I hoped that you would become rich overnight so I could cling to your coattails, but now I just hope that you are safe and sound."

Hearing Lin Ran's touching words, Song Mai felt a warmth in her heart.

"Ranran, you are so kind."

Lin Ran feigned disgust: "Ugh, you're so cheesy."

Song Mai was also unconvinced: "Aren't you going to say it's not cheesy?"

With Chu Xing away, Lin Ran was able to completely unleash her true nature. She pulled Song Mai aside and chatted for a long time about her experiences in Zicheng.

However, the topic eventually returned to gossip:

"You really didn't wear the little surprise I gave you?"

When the topic of that sexy lingerie came up, Song Mai's face flushed red.

Why bring up something she shouldn't have? She hadn't even thought about it, but Lin Ran's mention of it immediately brought her back to the day Chu Xing was carrying lingerie and asking her with a half-smile.

If Song Mai hadn't been injured, she would have jumped up and beaten Lin Ran up.

"How dare you say that? You almost killed me!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran's eyes immediately lit up.

"Did he kill you? What happened? Was your husband incredibly brave, and you couldn't handle him?"

Lin Ran drove incredibly fast, and they were on the highway in no time.

Song Mai found it utterly unbearable to hear. She couldn't understand how Lin Ran, who was clearly a lifelong single, could drive so recklessly, completely oblivious to everyone else.

She pinched her brow helplessly: "No."

"No? Really? Could it be that your husband is impotent? That shouldn't be possible, your husband seems to be quite capable."

Song Mai couldn't stand it anymore and flicked Lin Ran's forehead hard.

"How can someone so young have such a brain full of lewd nonsense!"

Lin Ran, however, disagreed:

"What do you mean? I'm just worried about your happiness. My heart is breaking from worrying so much, and you don't even appreciate it. It really hurts me. Tell me what's going on."

"You prepared a little surprise for me, but I wasn't wearing anything."

Lin Ran immediately looked disappointed: "Why not wear it? I carefully selected it; it will definitely make your figure look curvy."

Song Mai: "..."

She looked up at the ceiling, feeling utterly speechless.

Lin Ran didn't let her off the hook, but instead grabbed her hand and pressed her for an explanation.

"Tell me, why is that? Is it because you don't like it? Or does your husband not like that style?"

When asked, Song Mai had no choice but to reply: "We haven't reached that point yet..."

Lin Ran clearly didn't believe her, giving her an expression that said, "I'm not stupid, you can't fool me." She said, "How could that be? You two are husband and wife, you're already married and you're saying you haven't reached that stage? I'm not a child, you can't just fool me like that."

Song Mai didn't know how to explain for a moment. If it were before, she could have said that she and Chu Xing only had a contractual relationship, which would automatically terminate after a year, and they would go their separate ways and become strangers.

But now her relationship with Chu Xing is clearly not that simple; it's rather complicated, leaving her unsure where to begin explaining.

So, after being pressed repeatedly by Lin Ran, she gritted her teeth and forced out a sentence:

"Because... he can't!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran was so shocked that her mouth dropped open.

"My God, did what I said offhand actually come true?"

Lin Ran seemed to have discovered some incredible secret, and it took her a long time to recover from the shock.

She looked at Song Mai with some pity: "Then aren't you like a widow living a life of ease? You found a husband who's just a pretty face, only good for looking at but not for using?"

Song Mai smiled awkwardly: "It's alright, I don't care about that..."

She silently apologized to Chu Xing in her heart.

She didn't mean to smear him; she really had no other choice and just forced herself to find a pretext.

At the same time, the man in the meeting suddenly sneezed.

Lin Ran shook her head: "Mai Zi, it's all thanks to your good attitude."

Song Mai rambled on for a while before finally changing the subject.

Lin Ran was finally able to get out of this topic, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as Song Mai was preparing to see Lin Ran off in the evening, Chu Xing happened to push the door open and come in.