Xiao Yao sat in the corner of the coffee shop, gazing absently at the bright sunlight outside the window. The sunlight was so bright, yet it could not drive away the winter chill, nor could it illuminate the corner where she was.
"Xiao Yao".
Xiao Yao's curled eyelashes fluttered, and she looked up to see Lin Wenwen standing in the sunlight in front of the French windows. Her fair skin seemed to glow in the bright light, and she had long, straight, jet-black hair that reached her waist. Her eyebrows and eyes were bright, and her lips were red. Lin Wenwen's appearance had remained almost unchanged since college, bright and flamboyant.
The moment their eyes met face to face, Xiao Yao realized that this was the first time she had ever stared at Lin Wenwen so openly. There was no denying that she was really beautiful.
Lin Wenwen didn't know why Xiao Yao kept staring at her without saying anything. After staring at her for a few seconds, she sat down in the seat opposite Xiao Yao without waiting for her to speak.
Lin Wenwen doesn't consider herself a cowardly or weak person; if she were, she wouldn't have come to find Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao withdrew her gaze from Lin Wenwen, picked up the coffee on the table, looked out the window, and drank it alone. She didn't speak to Lin Wenwen or look at her, as if she didn't know the person in front of her.
"Miss, would you like something to drink?" The waiter came over with the menu, breaking the silence between them.
Just as Lin Wenwen took the menu, Xiao Yao suddenly turned around and said, "Remember to ask her to pay for what she ordered. I'll only pay for my own drink."
The waiter and Lin Wenwen were both taken aback.
The waiter looked at Lin Wenwen and Xiao Yao with a mixture of surprise and curiosity.
Xiao Yao, on the other hand, acted like an outsider, continuing to leisurely drink her coffee, leaving Lin Wenwen holding the menu, unsure whether to order or not.
Lin Wenwen knew that Xiao Yao wouldn't be kind to her, but she didn't expect that Xiao Yao wouldn't even pretend and would so obviously hate her.
Finally, Lin Wenwen, looking annoyed, casually ordered an Americano. The waiter immediately handed her a QR code for payment, as if afraid she wouldn't pay. She glanced at the waiter irritably, then reluctantly took out the code to pay.
After the waiter left, Lin Wenwen looked at Xiao Yao for a moment, sighed, and said, "Xiao Yao, you don't need to be so hostile towards me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao almost spat out the coffee she had just taken a sip of.
The mistress came to her door, saying she was pregnant with her boyfriend's child, and even pretended to tell her not to be hostile towards her. What a scheming woman!
Xiao Yao wiped her mouth with a tissue, revealing a blatant sneer, "Or what? What do you want me to do to you? Invite you home and I'll take care of you during your pregnancy?"
Lin Wenwen looked completely innocent and embarrassed, and lowered her head to touch her stomach. "I know we were wrong, but this is Xuyang and my first child. I won't be willful anymore. I will treat Xuyang and me well..."
Xiao Yao raised her hand to interrupt her, "Don't tell me about your relationship with Zhong Xuyang. He's already off the plane and will be here soon. Keep your words to yourself and tell him when he arrives."
After Lin Wenwen sent her the message that she was pregnant, Xiao Yao felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her mind went blank, and many completely different images flashed through her mind. She wanted to go and defend Zhong Xuyang, to believe that he was not that kind of person, and to cover her ears and ignore Lin Wenwen's words. Yet, she also wanted to ask Lin Wenwen for clarification, to confront Zhong Xuyang with her words, and to expose all his lies. However, thinking of the unknown child in her belly, she thought that perhaps after knowing everything, she could choose to forgive and continue her relationship with Zhong Xuyang.
Struggling, retreating, fear, resentment, bitterness, and sorrow—all these intense emotions collided within her body. On the verge of collapse, she suddenly regained consciousness—a chilling clarity.
Don't run away, don't beat around the bush, don't speculate. Open everything up. She doesn't want to be kept in the dark or deceived. If the hurt is unavoidable, let it come all at once, face it head-on.
So she invited Lin Wenwen here and made them reveal all their secrets in front of her.
My phone chimed; it was a WeChat message notification.
Xiao Yao swiped her phone and saw a message from Zhong Xuyang: "Baby, I'll be there in 10 minutes. Have you been waiting long? Where are we going on our date later?"
Xiao Yao hadn't told Zhong Xuyang about Lin Wenwen contacting her. She had simply asked him to meet her at a coffee shop today, the day she was supposed to pick him up from the airport. He didn't think much of it and assumed she was planning to go on a date with him.
During the 10 minutes of waiting for Zhong Xuyang's arrival, Xiao Yao inexplicably began to get excited. She looked forward to seeing Zhong Xuyang's expression when he pushed open the door and saw her and Lin Wenwen.
She was so excited that she kept staring at her phone, counting down the time.
Such high expectations made her feel angry and deceived even though Zhong Xuyang was only 2 minutes late.
To her satisfaction, when Zhong Xuyang pushed open the glass door of the coffee shop, the person who had been happily waving at her froze the moment Lin Wenwen turned her head.
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