Xiaohua recently felt that she might be having some luck in love, but it was all bad luck. She thought it would be better to go to the temple to pray when she had free time, and ask the Bodhisattva to pinch off these bad lucks for her.
In the evening, He Yan called her and said that Kang An wanted to go to a children's themed restaurant for dinner, and asked if Xiao Hua was free so that the two of them could go with Kang An to dinner.
Xiaohua had already made plans with Zhou Musheng that evening, but if she had a choice, she would rather have dinner with her ex-husband and child.
Although she didn't really like her ex-husband, that daughter was her own flesh and blood. She really wanted to have dinner with her own daughter, but she couldn't help it; she was beholden to him.
She had taken so much money from Zhou Musheng. Even if Zhou Musheng didn't always have her at his beck and call, she couldn't possibly refuse his invitations now. She would accept them if she could.
"You eat with the child. I have things to do tonight, so I won't go. Tell Kang'an that Mommy will go back early to be with her and tell her stories."
Xiaohua said on the phone.
"What do you have to do tonight? You don't have any self-study tonight, and you don't have any social engagements, so why don't you come home and have dinner with the kids? Everyone else goes out with their whole family of three, but every time it's just me taking the kids. Kang'an has started to complain about it after a while."
"Why do you have so many questions? I'm falling behind in my studies lately, and I need to go to the library to read."
Xiaohua told a lie casually.
"Are you really reading in the library? You can bring the books home to read; it won't interfere with your meals. Don't you eat at school too? Or do you have a date with someone tonight?"
Actually, Xiaohua didn't need to lie. She could have just been honest with He Yan and told him that she had a date that evening, and that it was with Zhou Musheng.
However, she ultimately held back her words, as she didn't really want to tell He Yan that she and Zhou Musheng were now practically together.
Zhou Musheng had some objections to He Yan continuing to live in her house. Xiao Hua wanted to find a way to get He Yan to move out, but what would happen to Kang An if He Yan moved out?
Kang An had gotten used to He Yan sleeping in the same room with her. Whenever she was half-asleep in the middle of the night, He Yan would immediately wake up, pat her back, and coax her back to sleep. Kang Kang had gotten used to her father's presence, but if she were to cruelly kick Kang An's father out now, it would hurt Kang An the most.
She really didn't want to do such a thing. In this world, the person she loved most was Kang An. Even a hundred Zhou Mushengs together couldn't compare to the importance of a single finger of Kang An.
So far, Xiaohua hasn't come up with a perfect solution, so he's been really worried these past few days.
"You're having a date with that Mr. Zhou tonight, aren't you? Ha~ That makes sense. What does a child matter to you when you run into that guy?" He Yan couldn't help but mock him.
"Stop mocking me, and don't try to provoke me by using the child."
Xiaohua paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, you're right. I did go on a date with Zhou Musheng. So what? Can't a divorced woman like me go on a date with a divorced man? As for He Yan's matter about you continuing to live in my house, I suppose that's a bit inappropriate. I'll talk to you about it when I get home tonight. I'm hanging up now."
Xiaohua hung up the phone after she finished speaking, and then took a deep breath.
He Yan was furious and immediately called back, but Xiao Hua didn't want to answer anymore. Every time he called, she hung up. He kept calling, and she kept hanging up until finally she had no choice but to turn off her phone.
Xiaohua wondered if she looked like a bad girl.
But then she thought about it again and realized that she was not a bad woman. She had never given He Yan any hope. She had always rejected He Yan clearly and unambiguously, without any ambiguity.
She wasn't the kind of person who wanted to please both sides. She had made it clear to He Yan more than once that it was He Yan who insisted on pursuing her and that she had no choice but to do so. Xiao Hua comforted herself with this thought.
She felt much better. At least she wasn't a bad woman, and at least she wasn't having an ambiguous relationship with He Yan while also being another man's girlfriend.
She wasn't sure if she counted as Zhou Musheng's girlfriend. That day, Zhou Musheng said to her, "Xiaohua, why don't we give it a try?"
You're single and I'm single too. Although there's a significant age difference between us, older people have more experience and can offer you valuable advice on both life and career. So, thinking about it that way, being older doesn't seem like a disadvantage.
Zhou Musheng said these words in a joking tone, but Xiaohua knew that he meant them sincerely. He really wanted to try dating her, and she could only agree and not refuse, because she was indebted to him and had taken his money.
Looking back now, the two of them were really funny. The first time, she confessed to him in a joking tone, and he rejected her. After she had no feelings for him, he started to have feelings for her and confessed to her again in a joking tone. Of course, this time she couldn't refuse. It seems that they eventually got together, but the process was different.
If they had gotten together the first time, she would have been very happy, but now her feelings have changed, and she is not happy at all.
She felt no joy in being in a relationship right now. If Zhou Musheng had accepted her first confession and allowed them to be together, she thought she would have been happy.
She probably feels overjoyed lying in bed at night, but now her heart is very calm, so calm that if someone asked her, "Hey, what did you eat for lunch today?" she would calmly reply, "I ate stir-fried vegetables and tofu."
The thought of her date that evening suddenly made Xiaohua feel a bit pressured; she really didn't want to go.
She didn't care about dressing up, but she was afraid that if she didn't dress up at all, Zhou Musheng would see what kind of attitude she had.
She rallied her spirits, went to a clothing store and bought herself a spring/autumn dress, paired with nude high heels, tied her hair into a low bun, put on light makeup, and sprayed on some osmanthus-scented perfume.
This makes it seem like I take the date very seriously. Since I've chosen to put on an act, I might as well go all the way!
Xiaohua grabbed her bag, hailed a taxi, and set off. Every time she took a taxi, she told herself that she needed to earn money as soon as possible so she could buy herself a luxury car and hire a driver, so that someone would open the car door for her wherever she went and she could enjoy the treatment of a big boss.
God knows how much she wanted to experience what it was like to be a big boss, to have so much money that it was just a string of cold, hard numbers.
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