Ji Xinxin was driving her red convertible sports car to the spot where Ling Chuxia stood by the roadside, poised and graceful.
With a sharp turn, the car came to a steady stop in front of Ling Chuxia. Ji Xinxin turned her face slightly, lowered her head a bit, allowing the large black sunglasses on her nose to slide just enough to reveal her enchanting eyes. She looked Ling Chuxia up and down, pouted, and said, "Get in."
Ling Chuxia was already accustomed to her straightforwardness, so she didn’t say much, simply walking around to the other side of the car, pulling open the door of the passenger seat, and getting in.
As soon as she settled in, Ji Xinxin hit the gas pedal, and the red convertible shot forward with lightning speed.
The strong wind ruffled Ling Chuxia’s black hair, blowing it into a bit of a mess. She quickly used her hand to hold her hair, using her fingers as a comb to smooth it out.
Ji Xinxin glanced at her from the corner of her eye and started critiquing without hesitation, "I mean, Ling Chuxia, do you really have to? Mrs. Shi isn’t around now; there’s no need to always maintain that graceful and noble demeanor."
Ling Chuxia’s hand froze slightly, then she smiled, "I’m used to it."
Ji Xinxin shook her head, her words still sharp, "A perfectly fine person, and look at what you’ve been reduced to; it’s utterly dehumanizing. Yet you’re still willing."
Ling Chuxia smiled again without speaking. She knew that Ji Xinxin had always disapproved of Mrs. Shi’s actions, and disapproved of her tolerance, but despite her harsh tongue, she genuinely cared for her.
Ji Xinxin was the most prideful heavenly empress in the entertainment industry, a leading figure under the Emperor Group, practically a household name.
She was extremely proud and willful, almost never putting anyone in her eyes, yet somehow they became the best of friends, a rather fateful coincidence.
As Ji Xinxin’s car sped along, Ling Chuxia, who hadn’t slept well last night, feeling dizzy all the time, and having endured a double attack from Mrs. Shi and Shi Che this morning, was mentally strained. Now, beside her friend, she managed to relax and found herself drowsily leaning against the seat.
When she woke up, the car was already back in the city, but the direction was not toward the place she and Shi Che lived, but the opposite direction.
Ling Chuxia frowned in confusion, looking at Ji Xinxin, "Xinxin, aren’t you taking me home?"
This wasn’t the way back home...
Ji Xinxin didn’t even glance at her, simply replied briskly, "No, I’m not taking you home!"
Ling Chuxia assumed Ji Xinxin had something to take care of. She sat up straight, pointing to a spot by the road, "Oh, do you have something to do? Then... then pull over and lend me some money, I’ll take a cab back."
However, not only did Ji Xinxin not stop the car, she pressed the accelerator, speeding up even more.
Ling Chuxia opened her eyes wider, a trace of confusion in her gaze, "Xinxin..."
"That bastard Shi Che treats you , can just leave his own wife stranded on an empty road with no regard, and you still want to go home? Haven’t you had enough of the abuse?"