Chapter 674: Brother-in-law is the Best
Zhao Xuemo had left and then returned.
"!" Lin Zifeng’s eyes lit up.
"I didn’t do anything, so why are you apologizing to me?" Lin Zifeng touched his nose and said with a wry smile.
He slowly took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
Zhao Xuemo hesitated for a bit, gritting her teeth as if she had mulled it over for a long time before finally saying, "Thank you for helping me hide the truth just now. If it weren’t for you, my cousin might have found out about everything that happened tonight."
In fact, Zhao Xuemo also knew that if Lin Zifeng had not pretended to be her fiancé that night, it would have inevitably led her cousin to guess what had transpired between her and Lin Zifeng. Although Zhao Xiaoshi was young, she was quite sharp.
On top of that, her family was very well-off, to the extent that even this villa was but one of the many private residences her parents owned in Zhonghai.
"Actually, the main culprit behind this whole affair is me. Tonight’s events were entirely my fault to begin with. We wouldn’t have had such a drama if not for me. You’re not to blame; the fault lies with me," Lin Zifeng said with narrowed eyes and a chuckle.
However, Lin Zifeng was unaware of the pain in Zhao Xuemo’s heart. Although she was now a wife, she hadn’t even met her mysterious husband, nor did she have any idea what he looked like.
Moreover, their marriage had been arranged by their parents since they were children. As to why that was, one would have to ask their parents.
For many years, this overseas fiancé had not sent a single message, even when she had flown overseas to look for him, returning home disappointed each time.
The appearance of Lin Zifeng undoubtedly added a dash of passionate color to her empty world, after all, she too was a woman with both physical and emotional needs.
"It’s not your fault. I should actually thank you for tonight," she said.
"Thank me? For what?" Lin Zifeng was taken aback, laughing as he said, "I didn’t do anything, and I even saw things I shouldn’t have. You’re thanking me?"
Lin Zifeng found it somewhat ludicrous. Clearly, he was the one who had taken advantage of the situation, yet now she was thanking him?
"If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even know how to handle things in the future."
The woman slowly bowed her head, clearly in a bad mood.
Seeing this, Lin Zifeng’s smile gradually faded.
"What’s wrong? Director Zhao, by the sound of it, could there be some hidden difficulty you’re facing?" Lin Zifeng said consolingly.
"It’s nothing. You should go back now; thank you for tonight." Zhao Xuemo waved her hand, her pure white OL uniform perfectly outlining her sexy and exquisite figure.
She twisted her body and quickly disappeared into the night.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to reveal the secrets buried in her heart, it’s just that she felt she wasn’t close enough to Lin Zifeng to confide in him.
However, Zhao Xuemo was acutely aware that whenever relatives and friends inquired about her boyfriend, she would always whisper that he was very busy.
Little did they know, she had not yet seen even a shadow of this so-called boyfriend.
Imagine, a woman, a mature woman, wearing the label of being someone’s wife or girlfriend, yet deprived of the warmth a man should provide, is indeed quite sad...
No wonder, in the moment of panic in the bathroom, she blurted out that Lin Zifeng was her husband. It was nothing more than a self-conscious woman’s search for a sense of belonging.
After returning to the villa, Zhao Xiaoshi was still half-naked, leaning on the couch eating mini puddings, channel surfing with the remote control in hand.
Seeing Zhao Xuemo come back, the young girl’s suspicious face flickered with a hint of allure.
She asked lightly, "Sis, has brother-in-law left?"
"He’s left," Zhao Xuemo said.
"Sis, just tell me the truth, who was that man really?"
Zhao Xuemo, who was about to change into her nightwear, paused.
Her pretty eyes flickered with surprise as she turned her head and asked, "You knew?"
"Hehe, Sis, you really underestimate my intelligence. With things like that, anyone with a brain could guess, let alone the excuse you two just made up was so lame, even I wanted to believe it, but I found it hard to be convinced."
"Then why did you still call him brother-in-law so affectionately just now?"
Zhao Xuemo was somewhat flabbergasted; she couldn’t deny that her cousin was clever, but she had acted so naive just now and was easily deceived, relentlessly calling Lin Zifeng "brother-in-law." Was this what it meant to play possum and act deep?
"Sis, don’t lie to me, I’ve known about your affair for a long time; you don’t have to hide it from me."
Zhao Xiaoshi licked her pudding and giggled foolishly, continuing, "I’ve heard you have a boyfriend abroad, and it’s been so many years, yet he has never come back to see you. You just wait , do you think it’s worth it?"
"What else can I do?" Zhao Xuemo stammered. In business, she might be considered a cunning and powerful businesswoman, but when it comes to matters of the heart, she was a complete novice, not even on par with her younger cousin.
"That’s why, Sis, you’re a woman, and how much time does a woman have in her youth? A woman’s prime lasts only a few years, and now you’re already in your twenties. If you keep waiting , what will you do if that unknown man no longer wants you? You’ll be considered a ’leftover woman’ in today’s world.
Uh-huh, ’leftover woman,’ such a terrifying moniker. If it were me, I would definitely find a man I love in Zhonghai and spend my life with him," she explained fervently, like a love guru.
"You don’t understand a lot of things," Zhao Xuemo turned away, choosing to close her eyes and ignore her cousin’s words.
"Sis, don’t be foolish, it’s just an engagement, not a real marriage. Even if you do get married, what then? It’s a modern society now, breaking up and getting back together are pretty normal in relationships. It’s not uncommon for people to marry on a whim one day and divorce the next, let alone you’ve never seen the man and are just waiting blindly?
If someone asks about your boyfriend in the future, how will you respond? Will you keep telling them your boyfriend is abroad and always busy? Sis, don’t be too naive, nor too stubborn. A woman’s prime is really short."
"Then, what else can I do?"
Hearing her cousin’s words, her heart was in turmoil.
Although her cousin was young, every sentence she spoke was the truth, each word striking deep at her heart.
"That’s why I think brother-in-law is not bad."
"Brother-in-law? Which brother-in-law?" Zhao Xuemo exclaimed.
"Giggle. Of course, the one who took a bath just now!"
Turns out, Zhao Xiaoshi, despite being younger, was not the naively entangled one, but the sharp observer who saw through it all, leading them to believe she was the fooled one!
"You, don’t talk nonsense."
Zhao Xuemo’s face turned red.
"Sis, I don’t need to say it, I can guess. A man hides in the bathroom late at night, and without thinking, I know you two must have something going on, and besides, our brother-in-law is quite handsome."