Huo Shengbai’s Maybach stopped at the school gate.
Just as Wen Zhili was about to get out of the car, her snow-white wrist was caught by Huo Shengbai’s large hand.
Huo Shengbai’s gaze was gentle. “Add me on WeChat. You can contact me if you need anything.”
After all, he was now her business partner. It made sense to add each other on WeChat for easier communication.
When Wen Zhili opened her WeChat, her eyes fell on her profile picture, and she couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
She had been in such a rush last night that she forgot to change her WeChat profile picture.
Her WeChat profile picture was a photo of her and Huo Cheng.
Instinctively, Wen Zhili glanced at Huo Shengbai.
His expression remained gentle, with no trace of displeasure in his eyes.
Wen Zhili breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but find it amusing.
What had she been overthinking just now!
Someone as gentle and good-tempered as Huo Shengbai would never be so petty.
He definitely wouldn’t mind.
But what Wen Zhili didn’t know was that the moment she lowered her head to look at her phone, the man who had just been gentle lost his smile, his eyes flickering with a hint of insane jealousy.
After adding Huo Shengbai on WeChat, Wen Zhili picked up the large bag of snacks he had given her and waved goodbye to him.
She was running late, so she quickly ran toward the classroom.
Huo Shengbai stood where he was, watching Wen Zhili’s retreating figure until she completely disappeared from sight before getting back into the car.
Once she reached the classroom, Wen Zhili hurriedly found a seat and sat down.
She changed her WeChat profile picture to a photo of the cat she kept at home.
A moment later, a familiar young man walked in.
His features were delicate, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, yet his brow still carried a hint of rebelliousness.
Huo Cheng!
The moment Wen Zhili saw him, she wanted to tear him apart.
She had to clench her fists tightly to restrain herself from acting on impulse.
Beside him was a young woman with wavy hair, wearing a black lace dress, chatting and laughing with him.
Wen Zhili recognized her too—Wen Yuxuan!
Wen Yuxuan was the adopted daughter of her biological parents.
Three years ago, she was told that she was the stolen heiress of the Wen family.
Back then, a Wen family driver, unable to raise his own daughter after his wife’s death, secretly switched his daughter with her.
He sent the infant Wen Zhili to an orphanage, allowing his own daughter to become the Wen family heiress.
That year, Wen Zhili officially returned to the Wen family.
However, the Wen family did not send the driver’s daughter, Wen Yuxuan, away, allowing her to stay in the Wen family.
At this moment, a determined gleam flashed in Wen Zhili’s eyes.
In her past life, she had been abused, tortured, nearly starved to death, and burned by raging flames. She would repay Huo Cheng and Wen Yuxuan double for all the suffering they had caused her!
Wen Yuxuan’s gaze also fell on Wen Zhili’s face.
Then, a smug smile spread across her bright and beautiful face. “Brother Cheng, Zhili is over there. Let’s go sit there.”
When Huo Cheng saw Wen Zhili, his face was full of impatience, and the disgust in his eyes was too obvious to hide. “Xuan’er, that spot is unlucky. Let’s find another seat!”
If this had happened in the past, she would have been heartbroken and desperately holding back tears.
But now, there was no ripple of emotion in her heart.
She calmly withdrew her gaze and focused on her textbook.
No rush.
She would deal with them slowly.
When Huo Cheng saw that the eyes that had once been filled with fervent affection were now calm, he felt an inexplicable flicker of panic.
But the feeling vanished too quickly for him to even notice it.Wen Yuxuan cooed, “Brother Cheng, don’t say that. Zhili will get angry. Let’s just sit there.”
Wen Yuxuan pulled Huo Cheng to sit in the row behind Wen Zhili.
Wen Zhili had originally intended to ignore them, but someone just had to be shameless.
Wen Yuxuan exclaimed in surprise, “Zhili, you’re wearing a black lace dress too.”
Huo Cheng sneered, “Hah, just a poor imitation.”
Wen Zhili glanced at her dress—it was still the same black lace gown from yesterday.
She had been careless again.
She had forgotten that at nineteen, after Huo Cheng once said, “She looks good in black lace,” she had worn nothing but black lace clothing ever since.
In truth, she preferred wearing cheongsams.
But Huo Cheng had once mocked her, saying he thought women who wore cheongsams looked petty and provincial.
He had also said he didn’t like petty, boring girls—he preferred bright, flamboyant, lively, and sexy women.
Wen Zhili replied coldly and indifferently, “Who’s the imitator and who’s the original? Are you blind? Can’t you tell?”
Some people nearby had already begun snickering.
Anyone with eyes could see that even though both were wearing black lace dresses, Wen Zhili was far more beautiful than Wen Yuxuan. At best, Wen Yuxuan just knew how to dress up.
Moreover, Wen Zhili was not only stunning in appearance but also had an exceptionally outstanding demeanor.
Wen Yuxuan’s face instantly turned ugly.
Huo Cheng was also stunned for a moment.
Usually, Wen Zhili was cautious and fawning around him, but today she actually dared to insult him!
After recovering, he immediately erupted in anger, “Wen Zhili, you…”
But just then, the class bell rang, forcing Huo Cheng to shut his mouth and say no more.
After class ended, Huo Cheng immediately demanded, “Wen Zhili, how dare you…”
However, Wen Zhili left without even looking back, showing no trace of attachment.
She silently repeated in her heart:
Huo Cheng, I don’t want you anymore.
In this lifetime, I hope you and Wen Yuxuan go to hell together!
…
After leaving school, Wen Zhili went to the cheongsam tailor shop she used to frequent.
When the shop owner saw Wen Zhili, his face lit up with a delighted smile. “Miss Wen, you’re here. It’s been a long time.”
In the past, Wen Zhili had often ordered custom cheongsams from him.
Every time the owner saw Wen Zhili in a cheongsam, he was mesmerized.
Wen Zhili was the most suitable person to wear cheongsams among all the customers he had ever served.
But a year ago, she had stopped coming to order cheongsams.
A smile graced Wen Zhili’s delicate features. “It’s been a long time, boss. I’d like to order a few sets of cheongsams.”
“Of course. I’ve just received some fine new fabrics. Please take a look.”
An hour later, Wen Zhili had finalized the styles and colors for five sets of cheongsams.
Before leaving, the owner brought out an ink-wash-colored cheongsam she had ordered a year ago.
Not wanting to wear the black lace dress anymore, Wen Zhili went to the fitting room and changed into the cheongsam.
After leaving the cheongsam shop, as she was about to hail a taxi, a familiar Maybach pulled up in front of her.
The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Huo Shengbai’s handsome face.
“Uncle Huo, no… Brother Shengbai, what are you doing here?”
Huo Shengbai stared at Wen Zhili, his breath nearly catching in his throat. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his gaze remained fixed on her, unable to look away.
The ink-colored cheongsam perfectly outlined the graceful curves of her figure.
She had pinned her hair up with a jade hairpin, and emerald earrings dangled from her ears, swaying with every step—each movement seemed to stir his heart.Huo Shengbai’s hand clenched tightly, a powerful surge of possessiveness welling up from his heart once more.
He wanted to keep her hidden away.
Only he should be allowed to see her looking so beautiful.
Huo Shengbai gripped his hand tightly, restraining the possessiveness that was about to burst forth, maintaining the harmless smile on his face.
“I was passing by and happened to see you, so I had the driver stop. Where are you headed? I can give you a ride.”
The driver had already stepped out and opened the car door for Wen Zhili.
At the same time, not far away, Wen Yuxuan walked arm in arm with Huo Cheng, passing by.
Huo Cheng’s eyes immediately fell on the figure standing in front of a black Maybach…
“Wen Zhili!”
His gaze fixed on Wen Zhili.
For a moment, his heart seemed to stop, and his mind went blank.