Chapter 183: Chapter 45 Xiang Yiren Trains Lu Qingyun
"What opportunity?" Lu Qingyun asked in confusion.
"Are you dense? Didn’t you see there’s a second beautiful woman in this room?" Xiao Yue hinted. Seeing that Lu Qingyun was still puzzled, she clarified, "It means that man isn’t Jiang Ziyan’s boyfriend. Or, at least, Jiang Ziyan isn’t his *only* girlfriend."
"Ah?" Lu Qingyun found it hard to believe.
Xiao Yue pursed her lips. "What’s so surprising about that? You have no idea how much rich people can do whatever they want. And this guy isn’t just rich, he’s incredibly handsome, which is a huge advantage. Plenty of beautiful women would throw themselves at him, even just to be one of many."
Lu Qingyun finally understood, but she still couldn’t quite accept it. Her friend Jiang Ziyan, who had been as proud as a swan in university and never spared other men a second glance, was willing to share a man with another woman? Even if she was, how could two women and one man live so harmoniously under the same roof?
When she voiced this question, Xiao Yue didn’t answer, instead quietly pointing toward the kitchen. Two women emerged, chatting and laughing as they each carried a tea tray to serve everyone.
"Thank you!" Lu Qingyun accepted the tea and studied the woman beside her best friend. Her smile didn’t seem forced at all; she appeared genuinely happy to be hosting Jiang Ziyan’s classmates.
"Please, don’t be so formal. You’re all Zi Yan’s classmates," the woman said warmly. "It’s raining too heavily tonight, so the roads aren’t safe. I’ve taken the liberty of arranging rooms for all of you. I’ve also prepared a change of clothes for everyone. You can all take a shower, rest for the night, and tomorrow morning, I’ll have a driver take you home safely."
Wow, look at how she handles things. So impressive!
"This one really has the air of a proper first wife," Xiao Yue marveled, leaning in to whisper in Lu Qingyun’s ear. "If you manage to move in, she probably wouldn’t give you a hard time."
"What are you talking about?" Lu Qingyun’s ears flushed red.
Xiao Yue just chuckled and sipped her brown sugar ginger tea.
If she were more confident in her own looks, she would have jumped at the chance herself instead of saying all this to Lu Qingyun. The real reason she was doing this was to curry favor. If Lu Qingyun succeeded, she might remember this kindness later. There would always be some reward in the future. Of course, there was another reason. She and Jiang Ziyan were never close in university, and she didn’t particularly like her. It would be fun to cause some trouble for her.
There were two guest rooms and one maid’s room on the first floor of the villa. The maid’s room was naturally off-limits, so one of the guest rooms was assigned to the only man, Bai Feng, and the other to two of the girls. Xiao Yue and Lu Qingyun were given Jiang Ziyan’s original room on the second floor. The rooms in the villa were all large with king-sized beds, so it was more than enough space for two women to share.
While the girls were happy with the arrangement, Bai Feng flatly refused to stay. He was already completely devastated, and his last shred of manly pride wouldn’t allow him to remain there. Since he couldn’t be persuaded, they had the driver take him to a nearby hotel and book a room for him. After dropping Bai Feng off, the driver could also head home.
"What’s wrong with Bai Feng? Passing up a luxury mansion to sleep in a hotel? Has his brain short-circuited?" one of the other girls remarked. This was the same girl who had earlier called Bai Feng the most successful classmate after Jiang Ziyan.
"Who knows? He was probably provoked. Such a fragile male ego," the other girl said, giggling while covering her mouth.
The two girls weren’t trying to be quiet, so Xiao Yue and Lu Qingyun heard everything.
"Bai Feng was still trying to pursue Jiang Ziyan," Xiao Yue mused. "Looks like he’s truly given up this time."
Lu Qingyun nodded. "He’s been writing love letters to Zi Yan ever since we were in university."
"I never knew that. Didn’t he have a girlfriend the whole time in university?" Xiao Yue asked, surprised.
"Yes. He said he would break up with his girlfriend immediately if Zi Yan agreed to date him."
"Tsk tsk, keeping his options open! Looks like Bai Feng isn’t such a great guy after all. I really misjudged him." Xiao Yue’s face paled slightly. In truth, she once had a small crush on him.
Jiang Ziyan’s room was spacious and warmly decorated. The closet was filled with designer clothes, shoes, and hats, and the dressing table in the en-suite bathroom was covered with high-end cosmetics.
After showering, they lay down on the soft waterbed, amazed.
"Wow, they even have beds like this? It’s so comfortable," Xiao Yue exclaimed, lamenting her own sheltered life. She had never even seen the things rich people had in their homes. Checking her phone, she discovered that the unfamiliar brand of bed cost several hundred thousand. "My God, this one bed costs more than the down payment for a house in our hometown!"
Lu Qingyun was much quieter, simply lying there and taking in what her best friend’s daily life was like.
An idea took root in her mind and refused to leave. She wanted to live like this, too. After all, she had the looks and the education. The greasy supervisors at her company had hinted more than once that she could get a promotion if she slept with them. But she’d never considered it because the reward was too small. But now, the prize before her was immense. So immense that she could no longer stop that other self, the one always lurking in the shadows, from emerging.
「The next day.」
The other classmates departed one by one, with Xiang Yiren having specially arranged for drivers to take them home.