Mr. Tycoon's Daring Wife

What Did You Do

Yang Feng stood at the end of the hallway, slightly dumbfounded that he was left in the dust. Did she just abandon him? His brows furrowed together and he walked down the hallway to lean on the wall and wait for her.

Running a hand through his hair, he couldn't believe he was waiting outside of the bathroom for a woman. He felt like a giddy high school boy waiting for his crush to give her his handkerchief.

The minute Zhao Lifei walked into the bathroom, she undid her hair. She sighed to herself when her raven locks tumbled down her back, few droplets of wine falling from it. She winced at the heavy stench of alcohol that reeked from her body.

Zhao Lifei expected her night to brim with backstabbing and gossip left and right, but she didn't expect it to turn sour in ten minutes.

"Whatever, at least I gave Linhua her gift." She muttered as she began to clean her face and hair. The water and soap had left her hair in an awkward texture, but at least the smell was gone. The water had washed off her makeup, leaving her face bare of any products.

Zhao Lifei cringed at the eye bags underneath her eyes. From all the endless nights of tossing and turning, she rarely had a good night of sleep. That's why she usually woke up in the afternoon — she only fell asleep after lying in bed for at least a good few hours.

Just when she was about to step out of the bathroom, Xia Mengxi walked in. She seemed occupied with wiping the tears from her eyes, sniffling to herself as she held her dress to walk easier.

Zhao Lifei eyed the distraught woman in front of her. The two were alone in the enormous bathroom that was twice the size of a moderate bedroom.

She remembered the last time they were ever alone together. It was the same night that Zhao Lifei confronted Xia Mengxi with the discovery of her real birth parents. Her father didn't leave her. As a matter of fact, he was desperately trying to contact Xia Mengxi but the woman refused to meet her birth-father.

And when Mengxi found out Lifei knew the truth, she immediately sought Zheng Tianyi's help. One thing leads to another, and soon, Zhao Lifei was stripped and thrown out of his house.

When Xia Mengxi lifted her head and took a few steps back. Her mouth was parted in shock, as if not believing she was alone with Zhao Lifei.

Zhao Lifei crossed her arms and raised a brow. Why was she pretending to be surprised to see her? She knew Xia Mengxi wasn't deaf nor did she have any hearing problems. Yang Feng announced he was going to take her to the bathroom, so Xia Mengxi should've known she was already inside.

"H-hello." Xia Mengxi timidly greeted her, her head slightly tucked to portray a demure and wholesome woman.

Zhao Lifei noticed the tears and quivering lips. She already knew what happened.

As always, Xia Mengxi couldn't handle the insults from her peers after Yang Feng pointed out how distasteful her dress was. The people probably tore her apart and once again, the female lead couldn't handle the criticism of her peers.

Xia Mengxi was always portrayed to be a gentle, sweet, and simply too innocuous woman. She couldn't handle the harsh and backstabbing upper society.

She sniffled. "I'm sorry to have worn the same dress as you—"

"It's not your fault." Zhao Lifei said with a frown. Why was this woman apologizing? Her dress was publicly announced on national television, shouldn't Zhao Lifei be the one to apologize?

"Oh, I-I guess you're right." Xia Mengxi nervously babbled. "Then I apologize for Tianyi's behavior. You know, he's usually not bad-tempered and mean—"