A Pursuit of Beloved Wife

Proofread by Yu Bing

After lunch, Chen Ying once again takes Yuexi to the mall. Yuexi originally planned to go back to prepare for the interview, but she couldn’t refuse her, so she has to follow her to the mall.

As soon as they arrive at the mall, Chen Ying’s spirit is restored, pulling Yuexi to walk tirelessly to and from these shops non-stop.

Yuexi looks helplessly at the shopping bags in her hand. She smiles bitterly and says to Chen Ying, “I haven’t started to work yet, you drag me here to spend money.”

Chen Ying is busy looking at the shoes displayed on the shelf, and says without looking back, “Then you have to work harder, so you will have more motivation, right?”

Chen Ying turns around with a pair of shoes in her hand, and motions to Yuexi to try them on. Yuexi takes a quick glance and then shakes her head.

“Yes, yes, you are right. This is indeed very motivated. If I don’t work hard, I will not be able to support myself.”

Chen Ying puts the shoes back, smiles and hugs Yuexi, “It doesn’t matter, as long as you take care of me, I will support you.” As she says, she stretches out her finger and pinches Yuexi’s chin.

Yuexi feels goose flesh creeping. She takes a step back quickly, and breaks free from her embrace, “Hey, you are really… let’s forget it, I’ll support myself if I work hard enough.”

“Oh, you little girl. What? Do you dislike me?” Chen Ying stretches out her hand to tickle her, and Yuexi hurriedly begs for mercy.

“Jue, the shoes in this shop are well made, let’s go and take a look.”

The sudden sound from the door freezes Yuexi. She can’t move just stands there hopeless.

Chen Ying looks at her strangely, “What’s wrong?”

“Welcome.” A saleswoman walks a few steps to greet the customers. Chen Ying takes a quick glance at the direction of the sound unconsciously, and she is stunned, too, instinctively grabbing Yuexi. Yuexi turns around also and looks towards the door, then she sees Li Fengjue and Li Ya. She didn’t expect to see them here, and she hasn’t seen him since she was discharged from the hospital. He is dressed in casual clothes, which makes him no longer that cold and aloof. Li Ya, who is beside her, has obviously recovered from the shadow of the lawsuit. With a smile on her face, she has her hands gently tucked under Li Fengjue’s arms.

Li Fengjue and Li Ya also see Yuexi and Chen Ying inside, and they are also taken aback.

Li Ya’s eyes flash with complicated feelings: anger, hatred, guilty conscience, pride, and so on. She doesn’t look at Yuexi anymore, holding Li Fengjue’s arm tightly in her hand, pulling him to the shelf and looking at the shoes.

As soon as Chen Ying sees them, she rushes forward. Just like that day, after the trial, Chen Ying rushed to Li Ya in front of everyone and slapped her in the face.

Yuexi quickly checks Chen Ying, shakes her head, and walks out the door and pulls her away, with a calm expression on her face, as if nothing has happened.

Without looking at them again, Yuexi pulls Chen Ying out of the shop, but Chen Ying couldn’t do it. She stares at them fiercely, and it looks as if she wanted to eat them alive.

Yuexi is silent all the way back home, and Chen Ying looks at her worried. Yuexi turns her head suddenly and says to her, “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine, let’s go.”

Yes, it’s okay, it doesn’t matter anymore. From that day on, she no longer bears grudges against Li Fengjue or Li Ya.

When they get home, they unexpectedly run into another person.

“Ouyang Mu? Why are you here?” Yuexi and Chen Ying looks at Ouyang Mu in surprise. They have not seen each other since last time.

Ouyang Mu is also taken aback when he sees them, and then smiles and says, “What a coincidence, did you just come back?” He greets them, his eyes obviously falling on Yuexi.

Yuexi nods, “Yes, we just come back. What a coincidence. Why are you here?”

Chen Ying touches Yuexi with her shoulder, and winks at Ouyang Mu, “What else can he do here? The only person that can makes him appear here is Xiao Yueyue, right?”

Yuexi immediately hits Chen Ying back with her elbow, and smiles embarrassedly at Ouyang Mu, “She likes to make jokes, don’t take her seriously.”

Ouyang Mu keeps smiling, “It’s okay, I know. Actually, I did come here today to visit you.”

Chen Ying laughs, “See, I was right! Oh, let’s go, quickly. Don’t make a scene standing at the gate!”

Ouyang Mu instinctively takes the bags from Yuexi’s hand. Suddenly, he spots Chen Ying raising the bags in her hand. Ouyang Mu couldn’t help laughing, and quickly takes her bags, too. Chen Ying then happily takes the lead and walks into the house.

The moment they come into Yuexi’s house, Chen Ying suddenly throws herself on the sofa, shouting,”Oh, I’m exhausted. I haven’t been shopping like this for a long time.”

Chen Ying pats her legs and shouts at Yuexi, “Xiao Yueyue, come and give me a massage. My legs are about to break.”

Yuexi pats her on the leg, “Put them down. We have a guest here, besides, I also went shopping with you, you let me give you a massage, will your conscience hurt?”

Chen Ying doesn’t care and puts the feet directly on Yuexi’s thigh, “It’s okay. Mr. Ouyang is a friend, are you a friend, Mr. Ouyang?”

Ouyang Mu puts bags down, nodding and smiling: “As long as Miss Bai and Miss Chen are willing to accept me, we are friends.”

Chen Ying waves her hand, “Of course we accept it, and I also count on you to take care of my Xiao Yueyue.”

Yuexi, who was gently massaging Chen Ying’s leg, suddenly pinches her hard, and Chen Ying screams and jumps to her feet, “Oh, Xiao Yueyue, you stinky girl. You pinched me so hard. Do you want to kill me?”

Ouyang Mu looks at Yuexi and Chen Ying playing around and laugh, “After last trial, I had other things to attend to, so I was not able to spare time to see you.”

Yuexi smiles, “It’s okay, we know you have a lot of work to do. We went to Hainan to have a holiday, and we just came back recently. If you come here a few days ago, you won’t see me.”

“It’s so good to see you recover from that case. You look great this time. I am really happy to see the change.”

Yuexi is stunned for a moment, and then she smiles faintly, “Indeed, I am a changed person. I will not allow myself gripped by hatred. It will do me no good. Now I just want to work hard and to make myself stronger. Only when you become strong, no one else can bully you.”

Ouyang Mu is silent for a while, and then nods approvingly, “C’est la vie. So it is. Only truly capable people can control their own destiny.”

Yuexi looks at Ouyang Mu in amazement. She didn’t expect him to say in that way. Come to think of it, he is as a lawyer, he has been working on so many cases, so he must have seen a lot of darkness, that is harsh reality.

In the living room, all of them are silent. After a while, the silence is broken by Mrs. Liu, “Miss Bai, Ms. Chen, Mr. Ouyang, the meal is ready, it’s time to eat.”

“Oh, okay, we are coming.” Yuexi responds, patting Chen Ying on her feet. “Let’s have dinner.”

After that, Yuexi stands up and looks at Ouyang Mu, “Would you like to eat with us before you leave?”Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Ouyang Mu also stands up with a smile, ” Yes, with pleasure.” As he walks to the dining room with Yuexi, Chen Ying has already run past them after she hears dinner is ready.

Before Ouyang Mu and Yuexi take their seat, Chen Ying has put a piece of meat in her mouth already. While eating, she mumbles something to Mrs. Liu, “Mrs. Liu, would you come to my house? Yueyue has already recovered from illness. She can take care of herself now. Come to take care of me, will you? I will give you double salary.”

Mrs. Liu also knows Chen Ying’s character, and she just smiles and says, “Haha, Ok, take your time, eat slowly, there is a lot more.”