My Weekend Lover Turned Out To Be My Boss - Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Villain C · “Most Beloved”

Same as the old rules, Yu Xiao set the dinner location at a private club. Early that morning, I dressed myself up to look sharp and professional. When I entered the dining room, Guan Shuyun saw that I had put extra effort into my appearance and looked incredibly spirited. She propped her head on her hand, abandoning her breakfast, as her gossip-loving heart caught fire. Blinking her eyes, she asked, “Looking so ‘spring-smitten’ this early in the morning? Dressing up so well—which family’s girl are you planning to lead astray today?”

I calmly served myself some porridge and replied easily, “Lead a girl astray? I don’t have that much charm. I have a dinner gathering today, so naturally, I have to look my best!”

“A gathering? It’s not a holiday or a vacation. Why is your department always having dinners? It seems you have too little work and too much free time. I should calculate a bit and bring in more projects.”

Guan Shuyun’s capitalist ideology of exploiting cheap labor was truly deep-rooted; she could link any topic back to generating profit. I quickly waved my hand: “Hey, hey! The engineering department isn’t taking the fall for this. Today is a cellmate reunion. I haven’t seen my friends from that prison cell in years. It was hard to get everyone together, so of course I’m happy. Do you want to come with me~?”

Seeing my well-intentioned invitation, Guan Shuyun declined with a hint of disdain. “What would I do there? Being with a group of people with ‘backgrounds’ like yours would be like a sheep surrounded by a pack of wolves. I value my life; I wouldn’t dare go.”

I let out a helpless laugh. “Please, not all prisoners are unpardonable villains. This world is too unfair; it always makes good people suffer in silence. Your thinking is seriously flawed and needs correcting!

Take our cell for example. You’ve met Yu Xiao, right? She and Jian Yumeng were originally enemies. Yu Xiao was a talented young interior designer who won national awards while still a student. She had a limitless, glorious future ahead of her. Then, Jian Yumeng’s father raped Yu Xiao’s mother right in front of her. In a fit of rage, Yu Xiao accidentally beat the man until he was paralyzed. It’s said that the Jian family was mired in scandal back then and the company was heavily affected. Jian Yumeng used money to pull strings, and Yu Xiao received a heavy sentence. She was locked up for years, and her future was ruined.

But in the end, life comes full circle. If fate decrees it, enemies will meet. Whatever you do out there comes back to you eventually, which is why Jian Yumeng ended up falling into Yu Xiao’s hands. Then there’s me. When I was at Beisheng International, my career was skyrocketing. If it hadn’t been for Zhao Taian framing me, I’d be a high-level executive on a massive annual salary by now. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned; I’m just a failure. You don’t know how tragic that car accident was—two lives gone in one night, and I received the punishment I deserved.

There was also an economic criminal in our cell—a top student with a mountain of titles. She was law-abiding and never did anything wrong, but she became the scapegoat for her boyfriend. By the time she got out of prison, that man was already married, and his child was old enough to call him ‘Daddy.’ Then there were two girls who worked as ‘escorts’; they were sentenced to many years for helping drug dealers hide stashes, but they only did it because they were being threatened.

I’m asking you, where did we go wrong in the beginning? Was Yu Xiao wrong? She wasn’t. Seeing such an unbearable scene, was she supposed to just walk away in silence? Was I wrong? I wasn’t either. Zhao Taian repeatedly framed and bullied me, teaming up with Qiao An to stir up trouble. My friend lost her unborn baby, and my ex-girlfriend died right in front of me. Should I not have hit him? Should I have just cowered and hidden from him forever?

Was the economic criminal wrong? Don’t call her stupid; that man was just trash. Were the escorts wrong? People mock the poor, not the prostitute. They did it just to survive and put food in their mouths. The world is what’s dirty; they are innocent. We were sheep once, too. We were forced into this by those so-called ‘wolves.’ And aren’t you a wolf as well?”

Guan Shuyun was stunned by my words. She didn’t refute me at all. After a moment of softening, she accepted the logic and nodded slightly. “I am a wolf… that makes sense. Well, have fun tonight. I’ll send someone to pick you up. We can’t have a repeat of what happened last time.”

“I’ll listen to you. I don’t understand Qiao Xin’s mental wiring; just thinking about it scares me.”

I smiled at Guan Shuyun until my eyes crinkled. Suddenly, the air went quiet. She stared at me blankly, her cheeks flushing. I raised my hand and waved it in front of her, puzzled. “Why did you suddenly zone out? Hey… what are you thinking?”

“Ah? Nothing… just thinking about what you just said…”

“Which part? If you don’t get it, I can explain.”

Guan Shuyun suddenly sat up straight and spoke very seriously: “Yu Xiao and Jian Yumeng—not even deep-seated hatred could stop them from being together.”

I picked up a piece of toast and spread butter on it. “Yeah. What about it?”

Guan Shuyun suddenly leaned in close to me. “We… don’t we also have a history of grievances? What I mean is…”

I knew what she was thinking. I leaned my body back. “You couldn’t possibly be falling for me, could you? Friend, don’t play with fire.”

Even though I tried to play dumb, Guan Shuyun remained dead serious. She gave a light cough. “I actually have fallen for you. Any objections? If you have any, I overruled them.”

I quickly stuffed the toast into my mouth, gulped down my porridge, and cleared the breakfast table like a whirlwind. My mouth was so full I nearly choked. “I’m full, I’m going to work!”

I rushed into my room to grab my bag, but a wave of nausea hit me. I scrambled into the bathroom and retched into the toilet. My stomach was churning; breakfast had been for nothing.

I didn’t know when it started, but whenever I faced something I was extremely repulsed by, I would suffer from vomiting symptoms, almost like morning sickness. After a while, I pulled out a tissue to wipe my mouth, recalling Guan Shuyun’s serious expression. Did that count as a confession?

Thinking of this, my whole body shook with laughter. This was a good thing. After yielding and compromising under her roof for so long, I had finally made this woman take my bait.

…

I purposely left work early to rush to the club. When I entered the private room, I found my friends already sitting inside chatting. When I pushed the door open and the other three cellmates besides Yu Xiao saw it was me, they quickly stood up to greet me.

“Aya, aya! Feifan is here!” “Sister Hong! Sister Lian!”

The one shouting my name was Hong Hong. She grabbed A Lian’s arm and shook it. In truth, they were both four or five years younger than me, but back when I entered prison as a newcomer, I called everyone “Sister.” As time went on, I grew fond of addressing everyone that way.

I took off my coat and found a seat. Having not seen them for a long time, there was a bit of awkwardness, but seeing Hong Hong and A Lian—the sisters who were still as close as ever—the images of prison life flooded back. Within a few sentences, we warmed up. By the way, they were the two escorts who had been imprisoned.

And sitting next to Yu Xiao, wearing gold-rimmed glasses with her short hair slicked back perfectly—looking every bit the successful career woman—was the economic criminal I mentioned, the high-achieving student who had returned from studying abroad: Qin Yan.

“We’ve finally been looking forward to your arrival, Feifan.”

Qin Yan picked up the decanter and poured me a glass of red wine. I held up my glass like I was their leader inviting a toast: “Since everyone is here, come, come, come! Let’s have a drink first. To the reunion of us sisters who suffered together!”

“Cheers!”

As the food was served, everyone chatted about domestic life while eating. Yu Xiao knew I had my own little motives for arranging this dinner, so she ate quietly without interrupting.

“Qin Yan, I heard you’re a big boss of a company now. Doing well for yourself!”

I chatted while putting food on her plate. Qin Yan politely propped up my hand. “It’s nothing, just a trading company.”

“A trading company… what kind of trade?”

“Mainly acting as an agent for imported food and daily necessities. I handle many brands. I can’t guarantee other things, but at least in our city, many imported brands that haven’t officially entered the domestic market are handled exclusively by my company. Why? Is Boss You going to introduce some business to me?”

Yu Xiao’s eyebrow twitched slightly. A faint smile touched the corners of my mouth. I clinked glasses with Qin Yan and teased, “Seems like your business is quite large.”

To lead into the topic, I paused deliberately and spoke slowly: “If I had stayed at Beisheng International, I might have actually been able to help you. After all, Beisheng International is a leader in the trading industry! Unfortunately, I haven’t been there for a long time. You’ve seen the news; my relationship with President Lan… it’s hard to put into words!”

At the mention of Phoebe, Hong Hong and A Lian’s interest was immediately piqued. A Lian leaned in, asking with gossipy curiosity, “Right, right! Now that you mention it, I remember it was all over the news. You and that President Lan… Feifan, what were you thinking? Such a rich woman, and you didn’t want her? What on earth are you trying to do?”

Yu Xiao quickly picked up her wine glass to divert the topic. “Aya, her little drama was just hyped up by the media. Hey, Sister Hong, Sister Lian, how have you two been lately?”

Hong Hong pouted. “That line of work is dangerous now. It’s a mess and so easy to catch something! A Lian and I have gone straight; we opened a proper hair salon. Why don’t you guys support us and get a VIP card? We’ll give you a 90% discount.”

“Is the business at the salon good?”

“It’s right by the coastal entertainment city. If Yu Xiao hadn’t contacted us, we wouldn’t have known Feifan opened a bar over there too. If we’d known, we could have supported each other’s business!”

Yu Xiao and I looked at each other, then shared a small smile and raised our glasses again. Near ten o’clock, the party broke up. After Yu Xiao arranged for someone to see our three friends off, the two of us remained in our seats, drinking.

“Even if you don’t say it, I can more or less guess what you’re trying to do. Do you know how much impact this will have?”

Yu Xiao tilted her head back and drained her glass, then asked me: “While you were away, Yumeng found Phoebe. They chatted and seemed to get along quite well. Women of that caliber know how to band together and split interests. Phoebe is someone more than capable of protecting herself. Why do you insist on making yourself look like a traitor to everyone?”

I swirled my wine glass and beckoned Yu Xiao with my finger. She leaned in, and I whispered into her ear…