Chapter 37

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Her hands were full of groceries, and her stomach was bulging. The big pumpkin swayed in the plastic bag with her every step and bumped into her thigh several times. She was panting as she jogged, and her back view looked a little comical… and a little pitiful. Ming Yue felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart. There was an indescribable feeling in her heart.

In the past, everyone used the relationship between Wenxin and Xing Yixiao as a benchmark for their relationship. Female classmates would often tell their boyfriends, saying, “Look at Xing Yixiao, then look at you.” She had always thought that Wenxin was happy. But now, she was no longer sure if Wenxin was happy or not. Was Wenxin willing to do all of this?

“Ming Yue-jie, why don’t we give your friend a ride? I think it’s quite dangerous for her to squeeze on the bus with a big belly.”

Ming Yue shook her head. “Even you know that it’s dangerous for her to squeeze on the bus when she’s pregnant. Doesn’t she know that?”

At noon, Liu Jingxing drove back to Fairview East. A big white Mercedes Benz-G was parked by the roadside. He took out his phone and called Ming Yue for the first time. Ming Yue picked up quickly.

“I’ll wait for you at the door.”

Ming Yue agreed and hung up. Liu Jingxing looked at the black phone screen and raised his eyebrows slightly. He had always been the one to hang up on others. Other than the old lady at home, this woman was the second person to take the initiative to hang up on him.

Less than 10 minutes after the call ended, he saw Ming Yue walk out of the neighborhood. She was wearing a pair of navy blue wide-legged sweatpants and a white sweater. Her black hair was draped over her shoulders. She was dressed very ordinarily. Her beauty was expressed only by her fair and exquisite face.

Liu Jingxing raised his eyebrows. “Do you usually dress like this when you go out?”

“That’s right.” Ming Yue looked at him in confusion. “I’m not going to any formal event. Do I have to dress up so grandly? Moreover, this outfit is quite comfortable for me. It doesn’t look ugly.”

Liu Jingxing looked at her and wondered how she managed to say the words ‘It doesn’t look ugly’.

The women who approached him, as well as the female companions that his good friends changed every other day, were all dressed up beautifully. They had heavy makeup on, and they dressed as charming and sexy as possible.

Ming Yue quietly fastened her seatbelt. She did not see the young master’s resentful gaze. Instead, she sneezed casually.

Liu Jingxing: “…”

Ming Yue: “I’m sorry. The sneeze came too suddenly.”

He retracted his gaze. This woman really did not treat him as a member of the opposite sex. He had seen through her. Was he not worthy enough for her to put in effort to dress up?

As he started the car, he couldn’t help but say, “I think some women will put on makeup even if they only go out to take out the trash.”

Ming Yue nodded and said, “It depends on my mood. Sometimes, when I’m in the mood, I’ll put on full makeup every day. I’ll also put on makeup when I don’t go out. Sometimes, I won’t want to put on makeup for a few days if I don’t feel like moving. Moreover, makeup is very expensive now. On average, it costs dozens of yuan every time I put on makeup. It’s too wasteful to put on makeup every day.”

Liu Jingxing choked as he listened to her words. When other women saw him, they couldn’t wait to turn their hair into diamonds. They looked so gorgeous as if they were going to compete in a beauty pageant. Why was it that when it came to her, she couldn’t even bear to spend dozens of yuan on him? He was inexplicably unhappy, so he didn’t say a word along the way. The two of them remained silent.

Ming Yue did not notice his displeasure. She closed her eyes and rested the entire way. When the car slowly stopped, she opened her eyes. “Sorry, I fell asleep.”

Liu Jingxing pressed his tongue against his molars and could not be bothered with her. He closed the car door and strode into the old residence. However, when he thought about how he would be scolded by his grandma if she saw this, he reluctantly slowed down.

Ming Yue was slow to notice that the young master seemed to be in a bad mood today. She was a little confused and did not know what she had done wrong to make him unhappy.

The two of them entered the old residence together. Old Madam Liu had already asked the kitchen to prepare food and was waiting for the two of them to come back. Ming Yue did not expect her father and stepmother, Auntie Lin, to be here too. Ming Jingshan had worked in the Liu family for so many years, but this was the first time he was sitting at the same table as the Old Madam. He and his wife beside him were a little nervous. When they saw the two of them enter, the couple stood up together. “Young Master, Yue Yue, you’re back.”

Ming Yue was not in the mood. She replied calmly, “Dad, Auntie Lin.”

Auntie Lin was all smiles. “Yue Yue, Auntie was thinking of visiting you in the next few days.”

Ming Jingshan looked at his son-in-law and smiled obsequiously. “Young master, quickly sit.” It was funny. As the father-in-law, he did not even dare to call his son-in-law by his name.