Chapter 150: My Wife

Shui Xian was rather in a good mood since the morning today because it happened to be Friday. For someone like him who had gotten accustomed to working all week long over the years, it was really a surprise when he realized he had been looking forward to the weekend. Unconsciously, he was eager for this week to end so that he could spend all day and night with his wife.

And since he was looking forward to something, it served as a motivation to work.

Suddenly, the door of his office was pushed open and he heard the tic-toc of high heels as Ruan Meilin strode inside with an anxious look on her face. She tried to calm herself as she faced Shui Xian and asked, "Shui Xian, where is your phone?"

Shui Xian pointed at the phone that was placed on the desk but was forgotten since this morning.

"Earlier, I gave you a call but a woman answered the phone," said Ruan Meilin as her eyes continued to observe Shui Xian's expression.

Shui Xian's brows furrowed up slightly and he picked up his phone to check. But just as he unlocked the phone and looked at the wallpaper, he instantly knew this wasn't his phone. He suddenly had a realization, his phone got exchanged with his wife's. No wonder, he thought it was weird how quiet his phone had been since this morning.

Shui Xian had managed to change the lock screen photo on Raelle's phone to match his own but her wallpaper was still the default one.

He didn't show any of his feelings on his face as he asked, "Why did you call?" He didn't feel like explaining to her why his phone was answered by a woman and who exactly was that woman. He didn't think the woman before him was important enough to learn anything about his wife.

Although Ruan Meilin wanted to ask him directly about who that woman was, she still refrained from doing so. Instead, she told him, "Mr. Han wanted to have lunch with us. So, I wanted us to go together."

"Not going," he answered straightforwardly.

"Shui Xian, can you put aside your personal feelings?" Ruan Meilin's voice had a pleading undertone. "The lunch is for our business deal."

"If it was about personal feelings, you wouldn't be the Vice President here," responded Shui Xian in a monotonous manner.

Ruan Meilin's lips trembled a little. She bit her lower lip to stop herself from showing her weakness. Her hand clutched the back of the chair that was before her.

"Are you having lunch with that woman who picked up the call?" Shui Xian lifted his eyes and looked at her inquisitively. "She said you won't be having lunch with me. Since she sounded so certain, I assume you are gonna have lunch with her."

Shui Xian's eyes shifted and for a moment, he really couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes. He really didn't think Raelle would say something like that. But then again, she had a straightforward and blunt personality, there was a high chance this was something only she could say.

Shui Xian didn't even have to think as he said, "I am having lunch with her. In fact, I'll be having dinner with her and spending my night with her. Is that a clear enough answer for you?" Since his wife decided he won't be having lunch with anyone else, how could he say otherwise?

Ruan Meilin was stunned by his reply but she tried to laugh it off as a joke as she said, "You still don't know how to joke around."

"Do you and I have a relationship where I'd joke around with you?" retorted Shui Xian. In fact, he intentionally lifted his left hand to rub his chin. It was his way of showing off his wedding ring that was wrapped around his ring finger proudly as a symbol of his marriage with Raelle.

It wasn't like Ruan Meilin couldn't see the ring, she just had been unwilling to believe that it was a wedding ring. But deep down, she also knew that Shui Xian didn't like wearing rings so the only ring on his hand had to be his wedding ring.

Shui Xian looked at the time on his wristwatch and said, "It's almost lunchtime, shouldn't you be joining Mr. Han for that lunch?"

Ruan Meilin looked at his face silently before she asked, "Is she your girlfriend?"

"She is my wife," he answered without missing a beat. As for her identity, he wasn't willing to disclose it.

"That wasn't Bebe's voice," said Ruan Meilin.

Shui Xian's face hardened at the mentioning of that name as he looked straight at Ruan Meilin and said, "I'm not talking about my ex-wife." He took a deep breath to calm himself and added, "This is business hours, and I don't feel like wasting anymore of my time by continuing this discussion. So, please leave!"

Ruan Meilin had to leave when he said it like that. She strongly believed that Shui Xian was lying to her. There had been no news regarding Shui Xian's wedding, so she was all the more unwilling to believe that he got married. Wasn't he still deeply in love with his first wife? Wasn't that why she'd been silently accompanying him for years? Waiting for him to forget the curse of that first love?

However, the woman she talked to over the phone had left her feeling uneasy. For some reason, the confident tone of Raelle had been bothering her. The way she spoke about Shui Xian clearly indicated that they were familiar. But Ruan Meilin couldn't think of a woman who would be close to Shui Xian. He had been keeping his distance from the opposite sex for years now, isn't that why he always drew a clear line between them?

Other than Shui Sying, Shui Xian had no other woman around him. That's something Ruan Meilin was certain about. But to learn about what was happening in Shui Xian's life, she had to talk to someone.

She took out her phone and dialed a number. As the call connected, she smiled widely and greeted, "Sying, how are you? I'm back in the city, let's catch up over coffee?"

"Sure," came the reply. "I happened to be free today. Text me the address and time. I'll see you there."

"That's wonderful!" replied Ruan Meilin happily. "I'm looking forward to meeting you."