Jiang Beihuai pursed his lips tightly in cold silence and silently turned up the water pressure of the faucet.
"Please stop slandering my wife from now on. If I find out you do it again, I'll make you regret having that mouth!" he issued a severe warning. Watching Bai Yunxi scurrying away in a sorry state, he felt more and more that he had been blind with infatuation back then.
"If you use Wenxi's name to flirt around again, I think Zhang Fuwen would be very interested in hearing about your amorous affairs!"
Bai Yunxi was still reluctant to give up. She couldn't believe that Jiang Beihuai had no feelings for her at all. Back then, he was so obsessed with her face and had been whole - heartedly thinking about getting married.
"The words I said to you when we broke up were just to make you give up," Bai Yunxi was as eloquent as ever, trying hard to clear herself. "If I didn't change my name and fall in love freely, my mom and the Bai family would beat me to death."
"Ahuai, you don't understand my situation at home. Bai Wenxi is the beloved little princess, while I'm just a lump of mud under her feet!" Clenching her teeth, she suddenly threw herself into Jiang Beihuai's arms. "I know you still love me. You're just sad that I married someone else, right?"
Hugging the man's waist tightly, Bai Yunxi pressed her face firmly against his burning chest. "If I didn't say those heartless words, how could I make you give up? If I had still been involved with you, it would have really hurt you. The Bai family pays too much attention to social status!"
"But I didn't know you were the long - lost heir of the Jiang family. At that time, I had no choice but to take such extreme measures. You have to understand me!"
Jiang Beihuai pushed her to the ground at once and looked at Bai Yunxi covering her face and crying in disbelief. "I don't understand! I don't understand how you can come up with so many lies in an instant?"
Looking at his former lover, he was heart - stricken. "Aren't you even blushing when telling these lies? Please stay away from me in the future. I don't want those messy things in the past to disrupt my current married life!"
Jiang Beihuai angrily threw the faucet into the sink and strode out of the restroom, ignoring Bai Yunxi's eager calls behind him.
Bai Wenxi had already finalized the shooting details of the documentary with Chen Liangke. It was the first time she showed a relaxed and genuine smile since her father's death.
She had even made a concession. In order to fully show the warm family atmosphere her father had created during his lifetime, she tolerated Yao Chunmei hanging the portrait in the center of the main hall of the Starry Art Museum.
So when she saw a large wet patch on Jiang Beihuai's chest, she was very surprised. "Weren't you standing next to me just now? How did you get in such a mess?"
"The faucet in the restroom was broken and sprayed a lot of water," Jiang Beihuai didn't want her to misunderstand that he had a private relationship with Bai Yunxi, so he tried to brush off the matter casually.
"Your sister happened to be standing in front of the broken faucet. She's in a worse state than me." After saying that, he reminded Zhang Fuwen. "You'd better take her home to change clothes quickly. Awen and I also have to leave first."
Today, the old lady of the Jiang family was coming back from abroad, and the whole family was going to have dinner at the old house in the evening. Bai Wenxi was also afraid that Jiang Beihuai would catch a cold, so she apologized and handed her business card to Chen Liangke. "If you need any information, please tell me at any time. I'd be happy to provide it."
Seeing that things were progressing so smoothly, Yao Chunmei even looked at her step - daughter more favorably. "As his widow, I will definitely fully support your work. My eldest daughter and I both hope to record Zhongxun's painter career."
Chen Liangke showed his snow - white teeth and winked playfully at Bai Wenxi. "With the cooperation of you two beautiful ladies, I believe this personal documentary will be a great success."
"Director Chen, my mother - in - law, as my father - in - law's wife, must know him better," Jiang Beihuai said jealously as he separated Chen Liangke from Wenxi. "No one knows a husband better than his wife. You can often contact my mother - in - law. She must have more information you want."
Yao Chunmei beamed with joy. "Yes, yes, yes. Usually, I went out with Zhongxun for social activities. I know all his friends and business partners."
"Oh, my husband also supported my drama career very much. A lot of his inspiration for his paintings came from the moments when I was performing on stage."
"Manager Li, when the museum officially opens next Monday, I'll come to work here every day like my father did," Bai Wenxi saw Yao Chunmei smiling coquettishly. It was really an eyesore to see a woman of her age acting like a flirt.
"I'll come to discuss the details of the Impressionist art exhibition with you tomorrow," Bai Wenxi handed the curatorial documents to Manager Li. "Everyone should have a good rest this weekend. After the museum opens, the Starry Art Museum will get on the right track, and we may be quite busy then."
"Don't worry, curator," Manager Li quickly changed his address when he saw that the eldest lady was so reasonable. "We employees are very attached to the Starry Art Museum and will definitely cooperate well with you for the new round of work."
Chen Liangke was obviously more interested in Bai Wenxi. Jiang Beihuai had already taken Bai Wenxi a long way, but he still couldn't wait to catch up and discuss the shooting of the documentary, completely leaving Yao Chunmei behind.
"This Xiao Chen is really ungrateful," Yao Chunmei looked at the back of her young lover running away. She was so angry that her internal organs ached. "If it weren't for me supporting him through college, could he have graduated from the directing department smoothly?"
At this time, Bai Yunxi, accompanied by Zhang Fuwen, walked into the hall soaking wet. "Mom, where's that little bitch Bai Wenxi?"
She was wrapped in her husband's coat, but what she was thinking about was another man's face. "Mom, don't let her steal the show. I don't want to see her face on TV!"
"All right, all right. Take care of yourself first," Yao Chunmei looked at her daughter in a sorry state like a drowned rat. She was so angry that she hated her daughter for being so useless. "You're so stupid. How can you get yourself completely wet just by going to the restroom?"
Yao Chunmei wanted her daughter to capture Zhang Fuwen's heart so that she could get some money from the Zhang family. But obviously, her daughter was no match for her son - in - law. Not only did she fail to get any money for her mother, but she also lost her dowry.
She deliberately picked on her daughter, but actually, her words were all meant for her son - in - law. "Did you see the set of clothes Bai Wenxi was wearing? It's a dress newly designed by Dai Wei. I've invited her many times to design costumes for my stage shows, but she never takes the order."
"Only people with a certain amount of wealth and status can get her attention," she murmured sourly. "Mom has lost her husband. This life is just like this. Daughter, I'm counting on you."
"Mom, stop talking," Bai Yunxi saw her husband's face suddenly turn gloomy. She felt very embarrassed. "I'll work hard on acting and let you enjoy the glory of being a star's mom. You can rest assured."
Seeing her daughter constantly winking at her, Yao Chunmei finally shut up reluctantly. "You? Your father spent a lot of money on your acting career back then, but you still didn't become popular. Forget it, forget it. I won't say anything anymore. The older I get, the less people listen to me. It's meaningless."