Bai Wenxi wasn't willing to play out the drama of sisters vying for the same man. She said coldly, "Beihuai, maybe I should leave first. You two can catch up slowly."
Jiang Beihuai quickly grabbed her hand and flared up, "I don't want to know the hidden reasons behind your actions. All I know is that you broke up with me cleanly and decisively."
He wasn't just scolding Bai Yunxi; he was also speaking to Bai Wenxi. "We broke up amicably. You're not going to bring up old scores, are you?"
Bai Yunxi was on the verge of a breakdown. She rushed into Jiang Beihuai's arms in one swift step. "But it should have been her who married into the Zhang family. I was supposed to be with you!"
Jiang Beihuai quickly shook off Bai Yunxi. His two handsome sword-shaped eyebrows knitted tightly together. "Awen, let's go home quickly."
He tightly held his wife and rushed out, even bumping into Su Yuning.
"Bai Wenxi!"
Bai Yunxi fell to the ground and wailed heart-rendingly. "I'll only say one last thing."
Bai Wenxi struggled out of her husband's arms. Her eyes were as cold as stars. "I'd like to see what good words she can come up with."
"Did you already know that Zhang Fuwen was such a scumbag, so you so readily pushed him onto me?"
Bai Wenxi scoffed. Looking at the still deluded Bai Yunxi, every word she said hit right at her false pretense.
"Even now, you're still trying to absolve yourself. How dare you?"
Even Su Yuning thought Bai Yunxi was being too ungrateful. Clearly, it was she who had snatched Wen Jie's fiancé, yet she always presented herself as an innocent victim.
Bai Wenxi pressed her hands tightly against her chest to calm her racing heart. "First, when he was with me, he wasn't like this."
She took a breath and continued, "Second, I didn't push him onto you. You snatched him away. You and him were rolling around in the sheets on my apartment bed. What did you take me for?"
Even though she was the victim of betrayal, Bai Wenxi didn't utter any vulgar swear words.
She still maintained a shred of dignity and only left Bai Yunxi with a piece of advice. "Be a good person and look out for yourself."
Then Bai Wenxi walked out of the alley without looking back, completely leaving Bai Yunxi and all those troublesome matters behind.
Su Yuning pretended to wave her cute little fist and stamped her foot at Bai Yunxi. "Do some good deeds. Stop doing bad things. Divorce your wife-beating husband quickly."
Jiang Beihuai drove the car in silence. He didn't dare to say a word the whole time.
Even the usually carefree Su Yuning cowered in a corner, not daring to make a sound.
"Why aren't you guys talking?"
Bai Wenxi finally snapped out of her reverie. It had taken her a long time to mentally prepare herself to bid farewell to the once-cultured Zhang Fuwen from her teenage memories.
Su Yuning let out a sigh of relief and relaxed. "I thought you were hurt by what Bai Yunxi said."
Bai Wenxi bit her lip. Her nose felt a bit sour. "I won't be hurt by her ever since she stole my boyfriend."
"I'm just a bit sad. I didn't expect Zhang Fuwen to turn out like this. And even though Bai Yunxi is so calculating, I still hate to see a woman being beaten by her husband."
A faint dimple appeared on each side of Jiang Beihuai's cheeks. "So that's what's bothering you. It's just a small matter."
He didn't really understand the situation. "I'll talk to Zhang Fuwen. Tell him to stop beating his wife."
"Let's do our best to stop every case of domestic violence. What do you think?"
A pang of jealousy welled up in Bai Wenxi's heart. "Why are you asking me? If you want to help your ex-girlfriend, go ahead."
Jiang Beihuai panicked. "Awen, I'm doing all this for you."
...
Silence. The car was as quiet as a still pond.
Seeing that the situation was getting tense, Su Yuning didn't dare to get involved in this couple's quarrel. "Brother-in-law, let me off at the next intersection. My home is just a short walk away."
"Screech..."
As soon as the car stopped, Su Yuning ran off faster than anyone. She dashed home as if there was a ghost chasing after her.
Even though she constantly reminded herself that this was just a marriage of convenience and she shouldn't pin her emotions on a man, Bai Wenxi still felt a sour ache in her heart. Just thinking about Bai Yunxi and Jiang Beihuai's past made her unable to control her petty tantrums.
"It's still early. How about I take you to a luxury store?"
Bai Wenxi replied indifferently, "No, thanks."
Jiang Beihuai was sweating nervously. Even though the air conditioner was on in the car, he still felt hot all over.
"The Jiang family has introduced a high-class foreign amusement park. How about I take you there?"
Bai Wenxi propped her chin up with her hand and turned to look out of the window.
"I'm not a child. Why would I go to an amusement park?"
After being rejected one after another, Jiang Beihuai didn't dare to say anything anymore. No matter what he said, it seemed to be wrong. It was better to just keep his mouth shut and act obedient.
Not a single word was spoken until they entered the living room.
Jiang Beihuai was dying to say something but was afraid of being snapped at.
"Darling~~~" he cooed.
Bai Wenxi simply threw her handbag on the coffee table. "What? Do you think you're cute? Please talk normally."
Jiang Beihuai swallowed hard and didn't even dare to move his eyes.
"I have something to tell you." Bai Wenxi was extremely tired. She slumped into the sofa. "I have to go on a business trip out of town. I'll be away for a few days."
Jiang Beihuai was stunned. Then he immediately tried to stop her. "Grandma's eightieth birthday is coming up. Won't you be back?"
"I'm not going for ten days or half a month." Bai Wenxi rolled her eyes for the first time. "It's just a few days. It definitely won't interfere."
Jiang Beihuai brought over a glass of water and said cautiously, "Maybe it's just my imagination, but why do I feel like you're a bit dissatisfied with me?"
Only after getting married did Bai Wenxi realize that marriage was nothing like what her father had told her.
When a partner did something unbearable, even the gentlest and kindest person could lose their temper.
Bai Wenxi decided that she wouldn't be a docile and long-suffering wife anymore. "You're not imagining things. I'm really pissed off right now."
For the first time, a sharp glint shot out from her usually gentle eyes. "Please sort out your personal affairs with your ex-girlfriend. Don't flaunt them in front of me."
Jiang Beihuai was seeing Bai Wenxi lose her temper for the first time. He felt uneasy. "Awen, the project hasn't started yet. I have quite a lot of free time recently."
"Let me go on the business trip with you, okay? I can carry your luggage and take care of some small things."
Bai Wenxi slammed the water cup on the table. "No need. I can go by myself. I don't need anyone to accompany me."
Jiang Beihuai sat down on the sofa tremblingly. Bai Wenxi immediately moved further away from him.
"Sigh..."
Jiang Beihuai pressed his hands under his legs. His tall body huddled in a corner, looking extremely pitiful.
"I didn't want to provoke her. That time at the art gallery, as soon as we met, she came to pester me."
Jiang Beihuai mumbled to prove his loyalty. "I immediately rejected her firmly. When she tried to seduce me, I immediately washed her away with a jet of water."
Bai Wenxi suddenly understood. No wonder there was a damp patch on his shirt that day. It turned out that the wet Bai Yunxi had thrown herself into his arms.
"Then why didn't you tell me at first that she was your ex-girlfriend?"
Jiang Beihuai covered his eyes in embarrassment. "At first, I was so mean to you because I mistook you for my first love who had played with my feelings."