At this moment, Xia Ruolin began to seriously size up Xia Weilan's outfit. The more she looked, the more she felt that she had really underestimated Xia Weilan.
The Xia Weilan in front of her was only wearing a simple carved off - the - shoulder white blouse, paired with a blue - black skirt below. It made her look much more elegant.
Previously, Xia Ruolin had misjudged and thought it was just some cheap stuff. But now, looking closely, she found that from head to toe, everything Xia Weilan had on, whether it was what she held in her hand or what she wore on her feet, was of high - end quality.
"Hehe!" Xia Ruolin was both jealous and disdainful. She suspected that Xia Weilan had pestered Mo Beichen to buy these for her. Otherwise, where could Xia Weilan get such exquisite clothes? Even she, Xia Ruolin, didn't usually dress so elaborately.
"You've really changed your look in just a few days. Did you use your coquettish ways to get all these from Brother Beichen? As the saying goes, a Buddha needs a golden statue and a person needs good clothes. A country bumpkin is trying to act like a rich lady. It's quite a sight," Xia Ruolin said with increasing disdain. It was all thanks to Mo Beichen, she thought.
But even so, Xia Weilan was still good - for - nothing. No matter how noble her clothes were, she couldn't change her low - class background.
Xia Weilan knew that Xia Ruolin would never say anything nice. She curled her lips and smiled faintly:
"Who would dare to say that Mo Beichen's wife is not a rich lady? If so, there would be no one in the entire capital who could claim to be a rich lady. I'm a real one."
"What are you so proud of? Brother Beichen has never officially recognized you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have hidden you away and refused to make your marriage public," Xia Ruolin said with even more mockery in her eyes. She looked at Xia Weilan as if she were an unworthy mistress. No matter how well - dressed she was, she was still not presentable.
Thinking of this, Xia Ruolin believed that Mo Beichen was only nice to Xia Weilan because of the relationship between the two families.
And she, Xia Ruolin, could also become Mrs. Mo. As long as she got rid of Xia Weilan.
She was more outstanding than Xia Weilan and was definitely no worse.
Seeing Xia Ruolin's self - deluded appearance, a hint of scorn flashed in Xia Weilan's eyes. She thought Xia Ruolin was extremely pathetic. Suddenly, she lost the interest to entangle with her any longer, so she said indifferently:
"Think whatever you want."
"Is that gift box from Brother Beichen too?" Xia Ruolin suddenly glanced at the thing in Xia Weilan's hand. Only then did she remember that Xia Weilan had just got out of Mo Beichen's car. So, Xia Weilan didn't actually make an appointment with Z on her own. She must have tagged along because of Mo Beichen's influence.
"Humph," Xia Ruolin really looked down on Xia Weilan for relying on Mo Beichen for everything. She said coldly:
"Where's Brother Beichen? Lead the way!"
Xia Weilan thought Xia Ruolin must be out of her mind. She actually asked the legitimate wife to lead an outsider to see her husband, and she gave the order so naturally.
"Sorry, if you have the ability, find him yourself. Don't follow me," Xia Weilan said. Then she swayed the gift box in her hand and casually walked past Xia Ruolin.
Xia Ruolin wanted to chase after her but thought it would be a loss of face. So she loudly asked the receptionist, "Which private room is Z in?"
The receptionist immediately replied, "Go straight ahead and it's the third room on the right."
"Useless thing! You should have said it earlier!" Xia Ruolin sneered and hurriedly chased after Xia Weilan.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Just as Xia Weilan took two steps forward, Xia Ruolin caught up with her. In a hurry, as she passed by Xia Weilan, she left a trail of perfume smell and rushed forward like the wind.
Xia Weilan was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, she saw that Xia Ruolin had already walked up to the door of the private room in a few steps.
The secretary guarding the door didn't expect someone to rush over so recklessly. Moreover, she reached out her hand and tried to push the door open directly, bypassing him.
"Miss Xia, please leave!" Z's secretary blocked Xia Ruolin's movement and leaned over to stand in front of the door. By now, he had recognized Xia Ruolin as the Miss Xia that Z had disliked before, so there was no way he would let her in.
"Get out of the way!" Xia Ruolin was so impatient that she completely forgot about etiquette. She thought the people standing at the door were just small fries and dared to stop her.
The secretary remained expressionless like a dead - set bodyguard. He stood firmly and repeated coldly, "Miss Xia, please leave!"
Just then, Xia Weilan walked over slowly. The secretary's attitude obviously changed a bit. When facing Xia Weilan, he showed a bit of respect and stepped aside to make way for her:
"Miss Xia, please come in!"
"What! Why can she get in but I can't!" Xia Ruolin stared at the secretary with wide - open eyes in anger as she watched the door close again.
Although the secretary didn't know the situation inside, he knew that Xia Weilan was a distinguished guest that Young Master Z had deliberately greeted at the door, so of course, her treatment was different.
"Miss Xia, please don't make a scene here!" the secretary scolded without hesitation.
Outside, Xia Ruolin was so angry that her liver was about to burst. Inside, Xia Weilan was once again overwhelmed with excitement as soon as she saw Z.
"Miss Xia, what's going on outside?" Z vaguely heard the noise outside. Now that he saw Xia Weilan come in, he couldn't help asking.
That gentle voice surprised Xia Weilan. How could there be such a perfect person in the world? Not only was he talented, but he also had high IQ and EQ. He was so polite to others that it made people feel like they were bathed in the spring breeze.
Xia Weilan stared at Z for a while, then cleared her throat and said:
"The one outside is my cousin, the Miss Xia who offended you before."
Hearing this, Z said without surprise, "I've already guessed as much. But your cousin is a bit of a troublemaker and quite stupid. She's not as delicate and full of vitality as you."
Xia Weilan didn't expect that Z didn't look unhappy at all. Instead, he praised her. She felt a bit embarrassed and sat down beside Mo Beichen. She didn't notice that Mo Beichen was staring at her intently with a very dark look in his eyes.
Z glanced at Mo Beichen and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
It seemed that Mo Beichen really loved his wife.
Just as Xia Weilan was about to pour herself some wine, she suddenly felt Mo Beichen's hand on her wrist. His low and deep voice said neither too loudly nor too softly:
"Mrs. Mo, your drinking capacity is too poor. You're not allowed to drink."
Hearing this, Xia Weilan didn't say much. Remembering the times when she often blacked out after drinking, she immediately let go.
She didn't even notice the way Mo Beichen addressed her. He usually only used this address when they were alone.
"Come on, everyone, eat more," Locke said enviously as he saw the harmonious relationship between the couple. He greeted everyone to start eating.