The night is silent, and Ai Xiaoning's heart is even quieter. Having prepared early in the day, she had been looking forward to spending her seventh wedding anniversary with her husband Xiang Moren. Ai Xiaoning hoped they could get along better, their ice-breaking moment was tonight
However, to her dismay, her carefully planned celebration held no ground.
As time ticked away, Ai Xiaoning sat in the living room, listening to the ticking of the clock, her expression slowly shifting from anticipation to disillusionment. She sat there quietly, day turning into night, yet her husband never came home.
Then a phone call came, "Hello, Xiaoning? I am sorry for waking you up at this late hour."
"I haven't slept yet, Senior Yang. What's the matter at this late hour?" She thought, receiving a late-night call from Senior Yang Zewen must mean serious business.
"Xiaoning, there's something you need to know. Please try not to get upset or agitated. Our newspaper has fully followed the police's anti-vice campaign, which took place tonight. During a routine investigation at a hotel, the police ran into two people…"
At this point, Yang Zewen paused, not proceeding further.
Who did they run into?!
Ai Xiaoning's mind went blank, but when reason prevailed, her delicate eyebrows furrowed deeply. "Senior Yang, just say what you need to! I…can bear it."
The other end of the phone was still silent, till Yang Zewen sighed heavily after a long silence: "Xiaoning, the police ran into Xiang Moren and your sister, Ai Zi Yu at the hotel. They were in the hotel room when the police arrived…”
"Zi Yu?!" How could this be?!
Ai Zi Yu has been living overseas with their grandparents since university and never even came back for her own engagement or wedding.
But that wasn't much of a surprise. She was, after all, an adopted daughter in the Ai family. Zi Yu never treated her as a sister and Xiaoning knew this.
What Xiaoning was at a loss to understand was when these two unrelated people got together. Compared to Xiang Moren cheating on her, what shocked her more was that his mistress turned out to be Ai Zi Yu, who lived overseas.
In Ai Xiaoning's cognition and memory, these two people simply had no intersection.
"Xiaoning, Xiaoning ..." The anxious voice of Yang Zewen came from the other end of the phone, "Xiaoning, don't worry, I've suppressed this matter. After all, given Xiang Moren’s special status, you can imagine the outcomes once such gossip news breaks out. You go to the police station first, Xiang Moren and Ai Zi Yu are still at the police station! Xiaoning, don't be too sad, I ..."
"I know, senior brother, thank you, I will go to the police station first, I appreciate your help this time, you must be busy sorting out the news, don’t let it hinder your work, I will definitely come and thank you personally another day."
Ai Xiaoning knew what Yang Zewen wanted to say and quickly interrupted him.
She hung up the phone and hurried to the police station, "Officer, sorry to bother you, I came here to ..."
Ai Xiaoning’s words were left unfinished when she saw a familiar figure. She froze in place, her red lips slightly parted but unable to utter a single word from the shock. She knew, but seeing it with her own eyes was another matter.
"Sister ..." Ai Zi Yu smiled. Under her cute and charming appearance, a pair of eyes were chillingly ruthless. The look she threw at Ai Xiaoning was far from friendly, as if she was the one being confronted.
A cold laugh escaped from Ai Xiaoning, turning her large watery eyes icy. The proud and indifferent expression that she hadn't exhibited for many years returned to her face. The sight of her cold red lips left Xiang Moren standing next to Ai Zi Yu somewhat dazed.
How many years has it been? Seemed like a full seven years since she last saw this side of Ai Xiaoning.
Over these seven years, Ai Xiaoning had been like a timid mouse, constantly on edge.
"Sister? You have the nerve to call me sister?" The clacking sound of her high heels reverberated, each step on the floor sounding so heavy. Ai Xiaoning stepped slowly towards Ai Zi Yu and Xiang Moren.
A self-mocking laugh escaped from her lips. One of them was her sister, the other was her legal husband. They were respectful to each other, treating each other like guests. She had thought of all the possibilities involving Xiang Moren.
Like now, Xiang Moren was with someone else. But she could never have imagined it would be Ai Zi Yu!!!
"Ai Zi Yu, don't you think you should explain to me what exactly is going on?!" Fierce anger filled Ai Xiaoning’s exquisite and charming face, her glaringly large eyes looked furiously at Ai Zi Yu, as if she was trying to see through her.
If her gaze were knives, Ai Zi Yu would have been shot through the heart.
Ai Zi Yu let out a derisive huff at Ai Xiaoning, raising an eyebrow. Her eyes were filled with the conceit of a victor. Tilting her body, one hand laid casually on Xiang Moren's chest, her palm caressing his chest. She turned to Ai Xiaoning and smiled triumphantly, "As you can see, Moren and I are together. Sister, aren't you surprised at my return?!"