Is my roommate a caged bird? I'm stealing her away.

"It's not him! This is awful!" Zhou Suisui said, embarrassed and indignant, realizing the conversation was going too far off track, and quickly steered it back on track. "I mean—he saw the text message, and then immediately had a whole pot of fried rice served to me, while he and the others ate steak. And it was all very fine cuisine, not just for filling their stomachs!"

Liu Weiwei's first reaction was surprise, but then she found the scene hilarious and couldn't help but laugh: "Hahahaha, really?"

Then, after receiving Zhou Suisui's affirmative answer, she laughed even harder: "Hahahaha, hahahahahahahahahaha!"

"No..." Zhou Suisui was speechless. Was it really that funny?

This is ridiculously low! If Liu Weiwei weren't her strategist, she would have given her a taste of the power of Zhou's massage.

This woman is simply building her happiness on her own suffering!

Zhou Suisui said irritably, "Stop laughing! And—" She paused, gathering her emotions, "Look at me, look at me."

Liu Weiwei looked over with a puzzled expression.

Zhou Suisui mimicked Su Wei's demeanor from last night, forcing a gentle smile and saying in a cheeky tone, "Miss Zhou has quite a good appetite."

Then, her tone was full of accusation: "See! That's exactly what she did yesterday! How shameless!"

Zhou Suisui suddenly snorted, then suppressed her emotions and continued, "That's nothing. What angered me the most was that she didn't even look at me while I was talking. She just stared at the food the whole time. In the end, she even said that I wasted Chen Boxu's good intentions."

"And it was with that kind of... tsk tsk tsk, oh my... tone!"

"Damn, that bitch! Didn't you talk back?" Liu Weiwei recalled the other woman's arrogant personality in college and was somewhat puzzled.

Then, he turned his head and glanced at it.

Seeing only Zhou Suisui's indignant expression, she understood that her revenge had failed.

Liu Weiwei thought for a moment, then carefully chose her words: "You...you've come to your senses, haven't you? You're starting to seriously plan to make money? So...you're pretending to be innocent?"

Without waiting for a reply, she said to herself, "That's right! Men will only lie to you. Money won't!"

"..." Zhou Suisui didn't know how to put it; the subsequent developments were really too abstract.

"What's wrong?" Liu Weiwei asked after not hearing a reply for a long time.

"...Promise me you won't laugh!"

Liu Weiwei knew immediately that what was about to happen would be explosive, and said urgently, "Okay, okay, hurry up! Don't keep me in suspense."

Zhou Suisui took a deep breath and said with difficulty, word by word, "I...I ate too much...I got dizzy from the carbon monoxide...and then I bumped into Young Master Shen's arms..."

Her voice grew softer and softer. Liu Weiwei, who was driving nearby, was so astonished she could have swallowed an elephant whole.

She thought to herself, if this sister's outrageous experience could be posted online, she might become the next million-follower blogger.

Gossiping can indeed strengthen friendships among women. Liu Weiwei feels she can now consider Zhou Suisui a potential best friend!

Suddenly... the phone rang.

"Weiwei, where are you?" Xu Yan's surprised voice came. She arrived at the agreed place on time, but no one was there.

"Huh?........ We're stuck in traffic. We'll be there soon!" Liu Weiwei finally felt relieved after hearing the gentle reminder to be careful on the road from the other side and the busy voice on the other end.

Gossip can be harmful! The two of them got so engrossed in their conversation that they missed their appointment with their cousin.

She slammed on the gas pedal and sped toward the agreed-upon teahouse.

Zhou Suisui seemed lost in thought the whole way and didn't say anything. Ten minutes later, the door to the tea room opened, and a waiter led them in, saying, "Miss Xu is waiting inside."

Inside the tea room, the fragrance of incense was subtle and elegant. Xu Yan, dressed in a beige silk shirt, leaned back in a rattan chair, using a tea needle to stir the tea leaves in the purple clay teapot.

Hearing the noise, she raised her eyes, her gaze calmly sweeping over the two people at the door.

"Cousin!" Liu Weiwei exclaimed first, a smile plastered on her face. "The traffic was terrible, so sorry, were you waiting long?"

Xu Yan didn't reply, her gaze lingering on Zhou Suisui, who was following behind and whose face was noticeably pale, for two seconds.

Then she gave a soft "hmm." "Sit down," she said, gesturing to the seat opposite her.

Zhou Suisui sat down next to Liu Weiwei, her fingers unconsciously curling up on her knees.

Xu Yan's gaze was like cool water, slowly flowing across her slightly haggard face.

"Why do you look so pale?" Xu Yan asked, her voice low. "Is things not going well with Chen Boxu?"

Liu Weiwei interrupted, her tone exaggerated: "It's more than just not going well! Cousin, you have no idea, Sui Sui, she..."

"Let her speak for herself," Xu Yan interrupted her, turning her gaze to Zhou Suisui. "Miss Zhou, tell her yourself. What happened?"

Zhou Suisui's throat felt a little dry. She picked up the teacup that Xu Yan had just poured for her, the warm porcelain cup touching her palm.

The refreshing aroma of the tea helped to ease her tense nerves slightly.

She took a deep breath and began her story by recounting how Lin Xiao had kicked her out of the apartment on Wednesday night.

She talked about checking into the hotel, meeting Shen Xu, getting his business card, and that feeling of giving up entirely. She talked about Friday night when Chen Boxu took her to that luxury store, changed all her clothes inside and out, and then went to that private party.

Her narration was relatively calm at first, but when she talked about Su Wei's sarcastic remarks, the phrase "not clean," and Chen Boxu's initial silence, her voice inevitably carried a hint of grievance.

Liu Weiwei, who was listening nearby, was filled with righteous indignation and tried to interrupt and curse several times, but Xu Yan stopped her with a look each time.

Zhou Suisui continued her story. She got to the part where Cheng Fang overheard her conversation with Su Wei in the bathroom, and even bit his ear…

Liu Weiwei was taken aback, wondering why such exciting content hadn't been mentioned earlier. She wanted to ask for the specific details!

Damn it, I wasted my time after all…

Zhou Suisui spoke slowly, mentioning that Su Wei had launched another attack in the living room, and Chen Boxu finally spoke up to defend her. She talked about the enormous portion of seafood fried rice and Chen Boxu whispering the text message "ten or eight male models" in her ear.

She recounted how she accidentally bumped into Xu Shao's arms because she had eaten too much charcoal, and the disdainful look in Su Wei's eyes. Finally, her voice lowered, vaguely mentioning the punishment Chen Boxu gave her in the bathroom after returning to the hotel.

She didn't express her feelings, but simply made sure the listener understood what had happened that night.

Liu Weiwei was stunned... This guy is a real scoundrel... He's been hiding so much good stuff and hasn't told anyone! Let's see how she interrogates him later.

The private room was quiet, with only the soft bubbling of the kettle.

Xu Yan listened quietly, her face expressionless, only occasionally tapping the rim of her teacup with her fingers.

Only after Zhou Suisui finished speaking did she slowly pick up her cup of tea and take a sip.

"So," Xu Yan put down her teacup, her gaze falling on Zhou Suisui's face, "what are you thinking now?"

"I..." Zhou Suisui opened her mouth, mustered her courage, and said, "I want to know... what should I do next?"

Xu Yan didn't respond to that question, but instead asked another one, her tone natural: "Ms. Zhou, what are your plans for the future? Do you intend to continue living this kind of life, or do you plan to marry an honest man?"

Zhou Suisui was taken aback. She hadn't expected Xu Yan to ask her that question.

To be honest, she hadn't really considered it. After hesitating for a few seconds, she whispered, "I don't know. I'll probably go back to my hometown, find someone to marry, and have children."

"Get married and have children?" Xu Yan raised an eyebrow. "Are you willing to do that?"

Zhou Suisui's cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head, saying, "Mmm."

"Ms. Zhou," Xu Yan's voice suddenly turned cold, "I don't mean to spoil your mood, but women who have made quick money often find it hard to accept living a mundane life with ordinary people."

She stared intently at Zhou Suisui for a moment, then posed the most pointed question: "Are you really okay with switching from Chen Boxu to a man who earns ten or twenty thousand a month? And possibly even having to subsidize his household expenses?"