The village beauty and me!

Zhao Yaru frowned and gave a coquettish rebuke, "This is called strategy, what do you know?"

As we were talking, we suddenly heard music coming from the center of the venue.

Chen Huan immediately stood up. "Is their main event about to begin?"

Zhao Yaru rolled her eyes at him, "Can you stop acting like a country bumpkin in the city, making a fuss over everything?"

"It's only a few o'clock; the really important clients haven't arrived yet."

"They're probably warming up the crowd, preparing some small performances or something. Let's take it easy and not rush things."

Chen Huan rubbed his nose, feeling extremely embarrassed.

He did intend to sit down, but felt it would be too embarrassing.

So he simply walked towards the center and casually said, "I can't sit still, I might as well go and see what's going on."

"Whatever."

"But don't be impulsive and let the Ouyang family catch you red-handed, or all your efforts will be wasted," Zhao Yaru said casually, still sitting there.

Chen Huan agreed and walked towards the direction where the crowd was gathering, with his hands in his pockets.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a warm-up event.

A group of sexy and alluring young women filed in, ready to perform a dance.

Feeling bored, Chen Huan decided to check out the medicinal herbs and other items at the surrounding booths.

Maybe we can find some problems by trying our luck.

Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly noticed that one of the women who was about to dance looked very familiar.

"Xia Meili?" Chen Huan muttered a name.

The women dancing were all heavily made up, and it seemed they were even wearing wigs, so their faces couldn't be fully revealed.

But as Chen Huan's ex-wife, Xia Meili's alluring figure and fair skin were still very recognizable in Chen Huan's memory.

A quick glance was enough to confirm it was her.

"They've really fallen this low?"

"Wearing a miniskirt to dance here?" Chen Huan frowned slightly.

He no longer feels anything for this woman; if he does, it's only deep disgust.

But Chen Huan immediately squeezed into the crowd.

He has been looking for Xia Meili recently, but she has changed her phone number and there has been no news from anywhere.

Now that they've finally met here, Chen Huan isn't going to let this opportunity slip by.

Xia Meili, who was dancing energetically, did not notice Chen Huan in the crowd at all.

At this moment, he simply kept twisting his body, making all sorts of exaggerated, ambiguous, and even extremely erotic movements.

  

This drew cheers and applause from the men watching.

Although Xia Meili would show a peaceful smile and interact with the audience, her eyes actually revealed only fatigue and helplessness.

After the dance ended, the girls left the stage and headed to the backstage rest area.

Chen Huan immediately intercepted her and grabbed Xia Meili's arm.

"Chen Huan, what are you doing here?"

"What do you want?" Xia Meili asked with surprise after recognizing the man in front of her.

But he quickly broke into a happy smile.

Instead of being disgusted by Chen Huan grabbing her arm, she actually moved closer to him.

They practically plastered all their outstanding advantages on Chen Huan.

Chen Huan frowned, released his grip, and took a half-step back.

They were also somewhat surprised by the change in Xia Meili's attitude.

The last time they met, this woman mocked and insulted him relentlessly, showing great disgust and impatience.

But now it seems like they're practically paying out of their own pockets?

The smile on his face even carried a hint of flattery and provocation.

"Chen Huan, did you come here specifically to see me?"

"I knew you wouldn't forget the bond between us."

"Why don't we find a place to have a proper chat?" Xia Meili was very proactive and bold, openly flirting with Chen Huan while continuing to get closer to him.

Chen Huan was already an experienced driver, so of course he knew what Xia Meili meant by "communication".

If this were in the past, Chen Huan would probably have succumbed to Xia Meili in a second.

But at this moment, all I felt was deep disgust.

She took another half step back and said coldly, "You've misunderstood. There's absolutely nothing between us anymore. You can go find other men to talk to."

Xia Meili's expression changed instantly, and she frowned as if she wanted to get angry.

But she managed to force a smile in the end.

She didn't move any closer, but tried to speak gently, "I know you're still angry with me, and I never thought I could come back to you."

"At least, you don't have to treat me like an enemy."

"They say even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. We've slept together for so long, don't you really have any lingering feelings at all?"

"I remember you used to be very interested in me."

Chen Huan was quite frustrated to discover that, despite Xia Meili's obsequious and overbearing behavior, he had actually developed a slight sexual attraction.

He quickly changed the subject, "Stop with the nonsense, I came to talk to you about Xia Xiaozhu."

Xia Meili's expression changed again, and a cold smile appeared on her face. "So it was all for that girl."

"She must be doing well now that she's with you."

"I heard you're doing very well now and making a lot of money."

Chen Huan frowned.

He roughly understood that the reason Xia Meili had taken the initiative to befriend and reconcile with him earlier, contrary to her usual behavior, was because she knew that he now had some money.

As expected, he's still the same as always; old habits die hard.

Thinking of this, Chen Huan's feelings of disgust and contempt grew even stronger.

Getting back to the main point, "Give me Xia Xiaozhu's guardianship, and I'll take care of her from now on."

Xia Mei paused for a moment, then crossed her arms and laughed, "You want to take my sister away from me? Dream on!"

"Do you know how difficult it has been for me to raise her all these years?"

"Now that you're almost an adult, do you want to reap the rewards without sowing?"

Chen Huan scoffed, "Raise her?"

"If I remember correctly, Xia Xiaozhu has been taken care of by me and my family since your parents passed away."

"You're only offering empty words of support."

"Furthermore, given your previous behavior of using your sister to please other men, I don't think you're suitable to be her older sister at all."

"I've also discussed it with Xia Xiaozhu. She can come with me from now on, and I'll take care of all her needs, so you don't have to worry about her anymore."

Xia Meili stared at Chen Huan with a strange look, then suddenly asked, "Tell me honestly, are you having an affair with that girl?"

"I knew there was something going on between you two!"

Chen Huan gritted her teeth, "You may have a dirty mind, but don't assume everyone thinks like you."

"I've always just treated Xia Xiaozhu like a younger sister."

"If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being impolite."

Xia Meili's voice suddenly rose, "What, you want to hit me here?"

"Regardless of whether there's anything improper between you two, you think you can take Xia Xiaozhu away from me? Not a chance!"

The two were arguing when suddenly a few oddly-looking men quickly walked over.

Chen Huan initially thought that this person had come to cause him trouble.

As a result, Xia Meili turned pale and, unable to continue arguing with Chen Huan, hurriedly tried to slip away.