The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 562 - 559 Time’s Up 1_1

Zhou Xiaoxuan didn’t look back. She hopped into her red sports car and zoomed off.

The two women stared at each other, momentarily speechless.

Yan Xixi laughed heartily. "Xiaoya, why did you pick a fight with Zhou Xiaoxuan today?"

"I’m still angry about her tricking us last time," Xu Xiaoya said. "Look at her now, trying to cozy up to Huang’s mother and Zhou Ting, like a fawning puppy. What’s the point in that?"

"Sigh, she’ll definitely complain to Huang’s mother when she gets home," Yan Xixi mused.

"So what if Huang’s mother knows?" Xu Xiaoya retorted. "That’s exactly what we want! Let her know, let Huang Xiaojue hear it too—we’re doing great! The other day, Huang’s mother was yet again furtively pretending to pass by. She was clearly here to flaunt her precious princess, Zhou Ting. You see? She’ll come again. Hoping to see us miserable? She can dream on! We’re doing just fine." She then added, unconcerned, "Forget Zhou Xiaoxuan. Next time Zhou Ting and Huang’s mother show up, I’ll make sure they don’t get off easy. Some people are just like that; the more you accommodate them, the more they step on you."

Yan Xixi merely grinned without answering.

Xu Xiaoya also grinned. "Xixi, honestly, when I swiped my card for the car earlier, watching all that money just drain away made my heart pound like crazy. I thought I’d regret it, but it turns out I have absolutely no regrets—it felt incredible! Heh, it’s way better than my brother and his wife cheating me out of it, right? In their eyes, they can spend however they want, but me? I’m supposed to scrimp and save, handing over every cent I earn to them. Why should I? Am I that worthless? Can’t I spend my own money on myself?"

Yan Xixi just patted her shoulder.

Silence fell between them, heavy with unspoken sighs and shared understanding.

Xu Xiaoya’s father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law... All her relatives and friends had cursed her: "Xu Xiaoya, you heartless creature! You’d rather splurge on an outsider than help your own family?"

But does sharing the same blood automatically make them family?

Just because I share their blood, am I supposed to let them exploit me endlessly?

Sorry, but these days, even patients can get a complete blood transfusion.

"Ever since middle school, when relatives brought me to study in this city, I’ve been working to earn money since graduating high school," Xu Xiaoya continued, her voice tinged with past hardship. "For over a decade, I had no real place to call home. I never dared to invest in myself or pamper myself, always thinking that spending lavishly on myself was a waste..."

But my brother and sister-in-law? They can live in a big house, have savings, and lose thousands, even tens of thousands, of yuan in a single game of mahjong.

And that’s all considered perfectly normal for them.

Even my first little place, my first ’nest,’ was actually bought for me by Yan Xixi.

Besides this woman, who isn’t even related to me by blood, who else in this entire world would treat me so well?

"Haha, Xixi," she declared, looking at her friend, "in this whole world, apart from myself, you’re the only one I love."

Yan Xixi laughed too.

We love each other, don’t we?

When the red sports car passed by the store, Huang’s mother craned her neck to get a good look. Zhou Xiaoxuan casually slowed down and then parked the car on the side of the road.

A white Mercedes-Benz approached. The driver was slow and cautious, appearing a bit clumsy while parking. However, this did nothing to diminish the aura of the woman who emerged from the car.

At that moment, the sun was setting. Its brilliant, slanting rays fully illuminated her hair, making her dark locks shimmer. When she turned her face, she seemed to be enveloped in an ethereal mist.

The handbag she carried was from their store. Ever since the store opened, she and Xu Xiaoya had exclusively used this brand of bags, never switching to another. They often served as living advertisements, simply by standing at the entrance, bags in hand.