The Foolish Wife Turned Scheming After Her Recovery - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: It Turns Out Lu Zhili Didn’t Actually Want to Marry Her

Henghe International Resort is located in the northern suburbs of Yanjing, occupying a staggering total area of 2,000 mu and a total investment exceeding 5 billion RMB. It covers almost every form of entertainment imaginable: hot spring wellness area, equestrian center, agricultural picking garden, winery, and so on.

When Xie Yanqing recommended this place to them, she considered that Yu Ling had already explored all the amusement parks in Yanjing City, which is why she suggested this resort. Another reason was that this was the industry of a friend of Xie Yanqing’s, and recommending customers to a friend was only natural.

The red off-road vehicle stopped at the entrance of the resort hotel, and the four people finally got out of the car, looking half-dead.

Xie Yanqing tossed the key to the valet attendant at the entrance, rubbing her shoulders and massaging her waist, looking around ruefully. She had sent a message to her friend before arriving, and the friend said they would meet her at the entrance.

“Xiao Qing, has your friend not arrived yet?” Lu Zhili held Yu Yao’s hand, the other hand gently massaging her waist. Driving was tough, and sitting in the car wasn’t comfortable for them either.

Yu Ling was young, so her back wasn’t sore, and her legs weren’t aching. She was just hungry; she was still growing. “Sister Qingqing, let’s eat first later, I’m starving.”

Xie Yanqing took out her phone, about to call her friend, when she heard footsteps approaching from inside the hotel. She looked up, and two figures appeared before her.

Xie Yanqing’s eyes lit up, and she waved, shouting, “Xu Xu!”

The people inside jogged out. The attendant standing guard at the entrance immediately greeted them respectfully, “General Manager Qiao, General Manager Qi.”

Qi Ke raised a hand to the attendant, signaling that it wasn’t necessary. Qiao Linxu, who was walking ahead, was already hugging Xie Yanqing.

“Wuwuwu, long time no see, baby! I missed you so much!” Xie Yanqing clung to the person, almost entirely hanging onto her.

Qiao Linxu smiled gently, reaching out to pat her back. “It certainly has been a long time. I was abroad before and didn’t have a chance to get together with you. You must have a great time at the resort this time.”

“Don’t worry, absolutely.” Only then did Xie Yanqing come back to her senses and introduced the two parties. “This is my sister, Lu Zhili. You should have heard of her. This is her girlfriend, Yu Yao, and this is Yu Yao’s sister, Yu Ling.”

“This is my friend, Qiao Linxu. The one next to her is her partner, Qi Ke.”

“It’s wife,” Qi Ke stood by with a cold face, looking very displeased by Xie Yanqing’s arrival.

Xie Yanqing was used to it and rolled her eyes at her.

Qiao Linxu nudged Qi Ke with her elbow. Only then did the other woman subdue the coldness on her face and obediently greeted the people in front of her. “Hello.” But that was all. There was no more to be said.

Yu Yao and Yu Ling didn’t mind. They were strangers, after all. However, Lu Zhili disliked the girl with the perpetually dark expression. She lifted her chin, snorted, and ignored Qi Ke.

Qi Ke crossed her arms and took a few steps forward, studying Lu Zhili with an inquisitive look. After a moment, she cracked a smile. “Miss Lu, I have seen you before.”

Qiao Linxu sensed trouble and gasped. Before she could open her mouth to intervene, Qi Ke spoke again. “They said you were hit by a car and turned into an idiot. Looking at you now, you don’t seem that idiotic; you look quite normal.”

Yu Yao immediately frowned upon hearing this. As she took a step forward, Lu Zhili, who was next to her, spoke calmly. “I haven’t seen you, but they also said you were almost burned to death. Looking at you now, aren’t you still alive and well? So, those rumors are simply unreliable.”

Xie Yanqing had shared this little piece of gossip with them earlier in the car when they were bored. No one expected Lu Zhili to use this incident to mock the other person.

Qi Ke’s face instantly darkened. She hadn’t expected a little “idiot” to actually mock her. She opened her mouth, about to say something, when Qiao Linxu immediately pulled her behind her.

She looked at Lu Zhili apologetically. “I’m sorry, my wife speaks very aggressively. Please don’t take it to heart. However, we have indeed met, but it was many years ago. Yanqing and I are good friends. Please enjoy your time at the resort. Any expenses will be charged to my wife, as an apology for what she just said.”

Lu Zhili actually liked this smiling girl. Hearing her say this, she also felt embarrassed to say anything further. “Then I also apologize for what I just said. She called me an idiot first, which is why I said that about her.”

Qiao Linxu nodded. “I understand. I’m glad you can forgive her.”

Then, Qiao Linxu led the four of them into the hotel. All the way, she held Qi Ke’s hand. The other woman, who was like a ferocious beast, had instantly turned into a docile kitten under the suppression.

Yu Ling and Xie Yanqing walked together. Yu Ling had never been to a resort before, so everything she saw was novel. Xie Yanqing explained things to her, and the two got along very well.

As for Yu Yao and Lu Zhili, they held hands and walked leisurely at the back. Yu Yao was still bothered by what Qi Ke had said earlier. She didn’t like anyone talking about Lu Zhili that way.

“Ayao, what’s wrong?” Lu Zhili slightly tilted her head to look at her, gently squeezing the flesh on Yu Yao’s knuckles with their intertwined fingers.

Yu Yao shook her head, then thought for a moment before speaking. “Lili, that person just called you an idiot. Aren’t you angry?”

Lu Zhili tilted her head, thought for a moment, and replied, “Not very angry, actually, because I know I’m not an idiot. Her saying that only proves that she is a very impolite person. It doesn’t prove at all that I am an idiot.”

She was not swayed by anyone’s words.

Yu Yao looked at her, and the slight frustration in her heart completely dissipated. She herself cared a lot about how outsiders viewed her, which made her assume Lu Zhili was the same.

But now it seemed Lu Zhili lived much more clearly than she did.

The four of them came here mainly for vacation and fun, so they didn’t choose a standalone villa for accommodation. They all chose hotel rooms, three in total. Xie Yanqing and Yu Ling each took one, and Lu Zhili and Yu Yao shared one.

Although Yu Yao had never acknowledged their relationship in front of Yu Ling, Yu Ling had automatically assumed it. She didn’t know why her sister didn’t acknowledge it, but it was enough that she acknowledged Lu Zhili as her sister-in-law.

Qiao Linxu and Qi Ke escorted the three up to the room doors, then said goodbye to Xie Yanqing before leaving. After turning to leave, Qiao Linxu immediately let go of Qi Ke’s hand. By now, the ferocious beast wouldn’t need to be suppressed to become a docile kitten.

Xie Yanqing leaned against the doorframe, gloating and laughing, then turned back into the room and ordered lunch for four.

The four of them ate their fill in Xie Yanqing’s room, then confirmed their plan to go soaking in the hot springs that evening, before finally returning to their respective rooms to recuperate.

When Yu Yao and Lu Zhili returned to their room, their luggage had already been delivered by the hotel staff.

Lu Zhili immediately sprawled lazily onto the bed the moment she entered the room. Yu Yao, meanwhile, took out the clothes and regular items from the luggage bag one by one, arranging them in the usual places.

She occasionally squatted down and stood up. Lu Zhili was worried she would get tired and quickly got up to help, but Yu Yao gently pushed her arm and tilted her head up slightly to kiss her lips. “You go rest for a while. I’ll be done organizing quickly.”

“I’ll help you!” Lu Zhili looked displeased. “How can I rest while my wife is organizing things! That’s very annoying, and I don’t want to become like that!”

Lu Zhili was not a child who understood nothing. She had watched short videos. The comments section for those husbands who lay on the side playing games without moving while their wives were doing housework were all advising divorce.

Yu Yao didn’t understand her thought process, but she did understand that one word. A blush immediately appeared on her cheeks. “You, who are you calling ‘wife’? You can’t call me that.”

Lu Zhili came back to her senses and immediately realized she had let slip again. But this time, she didn’t want to make amends or say those insincere words again.

She pouted, her eyes drooping, her amber eyes filled with grievance. “Why not? Does Ayao not want to marry me in the future? But I only want to marry Ayao, and I only want to call Ayao my wife.”

Yu Yao’s body slightly stiffened at her words. A few seconds later, she sighed, put down the things in her hand, and pulled Lu Zhili to sit on the edge of the bed. The blush on her face had disappeared. She said earnestly, “Lili, marriage is a very big deal. It’s not something we should be considering right now. Isn’t our current relationship good?”

“It’s very good, but Xiao Qing said that to live together forever, you have to be married.” Lu Zhili wanted to live with Yu Yao. This had always been her thought and goal.

Hearing this, Yu Yao felt relieved. She didn’t like dating, so naturally, she wouldn’t like marriage. But after hearing Lu Zhili say this, she felt a surge of disappointment for some unknown reason.

It turned out Lu Zhili didn’t actually want to marry her; she just wanted to live with her.

Marriage was merely a means to achieve that goal.

“Lili, you don’t only have to get married to live together. Couples can also cohabitate, so you don’t necessarily have to get married.” Yu Yao chuckled. She hoped to completely dispel Lu Zhili’s notion of marrying her.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Lu Zhili’s eyes immediately lit up. “Really!? Then we are a couple now. Can we cohabitate after we go back!?”

Yu Yao also really wanted to live with Lu Zhili. Her own apartment was truly too cold and impersonal. So, she nodded. “Of course, but because your situation is rather unique, you need to get your mother’s consent. If she agrees, you can move in with me.”

Lu Zhili frowned upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, she said, “Can’t you move into the villa? The villa has small cakes, Aunt He, Aunt Chen, lots of flowers, and a small pond…”

She spoke quieter and quieter. She couldn’t bear to leave everything in the villa, but she also wanted to live with Yu Yao.

“Lili, my home is very close to the studio. That way, I don’t have to wake up so early for work every morning. The villa is too far from the studio. If I were to move to the villa, I would have to wake up before dawn every day. That’s very tiring.”

Lu Zhili didn’t want Yu Yao to be too tired, so she immediately made up her mind. “Then I’ll talk to Mom when I get home! I want to move in with you!”

Yu Yao’s eyes curved into a smile upon hearing this, and she leaned in to hug Lu Zhili.

Although she knew the possibility of cohabitating with Lu Zhili was not very high, she liked seeing Lu Zhili choosing her time and time again with determination.

It gave her a misconception: the misconception that Lu Zhili was born only to love her.