"Remember what you said. You have to do it," Lu Zheng paused for a moment. Although her expression was still very cold, it was better than being angry.
"Sit down and eat too. Rong Dai is in a bad mood. If you go up, you'll only be mocked," she added.
Rong Dai thought about it. Lu Zheng was right. Even if she wanted to explain to her sister-in-law and make her stop holding a grudge over this matter, she had to get clear about what happened first, so she could figure out a way to placate her sister-in-law.
"Alright, mother," she nodded and sat down to eat breakfast too.
Breakfast was eaten in an oppressive silence. After she helped Mrs. Wang take the dishes back to the kitchen, she saw Huo Mei Shu coming down the stairs with a suitcase, looking as if she was going to run away from home.
"Mei Shu, where are you going with that suitcase?" Rong Dai asked gingerly.
"What's it to you where I'm going?" Huo Mei Shu slanted a glare at her, still unfriendly.
Rong Dai felt very awkward. When had she ever been mocked like this in her past life? After falling from her phoenix perch, she was living a life worse than a sparrow!
"Mei Shu," Huo Shao Jie walked down holding some documents, frowned when he saw her talking like that again, and called out.
Huo Mei Shu made a "tch" sound, dragged her suitcase and headed out.
"Shao Jie, where is Mei Shu going?" If she really ran away from home, wouldn't that make things very serious?
Huo Shao Jie looked at her, his voice gentle and reassuring, "Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. That's just her personality. There are still some locations in the script we need to finalize, so I'm taking her out to clear her head. We'll both be away these few days, and when she gets back, there won't be any issues. Don't worry."
When Rong Dai heard this, she felt much more at ease.
"You two take care then."
Huo Shao Jie nodded, then took two name cards out of the file folder and handed them to her, "These are my and Lu Ying's name cards. After the legal side confirms everything, Lu Ying might call you, so these few days, sister-in-law, just stay home for now."
Although these past few days, the video leak of her audition had generated a lot of hype for his new drama, it had also brought a lot of negative press for Rong Dai.
Rong Dai understood what he meant. She took the name cards and nodded, seeing the two of them off before turning back upstairs.
Back in the bedroom, she opened that pink cellphone.
She wasn't in the mood to deal with online commentary at the moment. In this information age, even though some were sensationalizing this matter about her, it would quickly be buried under other news. Her most important task right now was figuring out who that woman was last night and what her relationship was with the original owner that they spoke so intimately.
Thinking of the things that woman had said last night, she couldn't help breaking out in goosebumps all over.
She then changed into more casual and bright colored clothes that highlighted her fair, luminous complexion, making her look full of energy.
After tidying up her things, she sent a text on her phone, and soon received a reply of just three simple words: "the usual place".
What the hell kind of "usual place" was this? The original owner had left her with such a mess but didn't even give her complete memories, so how would she know what place this was?
She thought for a bit before replying: "Please give me the exact location."
Right after she hit send, the phone rang almost immediately.
"Little Dai, what do you mean? Our cozy little love nest that we've shared, you're even asking me where it is? I was just away in Bali for a few days. Don't tell me you've found a new lover?"
The woman's tone on the other end was very displeased, even vaguely angry.
"I've been busy lately, what's wrong with asking you to send me a location?"
Rong Dai was already frustrated these past two days. Hearing the other person take that condescending tone with her, she also got a little angry.
She couldn't afford to offend the Huo family, but did she have to suffer indignities from outsiders too?
If that was the case, then she wouldn't be Rong Dai!
"Fine, I got it!" The woman's attitude on the phone was extremely nasty. She said curtly and immediately sent over a very specific address.
Looking at the address, she specially searched it on her other phone.
It was an extremely high-end residential area. The original owner rented a place here?
With many questions in mind, Rong Dai felt extremely uneasy. She had to figure out what exactly was going on!
To avoid the Huo family knowing, she could only call a car over. This used up the little cash she had left.
The security guards in this estate clearly recognized her, smiling and greeting her, even opening the unit door for her.
Rong Dai politely thanked them, but felt heavy at heart.
Things were obviously much more serious than she had imagined. This clearly wasn't a place the original owner had rented only after getting married. It must have been rented long ago, otherwise how could the security guard recognize her at a glance?
She went upstairs and rang the doorbell.
It rang for a very long time before the door opened.
A thick, choking perfume smell hit her right away, and Rong Dai's stomach lurched. She almost threw up.
But she held it in and looked at the woman before her eyes.
She had just showered evidently, as she was drying her hair. Seeing Rong Dai arrive, she spoke very coldly, as if angry.
Rong Dai didn't take offense and followed her into the room.
The house was luxuriously furnished. Although she wasn't very familiar with luxury goods in this era, luxury was most obvious in the quality that made it recognizable at a glance.
Everything in this house was extremely luxurious.
She didn't forget her purpose for coming. Her gaze sized up the woman before her eyes - probably 35 or 36 years old.
But she kept her figure very well, graceful and charming, a very feminine woman.
"Little Dai, what exactly do you mean? Didn't we agree that after I came back from Bali, we would run away together? Why did you still go audition? You're not suited for that. Didn't we agree to keep a low profile?"
Zuo Ran felt her mood was off. An inexplicable anger rose in her heart. She extremely disliked this feeling of everything slipping out of her control.
Rong Dai just looked at her silently. She wanted to know what exactly was going on. Why did the original owner have ties with such an older woman?
"Back then when your mother entrusted you to me, was I not dutiful and responsible enough? I gave so much for you mother and daughter. I love you two so much. I know it hurt you to marry a man, but our future lives need money. If you didn't marry into the Huo family, what other way was there?"
Seeing her so silently, Zuo Ran's frown deepened even more.
