Chapter 17: Debt Repudiation (3)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lu Weixi pursed her lips and was about to say something when Qin Zhiyou got up and headed over to the sofa, where he sat down. He looked down slightly. “The food was a little salty, if only I had a glass of water.”

“I’ll get Auntie Hao to pour you a glass of water.”

Qin Zhiyou did not look up. He picked up his phone with his slender fingers and slid across it. “Auntie Hao is old, it’s not good to wake her up at this time.”

So he was telling her to do it? That was fine. Lu Weixi got up and asked him even more gently than before. “Would you like milk or warm water? It’s not good to drink coffee and tea at this time.”

“Warm water is fine, I’m not picky,” Qin Zhiyou said casually.

Lu Weixi turned and headed to the kitchen where she poured him two-thirds hot water, and one-third cold water.

Qin Zhiyou took a sip of it when she returned. “En, the temperature’s just right.”

“Glad that you like it.” Lu Weixi waited for him to sip the water slowly as she stood on the side. When he finally finished the glass of water and placed it on the table, she looked at him expectantly.

Qin Zhiyou looked down and tilted his head. “I’ve been busy all day, I haven’t even had time to eat any fruits.”

Pursing her lips, Lu Weixi held down the emotions that rushed into her mind. She knew Qin Zhiyou was toying with her, but she needed money from him, so she suppressed them again. “What do you want to eat?”

“Not much. There are a few apples in the fridge. Peel it and cut it into small pieces. And same for dragonfruit. I’ve been a little heaty recently.”

She did not know if he was heaty, but Lu Weixi was definitely getting upset. Forcing out a smile, she tried to keep her tone even. “Apple and dragonfruit, right? Just a moment.”

When Lu Weixi returned with the cut fruits, Qin Zhiyou was leaning back against the sofa, his legs overlapping comfortably. One of his hands was resting on the back of the sofa while the other scrolled on his phone. She placed the platter of fruits on the side, but he did not look up. His eyes were still on his phone as he reached out a hand to pick up the fruit with a fork. “The apple’s not crunchy, and the dragonfruit isn’t sweet.”

When he was finally done with the platter of fruits after almost half an hour, he looked up and saw that Lu Weixi was still waiting for him. He frowned unhappily, as if he did not understand why she was still there.

Lu Weixi repressed her anger and kept the gentle smile on her face. “Zhiyou, I sent you a message in the morning, and you told me to come back if I wanted the money. The matter from last night…”

It was only then that Qin Zhiyou set his phone and the fork down and adjusted his position. “I said to wait at home if you wanted the money. I didn’t say I would pay for last night,” he said calmly after she was done.

Lu Weixi felt her temples throb. “But we agreed yesterday…” She tried to make her case.

“You said fifty thousand the night before, regardless of the number of days, no? I’ve already made the payment, so why should I pay more? We could go on by the days. But didn’t you say yesterday that we were husband and wife and that it’s fine even if I didn’t pay? Me paying is extra, so I’ll pay if I’m in a good mood, and if I don’t, it’s also fair. Isn’t that right?”