194: Chapter 156: The Woman Kept Outside_4 194: Chapter 156: The Woman Kept Outside_4 Golden, translucent rays of light fall upon the woman’s flawless white face, faintly revealing the delicate fuzz on her forehead and the pale blue veins on her eyelids.

Her cheeks are tinted with a soft blush, her body has considerably recovered, no longer emanating an unhealthy aura.

Tang Xi gives a self-deprecating smile in response, “Yeah, who else plays the mistress quite like I do….”

“In this line of work, if you don’t strive to be better, you’ll be replaced!” Nie Xiaoyun is truly panicked by Tang Xi’s nonchalance, briskly walking over to take the book from Tang Xi’s hands, “Since you’re relying on him, you should put in more effort.

If you don’t, there’s no shortage of women around him.

He can support any type of woman he wants; he is Fu Tingzhou, after all.

Not to mention beautiful women, even those noble ladies from prestigious families are eagerly clinging to him…just take the Shu Family’s daughter, for instance.

The Shu Family is the wealthiest, and even they yearn for the young Fu master…..”

Seeing that Tang Xi remains silent, Nie Xiaoyun continues, “The young master recently took in another woman, arranging for her to stay in Qingfeng Garden, just in that building behind.

He often comes to Qingfeng Garden, and it’s to see her.”

Tang Xi seems to pause for a moment, just two seconds, before she regains her composure.

“Oh, is that so…

Well then…” The woman’s voice is hoarse yet calm, like the ice that forms outside in the winter, pure yet devoid of emotion, “That’s good, I guess….”

In that instant, Tang Xi learns that he has kept other women outside.

She feels a sense of relief.

Finally, the feeling that she’s about to be free.

He’s maintained other women while keeping her imprisoned here, has he completely given up on her?

“Nie Xiaoyun, I know you can contact him.

Could you ask him, since he’s found someone he likes, if he could let me go?

I promise to disappear completely from North City and not to disturb his happy life.”

Tang Xi’s heart feels dead, her voice hoarse yet serene and gentle, but even her ruined voice, however calm, is hard to listen to.

Yet her pupils reflect a cold, tender indifference, neither sorrowful nor joyful.

Nie Xiaoyun thinks she must be hallucinating.

“Don’t you like Mr.

Fu?

If not, why be his mistress?

When you were feverish, in the hospital, during your unconsciousness, you clearly kept calling out his name…

Tang Xi, if you really like him, why push him towards other women?”

Tang Xi didn’t realize that she called out Fu Tingzhou’s name while she was unconscious.

She lifts her hand, rubbing her forehead.

The sun shines warmly on her.

“I used to like him, now I don’t.

I don’t dare anymore, it’s too much to love.”

“Xiaoyun, look outside, how warm the day is.

Could you go out for me to bask in the sun and feel the breeze?

Sitting here only gets you sunlight; it’s too hot and uncomfortable.”

Nie Xiaoyun looks at her.

After zoning out for two seconds, she then nods her head.

She walks out, to experience the freedom of the light breeze on behalf of Tang Xi.

The love of the wealthy is cheap, Nie Xiaoyun understands in this moment what Tang Xi is thinking; too painful to love, unable to attain, it’s better to let go for relief.

When Nie Xiaoyun comes back up, she brings with her a stray dog.

“Miss Tang, why don’t we keep it?

If you don’t like it, I can take it home with me.”

Tang Xi looks at the little white fluff ball and a tenderness appears in her eyes, “Yeah, let’s keep it.”

Ever since she returned, she hasn’t seen Sixteen.

She actually likes dogs, but is also afraid of them.

Back when she was with the Su Family, running late for school, the family’s driver wouldn’t take her.

She might appear as Miss Su, but in reality, she’s just a maid with the same blood type as Su Mengshu…

She would trot through alleys to get to school, encountering stray dogs, and was once bitten.

She’s very afraid of dogs.

The first time she liked a dog was because of Sixteen.

Tang Xi gently strokes the fluff ball on its head, “Let’s call you Zhouzhou.”

Nie Xiaoyun is startled on the side, “Zhouzhou?

Miss Tang, how can you dare?

That’s the young master’s name…

If he hears this….”

Tang Xi smiles indifferently, “Oh, Zhouzhou is fine too.

He won’t hear it.

He likely…

won’t be coming here anymore.”