Female-dominated society: My wife is an incompetent wife

Chapter 22: Lan Ruobing

Hearing the familiar voice on the phone, Lan Ruoxin suppressed her discomfort and questioned, "I remember you have several factories in Yunfang City, some of which should process Christmas materials, right?"

"Christmas? What, are you spending Christmas with your boyfriend?"

Hearing the other person's teasing, Lan Ruoxin retorted irritably, "It's a kindergarten, for the children, right?"

"Yes, of course, but the question is, why should I tell you?"

"Lan...Ruo...Bing!" Lan Ruoxin gritted her teeth in anger.

"I'm your sister, and you're begging me now. Get this straight!"

Faced with the other party's deliberate harassment, Lan Ruoxin, despite her dislike and resentment, could only suppress her anger and utter those three words, "Mo Xunhuan."

Upon hearing Mo Xunhuan's name, Lan Ruobing on the other end of the phone fell silent. After a few seconds, she spoke, "You... saw him?"

"It's not just that I saw him, he's right next to me, about ten meters away. Do you want me to take my phone over so you can hear his voice?" Lan Ruoxin looked at Mo Xunhuan not far away, her tone full of provocation.

The usually aloof and domineering older sister, Lan Ruobing, became much more restrained at this moment, hurriedly stopping him, saying, "No, don't go over there, I... I'm not ready to see him again."

"Tch, then hurry up and tell me your address, I'm hanging up." With that, Lan Ruoxin abruptly hung up the phone.

On the other end of the phone, the beautiful CEO Lan Ruobing sighed as she looked at the disconnected call. She tossed her phone onto the table, then looked at the photo album on the table and reached out to pick it up.

"It's been...so long!" The album contained photos of a man and a woman. Besides the young and innocent Lan Ruobing from high school, there was another man, who was none other than Mo Xunhuan.

Lan Ruobing stroked the photo album of Mo Xunhuan, her eyes filled with memories and longing. She hugged the album to her chest, leaned back in her chair, tilted her head back, and slowly closed her eyes.

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As night fell, the car drove on the highway to another city.

Inside the car, Mo Xunhuan was holding his phone and chatting with someone on the other end.

"Hey, honey, have you and Qingqing gone home yet?"

"That's good. I might not be able to get back until very late tonight. We're in Yunfang right now."

"Yes, I'm with the class monitor because of Christmas!"

"Okay, okay, I'll take good care of myself. You guys go to sleep early, don't wait for me to come back. Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Mo Xunhuan let out a long sigh, leaned against the window, and looked at the fleeting scenery outside, feeling inexplicably melancholy.

The car fell silent, with only the car music playing, creating a particularly peculiar atmosphere, even a little awkward.

"You were just... calling her, weren't you?" Mo Xunhuan asked.

"Yes, Yunfang has a spot here."

"In that case, why don't we just let her place the order? Why do we have to come all this way ourselves?"

In response to Mo Xunhuan's question, Lan Ruoxin took a deep breath, gripping the steering wheel tightly, seemingly conflicted. "I... I don't want to trouble her, I don't even want to call her. If I can do it myself, it's best to do it myself!"

"Is that so!" Mo Xunhuan chuckled softly, not pressing further, and continued to gaze quietly out the window, lost in memories of the past, before falling asleep without realizing it.

When he woke up again, the car had already exited the highway and was parked on the side of the road, but there was no one in the driver's seat.

"Ruoxin, Ruoxin..."

"I'm here!"

Just as he was anxiously calling out to the other person, Lan Ruoxin suddenly popped out of the car window, startling him so much that he quickly opened the car door and got out.

Standing outside the car, a gust of cold wind hit him, making Mo Xunhuan shiver on the spot.

"You can just get in the car, why get out? It's very cold outside," Lan Ruoxin reminded her.

"It's nothing, I just came out to see what happened to you, is there something wrong with the car?" Mo Xunhuan asked.

Lan Ruoxin nodded, pointed to the tire and said, "The tire is flat. I just contacted the insurance company, and the nearby 4S shop will call a tow truck."

"That's good, as long as there's nothing seriously wrong." Mo Xunhuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The two waited outside for 5 minutes until the tow truck from the 4S store arrived and took them away.

"What a busy day! I've been to so many places, and even the car is worn out," Mo Xunhuan sighed as he sat in the car.

"Yeah, I shouldn't have brought you out. I originally wanted to take you out for a stroll, but I didn't expect to be so unlucky today. I've been busy until now." Lan Ruoxin slapped her forehead, picked up her phone and checked the time. It was already past 8 p.m.

"Try to think positively. People say that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. No gambler loses every day, and no child cries every day. Maybe good luck will come," Mo Xunhuan patted her thigh to comfort her.

Lan Ruoxin trembled, glanced down at the hand on her thigh, and then pretended to look ahead as if nothing had happened.

They arrived at the 4S shop, left the car there for repairs, and then the two of them called a car to head to the factory.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly afterward. From the time we went to the factory from the 4S store to the time we finished the business, there were no more unexpected incidents.

It was 10 p.m. when the two left the factory. The streets were almost deserted and unusually quiet.

"Phew, it's so cold. Will I still be able to catch the high-speed train if I go now?" Walking along the quiet night road, Lan Ruoxin breathed on her icy hands and shivered from the cold.

"High-speed rail? Forget it, it's already so late. We're tired enough from running around all day. Let's just stay at a hotel!" Mo Xunhuan suggested.

"A hotel?" Lan Ruoxin was slightly taken aback, and immediately thought of a scene from a romance drama, blushing instantly.

"Well... that's fine, I'll book a hotel right now!" With that, Lan Ruoxin took out her phone and started booking a hotel.

"You place your order first, and I'll see if there's anything good to order. The food should arrive around the time we get to the hotel."

"Okay, let's go with this hotel!"

"Let me see." Mo Xunhuan curiously leaned over to take a look, and was immediately shocked.

"Wow, over 500 for one night? That's way too expensive! And you booked two rooms, so it'll cost over 1000 in total!"

"Is there a problem?"

"Of course I have one! Your place is too expensive. It's just for one night. Let me pay!"

Mo Xunhuan started searching again and chose a decent e-sports hotel nearby, a double room that cost a little over 200 yuan a night.

"This is it!"

"A double room? Is this... appropriate?" Lan Ruoxin took the phone in shock, incredulous.

"Why is it inappropriate? We're old classmates, why worry about this? Besides, we're not sleeping in the same bed, we can play games together tonight, let's go!" With that, Mo Xunhuan took her hand and walked towards the crossroads.