Chapter 384

Shaking her head, she quickly cast aside those terrible stray thoughts.

Then, she muttered resentfully,

"It's all Xiao Wanling's fault.

When she gets back, I'll definitely teach her a harsh lesson.

If she doesn't explain things clearly,

we won't be able to stay best friends anymore."

Even though she had already returned from outside Xu Hao's door,

in the dead of night, Xu Hongzhuang felt as though she could still hear certain sounds.

Knowing her best friend wouldn't be back until late, she wanted to catch some sleep.

Yet she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Ever since taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill Xu Hao gave her, she had never suffered from insomnia no matter how busy work got.

Yet now, she was actually having insomnia.

Time slipped by…

Seeing the sky outside just beginning to lighten with dawn,

Xiao Wanling had still not returned.

Xu Hongzhuang gritted her teeth in frustration.

Could it be that she hadn't just taken a share of her dad's love for her,

but had taken the shares of her sisters as well?

Click—

Just as Xu Hongzhuang was feeling indignant, a soft click was heard.

The door opened.

Xu Hongzhuang pretended to be fast asleep.

Sure enough,

Xiao Wanling crept in cautiously, tiptoeing over to the bed to get ready to sleep.

Xiao Wanling was terrified of being discovered by her best friend.

She had intended to return earlier, but Xu Hao seemed to have been stimulated by something unknown,

and insisted on keeping her until now.

Seeing that her best friend wasn't awake yet, Xiao Wanling breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to lie down, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Wanling, where did you go?"

Xiao Wanling froze and slowly turned her head.

She saw Xu Hongzhuang staring at her with a scrutinizing expression.

"I drank a lot of water last night, so I went to the bathroom, hehehe…"

Xiao Wanling gave a hollow laugh, trying to brush it off.

How could Xu Hongzhuang let her off that easily?

She glanced at the corner of her mouth.

Are you sure it was just drinking too much water?

She immediately interrogated her coldly,

"There's a bathroom right in the room. Why did you go outside?"

"I… I just didn't want to disturb your rest, right?"

Xiao Wanling sensed something was off with her best friend, but she braced herself and continued to make excuses.

"Is that so? Then I really ought to thank you.

Can you tell me what time you went?"

"Just a moment ago. I wasn't gone long."

"Heh…"

Xu Hongzhuang crossed her arms over her chest and sneered at her.

Xiao Wanling's heart sank.

A bad premonition welled up inside her.

157 Each to Their Own: I Treat You Like a Best Friend, You Call Me Stepmom

"Hongzhuang, what do you mean?"

Xiao Wanling felt uneasy,

but she still frowned and asked in confusion.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? What do you mean? What were you doing with my dad just now?"

Xu Hongzhuang remained expressionless.

Buzz…

Xiao Wanling's head buzzed; her mind crashed, going completely blank.

There was only one thought left:

Her affair with Uncle Xu had been discovered by her best friend.

Xiao Wanling had feared this day more than anything.

No one would be able to accept finding out their best friend was with Xu Hao…

Even if she wasn't skinned alive,

they definitely wouldn't be able to remain best friends.

She and Xu Hongzhuang were truly very close.

Ever since college, they had hung out together and shared all their secrets with each other.

She didn't want the two of them to become strangers.

Flustered and with her thoughts in complete disarray, Xiao Wanling asked blankly,

"Weren't you asleep?"

"Hmph… Even though I haven't acted, I'm still in the entertainment industry. Who doesn't have a bit of acting skills?

When you left the room, I followed behind you and saw you enter Xu Hao's room…"

At this point, Xu Hongzhuang couldn't bring herself to continue.

She hastily changed the subject.

"I noticed something was off with you a few times before. Tonight, I offered to sleep with you just to test you, and sure enough, I caught you red-handed, didn't I?"

Xiao Wanling had a sudden realization.

No wonder she had felt something was amiss when Xu Hongzhuang invited her to sleep together earlier tonight.

It turned out to be an intentional test.

She couldn't help but regret not thinking things through at the time.

Huh?

Xiao Wanling suddenly noticed a crucial detail.

Her eyes widened as she looked at her best friend in disbelief.

She said she had followed all the way after Xiao Wanling left the room,

and watched her enter Uncle Xu's room.

Given her best friend's personality, she wouldn't have waited until she returned to confront her.

Why didn't she go inside to demand an explanation?

There was only one answer.

She knew what Xiao Wanling and Uncle Xu were doing inside.

When she thought about how all those shameful sounds she made had been heard by her best friend,

and that this best friend was also…

Xiao Wanling blushed furiously, crimson clouds instantly spreading across her face.