Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 519: Three Women Put on a Show

It had to be said that Minmin was no ordinary person. Truthfully, Zhou Yuwen was indeed wealthy and successful, but if Minmin merely wanted to latch onto a sugar daddy, he wasn't her only option.With the way Qu Jing had just spoken to her, an ordinary person would have thrown a fit and stormed off right then and there. 'Damn it, you're just the other woman. Do you think I actually cherish this?'

Yet Minmin forcibly swallowed her pride and obediently went to start washing dishes.

In September, the weather wasn't too cold. Tao Tian had taken a shower before dinner and changed into a blue spaghetti-strap camisole. Girls' clothes were generally quite similar, but Tao Tian's camisole truly looked as though it were struggling to contain two large pears.

Tao Tian walked over and asked if Minmin was alright.

Wiping away tears while washing dishes, Minmin insisted she was fine.

Surprised by this sight, Tao Tian asked why she was crying.

"Qu Jing just has that kind of temper. Don't take it to heart," Tao Tian consoled.

Minmin shook her head. "I know. I'm not taking it to heart."

Minmin was indeed harboring a bellyful of grievances, feeling wronged. With Tao Tian there, it felt natural to vent her frustrations. "What does she have to be so arrogant about? If you and Zhou Yuwen hadn't had a conflict back then, there's no way she would have ever climbed the ranks. But look at her now. She really treats herself like the lady of the house, even treating me like a servant! Hmph, a petty person achieving success."

Seeing the tears pooling in Minmin's eyes, Tao Tian's heart ached for her. "It's a pity I am of humble status, with little influence, so I can't really help you. Minmin, you know how it is. She got together with Zhou Yuwen before I did, so it's truly not my place to say anything."

"I know."

Minmin began nodding. "It's already wonderful enough that you let me stay. Sweetie, just watch. Someone like her won't last long. At best, she is just Zhou Yuwen's other woman. She can't compare to you at all."

"You shouldn't put it like that. In truth, there isn't much difference between her and me. Here, let me help you with washing dishes."

Tao Tian's personality was just like her figure—magnanimity makes greatness. She readily pitched in to help Minmin with washing dishes.

Seeing Tao Tian acting like this, Minmin was deeply moved. She told Tao Tian not to worry; once she became developed and successful in the future, she would definitely help her in return.

Tao Tian just smiled at those words, not saying anything in response.

And so, Qu Jing clung to Zhou Yuwen like a little kitten while watching TV, hoping to squeeze out a bit more affection from him, while Tao Tian and Minmin stayed in the kitchen washing dishes.

After a good while, seeing Tao Tian helping in the kitchen made Qu Jing somewhat unhappy. Taking advantage of the moment Tao Tian brought over a fruit platter, Qu Jing told her there was no need to help Minmin.

"She eats and drinks for free in our home, so this is the least she should do," Qu Jing declared, making no effort to lower her voice. Minmin could hear every word perfectly from the kitchen.

But Tao Tian just replied, "I was just idling around anyway. Besides, there isn't much work to do."

"Aren't you even going to keep our Hubby company?" Qu Jing started humming in complaint.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen also shot Tao Tian a glance.

Tao Tian established eye contact with Zhou Yuwen, then let out a sweet chuckle. "Isn't he already accompanied by you?"

"How can one person compare to two? Besides, mine aren't as big as yours."

Qu Jing always spoke without a filter, leaving Tao Tian blushing. After all, there was an outsider present. It would be one thing if it were just the three of them sharing everything as usual.

But right now, Minmin could hear everything. What if she went out and started to talk nonsense to others? Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?

Qu Jing, however, didn't think much of it at all. In her eyes, since Minmin was going to be doing chores around the house, she would have to get used to these connections sooner or later.

Thus, Qu Jing kept pestering Tao Tian to come over and keep Zhou Yuwen company together.

Ultimately, Tao Tian was still too shy. "I should finish up my work first."

Watching Tao Tian turning to flee, Qu Jing began humming out a tease. "You might be able to hide now, but let's see how you hide tonight."

Tao Tian was mortified. 'You really have no filter at all,' she thought to herself.

She had originally planned for Qu Jing and Zhou Yuwen to enter the room first tonight, and she would slip in later. Now that Qu Jing had blurted it out like that, what was Minmin going to think?

In truth, Tao Tian was choosing to pretend to be ignorant.

She had assumed that even if there was an order to who went in first and who followed later that night...

Would Minmin really be oblivious to the connections between them?

Sure enough, later while Tao Tian was washing dishes, Minmin specifically asked, "How do you guys usually handle sleeping arrangements?"

The question immediately made Tao Tian blush.

Once the hour grew late, Zhou Yuwen prepared to head into the bedroom for sleeping. Naturally, Qu Jing stuck to him like a pendant, following his every step.

However, right as Qu Jing was stepping into the room, she called out to Tao Tian. "Sweetie, Hubby and I are going into the room first. Hurry up and come in."

Those words made Tao Tian feel so bashful she could hardly stand it. Beside her, even if Minmin were a complete fool, she would know exactly what that meant. Inwardly, she was more than a little shocked, but on the surface, she adopted a teasing demeanor toward Tao Tian.

Particularly when seeing Tao Tian flush bright red while continuing her washing dishes as if nothing were amiss, Minmin found it genuinely amusing.

So, Minmin urged, "Alright, Sweetie, just leave these chores to me. Hurry up and go over there."

"What are you talking about?"

Tao Tian still wanted to play dumb.

But Minmin mischievously replied, "Don't worry! For the sake of your face and reputation, I won't go out and talk nonsense."

Nodding, Tao Tian responded, "I am at ease about that. Actually, there's no need for you to do it for the sake of my face and reputation. I reckon you wouldn't dare go out and talk nonsense anyway."

Tao Tian was smiling as she spoke, but her words made Minmin freeze for a second.

Having spent so long beside Minmin washing dishes, Tao Tian's lovely fingers were dripping wet. Tao Tian wiped them on her apron, then untied the apron and said to Minmin, "I'll be going in first, then."

With that said, she followed them into the room.

Minmin pondered over Tao Tian's final remark for quite a while, unable to fully wrap her head around it.

The main issue was that Tao Tian had always treated Minmin with an amiable warmth, leading Minmin to believe that Tao Tian hadn't changed at all from before. That was, until that last, icy sentence.

Although she had delivered it with a smile, why did it feel like a dagger hidden behind that cheerful expression?

Minmin suddenly recalled the methods Zhou Yuwen had previously used on Tao Tian and Qu Jing, and she couldn't suppress a shudder.

Come to think of it, Zhou Yuwen used to be the campus mob boss back at school, and now his net worth was in the billions. If she dared to take the private matters of this household outside and talk nonsense, causing a negative impact on Zhou Yuwen...

Never mind Zhou Yuwen himself.

Even that big, dark-skinned guy from the school could probably tear her to pieces. For the sake of her own future, Minmin decided it was best to keep her lips tightly sealed. There was no way she would go out and talk nonsense.

Still, looking back at that tightly shut room, Minmin couldn't help but be lost in thought. She didn't know when it started, but she felt that these roommates of hers were drifting further and further away from her.

Three people, in a single room?

That should be mind-blowing.

Yet, why did they treat it as something so incredibly ordinary?

Minmin didn't quite understand it, but she still harbored a deep yearning for Zhou Yuwen. She wanted to live the same kind of life as Qu Jing and Tao Tian—a life where she never had to lift a finger for food or clothing, where stepping out the door meant having a car waiting, and possessing an endless supply of Hermès bags to carry.

These were all the things she had desired in her wildest dream.

After finishing the washing dishes, Minmin tidied up a bit and headed to her own small bedroom.

The apartments in Zhonghai Garden did not have great soundproofing.

From the other side of the wall, Qu Jing's voice drifted over faintly.

Minmin was very curious. Wouldn't Zhou Yuwen be exhausted facing two girls like Qu Jing and Tao Tian all at once?

Furthermore, was Zhou Yuwen really that incredible? It felt like Qu Jing's cries simply never ceased.

Her voice followed a distinct rhythm, a cadence of slow and fast—fast, fast, fast, and then even faster.

Listening to it made Minmin unable to resist gasping for heavy breaths herself.

She couldn't comprehend it; did Zhou Yuwen really possess such intense stamina and rhythm?

After all, Minmin had never experienced anything like this. But precisely because of that, her imagination ran wild. She was filled with an overwhelming expectation for such intimacy. Initially, she was just passively overhearing it, but eventually, Minmin was lying prone against the wall, eagerly eavesdropping.

As she listened, she visualized what Zhou Yuwen and Qu Jing were doing on the other side, silently cursing Qu Jing in her heart for being such a slut!

"Mnn."

In the north bedroom, upon a tiny bed.

Wearing a black tank top, Minmin had her beautiful legs spread slightly apart, one hand resting over her chest.

She stared blankly up at the ceiling. Having just finished exerting herself, her mind was a bit hazy, her pupils unable to focus properly. Yet, the sensation was utterly amazing.

Unknowingly, perhaps Minmin hadn't even realized it herself.

She had become completely fixated.

She had become a hopelessly infatuated follower of Zhou Yuwen.

At this moment, her cheek was flushed with a deep crimson.

She was thinking that she absolutely had to become Zhou Yuwen's woman.

She had to step right over Qu Jing's head to get there.

She absolutely had to.

Today, Zhou Yuwen definitely felt different. It seemed like Qu Jing was vocalizing with particular enthusiasm.

Tao Tian had noticed it too, asking Qu Jing why she was acting like this.

Qu Jing simply formed a pout and said, "Isn't someone eavesdropping? I might as well give her an earful."

Hearing this, Tao Tian couldn't help but laugh. "Your hostility towards Minmin is indeed a bit much."

"It's not that. It's just that some people harbor devious intentions. When I just got off work, you should have seen the clothes she was wearing while brewing honey water for Hubby. Let me ask you, has she ever brewed honey water for you?"

"Why would she brew honey water for me?" Tao Tian replied. "I hadn't been drinking. She saw that Zhou Yuwen had alcohol, so brewing a cup of honey water for him seems perfectly normal to me."

"That's because you didn't see what clothes she had on! Whatever she was wearing, her entire body was practically spilling out of it. She might not be as big as you, but she can certainly squeeze them together to put on a show. You didn't see her, but you did, right, Hubby?!"

Qu Jing tried to get Zhou Yuwen to back her up.

Meanwhile, the exhausted Zhou Yuwen was currently resting.

Hearing her words, he chuckled. "Did she make the honey water? I thought you were the one who brewed it."

Qu Jing was immediately struck with embarrassment upon hearing that.

Tao Tian laughed as well. "Aha, you've exposed yourself!"

"I just didn't want her fawning over Hubby in front of me," Qu Jing argued. "Hubby, seriously, you need to be careful. Your status isn't the same as before. You can't just take in any random stray cat or dog."

Zhou Yuwen kept his eyes closed, his hands resting behind his head as he relaxed.

Seeing Zhou Yuwen remain silent, Qu Jing immediately panicked a little. She hurriedly crawled over and coaxed, "Okay? Master."

Zhou Yuwen gave a soft smile. "You really are wicked. Are you that scared of someone fighting you for me?"

"I am scared." Qu Jing continued to act coy.

Actually, ever since moving into Tao Tian's place, Qu Jing had always addressed Zhou Yuwen as Hubby.

After all, with an outsider present, Zhou Yuwen couldn't play around too wildly with Qu Jing.

However, there were times when it was inevitably exposed.

Tao Tian also knew exactly how Qu Jing had become Zhou Yuwen's woman, but she simply chose to turn a blind eye.

Regardless, Qu Jing's particular set of tricks...

...was something Tao Tian felt she could never pull off herself.