OFFLINE BOOK 1

Chpater 26-30

Chapter 26: Rob My Woman While I Was Absent?
Translator: Wu Yufan
Proofread by Liang Yaping

It was already about ten o’clock when Ji Xiaoli arrived at the bar by taxi. There were not many people on the road, but the nightclub must be very busy and noisy. On entering the bar, she felt immediately the smell of liquor and perfume from women’s body. She frowned slightly and went in. Qi Xiaoguang was really drunken today. When she arrived, Xiaoguang had lost consciousness and sat in her seat, crying heavily. She looked terribly embarrassed, crying and drinking with a bottle.

Ji Xiaoli couldn’t help shaking her head. What really happened? That made Xiaoguang out of control. She went to take away her wine bottle and pushed her hard with her elbow, “Xiaoguang, let's stop drinking today and go home...” How stupid Zhao Weixing was to let her alone here at night! Although she was very angry, she must take Xiaoguang away. On seeing her, Qi Xiaoguang suddenly lost her control. Her hands got rid of her wrists, crying and shouting: “Xiaoli, I’m so sad, so sad! Would you like to have a drink with me? I’m so sad in my heart...”

They had been friends for so many years. Although Qi Xiaoguang’s personality was not perfect,and even a little grumpy, she always knew how to bear. Especially after marrying Zhao Weixing, in order to gain the favor of Zhao’s mother, she was more a daughter-in-law of Zhao’s family than a real Qi Xiaoguang herself. Looking at her good friend, Ji Xiaoli felt a heart-breaking pain. She dragged and shook her severely, “Stop! How many bottles have you drunk? Have a look! Red wine and white spirits mixed. No matter how sad you are, stop tossing yourself like this! Do you know that it will only be favorable for others and only torture yourself?”

It seemed that Qi Xiaoguang was a little awakened by her shake, but her stomach was becoming more and more uncomfortable. She covered her mouth, beginning to retch. Her eyes were empty, her hands grabbed Ji Xiaoli’s wrist and she cried, “Xiaoli, I really regret. If I didn’t insist on marrying Zhao Weixing at the beginning, maybe there would not be so many bad things at all. I feel that I’m so useless. I even dare not to scold back while being scolded by someone with her finger pointing at my nose. So cowardly!” She had endured two years since married Zhao Weixing. She was ridiculed all the time by Zhao’s mother, especially today she made her embarrassed in public. At that moment, Xiaoguang even wished that she could disappear from the world. She had never thought about suicide, but when she was pushed to the extremity, she would do anything possible, including committing suicide.

Ji Xiaoli sighed and patted her on the back: “Stop thinking about it. You can drink a little, but it’s harmful for your body to drink so much. What’s the matter between you and Zhao Weixing? I didn’t know anything between you. What happened this time?” Of course, Qi Xiaoguang avoided saying that there were always contradictions between them, but until today did they fall out completely.

Her mother-in-law disliked her all the time because Xiaoguang was from poor family without any background and temperament. Anyway, she thought that Qi Xiaoguang didn’t match her beloved son. So she often spoke ill of her with her sisters-in-law. Qi Xiaoguang had endured all of these, as long as these were not in public. She ignored her words deliberately. However, because of this, her mother-in-law teased her completely as a soft persimmon and often ordered her to do housework. At first, she did it in the absence of Zhao Weixing. Later, she would do these even in front of Zhao Weixing.

Today, her ‘kind’ mother-in-law even wanted to drive her away because she had not been pregnant for two years, and hoped that Zhao Weixing could marry a young lady from a rich family. However, Zhao Weixing was always a dutiful son. He seldom contradicted his mother face to face. Even if she was also there, he even didn’t say a word or give an explanation! Before marriage, he had promised to her that he would support and protect her, but after marriage, he did like this. It was very possible for Qi Xiaoguang to get disappointed, and now there was more than disappointment. She didn’t know if she could go on with such a life.