Chapter 133: Misunderstanding
Meanwhile, Shu Tian’s eyes widened.
’She knows Ni Mengxue?’
A trace of nervousness appeared in his eyes. ’What if Ni Mengxue says something bad about me?’
Melanie, however, had a completely different thought.
After being hurt by her eight husbands and having her trust shattered, she had decided that she would thoroughly test every man she considered marrying in the future.
She would see how resistant they were to beautiful women trying to approach them.
Only after they passed her test would she consider marrying them.
’This time, I won’t make the same mistake again.’
Shu Tian suddenly said, "Since you both are friends, I’ll take my leave."
Melanie was secretly satisfied when she heard this. ’This is how a husband should behave. He should avoid beautiful women at all costs.’
However, she immediately held his hand and stopped him.
"Don’t leave yet. She’s my best friend, and I haven’t even properly introduced you to her. Stay."
Hearing this, Shu Tian looked slightly frightened. He forced an awkward smile, as if he already knew what was going through Melanie’s mind.
Ni Mengxue, however, simply turned toward Melanie. "Since you’re on a date, I won’t disturb you two."
With that, she turned around and walked away.
Shu Tian was stunned as he watched her leave.
Melanie narrowed her eyes as her heart sank.
’He’s pretending not to be interested in Mengxue. In reality, he’s clearly interested in her.’
She suddenly felt cold all over.
Shu Tian, meanwhile, was surprised that Ni Mengxue hadn’t tried to take advantage of the situation and had simply left.
He slowly turned toward Melanie with a smile.
But the moment he saw her offended expression, he subconsciously asked, "What happened?"
Melanie ignored him. "I have some work to take care of. I’ll leave first."
She turned and walked away without giving him a chance to say anything.
Shu Tian stood there speechlessly.
A few minutes later, Melanie caught up with Ni Mengxue.
Ni Mengxue immediately sensed that Melanie was furious, but she didn’t ask anything. She wasn’t particularly interested in their relationship.
Melanie, however, couldn’t stop complaining.
"Men these days are truly too much. I thought he was sincere. Who would have thought he was pretending all along? He clearly seemed interested in you."
She glanced at Ni Mengxue. "Do you want to take him as your fifth husband?"
Ni Mengxue was speechless.
She hadn’t even said anything, yet another man had already been thrown in her direction.
She calmly replied, "I’m not interested in any man other than my four husbands."
Melanie stopped walking. She stared at Ni Mengxue with a complicated expression.
"Ni Mengxue..."
Ni Mengxue stopped as well and turned back.
Melanie sighed.
"Even if you want to pretend to be a devoted wife, you don’t have to put on such a fake expression and say something so cheesy."
Ni Mengxue was speechless. ’This girl...’
Melanie continued, "Besides, I know what kind of person you are. I’ve already enquired about all the clubs and places you used to frequent. Let’s go to the club."
"No, I have to visit the laboratory." Ni Mengxue made an excuse.
She suddenly frowned. "Wait. Since when did you become interested in laboratories?"
Ni Mengxue remained silent.
Melanie stared at her for a moment before her expression changed.
"Wait a minute. Why do I keep feeling as if you’re some kind of duplicate of Ni Mengxue instead of the real Ni Mengxue?"
Ni Mengxue paused before smiling. "What a smart girl."
With that, she turned around and continued walking.
Melanie didn’t dare follow her.
All the strange signs she had previously ignored suddenly came rushing back.
This Ni Mengxue was intelligent enough to conduct research on food and plants.
She was decisive enough to make decisions on behalf of the entire group. She was also completely different when it came to men.
The previous Ni Mengxue had been boy-crazy, constantly chasing after handsome men.
But this Ni Mengxue was even more extreme.
She wasn’t interested in other handsome men at all. Her eyes seemed permanently attached to Lu Yucai, as though he were the last man alive on the entire planet.
Melanie sighed. "So that’s what it is."
She turned around and began wandering through the market with a dazed expression.
The original Ni Mengxue hadn’t been a particularly good person. She had plenty of flaws.
But Melanie had still loved her deeply.
After all, that exact Ni Mengxue had repeatedly protected her from bullies.
Once upon a time, the two of them had attended the same school.
Back then, Melanie had a huge crush on the school’s heartthrob. She confessed to him, but his fiancée became furious and began using her influence to bully Melanie.
Coincidentally, Ni Mengxue had also developed a liking for that same boy. Naturally, the fiancée targeted her as well.
At first, Ni Mengxue ignored her.
But when the girl went too far and tore up Ni Mengxue’s test papers, Ni Mengxue finally retaliated.
She began helping one victim after another who had suffered under that girl’s bullying.
Melanie was one of them.
For the first time in her life, Melanie felt as though someone was protecting her.
She was deeply moved.
From then on, she began treating Ni Mengxue as her best friend and put considerable effort into winning her over.
Eventually, Ni Mengxue accepted her as her best friend.
The two of them graduated from college and entered university together.
Then the apocalypse arrived. Everything changed.
Melanie still remembered how Ni Mengxue had become completely boy-crazy after the apocalypse, sometimes chasing after a random handsome man simply because she thought he looked good.
It wasn’t that Ni Mengxue had suddenly changed.
She had always been like that.
The difference was that before the apocalypse, they had stability, families, and people to protect them.
After the apocalypse, they had none of those things.
The flaws that had once seemed harmless suddenly became dangerous.
Meanwhile, Ni Mengxue returned to her room and checked the system.
It had upgraded a long time ago, but she hadn’t had the time to inspect the new features.