Outside, Xie Xinglan, wrapped in a silk pajama, was holding her phone and timing. She looked up and gave Xuan Yang a resentful glance. "13 minutes and 14 seconds. Is the road from the garage to my place that difficult?"
Xuan Yang's mouth twitched. Thinking of that untimely hug in the underground garage, her ears burned slightly. "No... I just exchanged a few words with Zhou Dang."
Xie Xinglan knew that Zhou Dang had brought her here, and she also knew about Xuan Yang and Zhou Dang getting married without telling anyone first.
This news was too shocking for her, so driven by curiosity and gossip, she couldn't wait to run to the elevator entrance to wait.
She hadn't expected Xuan Yang to dawdle so long downstairs before coming up.
She almost couldn't help rushing down to catch her.
Xuan Yang stepped out of the elevator and instinctively walked toward the entrance door.
Xie Xinglan followed behind, frowning in displeasure, staring at her intensely. "What took you so long to say?"
"Is chatting with him more important than meeting with me?"
The words sounded sour, and Xuan Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Xie Xinglan was fully aware of the reason Xuan Yang married Zhou Dang, so she knew they had no emotional foundation.
So Xie Xinglan couldn't understand how those two, completely different from each other, had hit it off and ended up getting married.
Even if it was a marriage alliance, this pairing didn't make sense.
With Zhou Dang's father's temperament, how could he accept a daughter-in-law from such an unequal background like Xuan Yang?
And the Zhou family had always favored Huo Yuntang from the Huo family, so how could they be willing to let Zhou Dang marry Xuan Yang?
Zhou Dang was also strange—how did he suddenly come to his senses and get married?
In the past, the Zhou family had been urging him to death, but he never showed any intention of getting married.
It was really bizarre.
Xie Xinglan and Xuan Yang entered one after the other, changing shoes at the entrance.
Xuan Yang laughed awkwardly and changed the subject. "By the way, will you be using your car tomorrow? If not, I'd like to borrow it to move."
Xie Xinglan: "Just use it. My workplace is so close, I can walk there in a few steps."
Xuan Yang thanked her. "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
The two walked inside, and Xuan Yang went to the guest room to put down her luggage.
Xie Xinglan followed her all the way. "Are you moving out of the Xuan house to rent a place or to live with Zhou Dang?"
Xuan Yang, walking ahead, paused in her steps as if startled by her words. "Of course, I'm renting a place."
Xie Xinglan: "But you two are married, aren't you? Are you planning to live apart long-term?"
Xuan Yang: "..."
To be honest, before Xie Xinglan brought this up, Xuan Yang really hadn't thought about it.
She had already planned to rent the apartment because it was close to Junda Law Firm and convenient for commuting.
Before this, she hadn't considered Zhou Dang.
"Didn't you say you planned to have a good life with Zhou Dang?"
"How can you have a good life if you're separated?"
Xie Xinglan sat down at the foot of the bed, crossed her legs, propped her chin up, and looked at Xuan Yang. "If you ask me, you might as well just live with him. It'll save you some rent."
Xie Xinglan knew that Xuan Yang was tight on money.
During those nine years in New York, the Xuan family hadn't given her a single cent. She had gotten through it all on her own.
How much money could she have?
When it came to saving money, Xuan Yang was a bit tempted.
But then thinking about living with Zhou Dang and spending every day together...
Xuan Yang felt uneasy. "...We'll see."