The Returning Ex

Ian straightened his room for a bit. When he came out a while later, Cindy was already done cooking breakfast, so he went over to the dining table. As he sat down, he said, “I’ll help you clean when we come back later. Leave all the heavy work to me.”

Cindy gave a bark of laughter. “There’s no heavy work. This house has been kept very clean in the first place, so I only need to arrange everything.”

At this, Ian chuckled as well. “I’ll handle all the large furniture and appliances. I’ll feel bad if you don’t allow me to do anything.”

Cindy looked at him. “You’ve already paid me, so why would you feel bad?”

All at once, Ian burst into laughter. “I’ve always wanted to ask you this question—are you that strapped for cash?”

Cindy nodded seriously. “Yes, I’m that strapped for cash. It’s too bad that I’m not valuable, else I’d even want to sell myself off.”

better for Ian since no one dared to outright point fingers at him before his face, but it was different for Cindy. Many people felt that she was only dating Ian because of some twist of luck, so they regarded her with hostility out of either jealousy or abhorrence. By now, Cindy was used to it, so every time she was confronted with these gazes that discomfited her, her bank balance flashed in her mind. At the thought of money, all

of a song’s length and their work would be over in 10 or 20 minutes. Cindy waited for him backstage while scrolling through the news on the Internet on her cell

were still plenty who condemned the lady since many were timid in real life, so they could only unleash their wrath on the Internet. She inadvertently glimpsed some of the comments, only to see that they were even more vicious than the censure against her

her cell phone away, she leaned against the window and let out a

a coincidence! It’s the assistant who previously asked me how I

just

murmured an acknowledgment. “Why aren’t you with him if

to chat with him, and he even ordered me to wait outside. I just wonder what they’re talking about

wasn’t quite certain which celebrity this assistant worked