Chapter 382: The Woman Beside Him

Lily takes a deep breath. As each step brings her closer to Rex, her heart gets more nervous. But her
face remains calm and this is largely due to her years working in the legal practice, where she learnt
how to disguise and suppress her emotions.

Under the dazzling lights, his facial features look coolly graceful. His thin lips are slightly opened and
he does not look at her as she approaches. Instead, he is speaking to Pehry who is next to him; his
face tilts to the side with indifference.

But Lily understands him. And she can feel the extreme gloominess and anger that he is suppressing.

Ryan just walks up to Rex and stands in front of him like a person without any issue. He keeps his
hand on Lily’s waist all the time. “We meet again, Mr. Rex.”

His light greeting has already attracted some people to look over. With two of the most prominent
persons in the event standing together, it is already eye-catching enough.

Rex seems to have just noticed two of them. He slowly turns his eyes over and lightly looks across their
face. Lily suddenly feels nervous, but Rex quickly looks away as if he is looking at two strangers.

He politely reaches out and shakes Ryan’s hand, before releasing it he says suggestively, “What a
coincidence.”

“It’s not a coincidence. I am here today specifically to look for you.” Ryan smiles and says openly,
straight-to-the-point, as usual.

“Yes?” Rex smiles with a long intonation, and before he finishes, a white figure suddenly appears next
to him.

The woman has waist-long hair, which has been permeated into big wave shape. A white sleeveless
dress reaches the mid of her thigh and reveals a long slender pair of legs. A silver T-high heel shoes



help her look taller. Although she is tall, her face looks small with big eyes, sharp chin, high nose; she’s
a typical beauty at the very first look.

“Hi Rex,” Vivian calls his name in a high pitch. She has already seen him much earlier, but only takes
the opportunity now to greet him. “I am not interrupting you, am I?”

Vivian has not stopped her mad pursuit of Rex all these years. Even Pehry has heard of how irritating
she is. Just when he is about to push her away, before he says anything, Rex unexpectedly pulls her to
his side and asks charmingly, “When did you arrive? I did not see you.”

WTF?！

Pehry blinks his eyes in shock. Rex has been hating Vivian all these years, why does he now…

When he catches a glimpse of Lily and Ryan, he immediately realizes that it is to irritate Lily.

But in doing this… Pehry tilts his head, not knowing what to say.

Lily sees his hand grabbing the woman’s thin wrist, and he pulls her to his side with some strength. His
was born tall and is taller than the woman by twenty centimeters. When he looks down and speaks to
her, it seems as if he can encircle her completely.

Although this posture is not suggestive, for someone like Rex who is obsessed with cleanliness, this is
already considered as an exception.

Lily’s hands unconsciously tighten, and a million little voices in her heart tell her not to look. But her
eyes cannot turn away.

She hears the woman shyly says that she has not met him ever since she left his house that day, and
does not expect that they will meet again tonight. She also hears her talks about his aged parents.



The faint expectation in her heart that she has not realized also dissipates – they must have known
each other for a long time.

She suddenly feels a little ridiculous – that he said he has no one else in the past five years, he still has
feelings for her. These are entirely rubbish. His side has not been entirely spotless clean either.

And she has been thinking previously that…

Lily shakes her head and interrupts her own wild thoughts. But this action catches Rex’s attention
instantly. “Miss Lily doesn't look well. Perhaps she is feeling unwell physically?”

Does he ask this to provoke or to irritate her deliberately?

Lily doesn't know, and also doesn't want to know. She puts up the most dazzling smile ever since she
stepped into the venue and replies, “Mr. Rex must have been mistaken. I am fine.”

A silent sense of confrontation erupts between these few people. Even Vivian can sense something
unusual is going on. She can't help but to take another look at Lily.

This woman has features from head to toe that all men like, especially her face. At first look, it’s
beautiful, but it is not just plainly beautiful. Her beauty is the one that is long-lasting, the longer one
looks at her, the more beautiful she looks.

She just hears Rex call her Miss Lily. There are many Lily in the world, but the one that is worth
mentioning - there is only one... Vivian remembers the time that she had dinner at Rex’s place, and she
suddenly feels cold in heart. She looks at Lily with some surprise.

Can she be that “Lily”?!

Ryan doesn't care about what is going on. He can feel the volatility of Lily’s emotion. The appearance
of this woman has destroyed all her pretense of indifference and that is not a good sign.



Ryan glances at Vivian and quietly says, “If it’s convenient for you Mr. Rex, let’s step aside for a chat.”

Rex has the same thought, but he isn’t going to let this end this way. He nods his head, but brings
Vivian along and heads towards the reception room in the banquet hall.

The two couples walk into the room. Their perfume mixed together, which makes Lily breathless. She
keeps telling herself, “Don't think too much. You have been separated for so long. Whoever he keeps in
contact with is no longer your business.”

Lily, you need to keep calm and not mess up your head.

After a series of self-affirmation, Lily walks to the door and calls out to the man in front of her. This is
also the first word since she stepped into the venue.

Rex pauses and turns his body slightly sideways. His eyes fall on her but he does not speak.

Lily takes a step forward, away from Ryan, and looks up at Rex, “I want to talk to you, but not with this
lady in presence. Please ask her to wait outside for a moment.”

Rex does not expect her to be so direct. This is completely different from her reaction just now. He
squints, “What does Miss Lily has to talk to me alone?”

Vivian isn’t planning to say anything, since nobody cares too much about her existence. But when she
hears Rex speaking this, she immediately adds on, “Yes, Miss Lily. I come with Rex, and I know
everything about him. Please don’t mind.”

“Really?” Lily can't help but laugh… her laughter does not last long before she gets interrupted.

Vivian nods her head and with a glint in her eyes, she says, “I know about your relationship, and I also
know you have a child. And that is fine with me.”



The curve of Lily’s mouth freezes. Even Rex frowns.

Her words are undoubtedly misleading to others and leave a lot to imagination. For someone who
doesn't know the truth, they will think that it is Rex who tells her about the child. Apparently, Lily thinks
the same way.

The curve of Lily’s mouth freezes. Even Rex frowns.

Her words are undoubtedly misleading to others and leave a lot to imagination. For someone who
doesn't know the truth, they will think that it is Rex who tells her about the child. Apparently, Lily thinks
the same way.



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