A black Mercedes Benz stopped in front of Su Muqiu. Chen Shaohui got out of the car and hugged Su Muqiu briefly, then a puzzled look fell on Xiao Zhan and he frowned and asked, "Muqiu, is he your newly engaged husband?"
"Um."
Su Muqiu nodded.
After sizing up Xiao Zhan a few times, it was hard for Sun Ziyi to hide the contempt and disgust in her eyebrows and eyes. But in front of Su Muqiu, she forced a smile and said insincerely, "He has a sturdy figure, broad shoulders and a thick waist. His physique is quite good. I heard about what happened at the engagement banquet. He was able to stand up for you and Xiaomeng, so he can be considered a brave and responsible man..."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Xiao Zhan accepted it franky and openly.
"Tsk!"
Sun Ziyi rolled her eyes. The contempt on her face became even more obvious. She thought to herself: I'm trying to comfort Muqiu here, can't you tell? Idiot! Taking her eyes off Xiao Zhan, she explained, "This morning, I was going to attend your engagement ceremony, but Shaohui happened to be free and asked me out to lunch, so I was delayed. You don't mind, do you?"
"Not at all."
Su Muqiu shook her head.
"Look, this is a gift Shaohui gave me. Isn't it beautiful?"
Sun Ziyi pointed to the Cartier pendant around her neck and boasted arrogantly, "I looked it up online. This pendant is worth 150,000!
"That expensive?"
Su Muqiu was a little surprised. She took a closer look and praised, "It's really beautiful and matches your skin tone well. Wearing this dress, you look like a little fairy who descended to the mortal world now."
"You have good taste, as expected of my bestie!" Sun Ziyi was even more smug.
Xiao Zhan, on the other hand, shook his head silently.
Sun Ziyi's features were quite delicate, but compared to Su Muqiu, they were not on the same level at all. She had also caked on thick makeup, giving off a strong smell of cosmetics. She wore a red dress with a plunging neckline that hinted at her cleavage. When talking to Su Muqiu, she deliberately swayed her hips in a coquettish manner, sexy but a little vulgar.
A little fairy?
Su Muqiu actually managed to say that with a straight face.
It would be more accurate to call her a little demoness!
"Ziyi."
Suddenly, the driver's door opened and Chen Shaohui, who had been sitting in the car talking on the phone, got out and walked straight over to Sun Ziyi and Su Muqiu. Very gentlemanly, he reached out his hand to Su Muqiu and smiled, "Miss Su, nice to meet you."
"Hello."
Su Muqiu shook his hand politely.
Although Chen Shaohui concealed it well, the way he looked at Su Muqiu clearly contained a hint of amazement and desire.
"Muqiu, let me introduce you."
Oblivious, Sun Ziyi turned and hugged Chen Shaohui's arm, pressing her chest against it to show an intimate relationship. "My Prince Charming, Chen Shaohui, the young master of the Chen family in Southern City, general manager of Brilliant Pictures, one of the ten outstanding youths of Quan City, deputy chairman of the Quan City Martial Arts Association..."
When talking about Chen Shaohui, Sun Ziyi's chin tilted up slightly and she seemed a little euphoric.
"Very impressive."
Even Su Muqiu had to admit that Chen Shaohui was indeed exceptional. She sincerely congratulated, "It's your blessing to find such a good man. As your bestie, I'm truly happy for you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you will be together forever and live happily."
"Of course!"
Sun Ziyi smiled smugly, then her tone changed and she said, "But don't feel too sad, Muqiu. It was just an engagement, not an official marriage registration. Shaohui has many friends. If there is a chance in the future, I can introduce some to you. Who knows, your Prince Charming might be among them."
She spoke loudly, completely disregarding Xiao Zhan's presence.
From beginning to end, Chen Shaohui did not even glance at Xiao Zhan, as if he did not exist. He went along with Sun Ziyi's words, "To be honest, our company recently has a project that requires cooperation with the Su Group. I came today first to dine with Ziyi, and second to accompany my father to discuss details of the cooperation with Chairman Su. My father should still be at the Su Group headquarters now..."
"Oh?"
Su Muqiu was surprised.
Chen Shaohui smiled, "I heard that this engagement was your grandfather's idea. If Miss Su feels uncomfortable about it and wants to break off the engagement, perhaps I can help."
"That's right, that's right."
Sun Ziyi nodded, "No matter how much your grandfather favors your cousin, he still has to give some face to the Chen family. As long as Shaohui says a few good words for you in front of your grandfather, he will surely change his mind."
"By then, I'll introduce Shaohui's friends to you. Let's see who still dares to bully you!"
Undeniably, Sun Ziyi meant well for Su Muqiu.
But Su Muqiu glanced at Xiao Zhan, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "Forget it. Everyone has their own fate. I'm not as fortunate as you. As long as Xiaomeng is with me and can grow up carefree, I'll be content."
"But..."
"It's getting late, let's go."
Before Sun Ziyi could try to persuade her further, Su Muqiu did not give her a chance. After all, it would be too cruel to say those things in front of Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan did not take those words to heart.
Given his status, being looked down upon and despised was normal. It would be truly insane if Sun Ziyi tried to match him up with Su Muqiu.
What concerned him was Chen Shaohui's identity!
The young master of the Chen family in Southern City?
General manager of Brilliant Pictures?
What a coincidence!
A narrow escape from death!
Xiao Zhan remembered very clearly that five years ago, he and his mother returned to Quan City to visit relatives. Due to the prestige of the Xiao family in the capital, many local families in Quan City welcomed them to gain favor with the powerful Xiao family.
Especially the families in Southern City.
Xiao Zhan's maternal grandparents were from Southern City, so his mother had connections there. Thus, the families of Southern City were exceptionally warm and attentive.
On the night Xiao Zhan got into trouble, it was because he drank too much at the banquet and lost awareness. Then someone carried him into a hotel room where he ended up sleeping with Su Muqiu in a confused state.
Among the attendees of that banquet were the patriarchs of three families: the Zhangs, Lius, and Chens.
And the Chen patriarch, Chen Zhonghe, was none other than Chen Shaohui's father!
Today was the first time Xiao Zhan and Chen Shaohui met. Neither recognized the other, but there was only one prominent Chen family in Southern City - that of Chen Zhonghe. And the predecessor of Brilliant Pictures, Xiang Jun Media, was actually an enterprise of Xiao Zhan's maternal grandparents!
The "Xiang Jun" came from Xiao Zhan's mother and father's names, Miao Xiangzhu and Xiao Pojun, taking one character from each.
Xiao Zhan was framed at the banquet and thrown into prison! His mother Miao Xiangzhu returned to the capital and knelt at the Xiao family's door for three days and three nights until she died from illness! The business that originally belonged to the Miao family was now Chen's company!
Who would believe the Chen family did not collude with the Xiao family behind the scenes?!
"I wonder how Grandma and Grandpa are doing. Mother died tragically, the business was seized, and they are getting old. The past five years must have been very difficult for them..."
Sitting in the Mercedes, Xiao Zhan glanced at Chen Shaohui who was driving and unconsciously emitted an aura of icy cold. "It seems I must visit Southern City as soon as possible. If the Chen family really participated in the conspiracy back then, I will make them pay in blood for their debt!"
Ruiding Shopping Mall, 6th floor.
When women go shopping, it's usually for clothes, shoes, and cosmetics.
Su Muqiu and Sun Ziyi walked ahead, going into shop after shop but not finding anything suitable in the first five or six stores. Finally, upon entering a women's clothing store, Su Muqiu stopped when she saw a white dress hanging in the middle of the shop.
"So beautiful..."
After touching the white dress, the light in Su Muqiu's eyes sparkled and she was reluctant to let go, clearly very fond of it.
Although her muttering was very soft, it did not escape Xiao Zhan's sharp ears.
So Xiao Zhan followed her and smiled, "If you like it, just buy it."
"No."
Su Muqiu glared at Xiao Zhan and shook her head, pointing at the price tag, "Look, it's 28,800 yuan. Too expensive. I can't afford it now."
With Su Jiancheng disabled, Liu Hongxiu retired, and Su Xiaomeng still young, the living expenses for their family of four all depended on Su Muqiu alone. She did not earn much working at the Su Group, and now that she had been kicked out by Su Wenchao, she was unemployed and under tremendous psychological stress.
She could only scrimp and save, sacrificing her own enjoyment.
Where was there still spare money to buy these expensive clothes?
"Don't worry, I'll buy them for you."
Xiao Zhan was slightly moved, and felt even more distressed for Su Muqiu. Just now, Sun Ziyi had already bought quite a few things, but Su Muqiu had refused them all with the excuse that she "didn't really like them", leaving her hands empty.
As he took out his bank card to pay, just at that moment, a salesperson from the store suddenly walked over and grabbed Su Muqiu's right hand that was feeling the white dress, and said coldly: "If you're not buying, don't touch randomly. Can you afford to pay if you dirty it?"
Smiling Arrogantly Literature
ial death, also known as "shè sǐ" in Chinese, generally refers to... well, never mind, it's not important. My name is Ye Cheng, and I'm about to experience social death firsthand. ... 【Host, your mission is to confess your love to the young lady of the Dongfang family, the current student council president, in a way that will be unforgettable for everyone at the freshman ceremony!】 【Host, assist the girl with a sprained ankle in front of you to reach the infirmary, and fulfill the wicked thoughts in your heart!】 【Host, act on your desires and punish the arrogant young lady before you mercilessly!】 【Host, follow your instincts—abandon shameful surrender, begging, or groveling, and ruthlessly criticize the domineering, ill-mannered young lady in front of you!】 【Host...】 Ye Cheng: "Here, here, you take this host role—I quit!" Wait, why is the girl with a sprained ankle the daughter of a mafia boss? And what kind of punishment method is this for the arrogant young lady? Also, who the heck said anything about wicked thoughts in my heart? Come out here, let’s settle this one-on-one!!! ... The haughty student council president, the scheming mafia princess, the fragile yandere young lady, the airheaded maid-in-waiting, the mixed-blood loli/...
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
mance] After transmigrating for eighteen years, Lin Qi lived as an utterly ordinary herbalist in the countryside. One day, he kindly brought home a sickly, beautiful girl covered in blood. They married in a flash and began their blissful, intimate life together. Right then, his long-delayed system finally activated. [Warning! Host detected in contact with the "Crimson Calamity," the world-ending witch!] Lin Qi looked at the adorable wife currently curled in his arms, who couldn't even open a jar lid and trembled at the sight of a mouse. Lin Qi: "System, are you insane? This is clearly just a weak and delicate sickly girl!" Thus, Lin Qi treated the system as a "Contrast System," where taking care of his wife made him stronger. Combing his wife's hair rewarded him with [Free Attribute Points]. Taking his wife out for sunshine rewarded him with [Forbidden Spell: Arcane Explosion]. Lin Qi: "This soft life tastes so good!" ... Yet, in the eyes of outsiders: The strongest Beastkin Assassin: "That man dissected a Beast King with a common skinning knife! That was a show of force towards the powerful!" The Holy Son of the Radiant Church: "I infiltrated his home as a tutor, but he had me babysit the children... He must have seen through my disguise!" The World-Ending Witch, Felucia: "I hid all the way in the countryside. How is it that the husband I married on a whim is stronger than I was at my peak?"
