1. After a car accident, Xing Kui met Li Chengchuan, the man in the hospital bed next to hers. He was rigid and a germaphobe, his clothes ironed without a single wrinkle, utterly devoid of any sign...
Chapter 60 Chapter 60 A crazy opportunity to change class...
In May, the weather is getting hotter, but not so hot that people sweat after walking a few steps. It is just the right warmth.
The food city near Jingjiang University was filled with the smell of fireworks and was bustling with people. Spatulas were used to cut open the grilled cold noodles wrapped with side dishes and shovel them into paper boxes.
"Beauty, it's ready." The stall owner put two bamboo sticks on the noodles, and Xing Kui took the grilled cold noodles and said "thank you".
In the blink of an eye, she and Xu Ye had been dating for a week. They made an appointment to eat lobster together in the afternoon. Xu Ye, who had officially joined the national track and field team, had gone to training, and she would come over after he finished training.
The food city was filled with fragrance. After arriving, Xing Kui was tempted by the roadside stalls. She ordered a bowl of grilled cold noodles and sat on a plastic bench to eat.
Xing Kui chewed the sweet sauce that she had specially asked the boss to add, and her smile was as gentle and warm as the breeze today.
Although this is her second relationship, to be honest, this is her first time to be seriously in love with someone.
Very sweet. Xu Ye appears fierce on the outside but is actually a bit silly on the inside. He will blush at the slightest teasing. Their indirect kisses often end with who's face is redder.
He also always gave her gifts. One day, Xing Kui saw Xu Ye's search history, which was full of "how to make my girlfriend happy", "how couples can get along for a long time", "things boyfriends and girlfriends must do", etc. It was very interesting.
Xu Ye brought more than that. The cabinet unit that Xing Kui bought at the electronics store and the speakers that she won were delivered to her hometown a few days ago. Xing's mother came down the stairs and sent a message the same day after receiving them.
[Thank you, my beautiful little girl, I received it and installed it (photos of the cabinet and speakers)]
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How's your recovery been lately? Are your legs still hurting?
【Don’t skimp when you’re out, buy more delicious food. 】
【(Transfer: 1000r)】
This is her mother. She would run down the stairs as soon as she saw them, and would only say three words to ask about her daughter's health. If she were not a completely evil person, Xing Kui would not be trapped by the pressure to get married. Wouldn't it be better for her to just break away from her family?
After breaking the ice with Xing's mother, Xing Kui tentatively said that she had a new boyfriend.
Xing's mother was very excited, but Xing Kui carefully said that her boyfriend was younger than her and was still in school.
"What's the big deal? What's important is that you like it. Can I go to Jingjiang to see you this week?"
Xing Kui raised the corner of her mouth, and she knew that it didn't matter if she had a relative who was ten years older than her, because the age difference between her and Xu Ye was not even ten years.
In this way, Xu Ye seemed to have become the optimal solution to the current problem of being urged to get married. Xing Kui could have a break until he turned 22 years old - like Zhou Jing, Xing Kui also realized this.
However, she did not agree to let Xing's mother come to see Xu Ye. They had only been dating for a few days, and considering the failure with Zhou Jing, she was somewhat unsure, so she asked her and Xu Ye to make some more preparations.
It's for her and Xu Ye to prepare, not for Jiang Yuming and the others to mess up! Several men, one by one, can't stand seeing her and Xu Ye getting along, and they make trouble every few days. Xing Kui now doesn't open the door when she hears a knock, anyway, it's either Li Chengchuan or Jiang Yuming who opens it.
She bought a small blackboard online and hung it outside the door, writing "Only Xing Xu is allowed to enter". When she woke up the next morning, the blackboard was gone.
Xing Kui stood at the door with her hands on her hips, looking at the empty door. Haha, she didn't expect that there would be a 10% discount for two items, and she still had one piece left.
I hung up a second small blackboard and wrote "Those who steal my small blackboard are destined to be alone!!!" I got up early the next day to check, and lo and behold, it was missing again.
I opened my phone and saw a message from Jiang Yuming: [Li Chengchuan hired a rider to do this.]
This way it doesn't count as stealing, right?
At the end of April, rent was due. Xing Kui, who was paying 3,600 yuan, transferred 3,584.61 yuan to Li Chengchuan with the note: [Hello, two blackboards for 15.39.]
Li Chengchuan replied with a "hmm", he understood clearly that the president didn't mind the small amount of money, he just minded the brothers' love.
All in all, a week passed in sweetness and fun. On the bustling street of the food city, Xing Kui was very satisfied with the grilled cold noodles and also with her life full of wonderful adventures.
Perhaps, Xu Ye can really give her more than two years of freedom.
If there are no accidents.
A red car passed by Xing Kui. Xing Kui ate the last bite of cold noodles and looked at the rear of the car. Generally speaking, when a car is driving outside, it is inevitable to encounter puddles, rainy days, etc. If it is not cleaned in time, the rear of the car will be a little dirty. However, this car was so smooth that it could reflect light.
From the outside, it looked like a luxury car. Xing Kui glanced at where the car was parked. It was a shop with a sign outside that read "Yi Jue Lobster". It was the shop she and Xu Ye had agreed to eat at.
In May, during lobster season, Xu Ye's roommate Cheng Qiang and his girlfriend came to this restaurant to eat and said it was very good. The lobster had a thin shell and firm meat. It looked so good that it even attracted a wealthy woman.
The driver's door opened, and the driver hurried to the back seat, as if welcoming the arrival of a queen, and invited the owner out. The woman was between forty and fifty years old, wearing a linen long skirt and a black suit with red buttons.
He is neither thin nor fat, with wheat-colored skin, sharp features, and a sharp gaze. He looks energetic at first glance, and is intimidating without being angry. It seems that just one look from him can make people kneel down.
Xing Kui: "..." For some reason, this person reminded her of Xu Ye.
Maybe it was because of their similar skin color, the owner and employees of the lobster restaurant came out and stood at the door, inviting the woman to come in. Xing Kui also stood up with her legs propped up. It was time for dinner, so she had to go into the store to get a number tag to avoid having to queue.
When she reached the door of the store, the scene inside the store came into view. No matter whether it was a two-seater, a four-seater or a ten-seater, all the seats were empty. When she met the clerk's dark eyes filled with panic, she quickly retracted her foot that was about to cross the threshold and turned away.
This is so embarrassing! A wealthy woman had the entire place to herself, and she almost barged into someone else's SVIP lobster dinner. Why did the wealthy man's driver try to stop her?
"Miss Xing, please come in."
The last time she was addressed as "you" was when she visited Taobao's after-sales customer service. Xing Kui's calf muscles tensed, and she guessed something. She glanced at the working driver, but didn't want to embarrass her, so she turned around.
I walked into the lobster restaurant under the gaze of the crowd. There was a promotional picture above the cash register. It showed pots of lobsters, which were burned bright red and tempting, but also burned to death.
"Ms. Xie." Xing Kui didn't know how to address Xu Ye's mother.
I heard Xu Ye mention her a few times, saying that her surname was Xie and she was a kind person.
Xing Kui had reservations about this. After all, in the novels and TV dramas she had read since she was a child, the elders of wealthy families were often beasts in disguise. The generous ones would secretly give Cinderella money, while the more vicious ones would directly frame her and sow discord.
She hoped Xu Ye's mother was the former. Damn it, she was just thinking that if nothing unexpected happened, Xu Ye would be the best candidate, and no accident would happen like this.
Xie Chengwen was sitting at a table for four. When she heard her call "Miss Xie," her eyebrows raised slightly: "Call—" She paused for a moment, "Call auntie, come and sit down."
Xing Kui sat down.
"Do you know our family's background?"
Xing Kui thought of Xu Ye's Jin Nuoyan hat, and the Jin Nuoyan cake and milk tea that Xu Ye gave her. The Xu family might be the major shareholder of Jin Nuoyan.
"Jin Nuoyan is our family property."
The Xu family owns a multi-billion dollar company! Xing Kui took a deep breath. She wasn't shocked because she had some suspicions. She had heard Xu Ye talk about his mother. Xie Chengwen, after her father's accidental death, had supported the Xu family as a woman of a different surname. So, Xie Chengwen was... Jin Nuoyan's chairman.
The lady in charge of hundreds of billions of assets observed her expression vaguely, then moved her lips: "I didn't understand before, but now I understand. So..."
Xing Kui subconsciously looked at her clothes pocket. The next thing she would say was "I'll give you xx million, and leave my son alone." Xie Chengwen didn't bring a bag, so could the check be hidden in her pocket?
She thought about it, five million? She could earn that amount herself, so it wasn't worth giving up Xu Ye for five million.
Xie Chengwen fixed her with a sharp gaze, "Have you decided to inherit Jin Nuoyan?"
Have you decided whether to inherit Jin Nuoyan?
"Ah? Ah???" Xing Kui suddenly jumped up from her seat, pressed her hands on the table, and looked at Xie Chengwen in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"Why? My son hasn't told you yet? He wants to run, so of course my daughter-in-law will inherit our family business."
Xie Chengwen sat back, his wrinkled but sharp eyes sizing her up, "Of course, it's not like I'll hand over my family business to whoever he's dating. I've checked on you over the past week.
From kindergarten to college, except for a half-semester drop in grades in high school, he had excellent grades every semester. He graduated from Jingjiang University with a double degree in business administration and journalism and has numerous certificates.
After graduation, I joined a subsidiary of Dingtian Group. I was promoted several times over the past five years, with an annual salary of over 300,000 yuan. Starting this year, my contract will be revised to include a commission system, so your annual salary will have at least one more zero in the future."
Xing Kui retracted her fingertips that were pressing on the table and sat down again: "Aunt Xie, you even found out this."
She never told anyone about this.
Even at that humiliating blind date party, she never mentioned it.
"It's remarkable," Xie Chengwen praised, "With your humble background and low education, you've achieved this.
After the car accident, you sustained a brain injury and started your own media, becoming a moderately famous figure in just over a month. This is enough to prove your ability.
Frankly speaking, if you were born into a family like ours, you would have fared much better, and now you have an opportunity to inherit the Golden Promise."
Xing Kui clenched her five fingers into a fist. "Ren" (人) is a character with a stroke on the left and a stroke on the right, but people have different social statuses because of their backgrounds. Xie Chengwen's proposal is crazy, and it is a crazy opportunity for her to change her class.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch." Xing Kui stared at her. "As you said, I injured my brain. I'm not as good as I was before the accident. And I lack experience in managing a company. You could definitely find someone more suitable. Why me?"
Xie Chengwen raised her eyebrows and nodded: "Well, you are quite modest. Few people can surpass you. Besides, who made my son like you? Jin Nuoyan's surname is Xu, and those old antiques on the board of directors hope that it will also be named Xu in the future.
So, you have to give Xu Ye a son and hand Jin Nuoyan over to him, but!" She winked at Xing Kui, "Having a baby isn't something you can do whenever you want. It takes one, two, or ten years, right? You can even wait until those old men die before having another."
I understand. You can delay having children.
The throne of succession to Jin Nuoyan, worth 100 billion...
"Still hesitating? It doesn't matter if you have no experience. I will arrange for someone to teach you. Your age is the right time to venture out into the world."
Xing Kui was stunned. This was the first time she had heard such words from her elders. Her elders had always said that she was not young anymore and that if she didn't get married, no one would want her...
She couldn't help but look at Xie Chengwen. The word "Chengwen" came from an ancient poem, meaning "to become colorful and beautiful clouds." Her family background was probably good, and she probably had many years of education, so she was different from her family.
"I need to think about it." Xing Kui said. One hundred billion is very tempting, but that requires her to marry Xu Ye and spend her life with him.
For a lifetime?
There was the sound of hurried running, and a figure passed through the glass door of the lobster restaurant. Xu Ye rushed in: "Mom, didn't I emphasize it? I need to ask her first."
He ran to Xing Kui, held her face and looked left and right, "You're not hurt, are you? I didn't know my mother would come to find you while I was training."
"Hey, hey, hey, my dear son, who do you think I am?" Xie Chengwen slammed the table a few times. "I'll wait for you to ask me until the end of time. I'm anxious to retire and travel the world!"
Xu Ye was in a panic, probably having rushed in after receiving the news. He was sweating profusely. Xie Chengwen looked at him and shook her head. "Anyway, I've already told her everything. She said she needs to think about it. Kui, don't think about it too long. Just give me an answer tonight."
Xing Kui: "Tonight too..."
Xie Chengwen: "Then this month at the latest."
Xing Kui: "That's also..."
Xie Chengwen: "How late do you want it to be?"
"Mom! I've only been dating her for a week. How can I force her to make a lifelong decision?" Xu Ye stopped his mother. "Take your time to think about it. We have plenty of time."
When is there time? Xie Chengwen glanced at the young couple. She had already learned that Xing Kui had lost her memory and that her son was stolen from under the nose of the person in the Li family.
In her opinion, she should go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the marriage certificate and settle the matter as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary complications. She doesn't want to lose her daughter-in-law and heir.
"October...is that okay?" A small voice broke into the conversation between mother and son. Xing Kui hesitated and said, "I've never thought about getting married, and inheriting Jin Nuoyan is a big deal. I have to think about it carefully. Can I wait until October?"
There is more than one option before Xing Kui.
First, she has made it to the top of her original job and will be able to earn a stable annual salary of over three million in the future.
Second, give up the original intention of urging marriage, get married, learn management, and inherit the golden promise.
Third, self-media, an MCN company contacted her, if she develops smoothly, the upper limit will be extremely high.
An hour later, in Xie Chengwen's car, she closed her eyes and recalled the delicious taste of garlic crayfish.
It seemed as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was asking the driver: "Three million per year, one hundred billion soon, or uncertainty, which would you choose?"
The driver glanced in the rearview mirror and asked hesitantly, "Is one hundred billion a risk?"
Xie Chengwen curled her lips and said, "Yes, if the management decision is wrong, 100 billion yuan may evaporate overnight."
Driver: "Then I won't manage it. 100 billion sets are available now?"
Xie Chengwen smiled, her neck resting against the edge of the chair, a few strands of white hair weaving through her hair at the back of her neck. She murmured, "She's not an irresponsible person. Hundreds of thousands of employees around the world are waiting to eat. I imagine she's under a lot of pressure right now."
That’s right! Xie Chengwen sat up straight. Just now at the dinner table, her daughter-in-law said that she had another worry. After the car accident, the company gave her three months of leave, which was due to expire at the end of this month.
The doctor suggested that she treat the scar on her forehead within three to six months, but the leave was gone, so Xie Chengwen pressed her cell phone and made a call.
"Hey, Mr. Li, give my daughter-in-law a few months of vacation."
Before he could finish his words, the call was hung up.
Xie Chengwen stared at the screen, then covered her lips and smiled after a second: "I'm really angry. It's really exciting."
At Xing Kui's home, Xing Kui put down her phone, frowned, and turned around: "The company just contacted me and said that I don't need to come to work this year, or it's paid leave?"
They learned that scar treatments require multiple times and that scars need to be protected from light after laser treatment...then they extended her vacation with humanistic care.
"Did your mother tell it?"
"Maybe." Xu Ye had just finished taking a shower and there were still water droplets on his hair. He wiped it with a towel, and the hanging towel half-covered his expression.
He should have told the story, but it shouldn't be his credit.
When Xie Chengwen was investigating Xing Kui, she also showed her information to Xu Ye. Before she lost her memory, Xing Kui was Li Chengchuan's right-hand man.
Xie Chengwen said that after Xing Kui forgot about Li Chengchuan, her brain probably rationalized the missing memory, so she was not aware of the problem.
Sure enough, Xing Kui tilted her head and smiled: "Aunt Xie is really capable."
Xu Ye wiped his wet hair, the towel almost covering his face: "Yeah."
"What's wrong? Are you worried?" Xing Kui's face entered the range covered by the towel, and the tip of her nose almost touched his, causing his eyelashes to tremble. She smiled sweetly, reached out to hold the towel and wipe his head, "My perfect boyfriend, he shouldn't be worried."
"Yes." Xu Ye's ears flushed red, and the moving towel cast an undulating shadow on his face. "Why, October?"