Chapter 497 Arguing

Qiao Xing glanced silently at Lin Shuang beside him. The latter's face was ugly, and flames of anger flickered in her eyes.

She touched her nose, feeling that she shouldn't stay there, but the gossipy and exciting thing piqued her interest since she had nothing else to do.

Qiao Xing then glanced at Xin Jiu beside him and asked, "Do you think a fight will break out?"

Xin Jiu looked like she was in a daze. Hearing his words, she glanced at Qiao Xing in surprise.

"What?"

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth, too lazy to talk to him, and turned her attention to the three people opposite her.

Lin Shuang suppressed her anger, walked to Zhang Zhe's side, and asked with a smile, "Honey, who is this?"

The two people who were chatting turned around when they heard the sound. The woman's expression was a little unnatural, but Zhang Zhe looked completely calm.

He introduced, "This is Xiao Hu, who just joined our company."

Lin Shuang turned her gaze to the woman, "Isn't today Friday? Don't you, as an employee, have to come to work?"

The woman explained, "There's an urgent document that needs to be signed, so I brought it over to Mr. Zhang. Please don't misunderstand, miss."

"So busy? It's such a waste of your time to have you come out to the furniture store with me." Lin Shuang smiled sarcastically, making Zhang Zhe feel increasingly uncomfortable.

"It's just signing a document, it won't interfere with looking at the furniture."

The woman gave Lin Shuang a subtle look, then said, "Mr. Zhang, I'll be going now."

Zhang Zhe nodded. The woman, carrying the documents, walked past Lin Shuang and, out of Zhang Zhe's sight, glanced at Lin Shuang.

It was a perfectly normal gaze, but Lin Shuang sensed a hint of provocation in it.

This caused Lin Shuang's anger to rise steadily.

However, she still had some sense and didn't lose her temper on the spot.

After she left, Lin Shuangcai questioned Zhang Zhe, "Did you ask her to deliver it?"

"How could I have asked her to deliver it? Stop being so suspicious. Why are you making a fuss over such a small thing?"

"What did I say? I just asked a question, why are you reacting so strongly? Are you feeling guilty?"

Zhang Zhe was so angry he laughed. "Why would I feel guilty? You're just making trouble for no reason. Are you still going to buy the furniture or not?"

His impatience only fueled Lin Shuang's anger.

Unable to control herself any longer, she snapped, "You're getting so impatient with me now, aren't you? Ha, I get it. A kind and understanding younger sister has come along, and you're so bewitched that you can't tell east from west, are you?"

"Lin Shuang! What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Don't you know whether I'm talking nonsense or not? You weren't like this before. Now you're becoming more and more perfunctory with me. Isn't that because of her?"

More and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle, and some even took out their phones to take pictures. Zhang Zhe felt increasingly embarrassed; being in front of so many people made him feel so ashamed.

"You're being completely unreasonable. Don't you ever examine your own problems? You blame everything on others. Lin Shuang, I'm not your father. I think I've been tolerant enough of you. If you insist on continuing this, then we really have nothing to talk about."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuang's heart sank, and panic spread throughout her body, but even more so, she felt anger.

Zhang Zhe's attitude had changed so drastically that she couldn't accept the difference, especially being pointed at in public like this.

Tears streamed down her face. She stared at Zhang Zhe and said, choking back sobs, "You've wanted to say this for a long time, haven't you?"

Zhang Zhe's face was filled with helplessness and anger. He looked away speechlessly, not even knowing how to respond to Lin Shuang.

How long have you been with her?

Zhang Zhe could no longer hold back and completely lost his temper. He shouted angrily, "Lin Shuang, I think you're really seriously mentally ill. Go see a neurologist when you have time. I've really had enough of you!"

"You're so dramatic, so pretentious, and so unreasonable. It's like the whole world has to indulge you. If something doesn't go your way, it's like I've done something to offend you. What have I done to offend you? Tell me!"

"What haven't I bought you? You asked for a certain amount of dowry and I gave you that amount. But what about you? You've never thought about me. You want to buy a big house, you want to decorate it this way and that way, you look down on my parents, have you ever considered me?!"

When he said the last sentence, Zhang Zhe almost shouted it out. He was really provoked, otherwise he would not have said these words in front of so many people, let alone lost his temper like that.

The pent-up resentment has finally been released. The previous reconciliation was only superficial; the underlying conflict between the two remained. The appearance of Xiao Hu only deepened their conflict.

Zhang Zhe left those words behind, walked past Lin Shuang, and stormed off in a huff.

Lin Shuang stood there dumbfounded, speechless after Zhang Zhe's outburst. Her face was deathly pale, and all the eyes around her were on her as if she were a monkey performing in a zoo.

She had never felt so ashamed before; her face was so red it looked like it could bleed.

After Zhang Zhe left, the spectators dispersed.

Lin Shuang was still standing there, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. To be honest, she didn't have much feeling for him.

She was simply overwhelmed by a multitude of emotions: the embarrassment of being humiliated, the anger of being abandoned, the immense sense of loss, and the fear of the future, leaving her standing there, bewildered.

Lin Shuang also realized that now that Zhang Zhe had written it down in public, there was probably no chance of turning back.

Qiao Xing had been standing by and watching for so long, and to be honest, she felt that Zhang Zhe wasn't entirely wrong.

She always thought Zhang Zheren was a good person; at least among ordinary people, he was already a very outstanding person.

Lin Shuang was ungrateful and too selfish, which made Zhang Zhe feel disheartened.

Qiao Xing sighed and walked over to Lin Shuang, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Lin Shuang cried, her shoulders shaking, oblivious to the people around her and the strange looks they gave her.

After a while, Lin Shuang angrily wiped away her tears, turned around and grabbed Qiao Xing's hand, looking at her earnestly, "Qiao Xing, can you ask Qin Ce to fire them both?"

"Huh?" Qiao Xing stared blankly at her, not understanding for a moment why she suddenly said this.

Lin Shuang cried and said, "You saw it all, he treated me like that just now, how come he can have such a smooth life?"

"He's a scumbag. He's having an affair and has been looking for a chance to break up with me. I bet he'll treat his work the same way!"

Qiao Xing looked at her strangely, finally understanding why Zhang Zhe had said she was unreasonable.

"You have no evidence, so it's not good to say that about him like that. Besides, if he doesn't perform well at the company and makes a mistake, there will naturally be company rules to punish him. What kind of nonsense is it for me to go and say something?"