"Are you doing well at home?" Lin Xiazhu finally began to express her concern.
"It's alright. My parents love me very much, and I don't blame them. Before, I enjoyed all their love, but now their love has to be divided into three parts, so they don't spoil me as much as before. However, because I didn't know anything for the first eighteen years of my life, they are trying to make it up to me and are more attentive to my feelings."
When she and her two younger sisters are unhappy, her parents always side with her.
However, she is the eldest child, and her parents will spoil her a little more now, but that may change in the long run, so she can't just sit idly by.
"My parents were afraid I'd be illiterate, so they hired a tutor to give me intensive lessons. Then I pretended to be a genius, saying I could learn anything instantly, which shocked the whole family, hahaha." Yan Xin laughed until tears streamed down her face.
"Tone it down, this is a Western restaurant, or you'll get kicked out." Lin Xiazhu shook her head in disgust.
“They wouldn’t dare. This Western restaurant is owned by my family. Who would dare to kick me out? During this time, besides attending classes, I’ve been going to every company and every shop, and I even have my mom accompany me.” All this was so that all the employees of the Yan family would know her.
It's actually a little heartbreaking to think about; she's been working so hard just to get noticed.
"Just throw a banquet and invite all the high society people. You can also go and hang out at the company's annual party at the end of the year. Why do you have to run around like a fool? Aren't you tired?"
Yan Xin stretched out her index finger and shook it from side to side. "No, I don't want to be a monkey being watched by everyone. Those celebrities are not easy to deal with. Everyone in the capital knows that I used to be an idiot. It would be too strange for them to suddenly become normal. I don't want to become their gossip topic anytime soon."
"How long can we keep it a secret? We'll find out sooner or later. It's probably already spread throughout your circle." Lin Xiazhu felt there was no need to care too much about what others thought.
“There are definitely people talking about it, but many of them have never seen me before and don’t know me. When I go to the banquet, I’ll see who says the most bad things about me and I’ll write it down,” Yan Xin said seriously.
"You're so boring," Lin Xiazhu chuckled.
At this point, the steak and red wine were served, and the two began to eat. When they were about six-tenths full, they started chatting again.
"I actually have something important to discuss with you this time," Yan Xin said.
"you say."
“I used to be a jewelry designer. My jewelry designs were very popular among socialites. I want to get some money from my parents and then open a jewelry store where I can design my own pieces,” Yan Xin said earnestly.
"Was your popularity before because you were the eldest daughter of the Yan family? Now nobody knows you, so I doubt anyone will buy into it." I'm not trying to discourage her, but reality is just that cruel.
"Don't look down on me. I've participated in many competitions, including several international jewelry design competitions, and I've won awards in all of them. I earned my awards through my own abilities."
Yan Xin said a lot of things just to prove that she was truly capable and that she didn't rely on her family's money to achieve her success.
"Okay, okay, stop talking, I believe you." Lin Xiazhu surrendered, not wanting to listen to her rambling anymore.
Seeing that Lin Xiazhu really believed him, he began to reveal his true intentions, "What I mean is, my parents definitely don't trust my abilities right now, so I can't get much money from them. I hope you can cooperate with me."
"You want me to invest in your jewelry store." Lin Xiazhu's tone was certain; she could tell that this guy was after her money.
"It's not just about the jewelry store; we'll definitely need to do the processing ourselves, requiring a small processing plant. You don't need to worry about that; just leave it to me. I'm sure I'll achieve something that will impress my parents and earn them their trust."
Only then will her parents feel at ease entrusting the company to her management. If she doesn't make preparations quickly, Yan Shi and Yan Mei will divide up the company, and she will only get a small share, which would be a huge loss.
In her past life, she was able to obtain all of Yan's parents' shares.
"Xiao Zhu, do you know what happened after you were switched in your past life?"
"Huh? Wasn't he dead? His soul is gone, how could he be alive?" Lin Xiazhu thought this was perfectly reasonable.
"Pah, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm not dead. Although my soul has transmigrated, I should still be alive in my previous life. As for how that happened, I can't explain it either." Yan Xin frowned, looking somewhat troubled.
Seeing her so conflicted, Lin Xiazhu became curious and said, "Explain it in more detail."
"During the time I hadn't recovered, I dreamt every night about my past life, starting from the day I angered you to death. When I saw you collapse, I was so frightened that I fainted..."
Later, Yan Xin was taken back to the capital by her bodyguard. After returning, she fell ill and was bedridden for more than half a year. She was able to get out of bed and walk, but she was still very weak and had no energy to do anything. Her parents almost thought she was going to die and cried countless times in private.
"You were sick for ten years, until you passed away here?" Lin Xiazhu listened intently, it sounded so fantastical.
Yan Xin nodded first, then shook her head. "Three years passed like this. My health gradually improved, and I was able to walk and go out like a normal person, but I was still very weak."
I faint whenever I work, but I'm a very strong person. Even if I faint, I have to keep working. Otherwise, with such a large family business, who will support us in the future? As long as I'm alive, I can't give up on myself.
So for the next seven years, she lived like a sickly person, never getting married or having a boyfriend. Later, she even lost her friends. Her former close friends were afraid that her illness would be contagious, so they didn't want to get close to her.
It wasn't until Zhao Xiaolian died, a full ten years later, that she in that world returned to normal, and all her illnesses suddenly disappeared.
Lin Xiazhu nodded thoughtfully, "Ten years of suffering from illness is enough to offset all the past grievances. I understand. From now on, we are completely even."
"Hmph, as expected, you didn't say it to my face, but you've been holding a grudge against me all along. I didn't mean it, you're too vengeful." Yan Xin pouted and forcefully forked a piece of meat into her mouth.
"You talk as if you don't hold grudges. You still believe that I cursed you before I died, which is why you were transported here. You resent me too." Lin Xiazhu glared at her, telling her not to think she knew nothing.
"...Then let's make this clear today. No one is allowed to hold this matter against us anymore. Let's put the past behind us and get along well with each other from now on."
Yan Xin hesitated for a while, but ultimately didn't say everything on her mind. Actually, there was one more thing she didn't say: after Lin Xiazhu died in her previous life, she had nightmares almost every day.
In her dream, Lin Xiazhu chased after her with disheveled hair, demanding her life, saying, "I died so tragically, give me back my life."
"I died so unjustly, Yan Xin, give me back my life, give me back my life..." If she hadn't been so terrified, would she have been sick for ten years?
However, all of that is in the past. After experiencing so much, Yan Xin's sharpness and pride have long been worn down, and her mentality is much more peaceful.
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