Chapter 77 Staying Out All Night
The banquet following the auction was brightly lit.
Shen Shuangmiao stood beside Zhao Mobai, dealing with the guests from all sides with a polite smile, seemingly acknowledging the relationship.
As the person in the spotlight, she inevitably drank a few more glasses than usual.
Shen Shuangmiao's alcohol tolerance wasn't very high to begin with, and coupled with her recent mental and physical exhaustion, she was even more prone to getting drunk.
By the end of the banquet, she was unsteady on her feet and her mind was hazy.
Zhao Mobai helped her up and explained to the people who came to inquire, "Miss Chen is a little drunk, so I asked the driver to take her home first."
He considerately draped a coat over Shen Shuangmiao and instructed his driver.
"Send Miss Chen back..."
Shen Shuangmiao interrupted in time: "Studio."
Zhao Mobai nodded and gave the address of Shen Shuangmiao Studio.
The driver respectfully agreed and helped Shen Shuangmiao into the car.
Shen Shuangmiao leaned back in her chair, feeling drowsy.
She started to feel increasingly dizzy and eventually fell asleep.
On the other side.
Outside the Su family's old mansion, Zhu Jin's car was parked quietly in the shadows in the distance.
He stood under a streetlamp not far from the gate, his shadow stretched long.
He had been standing here for several hours.
After the auction ended and he learned that she and Zhao Mobai had left together, he inexplicably came here.
Knowing she was unwelcome, she still stubbornly waited there, wanting to know if there was any progress between her and Zhao Mobai.
Soon, a white sports car pulled up beside him.
The car window rolled down, revealing Zhou Wu's pale and haggard face.
She looked at Zhu Jin, her eyes filled with pain and resentment.
"Zhu Jin, how much longer are you going to stand here? She won't see you. She's with Zhao Mobai now, don't you understand?"
Zhu Jin didn't even glance at her, his gaze remaining fixed on the Su family's gate.
"Leave me alone."
Zhou Wu trembled at his words, and tears welled up instantly.
She pushed open the car door, walked up to him, and looked up at his handsome face.
"I'm not leaving!"
Zhou Wu said in a tearful voice, "Look at the state you're in now, waiting here like a fool for a woman who doesn't love you at all. What's so great about Shen Shuangmiao anyway?"
Zhu Jin finally turned his head slowly to look at her, his eyes devoid of any warmth, only filled with disgust and hostility.
"I'm saying this one last time, get out."
Zhou Wu was frightened by the fierce look in his eyes and subconsciously took half a step back.
But then, she wiped away her tears and began to give up entirely.
"Fine, you're not leaving, huh?"
"If you don't leave, I'll ring the Su family's doorbell right now and tell Old Madam Su. Let's see if the Su family will let you even step near them again!"
Zhu Jin frowned.
His only occasional chance to see Shen Shuangmiao now relies more or less on Madam Su's old affection for his deceased mother and the friendship maintained between the two families.
If Zhou Wu makes such a scene, Old Madam Su will definitely give her face and won't let him see Shen Shuangmiao again.
Zhu Jin stared intently at Zhou Wu, his eyes filled with icy coldness.
Zhou Wu felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze, but she forced herself to meet his eyes.
"I really mean what I say. You'd better get out of here right now and don't wait any longer!"
Zhu Jin clenched and unclenched his fists, said nothing, abruptly turned around, opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, and drove away.
His car sped into the night and disappeared in an instant.
Zhou Wu stood alone, watching the direction the car had disappeared in, and finally squatted down helplessly, covering her face and bursting into tears.
...
The next day.
Shen Shuangmiao woke up in the studio's break room with a splitting headache.
She rubbed her temples and suddenly remembered that Zhao Mobai's driver had brought her home last night.
Shen Shuangmiao quickly washed up, changed her clothes, and prepared to start her day's work.
As soon as I opened the office door, I saw a figure standing in the doorway.
It is Zhu Jin.
He seemed to have arrived very early, his eyes were dark and swollen, and he exuded a sense of dejection.
As soon as Zhu Jin saw her, he immediately stepped forward, his gaze fixed on her, his voice hoarse, "You didn't go back to the Su family last night?"
Shen Shuangmiao ignored him and walked past him to her desk.
Zhu Jin followed closely behind, his tone urgent and accusatory, "Where did you spend the night?"
"Is it with Zhao Mobai?"
Shen Shuangmiao paused for a moment, but still remained silent.
Zhu Jin was going crazy looking at her calm demeanor.
He walked up to Shen Shuangmiao and asked, "What did you two do last night?"
Shen Shuangmiao raised her eyes and looked at his bloodshot eyes, at the undisguised pain and jealousy on his face.
Two months ago, she would never have believed that this was the way Zhu Jin would act in front of her.
Shen Shuangmiao found it all laughable.
She raised her chin and asked casually, "What do you think? A man and a woman spending the night together, what's going to happen, will definitely happen."
Zhu Jin froze, his face turning deathly pale.
He stared at her in disbelief, his thin lips trembling, but no sound came out.
A tearing pain shot through his heart, so intense that he could barely breathe.
Just like that time when they misunderstood that Shen Shuangmiao and Fu Xuan had slept together.
He felt as if the world around him had turned dark.
But back then, Shen Shuangmiao wasn't so cold and distant; her eyes were still full of love for him. Now, all that's left is a mocking chill.
Zhu Jin grabbed Shen Shuangmiao's wrist, looking at her almost pleadingly, his voice hoarse: "Miaomiao, don't do this to me."
Even if, even if you want to find someone else...
He swallowed with difficulty, each word seeming to be forced out of his throat.
"At least not Zhao Mobai. He's a womanizer with a constant stream of women around him. He'll never be sincere with you."
Shen Shuangmiao listened to his words and felt utterly ironic.
She coldly interrupted him: "Zhu Jin, who I'm with and what I do is my own business. What right do you have to interfere?"
"The court hearing is in a few days, the divorce is a done deal, and you are now my ex-husband."
Shen Shuangmiao chuckled mockingly, "What right does someone who's about to become my ex-husband have to interfere in my life?"
Zhu Jin's words were stuck in his throat.
He looked at her, but remained silent.
yes.
What qualifications does he have?
He pushed her away with his own hands.
It was his distrust and hurt that drove Shen Shuangmiao to this point.
What right does he have to make demands of her now?
Zhu Jin slowly released Shen Shuangmiao's hand, and in the end could only take a step back, turn around and leave silently.
Shen Shuangmiao watched his dejected figure disappear through the doorway, then slowly exhaled, revealing a hint of exhaustion.
She rubbed her temples, forcing herself to stop thinking about it and immersing herself in her busy work.
Anyway, Zhu Jin will get used to it over time.
Shen Shuangmiao didn't return to the Su family until she finished get off work in the evening.
As soon as she entered the room, the family doctor came to greet her, looking somewhat serious.
"Miss, you're back. The old lady instructed me to remind you of something."
Shen Shuangmiao asked, somewhat puzzled, "What is it?"
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