Su Qingjiao took two steps back, gritted her teeth, and gave a cold snort with feigned pride: "Hmph! Zhou Yi, I know why you said that. I'm not leaving."
"My mom's leg isn't healed yet, and she needs medicated baths every month to maintain it. If you kick her out now, you're heartless and ungrateful! I won't let you have your way!"
Zhou Yi laughed when he heard this.
Why would he send them away before he figured out the truth about his grandmother's illness?
Of course, he slowly tormented the two women psychologically and tormented their lives until the very end, when he made them disappear from the world in a state worse than death!
Given their unreasonable and argumentative nature, if he throws them out of the villa today, the internet will be flooded with news accusing him of being cold-blooded and kicking out his grandmother's saviors.
Wouldn't this fulfill the wishes of the old shareholders in secret?
Moreover, he also wanted to use these two ungrateful wretches to expose which members of the Zhou family had betrayed the company.
"Not leaving? Then what's your status as someone staying here?"
"This house is only owned by me, Zhou Yi. There are no rich and beautiful young ladies here. I don't support idle good-for-nothings."
Zhou Yi's words became increasingly outrageous, and Su Qingjiao understood.
If she wants to stay here, she'll have to work as a domestic helper.
Is this Zhou Yi's tactic to make her submit?
She refused!
I refuse to back down!
Su Qingjiao bit her lip, her face full of defiance, as if she had suffered a great injustice, tears welling up in her eyes.
At this moment, she resembled the female protagonist in a domineering CEO novel who was being bullied by a thug. With her hands clenched tightly, she stubbornly and defiantly said to Zhou Yi, "If you're going to work, then work. It's not like I haven't done work before."
"Once I pay back all the money I owe you, I'll take my mother with me. I, Su Qingjiao, am not the kind of woman who loves money. I have my own principles."
"Zhou Yi, you're so cold-blooded and ruthless, you'll regret it."
"We're no longer friends, and I won't say a word to you. Yes, you heard me right, I won't talk to you anymore."
"I am not worthy to be your friend, Young Master Zhou."
Su Qingjiao used a feigned retreat as a tactic, uttered some harsh words, and then resolutely left Zhou Yi's room.
She hadn't walked half a meter before Su Qingjiao stopped to listen for any noise. If it were before, Zhou Yi would have chased after her and apologized within a second.
After all, how could a devoted fan like her tolerate not talking to him?
But how much time has passed now?
Thirty seconds?
One minute?
Two minutes?
Zhou Yi didn't say anything to stop her, and Su Qingjiao felt both angry and unwilling.
Why did Zhou Yi change after returning from the hospital?
Su Qingjiao lowered her head and pondered for a while, then her pupils suddenly contracted as she thought of Shen Bingyan, whom she had seen at the hotel yesterday.
She gritted her teeth inwardly, convinced that Shen Bingyan must have taken advantage of her inattention to contact Zhou Yi.
Shen Bingyan is strikingly beautiful and has a cool and aloof demeanor. If she weren't often away from the academy, not many people would know or have seen her, and she would definitely be voted the number one campus beauty.
It must be because Zhou Yi realized that such a beautiful woman was pursuing him relentlessly, and that he felt he was a rare commodity, that he became so cold towards her.
Su Qingjiao's long fingernails dug into her flesh, and a surge of fighting spirit rose in her heart.
Shen Bingyan!
Your actions, taking advantage of my cold war with Zhou Yi, cannot be considered a victory.
If I can make Zhou Yi my lapdog, then I have a way to make Zhou Yi hate you.
Thinking of this, Su Qingjiao took a deep breath. She decided to give Zhou Yi a way out and not continue the cold war with him.
Butler Cao watched with a smile as Su Qingjiao came downstairs, having made a fool of herself. He then pulled out a shiny rag from somewhere and threw it accurately over Su Qingjiao's head.
"Why didn't you just face reality sooner? You had to be stubborn, and now it's all the same?"
"Do your job as a domestic helper."
"Since you have a leg injury and it's inconvenient for you to move around, you won't be allowed to sweep the floor today."
"Go wash the dishes today."
Su Qingjiao pinched her index finger and thumb, and took the rag off her head with utter disgust.
The greasy feel of her hands made her want to go crazy.
She had finally prepared herself mentally, hoping to show Zhou Yi her obedient and docile side and make him feel guilty.
But Butler Cao's actions made her feel both wronged and frustrated.
She felt wronged because she was loved and pampered by others. She used to live the life of a young lady in the Zhou family. The contrast between the two made her feel that her current life was extremely humiliating.
"You...you've really gone too far."
"You're deliberately targeting me."
No matter how much Su Qingjiao shouted, Butler Cao ignored her.
The villa's housekeepers also ignored her, going about their own business.
Su Qingjiao cursed a few times, but when no one paid attention to her, she felt bored. She looked up at Zhou Yi's room, but there was no sound coming from it.
Fine, she'll just have to put up with it!
She believed that Zhou Yi would eventually come down and see her being bullied, see her doing these servant's jobs, and then he would feel sorry for her and guilty, and would apologize to her.
A day has passed.
The next day.
Su Qingjiao walked out of the room looking haggard.
The maid's room was cramped and oppressive. She was used to sleeping on the million-dollar custom-made mattress in the master bedroom, used to the feeling of sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and even more used to her bathtub and wardrobe...
At night, I slept in a maid's room that was 'only' eleven or twelve square meters.
It felt like I was sleeping on the floor; my whole body ached terribly, and I couldn't fall asleep no matter how much I tossed and turned.
She had just applied a thicker layer of powder than usual in the bathroom to avoid looking too haggard, but the bloodshot eyes made it clear that she hadn't slept well last night.
Upon arriving in the lobby, she saw that Zhou Yi had started eating breakfast without waiting for her.
Su Qingjiao hadn't slept well to begin with, and seeing this scene made her even angrier. Endless grievances and discomfort welled up in her mind, and she began to accuse Zhou Yi with red eyes.
"Zhou Yi, how could you treat me like this? Didn't you see I haven't had breakfast yet? How come you ate first?"
Have you forgotten what you promised me?
Zhou Yi slowly swallowed his breakfast.
Of course he remembers.
How could he forget?
At that time, Su Qingjiao was still very fragile, like a clay doll that would break if you squeezed it lightly. I only waited for her for a short while, and then tears fell from her eyes.
She was so touched.
She cried as she said that she had never been waited for before, and that if she was ever late to the table, there would be no food left.
Zhou Yi kept this in mind, and occasionally when she was late, he would wait for her for a while.
However, his increasing tolerance emboldened Su Qingjiao, who seemed to take all of this for granted.
He was tolerant of Su Qingjiao before because he wanted to win her over.
So if Su Qingjiao was an hour late, he would wait for her for an hour. No matter how angry he was inside, he had to show a doting expression on the surface and didn't dare to say a harsh word.
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