He buttoned up his suit jacket, got out of the car, and grabbed Xiang Jin's wrist: "Who...are you?"
Those eyes, that look, are so much like that woman from three years ago.
Three years ago, he sent everyone away to the slums to pay respects to his adoptive parents. He got so drunk that he almost froze to death there. It was that woman who took him to a hotel.
He was drugged and somewhat delirious at the time. He vaguely remembered having sex with that woman, but when he woke up, he found nothing. Only those eyes remained unforgettable throughout the night.
At the time, he wasn't sure, but now...
"I...I..."
Xiang Jin's lips trembled, her voice was hoarse, and her only strength was enough to keep her standing.
Unexpectedly, in her most destitute, humble, and darkest moment, she met the man she had secretly loved for ten years, Murong Xiao!
God really knows how to play jokes!
"I'm just a beggar, you've mistaken me for someone else." Looking at the radiant, bright, and exquisite man, her inner sense of inferiority was magnified hundreds of times. She desperately broke free from the man's hand and ran into the crowd like a madwoman.
The man took a step to give chase, but suddenly a sharp pain shot through his head, and his vision went dark, causing him to stop in his tracks.
"Young Master, are you alright?" Su Ming quickly stepped forward and gave him some medicine.
"I'll dig three feet into the ground to find that woman." Once his mind cleared, he regained his usual sharp edge.
Su Ming: "Okay, what happens after we find it?"
The smile at the corner of his lips was ambiguous and unfathomable: "Of course, I'll marry her."
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Fengrong Group.
Su Ming walked into the president's office with a stack of documents in his hand.
"Young Master, we've found out. That girl is Xiang Qi, the daughter of Xiang Deming of the Xiang Group. She attended Huadu No. 1 High School, studied design at Columbia University, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in management at Stanford University. She's a renowned prodigy."
"The Xiang family? Not that woman from the slums?" Murong Xiao asked.
Although I couldn't see her face clearly, those fox-like eyes really did look very similar.
“We investigated Miss Xiangqi’s whereabouts. Three years ago, she not only appeared in the slums, but also at the Four Seasons Hotel. All her whereabouts match the young master’s experiences. She should be the person the young master is looking for.”
Su Ming handed over the photo. Xiang Qi in the photo had a bright smile and a beautiful face, especially her captivating fox-like eyes.
This is remarkably similar to the fox-like eyes I remember.
The women he encountered in the slums... always seemed familiar to him, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
"Now that we've found her, let's go arrange the marriage." He looked away from the documents.
"Aren't you going to take a look at the details?" She's the boss's wife of Fengrong Group, how can she be so careless?
Murong Xiao slowly raised his head to look at him.
Su Ming shuddered and quickly withdrew his hand: "Okay, I'll do it right away!"
"Don't use Murong Xiao's identity, try using Feng Jianian instead." Murong Xiao tapped the table.
Feng Jianian was Murong Xiao's name before he returned to the Murong family. He was abducted by human traffickers and raised in the impoverished Feng family in the countryside. To save face, the Murong family never revealed a word about it, and outsiders were unaware that Feng Jianian and Murong Xiao were the same person.
“But young master, Feng Jianian is a poor and short-lived man. So, would the Xiang family be willing to marry their daughter to you?” Su Ming was bewildered.
"Isn't that what makes games so fun?"
A rich young lady forced to marry a poor farmer must have a truly amazing reaction.
A glint of light flashed in Murong Xiao's eyes.
Su Ming was stunned. After a while, he nodded hesitantly, "I understand, I understand. I'll go and take care of it right away!"
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A few days later, Su Ming appeared at the Xiang family.
After Su Ming left, the Xiang family was shrouded in gloom and sorrow.
"What should I do? I don't want to marry that poor, short-lived bastard, Mom!" Xiang Qi was so angry upon hearing the news that she almost fainted.
She still needs to go to the United States for further studies. After graduating, she needs to visit her grandfather and find a way to inherit the Li family's estate. She can't let this thing ruin her!
She has a very bright future ahead of her.
"But... he has leverage over the Xiang Group. If the financial fraud is exposed, our Xiang family is finished." The Xiang Group has only been listed for a short time, and everyone knows how important its reputation is.
"But my happiness is also important. The person I love is Wen Yibai." Although Wen Yibai hasn't agreed to be with her yet, it's only a matter of time.
"What, your happiness is important, but the Xiang family isn't? Without the Xiang family, would the Wen family still want you?" Xiang Deming's face turned red with anger. "There's no room for negotiation on this matter. Aqi, you should just marry into the family."
It wasn't that he didn't love his daughter, but that once the Xiang family was gone, he would have nothing left.
Xiang Qi's face turned pale, and she quickly hid in Li Shuhui's arms, crying with grievance.
“Who said Aqi has to get married? The other party only said they would marry Xiangqi, but they don’t even know who Xiangqi is.” Li Shuhui shielded her daughter behind her.
Xiang Deming was stunned: "What do you mean? Are you going to marry Ajin off to him?"
Li Shuhui remained silent.
"Ah Jin has already gone to jail for Ah Qi, do you still want to ruin her? If you hadn't threatened her back then, she would be the one graduating from Columbia University now!" Xiang Deming got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his blood pressure rose a little.
Xiang Jin was the one who was admitted to Columbia University, but Xiang Qi took her place.
Xiang Deming actually felt guilty towards Xiang Jin.
But he had no choice; after all, Xiangqi was his biological daughter, and he had to protect his own.
"Yes, it was A-Qi who stole her life."
Gradually, Li Shuhui thought of something, and her eyes became more and more determined. "Since that's the case, why not steal it one more time?"
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Slums.
Xiang Jin moved into the home of sanitation worker Grandpa Liu.
What they called a home was nothing more than a shed built under an overpass, with a roof covered by scavenged plastic. There was no bed, no light, and no television inside.
But having a place to shelter from the rain and wind was enough for Xiang Jin.
That day, after she broke free from Murong Xiao, she fainted in the alley. It was Grandpa Liu who rescued her, bought her medicine, cooked porridge, and even called a doctor for her.
The doctor said that because she had previously injured her vocal cords and had a prolonged high fever, her vocal cords were severely damaged and she might never be able to speak again.
She became mute.
Grandpa Liu was afraid she would do something rash, so he talked to her for a long time and gave her 100 yuan to live on.
As Xiang Jin held the crumpled stack of 50-cent, 1-yuan, and 10-yuan bills, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness mixed with a touch of warmth.
Yes, we must survive.
She must survive, find her mother as soon as possible, and reunite with her; her mother is now her only source of support.
She needs to recover quickly, find another job, and once she has money, she can go find her mother.
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