"Sheng Qiaoqiao, besides your good family background, you can't compare to Xiaxia in any way. She's hardworking and ambitious, but what about you? You rely on your status as a rich girl, you're arrogant and domineering, and you're good for nothing... I've had enough of you!"
The words Fu Yanshen used to humiliate me in my past life still echo in my ears.
I took a deep breath and used all my strength to close the office door.
Strive for improvement?
Nowadays, there are college graduates everywhere who can't find jobs. Back then, wasn't Shi Xia able to get into a listed company like Shengshi through his connections?
And he, a bodyguard from a poor family, would still be working like a slave for the Sheng family if he hadn't married me.
Without the Sheng family, Fu Yanshen is nothing.
He's annoyed with me, that's why he looks down on me in every way.
He loved Shi Xia so much that he took over my family's company as revenge, bankrupted my family, and brought me, a pampered young lady, down to earth.
The sharp, stabbing pain in my chest almost made it hard to breathe. I leaned against the wall, bent over, and gasped for air.
"Young Miss, are you alright?"
My secretary would occasionally pass by and respectfully express her concern for me.
I shook my head. The image of these people kicking me when I was down, looking down on me and mocking me, was still vivid in my mind when the Sheng family went bankrupt in my past life...
I am so grateful that God gave me a second chance at life.
I'll get rid of Fu Yanshen first and trample him under my feet.
However, the hatred was too intense, and even after several deep breaths, I couldn't expel the suffocating feeling in my chest.
Fortunately, there was still alcohol.
The nightclub's luxurious private rooms were brightly lit and filled with revelry.
The faces in my field of vision were all familiar to me—young masters and ladies from Beijing's elite circles.
They all fawned over me, and several times I thought I was dreaming.
In my past life, several young masters here wanted me to be their mistress after my family went bankrupt...
When a person is out of power, anyone can kick them while they're down.
This is reality.
"Young Master Yan!"
"Young Master Yan!"
A sudden chorus of exclamations pulled me back from my vivid memories.
I looked up and saw a noble young man, surrounded by admirers, walking towards me with an air of aloof arrogance between his brows.
He had his hands in his pockets, a smile playing on his lips, and his beautiful, almond-shaped eyes were sizing me up.
I shook my dizzy head and then remembered that he was Ji Yan.
My childhood friend.
"What wind is blowing tonight? It brought our virtuous wife and loving mother here!"
Ji Yan sat down next to me, his handsome face turned to the side, and teased me.
After marriage, I curbed my playful nature and devoted myself to being Fu Yanshen's full-time wife, almost disappearing from nightclubs.
"Brother Yan, our young lady just said she's tired of the virtuous wife and loving mother act!"
My best friend Luo Luo came over and laughed loudly.
"Is that so?"
"That's just something you young girls can be fooled with. It's no wonder she's so love-struck."
Ji Yan looked disgusted.
I frowned and retorted loudly, "Who the hell is love-struck!"
Screw your love-struck brain!
I'm not like that!
"...He's just a dog I keep! What a bastard!"
I felt weak all over, my mind was foggy, and I drunkenly proclaimed loudly.
"Did that guy surnamed Fu bully you?"
Ji Yan's expression turned serious, and his eyes revealed concern.
I used to always praise Fu Yanshen to the skies in front of my friends, but now that I'm suddenly criticizing him like this, Ji Yan must think I've been wronged.
In my past life, when Fu Yanshen forced me to divorce him, Ji Yan was the first to stand up for me.
I shook my head vigorously. "No! It's just that I'm tired of playing with it!"
After a firm denial, I scanned the private room with my eyes, looking for a romantic encounter.
A casual glance revealed a face that seemed vaguely familiar.
A boy in a white shirt, holding a guitar, sat in the corner, singing a folk song a cappella.
He must be a singer at this nightclub.
He has fair skin, thick eyebrows, deep eyes, and a slender jaw, looking like a boy straight out of a comic book.
I picked up the phone and called him over.
He obediently sat down next to me and took the microphone I handed him.
The boy was handsome, with long eyelashes, red lips, and white teeth.
It looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before.
I picked up the remote and selected sweet love songs that were duets between men and women.
Soon, the private room was filled with my off-key screams, the boy's magnetic and pleasant backing voice, and the cheers of others.
As I sang, my throat became dry and itchy, so I picked up an orange and tossed it to the boy.
"Peel an orange for your sister!"
He was very obedient; he put down the microphone and began peeling the meat carefully.
"Good boy!"
I praised loudly, then turned to look at Ji Yan on the other side, "This one is still the best!"
Fu Yanshen's cold and ruthless face flashed through my mind.
“I used to follow your lead without question, but I never saw you praise me.”
Ji Yan crossed his legs, took a drag of his cigarette, and gave me a disdainful look.
I ignored his inappropriate remarks.
"It's peeled so cleanly."
The boy's beautiful, long fingers carefully peeled away the white pith from the orange segments, leaving not a single strand.
It's comparable to the oranges that Fu Yan peeled deeply.
"Feed me!"
I pressed my shoulder against the boy's thin, bony shoulder, blinking as I looked at him.
The boy was stunned. He lowered his head, his dark eyelashes fluttering, and his ears were bright red.
"What are you standing there for? Hey, big sister, from now on I'll only love you!"
My voice was so loud that everyone in the private room was looking at me.
Before anyone knew it, the private room had fallen completely silent.
Immediately afterwards, I seemed to see Fu Yanshen's face.
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