Chapter 339 The Young Lady
"What?"
"Logically speaking, your family's conditions aren't too bad, so why did she..." prefer to leave alone rather than tell you the truth.
As Ye Wanxi said this, she glanced at the Song couple without leaving a trace.
Saying it wasn't too bad was being modest, considering these two had previously visited her third senior brother's auction house.
Even if the two didn't end up filming anything inside, the minimum requirement to get in was 100 million.
What does this mean? It means that the Song family has at least 100 million in liquid assets at their disposal.
The millions that Lin Junbao owed were nothing to them.
As soon as Ye Wanxi said this, everyone's eyes turned to Song Zhaoming.
Even Song's father and Song Yulan couldn't help but look puzzled. Only Song's mother seemed to know something, but hesitated to speak.
Song Zhaoming was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't hide anything and said with a wry smile, "In fact, Xiuzhen hid her family affairs from me, and I also hid the truth about my family from her."
Gao Min had witnessed the whole thing with Ye Wanxi, and when she heard Song Zhaoming say this, her first reaction was: "Why? Are you afraid that she only cares about your family's money, and not about you as a person?"
Song Zhaoming shook his head: "Quite the opposite. I really want to say it, but... but I'm a little hesitant to say it."
"What's the logic behind this?"
“I met Xiuzhen by chance at a friend’s gathering. I fell in love with her at first sight. But Xiuzhen seemed to have an instinctive aversion to rich people, or rather, a subconscious distance from them. I didn’t quite understand it before, but after learning about her family situation, I suddenly realized that she was probably… insecure.”
"self-abasement?"
"Yes, growing up in that kind of family, she was strong-willed but also insecure. She felt that she should find someone who was her equal in social status, or at least someone whose family situation was not too different from hers."
"Why is that?"
Song Zhaoming was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Because that would make her feel insecure, feel suppressed for no reason, and lack confidence. Also, she would feel that she is not good enough for someone who is too outstanding, and that such a person would not be interested in her, or even if he were, he would only want to play around with her."
“This…” Gao Min frowned, somewhat puzzled. “Isn’t she overthinking things?”
Ye Wanxi shook her head upon hearing this: "There is some truth to the saying that some people need a lifetime to heal from their childhood. It is only natural that such a family would bring her inferiority. The suppression and brainwashing-like exploitation from childhood will make her instinctively give. With such inferiority, no matter how capable she is, she will still not be able to be completely confident."
"Yes. Strong yet fragile, arrogant yet insecure, she is such a contradictory person. She is very confident in some aspects, but very insecure in others. Oh, and she is also very afraid of owing others."
Speaking of this, Song Zhaoming seemed to have thought of something, feeling both helpless and heartbroken.
“When we first started dating, I tried taking her to high-end restaurants and luxury brand stores. Every time we went out for a meal, we split the bill.”
Gao Min was stunned: "You always split the bill? Are you being so formal?"
"Yes. Even if I secretly pay the money, she will return it to me."
"What if we don't know how much it costs..."
"She will try her best to invite him back for the next date."
"...Is he that strong-willed?"
"Um."
Before this, Song Zhaoming had also wondered if Lin Xiuzhen would have left him in such an extreme way if he had told her earlier that the processing plant he had inherited from his father was not the small factory she thought it was, and that the millions her brother owed were not an astronomical figure that could bankrupt them.
The answer is yes, she will.
Because she knew very well that her home was a terrible bottomless pit, where greed breeds greed, and once that hole was opened, it could never be plugged.
Even more so after this incident, she might feel even more inferior, thinking that she is a huge burden on Song Zhaoming.
She would still go down this path, but Song Zhaoming still felt regret. If... if he had known her more back then, if he had known her family more.
Perhaps if she had noticed her unusual behavior before she left and resolved everything in advance, they might have been a happy family of three by now.
"Breaking up with me, taking the child and leaving her hometown to cut off contact with her family must be the boldest thing she has ever done in her life."
Ye Wanxi didn't say anything more, she just reached out and touched the child's head.
The little guy looked a bit sickly, but his eyes were very bright. When Ye Wanxi touched him, he immediately grabbed her fingers with his little hands and smiled at her.
Mrs. Song's heart melted at the sight, and she quickly said, "Oh dear, our baby really likes Miss Ye."
Ye Wanxi had little resistance to such a soft and cuddly little girl, and with a faint smile, she poked her little face and said, "She's a good baby."
Everyone's attention was temporarily drawn to the child, but Song Yulan kept glancing at Du Yihuan from time to time since she entered. After the others had finished chatting, she mustered up her courage and tentatively called out, "Young Miss?"
"Who are you?" Du Yihuan raised an eyebrow, looking at the unfamiliar girl with suspicion. After thinking for a moment, she still couldn't remember where she had seen her before.
Her words confirmed Song Yulan's suspicions.
“It really is you, Miss. I’m Katherine’s new designer, Song Yulan.” Song Yulan said with an embarrassed laugh. “You probably don’t know me, but I saw you from afar when you visited the company six months ago. I was an intern then, but I’ve been promoted now.”
The conversation between the two quickly attracted the attention of the people in the room. Ye Wanxi was also a little surprised to learn that Song Yulan was actually Katherine's designer.
"Song Yulan?" Du Yihuan didn't really remember this name, but...
"I remember there's an outfit in Katherine's fashion show next week designed by a new designer named LAN, could it be..."
"It's me, it's me." Song Yulan's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected the young lady to know so much about the company's affairs, even though she wasn't there! She had even heard of her name before!
"Oh, it's you. Sister Wu was talking about you the other day, saying you're a promising talent, both gifted and hardworking. Katherine doesn't follow seniority rules; as long as you're capable, you can establish yourself in the company. Work hard, and the company won't treat you unfairly."
"Uh-huh!"
This was the first time Ye Wanxi had seen Du Yihuan speak to employees as a company executive. Seeing how Du Yihuan had inspired someone with just a few words, Ye Wanxi couldn't help but look at her in a new light.
(End of this chapter)
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