In the bathroom, Xia Shige stood aside with his arms folded, watching Xia Jianing lower her head to clean the places on her skirt that were stained by desserts and drinks.
After washing, the goose yellow skirt still had marks of contamination, but at least it was not as messy as before. Xia Jianing breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head and whispered to Xia Shige, "Sister, thank you for helping me out."
Xia Shige looked at Xia Jianing's timid look and felt mixed emotions for a moment.
She recalled that during the heat wave last year, Xia Guokang and his family of three came to her house to act as a matchmaker for her. At that time, although Xia Jianing looked a little down and out, she still held her head high and chest puffed out, like a proud little peacock.
Now, just over a year has passed, and the sharpness in Xia Jianing's eyes and eyebrows has faded away. At this moment, she is slightly curled up, with her head lowered and her chest hunched. There is a trace of sadness between her eyebrows that does not belong to this age, like a little quail that has suffered a lot of grievances.
Xia Shige frowned slightly and asked, "The guy who pushed you just now...is he the boyfriend you mentioned before?"
A few days ago, when Xia Guokang's family went to find a matchmaker for Xia Shige, Xia Jianing mentioned that she had a boyfriend.
Xia Jianing nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, he is my boyfriend, Xie Wenqi..."
Afterwards, Xia Jianing also remembered that her family had come to Xia Shige's house to act as a matchmaker. She looked up at Xia Shige with some guilt and said, "Sister, I'm sorry. My parents forced me to be a matchmaker for you in order to help me, and they also said those nasty words. I apologize to you on behalf of my parents..."
Xia Shige shook her head indifferently: "Let's not talk about the past. But you, a man like this, treats you like this before you get married. If you really marry him in the future, how can you have a good life?"
Xia Jianing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then she forced a smile and replied softly: "His family is very good to me, his father is also my father's superior, and he entered the body at a young age..."
Seeing Xia Shige frowning and not saying anything, Xia Jianing's eyes turned red again. She said in a crying voice: "Sister, I have no choice... My mother died, my father married another wife and had another child, I have no home... I can only get married and move out as soon as possible..."
A few days ago, after Xia Jianing returned home from the Changdao Hotel after a near-death experience, Xia Guokang not only did not care about her, but instead slapped her in the face and scolded her for being ignorant.
Xia Guokang became more and more dissatisfied with Xia Jianing. In addition, Guan Zherui whispered in Xia Guokang's ear every day. During this period, Xia Jianing was like a slave at home. Not only did she have to deal with Guan Zherui's troubles, but she also had to serve her younger brother Xia Zicheng.
Xia Jianing felt that she could not live happily anymore. She now just wanted to move out of her home, and getting married was her fastest option.
If she wanted to marry Xie Wenqi before because she wanted to climb up the social ladder, now she wanted to marry Xie Wenqi just to save herself. She wanted to escape from the home that had become an abyss.
Xia Shige felt a headache after hearing this. She didn't understand why the only way out of the abyss had to be marriage. Aren't they afraid of stepping into another abyss? But she had just discussed the concept of marriage with Tang Shiqi, and now she didn't want to continue discussing it with Xia Jianing.
She ignored Xia Jianing's words and changed the subject, "So what are you going to do now?"
Xia Jianing bit her lower lip lightly and said nothing. She was brought here by Xie Wenqi, and now Xie Wenqi ignored her. She didn't know anyone at the banquet, and it was awkward for her to stay in the banquet hall.
But Xie Wenqi asked her to wait in the underground garage, but the banquet had not started yet. If she really wanted to wait, she would have to wait for at least a few hours.
But if she were to go home alone, she was afraid of meeting bad guys on the way...
Xia Shige looked at Xia Jianing and sighed silently.
Although she has told herself many times not to meddle in other people's business, but...
People say nieces look like their aunts.
Looking at Xia Jianing's face which resembled Xia Huiyin's when she was young, Xia Shige finally felt a little soft-hearted.
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