In the Wu family villa, which is separated from the Xia family by a wall, several scented candles are lit in the exquisitely decorated hall, and the refreshing scent of grapefruit wafts in the air.
Xia Jianing sat on the sofa nervously, staring at the pink diamond ring in front of her, her face slightly pale and she looked a little at a loss.
Wu Zhuo sat opposite Xia Jianing, observing her expression leisurely. She subconsciously raised her hand to tuck the hair around her ears, but suddenly remembered that her long hair had been cut short when she was imprisoned, so she could only put down her hand somewhat awkwardly.
After a while, seeing Xia Jianing kept her head down and didn't say anything, Wu Zhuo said impatiently: "Well, have you thought about it?"
Xia Jianing's face was full of struggle. After a moment, she shook her head gently and whispered, "No... I... I can't do this..."
Wu Zhuo sneered when she heard this. She took a sip of the red wine beside her and said, "Okay, stop pretending here. I have investigated you before, and I know that you don't have a good relationship with your grandmother's family. They don't have any feelings for you, right?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Jianing bit her lower lip and remained silent.
What Wu Zhuo said was right. She did not have a good relationship with her grandmother's family. Her contact with her grandmother's family was limited to when the Xia family moved their ancestral grave when she was young. She went back with her relatives a few times, and there was nothing else besides that.
Xia Guokang was a son-in-law who married into the family. Xia Jianing would go back to her grandparents' home for every holiday. She had little interaction with her grandmother's relatives and did not have many feelings for them.
Wu Zhuo saw the sadness on Xia Jianing's face and felt more confident.
She curled her lips and smiled, and continued, "What's the point of living under someone else's roof like this? You still have to live your life at the mercy of others. You and your cousin Xia Shige have a bad relationship, right? If she gets unhappy one day, she'll kick you out, and you won't even have a place to cry!"
After hearing Wu Zhuo's words, Xia Jianing's expression changed again.
Wu Zhuo's voice was full of temptation. She pushed the pink diamond ring on the coffee table towards Xia Jianing and whispered, "As long as you do as I say, put this diamond ring in Xia Shige's room, and then accuse her of stealing, I will not treat you unfairly..."
"In addition to the 500,000 yuan in cash I promised you, I can give you another gift... I know your father Xia Guokang is competing for the position of director. I have a cousin who is the deputy director of your father's unit. As long as you can help me accomplish this, I will tell my cousin and let your father get the position of director as he wishes."
Hearing Wu Zhuo say this, Xia Jianing suddenly raised her head and said in a hoarse voice: "Really? ... Do you really have this ability?"
Wu Zhuo chuckled when he saw this, nodded and replied: "Of course it's true. I heard from my cousin that the competition for the position of director is quite fierce. With your father's qualifications, if no one helps, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed..."
Seeing that Xia Jianing still had a conflicted expression, Wu Zhuo prepared to add fuel to the fire.
She took a sip of red wine and said in a deep voice, "I heard that your mother died, and your mother remarried and gave birth to a younger brother for you. Ever since your mother had a son, she no longer loves you..."
Upon hearing this, Xia Jianing's whole body trembled slightly, and her eyes flashed with unconcealable sadness and grievance.
Looking at Xia Jianing's expression, Wu Zhuo smiled slightly.
She put down her wine glass, leaned forward and patted Xia Jianing on the shoulder, and said in a "experienced" tone: "Little sister, I have to remind you that the most important thing between people is interests, even in a relationship between a man and a woman..."
"…As long as you help your father take the position of director, prove your ability to him, and let him know your goodness, he will love you of his own accord. By then, even the brother born by your stepmother will not be able to surpass you!"
Xia Jianing did not answer for a moment after hearing this. She lowered her head, clenched the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, and her eyes were full of struggle.
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