Chapter 379 You ungrateful wretch, you're abandoning me!
It was almost time to get off work, the busiest time of day with the highest foot traffic, and Jin Ping knew how to pick her time to cause trouble.
Cui Xiao's grip on the phone tightened suddenly, her brows furrowing.
After a pause, Cui Xiao said, "Have the security guards keep an eye on things for now, I'll be right down."
She finished speaking in a low voice, grabbed her coat draped over the back of the chair, and strode towards the elevator.
In the elevator mirror, Cui Xiao saw her pale face and the weariness in her eyes.
Sun Lu was already enough of a headache for her, and now Jin Ping has come along.
Cui Xiao felt like everything was piling up at once, and she was extremely irritable.
Soon, the elevator arrived at the first floor.
As soon as Cui Xiao stepped out of the elevator, a sharp curse shattered the tranquility of the lobby.
Jin Ping stood with her hands on her hips beside the front desk, a bulging, stuffed duffel bag at her feet. She was sobbing and complaining to the surrounding employees, spittle flying as she spoke, "You be the judge! I raised her all these years, and now that she's got wings and is living a good life, she doesn't care about me anymore. She won't answer my calls, she won't reply to my messages! What kind of ungrateful daughter is she?"
A crowd of onlookers gathered, and someone recognized Cui Xiao, quietly making way for her.
Jin Ping caught sight of her and immediately sprang to life like a lit firecracker, rushing over to grab her arm. "Cui Xiao, you've finally come out!"
Cui Xiao instinctively took a step back, avoiding her touch.
The surrounding gazes shone on him like spotlights, some with sympathy, some with curiosity, and some with a hint of watching a good show.
She took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice steady, "This is the company, let's talk about it at home."
"Go home and tell me? You know it's shameful now? What was I thinking when I called you? Cui Xiao, don't think it will work if you try to calm me down first."
Jin Ping sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh and wailed, "Everyone come and see! This is Secretary Cui. She looks glamorous on the surface, but she's an ingrate. I raised her with great difficulty, sent her to school, and encouraged her to come to Hong Kong to make a living. Now that she's capable, she doesn't care about this old woman anymore."
Jin Ping was best at throwing tantrums, and Cui Xiao had long since become numb to it.
She looked coldly at Jin Ping, and after she finished shouting, she said, "Is the performance over? If it is, get up and come with me."
Everyone looked at Jin Ping, and seeing that no one reacted, she stopped playing the victim and got up from the ground.
Then, Cui Xiao didn't even glance at her again and walked straight out.
Seeing this, Jin Ping could only pick up her luggage bag from the ground and chase after them.
Cui Xiao got into the car. The trunk was open. She saw in the rearview mirror that Jin Ping put the luggage bag in and then went around to the front to sit in the passenger seat.
Jin Ping had never ridden in such a nice car before. Touching the seat cushion, she said, "This is real leather, right? It must cost several hundred thousand. Cui Xiao, you should buy one for your sister too. It will be convenient for her to drive to work."
She won't perform if there are no outsiders around.
Completely different from before, Cui Xiao gripped the steering wheel and sneered, "No money."
Upon hearing this, Jin Ping became displeased again. "I said, what do you mean by this? Don't think I don't know how much money you make in a year. It's just asking you to buy Lulu a car, why are you being so stingy?"
It was the same old story again, which Cui Xiao had heard enough of. As she drove, she said, "Did Sun Lu send you?"
Jin Ping vehemently denied it, saying, "Lulu didn't send me; I came to take care of her myself. Cui Xiao, I also heard that you not only hit Lulu, but also tried to steal her man?"
So that's what it was about.
Cui Xiao retorted, "You just believe everything Sun Lu tells you?"
Jin Ping retorted confidently, "If I don't believe Lulu, why would I believe you?"
This favoritism was something Cui Xiao had been used to since childhood, and it no longer stirred any emotion within her. Cui Xiao's voice trembled slightly, "So what? You came here this time to stand up for her? But have you considered that if my job is affected because of your actions, do you think you'll still be able to get money from me?"
Cui Xiao gripped the steering wheel and continued, "Let me tell you, without me, your family simply cannot survive. If you really piss me off, don't blame me for not giving you even the last bit of face."
Jin Ping suddenly became agitated, pointing her finger at Cui Xiao's nose and cursing, "How could I have given birth to such a cold-blooded thing like you? I should have given you away back then."
To give away?
Cui Xiao smiled.
These words were like a dull knife, slowly cutting into her heart.
Looking at Jin Ping's face contorted with anger, Cui Xiao felt a chill run down her spine. "It's not like we haven't given them before. You're talking like you're the one who..."
"It seems so nice."
That year, her grandmother passed away, and Jin Ping didn't want to raise her anymore, so she gave her away to someone else.
But Cui Xiao wasn't a child anymore. The family kept her for a few days, then sent her back. They said she was too old and couldn't be tamed.
Cui Xiao was returned. Jin Ping had originally considered selling her, but Cui Xiao found out in advance and alerted the police.
Jin Ping got scared and gave up the idea.
Jin Ping knew she was in the wrong, so she used her voice to cover up her guilt, "Isn't it because I can't afford to support you? Wouldn't it be better to find you a good family than to suffer with me? Why don't you appreciate it, you brat? I told you you're an ingrate, but you won't admit it."
She glanced at Jinping out of the corner of her eye, her voice unusually calm, "I almost wish that family hadn't sent me back."
Jin Ping was stunned, seemingly not expecting Cui Xiao to say such a thing.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, but saw an unprecedented chill in Cui Xiao's eyes.
Jin Ping fell silent and didn't say a word.
Upon arriving at Cui Xiao's apartment, she looked around with a satisfied smile, saying, "The apartment is quite nice; Lulu won't have too much trouble living here."
He only ever talks about Sun Lu.
Cui Xiao sneered, as if she hadn't heard, and went back to her bedroom, closing the door tightly.
She messaged Mo Ziqian to tell him that she had gone home early.
Mo Ziqian said it was okay, he would come to her apartment later and take the evening train so he wouldn't be late for work the next morning.
Cui Xiao didn't want to live under the same roof as Jin Ping, so it would be better to go out if she had the chance.
She changed her clothes and came out of the bedroom. Jin Ping was lying on the sofa with the TV volume turned up to the maximum. She was watching something and laughing loudly.
Seeing Cui Xiao come out, Jin Ping immediately muted the TV. "Where are you going so late? Hurry up and cook dinner. I'm starving. Lulu will need to eat when she gets home from get off work."
Cui Xiao changed into high heels and smiled, "If you're hungry, you can cook for yourself. You care about your daughter, so you should do it yourself."
Jin Ping immediately chased after her and blocked the doorway. "Cui Xiao, you ungrateful wretch! You're just abandoning me? I'm your mother! Are you trying to starve me to death?"
Cui Xiao gripped her bag tighter, her high heels clicking crisply on the floor, each click feeling like a blow to Jin Ping's taut nerves.
"If you want to eat, cook for yourself; if you don't want to eat, then go hungry."
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