The people who were once high and mighty have become servile and fawning dogs in front of you. This can easily make people become vain.
Leaning on the soft sofa, many thoughts flashed through Hua Jin's mind. What impressed her the most was not the helplessness of hiding in the cornfield or the anger of being humiliated while working as a hotel waitress, but the umbrella that Pei Yan held open for her when she was lying on the ground.
For a woman, it has come to this?
When Hua Jin heard this, she found it both absurd and funny. At this point, in the eyes of these high-ranking figures, she was still just a woman, a symbol. The only meaning of her existence was to influence Pei Yan's decision.
Perhaps in the eyes of these people, ordinary people with no status and no position are no different from insignificant animals. It's just that she, an animal, is a bit annoying. She actually let someone who is more powerful than them make things difficult for them.
No wonder they gave birth to Xu Changhui who regarded human life as nothing, and no wonder Xu Si bullied other students at school. This is the arrogance in their bones. In their eyes, ordinary people are not human beings.
"How interesting." When the atmosphere in the room became increasingly awkward, Hua Jin suddenly spoke up, "If a woman like me is an outsider, then what are you?"
Pei Yan frowned and said to Hua Jin: "Don't listen to their nonsense, I don't mean that."
"I know you will never say such a thing." Hua Jin smiled at the two brothers of the Xu family. "According to age, I should address you two respectfully as uncles. But I guess you two don't want me to address you in this way, so I won't embarrass either of us. I have a question that has been buried in my heart for a long time. I wonder if Mr. Xu Yi and Mr. Xu Qiang can give me an answer?"
Xu Yi and Xu Qiang didn't speak.
In this situation, Pei Yan not only allowed Hua Jin to interrupt at will, but even stated his position in front of them, which proved the status of Hua Jin in Pei Yan's heart.
However, this speculation is very unfavorable to the Xu family.
"It's the 21st century now. Who gave you the courage to be so superior and look down on ordinary people?" The smile on Hua Jin's face faded little by little. "Did you fail the ideological class in elementary school, or is there something wrong with your whole family's brains?"
"You..." Xu Qiang was so angry that his face turned red, but when he met Hua Jin's cold eyes, his whole body seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water, and he slowly calmed down.
He has never been as clear-headed as he is now. As long as Hua Jin is there, Pei Yan will never let the Xu family go.
"Uncles, please go back." Pei Yan said coldly, "We just came back from another place and need to rest."
Xu Qiang shrugged his head and stopped talking. Xu Yi stared at Hua Jin for a long time: "Mr. Pei, my son has committed a serious crime. I am willing to let him receive the legal punishment he deserves. The Xu family will never protect him. Please supervise Mr. Pei and Miss Hua."
Hua Jin was stunned. Did this mean to abandon Xu Changhui and save the entire Xu family? If Xu Qiang had said this, she wouldn't have been so surprised, but the one who said this was Xu Yi, Xu Changhui's biological father.
Pei Yan sneered and said, "Xu Changhui violated the law, so it is his due, not a condition, to be severely punished. You should handle your Xu family's affairs as you should, and don't bring it to me again."
After sending the two Xu brothers away, Hua Jin said, "Xu Yi..."
"It's not surprising that some people would abandon their wives in the face of absolute interests." Pei Yan said, "But the more such people are, the more careful you should be, because they have no bottom line when doing things."
"What if Xu Yi wants to retaliate against you in the future?" Hua Jin frowned. "Whether it's a TV show or a novel, those villains with intelligence are often very aggressive."
"So we can't let him jump around anymore." Pei Yan put his arm around Hua Jin's shoulders. "Didn't I tell you that everything should be done in accordance with the laws and regulations? The Xu family broke the law themselves, so who can we blame?"
A few days later, Xu Yi was investigated by relevant departments for manipulating the stock market. The Xu family's stock market fell again and again, and many negative secrets of the wealthy family were exposed. In just a few days, almost all netizens knew about the gossip about the wealthy Xu family.
Xu Qiang is married, but he likes to hang out in nightclubs. Xu Yi seems to be a gentleman, a business elite, and has a harmonious relationship with his wife, but he actually secretly has two lovers outside, one of whom is pregnant.
If the two elders are like this, the younger ones won't be much better. No one in the family is clean.
What the Xu family had done caused a lot of discussion among people. Some of Xu Si and Xu Changhui's close friends did not dare to show up again, for fear that the fire would burn them.
Everyone knew that the Xu family was finished.
Xu Yi was involved in an economic case and was taken away by the police. Xu Changhui had to spend at least several years in prison for harboring drugs and having a criminal record. Xu Qiang had no talent for business, and after Xu Yi was arrested, he could not manage such a large company, and made mistakes in decision-making. In the end, the company changed hands and lost its glory.
The once-mighty Xu family collapsed in just two months. Xu Si, once the center of attention, moved out of the sealed-off villa and moved into a small apartment.
Overnight, all her friends and the men who had shown affection to her disappeared without a trace.
Some people even told her that they had long been fed up with her pretentiousness and immorality, and that the Xu family's current fate was all retribution.
When it is prosperous, there are flowers in full bloom. When it is in decline, there is no one at home. This is the reality.
Xu Si had been humiliated several times by people who used to dislike her. She hid in her house, feeling resentful, angry, and scolding. Finally, she had to accept the reality that she was no longer the high and mighty eldest daughter of the Xu family.
It was late autumn and the weather had cooled down. Mark was still modifying the details and accessories of the clothes he designed. The embroiderers had gathered together to discuss countless times in order to achieve the best effect.
Hua Jinxiu's phoenix skirt was almost finished, but Mark added a shawl to the design of the skirt. In order to highlight the elegance and beauty of the shawl, Hua Jin needed to integrate the embroidery pattern with the shawl, which put new requirements on the fineness of the stitches and the color matching.
"The clothes will present different visual effects under the lights. I want Luan to have both oriental charm and bold beauty." Mark enlarged the 3D projection effect picture on the wall and said to Hua Jin, "Miss Hua, can you add dark gold patterns on the skirt and shawl?"
"Sure." Hua Jin stared at the rendering for a few seconds, "My studio and I can achieve this visual effect." In recent months, the studio has developed very smoothly. Their studio has added five new embroiderers. These embroiderers are very experienced, and Hua Jin feels relaxed and happy to work with them.
"That's good." Mark smiled gratefully at Hua Jin, "Thank you for your hard work over the past few months, Miss Hua. I'll treat you tonight..."
"Sorry, Mr. Mark, it's not convenient tonight." Hua Jin shook her head, "I have already made an appointment with my boyfriend for dinner."
"Okay." Mark smiled and said, "It seems that the timing of my suggestion is not very good."
After Hua Jin left, Mark's assistant said, "Sir, today is a special day, and Hua Xiushi will definitely not have dinner with you."
"What's going on today?" Mark looked at his phone. It was November 11th, not a festival, so what was so special about it?
"Today is a good day for singles to go shopping and for couples to show off their affection." The assistant turned off the projector. "What you need is a lady who is also single."
Mark sighed, took off his glasses, pinched his nose and leaned back in his chair: "I won't join in the fun of a festival for young people to have fun."
"You are only thirty-three years old. You are still young."
"After all, I can't compare." Thinking of Hua Jin's beautiful eyes, Mark closed his eyes, "I'll take a rest first, call me in half an hour."
Seeing that Mark looked tired, the assistant slowed down his packing and let Mark rest for a while. Recently, in order to design the costumes for the fashion conference, the whole studio was very busy, and the husband often stayed up until the early morning.
He was so tired, but today when Miss Hua Jin came over, he personally received her. I don't know what he was thinking.
"I heard that according to the Double Eleven rules, boyfriends have to empty their girlfriends' shopping carts?" Pei Yan approached Hua Jin and nudged her with his elbow. "What do you want to buy? I'll buy it for you."
"What to buy?" Hua Jin yawned, glanced at the driver sitting in front, and leaned her head on Pei Yan's shoulder. "I've been so busy lately that I don't have time to look at things online. I've neglected you recently, so I'll make it up to you. I'll empty your shopping cart for you."
Pei Yan adjusted his sitting position to let Hua Jin lean more comfortably: "Hua Xiaojin, why do I feel uncomfortable when I hear this?"
"What's wrong? Men and women are equal. It's the same whether you empty your shopping cart or I empty it for you. It's a festival, and the most important thing is to participate." Hua Jin opened her eyes, took out Pei Yan's mobile phone, and the password to unlock the screen was her birthday. She unlocked it skillfully and clicked on Pei Yan's shopping cart.
After staring at it for a few seconds, Hua Jin silently put the phone back into Pei Yan's hand: "Actually, I don't think there's much to celebrate on this kind of holiday. I'd better think about what to eat tonight. How about going to have a couple's hot pot?"
Why are there things in the shopping cart that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and even a pot costs 70,000 or 80,000? The sadness of finding a rich man is that even if you want to be generous, you can't satisfy him.
It’s so miserable.
"Why are you eating couple hotpot? You just recovered from a cold, so you can't eat hotpot." Pei Yan threw his phone aside, "I've already reserved a seat, let's eat something healthy."
"Another health-preserving meal." Hua Jin leaned into Pei Yan's chest with a bitter face, leaning on him and not wanting to get up, "Pei Yanyan, I'm your girlfriend, can't you pamper me a little?"
"Hua Xiaojin, don't you feel guilty for saying this?" Pei Yan protected her head to prevent it from hitting the car door. "Am I not good enough for you?"
"Be nice to me and take me to eat hot pot." Hua Jin hummed, "I haven't eaten hot pot for a month."
"No." Pei Yan refused without hesitation, "You can only eat this after your cough is completely cured."
"Okay." Hua Jin lay in Pei Yan's arms in dismay, pretending to be sad, "People say that the shelf life of love is only two or three years. We have only been together for four or five months, and you have treated me badly. I am so sad and upset. Only hot pot can make up for my sadness."
Looking at the singer in his arms, Pei Yan was unmoved: "You used this trick a month ago."
That time, she had stomach discomfort, but she still wanted to eat boiled fish. He was easily influenced by him and did not stand firm. After he let her eat the fish, she had diarrhea for the whole day, and the weight she had gained with great difficulty was lost again. So this time, Pei Yan would not compromise at all.
Hua Jin: “…”
"Oh, man."
Pei Yan: "Humph, woman."
Listening to the kindergarten-level quarrel between the two people, the driver used his highest professional qualities to prevent himself from laughing.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Hua Jin, who said she didn't eat health food, ate a lot. After dinner, the two walked hand in hand on the pedestrian street. There seemed to be a lot of couples outside tonight, and there were little girls selling flowers from time to time.
"I can't even tell if this is Singles' Day or Valentine's Day." Hua Jin took a breath. It was only November, but the weather seemed to be getting colder.
"Brother, please buy some flowers for this beautiful sister." A little girl in school uniform stood in front of Hua Jin. She had a sign on her chest with the words "Charity Sale" written on it.
Hua Jin smiled: "Why don't you ask your sister to buy flowers for your brother?"
The little girl blinked and looked at Hua Jin.
Hua Jin took out some money from her wallet and handed it to the little girl, then picked out nine roses: "Thank you, little sister."
The little girl put the money away and said with a smile: "I wish you and brother a happy marriage. Goodbye."
"Children nowadays are so clever and naughty." Hua Jin took out a bracelet from her handbag, tied nine roses together, and put it in Pei Yan's hand: "Although I can't empty your shopping cart, I can still afford to give you roses."
"Today is November 11th. You gave me nine roses. Does it mean forever and ever?" Pei Yan took the roses and bent down to give Hua Jin a light kiss on the forehead.
"Thank you. I like it very much."
Even though it's only ten dollars a flower.
"Mr. Mark, that... seems to be Miss Hua and her boyfriend?" The assistant saw Hua Jin on the roadside.
Hearing this, Mark opened the car window and looked over. Under the flickering landscape lights, Hua Jin was leaning in the arms of a young man, who was leaning over to kiss her forehead.
This kind of youthful and beautiful feeling is probably only possessed by young people.
Closing the car window, Mark retracted his gaze and said calmly, "Let's go."
He had never experienced the feeling of walking with his lover on a busy street on a cold night and being satisfied with just a bouquet of cheap roses.
Perhaps for him, he prefers luxurious hotels, elegant occasions, and high-quality roses airlifted back from foreign countries.
It’s a pity for such an interesting woman.
He couldn't help but look in the direction of Hua Jin again. Hua Jin was holding the man's hand and walking to the door of a cotton candy shop.
What a childish sentiment.
Pei Yan and Hua Jin spent a happy Singles' Day. The only unpleasant thing was that Hua Jin was unwilling to accompany him home and instead returned to the rental.
He put the rose in a crystal vase, took out his mobile phone and took several photos from different angles, then posted the photos on his Moments and selected the option to make them visible to everyone.
Pei: What kind of woman would give a man roses? There's really nothing we can do about her [Picture]
After posting this circle of friends, Pei Yan looked at the rapidly growing number of likes and comments, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He has a girlfriend who sends him roses. This kind of happiness cannot be experienced by the single guys in his circle of friends.
The author has something to say: Pei Yan: The one standing in front of you today is not Pei Yan, but the affectionate and crazy Yan
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