Chapter 40 When to Divorce Him
But it would have been better if he hadn't mentioned Su Xiao. As soon as he did, Old Tang's temper flared up again.
How could the Yan family have raised such a disgraceful child?
He kept waving his hand, calling over Tang Yi, who was still busy on the side.
"Xiao Yi, let's see the guests out."
"Mr. Tang, you..."
Xia Zhi wanted to say something more, but Yan Mingshen tugged at her arm.
Tang Yi stood in front of Old Master Tang and politely ushered the two out the door.
Xia Zhi still felt unwilling when she got into the car.
"Forget it, Mingshen, I can manage just by curating. I have the reputation I built up abroad..."
"It's alright, I'll take you to see Old Master Xu in a few days."
Yan Mingshen still fell for her act after all.
The more Xia Zhi said no, the more he felt indebted.
"With your abilities, there's no problem."
He and Xia Zhi practically grew up together, and he never doubted her excellence.
Otherwise, why would he keep thinking about it?
"What about Su Xiao?"
Xia Zhi suddenly looked up at him, her eyes filled with a stubbornness he couldn't understand.
"she……"
Yan Mingshen suddenly fell silent.
Over the years, despite the constant stream of people praising Su Xiao's talent, he has never stopped hearing it.
He hadn't taken the time to look at her work, nor did he expect that she actually knew how to curate.
But it's probably nothing famous, otherwise why wouldn't there be any reports about it online?
*
Since it was still early, Su Xiao went directly to Xu An's film set to wait for her.
Today's filming was on location in the afternoon, so there weren't many scenes.
Just after Su Xiao sent a message to Xu An, she saw a young girl wearing a name tag waving at her from afar on the outer edge of the film set.
"You must be Miss Su."
"It's me."
Su Xiao nodded and followed her into the film set.
Xu An was leisurely sitting in the dressing room playing on his phone when he saw her arrive. He quickly got up and invited her to sit down.
"Xiaoxiao, I've missed you so much! Let me hug you for a while."
"What's wrong? You look so listless."
Su Xiao ruffled her hair, letting Xu An cuddle and act coquettishly against him.
"I'm so sleepy. I always feel like I can't wake up properly after staying up too late."
Xu An clung to her, all sticky and clingy.
"How's it going on your end? Is everything alright?"
"Everything went smoothly, except I got bitten by a dog."
Su Xiao sighed.
Xu Bozhou was like a persistent ghost, following him wherever he went.
"My uncle went too."
Xu An froze for a moment. She thought Xu Bozhou was pursuing her closely, but she didn't expect him to be this close. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
The day before yesterday, he used both threats and inducements to try and get Su Xiao's schedule.
To save her own life, she had no choice but to sell herself to Su Xiao, even though it was painful.
Unexpectedly, he eagerly chased after them again.
"What...did he do?"
"You're making me angry."
Su Xiao lowered her eyes and absentmindedly played with Xu An's hair.
Xu An didn't ask any more questions, and the two leaned against each other, enjoying the rare peace and quiet.
Early Monday morning, Su Xiao handed the finalized bid documents to Lin Xi, instructing her to personally deliver the bid documents to the bidding unit.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Xu and Yan families should both advance to the next round of the bidding process.
The Yan family already had a complete team, and Xia Zhi herself was not truly incompetent.
It remains to be seen who can impress the person in charge in the next round of bidding.
Su Xiao pulled up the PowerPoint presentation she had prepared earlier, organized her thoughts, and prepared to write a simple text draft.
The Xu and Yan families lived very close to each other, and despite their long-standing animosity, they still shared the same parking lot.
So Su Xiao deliberately walked a few extra steps today and parked her car under a nearby shopping mall, but she still ran into Xia Zhi when she got off work.
She was being surrounded by groups of employees as she stepped out of the elevator.
Almost everyone owns a luxury handbag; it's probably a way to win people over with money.
Su Xiao turned her head away, preparing to get into the car, when she was suddenly bumped by someone.
The girl looked apologetic, and Su Xiao didn't want to make things difficult for her, so she could only brace herself and meet Xia Zhi's gaze.
"Miss Su." Xia Zhi walked over with her entourage without any hesitation.
Are you here to buy something too?
"Is there something you need?"
Su Xiao pursed her lips. She couldn't very well say that she was trying to avoid these three plagues.
She wasn't afraid of Xia Zhi.
But toads don't bite, they just annoy people.
She really couldn't be bothered to deal with her.
"Nothing else."
Xia Zhi smiled shyly:
"I want to get engaged to Yan Mingshen. Miss Su, do you have any auspicious dates to recommend?"
Su Xiao scoffed.
Xia Zhi talked about getting engaged, but what she really wanted to know was when she would divorce Yan Mingshen.
"Sister Xia, why bother asking someone who's ruining your relationship with President Yan about this?" The young girl standing to Xia Zhi's left said with a disdainful look.
Su Xiao noticed that people with no brains always seemed to stand to Xia Zhi's left.
Can't you see everyone else is cowering like quails? How can you be so genuinely dedicated to your job?
"Don't worry, I'll definitely get what you want by next month."
Su Xiao narrowed her eyes.
Once everything settles down on Zhou Manyun's side, she will naturally stay far away from these two.
She was constantly being pestered by Xia Zhi; even if she wasn't sick, she would be worn down to the point of illness.
"What do you mean."
Xia Zhi just wanted to make things difficult for her, but she never expected that Su Xiao would actually want a divorce and even set a date.
Didn't Yan Mingshen say he wouldn't divorce?
"Literal meaning."
Su Xiao ignored her and got into the car.
Xia Zhi paused for a moment, then made up an excuse to send the employee away.
She got into the car and made a phone call to Zhou Manyun.
"Aunt Zhou, are you aware that Su Xiao wants to divorce Yan Mingshen?"
How did you know?
Zhou Manyun on the other end of the phone frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.
"Never mind, don't tell Ming Shen yet. I have other plans for your relationship."
"But I've already done so much, isn't it time yet? I'm afraid I'll regret it if I don't marry him soon..."
"What do you have to be afraid of? Lu Yan's family has already paved the way for you. He won't find out."
Zhou Manyun blew on her fingernails, her tone very soft.
Xia Zhi is just a tool for the Yan family; if she's not good enough, they'll just replace her with another one.
So it didn't matter to her that she knew these things. The Xia family had so many daughters, but she was the one who chose her in the first place.
If she's no longer of any value, she has plenty of ways to shut her up.
Zhou Manyun softened her voice.
"Okay, I've transferred some money to your card. Buy some bags to cheer yourself up. Don't think about any other nonsense."
"Thank you, Aunt Zhou."
Xia Zhi put away her phone, feeling that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
My fingertip hovered over the screen.
She wanted to call Yan Mingshen, but she was afraid that if he found out, something might go wrong.
How could she possibly marry him then?
She gripped the steering wheel, hesitated for a long time, and finally turned off the screen.
Xia Zhi leaned back in her chair and looked at her face reflected in the blacked-out screen of her phone.
She just wanted to beat Su Xiao once.
Why is Su Xiao so outstanding in every way, yet still able to win everyone's love?
She was unwilling to accept it.
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