You can just live your life of luxury.
"Xiao Li was very happy to hear that you arranged for him to be sent abroad on a foreign assignment."
Before leaving, they wanted to say goodbye.
The small town beneath their feet was only an hour or so's flight from Pingyang. Jin Yanzhi handed over his phone as he spoke. The assistant in the chat box was already standing next to the luggage tray, dressed unusually casually today, wearing a hoodie and beanie, making him look even younger.
Not far away was their own resort hotel, where every room's floor-to-ceiling windows offered views of snow-capped mountains and grasslands. They hadn't relaxed like this in a long time. It would be a good opportunity for the young man whose privacy was being exposed by the media for the first time to learn from their experience in dealing with such matters, since they were often the ones trending on social media.
"Thank you, Mrs. Jin, for being willing to send me abroad and for allowing me to study abroad on a government scholarship. I feel that I will be very happy for the next year."
There were only the three of them in the hotel restaurant today. The impact of this news scandal will definitely take some time to completely dissipate. Fortunately, the main figures involved didn't seem to care about it.
"You were already very fortunate. Your parents did their best to support you in studying abroad, you were capable, and you had a good family atmosphere."
This is what I've always admired most since I was a child. I wish you a successful study abroad experience and hope you return soon to help the group.
Lin Zhen'er's words were entirely sincere. Although the other person was also a test-taker from a small county town like her, and came from a mediocre or even somewhat poor family, he had parents who loved him dearly and were willing to use all their savings to send their child abroad to study.
Even with tuition waivers, the cost of studying abroad for several years is not easy for a small family in a third- or fourth-tier city to afford.
Before her college entrance exam, she secretly followed Bingbing to apply for study abroad and take language tests, but her parents found out before she could even complete the process herself. This became the couple's favorite topic of discussion at the dinner table during that period.
They patiently tried to persuade her, but they also threatened her with slamming their fists on the table and glaring at her. Her mother had already borrowed money from everyone she could, and it was already the limit that she could barely afford to support her through her subsidized teacher training. The idea of going abroad was too extravagant for her; it would be a new burden for that woman who couldn't lift her head in her suffering.
When some people who were lost in thought came back to their senses, their bowls were already piled high with food that their husbands had served them.
"But from the bottom of my heart, I admire you very much."
So many news stories and rumors couldn't overshadow you. I feel like you're... like a rose that suddenly bloomed from those dilapidated ruins, both beautiful and fearless.
Xiao Li's eyes no longer held the hostility they had shown a while ago; when he looked at her, he resembled a clear-eyed young man who had just graduated.
"Yes, she is the most beautiful flower in the world."
The man who was speaking reached out and lovingly stroked his wife's soft, long hair. He looked at her face, which he had recently fattened up and whose profile was becoming rounder. He felt an indescribable pang of heartache. Of course, he knew how she had crawled out of that muddy, dilapidated home and come to where she was now.
The first thing she did after getting married and earning money was to apply for a passport for the first time and go to study in a country she had never been before. At that time, besides the fear of being implicated, what she was thinking most was probably the excitement of eagerly realizing her dream.
He had met several of his nephew's girlfriends at his nephew's house, but each face was now a blur in his memory. What remained in his mind were their slender, respectful figures, always huddled in the corners of gatherings, diligently pouring tea for everyone. He wondered if this seemingly indifferent guy beside him had ever, in order to keep his job, humbly greeted people with a smile in those situations.
Fortunately, she is now a decisive and resolute CEO Lin, and with him around, no one can mistreat her.
"You two are still eating here! Xiao Xie cheated on you, and you still have the mood to eat? Waaah..."
The snacks on the table had just been served when the group of people, who had been chatting and eating, were startled by Bingbing's sudden intrusion. Lin Zhen'er, looking at her best friend whom she had invited back from abroad, standing tearfully at the door, felt a sudden jolt of fear and tentatively stammered:
"Which Xie? When did you start dating? Is it the Xie I know...?"
Her best friend nodded, tears welling in her eyes, while the woman felt like her head was about to explode. When did they get together? Just these past few days? Was it because she was so focused on investigating Xiao Li and busy with work that she hadn't noticed anything?
The two men at the table were clearly taken aback by this turn of events, and stood there awkwardly, stunned. Wait a minute, Xiao Xie was her husband's driver, and she usually interacted more with these two men beside her; she didn't know why they also looked completely oblivious.
"Xiao...Xiao Xie, didn't Xiao Xie take the past two days off?"
Jin Yanzhi nervously gripped the spoon in his hand. His wife's gaze felt like knives slicing through him hundreds of times, and he still hadn't found a way to explain himself. Although Xiao Xie was his brother of many years, neither of them knew anything about the other's private life.
However, judging from the way that guy helped me pursue my wife before, he seems quite likely to be a master of romance.
"Xu Bing, explain yourself clearly. You got me drunk on their one-year anniversary, slept with me, and then left without taking responsibility, heading to Xijiang..."
They even suspected me and my landlady…
Xiao Li, who had already started wiping her mouth and preparing to go home to pack her luggage, has now put down the tissue in her hand and started watching the show with great interest.
Mrs. Jin, who was holding her best friend's shoulder and constantly handing her tissues, realized that things were not as simple as they seemed. She coughed awkwardly twice and cleared her throat.
"Then tell me, why would a woman in her fifties, wearing pajamas, come out of your bathroom at ten in the morning?!"
With someone backing him up, Xu Bing's voice rose another eight octaves. Hearing these words, President Jin, whose mind was overloaded with information, also became interested. He got up, pulled over the driver who had been with him for many years, pressed him against the table, and tapped the table with his finger, indicating that the other party should explain properly.
“That’s my landlady! In old houses like ours, it’s perfectly normal for neighbors across the hall to borrow each other’s toilets when they break. She’s fifty-eight, and her son is only two years younger than me. How come I’m such a frivolous person in your eyes?”
Xiao Xie's face had turned red. As things became clearer, Lin Zhen'er's mood brightened considerably. She reached for the snacks on the table and began to eat them in small bites.
"I didn't irresponsibly leave; there was an emergency at home..."
At this point, my best friend seemed to have triggered some unspeakable secret, and shut up, refusing to continue the conversation.
After enjoying their meal, the three of them, as if by unspoken agreement, got up and left. After shaking hands with Xiao Li to say goodbye, they went upstairs to their room. Their best friends had become like this, and the couple remained completely unaware.
After taking a shower, she sat at the coffee table eating chestnuts that her husband had roasted on a small stove. Suddenly, she felt a kind of inexplicable worry. Xu Bing wasn't the type to run away when trouble came up. She returned to Xijiang early the next morning.
"What exactly are you going back to do? And what are your plans for this Xiao Xie?"
The person on the other end didn't reply for a long time. She was dragged back to the sofa by her husband. She couldn't remember when he carried her back to bed after dinner. Jin Yanzhi's energy level was about the same as those sports students she usually saw online.
If they live together for a month or two, Lin Zhen'er will feel like she can't handle it.
That night, the person woke up thirsty, staring at the uniform darkness inside and outside the window. After unscrewing the water bottle, they suddenly felt an urge to pick up their phone, which was charging on the bedside table. The screen, in night mode, wasn't too glaring.
The message from the other end of the line made it impossible for me to fall asleep again.
Seemingly feeling that continuing to hide it was too risky, Xu Bing didn't reply to her message until evening:
"My aunt suddenly developed emphysema at home and was taken to the emergency room."
I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you. I only notified my mom. That day, when I woke up, I didn't have time to think about anything. As soon as I saw my mom's message, I rushed back. But don't worry, Auntie is out of danger now and is recuperating at home.
She had no time to blame Xu Bing for not reporting the incident, nor could she care about her friends who had followed her all the way to the foot of the snow-capped mountain for their vacation. She quickly went to the bedside, put on her shoes, grabbed her coat and bag, and was about to rush out.
Although he didn't understand what his wife was going to do, the man immediately put on his clothes and followed her. It wasn't until the car started moving that he realized his mother-in-law, who lived far away in Xijiang, was sick. The next flight back home was 45 minutes away, so they still had time.
"You can live your life of luxury, why do you have to rush back? Are you just putting on a show?"
The elementary school teacher, who had just gotten up when the door was knocked on, was clearly taken aback by her daughter and son-in-law's sudden return. However, she quickly reverted to her perpetually displeased expression, glanced at the fur coat on the sofa, seemed to sniff with disdain, and then turned to get the medicine.
Back home, Lin Zhen'er wasn't as at ease as she had imagined. She took the water her mother poured and made several requests to take her mother to a big hospital for another check-up, but was refused. She then got up to look for the medical report in the cabinet, but was pushed away again.
"It's none of your business!"
The papers were quickly taken away. His wife, looking somewhat embarrassed, held back and didn't lash out in front of him.
"Mom, you should show the test results to Zhen'er. She was so worried when she heard you were sick that she rushed back overnight."
The Jin family owns several well-established private clinics in Pingyang; finding an expert to take a look wouldn't be difficult.
Jin Yanzhi stepped forward, trying to persuade the old lady who had hardly ever smiled in his presence, but she remained unmoved. Without saying a word, she went into the kitchen, busied herself for a while, and then brought out two bowls of steaming wontons.
"I'm fine. I know my own body. You guys finish eating and go back quickly."
People who are going to work or school late have already gone out; it wouldn't be good to run into them.
Lin Zhen'er sat at the table, looking at the bowl of steaming wonton soup, and the grievances in her heart could no longer be contained:
"So what if someone bumps into me? Am I some kind of criminal rat? Can't I even be caught at home?"
Hearing this, the mother-in-law, who was wiping the table with a rag, paused her work and spoke after a long while:
“I’m afraid of being seen by people all the time. You come from a family like ours, and people will make a fuss about you and put you in the news, and you’ll be bullied.”
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