Chapter 627: Staggering
"Whether it is fact or nonsense, Miss Xiao should know better than me."
Xiao Muzhen smiled and said, "Since you know I know better than you, don't speak nonsense at my engagement party. If you have time, Mr. Zhao should focus on your own company. Don't lose the next bidding case. It would be a waste of time."
"you!"
Xiao Muzhen ignored him, looked up at everyone with a decent smile on his face.
“Everyone had fun.”
After saying that, he pushed Shi Yiheng off the stage.
Many people who wanted to curry favor with the Shi and Xiao families immediately came forward to congratulate the two on their engagement, and Xiao Muzhen responded to each of them with a smile.
Looking at Xiao Muzhen standing beside Shi Yiheng with a sweet smile on her face, Huo Yunting's eyes became extremely cold, and the wine glass in his hand was almost crushed.
Huo Yiyi, who was standing by, looked at his gloomy expression with fear in her eyes.
"Brother... since Zhenzhen is already engaged to Shi Yiheng, please stop pestering her... I'll introduce you to another woman who's right for you when the time comes..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yunting's cold eyes fell on her.
"Have you been too idle lately? If the workload the company gives you is not enough, I can go talk to Koning."
Huo Yiyi: “…”
The damn capitalists will use work to oppress her.
God knows, her workload has increased dramatically recently. She is so busy every day that she only has time to eat a few bites of lunch when it is cold.
Even so, Huo Yunting actually said that she didn't have enough work?!
She smirked twice and said, "Brother, if you don't like it, forget it. Can't I introduce you to someone?"
Huo Yunting didn't say anything else. He turned around, put down his wine glass, and left.
Looking at his back, Huo Yiyi felt inexplicably pitiful.
She was originally worried that Huo Yunting would do something in public, but now he did nothing and just left quietly. She couldn't help but feel distressed, after all, he was her own brother.
However... thinking about what Huo Yunting had done to Xiao Muzhen in the past, he deserved this result now.
The banquet was coming to an end, and Xun Zi and Xiao Tuo came forward.
Seeing them, the smile on Xiao Muzhen's face became more genuine.
"Dad, Mom, I'm a little busy tonight and haven't had time to talk to you."
Xun Zi pursed her lips, her eyes full of complexity.
Ever since she knew what Huo Yunting did for Xiao Muzhen, she wanted to tell Xiao Muzhen the truth, but fate played a trick on her. Before she could tell the truth, Shi Yiheng's legs were crippled in order to save Xiao Muzhen.
"It's okay. Your dad and I are going back now. Do you want to go back with us or go back by yourself later?"
"I'll stay a little longer. You guys go back first. I'll drive back later."
After Xun Zi and Xiao Tuo left, Shi Yiheng held Xiao Muzhen's hand and said, "Zhenzhen, you must be tired too. Go to the lounge and rest for a while."
The moment his hand was held, Xiao Muzhen subconsciously wanted to pull it back, but he held back.
Since I have decided to be with Shi Yiheng, physical contact is inevitable in the future.
She suppressed the discomfort in her heart, smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll leave this place to you."
"Um."
When Xiao Tuo and Xun Zi walked out of the hotel, they suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of their eyes.
He frowned and looked over, then asked in a deep voice, "Is that Zhenzhen's biological mother?"
Xun Zi followed his gaze and immediately frowned.
The woman standing not far away was indeed Xu Rou.
"Don't worry about it. To Zhenzhen, he's just a stranger now."
After saying that, she turned around and left without even looking at Xu Rou.
Unexpectedly, Xu Rou saw them and quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Mrs. Xiao, I heard that today is Zhenzhen's engagement party... Does she... look happy?"
Looking at Xu Rou's hesitant expression, Xun Zi sneered, "What does happiness have to do with you? I know exactly what kind of life Zhenzhen led after returning to the Chi family. Since you never treated her as your daughter, please don't appear in front of her again."
Xu Rou shuddered and gave a bitter smile, "Yes...I was blind and believed what that Feng Shui master said, so I was so cold to her... She must hate me very much and doesn't want to see me again."
"You're overthinking it. Zhenzhen doesn't care about you at all, so I hope you won't disgust her anymore."
"Azi... stop talking..."
Although Xiao Tuo didn't like Xu Rou, he felt that Xun Zi's words were a bit too harsh.
Xun Zi glanced at him unhappily, "Shut up!"
Xiao Tuo: “…”
Xu Rou, who was standing by, took out a box and handed it to Xun Zi. She lowered her eyes and said, "Madam Xiao, she's engaged, and I don't have anything good to give her. This is a small token of my appreciation. Could you please give it to her on my behalf?"
Xun Zi glanced at the brocade box in front of her and didn't take it.
"Since you've never given Zhenzhen any warmth before, there's no need to show up and disgust her on her engagement day. Take your things. I won't deliver them to you, and she won't want them either."
Xu Rou's hand trembled, but in the end she said nothing and turned and left.
Looking at her desolate back, Xun Zi had no sympathy in her eyes. After all, Xu Rou had brought all this upon herself.
If she had treated Xiao Muzhen well after Xiao Muzhen returned to the Chi family, the two of them would not have gotten to this point.
As soon as Xu Rou returned home, she saw Chi Zhen sitting in the living room with a dark face.
"where have you been?!"
Meeting his cold gaze, Xu Rou subconsciously hid the thing in her hand behind her back.
"I'm just going out for a walk."
"What's behind you?!"
Recently, Chi's branch in Beijing has been struggling because it has no help from Chi Siyi, and the original partners have all terminated their cooperation with him because they are afraid of offending Huo Yunting and the Xiao family. If nothing unexpected happens, the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.
Moreover, in order to enter the capital, Chi Group invested all its resources in this branch. Once this company goes bankrupt, Chi Group will also plummet.
But he couldn't get the funds and could only watch the company go bankrupt. Chi Zhen had been begging everyone for help recently, but to no avail, so he was in a bad mood.
"nothing……"
Chi Zhen didn't believe it, stood up and walked in front of her with a gloomy face.
"Take it out! Don't make me do it!"
Hearing the word "take action", Xu Rou shrank back unconsciously.
Ever since he knew that the company was hopeless, Chi Zhen often beat her, and Xu Rou's health was getting worse and worse.
"Really not...ah!"
Before he could finish his words, he was slapped by Chi Zhen.
Xu Rou didn't dare to resist anymore and took out the brocade box behind her.
Chi Zhen opened it and saw a jade bracelet inside. He frowned and said, "It's just a broken bracelet. What's there to hide?"
After staring for a while, he suddenly narrowed his eyes, and his gaze towards Xu Rou became vicious.
"You're not thinking of selling the bracelet and running away because the company's performance hasn't been good lately, are you?!"
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