Chapter 276 Yingying doesn't need to profit from her friend's misfortune.
Jiang Xingyao didn't actually look at the online messages today. She could tell from Xu Feifei's nervous appearance that the comments must have gone even further.
Jiang Xingyao told Xu Feifei not to worry and was about to go to the studio when Xu Feifei stopped her again: "Sister Weiyi, Sister Shenying said you should go to the live broadcast room first."
Before Jiang Xingyao could ask why, she saw Wen Wan leading Xiao Shuijing to play in the corridor. In Shen Ying's office, she could faintly hear some arguing, but she couldn't make out what they were saying.
"Is it Jin Yanzhou?" Jiang Xingyao asked.
“No, it’s Young Master Shen. Sister Shen Ying knows you don’t want to see him right now. You should go directly to the live broadcast room,” Xu Feifei said.
Jiang Xingyao really didn't want to see Shen Mingsu. She was on her way to the live broadcast room when, just then, the door to Shen Ying's office opened, and Shen Mingsu and Shen Ying walked out one after the other.
He saw Jiang Xingyao and immediately chased after her: "Yaoyao, I'm sorry, I didn't know. My parents went to look for you later, and I already talked to them after I found out. I..."
"Is Young Master Shen trying to say that he hopes I will forgive you?" Jiang Xingyao stopped and asked.
Shen Ming nodded blankly. He could tell that Jiang Xingyao's tone carried a hint of aggressiveness.
Nevertheless, he felt somewhat helpless.
Jiang Xingyao said, "If my information is correct, the increasingly intense rumors online are also orchestrated by your Shen family."
Young Master Shen has come to beg for my forgiveness, yet he hasn't done the slightest thing. On one hand, he lets the Shen family spread rumors about me everywhere, and on the other hand, he puts on this aggrieved act and apologizes to me. Is this your sincerity?
“That’s not how it is, Yaoyao. I will handle this matter. Can you give me a chance?” Shen Mingsu was a little anxious. He stood in front of Jiang Xingyao like a wall, his eyes full of sincerity and eagerness.
Jiang Xingyao said, "No, Young Master Shen, to be frank, I don't believe you can handle this matter at all."
If you could handle it, you wouldn't have let your mother cause trouble at my awards ceremony, nor would you have let your father threaten me privately, and you certainly wouldn't be stepping on my sore spot and adding fuel to the fire like this.
Since we've run into each other today, I might as well make things clear to you: please stay away from me in the future. I don't want any involvement with your Shen family, and you don't need to argue with your parents because of me. It's unnecessary.
Even if you could persuade the Shen family to back down on this matter, I wouldn't be grateful, so don't waste your time.
Since Shen Mingsu met Jiang Xingyao, he had almost never seen her so indifferent.
Even though he pursed his lips several times, he still didn't know how to appease Jiang Xingyao. Finally, he asked again, "Yaoyao, is it really over between us? Can't we even be friends anymore? If I had never confessed my feelings to you, would the outcome have been different?"
He stared intently at Jiang Xingyao, his eyes filled with eagerness, but Jiang Xingyao resolutely shook her head: "No, no matter whether you confess your feelings to me or not, one day your parents will still come looking for me, and this relationship will still come to an end. Shen Mingsu, the reason I'm cutting ties with you has never been because I don't like you, understand?"
There was too much trouble behind Shen Mingsu. Jiang Xingyao had always hated trouble. She was grateful that Shen Mingsu had lent her a helping hand when she was at a loss.
During the time she was friends with Shen Mingsu, Jiang Xingyao believed that she had given her heart. Even after Jin Qingyu revealed that Shen Mingsu had approached her because of Jin Yanzhou, Jiang Xingyao did not waver at all.
Even now, with Shen's parents causing trouble at her door, Shen Mingsu has done nothing. In fact, at the beginning, he probably thought it wasn't a big deal. Knowing the Shen family's attitude, he still made a big show of confessing his feelings to her, forcibly pushing her into the limelight. He's still doing the same thing now, which has finally exhausted Jiang Xingyao's patience.
Jiang Xingyao didn't want to get herself into endless trouble. Shen Mingsu was not the person she knew at all, and there was no need to continue this relationship.
Shen Mingsu looked defeated. He still seemed unconvinced and wanted to argue with Jiang Xingyao again. Suddenly, Jiang Xingyao took out a few sheets of white paper from her bag: "Young Master Shen, you have already breached the contract. Pay the penalty fee first."
Shen Ming glanced at the terms on the paper, but his face did not show any surprise. Obviously, the Shen family had already told him about this.
He simply pressed, "Yaoyao, do you really have to do this?"
“The agreement was signed by your father himself, so please don’t renege on the agreement, Young Master Shen,” Jiang Xingyao said in a serious tone.
Shen Mingsu seemed a little helpless, but in the end he still called and had a check sent over. Before handing it to Jiang Xingyao, he said, "Yaoyao, I definitely won't renege on the debt. Can we have a proper talk?"
Jiang Xingyao reached out and took the check: "I've said everything I needed to say. I have nothing to talk about with Young Master Shen."
Shen Mingsu's expression darkened again. Shen Ying said, "Go back, Mingsu. Don't come here again."
She grabbed Shen Mingsu's arm and forcefully shoved him into the elevator.
After returning, he apologized to Jiang Xingyao, saying, "I didn't expect him to come this morning. I just called my mom about the Shen family's matter, and she will help resolve it."
"I'm so sorry, Yao Yao, I never imagined my uncle and his family would do something like this."
Even without Shen Ying's deliberate explanation, Jiang Xingyao could guess that the Shen family member who was pulling the strings behind the scenes was definitely Shen Youliang.
Jiang Xingyao said, "Sister Shen Ying, this has nothing to do with you. Why are you apologizing to me? More than this, I'm worried that you'll blame me for actually asking Young Master Shen for a check earlier."
Shen Ying said, "That was an agreement that your uncle signed for you himself, so it's something you deserve. Of course I won't blame you. Alright, today is the last day, so you should hurry in and not let others affect your mood."
It was indeed getting late, so Jiang Xingyao said a few more words to Shen Ying before heading to the live broadcast room.
Meanwhile, the Shen family mansion was not as quiet as the one in Hong Kong. The brothers Shen Youliang and Shen Hanzhi were already arguing in the mansion.
The incident started when Yu Shu received a call from Shen Ying and immediately pestered Shen Hanzhi to make Shen Youliang extricate himself from the matter.
After Shen Ying left, Shen Hanzhi still felt a little guilty. Now that Yu Shu had given her feedback, Shen Hanzhi didn't refuse and went to find Shen Youliang.
Shen Youliang completely disagreed with the demands of Shen Hanzhi and his wife, stating matter-of-factly, "I'm doing this for the sake of the Shen family."
Yu Shuxian couldn't help but ask, "When did it become necessary to use a woman's reputation as a bargaining chip just to consider the Shen family's interests?"
Could it be that the Shen family's fortune was built entirely through such underhanded means?
Last time at the hotel, Shen Youliang was quite dissatisfied with Yu Shu's attitude. Now, in front of Shen Hanzhi, he was scolded by Yu Shu again, and Shen Youliang could no longer bear it: "Since when do you women have to interfere in the affairs of the company?"
Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to be mean, but at this time, you should go and take care of your own daughter first.
They can't even sort out their own family affairs, yet they have the leisure to meddle in other people's business.
Yu Shu said, "My family's affairs are none of your concern, brother. I already told you last time that the child is not only Ming Su's sweetheart, but also Ying Ying's friend."
Your family can object to her being with Ming, but you absolutely cannot resort to such underhanded tactics behind her back, affecting her relationship with Yingying.
"Sister-in-law, what you're saying is really funny. Before you say these things, why don't you think about who will ultimately benefit from what I'm doing?"
Didn't your Yingying open a studio with her?
These rumors will eventually be clarified. I'm helping to create momentum online now, also for Yingying's studio." Shen Youliang looked at Yu Shu with disdain, clearly thinking that Yu Shu didn't appreciate his kindness.
His self-righteous tone almost made Yu Shu laugh out loud: "Brother, it's one thing for you to do such despicable things behind people's backs for your own selfish reasons, but now you want to drag Yingying down with you, making her profit from your friend's tragedy. How could you be so..."
Yu Shu paused for a moment, as if she couldn't think of a suitable adjective for the time being. After a long while, she finally uttered the word "despicable" in a low voice.
Shen Youliang sneered: "Despicable? Me, despicable? Didn't I do this because of the Shen family?"
If you hadn't been unable to control your daughter, causing her to get pregnant out of wedlock and create all this trouble, why would I be so strict with Su'er?
Sister-in-law, you need to understand this. We are all children of the Shen family. It's because Shen Ying ran away that the burden has fallen on Asu's shoulders alone.
If you really have objections, then let Shen Ying return and marry into the Jin family. That way, I'll allow Asu to choose her own marriage partner.
"Brother, stop with the high-sounding words. You know your own heart best. Whether Yingying comes back or not, you won't agree to this marriage. Stop using Yingying as an excuse and give up now." This time, it was Shen Hanzhi who spoke.
Shen Youliang's thoughts had been exposed, and his face turned ashen. Just then, his phone rang with a bank notification. Shen Youliang glanced at it and his expression changed. He immediately gave them the order to leave: "I have no time to waste with you. There's no point in discussing this. You'd better leave now."
Shen Hanzhi was very close to Shen Youliang, and he accidentally glanced at it. The amount displayed on it was exactly ten million.
He remembered that just two days ago, Shen Youliang had linked all of Shen Mingsu's accounts to his phone in order to keep an eye on Shen Mingsu. Combined with the agreement that Shen Youliang had been forced to sign before, it was obvious how the money had been transferred.
Before Shen Youliang could even see Shen Hanzhi and his wife off, he dialed Shen Mingsu's number. Shen Hanzhi and his wife had been forcibly driven out by Madam Shen.
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