After finishing their meal, the two went for a casual stroll in a nearby shopping mall.
In Nandu, the temperature drops very quickly once it starts to get cold. Thinking that Chu Xing had been busy lately and probably hadn't had time to prepare winter clothes, Song Mai and Lin Ran went to a men's clothing store in the mall.
Just as the two were choosing clothes, a woman's voice rang out from behind them.
"Baby, I haven't bought a new bag in ages! Chanel just released a new bag, and I really love it..."
The woman's tone was full of coquettishness, her voice sweet and cloying. When Song Mai and Lin Ran heard it, they immediately felt as if they had eaten a piece of artificial cream, sweet and cloying, stuck in their throats and extremely uncomfortable.
The man was short and fat, wearing a black shirt tucked into his trousers, which accentuated his round beer belly and revealed a valuable snakehead belt studded with diamonds.
She wore black suit trousers and a pair of custom-made brown leather shoes.
He had one arm around the woman's waist, his hair, slicked back with hair gel, glistened under the light, and his oily face was sparsely covered with features. His beady eyes seemed to gleam with lust as they swept over the woman.
He was very pleased to hear the woman's coquettishness, and his face was full of pride. He put his hand on the woman's waist and pinched her soft flesh with a little force, and the woman immediately let out a soft gasp.
"Buy it if you like it. We'll go shopping after I buy the clothes. Now that you're with me, how could I possibly mistreat you?"
The woman immediately smiled sweetly and leaned against the man's shoulder, looking like a little bird seeking shelter.
The more Song Mai and Lin Ran listened to the voice, the more familiar it seemed. They exchanged a glance and both saw the same guess in each other's eyes.
Who else could that voice belong to but Zheng Yao?
After picking out three outfits, Song Mai was about to call the waiter to pay when she turned around and saw Zheng Yao and that greasy, fat man also choosing clothes.
The man casually picked up a beige sweater and held it up in front of the mirror. Zheng Yao immediately put on her sweetest voice and praised him.
"This one is also nice. The baby will look very handsome in it. But it's because the baby is good-looking that he looks good in anything."
Lin Ran squatted down to tie her shoelaces, and when she stood up again, this was the scene she saw.
She covered her mouth and forced out a sentence through gritted teeth:
"Wheat, I can't take it anymore, I feel like throwing up."
Putting aside the fact that this man looks at least forty, his appearance alone is enough to make anyone lose their appetite.
Zheng Yao actually managed to do it, and kept calling him "baby, baby."
If someone who looks like this can be called a baby, then this world is simply a giant upside-down version of heaven and earth.
Song Mai's reaction was less intense than Lin Ran's, but she was equally stunned by what she saw and speechless.
"It's hard to say."
Lin Ran shook her head: "This is more than just difficult to evaluate, it's fucking terrifying!"
Zheng Yao's tastes are simply too extreme.
Before she started working at Xunyi, she was just a receptionist. Even if she was fired and blacklisted, she could simply leave the translation field and find a new job.
It's just a receptionist job; given her good looks, it's easy to find someone suitable.
Of all the people who were fired by Xunyi, this outcome had the least impact on her.
Why degenerate to this state?
Even if someone is materialistic and wants to marry a rich man, not all rich men look like this.
The two watched in silence as Zheng Yao fawned over the wealthy man, showering him with compliments and enduring his intimacy with hers, occasionally being groped inappropriately. Lin Ran couldn't help but sigh.
"Making money is hard and getting by is really tough..."
Her words came from the heart, and she forgot to lower her voice, which immediately caught Zheng Yao's attention.
She turned around abruptly to look at the source of the sound and was shocked to find Song Mai and Lin Ran standing in front of a men's overcoat.
When she came in, the two men had their backs to her and were looking at clothes, so she didn't pay any attention.
Now that I've turned around, I realize it was them.
Zheng Yao's smile froze instantly. She immediately looked away, pretending not to know the two people at all, and continued to smile and talk to the rich man.
She's unhappy with her life now, otherwise she wouldn't be with such an old and ugly man for money and power.
After leaving Xunyi, in order to avoid falling into a sorry state and to have a chance to take revenge, she forced herself to submit to this man despite her disgust.
She had fantasized countless times about the scene when she and Song Mai met again, imagining how glamorous and high-class she would be, and how destitute and impoverished Song Mai would be, and how she would make Song Mai wish she were dead.
But she never expected that Song Mai and Lin Ran would see her smiling and fawning over this man.
Zheng Yao's smile was almost impossible to maintain, as if it were about to burst open at any moment.
She just hoped that if she pretended not to know her, Song Mai and Lin Ran would be sensible and not greet her.
But Lin Ran didn't think so. How could she pretend not to know someone she knew?
Besides, they weren't just ordinary acquaintances.
In addition, such a scene is truly rare.
"Long time no see, Zheng Yao."
Lin Ran greeted her with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yao could no longer maintain her smile.
The wealthy man also turned around to look at Lin Ran and Song Mai, and then at Zheng Yao.
"know?"
Lin Ran smiled, her eyes crinkling with delight, her joy evident in the realization of something earth-shattering.
"Of course, we used to be colleagues. Zheng Yao and I were in the same department and we knew each other very well. It's just a pity that she was fired and blacklisted by the company a few days ago. I'm afraid we won't be colleagues anymore."
As she spoke, Lin Ran showed a very regretful expression.
Zheng Yao was so angry that she gritted her teeth. It was one thing for Lin Ran to greet her, but to bring up her being fired and blacklisted right away was clearly a deliberate attempt to provoke her.
Fortunately, she was prepared; she had already told the man about being fired and blacklisted a few days ago.
When Lin Ran brought it up again, Zheng Yao immediately spoke up:
“Baby, you know I had no choice. As a girl, I’ve suffered so much, been persecuted by others, and been ruined by the company. Luckily, I met you, otherwise I don’t know what kind of life I would be living now.”
Lin Ran and Song Mai were both speechless.
Who persecuted her? It's good enough that she didn't persecute anyone else.
The man immediately pulled her into his arms and wiped away the tears from her cheeks.
"Don't worry, now that you've met me, I will definitely protect you and never let you suffer again."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yao nodded pitifully, tears streaming down her face, and nestled into the man's arms.
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