Song Mai has heard this kind of talk too many times.
From the moment her sister-in-law introduced Liu Weiqiang to her, it seemed like the whole family was trying to brainwash her in this way.
It seems like her life would be over if she didn't get together with Liu Weiqiang; she could only live a good life by relying on Liu Weiqiang.
They could see what kind of person that old man was.
But everyone, in order to achieve their own goals, was willing to push her into the fire.
Song Mai was disgusted by the repetitive nature of those words.
She glanced at the expressions on the faces of the people present, all of whom looked determined to achieve their goal, their eyes filled with despair.
"Chu Xing and I have a very good relationship. I don't care whether he has money or not. At least when I'm with him, I'm not a tool to exchange for a dowry."
Song Mai spoke frankly, and after exchanging a glance, her sister-in-law, father, and mother all felt that she had made up her mind and was unwilling to get a divorce no matter what.
When one plan failed, another was devised. Sister-in-law Song Mai gritted her teeth and said pitifully, "Maizi, you know what kind of person Liu Weiqiang is. Mom and Dad promised him, but they haven't kept their word. I'm afraid Liu Weiqiang won't let our family off the hook."
Song Mai shook off the woman's hand that was grabbing her arm.
"What does it have to do with me? Over the years, all the money I've earned, bit by bit, has gone to support my family. Even if it's not 500,000, it's at least 300,000 or 400,000. If it weren't for this bottomless pit of a family, I wouldn't be living such a miserable life. I've paid back all the money you raised me. I won't get a divorce. Whatever happens to you has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, she took advantage of the others' inattention, quickly opened the door and went inside, then immediately closed the door behind her.
Soon after, the angry shouts of several people came from outside the door:
"You heartless, despicable girl! You only care about yourself and don't even care about your parents' lives!"
"Open the door! I'll drag you there to get a divorce, even if I have to!"
"Your parents are doing this for your own good, how can you be so heartless!"
...
Song Mai leaned against the door, and the curses pierced through the door and reached her ears effortlessly.
Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.
Even though this wasn't the first time something like this had happened, she still felt heartbroken every time.
She didn't open the door until the group got tired of cursing and, seeing that she absolutely refused to open it, they left, still grumbling.
But after they went downstairs, Sister-in-law Song Mai spat out a curse.
"This girl is so insensible! We've already said all that, and she still won't listen! Does she think she can walk away unscathed just because Liu Weiqiang isn't letting us off the hook?"
Mentioning Liu Weiqiang, Song's mother couldn't help but think of the days he had sent thugs to threaten her home, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
"What do we do now?"
A hint of ruthlessness and viciousness flashed in Sister-in-law Song's eyes. Her voice was low, and it was unclear whether she was speaking to herself or to Song's mother.
"Since that's the case, let's go all the way. She doesn't want to divorce that other man, right? Then we don't need to. If that man..."
As she said this, she gestured across her neck.
"That will solve everything once and for all, and there will be no more worries."
Song's mother was frightened by her eyes, never expecting her daughter-in-law to be so vicious.
Song's mother said tremblingly, "Could it be that you...you want him to die?"
Sister-in-law Song Mai grabbed her hand and said through gritted teeth, "Mom, you have to understand that if Song Mai doesn't divorce, he'll kill us. You know Liu Weiqiang is capable of anything. Since he's determined to have Song Mai and has the ability to do so, we can only let him try his last resort."
Song's mother shivered.
"If Mai Zi knew, she would hate us to death..."
“Mom, we can’t worry about anything else. Compared to the safety of our whole family, sacrificing her life is nothing. Besides, she’s living a good life with Liu Weiqiang now, and she’ll understand our good intentions.”
Hearing the last sentence, Song's mother felt a little relieved.
Two more days passed, and Chu Xing still hadn't appeared.
Song Mai repeatedly opened the man's WeChat chat window, wanting to ask him when he would be back, but she typed a line and then deleted it.
Lin Ran watched her actions with great confusion.
"If you care about him, why can't you ask him? Besides, you can trust me, but I can't. He just took all your savings and then disappeared. Don't you find that strange?"
Song Mai tightened her grip on her phone.
On one hand, she believed that Chu Xing wouldn't lie to her, but faced with the reality of not hearing from him for so many days, she couldn't help but have doubts.
She simply tossed her phone aside.
"Never mind, let's wait a bit longer."
Lin Ran was so angry that she turned around and left.
"You're so stubborn! If you keep waiting like this, it'll be too late to call the police!"
In the afternoon, while Song Mai was getting water at the tea station, Fang Yu waved to her from a short distance away.
She put the lid back on the cup and walked towards his office.
"Manager, is there anything I can help you with?"
Fang Yu glanced at the time.
"Xiguo New Energy Company is going to cooperate with Youneng Company, which ranks fifth in our city. The two companies will have dinner at Yujing Hotel this afternoon. Youneng Company's current intention is that if the cooperation is successful, all the translation work during the cooperation process will be handled by our company. So we hope that you can also attend today's dinner. You and Zheng Yao will come with me."
“But… I currently have other projects on my plate, and they’re all new projects. I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle everything else.” Song Mai hesitated.
Fang Yu thought for a moment and explained:
"It's not that we're necessarily going to let you work on this project, but because your business skills are outstanding. You should know that this dinner is equally important to us. It's a chance for You to see our professional capabilities. Even if we don't succeed in working on this project, they'll come to us first if they have similar needs in the future."
"Don't worry, if we close this deal, you'll definitely get a commission. I'll naturally arrange it for someone who has time to work on the project."
Hearing this, Song Mai felt a little relieved. Thinking about the few thousand yuan she still had in her WeChat account, she nodded.
"Okay, I'll go."
Fang Yu immediately gave him an approving look: "That's right! Remember to tidy yourself up, put on some makeup, and change into business attire."
"good."
It was 3 p.m., an hour before departure.
After finishing her work, Song Mai borrowed a few basic cosmetics from Lin Ran. After doing a simple makeover, she went to the dressing room to take out a formal suit that she hadn't worn in a long time.
Lin Ran's eyes lit up when she saw Song Mai.
"You really should dress up a bit. Look how good you look now. The clothes you usually buy may be cheap, but they're a bit of a waste of your good looks. It's such a pity that you go out without makeup every day when you're so beautiful."
Song Mai waved his hand dismissively:
"It's just a physical appearance, why bother with such things?"
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