The music was deafening, and men and women were dancing and twisting their bodies under the colorful lights. Xihe pushed away the man who kept approaching her and rushed to the bathroom in the club. After closing the door, she saw a delicate little face intoxicated by alcohol in the mirror.
Her face was heavily made-up, and her tight red skirt just reached her thighs. Her legs were white and straight, and she was wearing black thin-strap high heels.
She closed her eyes to absorb the memory - a few seconds later, the woman in the mirror suddenly opened her eyes. The old lady in the family was celebrating her sixtieth birthday, but the original owner, the legitimate granddaughter-in-law, did not go to congratulate her, but instead came to the bar to have fun. Amazing.
After tidying up casually, she opened the door and when someone called her on the road, she replied, "Going home to celebrate the old lady's birthday," and left.
Half an hour later, the silver sports car stopped in front of a villa in the eastern part of the city. The lights inside were bright and it was very lively, with laughter coming from all directions.
She searched the car but couldn't find any decent clothes, so she gave up and got out.
"Madam, you're back." A man who looked like a butler came over.
"Yeah." She nodded slightly.
When I walked into the living room, everyone who was chatting and laughing looked at me. The old lady in the lead smiled and then pulled down her face.
Xihe didn't care about other people's eyes, walked straight over and smiled: "Grandma, this is a gift for you. I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains." He handed the box over with both hands.
The old lady didn't answer, her eyes filled with disgust: "You reek of alcohol, where have you been fooling around again? Is this how Mrs. Huo behaves?"
A tall and slender figure flashed through Xihe's mind. He smiled and changed the subject: "I was just hanging out with friends. Look, this is a gift I brought you."
"Tsk..." Someone laughed, and then whispers came into her ears, "It's the old lady's birthday, and she came back dressed like this. She doesn't take the old lady seriously at all." "The Ning family has been defeated a long time ago, and the current president has no ability. Ning Man can continue to live like this thanks to the Huo family." "I've heard that President Huo and his wife are just a couple in name only. It seems the rumors are true."... The old lady's face became more and more ugly, and she suddenly waved away the box.
Bang! The box fell to the ground, and an emerald Buddha statue fell out, with a corner of the base cracked.
The air suddenly became quiet as everyone looked at the Buddha statue in surprise. Then they looked at Xihe and the old lady, all at a loss: "Is this true?"
After saying that, he quickly shut his mouth. What kind of family is the Huo family? How could they possibly come up with fake goods to fool the old lady? But in this way... Looking at Xihe's eyes, she became pitiful. What if she tried so hard to marry Mr. Huo, but it still didn't end well.
The old lady shuddered. She had never expected that this granddaughter-in-law, whom she had always looked down upon, would actually give her such a valuable gift. She grew increasingly angry and glared at her: "If it's such a valuable gift, why didn't you pack it up properly? Why just use a random box to fool people? Are you dissatisfied with me?"
"Yes, Ning Man, you are the wife of the president of the Huo Group. How come you can't do such a small thing? Today is the old lady's sixteenth birthday. It's so unlucky that the Buddha statue is broken." This is a relative of the Huo family.
"Ning Man, why don't you apologize to the old lady quickly? Be careful or A Yuan will come back and scold you." An uncle from outside the five clans.
Xihe: ...She really felt wronged. She had just come back from a nightclub and had no time to buy any gifts. She just picked up the Buddha statue from the space. She thought that elderly people would like this kind of thing, but who knew that it was knocked over as soon as she took it out. Now people blame her for not holding it properly.
Xihe squatted down and carefully picked up the Buddha statue bit by bit. Although it was not a valuable thing, it was found by Gou Zi with great effort.
...The original owner and Huo Yuan had a contract marriage. Three years ago, the Ning family's business failed and they were in trouble. The company was sealed off. They suddenly remembered that the deceased old man seemed to have a friendship with the Huo family, so they went to ask Huo Yuan for help. Huo Yuan agreed but on the condition that Ning Man married him. Of course, it was a contract marriage and he would not do anything to her.
After three years of marriage, Huo Yuan was busy with work and went out early and came back late, but the original owner fell in love with him day after day. However, she unexpectedly learned from others that Huo Yuan had a first love, and the reason he married her was because she looked very similar to her.
According to the plot, the original owner kept numbing himself with alcohol and didn't even go to the old lady's birthday party. In the end, he had sex with a stranger. Later, the video was accidentally leaked, and his reputation was ruined.
The two eventually divorced, one ended up in a miserable situation, and the other married her sweetheart who returned home in glory.
The contrast was truly stark. She sighed slightly, stood up, and handed the broken jade to the housekeeper: "Keep it."
Seeing her like this, the old lady became more and more displeased. She didn't know what stupid mistake Huo Yuan had made to insist on marrying such a mediocre woman. She was extremely disdainful: "I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let A Yuan marry you. Look at you, how can you be worthy of the position of Mrs. Huo..."
"grandmother!"
A man in a suit and tie with a stern expression strode out.
He walked into the living room with steady steps. His imposing aura made the guests inexplicably afraid to speak. However, the old lady smiled happily and stood up hurriedly to greet him: "Ayuan, you are back? Are you tired? Come and sit down and rest..."
But the man gently avoided her hand, walked up to Xihe and held her hand.
The old lady and the others were stunned. They watched helplessly as he took out a handkerchief from his chest and wiped Xihe's fingers clean bit by bit. He said in a slightly reproachful tone, "It's broken, so what? It's not worth much. What if you cut your hand?"
Xihe's doubtful eyes gradually brightened, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "Yeah."
Huo Yuan curved his eyes, helped her stand up, and turned to look at the others. They unconsciously turned their eyes away and dared not look at each other. Huo Yuan curled his lips, but his expression was very cold: "Thank you all for coming to attend the old lady's birthday party. Remember to eat well and have fun. I have to accompany my wife and will not accompany you."
Having just said something unpleasant to the wife, how could these people dare to say anything now? Naturally, they smiled and told him to go and do his thing.
Huo Yuan looked at the old lady and said, "Grandma, have a good birthday. I'll take Manman upstairs." After saying that, he pulled Xihe upstairs. After a while, the two of them disappeared at the stairs.
The old lady couldn't believe it and her face turned very dark. Huo Yuan actually turned his face away from her for this woman.
The guests were utterly embarrassed. They should have known better than to come today. After witnessing the Huo family's drama, they wondered if they would take it personally. Furthermore, they couldn't help but wonder if the old lady wasn't as first in her grandson's heart as she claimed. Instead, it was the unfavored Ning Man who was being carefully cared for.
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Upstairs, Xihe was exchanging information with Huo Yuan. When talking about the entanglement between the original owner and Huo Yuan, she looked at Huo Yuan with a half-smile: "Contract marriage? That's quite a trick."
Huo Yuan raised his hands in surrender, his eyes innocent: "It's this body, not me."
"Haha," Xihe grabbed the man's tie, turned over and sat on him, leaning over: "Tell me the truth, you came back so late today, did you go to accompany your little lover?"
(End of this chapter)
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