Jiang Xin took leave and walked home dejectedly, even forgetting to change her bag.
After hearing what had just happened, the boss sighed helplessly: "Sigh, love-struck fools."
Assistant Li asked in surprise, "Boss, you actually know about 'love brain'?"
The boss gave him a disapproving look. He may not be young, but he's not out of touch with society!
He knew more or less about Jiang Xin's affairs in the company. At first, he thought the Ye family was being dishonest. They had already adopted her, so how could they sever ties?
Looking back now, the Ye family was indeed wise to distance themselves from Jiang Xin, who was so clueless, long ago. Otherwise, with her seemingly bewitched mind, who knows what she might have done in the future.
Wang Shih-han also told her colleagues about what had just happened, "At first I was really angry and wanted to get revenge on her and make her look bad."
She paused, then continued, "I know you all know I'm carrying a fake bag, and I know you laugh at me behind my back. But I don't care. Who told me to be so vain? I can't afford it, but I still have to pretend to be rich. At least you didn't expose me to my face and embarrass me. But Jiang Xin exposed me in public as soon as she arrived, and of course I can't swallow that!"
The colleagues surrounding her looked around awkwardly. Wang Shihan chuckled and said, "I didn't mean to blame you. It was my own fault."
My colleague said apologetically, "We, well... please don't be angry with Miss, she seems a bit mentally unstable."
Other colleagues nodded in agreement, saying, "When she just righteously accused us, I almost believed her."
"That Yanling is really something, turning a perfectly good young lady into this state. Even a dog would shake its head in disgust."
Wang Shihan was a little down: "Do you know why I didn't want to argue with her just now? I feel sorry for her right now. Even a nobody like me can bully her so easily. She's so pitiful."
"The young lady's thoughts are beyond the comprehension of us ordinary people. What is honey to you is poison to me. Perhaps her thoughts are different from those of ordinary people. After all, we are just ordinary people."
"How do you think the Ye family raises their daughter? How can their rich heiress be so love-struck? Are they doing this on purpose? Even ordinary families like ours know to teach our children to be careful, but Jiang Xin..."
"Didn't you go online? Jiang Xin only scored 300 points on the college entrance exam! If she were from an average family, she would have been finished long ago! The Ye family sent her to study abroad, and after she came back, they even bought her a house outright. If it were really intentional, why would they spend so much money on her?"
A younger girl asked, "So, what do you think? If Jiang Xin stops being love-struck, will the Ye family still want her?"
Colleague: "...You should read less novels. Where in reality would you find something so good? Look at what she's done! Putting aside her affair with her husband, she has no respect for her adoptive parents and no gratitude towards the Ye family. Why should the Ye family forgive her?"
"Yes, what she just said was so good! She wants to pursue freedom! What she really meant was that the Ye family makes her feel restricted. If she wants love, she'll break ties with her family; if she runs out of money, she'll go back. Even her biological parents wouldn't be able to stand it, let alone her adoptive parents."
The girl pouted: "But isn't that how it is in TV dramas? Everyone and everything has to give way to great love."
Wang Shihan was amused by her: "You said it yourself, that's a TV drama. What does a TV drama have to do with our reality? The reality is that if you don't listen to your parents and keep going against them, no matter how much love they have, it will be worn away. Why do they have to torture themselves? They can just find another child to love."
Another colleague added, "Love is great, but only money is everything. Poverty-stricken couples face endless sorrows—our ancestors taught us this long ago. Kid, focus on making money, don't think about those unrealistic things; they're harmful!"
**
Jiang Ru felt much better after getting up. Just as she was about to go out for a meal, she bumped into Jiang Xin, who had taken leave and returned home.
She didn't want to know why Jiang Xin came back at this time; all she knew was that Jiang Xin was the culprit who made her sick!
Jiang Xin stopped and stammered, "Mom!" to Jiang Ru.
"Don't call me Mom, I can't accept that! How could someone like me be worthy of being Miss Jiang's mother!"
When Jiang Ruyi saw her, she felt weak and her legs went limp. How could she possibly give her a kind look?
That morning at the company, her colleagues called her that. When she got home, her mother-in-law also used the same term, "young lady," to mock her. Jiang Xin looked at her mother-in-law with a wronged expression, her eyes reddening.
"Mom, the vegetables I bought yesterday weren't clean, and they made you sick. I'm so sorry."
Jiang Ru's expression softened considerably. Good, at least she knew where she went wrong and was able to admit it honestly. Just as I was about to take the opportunity to teach her a lesson, Jiang Xin spoke up again.
"Mom, it's like this the first time you eat it. You won't feel this way after you get used to it."
"???" Jiang Ru was stunned by her statement. What was she saying? She was going to feed her again?
Jiang Ru rushed to Yan Ling's room, pounding on the door and shouting, "Yan Ling! Come out here! Your wife wants me dead!"
Upon hearing her mother-in-law's dangerous remark, Jiang Xin quickly went to pull her away, saying, "Mom, I didn't! I didn't!"
The two were making a scene in front of the door when it finally opened. Yanling came out and yelled, "Enough!"
Jiang Ru stared at him and said, "Listen to whether your wife is speaking human language! I am your mother, your own mother! What is she trying to do!"
Jiang Xin retorted confidently, "We're short on money right now. When I first started eating it, I felt the same way you did, but I'm fine now, aren't I? Trust me, if you eat it regularly, you won't feel uncomfortable."
Yan Ling suddenly remembered that these were the words he had said to Jiang Xin.
He didn't know if Yanling had given Jiang Xin these discounted foods before, but he had indeed bought them for her in his previous life. After eating them, she vomited and had diarrhea, and he had used this set of fallacies and heresies to brainwash her.
He never imagined that Jiang Xin would apply this theory to her own mother.
Looking at the two women staring intently at him, Yan Ling had a headache. On one side was his own mother, and on the other was Jiang Xin, whom he couldn't afford to offend right now.
Yanling forced a smile: "It's my fault. I'm incompetent and haven't been able to provide you with a good life. Xinxin went to buy these groceries because we didn't have any money. Mom, please don't blame her."
In the end, he chose to stand by Jiang Xin's side.
Jiang Ru glanced at him ambiguously for a few moments, said nothing, snorted coldly, and walked out of the house.
After what had just happened, Jiang Xin had already forgotten the purpose of her return. She only felt that Yan Ling was really good to her, and didn't even blame her for doing something wrong.
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