Chapter 49 Enemy
Wen Eryu hadn't slept well these past few days. When she woke up in the morning, she felt weak all over.
It was raining outside the window, and dark clouds completely covered the sun.
After she got out of bed, she stood by the bed for a while. At this time, a few drops of rain passed by the window and turned into the shape of embroidery needles. Soon the scenery outside the window was blurred by the rain.
Wen Eryu took out his cell phone and looked at today's weather forecast. It would rain all morning and would stop in the afternoon.
She originally wanted to go out to find a job, but when she saw the heavy rain outside, she immediately gave up the idea.
There were still river shrimps left over from yesterday in the kitchen refrigerator. She simply cooked some vegetable and egg noodles and poured the leftovers into the refrigerator.
After eating, Wen Eryu suddenly sneezed several times and his head felt heavy.
She took out a thermometer from the medicine box and took her own temperature. It was 38℃, a slight fever. Then she poured a cup of hot water, drank some cold medicine, and lay back in bed.
I was half asleep and half awake when suddenly the phone that was charging on the bedside table rang.
Wen Eryu pressed the answer button in a daze.
"Hello?"
Lin Cheng's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Wen Eryu responded: "What's wrong, Chengcheng?"
Lin Cheng said excitedly: "Ahhhhhhhhhh Eryu, I'm getting married!"
"What?"
"Lu Zhang convinced my parents. To be honest, I didn't expect him to succeed," Lin Cheng said. "If it doesn't rain this afternoon, would you accompany me to the mall to try on wedding dresses?"
Wen Eryu instantly lost her sleepiness. She sat up from the bed and switched hands to answer the phone. "Okay, set a time. I'll take a taxi to see you then."
"Ok, see you then."
After hanging up the phone, Wen Eryu played with his mobile phone on the bed for a while. Although his temples were still aching slightly, he no longer felt sleepy after knowing that Lin Cheng was getting married.
When Wen Eryu went out in the afternoon, he locked the door and walked downstairs. The ground was full of puddles, and if he was not careful, he would step into the mud.
After being washed by rain, the old community is filled with a musty smell.
After getting out of the taxi, Wen Eryu went to the location Lin Chengfa had given.
The bridal shop was on the fourth floor of the shopping mall. Lin Cheng was already standing at the door waiting as soon as she came out of the elevator.
"Here, here!" Lin Cheng waved to Wen Eryu, then took her arm.
"Why are you here so early?" Wen Eryu asked.
Lin Cheng smiled and said, "Oh, I'm really excited. After all, this is my first marriage."
"That's true."
Wen Eryu suddenly recalled that when she married Shen Jize, he spent a lot of money to hire a top foreign designer to design a wedding dress for her that was unique in the world.
But Wen Eryu didn't appreciate it at all at that time. In order to make things difficult for him, she said that he must sew the pearls on the wedding dress by himself.
Shen Jize nodded and agreed without complaint.
At that time, everyone thought Shen Jize was crazy. The powerful and high-ranking officials actually wanted to sew clothes for a woman.
There were exactly 1,314 pearls on that wedding dress, all of which were sewn on by Chen Jize stitch by stitch.
"What are you thinking about? You didn't respond when I called you just now." Lin Cheng poked her.
Wen Eryu came back to his senses and said, "It's okay, let's go in."
Lin Cheng looked at her deeply, then nodded and said, "Let's go."
The process of trying on wedding dresses was very quick because each one was very beautiful. If it were not for the limited budget, Lin Cheng would have wanted to buy every one of them.
Finally, following Wen Eryu's advice, she chose a waist-hugging fishtail white gauze dress.
After coming out of the store, Wen Eryu asked, "By the way, I'm curious how Lu Zhang convinced your parents?"
Lin Cheng smiled and said, "Guess what."
"Hmm... painting a rosy picture for them?"
"Noono." Lin Cheng shook her index finger. "A while ago, Lu Zhang passed the civil service exam and found a job within the system. This just gave my parents a shot of tranquilizer. Besides, they thought I was old enough, so they agreed to give him a chance."
"I see."
"I think they just want to have grandchildren."
Wen Eryu laughed when she heard this: "That's possible. Then give birth to a child for me to play with."
"Hateful!" Lin Cheng glared at her shyly.
"You haven't had sex yet, have you?"
"You...you, please keep your voice down." Lin Cheng covered Wen Eryu's mouth and pulled her aside.
Her face was almost cooked.
Wen Eryu could tell at a glance that this little girl was very innocent.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."
Lin Cheng snorted softly: "Then if you treat me to the ice cream cone downstairs, I will forgive you."
"Please, please, what flavor would you like?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Eryu saw a figure that she would never forget.
Next to the bridal shop is a luxury store.
Xu Wenrou leaned lazily on the sofa covered with ivory velvet blanket in the VIP lounge area.
She raised her chin slightly, enjoying the sight of her exclusive SA half-kneeling on the carpet, carefully adjusting the pair of limited edition high heels inlaid with diamonds on her feet.
Another SA respectfully held a velvet tray, on which lay three dazzling diamond necklaces.
"This one is too plain, it doesn't match my outfit." Xu Wenrou pointed at one of them with her toes critically, "The thickest one with the shiny pendant, and the three coats I just tried on, pack them all up."
"Okay, Ms. Xu!" SA's face was filled with attentive smiles. He immediately picked up the most exaggerated diamond necklace and carefully prepared to put it on her. He then winked at his companion, who immediately understood and trotted off to get the three expensive coats.
Xu Wenrou enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. She turned her head slightly and let the SA put the heavy necklace on her.
The cold diamond touched the skin on the side of my neck, causing a slight shiver.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, imagining how many surprised looks she would attract when she appeared at a private dinner wearing this outfit later.
Just then, SA, who had just gone to pack clothes, came back with hurried steps.
She still had a professional smile on her face, but underneath that smile, there was a hint of embarrassment and panic that was hard to conceal.
"Ms. Xu..." The SA lowered her voice and respectfully handed back a black card with a subtle dark pattern. She cautiously said, "I'm very sorry, but the system indicates that the transaction authorization for your card has failed."
The smile on Xu Wenrou's face suddenly froze, and she slowly turned her head.
"What did you say?" Her voice rose in pitch, with an incredible sharpness that instantly drowned out the piano music in the background.
Several VIP customers and SAs who were talking in low voices around him subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked over with contempt.
"Ms. Xu, I'm so sorry..." The salesperson's voice trembled, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. "The system shows that the transaction failed. Maybe, maybe it needs re-authorization? Or maybe the bank has a temporary..."
"Bullshit!" Xu Wenrou suddenly stood up from the sofa.
She snatched the black card, and because of the violent movement, a few strands of her carefully styled long curly hair were scattered and stuck to her forehead, which was red with anger.
"Failure? Do you know what this card is? A Black Gold Card! Unlimited credit! You're telling me you've failed?" Her voice became shrill, like thunder in the overly quiet room, making people's eardrums buzz. She waved the card, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly. Is this crappy machine of yours broken? Or do you simply not know how to operate it?"
"Ms. Xu, please calm down." SA was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly, his voice tinged with tears.
"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down?" Xu Wenrou stomped her high heels hard on the ground, making a harsh "tapping" sound.
She turned around abruptly. "Call your manager out, now! Right now! I'm going to complain! I want this lousy shop of yours to close down. You're a bunch of losers, lowly lowlifes who can't even figure out how to swipe a credit card. Do you know who I am?"
There was a dead silence all around. All the customers stopped what they were doing and watched this sudden farce.
Several SAs looked at each other with pale faces, and no one dared to step forward.
After the manager came over, he used the black card to swipe all the machines in the store again, but it still showed failure.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and wanted to calm Xu Wenrou down first.
"It's like this, Ms. Xu. Maybe the machine in our store is broken. I'll send someone next door to borrow another one. Please be patient and rest for a while."
After saying that, he winked at the SA next to him.
SA immediately understood the manager's meaning and helped Xu Wenrou back to the sofa.
At this time, a woman of similar age to Xu Wenrou stood up.
She held the card in her hand and said, "No, I'll know if the machine is broken by swiping my card."
"This..." The manager took the card from her with some embarrassment, "Okay, please wait a moment."
He knew that the machines in the store were not broken, and the person he had just sent out did not actually go to borrow them.
But he couldn't offend the customer in front of him, so he had to put the card into the card reader.
Seeing the payment was successful, the woman smiled and said, "Look, it's not broken. Why bother borrowing from the next door? I think some people simply don't have that much money in their cards."
The next second, she changed her tone and said, "Oh, no, maybe even this card is fake."
The little sisters who were traveling with her all covered their mouths and laughed.
Xu Wenrou's mouth almost twisted with anger when she saw this. She stood up, pointed at the woman's nose and cursed, "Do you know who I am? How dare you be so sarcastic to me? You're really looking for death."
Jiang Li smirked and said, "I know. Isn't she the Xu Wenrou who hooked up with a rich man and swindled him out of all his money?"
Someone on the two sides echoed, "That's right, a pheasant is a pheasant. No matter how high it flies, it can never become a phoenix."
Everyone smiled at each other, and as Xu Wenrou's face grew darker, their laughter grew even louder.
"You guys! Just wait!"
Xu Wenrou picked up her bag and walked towards the door. The SA behind her asked, "Ms. Xu, do you still want these things?"
“…”
The manager quickly shut her up: "Hey, don't you think this is a big enough fuss?"
As soon as Xu Wenrou walked out the door, she saw Wen Eryu looking at her.
She was startled, but quickly pretended nothing had happened and walked past her proudly.
"Wait."
Xu Wenrou paused.
Wen Eryu said with a smile behind her: "Aunt Xu, don't you recognize me?"
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