Xu Tao pulled Xia Ying into the bathroom, trying to appear less angry. "Xia, wife... what's going on? Didn't you say you were bringing Mrs. Shen to celebrate Mom's birthday? Where is Mrs. Shen?"
Xia greeted her, saying, "I didn't invite Jiang Ning over to celebrate Mom's birthday."
Xu Tao's eyes widened, his expression filled with astonishment. "Why? Didn't you say you were going to invite Mrs. Shen?"
Looking at Xu Tao like this, a terrible thought crept into Xia Ying's mind: Could it be that Xu Tao really married Jiang Ning because of her identity?
No.
impossible!
The person Xu Tao loves is her.
It has nothing to do with Jiang Ning.
Xia Ying comforted herself and continued, "Anyway, Mom just likes a lively atmosphere. It doesn't matter who comes to celebrate her birthday. Although Jiang Ning didn't come, Xiu Xiu and Yan Yan did! They are both my best friends, and most importantly, they are much more sincere than Jiang Ning."
“Honey, I know you’ve always felt guilty because you made me break up with Jiang Ning. But it’s okay. So what if I lose Jiang Ning as a friend? I have other friends! The world doesn’t stop turning just because Jiang Ning is gone.”
Xu Tao took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to hit someone. "But you said before that Mrs. Shen was coming, and Mom and Dad also thought Mrs. Shen was coming. We even told our relatives and friends. How are they supposed to save face now? Since Mrs. Shen wasn't coming, why didn't you tell me beforehand? I don't care, but Mom and Dad still have to maintain appearances in front of our relatives!"
Xu Tao has refrained from taking action against Xia Ying until now because he believes there is still a possibility of reconciliation between Jiang Ning and Xia Ying.
so.
He can't fully unleash his power yet.
Thinking of this, Xu Tao continued, "If it were just our family here today, it wouldn't matter. After all, I've never been someone who cares about status or fame. I married you because I love you so much. But now it's not just between the two of us; so many relatives are involved, and our parents care about their reputation..."
Hearing Xu Tao's words, Xia Ying breathed a sigh of relief. She knew she hadn't misjudged him. Xu Tao wasn't the kind of person who would curry favor with the powerful. The reason he was anxious and angry was because she hadn't communicated with him beforehand, causing her in-laws to lose face in front of their relatives.
"I'm so sorry, honey. It was really my fault. I didn't think that much about it... How about this, you go outside and explain first. Then I'll personally go to the Shi Group and invite Jiang Ning over!"
Although Xia Ying didn't want to go to Jiang Ning herself, she was forced by circumstances.
After all, they had an eight-year friendship, and Jiang Ning wouldn't completely disregard them!
Upon hearing this, Xu Tao's eyes lit up. "Then I'll go with you to find Mrs. Shen."
Xu Tao is now extremely grateful that he didn't beat Xia Ying up.
If he had been too hasty in revealing his true nature, all his previous efforts would have been in vain.
No.
Xia Ying is about to take him to find Jiang Ning herself.
"Okay, honey." Xia Ying nodded.
The two walked out of the bathroom.
Zhang Nan was the first to walk over, arms crossed, looking like she was watching a show. "Tao Tao, didn't you say Mrs. Shen was coming? We've been waiting for so long, and not only have we not seen Mrs. Shen, we've seen two imposters instead!"
"Yes, Tao Tao, when exactly is Mrs. Shen arriving?"
Xu Tao smiled and looked at everyone: "Aunt, don't worry, Mrs. Shen had a little trouble on the way, I'll go with Xia Ying to invite her."
Xu's parents finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "See? I told you, our daughter-in-law really does know Mrs. Shen!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yan and Wang Xiuxiu looked at each other.
Then Wang Xiuxiu said with some disappointment, "So it turns out that the people she originally wanted to invite weren't the two of us. We were just her backup options."
Li Yan was also extremely disappointed. "Since they don't welcome us at all, let's leave! Why stay here and have to put up with their attitude?"
Wang Xiuxiu nodded.
The two walked outside.
Xia Ying has no time to care about Wang Xiuxiu and Li Yan right now.
She just wanted to invite Jiang Ning over immediately to help her in-laws maintain order.
Soon, Xia Ying and Xu Tao arrived at the Shi Group by car.
Standing beneath the towering building, Xu Tao finally felt his own insignificance.
But when he thought about how he would soon be betrothed to the Shen family and that his son could become the heir to the Shi Group, Xu Tao felt incredibly proud!
Seeing Xu Tao walk ahead, Xia Ying grabbed his hand, "Honey, wait! Let's go through the president's private passage on the left!"
"The CEO's exclusive passage?!" Xu Tao exclaimed in disbelief, "Can ordinary people just walk through the CEO's exclusive passage?"
"Ordinary people can't just walk around like that, but Jiang Ning and I are best friends, so I have the company's internal facial recognition system. No matter when, I can freely enter and exit through the president's private passage!"
By the end, Xia Ying's face was full of pride.
This was a privilege granted to her by Jiang Ning.
"Honey, you just need to follow behind me."
"Okay." Xu Tao nodded, looking at the people coming and going at the door, and instantly felt extremely proud, thinking that he was superior to others.
The two walked one after the other towards the president's private passage, and passersby cast envious glances at them.
Sensing the strange looks from those around her, Xia Ying couldn't help but smile slightly. She walked to the facial recognition camera, tilting her head back, expecting the electronic door to open automatically as before—
Suddenly, a piercing alarm blared in the air: "Warning! Warning! Unauthorized entry! Unauthorized entry!"
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