Mao Xia was badly beaten; her face was swollen, her teeth ached terribly, and it felt like her ears were bleeding. She endured the pain and got up. A young woman nearby couldn't bear to watch and handed her a tissue. Mao Xia took the tissue, sat on the bed with her head down, and looked lifeless.
She has a strong sense of self-respect, and being reduced to this state only makes her feel ashamed; the more she thinks about it, the sadder she becomes.
If it weren't for Zhou Chuyu and Zhou Jian'an, she would never have ended up like this.
If Zhou Jian'an hadn't tricked Xiang Yanlong out of her money, Mao Xia would still be a small-time rich girl, living a carefree life in Hong Kong for many years.
Zhou Jian'an obtained a fortune of 50 million yuan through Zhou Fangchun. However, Zhou Fangchun took the blame in mainland China, while Zhou Jian'an fled to Hong Kong and lived a carefree life. Mao Xia realized that Zhou Jian'an's ability to flee to Hong Kong was not a simple matter.
Zhou Jian'an must have pinned the blame on Zhou Fangchun. He must have used some tricks to escape successfully. I trusted Zhou Jian'an too much before and never doubted his words. I thought that my uncle would never do such a heinous thing.
Who knew it would end up like this?
Mao Xia even considered burning Zhou Jian'an to death, but this wasn't the mainland. Hong Kong was a place where the rule of law was upheld. If she dared to do something illegal, even if Zhou Jian'an wasn't burned to death, she would be arrested and imprisoned by the police.
Mao Xia suddenly thought of something.
That evening, she did not continue to see customers. After informing Sister Hua, she picked up her bag and limped downstairs to her former residence.
This house was rented by Mao Xia. In the end, she shouldn't have been the one to leave first after Zhou Jian'an swindled all her belongings. If anyone should leave, it should be Zhou Jian'an. But it's pointless to talk about it now.
Mao Xia circled around downstairs, seemingly waiting for someone. Jiang Yu bumped into him before coming downstairs and was so startled that she quickly hid. Mao Xia actually dared to come back?
Fortunately, I was quick-witted and Mao Xia didn't see it, otherwise the whole thing would have been exposed.
Mao Xia was waiting for Zhou Chufei. After waiting for several hours without seeing him, she went to the casino that Zhou Chufei frequented to stop him. The casino was chaotic and filled with smoke. Inside, there were men smoking, shouting, yelling, and sighing.
Mao Xia was stopped at the door. "I'm looking for Zhou Chufei, a young man from the mainland. He's not very old, slightly chubby, tall, and has a fair complexion."
The thugs at the door immediately recognized that they were talking about Zhou Chufei. Zhou Chufei was a regular here. He was young and didn't have any serious business to do. He spent his days in the casino, gambling when he had money and watching others gamble when he didn't.
He lost a lot of money, but because he was quite quick-witted, he would occasionally win it back. When he was short of money, he would sometimes help the casino recruit customers, acting as a middleman for the casino.
Zhou Chufei is young, and many people are willing to trust him, especially those from the mainland. They can communicate well with Zhou Chufei, so they come with him to play.
Over time, Zhou Chufei earned a considerable commission from the casino and also recovered the money he had lost.
Everyone at the casino knows him.
The thug gave someone a wink, and that person went inside and called out. Soon, Zhou Chufei came running out, and the moment he saw Mao Xia, he called out, "Sister!"
Mao Xia felt inexplicably gratified, but also a little sad. Zhou Chufei had reminded her about Xiang Yanlong before.
She was so immersed in love that she believed Xiang Yanlong was her true love and didn't listen to Zhou Chufei's advice.
"Chu Fei, it's been so long since I've seen you. How have you been? Has Zhou Jian'an been giving you any trouble?"
Zhou Chufei shook his head. Mao Xia bought him a box of instant noodles, and the two sat in the convenience store for a while before Mao Xia sighed, "My sister is having a really tough time right now. Your father swindled all her money out of her. That Xiang Yanlong was someone your father hired. You should know all of this, right?"
Zhou Chufei did not deny it. He looked around, his expression somewhat numb.
In 1983, when he was only 12 years old, his parents were getting a divorce. His father was a highly respected college student. Jiang Meifeng said that he would have a future if he followed his father, and Zhou Chufei believed her. Moreover, Dai Qinxue was gentle and lovely, very considerate to him, bought him toys and clothes, and promised to take him to Beijing to enjoy a life of luxury.
Zhou Chufei felt that Beijing was a different world, and he wanted to go there to live a good life and live with Zhou Jian'an.
He insisted on following Zhou Jian'an, which offended Shu Hui and Zhou Chuyu's sisters. Shu Hui was ruthless and became extremely cold towards him after that. When he and Jiang Meifeng asked Shu Hui for money, she gave it to them once, but reluctantly and always made things difficult for them.
Zhou Chufei harbored resentment towards Shu Hui, but he never expected that while Zhou Jian'an's life was getting worse and worse, Shu Hui was running a shop with her three daughters, making more and more money, living in a courtyard house, watching a large color TV, and eating fried chicken.
Zhou Chufei regretted his actions, but he was too ashamed to beg his mother for forgiveness, and his three older sisters disliked him even more. He had no choice but to run away with Zhou Jian'an to Gangcheng. Here, Zhou Chufei had no education, no experience, and walked the streets of Gangcheng, often feeling like an abandoned mouse.
As Zhou Jian'an's business flourished, he swindled money from Mao Xia, but Mao Xia became increasingly dismissive of him.
Zhou Chufei also harbored resentment towards Zhou Jian'an.
If it weren't for Zhou Jian'an and Jiang Meifeng's brainwashing, he wouldn't have been so devoted to protecting his father, and he wouldn't have been abandoned by his mother.
Zhou Chufei lowered his head and took a bite of instant noodles. Mao Xia, seeing his complicated expression, tentatively said:
"Why don't you join forces with your sister and we deal with Zhou Jian'an together?"
Zhou Chufei glanced at her and sneered:
"Join forces with you? What do you have now? Are you rich, have connections, or have abilities? What benefits would I gain from joining forces with you?"
Zhou Chufei's words startled Mao Xia.
“I…I don’t have the ability, the connections, or the money, but at least I won’t lie to you. We’re family, and we all hate Zhou Jian’an, don’t we? Zhou Jian’an may be your father, but he treats you badly. He doesn’t treat you like a human being at all! If I were your father, I would at least send you to school. If you can’t study in Hong Kong, you could study abroad. If studying abroad doesn’t work, you could at least buy a diploma, right? But what about him? He doesn’t care about you at all. He just leaves you to work in the factory all day without paying you. You are where you are today entirely because of Zhou Jian’an. You should hate him!”
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