It seems Yi Hai is very optimistic about the development of the jewelry industry, which is why he hired so many people to promote it. He also hopes to use this exhibition to salvage the Yi family's declining reputation.
Before the exhibition officially started, guests gathered in twos and threes to chat, and Yi Tianran temporarily left to go to the restroom.
As they came out, they heard shouts of abuse coming from afar, "You slut! You're just an adopted daughter of the Chu family. We've already taken advantage of you by providing you with food and drink. Now we're sending you to serve Young Master Yi Gui. What more could you possibly want?"
The girl's choked sobs followed: "Mom, I beg you, I'll do anything to repay you, just don't sell me to the Yi family, please..."
Yi Tianran raised an eyebrow and stepped forward to see that it was the girl who had been bullied by Yi Gui in the opposite private room when she went to a social event with Fu Yunchen that day.
Because she looked somewhat familiar, she later exchanged contact information with her and learned that her name was Chu An'an.
In front of Chu An'an stood a middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious attire, who was now glaring at her impatiently. "Shut up! What do you mean by selling to the Yi family? It's your good fortune that Young Master Yi Gui has taken a liking to you! You ungrateful wretch, I've raised you for so many years for nothing, and you can't even do this little thing. What use are you then!"
"Mom! I beg you..." Chu An'an knelt down at her mother's feet with a "plop," tears streaming down her face, pleading desperately, "I really don't want to go to the Yi family. Yi Gui doesn't like me at all. He just wants to humiliate me. He'll beat me to death!"
Chu's mother coldly shook off her arm.
Before she could even speak, someone else said, "Miss Chu, even if you dislike my son, you can't slander his reputation behind his back!"
Yi Tianran turned her head in surprise.
The newcomer was dressed in a magnificent outfit, with beautiful makeup, and looked elegant and noble. Wasn't she her "good third aunt"?
When she was little, the younger generation of the Yi family ganged up on her, with Yi Gui being the most direct, kicking and hitting her.
If the other elders were indifferent bystanders, then this Aunt Yi was an accomplice, helping her son bully a junior like her.
Because of her indulgence and pampering since childhood, Yi Gui has become the useless person he is today.
Chu An'an reflexively said, "I didn't slander him, it was Young Master Yi that day..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Mrs. Yi's mocking voice, "It was you who shamelessly seduced my son, and now you're turning around and blaming me! Miss Chu, how can you not recognize your place? My son is a member of the Yi family, after all. Do you really think he would force himself on an adopted daughter from a humble family?"
Chu An'an's eyes reddened with humiliation: "I didn't seduce him..."
This time, she didn't even have a chance to argue before Chu's mother slapped her to the ground. "Shut up! You shameless bastard, I really regret adopting you."
After saying that, Chu's mother shamelessly tried to please Madam Yi, "Madam Mei, it was my fault for not disciplining her properly, which caused her to hurt Young Master Yi. Now I will hand this little beast over to Young Master Yi to deal with. He can do whatever he wants with her as long as he is happy."
These words sent chills down one's spine, but Ding Mei revealed a satisfied smile on her face. "Mrs. Chu, I like talking to smart people. With your words, the cooperation between the Chu family and the Yi family will be even more pleasant from now on."
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Chu's mother abandoned Chu An'an and turned to leave.
"Mom, don't leave me..." Chu An'an struggled to get up from the ground, wanting to chase after her mother.
But Ding Mei grabbed his hair tightly from behind, yelling, "Stop right there! You little slut, you hurt my son and you still want to run away—"
Before she could finish her sarcastic remarks, Yi Tianran grabbed her hair from behind, causing her face to contort in pain. Forced to tilt her head back, she let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered: "Ahhh... Who are you... Let... let me go, help..."
Yi Tianran didn't give her a chance to cry out. She slapped her hideous face left and right, cursing in a foreign language as she did so: "You damned human trafficker, you bully the weak, you pull people's hair, I'm just punishing evil and upholding justice."
After all, her current identity is "Lady Marie," so she should be put to good use, right?
Ding Mei, with limited education, couldn't understand a word she was saying. She only felt her face was about to swell from the slaps and mumbled apologies, "Don't, don't hit me anymore, I was wrong..."
Yi Tianran pretended not to understand and continued to lecture him fiercely in a foreign language: "You despicable human trafficker, still unrepentant even now! Don't think that dressing up nicely can hide the fact that you are a human trafficker. I clearly saw you making a deal with someone just now, about to sell this girl, and you still try to deny it!"
As she spoke, she violently ripped out a large clump of Ding Mei's hair, causing Ding Mei so much pain that she almost died on the spot.
Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Chu An'an finally snapped out of her shock and stepped forward to stop them in a foreign language, "Please wait, ma'am, this is a misunderstanding, she is not a human trafficker..."
After hearing Chu An'an's explanation, Yi Tianran seemed to suddenly understand, then angrily rebuked, "Isn't this just selling your daughter for personal gain? In our Z country, if we encounter such a disregard for human rights, we can call the police and have them sent to jail. Don't be afraid, little girl, I can call the police for you right now..."
Chu An'an was both moved and ashamed: "No..."
"Have you said enough?!" Ding Mei, sitting opposite, had messy hair, a bald patch in the middle, and her cheeks were swollen like a pig's head, making her look incredibly ridiculous.
Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked up, her gaze filled with intense resentment. "Chu An'an, this is the helper you found, isn't it? Don't think I won't touch her just because you brought in a foreign woman! She dared to beat me like this, offending the Yi family. I'll ruin her reputation and tear her to pieces!!!"
Chu An'an shuddered in fright and quickly translated for Yi Tianran, then told her to run away quickly.
Yi Tianran, however, was not afraid at all. She even crossed her arms, raised her neck, and looked at Ding Mei with disdain.
"You old hag, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Sometimes, even if you don't speak the same language, you can understand each other's meaning with just a glance or a gesture.
Ding Mei was so angry that she almost coughed up blood and nearly died on the spot.
"You bitch! You just wait." She picked up her phone, about to call security.
Just then, Yi Hai walked over with a sullen face. "What's going on?"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Ding Mei's eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward to complain, "Brother-in-law, help me! This foreign woman who appeared out of nowhere actually beat me up like this at your jewelry exhibition! You absolutely cannot let this bitch get away with this!"
Yi Hai frowned, and after seeing Yi Tianran's disguised face, his face turned pale. "Madam Marie, it's...it's you..."
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