How can there be such wonderful people in this world?
I had no ulterior motives; I simply thought he was a really nice person.
Despite his prominent status and busy schedule, he neither looked down on me nor refused my invitation; instead, he accepted with impeccable manners.
After enjoying the moment, I was troubled about where to eat the meal.
Given Su Shenglin's status, he must be particularly particular about his clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
Ordinary high-end restaurants are simply not good enough for him.
Fortunately, her best friend Li Yunwei's family runs a high-end catering business.
I sent her a WeChat message directly.
[Weiwei, I need to treat someone very important to dinner to thank them for helping me a lot. Can you recommend a classy restaurant?]
Weiwei replied instantly: 【When?】
[Tomorrow night.]
【Then let's come to Royal Garden. I'll have the manager reserve a top-tier private room for you.】
Very good!
I knew I could have made the right choice by going to Li Yunwei.
Royal Garden is the most prestigious restaurant under her family's brand, and its top-tier private rooms are the absolute pinnacle of luxury.
Of course, the price is also high, with an average cost of over 10,000 yuan per person.
But I didn't have time to worry about my wallet; all I could think about was how honored I was that Su Shenglin had condescended to give me the opportunity to thank him.
I opened my phone, saved Su Shenglin's phone number, and sent him a text message informing him of the restaurant's location and time.
The reply I received was just one word: Okay.
Looking at my phone, I felt particularly cheerful, as if all the recent gloom had been swept away, and I couldn't help but hum a tune.
I don't know if it's because I got my mother's jade bracelet back, or because... I can have dinner with Su Shenglin tomorrow.
This good mood lasted until almost the end of the workday, when it was shattered by an uninvited guest who barged in.
The office door was suddenly flung open, startling me.
"Sister Wan, I couldn't stop Mrs. Jiang, she insisted on coming in." Little Cherry looked troubled and hurriedly followed behind Tang Xiu'e to explain.
Tang Xiu'e waved her hand and shouted, "What are you stopping me for? If you haven't done anything wrong, what are you afraid of?"
I frowned, utterly disgusted with this stepmother, and gestured for Little Cherry to leave.
After the door closed, I said coldly, "Mrs. Jiang, you should think carefully about the consequences of your tantrum here."
"Jiang Wan, don't try to fool me! You think you've become a phoenix just because you've climbed the social ladder by marrying into the Su family? With your looks, you'd never catch their eye, not even in your next life! They're just playing around with you, and you think you can actually make it official?"
I was taken aback.
I never expected that even Tang Xiu'e knew about Su Shenglin buying me a bracelet for 300 million yesterday.
It seems the news has spread throughout the entire circle.
"So what if it's just playing around? Isn't Gu Yanqing and your precious daughter just playing around? Will they stay together forever, or grow old together?" I retorted, directly hitting her sore spot.
"You—" Sure enough, Tang Xiu'e exploded instantly, pointing her finger at me and cursing, "Jiang Wan, you are too vicious! She is still your own sister, how could you curse her like this! And yesterday, if you hadn't bullied her, she wouldn't have suddenly vomited blood and fainted, almost losing her life! You are simply heartless!"
I witnessed Jiang Yi faint yesterday.
It was clearly her own fault for causing this, arguing loudly with Gu Yanqing and worsening her condition. What does it have to do with me?
Tang Xiu'e said she "almost lost her life," which means she didn't die.
She's really tough, and she's really good at causing trouble.
“I bullied her? Ha... Mrs. Jiang’s face of twisting right and wrong is truly wonderful! I reminded her yesterday that she would go through all that trouble in her wheelchair just to snatch the jade bracelet from me. Isn’t she afraid of losing her life? It seems she really is very lucky.”
The angrier and more irritable Tang Xiue became, the calmer and happier I became.
"Jiang Wan, you—" She was speechless after my words, gritted her teeth and looked around, then suddenly grabbed the folder on my desk and slammed it down on my head.
I quickly dodged and took several steps back, but the edge of the folder still grazed my face, causing a burning pain.
This is intolerable! She came to my company and caused trouble. Do you think I'll let her leave unscathed?
I grabbed my phone and called the police.
It seems my scumbag dad is still in detention. Why don't we become husband and wife and keep each other company?
When I called out "Officer," Tang Xiu'e became agitated and went even further, rushing around the desk and grabbing other documents to smash and hit them indiscriminately.
"You even called the police! You jinx! You've got your dad locked up!"
"The police said he was caught soliciting prostitution and will be locked up for more than ten days! You're so vicious! A hundred times more vicious than your mother! You've turned our once peaceful family into chaos, with no one having a moment of peace!"
"Why didn't you get a terminal illness? Why didn't you die sooner and keep your mother company! God is so unfair, my daughter is so young... so young and she has to die..."
She was hysterically cursing and hitting me to vent her anger. In the end, she felt wronged and started crying while still cursing and hitting me.
I covered my head with my hands, trying my best to keep my face clean, but my head was buzzing from the blows and was so painful that it went numb.
Fortunately, Little Cherry noticed in time, rushed in with her people, and brought the crazed old woman under control.
"Sister Wan, are you alright? Should we call an ambulance?" Little Cherry was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she rushed over to check on me.
I slumped back in my seat, looking pained, and nodded, saying, "I...I'm dizzy..."
But before they could call an ambulance, the police had already arrived.
My subordinate was very helpful; as soon as he saw the police, he immediately accused them, "Officer, this crazy woman broke in and assaulted our boss!"
"Officer, I am her mother. It is a mother's right to educate her daughter!" Tang Xiu'e reacted quickly, immediately changing the nature of the beating.
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