Brother Fang's Bookstore.
Jiang Mingxin poured a cup of black tea for Lin Qiu and handed it to her.
Lin Qiu glanced outside the door and said, "There are so many people here. Are you sure you want to talk to me here?"
Jiang Mingxin raised the corners of his lips slightly. "Please make one thing clear to me: it's you who want to talk to me, not me who wants to talk to you. But I've closed the door, and no one will come in. As for Brother Fang, he went home for dinner, so he won't hear what we talked about."
"Okay, in that case, let's get started." Lin Qiu politely took a sip of tea and put the teacup down.
Today she wore a fashionable tweed suit, a light yellow silk scarf, and tied her hair up to hide the scar on her forehead with her bangs. She looked elegant and intellectual, but when she spoke, she sounded as if she was about to give orders.
"I'm sure you've guessed why I came today. Ruoxi did go a bit too far this time, but she's Director Bai's darling, after all. He's so beloved, so I think it's better to let her apologize publicly. If you're willing to reconcile privately, I don't mind giving you a little more financial relief and helping you negotiate with Director Bai."
Hearing this, Jiang Mingxin found it inexplicably funny.
Lin Qiu is isolated from the public information and seems to be unaware of many things.
"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you're saying. Ruoxi did something wrong and caused a very bad influence at school. Is there anything wrong with apologizing in public?"
Lin Qiu's face showed a trace of anger. "Jiang Mingxin, although you are sisters, your fates have been completely different since the age of seven. Even if you are right, I advise you not to be so unreasonable. Even if the principal is on your side now, he can't really do anything to Ruoxi."
"Wouldn't it be better if we settled the matter privately? If you're willing, I can help you get more compensation from Director Bai, at least five hundred, at most one thousand. It would be enough even if you want to live in a big city in the future. People should be more realistic, don't you think?"
Jiang Mingxin nodded in agreement. "Aunt Qiu is indeed Ruoxi's tutor for several years. What she said makes sense. But this wasn't my idea. It was the principal's. I'm afraid you've got the wrong person."
"If you hadn't been so hypocritical and acted so aggrieved in front of Bai Jiwen, would the principal have done that? Ultimately, it's all your fault. As long as you..."
"Aunt Qiu, Ruoxi is my biological sister, yet she treated me so cruelly. I'm already being magnanimous by not hating her. Do you expect me to repay her kindness with kindness and convince the principal to revoke her punishment?"
Lin Qiu hadn't expected her to be so ruthless, and his eyes darkened. "Don't think I didn't notice at Director Bai's birthday party last time. You knew what Gu Mingfeng had done, but you pretended not to know. All you did was embarrass Ruoxi! Let's not talk about sisterly love, who's the one who's really behind it?"
"You talk as if she still remembers me, your sister." Jiang Mingxin smiled coldly and nodded. "I finally understand why Ruoxi has become so selfish and jealous... It seems that tolerance and generosity will not make anyone grateful to me. On the contrary, it will only encourage the arrogance of shameless people like you!"
Her face sulked, and she simply dropped the pretense, speaking frankly: "My purpose in doing that day was to teach Gu Mingfeng a lesson. If I really wanted to embarrass Ruoxi, I wouldn't have just exposed him in the private room. I would have made a bigger fuss so that all the guests could see and hear. If you want to complain to Director Bai, feel free to do so!"
"What on earth do you, a country girl, rely on to be so reckless?" Lin Qiu frowned, puzzled. "Have you found some incredible backer?"
Jiang Mingxin sneered, "If I had someone to back me, would Bai Ruoxi still be able to stay in the Bai family? I would have exposed her hypocritical mask long ago and thrown her back to the countryside. Letting her experience what I went through would be a real relief."
Lin Qiu was so frightened by her creepy smile that he trembled all over.
She thought she could intimidate Jiang Mingxin, but unexpectedly, she was intimidated by him instead.
"Speaking of which, I have always been very envious of Ruoxi. You have no relationship with her but you can protect her in every possible way. Even if my mother was still alive, she would not be more than this." Jiang Mingxin raised his eyebrows slightly and directly exposed Lin Qiu with one sentence.
Bai Ruoxi didn't understand her painstaking efforts at all.
She had been betrayed not long ago, forcing her to quit her job as a tutor.
This time, if the matter had not become so serious, Bai Ruoxi would have been at a loss and afraid of being disliked by the Bai family, and she would not have begged her to go back.
Over the years, Lin Qiu had thought about leaving Bai Ruoxi, but ultimately failed to do so.
Fortunately, Ruoxi was really determined to repent this time and promised to listen to her in the future and never be self-righteous and willful again, so she agreed to go back.
"Are you really Jiang Mingxin?" After a long silence, Lin Qiu suddenly stared into her eyes sharply.
Jiang Mingxin suddenly laughed: "It's genuine."
Lin Qiu looked at her with a look still filled with suspicion. "How could a country girl become so smart overnight? Not only did she send her abusive father to prison, but she also killed two birds with one stone and eliminated the tomb robbers?"
"Thank you, thank you. I was just forced into a desperate situation and had to fight back." Jiang Mingxin smiled faintly, his eyes didn't flicker at all, and his answer was impeccable.
"On the other hand, you are obviously talented, but why have you preferred to stay in the Bai family as a tutor for so many years instead of working hard for yourself? From what I know, Director Bai doesn't pay you much, right?"
"With your English level, you could definitely open a training class and start your own business. But the strange thing is, you seem to be particularly fond of Ruoxi. Could it be that she has given you some unknown benefit?"
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