Su Xingyu was wearing a light green shirt today. She stood under the lush old banyan tree by the side of the street in the early summer. The mottled light shone on her shirt, complementing her jade-like skin and making her look beautiful and peaceful.
She exuded the aura of a socialite.
Su Xingqi was so jealous that her eyes almost popped out of her head. No wonder this sister of hers would instead fall out with her family and move out. Once she was out of the control of her family, she would look so good even if she just bought a few pieces of counterfeit clothes!
Su Xingyu let out a sarcastic laugh. "Counterfeit?"
Did this sister of hers think that she was only fit to wear knockoffs?
Su Xingqi said arrogantly, "Why are you acting in front of me? Where did you get the money to buy branded clothes? Do you know how difficult it is to get a new style from ELI? Some time ago, I asked Brother Qin Mu for help but in the end, even he had to wait until the next week to get it! Su Xingyu, who do you think you are? If you don't have the foresight, then stop acting cool. If you wear an ELI everyone will know that you're fake! You deserve to be laughed at! Hah, and you're even in the fashion industry. How low-class."
Su Xingyu was slightly stunned.
The Lu family's butler ordered the clothes she was wearing. She did not know that they were so rare.
However, in a flash, she turned her attention back to Su Xingqi. "You don't have to worry about what I wear, let alone if I want to resign or not. Is there anything else? If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."
"How dare you not take my words seriously!" Su Xingqi stopped her and refused to let her go.
"What's wrong?" A man's voice came from the side. It was Qin Mu.
"Brother Qin Mu!" Su Xingqi was extremely aggrieved. She pulled Qin Mu's arm and said pitifully, "Look at Sister now! She even learned how to wear knockoffs. How does she still look like a proper woman? Brother Qin Mu, can you persuade her? It's okay if she has a prejudice against me, but she can't embarrass our family! Tell her to quit this job. It's not like our family can't support her!"
Qin Mu looked at Su Xingyu.
It was only then that he noticed she was wearing the latest design by ELI.
The Qin family is involved in the bag business and would also produce a few sets of clothing every quarter to match their bags. Hence, he was not as clueless as Su Xingqi. Su Xingyu's clothes, from the material to the cut, were all top-notch. How was it fake? If it were a high-quality imitation, it would not have been produced so quickly!
His brows furrowed even more. "Xingyu, where did you get these clothes from?"
Su Xingyu also frowned. "President Qin, aren't you being too nosy? Also, please don't call me Xingyu. We're not close."
Her distant attitude made him feel as if there was a thorn in his heart. "Xingyu…"
Su Xingqi, who was at the side, also felt a prick in her heart. Brother Qin Mu called her by her full name in the conference room just now. Why did he change back to calling her 'Xingyu' when he came out? Alarm bells rang in Su Xingqi's heart, and she had a twisted expression on her face.
Su Xingyu could not be bothered with them anymore, and she wanted to leave.
Qin Mu grabbed her hand and said, "Xingyu! I know Qiqi and I hurt your heart when we were together, but stop being so stubborn and lowering yourself! Are you selling your body again? If not, where would you get the money to buy ELI clothes? If you lack money, you can tell me. Don't degrade yourself like that and sell yourself again and again!"
His voice was so loud that several passersby turned around and pointed at Su Xingyu.
Su Xingyu was so angry that her face turned pale. She didn't expect him to ruin her reputation even after they had broken up! She raised her hand and instinctively slapped Qin Mu's face. However, this time, Qin Mu caught her swiftly.
"Xingyu!" He said bitterly.
Su Xingyu was so angry that her entire body was trembling. "Qin Mu, did I owe you in my previous life? Why are you always haunting me no matter where I go?! I'm not your fiancée anymore! It doesn't matter what kind of person you see me as, but please don't slander my reputation in public! Do you know I can sue you with a lawyer!"
As she roared, her eyes reddened. She angrily flung his hand away and ran out.
It was not that she was weak, but any girl would not stand such a thing. Not only did her then-fiancé, whom she had loved for so many years, cheat on her. But he even insulted her innocence time and time again. Did he think that she was promiscuous?
Tears welled up in her eyes as she stopped at a short wall by the side of the road. Her thin back leaned against the hard and rough wall as she slid and sat down. She covered her face with her hands and sobbed softly. She did not understand. She just wanted to lead a good life like an ordinary girl. Why was it so difficult? Why were all of them behaving so wantonly towards her?
Qin Mu, Su Xingqi, her biological father, her stepmother…
Also, Lu Shifeng…
Did they treat her like a human? Did they know that she would be in pain and get hurt?
She lost track of how long she had been crying by the wall until the phone in her pocket started ringing crazily. She did not want to pick it up, but the ringing did not stop, as if it would continue until the end of time if she did not answer the call.
She could only take a look. It was Lin Weilong.
"Hello?" She sniffed silently to make her voice sound normal.
Lin Weilong did not notice anything unusual and shouted, "Su Xingyu, where did you go? Let me tell you, President Zheng of Hua Die is very satisfied with the set of photos we took. He said that he would thank us properly! Don't leave after work today. He will treat us to dinner tonight!"
"I'm not going," she said, trying to keep the frustration out of her voice.
"What? You're not going?" Lin Weilong was making a big fuss. "Are you crazy! Most of the credit for the photos goes to you. If you don't go, how would Jiang Zhenzhen and I have the face to eat?! Besides, you're not planning to be a junior assistant forever, are you? You and Jiang Zhenzhen should get to know President Zheng better. You're both young and have a long career ahead of you. It's not wrong to get to know more people!"
"I'm really not going. I still have something on tonight," Su Xingyu said softly.
After being pointed at and humiliated by Qin Mu, how could she still have the mood to attend the dinner? Furthermore, the one at home wasn't easy to serve. She could already feel the dissatisfaction he was enduring these few days.
Lin Weilong refused to let her off. "You're not worried about President Zheng, are you? Don't worry, he's very upright and has a good reputation in the industry. He never messes with young girls! Besides, I'm here! Do I look like someone who can sell you off? You have to go tonight. I've already promised President Zheng! If you're absent and President Zheng is unhappy, he might not even give Jiang Zhenzhen a good time! Can you bear to see Jiang Zhenzhen, a newly debuted small-time model, ruined by this opportunity for no reason?"
Su Xingyu was speechless. "…"
It seemed like she could only make a trip there.
She asked for the time. It was a dinner party at 7 pm, and she estimated that she could reach home before 10 pm. Lu Shifeng had always been very busy, and it was common for him to only return home at 11 pm or midnight. She did some calculations and felt that she could reach home before Lu Shifeng did. Thus, she used the afternoon to tidy herself up and touch up her makeup. After work, she arranged to meet Jiang Zhenzhen and Lin Weilong and went to the dinner party.