Ye Xi raised her head, a look of guilt on her face, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring any cash with me. How about I add you on WeChat and transfer it to you later, would that be okay?"
No sooner had Ye Xi finished speaking than Shen Yijun, standing behind Lu Lingxiao, gave her thumbs up: "That's how a pro does it."
Shen Yijun misunderstood that Ye Xi was actively trying to hit on Lu Lingxiao.
But then again, it wasn't really Shen Yijun's fault for the misunderstanding.
If you were to blame anyone, it would be Lu Lingxiao for having a face that threw the world into chaos, always able to lure women into all sorts of attempts to get close to him wherever he went.
Lu Lingxiao's face darkened as he stood up from his seat and said, "No need."
Having said that, he turned and walked towards the door.
Shen Yijun and Han Chen, having no other choice, paid the bill and left the bar one after the other following Gu Yubei.
After Lu Lingxiao and his group had left, Ye Xi numbly picked herself up from the ground and sat back in the booth.
She had clearly seen the disgust for her in that man's eyes a moment ago.
Ye Xi didn't understand, what exactly had she done wrong? It was one thing for Song Musen to hate her so much, but even strangers treated her like this...
It wasn't long before Jian Nian burst through the bar's doors, promptly spotting Ye Xi.
Coming up to Ye Xi, panting, and seeing her intact, she finally relaxed and said, "You really are here, thank goodness..."
Seeing Jian Nian arrive, the corners of Ye Xi's mouth dipped slightly.
"Jian Nian, why did you come so late?"
The next second, she threw herself into Jian Nian's arms and burst into tears.
...
It was not until much later that Jian Nian managed to console Ye Xi. Looking at her haggard face, she asked, "Did you really get divorced?"
Ye Xi nodded and sobbed, "I've already moved out, all that's left is to find some time to go to the civil affairs bureau to get the paper."
Jian Nian sighed and said, "It's for the best that you divorced. You've suffered so much over the years, and only I know it. It was Song Musen who pursued you first, and after he got you, he didn't cherish you. What a total bastard, a mongrel!"
Jian Nian never minced her words.
Even if Song Musen were in front of her, she would still curse him all the same.
Ye Xi sniffled and corrected, "He pursued me back then because of a bet, and it's my own fault for falling for him..."
"And the Song family shouldn't treat you like this either. Didn't you tell them that if it weren't for you, their Song family would have been ruined long ago, and they wouldn't have their status today?"
Ye Xi remained silent.
Jian Nian slammed her hand on the table and stood up, "I'm going to find him and tell him the truth."
Ye Xi grabbed the hem of her clothes, her eyes brimming with tears, and shook her head, "Don't go. I signed a confidentiality agreement back then."
"Why should they get off so easily? If it weren't for you risking your life to save the Song family, what would have happened to them? Song Musen doesn't know about it, but shouldn't the old man of his family be aware? Did the old man also agree to let him bully you like this?"
"Grandfather doesn't even know about this..."
Watching such a helpless Ye Xi, Jian Nian was absolutely infuriated.
However, getting angry at this point was useless.
She picked up Ye Xi's suitcase and said, "Let's go. You can't stay at the bar forever."
That's when Ye Xi finally nodded in agreement.
...
Trouble arose as soon as they arrived at Jian Nian's place.
The rental house where Jian Nian lived was flooded by the upstairs neighbors.
Looking at the water flowing from the ceiling down onto the bed, Jian Nian was absolutely livid.
"Damn, this is the third time this month, I'm going upstairs to confront them."
Ye Xi: "..."