Lin Jinxiu accompanied Ren Jingchen throughout the evening, basically ignoring Yu Liyuan's presence.
"Jingchen gege, Grandpa wants me to work with you for two years, learn some experience, and then inherit the company." Lin Jinxiu spoke with a faint smile on her lips. "How about I become your secretary then?"
"You won't learn anything from me. Uncle Fang's business skills are much better than mine. You're going to marry into the Fang family anyway, I believe he will do his best to teach you." Ren Jingchen's voice was calm.
'This dog man really has no heart, he actually rejected the girl in front of her face.'
"What do you think?" Ren Jingchen's dark pupils fell on Yu Liyuan, his eyebrows slightly raised.
Yu Li smiled lightly, "My husband is right."
"Damn it, this dog man! Isn't he deliberately making Lin Jinxiu hate me?" Due to the existence of the malicious supporting female lead system, Yu Li did not allow any woman to have the opportunity to get close to Ren Jingchen.
"..." Lin Jinxiu's hands hanging at her side tightened slightly, and her nails were embedded in her flesh without her noticing. She secretly made a note of this in her mind.
"Jinxiu." Fang Lei came over wearing a light blue suit, exuding the temperament of a rich young master in every move. However, his appearance was indeed inferior to Ren Jingchen, no wonder Lin Jinxiu didn't like him.
After greeting Ren Jingchen and Yu Li first, Fang Lei stood beside Lin Jinxiu with tenderness in his eyes and lowered his voice, "Uncle and Grandpa have something important to discuss upstairs, and it's not appropriate for me to be there. Besides, I'm worried that you'll be bored. Isn't it better for me to come down and accompany you?"
"This is my home, and everyone who comes here is a guest of my family. How could I be bored?" Lin Jinxiu rolled her eyes and muttered in a small voice, "I really don't know what he's thinking all day long. Can't he tell what's important and what's not?"
Fang Lei: "..."
"Oh, look at that! Is Lin Jinxiu crazy? Even if she doesn't like Fang Lei, the Fang family is still a powerful and influential figure. How could she scold him like that? What about the face of the Fang family?"
Yu Li watched the drama silently, thinking that Fang Lei would be embarrassed and angry about this matter. Unexpectedly, he didn't care at all and instead comforted Lin Jinxiu.
"Jinxiu, don't be angry. I know Grandpa is the most important. Grandpa asked me to come and find you, there must be something important that he can't say in front of me," Fang Lei said softly.
Lin Jinxiu snorted coldly and turned her head to the side. "Then you don't have to accompany me. You can do your own thing!"Fang Lei was silent for a while before nodding. "Okay, take care of yourself. I'll go chat with some acquaintances over there."
"Go!" Lin Jinxiu's tone was full of impatience.
"Hate it so much, it's like a dogskin plaster that can't be shaken off no matter how hard you try." After Fang Lei left, Lin Jinxiu couldn't help muttering to herself, "Jingchen, you..."
"Jinxiu, did you forget what I told you last time?" Ren Jingchen asked displeasedly.
Lin Jinxiu looked at Ren Jingchen, feeling at a loss for words for a moment. "Jing, Jingchen brother..."
"You and Fang Lei are already engaged. Don't act like a child anymore. If your words were heard by others, do you know how big of a joke it would be?" Ren Jingchen's eyes were cold.
Lin Jinxiu's eyes brimmed with tears. "I didn't say anything wrong just now. I never liked him. It was my parents who forced me to marry him!"
"Nonsense!" Ren Jingchen rebuked coldly. "Be careful of what you say. You need to be mindful of your words."
Lin Jinxiu couldn't stop her tears from falling as she said, "Jingchen gege, you're being mean to me." She sniffled and continued, "Fine, I get it. You hate me, right? Then I'll leave!"
Yu Li raised an eyebrow and whispered to Ren Jingchen, "Looks like you've caused trouble, my dear husband."
Ren Jingchen didn't say anything, just looked at Yu Li.
Upstairs, Lin Jinxiu was throwing everything she could find onto the ground. "I hate him! I'm never going to like him again!" she shouted.
Her mother came in and sat down next to her. "What's wrong, Jinxiu?"
"I don't want to marry Fang Lei. You know who I like, Mom. Can't I just not marry him?"
"No, you can't," her mother said firmly. "You're not a child anymore, Jinxiu. You can't just throw tantrums like this."
"But I..."
"There's no 'but'." Before Lin Jinxiu could finish her sentence, Lin's mother interrupted, "This marriage with the Fang family was approved by your grandfather, and your father and I think it's a good match. Besides, we've watched Fang Lei grow up since he was a child, and we know what kind of person he is."
"The most important thing is that this child likes you." Lin's mother patted Lin Jinxiu's hand comfortingly and sighed helplessly. "Maybe you don't understand the decision we've made for you as elders, but you'll understand it in the future!"
"Understand what? You and Grandpa are just thinking about the company and using me as a tool for a political marriage." Lin Jinxiu sniffed, her delicate makeup already smudged from crying.
"You, you child..."
"Aunt Lin, I think Jinxiu is not in a good mood right now. Maybe you should go out first, and I'll talk to her." Lin's mother opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she suddenly heard a voice from the door and was startled.
"Leilei, Jinxiu has been spoiled since she was a child, and sometimes she speaks without thinking. Don't take it to heart!""Aunt, it's okay." Fang Lei's lips curled into a shallow smile as he watched Lin's mother leave. He then lowered his gaze to the messy room and sighed softly, silently picking up the scattered objects on the floor.
"Don't pick them up." Lin Jinxiu already disliked Fang Lei, and now she was even more annoyed. "Can't you just stop appearing in front of me? You're so annoying."
Fang Lei's movement of picking up things paused, and his eyes darkened slightly. "Jinxiu, I'm worried about you."
"You don't need to worry." Lin Jinxiu snorted coldly and turned her head to the side. "Even after we get married, don't expect me to treat you with any kindness."
"Is it because of Ren Jingchen?" Fang Lei asked.
"What right do you have to mention Jingchen brother in front of me?" Hearing Ren Jingchen's name from Fang Lei's mouth ignited a fire in Lin Jinxiu's heart, and she gritted her teeth.
"But his wife now is Yu Li."
"That's not what Jingchen brother likes. It's that slut Yu Li who used despicable means to get Jingchen brother."
"Anyway, our marriage is already a done deal." Fang Lei looked up at Lin Jinxiu, who was full of anger. "I won't bother you, you just calm down!"
"Asshole!" Lin Jinxiu threw the object in her hand again and sat on the bed, feeling frustrated.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Why was she the one feeling upset here? Yu Li had nothing to do with it. She stood up from the bed and left the room, feeling suffocated.
In the lobby downstairs, even if Yu Li and Ren Jingchen sat still, there were still many people who came up to greet them from time to time.Everyone greeted them with a smile, but Yu Li's smile was stiff.
"Husband, I'm going to the restroom." Yu Li said to Ren Jingchen, and before he could say anything, she hurriedly left, her back looking like she was escaping.
Ren Jingchen's dark pupils were tinged with a hint of amusement.
In order to find a quiet place, Yu Li deliberately chose the one that was farther away from the lobby.
"Tap, tap-" the sound of high heels echoed crisply on the floor, and Yu Li reached up to adjust the shawl draped over her shoulder.
"Hey, did you see Mr. Ren's wife just now?" Yu Li had just put her hand on the door handle when she suddenly heard a conversation coming from inside.
She didn't expect there to be anyone in the restroom so far away.
"You mean Yu Li? Of course I saw her. She's really pretty, otherwise how could she have become an artist in the entertainment industry!"
"Heh, what kind of artist? Nowadays, anyone can become an artist in the entertainment industry. Did you not see the negative comments on the internet a few days ago?"
"Maybe she's taking the black-red route."
"I think she's just too slutty! Haha."
"..." Yu Li's mouth twitched slightly. As expected, as a supporting actress, everyone hated her.
[System: Ding Dong~ Mission incoming, please teach the supporting characters a lesson and deepen their hatred towards the female supporting role.]
[Little System, if you appear in front of me now, you might get beaten up~]
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