Su Xingyu was wearing a light green blouse today. As early summer set in, she stood gracefully under the lush old banyan tree by the roadside, the mottled light and shadow sprinkled on the blouse, complementing her jade-like skin, serene and pleasant.
It was a kind of socialite demeanor that came from deep within.
Su Xingqi was jealous to the point her eyes almost popped out. No wonder this sister would rather tear face with the family and move out; once freed from the family's control, even when buying just a few pieces of knock-off clothes, she could wear them so well!
Su Xingyu smirked sarcastically: "Knock-off?"
This sister, really thinks she's only fit to wear knock-offs?
Su Xingqi said arrogantly: "What are you pretending for before me? Where do you get the money to buy big brands? And you know how hard it is to order the new ELI designs, right? I asked Qin Mu the other day, and even he won't get them until next week! Su Xingyu, who do you think you are? Stop showing off when you don't have the insight; anyone wearing ELI now is clearly wearing knock-offs! Deserve to be laughed at when out and about! Hmph, and still mixing in the fashion circle, so low."
Su Xingyu was slightly taken aback.
These clothes are ordered by the Lu family's housekeeper for her, she didn't know they were this rare.
But she only lost concentration for a moment, then turned her attention back to Su Xingqi: "Don't bother with what clothes I wear, don't bother with whether I resign either, anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
"You actually don't take my words seriously!" Su Xingqi blocked her from leaving.
"What's wrong?" Nearby, a man's voice came, and it was Qin Mu walking over.
"Qin Mu!" Su Xingqi lamented, clutching Qin Mu's arm tearfully, "Look at my sister now! She even learned to wear knock-off stuff, does she look like a proper woman? Qin Mu, would you talk to her, okay? It doesn't matter if she has a grudge against me, but she can't disgrace our family! Tell her to resign this job, our family can support her!"
Qin Mu looked at Su Xingyu.
Only now did he notice, she was wearing the new ELI design.
The Qin family is in the bag business, also pairing their bags with a few sets of clothes each season, so he, unlike Su Xingqi, was not blind-sided; the clothes Su Xingyu was wearing, from material to tailoring, were top-notch, how could they be knock-offs? If it were high-quality fakes, they wouldn't come out this fast!
His eyebrows furrowed tighter and tighter: "Xingyu, where did you get this clothes you're wearing?"
Su Xingyu frowned too: "Mr. Qin, are you minding too much? Also, please don't call me Xingyu, we are not familiar."
Her unapproachable attitude was like a thorn in his heart: "Xingyu…"
On the side, Su Xingqi felt a thorn too, Qin Mu was addressing her as Su Xingyu just now in the meeting room, why did it return to the old nickname "Xingyu" once outside? Su Xingqi felt the alarm bells ring in her mind, her expression twisted.
Su Xingyu didn't want to deal with them anymore, swiftly moved to leave.
Qin Mu grabbed her hand: "Xingyu! I know me being with Qiqi has hurt your heart, but don't stubbornly degrade yourself! Have you gone to sell yourself again, otherwise how would you afford ELI clothes? If you need money, you can always ask me, don't debase yourself, selling yourself time and again!"
His voice was loud, several passersby looked over, pointing at Su Xingyu.
Su Xingyu was so angry her face went pale, she never thought this man, even after breaking up, would still ruin her reputation! She raised her hand, instinctively going to slap Qin Mu's face, but this time Qin Mu was quick and caught her.
"Xingyu!" he said with pain and regret.
Su Xingyu trembled with rage: "Qin Mu, do I owe you from a past life, why are you haunting me wherever I go?! I'm no longer your fiancee, haven't been for a long while! It doesn't matter how you see me, but please don't defame my honor in public! Would you believe me if I said I'd get a lawyer to sue you?"
She yelled while her eyes turned red, angrily broke free from his hand, and ran away.
It wasn't her being fragile, any girl would be unable to bear this, being cheated on by her beloved fiance for so many years, and not only that, repeatedly insulting her purity, thinking she truly was willing to go with anyone?
With tears welling in her eyes, she stopped at the root of a low wall by the roadside, her thin back leaned against the rough and harsh wall, sliding down, covering her face with both hands, sobbing softly. She didn't understand, she only wanted to live like a normal girl, why was it so difficult, so difficult? Why did everyone treat her recklessly?
Qin Mu, Su Xingqi, her biological father, stepmother...
And, Lu Shifeng...
Did they ever see her as a person? Did they know she could also feel pain, also get hurt?
She didn't know how long she cried by the wall, until the phone in her pocket rang furiously. She didn't want to answer, but the ringtone went on and on as if it would never stop if she didn't answer.
She looked, it was Ling Weilong.
"Hello?" She silently sniffed, making her voice sound normal.
Ling Weilong didn't notice anything wrong, his voice was loud: "Su Xingyu, where have you been? Let me tell you, the photos we took impressed Mr. Zheng from Huadie immensely, he said he wants to thank us properly! Don't leave after work today, he's treating us to dinner tonight!"
"I won't go." She restrained the dejection in her voice.
"What, you won't go?" Ling Weilong was flabbergasted, "Are you crazy! Most of the credit for these photos goes to you, what face would I and Jiang Zhenzhen have to go for dinner if you don't go?! Besides, do you really plan to remain a little assistant forever? Get familiar with Mr. Zheng, you and Jiang Zhenzhen are young, your careers are still long ahead, it's good to know more people!"
"Really not going, I have something tonight." Su Xingyu said quietly.
Having just been humiliated by Qin Mu like that, how could she have any mood to attend a dinner? Besides, the one at home was also difficult to serve, she could already sense his restrained displeasure these days.
Ling Weilong wouldn't let it go: "Are you worried about Mr. Zheng? Rest assured, his conduct is upright, his reputation in the industry is very good, never messes around with young girls! Besides, I'm here too! Do I look like someone who would sell you out? You have to come tonight, I've promised Mr. Zheng! If you miss it, Mr. Zheng might be displeased, and Jiang Zhenzhen might get a bad face! Would you be willing to see a new model like Jiang Zhenzhen lose an opportunity for no reason?"
Su Xingyu: "…"
Seems like she has no choice but to go.
She asked the time; it was a dinner at seven in the evening, estimating that she could get home by ten after eating. Lu Shifeng was always very busy, coming home at eleven or twelve was common, she calculated and thought she could get home before Lu Shifeng. So, she utilized the afternoon to tidy herself up, touched up her makeup, and with Ling Weilong's arrangement after work met up with Jiang Zhenzhen for the dinner.