Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Liu Jing also knew that it was inappropriate for her to come to the door on such a day, but she couldn’t wait any longer. It had been more than two months since she last got an apple.
For Liu Jing, this period of time was so long that every second passed very slowly.
She watched helplessly as the pimples that had disappeared on her face popped up again like mushrooms after a spring rain. Her heart became more and more desperate, and she suppressed the urge to rush over to find Zu Qi all the time.
Due to long-term physical and psychological torture, Liu Jing had lost a lot of weight than two months ago. The heavy makeup could still not hide the deep fatigue on her face.
But when she faced Zu Qi, she was in high spirits and her eyes were so bright that they almost gleamed.
Zu Qi knew that Liu Jing had asked Weng Yuxiang about him many times, but she never contacted him shamelessly. It was probably because he said that he would ask his friends that time, and Liu Jing couldn’t follow up.
Seeing Liu Jing’s cautious and expectant expression, Zu Qi felt funny for no reason. Thinking back to Liu Jing’s previous behavior of neglecting the original owner, he suddenly wanted to say something – you have this day too.
In fact, Zu Qi didn’t dislike Liu Jing that much.
Although Liu Jing had a bad attitude towards the original owner, the original owner at that time was indeed notorious. As the editor-in-chief of a major magazine, Liu Jing always had to act in her own interests.
And since Zu Qi and Liu Jing met again, Liu Jing had indeed helped him a lot overtly and covertly. Duan Kai said that he was contacted by Liu Jing personally for the next two important interviews.
Zu Qi was a little helpless, thinking that even if Liu Jing didn’t do so much, he wouldn’t reject Liu Jing. Liu Jing was a well-known person in both the entertainment and fashion circles after all.
“I have already asked my friend. He plans to start selling apples on a large scale after the year, and maybe other fruits. I can’t say for sure yet.” Zu Qi said, “But he plans to change all sales methods to online, it is estimated that a special website will be created, and it will need to be promoted through various channels.”
Liu Jing had been out in society for twenty years, and it didn’t take her two seconds to understand the meaning behind Zu Qi’s very euphemistic expression.
The basic magazine she managed was an extremely good means of publicity. Unfortunately, it was not easy to occupy a space in the magazine, and the magazine was even more cautious when it came to promoting food items.
If readers found problems with their food, the magazine would bear most of the responsibility.
It was a pity that the truth was like this, but Liu Jing couldn’t help but feel her heart beat faster. I’m afraid no one knows the power of those apples better than me. It’s no exaggeration to say that those apples were the elixir that changed her appearance.
After a moment of entanglement, Liu Jing said decisively: “As long as your friend’s products can be put on the shelves smoothly, I will give you the paper promotional package. However, the Cultural Affairs Bureau is very strict here. The company’s relevant information and product quality inspection reports will be required. Nothing can be missing.”
Zu Qi seemed to have guessed that Liu Jing would agree and was not too surprised. He nodded with a smile, and his pair of shining peach blossom eyes narrowed into the crescent moon in the sky.
“Give me your home address. I’ll ask my friend to send you some apples first. When the website is ready after the new year, I can give you a discount.”
Liu Jing felt like crying. She howled in her heart, I don’t need a discount!!! Please can you make the website quickly!!! Save the children!!!
But Liu Jing remained calm on the surface. She took out her mobile phone and quietly added Zu Qi’s WeChat message on the pretext of sending her address.
Half an hour later, Zu Qi and Liu Jing, who had secretly reached a deal, returned to the living room. Liu Jing still had no intention of leaving and sat on the sofa to talk to Weng Yuxiang about old times.
The two women chatted and inevitably talked about their husbands and children. However, Weng Yuxiang and Liu Jing were both miserable women with family problems. For a while, they wanted to complain to each other for three days and three nights.
Liu Jing and her ex-husband Kang Qinghua had filed for divorce a long time ago. Fortunately, she had the forethought to have her property notarized before the marriage. Although she still divided some money, the loss was not heavy.
After the divorce, Liu Jing accidentally met Kang Qinghua in some public places. However, Kang Qinghua’s life was better than she imagined, and he quickly met a gentle and beautiful girlfriend.
During this time, Liu Jing and Kang Qinghua passed each other face to face. However, Kang Qinghua, who was busy with his new girlfriend, did not notice Liu Jing’s existence at all, and did not even turn his peripheral vision towards Liu Jing.
Before the divorce, Liu Jing would have been so miserable that she couldn’t sleep all night because of this matter. But now, her mentality had become calmer. Although she still felt worthless for herself sometimes, she would not put too much pressure or waste her energy on that scumb*g.
After listening to Liu Jing’s calm narration, Weng Yuxiang’s face turned a little pale, perhaps thinking of those unpleasant memories in the past, and she didn’t speak for a long time.
Liu Jing asked, “Have you already divorced?”
“We divorced a long time ago.” Weng Yuxiang lowered her head with a pale face. She tried her best to suppress the sadness in her words, “I wonder if he and Sun Fei have received a marriage certificate. Xue Hao is in jail, but Sun Fei has always wanted to have a status.”
Liu Jing didn’t know what she was thinking of, but she smiled coldly: “Let me tell you clearly, Xue Yanjing will never marry Sun Fei.”
“Why?” She looked up blankly.
Zu Qi held Xue Wanwan, who was holding his fingers obediently, and sat quietly opposite the two women. He looked at his nose and mouth with concern and listened to their words with open ears.
“There are rumors outside that Xue Yanjing divorced his wife because of his mistress. If Xue Yanjing is busy getting married to Sun Fei and holding a banquet right now, his old face will no longer be wanted.” Liu Jing frowned, even mentioning Xue Yanjing’s name made her feel sick.
Hearing this, Weng Yuxiang didn’t react at all, she had long been numb.
When Liu Jing saw this, she couldn’t bear it, so she still reminded her: “By the way, I heard that Xue Yanjing will come with the boss of the Xue family tonight, so you’d better be prepared.”
Weng Yuxiang was shocked, and then her whole face changed. She was turning livid at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her facial features were already beautiful, but recently her skin had become smoother and more delicate, like a freshly peeled egg.
Even if Weng Yuxiang made such a slightly exaggerated expression, it would not make people feel ugly at all, but it made Liu Jing particularly distressed.
“Are you planning to meet him dressed like this?” Liu Jing glanced at Weng Yuxiang with a bit of hatred.
Weng Yuxiang said in confusion: “I dressed very normally…”
“It’s just because it’s too normal, without any highlights or characteristics.” Liu Jing grinded her teeth and saw that Weng Yuxiang really didn’t understand what she meant and felt a little helpless.
She had known Weng Yuxiang for so many years, and she knew very well that Weng Yuxiang didn’t even have a lot of cosmetics. And her wardrobe was full of decent clothes, which made her look several years older.
Sighing, Liu Jing called her assistant and asked her assistant to temporarily deliver a few sets of clothes and cosmetics, and then pulled Weng Yuxiang upstairs to wait.
So only Zu Qi and Xue Wanwan, who was lying sleepy in his arms, were left in the huge living room. Zu Qi also wanted to see how Liu Jing would dress Weng Yuxiang up, but he was worried about the difference between men and women, so he still didn’t follow up.
At night.
Xue Jue finally showed up after a busy day. He handed Xue Wanwan, who slept like a little pig, to Xiaoya, and took Zu Qi to meet relatives, friends and some business partners.
Zu Qi had lived for more than 20 years, and the most luxurious banquet he has ever attended was the annual meeting of his company. He thought that the company’s annual meeting with more than 200 people was luxurious enough, but compared with the Xue family, it was like a child’s tea party.
The entire banquet hall was dominated by gold. A huge and bright crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling carved with pure white patterns. There was a buffet table and sofa seats in the hall. In the middle was a dance floor and a place for guests to move freely.
Soothing light music flowed slowly in the air, and everyone stood together in groups, chatting and laughing in low voices.
….
All the guests who had received invitations came, even those who were on business trips abroad, also made time to come back.
Anyone who knew Xue Jue knew that he had never liked trouble. He rarely entertained guests or held banquets, and rarely participated in other activities. People who wanted to get in touch with him racked their brains but couldn’t find any way.
However, tonight, most people from the Xue family would be present. Even if they didn’t strike up a conversation with Xue Jue, it would be a good result to make their presence felt in front of the rest of the Xue family.
But Xue Yanjing was not included among these people.
Originally, Xue Yanjing had no intention of coming over. He knew that Xue Jue and Weng Yuxiang would not give him a good look, and he did not want to bring trouble to himself. Rather than being laughed at by so many people, it was better to stay at home and rest.
However, his eldest brother, Xue Yanshan, didn’t think so. Xue Yanshan thought that since the news of his breakup with Xue Jue had spread to everyone in the circle, he should be more magnanimous and meet them as guests, otherwise some people would call him a thief with a guilty conscience who dared not face his abandoned wife and son.
After Xue Yanshan’s persuasion, Xue Yanjing quickly figured it out, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became – why couldn’t he even go back to his own home?
So Xue Yanjing immediately asked Sun Fei to get him a suit and tie, preparing to pack them up before leaving.
Sun Fei had been eavesdropping on the phone call between Xue Yanjing and Xue Yanshan. Seeing that Xue Yanjing was easily persuaded, she suddenly panicked and quickly expressed that she wanted to go too.
Sun Fei had been a servant for a period of time, so her appearance had declined drastically. When she was taken away by Xue Yanjing, she had already aged four or five years. Later, she relaxed with Xue Yanjing for a while, and then she started to take care of herself and dress up again.
It was just that Sun Fei’s age was there, and she lived with complaints and jealousy all day long. No matter how she decorated herself, she could never return to her youthful, energetic and beautiful appearance.
Xue Yanjing glanced at Sun Fei’s expectant face with an expressionless expression. Under the light, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes and mouth were nowhere to be hidden, and they were clearly displayed in Xue Yanjing’s sight.
“You look old.” Xue Yanjing suddenly said this.
Sun Fei was waiting for Xue Yanjing’s agreement. But these three words were like a giant peak falling from the sky, falling on Sun Fei’s head with a thud, crushing her so hard that she lost even the strength to breathe.
She didn’t dare to lose her temper with Xue Yanjing, so she could only force out a smile that was uglier than crying: “I’m over forty years old, how can I not grow old?”
At the end, she didn’t know whether it was intentional or not, but she whispered to herself, “At least I’m younger and prettier than Weng Yuxiang.”
When Xue Yanjing heard Weng Yuxiang’s name, he couldn’t help but think of that embarrassing past.
“Don’t mention her to me!” Xue Yanjing shook off Weng Yuxiang’s hand, turned around and tugged on the already tied tie.
Seeing that Xue Yanjing was in a strong mood, Sun Fei inexplicably improved a lot from her low mood just now. She hugged Xue Yanjing’s shoulders from behind and said coquettishly: “Oh, hubby, just take me with you. I also want to see how Weng Yuxiang is doing now? Anyway, she can’t be doing well without you,” Sun Fei narrowed her eyes, thinking and looking forward to it.
She knew very well how much Weng Yuxiang relied on Xue Yanjing, and even regarded Xue Yanjing as her whole world. Now that Xue Yanjing had left her, she must probably be miserable, and maybe she might have grown older faster than she did.
Even if Weng Yuxiang took more money, what was the use? She couldn’t even protect her own man, so she was still a failed woman.
Thinking of this, Sun Fei couldn’t wait to meet Weng Yuxiang.
Xue Yanjing didn’t know what Sun Fei was thinking. Considering that many people knew that Sun Fei had followed him, after much thought, he decided to take Sun Fei with him, so that he could at least make Weng Yuxiang and Xue Jue angry.
The two of them came to the banquet hall with their own thoughts.
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