When Qu Fei and others took the initiative to come to talk to him, Xue Zimu was really a little confused. He really didn't understand why the things that deviated from his previous life happened one after another, and it seemed that he had somehow become the target of public criticism
Looking at Qu Fei, who was smiling but not smiling, and looking at him with faint hostility, Xue Zimu frowned slightly. Except for the Xue family, he didn't want to conflict with anyone.
Xue Zimu's personality is actually very strong, which is completely inherited from his mother Shu Qing. Shu Qing brought Xue Zimu to live in the unfamiliar city of W. As a single mother, the hardships can be imagined, but she was determined not to have a second marriage, even if she was always surrounded by suitors because of her good looks.
Because of Xue Li's derailment, Shu Qing lost confidence in her marriage, and put all her energy on Xue Zimu, and firmly believed that she could give Xue Zimu a growth environment no worse than others by herself. She almost forgot to eat and sleep to work, but she never neglected to teach and care for Xue Zimu.
Facts have proved that she did fulfill her promise and vision, but she pushed herself too hard. When Xue Zimu was sixteen years old, she died of overwork due to long hours of overtime.
Xue Zimu followed her temperament in many ways, so even in his previous life, even if he really regarded the other party as a relative because of Xue Li's deception, he still made a clear distinction between himself and the Xue family, and never thought about becoming a rich second generation in one step. . And after Xue Litu saw him poorly, he was not willing to compromise for the prosperity and wealth promised by the Xue family, but would rather bear huge debts than be a tool for Xue Li to cling to the powerful. Including being framed by Yao Yue as Xue Yu's scapegoat, he was beaten several times and still insisted on his innocence in court. Even if it doesn't help at all.
The result of his rebellion against the Xue family in his previous life can be said to be a crushing defeat, but Xue Zimu will not change his nature of being strong because of this. He is just more rational and more roundabout, and he has begun to learn proper hypocrisy and submissiveness and pretending to be a pig and a tiger. The heart will not waver.
After his rebirth, his biggest obsession is to take revenge on the Xue family, of course, on the premise that he can protect himself. In order to deal with the Xue family, he must be cautious in making enemies, so he can ignore some mild sarcasm.
So when the Qu family first greeted Xue Zimu with a gun and a stick, he didn't take it very seriously. Instead, he was in a delicate mood because he remembered the gossip about Qu Fei in his previous life.
"How is Madam Xue?" Madam Qu brought Qu Fei over, glanced at Xue Zimu, and only smiled when she looked at Yao Yue, "I didn't expect you to come too, why didn't you go to talk to Madam Qi just now See you, I didn't even notice you were here."
The smile on Yao Yue's face froze slightly.
The Qu family was different from other people who came to the banquet. Most people like Yao Yue came with the idea of just trying it out, but the Qu family showed a certain determination to get married with the Qi family early in the morning. The Qu family has only recently transferred from other provinces to Beijing for development, and urgently needs to unite with a local force to gain a firm foothold, but no matter how you look at it, the Qi family is the best choice. In addition, because he just came here not long ago, the Qu family didn't have a deep understanding of the rumors about Qi Yan. As an artist, Qu Fei can rely on the big tree of the Qi family. Qu Fei, who is the marriage partner, has great expectations for the marriage with the Qi family.
For this reason, the Qu family not only intentionally or unintentionally spread the news that Qu Fei admired Qi Yan before the banquet, but also closely followed Bai Xinlan during the banquet, hoping to be selected.
As for why they suddenly came to find fault with Yao Yue and Xue Zimu, the reason is also very simple. Bai Xinlan was called away by Xu Chi. Although they couldn't keep up, they couldn't bear to move their eyes away. Naturally, they saw Qi Yan who was staying on the second floor, and Xue Zimu who was watched by Qi Yan.
Looking at Bai Xinlan's attitude towards them before, Mrs. Qu and Qu Fei felt that they had a good chance of winning, but they panicked immediately after seeing this scene, so they hurried over to inquire about the news.
However, since he was facing a threatening competitor, the matter of inquiring about news would naturally not be carried out in a harmonious and friendly manner. In addition, although the Qu family has just come to Beijing, they are stronger than the Xue family in terms of strength, so Mrs. Qu has no scruples when mocking Yao Yue.
Yao Yue also knew this, facing Mrs. Qu's caring but sarcastic words, she could only force a smile and said, "I was thinking of going to bother Madam Qi when she was not so busy, but I missed it."
Mrs. Qu smiled, and stopped talking to her about these irrelevant things. She raised her eyes and looked at Xue Zimu several times, and turned the topic to what she really cared about, "This is the child of Mrs. Xue's relatives. How did I see you bring it out?"
The smile on Yao Yue's face became stiffer now, she always thought that Xue Zimu and his mother Shu Qing were the biggest stains in her life, which nakedly showed the fact that she had once been her shameless mistress. Even though she could say that she only met Xue Li after her divorce, such secret scandals in wealthy families have always spread very quickly. As long as Xue Zimu appeared in the upper circles of Beijing, rumors would soon spread among these noble ladies. ear.
Although Yao Yue had thought about this situation when he brought Xue Zimu back, he still couldn't maintain a good expression when he was really poked into a sore spot, and anyone could see the unnatural expression on his face. But Yao Yue could only continue to put on a coping smile, and answered lightly: "This child was picked up only two days ago, and I didn't have time to take him to recognize the person." He said while pulling Xue Zimu: "Zimu, come here. Say hello to Mrs. Qu."
Xue Zimu restrained not to shake off Yao Yue's hand, and nodded to Mrs. Qu, "Hello."
Mrs. Qu looked at Xue Zimu as if she was looking at a commodity that could be picked at will. Her eyes were picky, but she had a smile on her face. I like it." As he spoke, he pulled Qu Fei over, and said with a smile, "Our Qu Fei is an entertainer, and he's not as good-looking as you."
Xue Zimu twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard the words, but did not speak. The other party obviously didn't really compliment him, and in his previous life, as an nerd who didn't need much communication, he didn't have the thought and eloquence to compliment the other party back, so he just didn't speak. However, since the Qu family's intention was to inquire about news, they naturally wouldn't give up because of this.
Qu Fei himself was not happy that Mrs. Qu said that he was not as good-looking as Xue Zimu. Seeing that Xue Zimu was not even modest, his dissatisfaction was added. But after all, he was an actor, so he still smiled and said to Xue Zimu: "Did you say that before? I know Young Master Qi, I think he has been looking at you just now."
Xue Zimu was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and only then did he know why the other party came to trouble him suddenly. Seeing Qu Fei's nervous look, he suddenly felt amused.
Because of the rumors about Qi Yan in his previous life, he originally thought that the people who were arranged to marry were due to family pressure, so he apologized to Qu Fei after the news of Qu Fei and Qi Yan's marriage came out. But now it seems that Qu Fei is not as unwilling to marry into the Qi family as he was in his previous life, but it seems that he has sharpened his head and wants to squeeze in.
Thinking of the fact that Qu Fei wanted to pour dirty water on Qi Yan after she cheated and divorced in her previous life, Xue Zimu suddenly felt that the person in front of her was really ridiculous.
"Huh? Young Master Qi?" Yao Yue didn't tell him that this was Qi Yan's blind date party, so Xue Zimu naturally pretended not to know anything.
Xue Zimu said this because he didn't want Yao Yue to find out that he was wrong, but Qu Fei's face turned dark when he heard this, and felt that Xue Zimu was sincerely trying to squeeze him and treat him like a fool. His ability to hide a knife in a smile is far worse than Mrs. Qu's, so he immediately lowered his face, "I don't know what you are doing here, Young Master Qi? What are you pretending to be?"
Qu Fei's tone was too aggressive, Mrs. Qu quickly gave him a hand, and then smiled at Yao Yue: "Madam Xue didn't teach him anything?"
Yao Yue's face was embarrassed, and she was afraid that Madam Qu would explain the facts too clearly. After Xue Zimu found out, she would make a joke on the spot, so she could only vaguely say, "Zimu has only been home for a few days, isn't it too late?"
Seeing this, Qu Fei realized that Xue Zimu really didn't know, and his complexion improved a little, but he soon thought of the fact that Qi Yan had looked at the other party for a long time but didn't stop his eyes on him for even a second, and suddenly felt uncomfortable When I got up, I couldn't help but mocked again: "It's okay if Mrs. Xue didn't teach, and she's not my mother. But if my mother taught me, it's better not to teach. After all, what kind of good things can be taught by such a self-willed and lowly person."
As soon as Qu Fei said this, Xue Zimu, who didn't take the opponent's provocation seriously, frowned all of a sudden. He can basically ignore other people's targeting of him, but if Shu Qing is involved, he will never be so easy to talk to.
Qu Fei probably saw Yao Yue saying that Xue Zimu had just picked him up, and Madam Qu asked if he was a relative but dared not answer, so he regarded Xue Zimu as the illegitimate child of the Xue family, thinking that Xue Zimu's mother was the mistress. Little did he know that what he said actually scolded Yao Yue, which made Yao Yue's face darken again.
Xue Zimu was amazed at Qu Fei's brainless and dirty mouth, and couldn't help but wonder how the other party, as an artist, whitewashed the peace in front of the media. In his previous life, Qi Yan could endure the other party's cheating before getting divorced. His temper is really good enough.
Glancing at Yao Yue's face out of the corner of his eye, Xue Zimu let out a "hehe" in his heart, and was about to say something to ridicule Qu Fei and Yao Yue together, but Qu Fei, who was still arrogant just now, pulled out in panic. A slightly ingratiating smile, "Qi...Young Master Qi."
Xue Zimu turned his head in astonishment, and saw Qi Yan, whose face was so heavy that water dripped out, standing behind him.