"It's okay, I just want to ask, do you need a tie?" Su Yi's voice came from the bottom.
The man stopped writing and looked up. "What do you mean?"
"Yanyan was buying clothes for Lin Jishen, and I thought the tie was pretty good, so I wanted to ask if you wanted one."
"You want to send me off?" His handsome face, which usually showed no extra emotions, raised his eyebrows.
Su Yi said: "Of course, if you need it, I will definitely give it to you."
"Yes." He answered directly without hesitation.
Su Yi was startled, and her heart softened a little. She smiled, "Okay, then I'll send you a few."
"Yeah." He held the phone, his eyes were light but gentle, "Come back early in the evening."
"What do you want?"
"Let's have dinner together."
"What to eat?"
He hesitated for a moment, "Want to try my cooking?"
"OK."
Su Yi readily agreed, which made Lan Fuchu stunned for a moment. After a moment, a faint smile appeared on his indifferent expression, "Okay, then remember to come back on time, don't be too late."
"Yeah." Su Yi's face turned a little red. He agreed too quickly just now and seemed a little impatient. Oh, it was so embarrassing.
Ding Qingyan was picking clothes on the side. Seeing Su Yi smiling innocently, she asked curiously, "Xiaoyi, the person you called wasn't Gu Benmo?"
For some reason, she felt that the person on the phone was not Gu Benmo.
"no."
Ding Qingyan was stunned for a moment, "Is he your boyfriend?"
Su Yi thought about it and said, "I don't know, but probably."
Ding Qingyan didn't understand this ambiguous sentence, "What do you mean by 'probably'?"
"It may be, or it may not be. Anyway, I don't want to think too much about it. Don't ask me." Su Yi put down his mobile phone and went to choose a tie in a good mood. So, Ding Qingyan stopped asking.
The two of them spent more than half an hour in the store choosing, and finally, they both found styles that they were satisfied with.
Just at this moment, a middle-aged lady with a fierce look came to the door. After entering the store, she went straight towards Ding Qingyan. Before she opened her mouth, she raised one hand and swung it down heavily, wanting to slap Ding Qingyan in the face.
But the slap did not hit Ding Qingyan's face, because Su Yi caught it. She looked cold and looked at him coldly, "What are you doing?"
"What I do is none of your business!" the middle-aged lady yelled at Su Yi.
Ding Qingyan had already recognized this woman and called out, "Aunt Dong."
"You still know that I'm your aunt?" Dong's mother snorted coldly, raised her eyebrows, pointed at her nose and cursed, "You shameless bitch, do you think our Dong family is easy to bully? It's fine if you hook up with other men behind our backs, but you even want to ruin our Dong family after you marry someone else, you bitch, how can you do things like this? Do you have a conscience? Have we treated you badly? We bought you gifts and worshipped you like a Buddha, but in the end, you were still hooking up outside when you were engaged, and kicked our Xinyu away when you found another man. Ha, little bitch, you are very courageous. If it weren't for the fact that your Ding family helped our Dong family, do you think you are worthy of my son with your sour and pickled appearance? My Xinyu is a handsome man, it's your blessing that he likes you, and you actually dare to cheat on him? You don't know what's good for you..."
Ding Qingyan was pointed at and scolded, but she didn't react at all. She had been well-behaved since she was a child, and was always respectful to her elders. But she didn't expect that Mother Dong, who was usually gentle to her like her own daughter, would turn into such an ugly and ferocious face. Could it be that all the people in their Dong family were acting all along? Was their usual care and love for her fake? Haha, as expected, like mother, like son. In order to use Ding, their family would do anything, including pretending to be kind and fond of her.
"If our Dong family didn't need you, would it be your turn to be Madam Dong? Don't you know what you look like and what qualifications you have? And you're still hooking up with other men, you're such a slut! Do you think that guy from the Lin family really loves you? No, a woman like you can only be used by others and no one will want you, you stinky bitch..." Mother Dong kept chattering on, and the scolding became more and more unpleasant.
Su Yi couldn't listen any longer, so he took a step forward, intentionally or unintentionally blocking Ding Qingyan, and said in a calm voice: "I'm talking to this old lady."
"What? You call me old auntie?" Mother Dong pointed at herself with a fierce look on her face. She couldn't believe that such a noble and elegant woman like her would be called old auntie!
"Yes, I am calling you, old auntie. I think the people you mentioned are all your good sons."
"What are you talking about, bitch?"
Facing her abuse, Su Yi's expression remained calm. "The word stinky bitch should be changed to pretty boy and given to your son, and the word stinky bitch should be given to your son's lover, because the two of them are the ones who betrayed Yanyan first."
Mother Dong's body was shaking slightly because of the scolding. She pointed at Su Yi and wanted to scold her, but her body was shaking. She opened her mouth for a long time but couldn't say a word.
Su Yi lowered her eyes slightly and sneered, "Don't you know that your son has fallen in love with Yanyan's best friend? And it was because of this best friend that your son said he would not marry Yanyan, so in a sense, it was your son who betrayed Yanyan first and verbally dissolved the marriage."
"How is it possible? Our Xinyu is so obedient. He has been devoted to this little bitch since he got engaged to her. He brings her home to eat and play on holidays. Our whole family treats her like the Empress Dowager. Who in the entire upper class doesn't know that they are about to get married? And what happened? This bitch went to fool around with Lin Jishen and hooked him up. She relied on her family's wealth to bring down our Dong Group. After all, our Dong Group has contributed a lot to the Ding Group over the years, and his Ding Group has also received a lot of benefits. In the final analysis, it was this little bitch who was not only fickle, but also had a vicious mind. She didn't dare to tell my parents that she had an affair with another man, so she said it was my son's problem..."
"Auntie, this is really your son's problem." Su Yi interrupted her long speech, not listening to her, but slowly brought her thoughts back to her senses, "The woman your son fell in love with is called Zhao Xingchen. Do you know her? She was Yanyan's best friend before."
"Zhao Xingchen... Of course I know this woman. She came to our house for dinner with the little bitch before. She is a very polite girl and she looks OK."
"Haha, do you know that the whole circle knows that Dong Xinyu is pursuing her? Not only did he give her a lot of jewelry, but he also threatened that he would never marry Yanyan for her and that he would make her look good at the wedding on the 2nd of next month."
"Impossible! We Xinyu would never do such a thing!"
"No? Then call your friends in your circle and ask around. God is watching what we do. Don't accuse us of lying. Just ask a few friends you know and see what they say."
"Absolutely impossible! You are lying!" Mother Dong pointed at her nose. Although she felt that what she said was very wrong, she did not dare to investigate further. She knew that her son did not like Ding Qingyan, but she did not want to endure this kind of questioning. She shouted in unbearable pain: "My son would never let Ding Qingyan down. It was this little bitch who hooked up with other men first. He was irritated, so he would, would..."
"Are you irritated? Why don't you just make a phone call and hear the truth?"
Su Yi's words made Dong's mother more and more uneasy. She wanted to continue to refute, but suddenly she remembered that she had called Dong Xinyu several times, and he always said "Xingchen, stop making trouble" on the other end of the phone. Mother Dong still remembers how gentle that laugh was.
At this point, there was no need for Su Yi to say anything. When Mrs. Dong figured it out, she would call to inquire, because a woman like her, who was used to being domineering, could not stand being provoked.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, Mrs. Dong couldn't hold back any longer. She took out her cell phone and dialed a number. "Mrs. Zheng, I want to ask you, is Xinyu dating a woman named Zhao Xingchen? Don't play tricks on me. Just tell me the truth."
Mrs. Zheng on the phone was silent for a moment before she told the truth. "Yes, Mrs. Dong, we wanted to tell you this, but you kept telling us that your son was devoted to Miss Ding, so we didn't have a chance to talk about it. Since you don't watch the news much, I'll just tell you the whole story. Some time ago, the news captured an ambiguous photo of your son and Zhao Xingchen in a hotel. The two were hugging each other, and your son even put his hand into her clothes. Later, Weibo exploded, and your son made a statement saying that the news was fake. But in fact, my daughter was also at the birthday party of Zhao Xingchen. She witnessed your son's high-profile gift to Zhao Xingchen, and later kissed her and told everyone that the person he liked was Zhao Xingchen. He also told everyone that his wedding with Ding Qingyan was just an agreement marriage, and that they had no feelings for each other. He said that Ding Qingyan would not care what he did outside. Even if she knew that he was in love with Zhao Xingchen, Ding Qingyan would not dare to do anything. If she was dissatisfied, he would not attend the wedding, making Ding Qingyan a joke in the audience."
Dong's mother angrily scolded, "How is this possible? And if this is the truth, why did you tell me only now?"
"It's because your son said that he and Ding Qingyan only had an arranged marriage and Ding Qingyan wouldn't care about him. So we thought that since it was the decision made by the couple themselves, it's better not to mention it. But judging from your son's tone, Ding Qingyan is the one who is being dominated by him. I heard from my daughter that your son later issued a statement saying that the news was fake and threw all the dirty water on Ding Qingyan, causing her to be pulled by the hair and thrown eggs by the fans of the big star Zhao on the street. Your son also took the big star Zhao to the banquet and danced happily together..."
"Your daughter, stop spitting blood. My son is not that kind of person."
"Hey! Mrs. Dong, it's not right for you to talk like that. The whole upper class knows what kind of person your son is. If you don't believe me, go and ask him yourself. You are just confused, but why are you turning the tables and accusing my daughter of this? So your Dong family is crooked from top to bottom, and you have problems all over yourselves. What kind of son did you teach? He is already married to another girl, but he is still fooling around outside, and he always threatens the girl by not attending the wedding. Ha, if my daughter meets a scum like your son, I will ask my daughter to kick him out!" After saying that, Mrs. Zheng hung up the phone. Anyway, Mrs. Dong was powerless to save the situation, and she was no longer afraid of them. After saying this, she felt very open-minded and happy.
Mother Dong looked at the hung-up call and dialed another number. The answer she got was similar to that of Mrs. Zheng. She was so angry that her face almost turned green. She picked up the phone and angrily called her son, "I don't care where you are now, come to the men's clothing area on the fourth floor of Times Square right now, bring that guy named Zhao Xingchen with you!"
During this time, Ding Qingyan wanted to leave, but Dong's mother grabbed her arm and said, "Little bitch, don't leave. Let's finish the confrontation first."
She was angry because Dong was harmed by Ding and her son's marriage was divorced by Ding. She met Ding Qingyan here and rushed over without caring about anything. But she didn't expect to get such an answer. It was her son who betrayed Ding Qingyan first and was with Ding Qingyan's best friend Zhao Xingchen Gao. She couldn't accept this fact!
Su Yi realized that she was going to get to the bottom of this, so she took out her phone and called Mu Ziyin, "Hey, youngest brother, do you have time now? Come over, I'm in the men's clothing area on the fourth floor of Times Square... Buy you some clothes? No, you're thinking too much, I want to invite you to watch the battle of the century... Okay, okay, just come up to the fourth floor when you get there."
After dialing the number, Su Yi called another person.
A moment later, Dong Xinyu and Zhao Xingchen came in hand in hand, talking and laughing. Dong Xinyu said, "Mom, why did you ask Xingchen and I to come here..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Ding Qingyan, and immediately let go of Zhao Xingchen's hand and reached for Dong's mother's hand, "Mom, why are you here?"
Mother Dong ignored her son's words and looked at Zhao Xingchen sharply.
Zhao Xingchen glanced at the smiling Su Yi and felt that the atmosphere here was not right. She wanted to find an excuse to go to the bathroom and slip away, but Su Yi didn't give her the chance. She rushed over in an instant, grabbed Zhao Xingchen's arm, and said in a friendly tone like a good friend: "Xingchen, you finally passed. You should explain to Aunt Dong."
"What's there to explain?" Zhao Xingchen said, trying to suppress the uneasiness in her heart. She said that in order to get close to Mu Ziyin, she pretended to be friends with Su Yi, and now she was afraid that Su Yi would have bad intentions and wanted to ruin her.
"It's about you and Dong Xinyu. I told Aunt Dong that Dong Xinyu fell in love with you and pursued you, so he verbally said that he had broken off the engagement with Yanyan, but Aunt Dong didn't believe it and said that I lied to her. Come and explain it to Aunt Dong. Didn't you just say a few days ago that Dong Xinyu insisted that you be with him, but you didn't like him at all?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhao Xingchen struggled to get Su Yi's hand free, but couldn't, so he let Dong's mother come up and slap him hard on the right cheek.
"Okay, so it's you, little bitch. I was wondering why our Xinyu and Yanyan were so happy, so why did they suddenly cancel their engagement? It turns out that you, an actor, are the one behind this!"
After Zhao Xingchen was slapped, he was completely stunned.
She could never have imagined that things would turn out like this. Her original target was Mu Ziyin, but Mu Ziyin told her that he had a girlfriend, so she could only sit back and wait. After all, her chances with him were slim. But Dong Xinyu was different. Dong Xinyu loved her wholeheartedly. Not only could he give her everything she wanted, he also gave up his engagement with Ding Qingyan for her. To be honest, she was a little moved in her heart, so she temporarily agreed to Dong Xinyu's pursuit, thinking that after the director finished investing in her movie, she would find an excuse to break up with him. Who knew that she was called here by Dong's mother right after she finished buying jewelry. As soon as she entered the door, she was grabbed by Su Yi and slapped by Dong's mother.
Mother Dong used the same old trick again, pointing at Zhao Xingchen's nose and scolding, "Do you know that because of you, a vixen, our Dong's is going to go bankrupt? Ding's has withdrawn the funds in our Dong's because you hooked up with my son. Now our Dong's is going to go bankrupt, and Ding's has cancelled the engagement. What did our Dong family do to provoke you, a vixen, to harm my son like this..."
A second ago, Dong's mother called Ding Qingyan a little bitch, and now she called her Yanyan. She also attacked Zhao Xingchen directly. Su Yi knew clearly that she just wanted to put on an act for Yanyan to see.
Zhao Xingchen was pushed around by Dong's mother, and all she could think about was what she said about Dong's going bankrupt. What did that mean? Dong's funds were taken away by Ding's? It was going to go bankrupt? Was everything on the news true? And what Dong Xinyu said to her at home at noon that Ding's couldn't live without them, Dong's, was all a lie? She had finally agreed to Dong Xinyu's pursuit, but in the end, he was about to become a penniless pauper
Seeing Zhao Xingchen's face getting paler and paler, Dong Xinyu, who had been motionless, finally got anxious and rushed over to push his mother, "Mom! Why did you hit Xingchen!"
"You're still defending this vixen? Mom wants to ask you, is what Mrs. Zheng's daughter said true? Are you really having an affair with this woman behind Yanyan's back?"
"Mom, let's talk about it when we get home! Don't embarrass yourself here." Dong Xinyu protected Zhao Xingchen behind him to prevent her mother from getting close to her.
Zhao Xingchen didn't dare to speak. He hid behind Dong Xinyu, pulling his clothes with a pitiful expression.
In the chaos, the jewelry bag in Zhao Xingchen's hand fell down. Su Yi picked it up with sharp eyes, opened it, and showed it to Dong's mother, "Aunt Dong, look, this ring brand is called DR, which means that you can only customize one ring in your lifetime and give it to your most beloved person. Now you know who Dong Xinyu's true love is, right?"
Mother Dong snatched the ring and saw the word "yuaixing" engraved inside the ring, which means Dong Xinyu loves Zhao Xingchen. She could no longer remain calm and felt that the sky was falling and the earth was splitting. She was filled with remorse. She had just questioned Ding Qingyan, scolded her, and wanted to hit her. In shock and anger, she stared at Zhao Xingchen and vented all her hatred on her. She reached over, grabbed her long hair, and pulled it in front of her, "You vixen who deserves a bad death. My son and Yanyan have always had a good relationship, but you insisted on interfering and seducing my son, destroying our Dong family's century-old foundation. You stinky bitch, you went to seduce your best friend's fiancé. How did your parents teach you? They let you be a mistress and destroy other people's families, right?"
Zhao Xingchen listened to the abuse again and again, his face became paler and paler, and his scalp was also pulled by Dong's mother, which hurt so much that he screamed in pain, "Ah! It hurts! I don't... Xinyu, save me..."
Dong Xinyu saw his beloved being beaten by his mother, and he immediately became anxious and pulled his mother away, "Mom! What are you doing! Let Xingchen go quickly. Even if this matter is wrong, it is my fault alone. I fell in love with Xingchen first, and it has nothing to do with her. What's so good about Ding Qingyan? She is boring and fickle. Xingchen is a thousand times better than her. She is simple and kind. I just like people like Xingchen..."
"Shut up, don't you know why this vixen is trying to seduce you? She's an actress, and you work in the media, so of course she wants to take a shortcut through you, how could you be so stupid!" Mother Dong scolded as she pulled him towards Ding Qingyan, "Hurry up and come over here to apologize to Yanyan, tell Yanyan that you were momentarily distracted, and don't make this mistake again in the future."
Zhao Xingchen fell to the ground alone, covering his head in pain. Dong Xinyu was heartbroken when he saw this, and almost went crazy, "I won't apologize, I did nothing wrong, the one who made the mistake was Ding Qingyan, how loyal you think she is, but she still found that kid from the Lin family, and they are having a hot fight now, I can't afford to be cuckolded, and I don't want to wear it... Xingchen..."
Dong Xinyu said this and wanted to help Zhao Xingchen.
But she dodged him. Zhao Xingchen took a few steps back, crying and said, “I’m sorry, Auntie. What happened between Xinyu and me was really not what you thought. At first, I did like Xinyu. He was so outstanding and handsome, I don’t think there was any girl who wouldn’t like him. But at the same time, I also knew that Xinyu and Yanyan were already engaged, so I had been suppressing my feelings. Later, some things happened, and Xinyu always stood by me, comforted me, encouraged me, and made me cheer up and stand up again. I was gradually moved, but nothing happened between us before…” She cried with tears in her eyes. In just a few words, she turned a tangled love into friendship.
(End of this chapter)