Su Jiaobai’s words, while tinged with anger and provocation, were also from the heart.
Setting aside Lu Leyao’s fake identity as the Lu family’s daughter, based on her current capabilities, she could easily find someone better than Qi Mingxuan.
Lu Leyao, being intelligent, also felt that Qi Mingxuan was too impatient and almost ruined things. However, in front of Su Jiaobai, an “outsider,” she still defended her fiancé.
“You don’t need to worry about our affairs,” Lu Leyao, meticulously groomed by Lu Ting to take over the business, had already made initial inroads into the business world despite her youth.
She possessed capability and skill, and her actions in the workplace were decisive and efficient.
Now, truly angered, she exuded a certain oppressive aura.
She ignored Qi Mingxuan and, after uttering this sentence, turned and walked briskly towards the restaurant entrance.
Seeing this, Qi Mingxuan immediately followed, calling out, “Leyao, Yaoyao, don’t be angry, wait for me…”
With the main actors of the play gone, the farce came to an end.
Wu Yichun also did not expect things to escalate to this point. In the tense situation just now, the verbal attacks flew back and forth between the two parties, leaving no room for her to intervene.
Moreover, she was also shocked.
Qi Mingxuan had produced such a video, directly accusing Jiaobai of seducing him. Judging by his demeanor, it didn’t seem like he had entirely fabricated a video to frame Jiaobai.
But looking at Jiaobai’s reaction, it was strong and angry. She showed no signs of guilt, and the incident in the video didn’t seem like something she would do.
As the commotion and excitement subsided, the sudden silence around them brought Wu Yichun back to her senses.
After looking around, she reached out and took Su Jiaobai’s hand, letting her sit down before saying, “It’s all unimportant. Don’t take it to heart.”
Su Jiaobai didn’t dwell on it too much. Unimportant people and matters were not worth wasting even a second of her energy on.
However, she was puzzled. She had only met Qi Mingxuan once before, and this was only their second meeting today. Why was he targeting her like this?
Was it just because of Lu Leyao?
And what was that video on his phone about?
With these thoughts on her mind, Su Jiaobai found the meal tasteless.
Wu Yichun also noticed that she wasn’t in the mood to eat, so she suggested, “Since you don’t have work in the afternoon, you don’t need to rush to the test drive. If you’re interested, we can go for a body massage and facial treatment together.”
Su Jiaobai had not only been trying to lose weight recently but also wanted to take good care of her skin.
Therefore, she not only accepted Wu Yichun’s suggestion but also happily agreed.
Wu Yichun had membership cards for high-end beauty salons. Following her meant getting top-notch products and services.
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Meanwhile, after Qi Mingxuan chased out of the restaurant, Lu Leyao was still angry. No matter how much Qi Mingxuan called out to her from behind, she didn’t turn her head, nor did she slow her pace at all.
Qi Mingxuan knew she was genuinely angry, so he stopped calling out and silently followed her, all the way to the underground parking lot.
They reached the car, and Lu Leyao opened the door and got in.
Only after Qi Mingxuan also got into the passenger seat did Lu Leyao finally speak, “I tried to stop you repeatedly just now, why did you insist on confronting her? Don’t you know that while that video proves her immorality, it also reveals my true identity?”
The latter part of the video, which Qi Mingxuan had cut off in time, was Su Jiaobai’s accusation that Lu Leyao had usurped her place for over twenty years.
Qi Mingxuan: “Of course, I wouldn’t harm you. I know what I’m doing.” Therefore, he only released the first part of the video and promptly turned off the rest.
Although the farce caused no loss to Lu Leyao, she was still very dissatisfied with Qi Mingxuan’s actions today.
Qi Mingxuan explained again, “I’ve tolerated her for a long time. It was you who kept stopping me, which is why I didn’t show the video to Chairman Lu. If we hadn’t met, it would have been fine. But since we met, and she was so provocative, I couldn’t stand it anymore.” Qi Mingxuan had his reasons for doing this.
“This is also good. If the matter is exposed, some wind will inevitably blow to Chairman Lu and Gu Xingmo. And neither of them is easy to deal with. Miss Lu Er is doomed today, this is her retribution.”
Lu Leyao didn’t think much of Qi Mingxuan’s methods and intentions.
Although she knew he was doing it for her own good, she didn’t really want to accept this favor.
Moreover, what could a video without context prove?
Su Jiaobai was already married to Gu Xingmo and had a son. Would Gu Xingmo abandon her because of this?
Or would her father disown her and never recognize her again because of this video?
None of that was possible.
Since that was the case, what was the use of Qi Mingxuan’s petty squabbles that were harmless?
And if the matter truly escalated, and Su Jiaobai went all out, it would only result in a mutually destructive situation.
Lu Leyao felt exhausted and didn’t want to say or explain anything further. She just asked Qi Mingxuan to get out of the car.
“I want to be alone and calm down.”
Qi Mingxuan also saw that she was genuinely angry and didn’t dare to provoke her further, so he obediently got out of the car.
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While Lu Leyao was still angry, Su Jiaobai, on the other hand, quickly put the unpleasant incident out of her mind.
After happily undergoing a three-hour full-body treatment with Wu Yichun, she immediately headed to the 4S dealership near the beauty salon.
She had already set her sights on a BMW electric car. After the test drive, she found it satisfactory and immediately placed an order.
Wu Yichun was surprised when she saw Su Jiaobai directly ordering the BMW: “This, this is already decided? Are you sure you don’t want to try others?” In Wu Yichun’s opinion, since President Gu was paying, his stepdaughter could completely choose a better car.
Not to mention a luxury car worth two to three million, at least seven to eight hundred thousand should be considered.
The saleswoman at the 4S shop was about to place the order but stopped when she heard Wu Yichun’s words.
She could tell that the two ladies visiting today were major customers, especially the older one, who was dressed in designer brands and had an excellent temperament.
While a 250,000 to 300,000 yuan order was good, who would refuse the opportunity to make a larger sale?
But the young woman seemed to have made up her mind. After a moment of hesitation, she directly said, “I already have a car at home. I just want to buy one for commuting. This is enough.”
The saleswoman didn’t dare to be too greedy, fearing that being too greedy might cause her to lose even the meat she had already in hand, so she quickly said, “Please wait here for a moment, ladies. I’ll go to the system to place the order and be right back.”
After the car was ordered, Su Jiaobai immediately called Gu Xingmo. But after only a few seconds, she quickly hung up.
Fearing that he was busy and might be disturbed, she changed to sending a WeChat message.
[Test drive is done, ordered this one.] She also sent a photo.
That morning, the company held a high-level meeting, and in the afternoon, each department held its own departmental meetings. Many meeting summaries, after being compiled and condensed, were eventually presented to Gu Xingmo.
So, throughout the afternoon, there were many people coming and going in the office, all of them middle and high-level management from various departments.
It wasn’t until around 4 o’clock that things finally quieted down.
After things quieted down, he checked the time. Seeing that it was already 4:15 PM, there was still no news from Teacher Su, who was supposed to go for a test drive in the afternoon.
He picked up his phone and was about to call her to inquire about the situation. Before he could make the call, a message arrived.
After glancing at the message she sent, Gu Xingmo replied simply and directly: [How much?]
Unexpectedly, he replied so quickly, Su Jiaobai felt a little excited and immediately sent him the price. She was honest, not a cent more or less.
She knew that in front of Gu Xingmo, she couldn’t play too many little tricks.
[Okay.] The other side only replied with this one word.
Su Jiaobai didn’t ask further. Based on her understanding of Gu Xingmo, he was surely arranging for someone to transfer the money to her now.
As expected, shortly after, a bank notification of thirty thousand yuan arriving in her account came.
Originally, Su Jiaobai had a sliver of hope, thinking that the wealthy Gu boss might give her an extra few hundred thousand. After all, a few hundred thousand was just a drop in the bucket for him. Moreover, he had originally intended to buy her a luxury car.
In the end, she chose a cheaper one. It was not impossible for the wealthy Gu boss to make up the difference.
However, it was ultimately her wishful thinking. She didn’t get hundreds of thousands, only a few tens of thousands more.
Although her wish wasn’t fulfilled, everything was gradually developing in a good direction, and she was content.
Although she didn’t own a house yet, she at least had a BMW car registered in her name. And in her bank account, there was twenty thousand yuan from Gu Xingmo.
Furthermore, every month, she would receive such an income.
Not the best, but more than enough compared to others.
However… although she trusted Gu Xingmo, to be safe, it was best to have the monthly living expenses of twenty thousand yuan written down in black and white to be truly secure.
The car would take two days to pick up. After completing the procedures at the 4S shop, Wu Yichun drove Su Jiaobai back home.
Foreign vehicles were not allowed to enter the residential compound, but since Wu Yichun was driving a luxury car worth over two million yuan, the security guards at the entrance naturally had a different attitude.
Su Jiaobai observed all of this with cold eyes, and she couldn’t help but sigh once again in her heart that this world was indeed a world for the rich.
Wu Yichun dropped Su Jiaobai off at her doorstep. As it was getting late, she didn’t go in to sit down, but only said her final farewells from the car: “Jiaobai, please consider what I said earlier.”
Su Jiaobai neither agreed nor refused, but simply smiled and waved to her: “Drive slowly on the road, and send me a message when you get home. Goodbye, Aunt Wu.”
Wu Yichun stopped at that, not continuing to press, and waved goodbye to her happily.
Jun Zai had been taken out for a walk by Sister Zhou, so Su Jiaobai went straight upstairs.
Wu Yichun’s words still echoed in her mind, and she was hesitating whether to proactively contact Lu Ting.
Lost in thought, she almost collided with Gu Xingmo, who was coming down from the corner.