Su Wanqing curled her lips, revealing a trace of a mocking smile. “I wouldn’t know about ‘heavenly bliss,’ but since Miss Jian knows so much, it seems you must be quite experienced?”
Jian Shanshan’s gaze darkened instantly. She stepped closer on her high heels, completely exposing her true colors.
”Su Wanqing, do you think if you stay here, my brother will fall for you again? Don’t forget, in his heart, he has always cared about me the most!”
That posture of a victor was incredibly piercing in Su Wanqing’s eyes. It had been three years, and every time she remembered how Jian Ou didn’t believe her, it felt like someone had ruthlessly stabbed her in the heart.
It hurt so much she didn’t even have the strength to cry out. She originally thought she had long since let go, but now, she unexpectedly felt a surge of resentment—resentment that she would lose to a woman like this.
Su Wanqing had beautiful eyes. When she was gentle, it looked as if countless stars had fallen into them; however, when she turned sharp, the aura around her would grow steadily more powerful.
Ultimately, she didn’t argue back. Deep down, she knew she didn’t want to keep lying to herself.
The boss, having finished comforting the middle-aged woman, was still fuming. He turned back to settle the score with Su Wanqing.
”Su Wanqing, what on earth is wrong with you? Are you really only going to be satisfied once you’ve forced me to close this shop?”
Su Wanqing’s body trembled, and the momentum she had shown against Jian Shanshan withered away. She bit her lip, offering no explanation.
Jian Shanshan raised an eyebrow. She quite enjoyed seeing her like this. The former high-and-mighty eldest miss of the Su family, who feared nothing, was now reduced to this state—it was strangely satisfying.
”I’m sorry, Boss, I…”
The boss cut her off. “I don’t want an apology, Su Wanqing. I hired people to work!”
Su Wanqing bit her lip even harder. Jian Shanshan had seen enough of this show and said with a laugh, “Boss, I think it’s better if you just fire her. If you don’t, I don’t think you’ll need to run this shop anymore. I’m a woman of my word.”
The moment Jian Shanshan spoke, the boss immediately sized her up and then glanced at Su Wanqing. It was clear these two knew each other, and their relationship was far from good.
Jian Shanshan didn’t feel satisfied yet and continued, “Boss, with just one word from me, this shop will belong to the Jian Group!”
She was using Jian Ou’s name, clearly flaunting it in front of her. As long as she went back and added some fuel to the fire, how could Jian Ou not believe her?
Su Wanqing’s bitten lips gradually turned white. Jian Shanshan gave her a look of pure disgust, turned around, and left.
Once Jian Shanshan was gone, the boss waved his hand. “You’d better just go. I just managed to persuade one to leave, and now another shows up. My little shop can’t support a ‘big Buddha’ like you. Besides, the Jian Group is wealthy and powerful—we can’t afford to offend them!”
Su Wanqing lifted her head and grabbed the boss’s hand, pleading, “Boss, please don’t kick me out. I really need this job right now. Boss, I’m begging you!”
The boss flung her hands away and roared impatiently, “You’re begging me, but who am I supposed to beg? I’m just running a small business, I can’t handle your drama. Just leave already!”
Watching the boss resolutely retreating back, Su Wanqing’s heart went completely cold. Why? Why was everyone pushing her? She just wanted to live her life alone.
The night wind was cold, but it wasn’t as cold as Su Wanqing’s heart. She looked up at the colorful lights surrounding her and felt a sense of sorrow. What should she do now?
Fortunately, she still had another job. However, to her surprise, when she went to the makeup shop the next day, Zhou Lan informed her that she had been fired.
She stood dazed for a second. She had done so well yesterday and even helped them sell a lot of products. At that time, Zhou Lan had even been quite polite to her—how did it suddenly turn into this?
Looking at how upset she was, Zhou Lan felt a bit of jealousy over her beauty, but she still recognized her ability. It was just that there were some people she couldn’t afford to offend.
That woman from before clearly looked like a wealthy young miss from some corporation. Zhou Lan just wanted to make some money and didn’t want to cause trouble, so she had no choice but to follow that woman’s wishes.
Zhou Lan advised, “Think about whether you’ve offended someone. If you have, you should just go and apologize. It’s just pride—why hold onto it so stubbornly?”
The first person Su Wanqing thought of was Jian Ou. Besides him, who else would do something so unethical?
Her mind wandered for a moment. If she had never met Jian Ou, perhaps none of this would have happened. Why wouldn’t that man just let her go?
Dragging her exhausted body away, she felt dejected, like she had lost her soul. And as they say, misfortunes never come singly—the hospital where Su Wanhong was staying called her at that very moment.