3 – Chi Mi Asks: What Does Ye Zhuo Huai Look Like?
“Let him in,” Chi’s Father said.
Chi Mi’s heart instantly sank to the bottom.
Even after publicly cheating, is Dad still going to make her marry Yang Siquan?
Yang Siquan held a large bouquet of roses. “Uncle! Auntie, good morning!”
He didn’t notice the grim expressions on Chi’s Father and Chi’s Mother’s faces, his gaze fixed on Chi Mi. “Mimi, are you still angry? Please forgive me, I promise there won’t be a next time!”
The Chi family was on the verge of bankruptcy. At this critical moment, if Chi Mi wanted to save Chi’an Group, she knew what she had to do…
If she didn’t cling to him now, would she really watch the company go bankrupt and her family end up on the streets?
“Get out!” Chi An abruptly stood up.
He blocked Yang Siquan’s path. “You cheating scumbag, you’re not worthy of being my brother-in-law! Get out of here!”
“Little Chi An, you’re still young and don’t understand the stakes involved. Shouldn’t you be trying to please me right now?” Yang Siquan wore a haughty expression. “If your sister gets engaged to me, our Yang family can help you through this crisis.”
Yang Siquan poked Chi An’s shoulder with his finger, each jab harder than the last. “Got it? Remember to call me brother-in-law from now on!”
Chi An’s face darkened. He couldn’t take it anymore—this shameless bastard!
Chi An grabbed his wrist and twisted it.
The two of them started fighting right there in the dining room.
Chi’s Father and Chi’s Mother huddled together in fear.
Chi Mi calmly continued her meal. Although Chi An looked fair and delicate, he was 185 cm tall, only 22 years old, and had a muscular, powerful build.
If he hadn’t been drunk last night, and if he weren’t her own younger brother—held back by family ties—Chi An could have taken her down in an instant.
She wasn’t worried about Chi An.
Yang Siquan was no match for him and was soon beaten to the ground.
He howled in pain all over. “Chi Mi! Make him stop!”
Chi Mi spoke without much emotion. “Stop fighting.”
Chi An grabbed Yang Siquan by the collar, his fist as big as a sandbag aimed at Yang Siquan’s face. “My sister is so beautiful, and you still cheated on her! You damn scumbag!”
Furious, he couldn’t hold back and landed a punch on Yang Siquan’s stomach.
“Ah…”
Yang Siquan curled up in pain. “Chi Mi, what the hell do you mean? Even if we’re not getting back together, is this necessary? I’m going to sue him for assault!”
“Go ahead and sue. We have no money to pay you anyway,” Chi Mi replied calmly.
Yang Siquan clutched his stomach as he stood up. “Uncle, Auntie, are you just going to let them act like this? You know better than I do the state of the Chi family’s company right now! I came here with good intentions, and all I got was a beating! Do you really want to go bankrupt?”
“We’d rather go bankrupt than accept your help!” Chi’s Father was also angry. He had thought Yang Siquan was a good man.
Even when their daughter was studying abroad, they maintained a long-distance relationship for two years, and he even went abroad to visit her. It hadn’t been easy.
He never expected Yang Siquan to cheat behind their backs.
He couldn’t even spare the little time it took to pick Chi Mi up from the airport.
He was probably with another woman right before going to the airport, tangled up in bed!
His daughter would never marry a man like this!
An City was big, and there were plenty of wealthy families besides the Yangs.
“Young Master Yang, you and my daughter have already broken up. Please don’t come to our house again.”“How long do you think you can still live here? In a few days, the bank will seize it! When that happens, I’ll buy it and make you watch!” Yang Siquan stormed off angrily, cursing Chi Mi as he went, saying they would regret it.
“Sis, don’t be afraid. At worst, we’ll start over. I’ll use my brain from now on! I won’t let you end up on the streets. I’ll work hard to earn money!” Chi An crouched beside her. “Sis, don’t be sad. He’s not worth it for a scumbag like that.”
Perhaps her feelings for Yang Siquan weren’t that deep, so Chi Mi wasn’t too heartbroken.
Now, she was actually quite moved. At least her family was on her side, supporting her decision to break up with Yang Siquan.
If her parents tried to make her reconcile with him, she would leave without looking back and never bother with the family’s mess again.
Chi Mi gently patted his face. “It’s precisely because you used your brain that the family company is about to go bankrupt. I think you should stop using your brain from now on and go deliver takeout instead.”
Chi An’s face fell. “Sis…”
“Alright, let Mom and Dad arrange some blind dates for me.” Chi Mi stood up. “I’m going to report to the hospital first.”
She had already secured the job through an online interview while abroad and only returned after confirming it.
Chi An hurried after her. “Sis, I’ll drive you.”
“You drank so much last night. I bet you’d get pulled over for a DUI check on the way.”
“But Sis, you don’t have a driver’s license either…”
Chi Mi had obtained her license abroad. To exchange it for a domestic one, she still needed to pass the theory exam. Having just returned, she obviously hadn’t done so yet.
Chi Mi was puzzled. “Did the family driver quit early after hearing about the bankruptcy news?”
“Not yet, but it feels like it’s coming soon…” Chi An’s voice grew softer and softer.
It was all his fault!
He was useless.
He had ruined his sister’s future as a young lady.
He was incompetent, driving the family company to the brink of collapse.
Chi Mi reported to the hospital. On her first day, she wasn’t assigned any work but was instead asked to familiarize herself with the hospital departments and get to know her colleagues.
By noon, she was planning to eat at the cafeteria when a call from her best friend led her to a restaurant outside.
Xing Chun was someone she met while studying abroad. They discovered they were both from An City, and coincidentally, they had attended the same elementary school, though in different classes, so they hadn’t known each other then.
The two quickly became close friends.
Xing Chun was a year older than her, hadn’t pursued a doctorate, and had already returned to the country two years ago.
As soon as they met, Xing Chun asked, “I heard your family is going bankrupt. Is it true?”
Was the news of the Chi family’s impending bankruptcy known to everyone in An City?
“It’s a shame. My family isn’t as wealthy as yours, so we can’t really help…” Knowing Chi Mi had a bit of a cleanliness quirk, Xing Chun didn’t hug her but kept her eyes fixed on Chi Mi. “Little Mimi, I think you’ve grown even more beautiful than two years ago. How did you manage that?”
Chi Mi smiled faintly. “Natural beauty, I suppose.”
Xing Chun: “…”
Why did she have to bring this up and annoy herself?
After ordering their food, Chi Mi received a message from her mother on her phone.
“What are you looking at?” Xing Chun asked curiously.
“Potential future partners.”
“Let me see!” Xing Chun excitedly switched seats to sit beside her.
Chi Mi’s phone displayed over a dozen photos, which she flipped through quickly with her fair fingers.Xing Chun was stunned, “You have this many prospects? Chi Mi, are you running a harem? How many people are you planning to marry?”
“It’s about marriage alliances. First, I look at their appearance, then their financial status.”
“Financial status! The Ye family is the wealthiest!” Xing Chun returned to her seat opposite, “No one in An City is richer than the Ye family.”
“Really?” Chi Mi flipped through the photos again, matching them with the names, “There’s no one surnamed Ye here.”
“Seriously! Ye Zhuohuai, the Ye family’s precious eldest grandson! Ten Yang families, no, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand Yang families combined couldn’t match the wealth of the Ye family. Do you think if the Chi family knew someone as wealthy and influential as the Ye family, they’d still end up bankrupt?” Xing Chun smiled as she sipped her drink.
“That’s a harsh truth, but you’re right.” Chi Mi put down her phone, “What does Ye Zhuohuai look like?”
“Pfft!”
Chi Mi: (⊙_⊙)?
“Is he ugly?”