"There's no need." Liu Ronghua glanced at Shen Zhijing's face and said, "I'm here with a friend. I'm just here to say hello. Don't worry about me."
Shen Zhijing didn't say anything. Liu Ronghua looked at her and said, "I'll go back first."
Liu Ronghua smiled at Chang Jingqiu and went back to her table to chat with her friend.
Chang Jingqiu glanced in Liu Ronghua's direction before withdrawing her gaze without leaving a trace. She continued chatting and laughing as if Liu Ronghua's arrival had never happened.
Slowly, Shen Zhijing regained her composure.
After a while, Shen Zhijing put down her cup and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
After Shen Zhijing left, Liu Ronghua received a text message. "I'll wait for you in the bathroom. I'll be right there."
Chang Jingqiu saw Liu Ronghua get up to go to the bathroom, so she excused herself to make a phone call and left her seat.
Xia Zishan didn't know what Chang Jingqiu wanted to do with Shen Zhijing, but she knew that Chang Jingqiu was here for Shen Zhijing, so she cooperated with her. Chen Pinyan didn't know anything and wouldn't suspect anything.
As soon as Liu Ronghua entered the bathroom, Shen Zhijing closed the door.
There was no one in the bathroom, so Shen Zhijing said, "Pretend you don't know me when you see me outside. Don't come up to greet me."
"…" Liu Ronghua put on a pitiful look again, which made Shen Zhijing even more annoyed.
Shen Zhijing was so angry that she wanted to slap Liu Ronghua, so she said impatiently, "Don't put on such a pitiful look. I'm not a man and I won't pity you. Besides, you're so old that even men won't pity you. You're so old, but you're still acting like a pitiful little girl. That's disgusting. "
Liu Ronghua looked at Shen Zhijing helplessly. "Zhijing, how can you say that? We are a family after all, I — "
"Who's family with you? Don't disgust me." Shen Zhijing interrupted her impatiently. "Oh right, you have no family now. Even Ruan Danchen isn't your biological daughter and she won't acknowledge you now. I don't understand why you're still staying in the Shen family. Didn't Qi Chenglin give you a lot of money? With that amount of money, even if you live alone outside, you can still live comfortably and still be like a rich wife. Why do you need to suffer in our Shen family? My dad doesn't love you, and I hate you even more. What are you after? "
Shen Zhijing really felt that Liu Ronghua was stupid. She had to say that Ruan Danchen was not her daughter. If she didn't say it, she would still be useful to Ruan Danchen. But now that she said it, Ruan Danchen didn't recognize her, so she had no value at all.
Moreover, if she was Liu Ronghua, she would not stay in the Shen family for a long time. While Ruan Danchen still had a little affection for her, she should seize the time to coax Ruan Danchen. With a good relationship with Ruan Danchen and a son-in-law like Qi Chenglin, they could get whatever they wanted.
Even if Ruan Danchen was not her biological daughter, at least she had raised her. If she apologized to Ruan Danchen and got her forgiveness, Ruan Danchen would still treat her like a filial mother.
She didn't know what was in Liu Ronghua's mind. She insisted on staying in the Shen family and not leaving, and annoyed her every day.
"Zhijing, how can you say that?" Liu Ronghua was a little unhappy. She looked at Shen Zhijing disappointedly, "I have done so much for you and the Shen family. I don't ask you to like me very much, but at least be polite to me. We can coexist peacefully! For you, I even asked Ruan Danchen to help you … "
"Shut up!" Shen Zhijing's face changed abruptly. She stopped Ruan Danchen's words with a stern voice, "Don't mention what happened in the past. Nothing happened in the past! If you dare to mention it again, I will drive you out of the Shen family completely! You've forgotten what happened in the past! Besides, don't talk to me about what happened in the past with a face of 'you helped me and did me a favor'. You agreed at that time because of the conditions we put forward. We exchanged equal value and took what we needed. We don't owe each other anything! "
Liu Ronghua's lips trembled, and even her chin trembled. She still had an aggrieved expression, but she said, "Since you've already said it like this, then I really can't expect you to treat me any better. You ask me why I am still staying in the Shen family now? "
Liu Ronghua's tears swayed in her eyes as if they would flow out at any time. Her lips trembled as she pursed her lips.
"Because I have done so much for you, but you don't thank me at all. When you need me, you treat me like a subordinate and ask me to do things for you. If I succeed, then you deserve it. If I fail, then I am useless and stupid. It seems that I am born to owe you. No matter what I do for you, you don't even say a word of thanks. Don't mention smiling at me, you don't even give me a slightly warmer expression. Why should I still work like a slave for you? "
"That's right. I deliberately told the Qi family that Ruan Danchen is not my biological daughter. I just don't want you to use me anymore. Because I know that no matter how much I do for you, you will not treat me better. Then why should I still let you get benefits from me? As long as Ruan Danchen knows that she has nothing to do with me, she will not care about me because of what you have done to her all these years. You don't treat me well, so why should I treat you well? Without my relationship with Ruan Danchen, let's see what you can do! "
Liu Ronghua pursed her lips and sneered, "You ask me why I deliberately stay in the Shen family? I just want to stay in the Shen family. I know that you don't like me and feel disgusted when you see me. Then I will hang around in front of you to disgust you. I have money now. Even if your family wants to cut off my source of income, I am not afraid. I live in the Shen garden, so I don't need you to give me any face. The more you don't like me, the happier I am! Even if I don't have a title, I can live in the house in the Shen garden for nothing. I don't need to spend money to buy a house. It saves me money. "
"You —" Shen Zhijing didn't expect that Liu Ronghua would be so stubborn. She really didn't know how to deal with this dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"Shen Zhijing." Liu Ronghua sneered, "You don't have to think about driving me out. I know that you always think that I have no brain, but I don't think that you are that smart. You don't have to think about driving me out of the Shen family. If you dare to drive me out, or let me put it this way, if you dare to be rude to me again, I will tell you everything that happened that year! "
"I don't care what the result of Ruan Danchen will be. But I have also thought about it. Ruan Danchen has given birth to a son for Qi Chenglin, and I heard that they have even gotten a marriage certificate. Even if the matter really broke out, Ruan Danchen's reputation would be affected, and the Qi family would be talked about, but it would be very difficult to divorce. Unless Qi Chenglin is disappointed in her, they will not divorce. "
"On the contrary, you are already in your thirties and no one is willing to marry you. If the matter of that year is exposed, your life will be ruined, and it will be even more impossible for you to find an ideal husband. You don't like those who are worse than you, and those who are better than you don't like you. I think you will be lonely for the rest of your life, and your ending will be worse than mine. "Liu Ronghua sneered, and there was no trace of pitiful look on her face.
"If you still want to protect your reputation, be polite to me. Don't order me around!" Liu Ronghua sneered, "I have never stoop to your level, but you really think that you are somebody!"
Shen Zhijing was trembling with anger, but she couldn't even say a word. She couldn't even say "you" before.
At the door, Chang Jingqiu heard this and left quietly. She hurried back to her seat before Shen Zhijing came out.
She lowered her eyes, thinking about what she had just heard.
What did Liu Ronghua mean by that?
What was the secret of what happened that year?
She didn't expect that Qi Youxuan was really Ruan Danchen's child. But according to Liu Ronghua, it seemed that Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen didn't just get back together after breaking up.
What Liu Ronghua said that year involved the Shen family, Shen Zhijing, Liu Ronghua, and Ruan Danchen.
What was the relationship between them?
Chang Jingqiu was deep in thought and didn't notice that Shen Zhijing had come back.
Shen Zhijing still had the smell of cigarettes on her.
Just now, Liu Ronghua left the bathroom first, but Shen Zhijing didn't leave. She smoked a cigarette in the bathroom, venting the anger that Liu Ronghua poured on her.
"Jingqiu, Jingqiu." Chen Pinyan called her a few times before Chang Jingqiu came back to her senses.
"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Chen Pinyan asked.
Chang Jingqiu quickly smiled and said perfunctorily, "Nothing."
…
The four of them finished eating. Because of Liu Ronghua's appearance, Shen Zhijing wasn't in the mood to sing karaoke anymore. So the three of them didn't get together again. They said goodbye to each other and left.
The four of them drove here, so they went their separate ways.
Chang Jingqiu wasn't in a hurry to leave. She sat in the car and waited at the door. After a while, she saw Liu Ronghua and her friend coming out. Her friend waved her hand and left first. Liu Ronghua stood by the side of the road and wanted to hail a taxi.
Because of the matter of going to the Qi family during the Chinese New Year, Shen Jialiang never gave Liu Ronghua a good face after he came back. Liu Ronghua also felt bitter in her heart. But the more bitter she felt, the more angry she felt, the more unfair and wronged she felt. Originally, there was resentment against the Shen family in her heart. Slowly, the resentment became deeper and deeper, so that now she completely hated the Shen family.
Liu Ronghua didn't care whether she was comfortable or not now. As long as the Shen family was more uncomfortable than her, she could be a little more comfortable.
So even if she was unhappy, she still tried her best to make Shen Jialiang and his daughter unhappy.
Since returning from the Qi family on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the truth that Liu Ronghua and Ruan Danchen were not biological mother and daughter came out. Shen Jialiang felt that Liu Ronghua's value had been minimal. Maybe there would be a chance in the future, but who knew when this opportunity would come?
And in order to punish Liu Ronghua's stupid behavior, Shen Jialiang took back the car allocated to Liu Ronghua to go out and gave her half of the pocket money.
Liu Ronghua stood by the roadside, being blown by the cold wind. She thought that after tonight's incident, she was afraid that Shen Jialiang would not give her half of the pocket money.
But it didn't matter.
Liu Ronghua thought that she didn't care about Shen Jialiang's money now. Anyway, Qi Chenglin gave her a lot. She didn't need Shen Jialiang's money, as long as she could annoy the father and daughter.
It was just that it was not easy to get a taxi at this time. Almost all of them had passengers. Occasionally, there was an empty taxi, but it was in a hurry to get off work and did not stop to pick up passengers.
"Auntie, where are you going? Let me send you back?" Chang Jingqiu drove the car in front of Liu Ronghua and lowered the window.
Liu Ronghua was stunned and said with a smile: "It's too troublesome. How can I accept it?"
"It doesn't matter. You can't get a taxi at this time. In this cold weather, I don't know how long you will have to stand here." Chang Jingqiu directly opened the door of the front passenger seat. "Get in the car. I know the way to the Shen family's house. It won't be too far."
Liu Ronghua nodded and got in the car with a cold air.
She closed the door and said while fastening the seat belt: "Thank you. By the way, I still don't know you are –"
"My name is Chang Jingqiu. Auntie, you can call me Little Chang. Jingqiu, anything is fine." Chang Jingqiu smiled and drove the car out.
"Hehe, Jingqiu, thank you so much for tonight." Liu Ronghua smiled.
"It's nothing. If I met someone I know, I wouldn't have left her to freeze on the side of the road," Chang Jingqiu said.
"Sigh, luckily I met you tonight. Otherwise –" Liu Ronghua smiled bitterly and shook her head. "By the way, are you friends with Zhijing?"
Chang Jingqiu knew that Liu Ronghua and Shen Zhijing's relationship was not good, so she said: "We met for the first time tonight. My high school classmate knows her. We invited her out for dinner tonight, and my classmate happened to ask Miss Shen out."
"So that's how it is." Liu Ronghua stopped talking and quietly calculated.
The car was quiet for a while before Liu Ronghua said awkwardly, "Did you think Zhijing's attitude towards me was strange?"
Chang Jingqiu paused and said: "I don't think so. Although Miss Shen didn't say anything about the relationship between you two, I can think of the reason for her attitude. Although tonight is the first time I met Miss Shen, I can see that she is a proud person. "
After saying this, Chang Jingqiu said nothing more.
"She … has never liked me. She doesn't think much of me." Liu Ronghua said in a low voice, "I was surprised that you took the initiative to send me. I thought you were her friend and would stand on her side."
Chang Jingqiu smiled. "That's your private matter. As an outsider, it's not good for me to take sides. I can understand Miss Shen's way of thinking, and I can also understand your way of thinking, so I don't think who is right or wrong. It's just based on the relationship between you two. As for the private matters of the family, I have no right to judge. "
"Sigh, if only Zhijing could think like you. Jingqiu, I didn't expect you to be so understanding, "Liu Ronghua said, touched.
Chang Jingqiu smiled. "Auntie, don't say that."
When the car was about to reach Shen Garden, Liu Ronghua asked her to stop a few hundred meters away.
Liu Ronghua explained, "If you stop at the entrance of Shen Garden and Zhijing sees you, I'm afraid it will affect your relationship."
Chang Jingqiu nodded and didn't say anything more. She just took out a business card from her bag and handed it to Liu Ronghua. "Auntie, this is my business card. My contact information is on it. If you need any help, just call me."
"Thank you." Liu Ronghua looked very happy. She took the business card but then sighed. "Speaking of which, I've been living with Zhijing for almost eight years, and I've known her for more than that. But to me, she's not even as good as you, a girl I've only met once tonight. "
"Auntie, don't say that. I think Miss Shen will come around one day," Chang Jingqiu comforted her.
"Haha." Liu Ronghua smiled. She hadn't come around for almost eight years. When would she come around? "I don't want to think about this anymore. Sorry for troubling you tonight. It's so late, and you had to take a detour to send me off."
"It's nothing. The road is dark. Be careful," Chang Jingqiu said.
Liu Ronghua smiled and didn't say anything else. She thanked Chang Jingqiu again and got out of the car.
Liu Ronghua walked on the road. Under the streetlight, she glanced at the business card that Chang Jingqiu gave her. Her mouth twitched coldly.
…
During this period, Ruan Danchen's life was very peaceful. She went to work with Qi Chenglin, went home to play with the cute Qi Youxuan, went to the old mansion once a week for a gathering, and even met Song Yu and Qi Chengyue from time to time to play.
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