Chapter 1583 - 1581: Past and Present Lives 19
Chapter 1583: Chapter 1581: Past and Present Lives 19
Chapter 1581
That’s right, even when you go shopping at the supermarket, you have to bring your own shopping bag.
A few cents is still money, even the legs of a mosquito are meat!
...
A shopping cart full of goods cost more than six hundred bucks.
The three of them each got two lottery tickets and headed happily to the mall’s main hall.
"Oh my gosh! Such a long line, when does the lottery start?" Wenwen exclaimed with wide eyes.
Xiaoxiao pointed to a nearby poster.
"It says it starts at noon, more than an hour to go. We’ll have to wait a bit longer!"
"Alright then!" Wenwen said resignedly.
But thinking about that bag of rice, she let it go. They could eat for a long time with that bag.
Xiaoxiao looked around and decided to find a slightly quieter spot in the crowd.
Xia Ruqing suggested.
"Since we’re just standing around, why not walk around and check things out?"
"I saw the front decor looks quite nice, let’s go take some pictures!"
Large shopping centers usually have decorations to attract customers.
This mall had just opened, and it was autumn, so the theme was maple leaves, beautiful and perfect for photos.
"Great, great! Why didn’t I think of that?!" Wenwen was excited.
Xiaoxiao also looked at the decor not far away with anticipation.
"I didn’t notice it before, let’s hurry over there."
Saying that, the three of them, carrying big bags, headed straight for the decor.
...
Sometimes the world is full of coincidences that you can’t deny even if you want to.
As soon as they arrived at the decor and got ready to take pictures,
Shih Wanxin passed by with some of her debutante friends and immediately spotted Xia Ruqing taking photos.
Originally chatting and laughing with her friends, her face instantly turned cold, but she quickly regained her composure.
After taking a few more steps with her debutante friends, she forced a smile.
"You guys go ahead, I need to use the restroom, I’ll be right back!"
The debutantes didn’t notice anything amiss and parted with greetings.
Shih Wanxin’s expression changed immediately.
In a luxurious dress and towering stiletto heels, she walked towards Xia Ruqing with a stern face.
"Come over here for a moment!"
Before Xia Ruqing could react, Wanxin was already in front of her, pulling her aside with a not-so-friendly tone.
Xia Ruqing snapped back and shook off her hand.
"Hey!"
"Who are you! I don’t know you!"
"Isn’t it inappropriate to pull someone around in public?" Her tone was equally unfriendly.
At this moment, Wenwen and Xiaoxiao also came over, and their gazes towards Shih Wanxin were not any kinder.
They obviously had a ’we’re not easily bullied either’ demeanor.
Shih Wanxin sneered and spoke.
"You don’t know me? But I know you!"
"Not only do I know you, Ah Yao has been thinking about you too!"
She had found out everything.
The Zhao family gave Xia Ruqing the money because Ah Yao personally intervened!
Moreover, Ah Yao repeatedly told her.
Xia Ruqing was his savior, and he wanted her to interact with Xia more, to see her more.
He himself even said he would visit Xia Ruqing whenever he had time.
Shih Wanxin hadn’t forgotten any of this.
Every time Ah Yao mentioned these things, she agreed with a smile on the outside, but inside she was bleeding.
She had never seen Ah Yao care so much about any girl, actually asking her to take care of her and help her.
What was this about?
"Hmph! Savior my foot, you’ve already taken the money, he owes you nothing now!" Shih Wanxin was truly infuriated.
"Didn’t you promise not to associate with him anymore?"
"He’s here now, so I hope you have some self-awareness and don’t let him see you!"
Her tone was domineering, almost as if commanding.
Xia Ruqing found this slightly ironic.
’Command? It’s already the 21st century, the Qing Dynasty is long gone, you just come from a somewhat wealthy business family, do you really think you’re superior? Command?’
Xia Ruqing had initially planned not to associate with Zhao Junyao anymore, but she couldn’t resist teasing Wanxin a little. She smiled mildly.
"When did I promise you I wouldn’t associate with him anymore? Your money... I returned every penny to you!"
"The money from the Zhao family was their gratitude, and I... did actually save Zhao Junyao’s life!"
She said with some pride. (Is there any written proof? I’m deliberately denying it, just to get under your skin!)
It wasn’t about the words themselves, but seeing Shih Wanxin angry that made her happy.
Does this woman have any brains at all? Even making trouble has its limits.
Which of her eyes saw her associating with Zhao Junyao? Absolutely hopeless!
After speaking, she suddenly felt a bit relieved.
Fortunately, she hadn’t been greedy and taken her money back then, otherwise, she’d be in endless trouble now.
Unless she left the city, otherwise, every time that woman saw her, there’d be a confrontation.
It was truly terrifying to think about! Women really love to make things difficult for other women.
Seeing Shih Wanxin too furious to speak, Xia Ruqing didn’t want to bother with her any longer.
She tossed out one last line.
"Instead of picking fights everywhere, why don’t you mind your fiancé!" With that, she strode away.
Wanxin was furious, her face turning livid, yet she had nothing to say!
In broad daylight, what was she going to do, kidnap someone?
Yet, she was so angry she stomped her foot.
’Damn woman, if I could handle Ah Yao, would I be here bothering you? Seriously!!’
...
"Wanxin, why are you still dawdling? Aren’t you coming along?"
A deep, attractive, and familiar voice came through.
Wanxin jerked her head up, and upon seeing her fiancé, her face instantly turned from anger to joy.
"Ah Yao, what are you doing here?"
She quickly stepped forward to hold his arm, trying to block his view from seeing Xia Ruqing and her friends behind her.
Unfortunately, it was too late, he had already seen them.
"Oh? Xia Ruqing’s here too? Wenwen, Xiaoxiao, you’re all here!"
The trio, who were just about to pose for pictures, suddenly felt beads of sweat on their foreheads.
"These two, it never ends!" Wenwen murmured in complaint.
Xiaoxiao stopped her, taking a few steps forward with a smile.
"Yes, indeed!"
"The mall’s having an opening event today, so we’re here to check it out!"
Zhao Junyao, not thinking much of it, said happily.
"It’s my honor to have you here!"
"There’s a lottery event later, you must come!"
With that, he took a handful of lottery tickets from the bag held by the accompanying secretary and handed them to Xiaoxiao.
"You don’t have any yet, right? I have plenty here!"
He reached in to grab more.
Shih Wanxin hurriedly tried to stop him with a smile, despite clenching her teeth.
"Ah Yao!"
"That’s enough, we need to save some for the guests coming later!"
Zhao Junyao, not getting what she meant, still grabbed another handful of tickets and handed them to Xiaoxiao.
"I’m in charge of today’s lottery event, you must attend!"
"The event’s about to start, so I won’t hold you up, but you must come!"
With that, he hurried away with Wanxin, leaving Xiaoxiao standing there with a load of lottery tickets, not knowing what to do.