The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship

Chapter 514 - 455: Regret Not Doing Sooner_2

Tong Bi looked toward Zhuo Yuqing, still with a plain face free of makeup, dressed in a simple coat and jeans, the epitome of the girl next door, and she simply couldn’t link this ordinary woman with the wealthy daughter of the Zhuo Family.Never one to hold her tongue, Tong Bi now quickly descended the steps in order to confirm her suspicions, striding towards her.

Expecting Tong Bi to start a fight, Liu Lian hurriedly rolled up her sleeves and shielded Zhuo Yuqing behind her, glaring at the approaching Tong Bi, "What do you want? I’m not afraid to fight you."

Tong Bi stopped in front of them, looking straight at Zhuo Yuqing: "Is your father Zhuo Yao?"

Zhuo Yuqing furrowed her brows and did not answer her question, wondering to herself how Tong Bi knew about this.

"Heh." Instead, Liu Lian lifted her head, speaking provocatively: "Tong Bi, since you’re already getting the boot, I might as well tell you. Yuqing’s dad is indeed Zhuo Yao, the famous president of N.E. Group. Yuqing is the precious daughter of the Zhuo Family, the only granddaughter of the Zhuo elder. She’s born with a golden key in her mouth, incomparable to someone like you. Every day you’ve been yelling that both you and Yuqing come from ordinary families. Back then, I mocked you a million times in my mind. You? You’re as ordinary as a feather and with your character, even if Yuqing didn’t have such an illustrious family background, you wouldn’t even match up to one of her toes. Yuqing is low-key. Only I knew about her background in the entire magazine office, unlike you, fluffing your feathers with the slightest achievement, scattering them all over the place like chicken feathers. Pah! You deserve your downfall today, looking down on others."

Hearing this, Tong Bi stumbled, staring at Zhuo Yuqing in disbelief.

Zhuo Yuqing pulled Liu Lian along: "Let’s go, we’ll miss the news if we’re late."

Liu Lian snorted at Tong Bi: "Polish your dog eyes next time."

Watching their retreating silhouettes, Tong Bi staggered and fell to the ground, never imagining that this unremarkable Zhuo Yuqing could really be the daughter of Zhuo Yao, a legitimate first-class heiress. Had she known earlier, she wouldn’t have antagonized her even if she had a hundred guts.

Her father built a castle on a piece of land as a dowry for her, while her father was self-satisfied with a small sum of money from her dad and pestered her for money to renovate. The chasm between heaven and earth sent chills through Tong Bi, suddenly feeling a desolate cold.

Tong Bi was overwhelmed with regret, nonstop pounding the ground with her hand, tears of remorse uncontrollably streaming down her face.

How foolish she must have been to have made a misjudgment, offending the one person she should have never crossed. Now, without the other party lifting a finger, she had already ended up in such a desolate state. If Zhuo Yuqing was really the cunning type, with her father’s wealth, making her disappear from the face of the earth would be a piece of cake.

Regretting the past, full of regret.

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Su Yingluo picked up the cup in front of her and lifted it to her lips, only to realize there was no more wine inside when she tilted her head back. Several empty wine bottles were strewn haphazardly before her.

Over the past few days, she had relied on the numbness provided by alcohol to barely hold on. She had tremulously opened web pages, only to find the cursing about her still relentless.

Another knock on the door came from outside. Xiao Lan walked over to look and opened the door upon seeing it was a delivery.

"Who is it now?" Su Yingluo’s voice was laced with drunkenness, listlessly ready to open another bottle of wine. Her Persian cat, which she had kept for three years, seemed to detest the smell of alcohol and kept its distance from her.

"Xiao Lan, who is it?"

Every day a variety of people would come knocking, not a single one bringing good news. She was so terrified that she dared not open the door, opting instead to hide away in her shell, pretending to be dead.

As Xiao Lan opened the parcel in her hands, she sighed, "Another lawyer’s letter."

Su Yingluo had previously signed advertising agreements with several major companies, some of which were already filmed and some not. The agreements clearly stipulated that during the cooperation period, she must not be involved in any negative news that damages her image; otherwise, the investors would sue her for ten times the amount of compensation.

And these days, she had been receiving lawsuits related to these issues. To make matters worse, Chengguang Entertainment had officially proposed to terminate their contract with her, refusing to manage any of her private affairs, shifting instantly from a cooperative relationship to a courtroom confrontation.

"Why is this happening, why is this happening." In a frenzy, Su Yingluo ripped up the lawyer’s letter in her hands, "Those bastards, they forget favors once they see profit. They begged me to shoot their commercials in the past, and now that I’m in trouble, they’re all hiding like turtles. This industry is always so realistic, no one is a true friend, there’s only interest."

"Sister Luo, stop drinking." Xiao Lan kindly advised, "If you keep on, you’ll worry about alcohol poisoning."

"None of your business, get out, get the hell out." Su Yingluo glared with bloodshot eyes, looking truly sinister. Seeing that Xiao Lan did not leave, she hurled a wine bottle at her. Xiao Lan barely managed to dodge it, too frightened to speak further. Then another bottle and another. The wine bottles smashed on the ground and shattered, scratching Xiao Lan’s arm and drawing blood. Facing the hysterical Su Yingluo, Xiao Lan had no choice but to rush out the door. Even after it was shut, she could still hear Su Yingluo’s cursing and the equally startled cries of the Persian cat.

Xiao Lan sighed, feeling sad for her but also sympathetic. Su Yingluo truly loved Bai Chengxi, but unfortunately, she missed her chance to stay with him forever. Now it’s too late for regrets.

She wanted to turn the tides but ended up in a complete mess – who is there to blame?

After going berserk for a while, Su Yingluo suddenly stared at a shiny piece of glass on the floor, blankly smiling. Then, with a sinister smile, she walked toward the shard.