Chapter 85: Cinderella and Trash Prince Episode 6

  Lin Chenghua has been quite depressed lately, with all sorts of things going wrong.

  Yang Ning finally graduated from university, and after much persuasion, she agreed to return to C City to work, no longer drifting in the north. However, she refused to go to his company, which he understood, thinking that as a strong-willed girl with a strong sense of self-respect, she didn't want to rely on him and be the subject of gossip. So he let her find a job on her own, not expecting her to earn much money anyway, since he could support her. With her third-tier university degree and no connections, it was indeed difficult for her to find a good job, so finding an unskilled job to get by would be acceptable. But she was too proud, unwilling to do administrative or customer service work that paid only two or three thousand yuan per month. She didn't pass the civil service exam, and after finally finding a decent job, she got into conflict with her supervisor due to disagreements over management style and was fired. In short, she kept hitting roadblocks.

  He felt sorry for her and secretly arranged a job at a credit union for her, even going to great lengths to make her think she got the job through her own interview. Originally, things should have ended there, with their relationship becoming more stable once she had a steady job. But who would have thought that the HR manager would be so unreliable and accidentally spill the beans, letting her find out? And even more unexpected was her extreme reaction - she immediately took off her work uniform and said she wasn't going to do the job anymore, then went home and got into a huge fight with him, almost coming to blows. She said he looked down on her, that she didn't rely on her family, so why did he have the right to point fingers at her? It's not like he was supporting her as his mistress - she had hands and feet, if she starved to death it wouldn't be his problem. Then she turned around and ran away from home. He was left feeling both angry and wronged - what kind of treatment was this? He had always been so sincere and genuine with her, but she didn't appreciate it, instead blaming him and saying all sorts of hurtful things to break his heart. It's really ungrateful! And yet, despite being a woman with such a bad temper, who wasn't very considerate or pretty, and was also poor, he still couldn't bear to break up with her - it's really... really frustrating!

  Not only did Yang Ningning give him a headache, but his parents were also driving him crazy. They didn't approve of his divorce from Ji Xiaoguang, but they would say a few words and let it go. However, they couldn't accept their son marrying the daughter of their own maid. Although this generation doesn't care about social class, the old saying "门当户对" (matching doors with houses) still exists and makes sense. They didn't insist that their son marry someone from a rich or noble family, but at least not someone who is too different. For example, marrying someone from a scholarly family would be fine. Even if they didn't care about social status, if the child was excellent in themselves, they could accept it. But Yang Ningning, she had no education, no looks, and couldn't even show basic politeness or kindness. Seeing her was like seeing Huang Shiren bullying his mother. How could they get close to her? Their son wasn't young anymore, and they hadn't seen their grandson's shadow yet, so they were worried sick. They could only keep pressuring him, arranging for him to meet various young women from good families, just hoping he would marry someone soon, as long as it wasn't that troublemaker Yang Ningning.

  So Lin Chenghua is now afraid to go back to his parents' home, fearing being scolded. His own small apartment is cold and empty. He lingered at the company until after 6 pm, until he saw Duan Xuan calling for help in the WeChat group, then he hurried over. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to spend his time, it's quite pitiful.

  But didn't expect to run into her again.

  He was abandoned by him from start to finish, and ruthlessly forced to have an abortion. The only person he had wronged since childhood was his ex-wife.

  He's not a bad person, he was just deeply in love with Yang Ningning at the time and only thought about loving her, marrying her, and not wanting to wrong her, so he tried every means to end his own marriage, even if it meant resorting to underhanded tactics and sacrificing everything, disregarding others' opinions and feelings, or choosing to ignore them, including his own conscience, the affection of several years of marriage, Xiaogu's tears, and that innocent little life.

  These years, he often thought and asked himself if he regretted it. Especially when he quarreled with Yang Ningning, his parents forced him to go on blind dates, and even when he didn't have a hot meal at home. But every time the answer was about to come out, he forced himself to stop: Yang Ningning is the woman I love, I want to marry her, I will make her happy, let bygones be bygones.

  No matter if he regrets choosing the path of divorce, but one thing he is certain about is that he regrets being so inhumane and cruel to Xiaogu back then. He has thought about it before, maybe he could have been more gentle, or maybe he will get a chance to make up for it in the future. When Xiaogu left, she didn't even take a single penny of his money, only her broken heart and her injured body. These years, alone in a foreign land, who knows if she's living well or not, who knows if she still hates him or not.

  When he stood in front of him again, for a moment, he thought he was having an illusion.

  Is it her?

  Is it her?

  So beautiful.

  She has always been so beautiful. She was his goddess in his student days.

  No, it's even more beautiful now.

  How can it be so beautiful?

  After leaving him, she seemed to be unaffected and looked like she was doing very well.

  Shouldn't I be happy? Finally got rid of the burden in my heart, why do I feel a little lost?

  ……

  Distracted and dazed, he almost forgot that he was still standing on the chair, nearly tumbling down.

  "Be careful!" A long-familiar voice suddenly came from beside his ear, like a cool breeze on a hot summer day, and he instantly regained his clarity.

  She is still so kind and caring about me.

  Overjoyed.

  He waited until he stood up straight, jumped down from the chair, and pondered how to open his mouth most naturally and express his concern and sincerity, but found -

  Chen Yaoyao was still wearing her wedding dress, waiting for her good friend to give her some advice. After all, Xiao Gu was also studying fashion design in Paris, a place that exuded elegance and grandeur, so she must have had better taste than ordinary people. She hadn't taken it off yet. As soon as she heard Duan Xuan shouting that someone had arrived, she hastily lifted the heavy skirt and ran downstairs.

  Suoluo saw her barefoot, still two steps on the stairs, almost tripped several times, her heart was about to jump out, and she quickly reminded her. If this bride fell, she would be guilty of a great crime.

  Qian Chen rushed over and quickly caught her.

  It's lucky she had "practiced" before, otherwise both of them would have fallen. What a reckless thing to do!

  "Slow down, if you fall I won't be able to afford it."

  "You heartless thing, I was thinking of you and you're not excited to see me after three years?!" Chen Yaoyao clung to her, completely disregarding her ability to bear the weight.

  "Let me see, ah! How can this be, it's actually reached new heights of beauty, it's not fair! Why didn't heaven give you a little bit of your good looks to me?! Just a little bit would be fine! Is Paris treating you so well that you're getting younger and younger? I should have gone too! Wow, even your chest seems bigger, let me touch it."

  "Don't touch me, you stinky rascal!"

  Su Luo was speechless, this welcoming ceremony was too enthusiastic, it was a bit unbearable, she quickly blocked the paws that were about to attack her chest.

  "Xiaogu, don't mind her, Yaoyao is just like that. She's too excited to see you. And you're not coming down yet? Eating so much, aren't you afraid of crushing Xiaogu?" Duanxuan also couldn't help but laugh at the two of them fooling around.

  "Listen, your husband is going to get jealous, hurry up and come down."

  "Xiaogu, long time no see."

  "Is Paris fun?"

  "When are you coming back?"

  ……

  The living room was bustling with excitement, everyone gathered around Suoluo, all of whom were acquaintances from before, and whether out of politeness or curiosity, they all wanted to chat with her for a bit.

  It wasn't me they were talking about originally.

  It's okay, she probably didn't see me, Lin Chenghua comforted himself. He wanted to go up and talk to her, but he didn't know what identity to use. Ex-husband? Or old friend? Both seemed a bit awkward. All he could do was watch from afar as she chatted with the others, feeling an inexplicable pang of envy and a hint of sadness.

  "Why are you still carrying a trunk? Didn't you say you arrived two days ago? Are you coming to take refuge with me? Alright, I'll reluctantly accept you." Chen Yuyao said, seeing the large trunk she had dragged along.

  "Beautiful you, do you want me to be your maid? It's a gift for you, open it and take a look."

  "In that case, I won't be polite."

  Chen Yaoyao happily put the box on the ground and squatted down to pull the zipper.

  Then, he was completely stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

  "Waaa~~~~~~ You're going to make me so emotional, aren't you?! Why didn't you tell me earlier?! I even bought it on Taobao, and now I don't know if I can return it!" Another big hug as he flings himself at Su Luo.

  Although Su Luo was afraid of getting dirty, she still put on a transparent veil outside her wedding dress, which didn't open up, but just this glimpse could already predict its beauty.

  "Lighter, lighter... I'm running out of breath. Go try it on, if it doesn't fit I'll alter it for you."

  "Don't tell me you did it yourself?" Chen Yuyao's face was filled with incredulity.

  "You thought you bought it? If I had known you'd be so excited about buying it, I wouldn't have made it for you."

  "Waaahhh~~~~~ I won't be okay, I'm going to cry again." Holding onto Su Luo and refusing to let go.

  Su Luo could only look at Duan Ye with a pleading expression.

  "I'm telling you, that's enough, don't really wipe your snot on Xiaogu's body, or she might turn against you and refuse to send you off."

  "It's none of your business, Xiaogu won't do it anyway." So saying, Suoluo was released and carried the wedding dress upstairs, the other girls following closely behind, all eager to see how the dress would look on.

  Su Luo handed the remaining gifts to Duan Xuan: "This is the red wine and perfume for Uncle and Aunt, I don't know what they like, so I just brought some randomly. This is the jersey for you, Yao said you like Barca, coincidentally our company is their clothing sponsor, so I took advantage of it and got a few autographs from the stars, keep it as a souvenir." Then turned to explain to others: "Sorry about that, didn't know everyone was here today, didn't bring more stuff over. There are still some cosmetics, perfume, wallets, ties, and other small things at home, if you don't mind, I'll bring some over in a few days for everyone to pick themselves."

  Everyone said it was too polite. Although they are all friends, everyone knows that there is a distinction between intimacy and distance. Sending gifts to Duan Xuan's family was because Xiaogu and Yaoyao were close, sending them was just for politeness.

  Duan Xuan was so excited that he held the jersey like a sacred object, with signatures of his idolized basketball stars all over it! Not just one or two, almost every main player had signed it! Oh my god! Is this world crazy?! He wouldn't even dare to dream of having such a jersey! This is a jersey worth keeping as a family heirloom! If Xiaogu wasn't his wife's best friend, he would have pounced on her too! And hung onto her, just to express his excitement!

  All the other men present were envious and resentful, they could only stare blankly because Duan Xuan wouldn't let them touch her!

  Lin Chenghua didn't mind the gift, but what made him uncomfortable was that Xiao Gu had never given him a straight look, and instead chatted with everyone else. He felt suffocated in his heart and couldn't help but move forward again.

  This small movement naturally didn't escape Su Luo's eyes, and she deliberately chose to ignore it.

  Looks like you're in trouble now.

  Everyone invited Suoluo to sit down, Lin Chenghua hurriedly shifted over to make room for him by his side, but was ignored by Suoluo, who sat down in a relatively distant place.

  Serves you right, continue suffering then.

  He sat for a while, thought for a moment, got up and went to the kitchen to pour her a glass of water, placing it on the coffee table in front of her. However, "coincidentally" Suoluo was turning her head to talk to someone else and ignored her again.

  Constantly ignored.

  Continue to ignore.

  Always ignored.

  Haha, Suluo's heart is so happy it's blooming with flowers.