CHAPTER 312: ROUND 1 3_1

Mother Huang followed her gaze to the luxury boutique, then casually eyed her. She saw the panic in Yan Xixi’s eyes and the still very noticeable scars on her forehead. She cursed inwardly ten thousand times: Slut! To think that for this boutique, she even spent seven or eight days over New Year’s sleeping with Wang Donglin, only to be beaten up so badly. How does she have the nerve to face my son? And she’s still shamelessly waiting for the wedding!

Yan Xixi felt her piercing gaze and tensed up. "Auntie, did you need to see me about something?"

Mother Huang took a sip of her coffee and said lightly, "Xixi, have you thought about resigning yet?"

She was momentarily speechless.

"The new house is already more than halfway decorated. Next, we need to handle some details, buy furniture, and arrange things. I can’t make those decisions for you two. You have to resign to supervise it yourself."

She replied slowly, "I can use my weekends and evenings to do it..."

Mother Huang raised her voice, "Yan Xixi, don’t you think you’re being selfish? You know best how well Xiaojue treats you. Can’t you even make this small sacrifice?"

"Auntie, it’s not that I won’t resign. I just want to keep working until right before the wedding. Xiaojue and I have discussed this, and he completely agrees."

Mother Huang scoffed, "The house is Xiaojue’s, and the car is Xiaojue’s. Xiaojue even supports your daily living expenses; it’s not like he needs these two or three months of your wages. Yan Xixi, you keep making excuses and refusing to resign. What exactly do you mean by this? There isn’t a woman in this world as selfish as you!"

Yan Xixi felt a surge of anger but forced herself to suppress it.

Mother Huang glanced again at the sign of the boutique across the street and said coldly, "I think you actually have someone else, still entangled with them. You don’t really care about Xiaojue at all, do you?"

She was shocked. She instantly understood that Mother Huang was finally showing her true colors; all her previous warmth and kindness had been an act!

She hesitated, wanting to speak, but Mother Huang didn’t give her the chance. She had already stood up and said coldly, "Yan Xixi, my family might not be prominent, but we have always valued innocence and reputation. If you truly love Xiaojue, then you must resign immediately. Stay at home, be a proper wife, support your husband, and raise your children. Otherwise, you’ll be letting Xiaojue down after all the effort he has poured into you."

She watched blankly as Mother Huang left, completely lacking the strength to defend herself.

That night, Yan Xixi tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Everything in her rented apartment had already been packed. According to the original plan, the landlord had already rented the place out. She only had two days left. Although she had the keys to Huang Xiaojue’s bachelor apartment, the delay in getting their marriage certificate made her feel that moving in now wouldn’t be proper.

Besides, after hearing Mother Huang’s words today, she knew that if she rashly moved in now, it would only make Mother Huang look down on her even more.

Gradually, she realized why she had always felt like a restless, frightened mouse: she had no stable home.

She heard a message notification, picked up her phone, and saw it was from that stranger she hadn’t heard from in a long time: "Miss, what are you doing this weekend?"

She avoided the question, instead asking, "Tell me, why do you think losers skimp and save just to buy a house?"

After a moment, the other person replied, "Have you ever watched Animal Planet? All animals really do just one thing: find food and then a place to sleep. This shows that a home is a necessity. People actually only need one house and enough money for food; everything else is superfluous."

She paused, thinking, That actually makes sense.

"Miss, do you want to buy a house?"

She sent a troubled emoji. "I have no money; I can’t afford one. But my lease is up, and I have to find another place to rent. It’s such a hassle."