Trying to run? Not a chance

At Yangming Garden, Qin Zhengjun and his wife took a stroll around the residential complex's plaza after dinner.

"Yujie, you two out for a walk?"

Zheng Yujie's brow immediately tightened at the voice.

An ominous feeling rose in her heart.

The voice belonged to none other than her old classmate, Wang Fang.

She turned to look.

Sure enough!

A tall, handsome young man and a pretty young woman stood beside Wang Fang.

The young man was Wang Fang's son.

A top graduate of a Double First-Class university.

He currently worked at a Fortune Global 500 company.

He had also found himself a beautiful girlfriend from a well-off family.

Why did Zheng Yujie know all this so clearly?

Because both women were elementary school teachers.

Neither could outshine the other at work.

That left their children as the deciding factor.

Qin Feng attended a second-rate university, so every time the two women met,

Wang Fang would deliberately steer the conversation toward their children.

It made Zheng Yujie utterly miserable.

Zheng Yujie gave an awkward smile. "Oh, Fang, what a coincidence. We were just heading home."

With that, she nudged Qin Zhengjun, signaling him to turn around half a step ahead.

Wang Fang had brought her son and future daughter-in-law out to show them off. How could she let such a perfect opportunity to brag slip away?

Trying to run?

Not a chance!

"Go on, say hello to Uncle Qin and Auntie Zheng."

Now that she had gone that far,

Zheng Yujie knew there was no escaping her fate today!

That little brat! If only he'd put some effort into his studies and gotten into a good university.

I wouldn't have to put up with this every single time!

Zheng Yujie furiously grumbled to herself.

"Hello, Auntie Zheng, Uncle Qin."

Qin Zhengjun smiled. "Wen Hao, you look sharper every time I see you. Is this your girlfriend?"

As a man, Qin Zhengjun had no desire to get involved in the women's battle.

"This is my girlfriend, Xiao Ling."

The girl named Xiao Ling also greeted the couple politely.

The smug look in Wang Fang's eyes made Zheng Yujie feel even worse.

The Double First-Class degree had already left her thoroughly beaten.

Now there was a beautiful, considerate future daughter-in-law on top of that.

It just wasn't fair.

"Wonderful, wonderful. Such a talented young man and beautiful young woman. What a lovely match!" Zheng Yujie meant every word.

Her rivalry with Wang Fang was a decades-long tug-of-war between the older generation.

Naturally, she wouldn't take it out on the younger ones.

"I haven't seen Qin Feng in ages. How's he been lately?"

It wasn't Wang Fang who asked, but Wen Hao.

From Wang Fang's approving expression, Zheng Yujie naturally understood what was going on.

Since he had asked, what else could she do?

She might as well give up trying.

"What can he do at a second-rate university? Just muddle through."

Hearing Zheng Yujie's answer, Wang Fang knew it was her turn to take the stage.

"Yujie, don't say that. What's wrong with a second-rate university?"

"He can still succeed if he works hard after graduation."

"My Wen Hao graduated from a Double First-Class university and got into a Fortune Global 500 company, but he still makes less than twenty thousand a month."

"If you're your own boss, you could make tens or even hundreds of thousands a month."

Zheng Yujie gave a forlorn smile.

Faced with such expert humblebragging,

What could she do besides smile bitterly?

It was her own son's fault for failing to measure up.

"Don't worry, Auntie Zheng. By the time Qin Feng graduates, I'll probably have moved into middle management."

"Maybe I can pull a few strings then and get Qin Feng a job at our company too."

Wen Hao's words were like a knife plunging into Zheng Yujie's chest.

Talk about twisting the knife!

It was like pinning someone to the ground, grinding them into the dirt, then stomping on them a couple more times.

Yet she still had to smile and thank him.

"You're such a good boy, Wen Hao. Thank you."

Wang Fang grabbed Zheng Yujie's arm, as though afraid she might escape.

"It's fine. If his company doesn't work out, there's always Xiao Ling's family's company. Either way, Qin Feng won't have to worry about finding work."

The implication was obvious: my daughter-in-law's family owns a company. Did you hear that?

If you didn't, I'll say it again!

Just then,

The distinctive roar of a supercar's engine came from the street entrance.

It was so loud that it even drowned out the music for the plaza dancers.

Everyone turned to look curiously.

Yangming Garden was an old residential complex.

It wasn't on the way to anywhere, either.

A luxury car like this would never normally come here.

"That's a custom Bugatti. The starting price is at least fifty million," Wen Hao said in surprise as he watched the approaching supercar.

Every young man dreamed of owning a supercar, and he was no exception.

So he knew a little about these luxury cars.

When Zheng Yujie and the others heard that it cost tens of millions,

They sucked in a sharp breath.

"Fifty million? Isn't that worth dozens of apartments in Jiangning?"

"Driving dozens of apartments around for fun? Only an idiot would do that," Zheng Yujie said.

"Auntie Zheng, you can't really put it that way. What kind of car you drive depends on what you can afford."

"If all you need is transportation, a car costing a few tens of thousands will do. Why buy a Mercedes?"

"My dream is to own a supercar."

"Not this one, of course. One costing a few million would be enough."

"I'm sure Xiao Ling and I will achieve that goal before long."

Wen Hao looked at his girlfriend as he spoke with absolute confidence.

How could Zheng Yujie fail to catch his meaning?

You don't understand how rich people live, and you'll never have the chance to.

Having been put in her place, Zheng Yujie said nothing more.

The Bugatti slowly came to a stop beside the plaza.

Now everyone was intensely curious to see who would step out of it.

A moment later, the scissor door opened.

The first person out was a beautiful woman with a model's figure.

"What a pretty girl! I've never seen her before. Did some boy from Yangming Garden get blessed by his ancestors?"

"Could she be someone's kept woman? Such a fancy car, and she's so beautiful!"

"A kept woman? Pool all the money in our complex and see if you can afford that car."

Looking at the beautiful woman, Zheng Yujie murmured,

"If that girl were my daughter-in-law, I'd probably wake up laughing from my dreams."

Wang Fang laughed at that. "Yujie, what's gotten into you?"

"You really will dream up anything, won't you?"

Xiao Ling, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"Auntie Zheng, unless your family has eight or ten billion, you probably couldn't afford to support a girl like that!"

Her voice was thick with mockery.

Zheng Yujie flushed all the way to her ears.

Suddenly!

The beautiful woman held the car door with one hand and said to the person inside,

"We're home already. Why aren't you getting out? Are you waiting to hatch an egg?"

Her words raised everyone's curiosity another notch.

Home already?

That meant the person inside lived in Yangming Garden.

What did she mean by not getting out?

Were they afraid of being recognized?

Some of the older residents could no longer contain themselves. They approached the supercar and craned their heads to peer inside.

Unfortunately, the supercar's windows were too well tinted to see through from outside.

Just then!

The passenger-side door finally began to rise slowly.

Everyone craned their necks a little higher along with it.