In the end, he even knelt before Zhou Wanqing, yet all he got was Zhou Wanqing mercilessly shaking him off and walking away.
Some nosy bystander watching the drama even filmed the scene and posted it online. #SuYangKneels once again topped the trending searches, making netizens roar with laughter and cry, "Karma!"
Ye Jin enjoyed watching the drama, and her opinion of Zhou Wanqing rose a few notches.
Great, she wasn't the sort of love-brained woman who forgave everything the moment her husband came back and sweet-talked her!
But even so, that hardly meant Zhou Wanqing would turn around and support her old rival!
Lin Xiwen was clearly shocked too. Her grudges with Zhou Wanqing went all the way back to their girlhood, and she did not think they could be wiped clean just because Zhou Wanqing had divorced Su Yang.
So after the meeting, Lin Xiwen could not help seeking out Zhou Wanqing to ask why, afraid that Su Yang had made her hate the entire Su Family and that she wanted to destroy them.
Zhou Wanqing looked at Lin Xiwen and rolled her eyes.
"Am I really someone who can't tell right from wrong in your eyes? The Su Family is the Su Family, and Su Yang is Su Yang." Then she added proudly, "I said I would take everything from Su Yang. Supporting you in taking and securing the position he wants most is just one step, so there's no need to go out of your way to thank me."
Lin Xiwen: ...I wasn't planning to thank you anyway.
The corners of Ye Jin's mouth twitched. She had been following behind Lin Xiwen, making herself as inconspicuous as possible.
[Second Aunt really has such an unlikable way of talking! If you're grateful to Mother-in-law, just say so! Being this tsundere makes it hard to have good friends! Thank goodness she was born into wealth. If she were an ordinary person, she'd probably end up deserted by everyone.]
Hearing Ye Jin's grumbling, Zhou Wanqing nearly threw away the handbag holding Ye Jin's gift.
She understood now. Ye Jin was purely watching the drama and had never intended to help her!
Still, Zhou Wanqing did not want to owe anyone a favor. She had already thoroughly investigated what Su Yang had been doing behind the scenes.
That bastard had not only crossed the river and torn down the bridge, but even wanted to sell out the Zhou Family's secrets. Had he succeeded, their Zhou Family would have ceased to exist.
Looking at it that way, she really did owe Ye Jin an enormous favor.
She took a few deep breaths to compose herself before walking toward Ye Jin.
Ye Jin, who had been watching the drama from the sidelines, grew nervous when she saw Zhou Wanqing suddenly approaching her.
She had not spent much time with Zhou Wanqing, but their personalities had clashed on the few occasions they had interacted.
Zhou Wanqing had either mocked her for being an actress unfit for polite society or mocked her for lacking the poise of a wealthy family's daughter and being unfit for polite society.
Of course, she was no pushover either. Each time, she had hit back with "green tea" barbs.
But ultimately, Zhou Wanqing's hostility toward her stemmed from the rivalry between the Su Family's first and second branches. Now that she had divorced Su Yang, she naturally should not have much of a grudge against Ye Jin anymore.
Then what was she coming over for now?
Ye Jin screamed inwardly.
[Could she have discovered that I leaked the stories about her and Su Yang online and come to settle the score? But everything I leaked helped her!]
Zhou Wanqing's mouth twitched. No wonder so many revelations had appeared online lately, including things even she had failed to uncover!
She had even marveled at how capable netizens were these days, digging up dirt even better than private investigators. It turned out Ye Jin was behind it!
But what kind of person did Ye Jin think she was? Could she only be approaching her to pick a fight? Maybe she should just leave. Just leave!
The distance was short, and while she was thinking, Zhou Wanqing had already reached Ye Jin.
Forget it. She was magnanimous and would not stoop to quibbling with a petty person like Ye Jin now that she had come this far.
Then Zhou Wanqing took a blue velvet box from her handbag and opened it toward Ye Jin.
A pink diamond larger than a pigeon's egg appeared before everyone, glittering brilliantly beneath the lights.
Of course, she could not mention hearing Ye Jin's thoughts, so Zhou Wanqing came up with another excuse.
"Well, when you and Chengjing got married, I didn't give you a wedding gift because of some misunderstandings. Soon I won't be your second aunt anymore, so I might as well make up for it now."
Ye Jin was a little dumbfounded.
[Has Second Aunt suffered such a severe shock that her personality changed? Who gives someone a wedding gift more than six months later?]
Chapter 7
Ye Jin had never specifically studied jewelry, but even she could tell that the pink diamond before her was not only huge but also of exceptional quality. At auction, it would fetch at least fifty million.
Zhou Wanqing was their second aunt in name, but they really were not close. Besides, even a close second aunt would not give such an extravagant gift!
Countless guesses sprang up in Ye Jin's mind.
[Someone offering favors for no reason is either a schemer or a thief. Could Second Aunt be planning to use me to destroy the Su Group? Could this diamond be a sting operation?]
Listening to Ye Jin's wild guesses, Zhou Wanqing inwardly cursed up a storm. If she really wanted to go after the Su Group or Ye Jin, she had ten thousand ways to do it. What use would giving jewelry be?
The words of concern she had intended to say lodged in her throat. Zhou Wanqing felt she should simply dump the gift on her and leave immediately, or she really feared she would be angered to death.
Just as Zhou Wanqing hesitated, Lin Xiwen walked over to them and met her eyes.
Both were clever women. With one exchanged glance, they could tell from each other's eyes that they had both heard Ye Jin's thoughts!
Zhou Wanqing: So I'm not the only lucky one chosen by heaven. I can't beat my elder sister-in-law even in something like this!
Lin Xiwen had no idea what Zhou Wanqing was thinking. She turned to Ye Jin.
"Xiao Jin, accept your second aunt's thoughtful gift. She should have given you a wedding gift in the first place. Since it's over six months late, it's only natural for it to be a little more expensive."
[What kind of gift undergoes this much inflation in six months? But since Mother-in-law told me to accept it, I might as well.]
Ye Jin gave Zhou Wanqing a smile more sincere than any she had ever shown her. "Then I'd better accept than stand on ceremony. Thank you, Second Aunt."
[Sigh, I still feel a little guilty. Maybe I should give Second Aunt a big gift in return when she remarries.]