"Since you're awake, get dressed and leave." Zhan Ting Chen uttered, a touch of irritability blended with his morning voice. His eyebrows knitted in intense irritation.
Jiang Zi En's petite face turned pale white as she stared at the chaos in the room.
She couldn't believe she had experienced such a cliché moment of walking into the wrong room and climbing into the wrong bed.
Yesterday was her fiancé Lu Kai's 28th birthday, and Jiang Zi En had planned to offer herself to him.
But now…
Jiang Zi En was on the verge of breaking down, because she had conscientiously maintained her purity for so many years, but now she had given it to a stranger.
To add insult to injury, the man disdainfully pulled out a checkbook from his coat pocket and tossed a check toward her.
He sneered, "One million - is it enough?"
At that moment, Jiang Zi En’s rage reached its peak.
With a swift motion, Jiang Zi En violently wiped away the tears from her cheeks, took the check.
Watching her movements, a hint of mockery emerged in Zhan Ting Chen's eyes.
Typical! After such a drama, it eventually came down to money.
However, the very next moment, Jiang Zi En tore the check into shreds without even glancing at the amount…
Watching the white paper pieces flutter in the air, Zhan Ting Chen was rendered speechless for once.
"Think you're impressive because you're rich? Let me tell you, I don't care!"
Jiang Zi'en wiped away her tears, hastily getting dressed with a fierce determination reminiscent of gearing up for a fight.
"I don't want a third person to know about what happened today," he said coldly.
"It is I who should be saying that to you."
Picking up her bag and shoes from the floor, Jiang Zi'en walked barefoot towards the door...
Zhan Tingchen pulled out a business card from his pocket and tossed it towards Jiang Zi'en, "I have other things to attend to. If you need money, call the number on the card."
He wasn't one to get something for nothing.
Taking a look at the card in her hand, Zhan Tingchen. Jiang Zi'en lifted her hand over the trash can, ready to throw it away. However, for some inexplicable reason, she tucked the card into her pocket and hailed a taxi.
Upon returning to the Jiang's, Jiang Zi'en headed straight up the stairs. Her mind was in turmoil, and she needed a good night's sleep to clear her head.
However, as she passed by her sister's room, Jiang Zi'en came to an abrupt halt, dumbfounded.
The voices coming from the room were unmistakably those of her boyfriend of five years, Lu Kai, and her own sister, Jiang Man.
"Manman, let's get married."
"Married? But what about Zi'en..."
"Manman, you were the one who said that if I wanted to pursue you, I'd have to win over Zi'en first! You're well aware that I was just toying with her!"
Lu Kai seized the opportunity to press on, "Manman, haven't I done everything you asked? Not only did I win Zi'en over, but I also made her wholeheartedly devoted to me for five years. Isn't it time for you to agree to be with me?"
Lu Kai's self-satisfied look was akin to a show off, completely unaware of how despicable his tactics were.
Hate began to trickle through Jiang Zi'en's eyes.
Fury bubbled within Jiang Zi'en as she barged into the room, jeering, "Harlot with a dog, a match made in heaven!"
The moment Jiang Zi'en finished her sentence, her mother Wang Lan's reprimanding voice echoed from behind her.
As she turned around, she was met with a "Slap..."
Her face burned from the sharp sting while the stern expression on Wang Lan's face felt deeper than her own sense of betrayal.
Jiang Zi'en clutched her stinging cheek, fighting back the tears, "Mother, what else did I do wrong to make you raise your hand on me?"
"What wrong did you do?"
"Didn't I hear you insulting your sister? Isn't it undeniable?"
"Jiang Man stole my boyfriend!" For the first time, Jiang Zi'en didn't hold back.
Since they were kids, Jiang Man had always loved stealing her things, and she could overlook that, but now she even stole her man!
Hearing Jiang Zi'en's words, Jiang Man quickly moved to Wang Lan's side, her face full of feigned innocence, "Mom, it was Lu Kai who was interested in me."
"You couldn't even keep a man and put the blame on your sister. Jiang Zi'en, I warn you, in this family, you can never compete with your sister. You'd better remember that." Wang Lan patted Jiang Man's hand, her gaze void of any affection as she looked at Jiang Zi'en.
"Why?"
"Mother, I'm also your daughter, why are you treating me like this?" With a swollen and burning face, barely able to see clearly, she still stubbornly questioned.
She had long wanted to ask, why was she treated this way?
Wang Lan's eyes flickered with disgust at the sight of Jiang Zi'en, "No reason at all."
"If you never cared about me, why did you give birth to me in the first place?"
Hearing those words, Wang Lan surprisingly laughed out of anger, retorting, "Birth to you? Haha, I might as well tell you now. I never gave birth to you!"