"You don’t understand, my darling daughter!" Mrs. Han said with a smug look. "The day after tomorrow night, when the competition results are announced, the Sheng Family will host a celebration at the hotel to celebrate the successful relaunch of the Smart Girl Class and to hold the inauguration ceremony for the new Smart Girl Class Leader. We need to keep this big deal until that night and sign it on the spot, so more people can see our real strength!"
"Mommy, I still feel a bit scared. What if Ye Shu and her people go back to Tang Jingrong and persuade him to change his mind?"
"That’s impossible!" Mrs. Han said with a laugh. "You don’t understand Tang Jingrong; he’s a man of his word. Once he promises us, he will definitely sign with us, so don’t worry about that."
Han Ruixin said, "Oh, so should we continue with the promotional activities at our third store?"
"Of course," Mrs. Han responded. "You’ve already gotten your feet wet; if you don’t splash around a bit, won’t it show everyone that you can’t swim?"
"Oh, I understand, Mommy." Han Ruixin nodded, half-understanding but she didn’t need to understand everything, because she knew her mother would stand by her to the end.
Waiting was torturous!
Although Mrs. Han felt confident of success, she spent the whole night tossing and turning, unable to sleep, her mind filled with images of her daughter’s glorious moment taking office.
"Mommy, why are you tossing and turning?" Han Ruixin turned and looked at her mother on the adjacent bed.
"My daughter, Mommy is just so excited. Have you thought about your inauguration speech for the night after tomorrow? The first thing you must say is that to achieve good results, you first have to thank your mommy, understand?"
"I understand, Mommy... I’m tired, let’s sleep." Han Ruixin pulled up the covers and turned off the light, but her insomnia was even worse than her mother’s.
Her mother just couldn’t wait to see her take the position of Smart Girl Class Leader, wanting to see her commanding presence. But her mood felt heavy, as if a bad premonition was gnawing at her future...
The next day, Han Ruixin saw her mother still intently watching the internal rankings online and approached her, "Mommy, why are you so nervous? We’re definitely going to win anyway. Oh, and Dad called when you weren’t here; you should call him back."
"Why should I call him back? Your father is such a short-sighted man, I really don’t understand why I chose to marry him over Su Mei, such a useless man!"
Han Ruixin had never heard her mother mention this woman before and suddenly grew curious, "Su Mei? Mommy, who is Su Mei?"
"Ah, let it be. She was just a bad woman." As Mrs. Han was speaking, the phone suddenly rang!
Seeing the caller ID, it was her informant she had sent out to spy specifically on Ye Shu, she answered the call, "Hello, what’s the situation?"
"Mrs. Han, I’m not sure what’s happening. All I know is that Ye Shu and a few of her friends took an SUV and went sightseeing, totally ignoring the store!"
"What? Sightseeing? Are you sure you’re not deceiving me?" Mrs. Han felt incredulous.
"Mrs. Han, I’ve taken your money, so of course I wouldn’t just skim over things. They really did take an SUV and went around having fun. As for me, without any means of transport, I could only watch helplessly as they left the city. Where they went to have fun, I have no idea."