Huang Xiaojue’s face alternated between red and pale.
Zhou Xiaoxuan glanced at Huang Xiaojue and said, "As an old classmate, I shouldn’t be saying this. However, Yan Xixi is really too hypocritical. Do you know why she pretends to be rich and beautiful?"
Mother Huang asked anxiously, "Why?"
"Because her job is to trick men out of their money in teahouses and bars. I heard about one particularly awful incident. She used Momo to deceive a male netizen into meeting her at a bar under the pretext of a blind date. When the man got drunk, she had him pay a liquor bill of over 10,000 yuan. The man reported her to the police as soon as he sobered up. If she hadn’t run away quickly, she and the bar owner would have been caught. My father works at the district police station; this is absolutely true..."
Mother Huang’s expression changed dramatically, and she glared at her son. She had thought it acceptable for Yan Xixi to be poor, but she hadn’t anticipated her character to be so deplorable.
Huang Xiaojue was also hearing this for the first time, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"She already had a wonderful boyfriend like you, Xiaojue—we all know how good you are to her—but she didn’t appreciate it and still chose to mess around . There’s a perfect term for a woman like that these days: green tea bitch. Yes, green tea bitch. That describes her perfectly... Xiaojue, I’m not saying this because of my cousin, but because I can’t bear to see you continue to be deceived..."
Mother Huang hurriedly pulled her son down. "Sit down, sit down! You’re lucky you’ve already broken up with a woman like that."
After Yan Xixi called Wan Donglin, she walked silently to the car.
At that moment, she still clung to a sliver of hope, constantly looking around. Would Xiaojue come? Maybe he would.
However, Huang Xiaojue never showed up. Instead, the terrible shrieks of Xu Xiaoya reached her ears.
A man with a shaven head shoved Xu Xiaoya to the ground with the butt of his gun. Gasping for breath, she resisted. With her fiery temper, she cursed loudly, which only further infuriated the group of men. They trapped her, refusing to let her go.
Yan Xixi held her mother, watching helplessly as her mother’s lips grew increasingly blue-purple. Gradually, her urgent gasps began to slow, then suddenly stopped altogether.
Mother Yan suddenly opened her eyes. She seemed unaware of her surroundings but clutched her daughter’s hand tightly, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, "Xixi... Xixi... I’ve known for a long time that I wouldn’t make it... Actually, when I was discharged from the hospital last time, I didn’t think I’d live to see the New Year. I never expected to have these extra days... It’s better this way. I really don’t want to be a burden to you anymore..."
"Mom... Mom... just wait, I’ll take you to the hospital right away!"
"Don’t waste money... Xixi, you have to find Xiaojue... You need to talk things over with him properly. He’s a good boy; he’ll understand you... Marry him, so you’ll have someone to rely on for the rest of your life..."
Yan Xixi started to tremble. "Mom, don’t say anymore... Don’t say anything..."
A pudgy security guard nearby drew closer. Seeing that the situation was indeed serious, he was finally starting to believe there was a patient in the car. He grumbled, "So, she really is sick?"
Yan Xixi roared, "If anything happens to my mom, I’ll never let you off!"
"Well now, Miss, you’ve certainly got quite a temper..."
Suddenly, Yan Xixi flung open the car door. Just then, at the major intersection ahead, she saw a car swerving erratically. It sped towards them, completely disregarding the rules, blatantly running red light after red light. Clearly, it hadn’t stopped at all.