After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 35

The Xia Group was started by Father Xia in his youth with a few close friends, initially selling skincare products.

It had no ties to extended relatives.

However, the Wen family’s foundation dated back to Wen Jiao’s great-grandfather.

The family had centuries of roots, but the internal structure was complex and tangled, with everyone believing themselves to be the rightful heir.

Wen Jiao’s father did not have much competitiveness within the family.

Especially after giving birth to the sickly Wen Jiao in his youth and having no other children afterward.

Fortunately, Wen Jiao was capable and earned the favor of her grandfather, which is how she achieved her current status.

However, since her grandfather was still alive and Wen Jiao’s health was erratic, the Wen family relatives remained greedy and ambitious.

Wen Jiao stated the situation lightly: “As long as I die earlier than Grandpa, they will have hope of inheriting.”

Xia Shishi rushed forward and covered her mouth: “Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, you’ll live for a long, long time.”

Even though she said that, Xia Shishi took a deep breath after hearing the story.

Essentially, everyone in the Wen family—except for Wen Jiao’s father, mother, and the grandfather she hadn’t met—hoped for Wen Jiao’s early demise.

How much pressure must one endure living in such an environment?

“You might as well come back with me and inherit my parents’ business,” Xia Shishi mumbled.

As an only daughter and the sole heir, her parents surprisingly didn’t put too much pressure on her.

Compared to Wen Jiao, she was truly lucky.

Wen Jiao chuckled: “As a live-in son-in-law?”

Xia Shishi withdrew her hand: “If you can marry me, why can’t I marry you!”

Wen Jiao continued to smile: “You have a point.”

Wen Jiao looked down at the hand she had pulled back.

Xia Shishi’s scent was very calming, allowing her tense nerves to relax, and the throbbing in her temples quieted down.

Moreover, Xia Shishi’s palm was soft and warm. The moment it covered her, it made Wen Jiao’s heart flutter.

Before she could even manage a kiss, Xia Shishi withdrew her hand, so Wen Jiao could only smile at her.

It seemed that, both psychologically and physically, Wen Jiao could no longer live without Xia Shishi.

Xia Shishi was oblivious, sitting on the edge of the bed with her arms crossed: “Wouldn’t it be great to marry me and become Mrs. Xia? My family doesn’t have so many worries, and my parents are easy to talk to. If you marry me, you’ll enjoy endless blessings!”

Seeing how well Xia Shishi herself was raised, her words were certainly true.

Wen Jiao was about to smile and respond a few times when a knock sounded on the room door.

Xia Shishi instantly sat up straight, worried it might be Wen Jiao’s parents.

She didn’t mean that Wen Jiao’s parents were difficult to talk to; she simply wanted to praise her own parents.

The person knocking was Uncle Zhang.

Xia Shishi breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it wasn’t them.

Wen Jiao stopped smiling and her gaze swept over: “Uncle Zhang, is something the matter?”

“It is…” Uncle Zhang was visibly nervous. He furrowed his brow, causing Wen Jiao to frown as well.

Uncle Zhang had worked for the Wen family for so long; he had seen all kinds of storms.

For him to react like this, it could only mean it wasn’t a trivial matter.

Wen Jiao’s brow furrowed slightly as she calmly prompted Uncle Zhang to finish: “Is it about Shishi?”

From the moment he entered, Uncle Zhang kept looking toward Xia Shishi.

Upon hearing the question, Xia Shishi also looked at Uncle Zhang, confusion on her face.

“Yes,” Uncle Zhang sighed, opening his mouth with difficulty, “I apologize for disturbing you with such a small matter, but this requires Miss Xia to address it.”

Xia Shishi’s expression grew more puzzled: “What exactly happened?”

She didn’t think she had done anything major.

“False information about Miss Xia has appeared online.”

Uncle Zhang finished in one breath: “The Elder Master and Madam also know about this. They haven’t said anything for now. I’ve already contacted the news sources, but a large number of people have already seen this news online, and forcing a deletion might lead to negative consequences.”

Wen Jiao’s frown deepened.

Xia Shishi: “…” She seemed to know what it was.

In the video, Qi Xue looked haggard, covering the clearly visible red handprint on her face, tears streaming down.

“Scol*ding and hitting me was a regular thing.”

“She often blamed me for not being able to do even small things well, asking what use I was.”

“On a rainy day, on a whim, she made me kneel in the rain. Afterwards, I had a high fever for three days and nights, but she acted as if nothing had happened.”

“Everyone knows she has a terrible temper, but I never expected someone to be this wicked.”

Qi Xue exposed the injuries on her body to the camera to prove her words were true, that these were the humiliations she had suffered.

Recalling the sad memories, Qi Xue cried, covering her head.

“During that time, I kept thinking if I was really that useless. The physical exhaustion and mental pressure made me want to die. I really couldn’t keep going! I’m speaking out not because I want anything, I just want to remind fellow workers like me to remember to protect their rights when encountering such things in the future. We are human too!”

This short, three-minute video exploded across all major platforms.

To gain traction, the headline even dared to include the tag for the Xia Group!

Countless netizens had bought the Xia Group’s skincare products and were very familiar with the group’s name. The video quickly garnered high viewership and sparked intense discussion!

Dense barrages of comments floated across the video screen.

“Can a rich young lady just do whatever she wants? Which era am I living in?”

“Xia Shishi is too much. I actually used their skincare products. Thinking that my money was earned by someone like this makes me sick!”

“Give me my money back! I’m afraid this skincare will rot my face!”

“How can there be such a disgusting woman? Go die.”

Xia Shishi calmly closed the video.

The abusive comments in the barrage and comment section were something Xia Shishi had experienced in her previous life.

Compared to the previous life, the current Xia Shishi’s mood could be described as calm.

What was meant to come would always come.

That’s just how the plot was arranged.

Xia Shishi lowered her head, thinking about something else, but this scene looked different in the eyes of Wen Jiao and Uncle Zhang.

It must be difficult to suddenly face such a situation.

If Uncle Zhang hadn’t personally met Xia Shishi and spent time with her, he probably would have believed the video too.

It was known in the circles that Xia Shishi had a bad temper and often threw fits.

There was a prevalent idea that it wouldn’t be surprising for her to do such things.

But having personally met her, Uncle Zhang knew how good Xia Shishi actually was! She might be a bit arrogant in character, but she was absolutely not a bad person, and it was even less possible for her to do something like this!

Regarding this false information, Uncle Zhang immediately thought of business competition—perhaps someone wanted to bring down the Xia Group!

He contacted the Xia Group immediately, reminding them to focus on handling this matter, and then contacted the people who published the video, asking them to delete it.

But it was too late. Countless netizens had seen the video, and if it were suddenly deleted, it would only confirm Qi Xue’s slanders!

Therefore, Xia Shishi had to personally respond to this matter.

However, Uncle Zhang also knew that some things, even if one hadn’t done them, would become a permanent, hard-to-wash-off stain after being slandered.

In the future, when people mentioned Xia Shishi or the Xia Group, the first thing they would likely think of was this incident.

This would be a difficult hurdle for Xia Shishi to overcome.

Wen Jiao raised her hand, wanting to comfort the seemingly “downcast” young girl. Just as her hand landed, Xia Shishi looked up.

She did not have the glistening tears or the pitiful, heartbroken look that the two had expected.

Xia Shishi was full of surprise: “Who is this, messing with me like this?”

Wen Jiao: “…” Not being sad was a good thing, and it didn’t stop her from continuing to stroke her head.

Uncle Zhang sighed in relief. He had genuinely worried that Xia Shishi would be hurt by this video.

He didn’t know that Xia Shishi had already suffered the necessary pain.

The former Xia Shishi had also been very troubled by this incident.

If she hadn’t met Wen Jiao, this would have been the scorching lava of hell, swallowing Xia Shishi completely.

Wen Jiao was Xia Shishi’s strength.

Now, she didn’t care at all.

Xia Shishi knew that in the plot, this incident was arranged by Zhou Xiaojiang.

But this time, the plot had clearly changed.

She hadn’t broken off the engagement with Wen Jiao, and Zhou Xiaojiang didn’t need to go to such lengths—making Qi Xue drag Xia Shishi through the mud—just to remind her to keep her distance from Fu Yunhan.

It could be said that Zhou Xiaojiang had no benefit in doing this now.

Qi Xue had listened to her warning and wouldn’t have acted on her own.

So, where did the problem lie?

This was what Xia Shishi couldn’t figure out, and she wasn’t very concerned about Qi Xue’s smears in the video.

Wen Jiao tucked Xia Shishi’s stray hair behind her ear: “How do you plan to handle this? If you don’t want to step forward, I can solve it for you.”

In the previous life, it was Wen Jiao who quietly handled it for her.

This time, Xia Shishi wanted to solve it herself, so she shook her head: “I have a way. I just can’t figure out Qi Xue’s motive for doing this.”

“Uncle Zhang, I need to go home for a while.”

Uncle Zhang: “I’ll immediately have the driver wait for you at the door.”

Uncle Zhang walked out.

Xia Shishi looked at Wen Jiao: “Do you still remember what I just told you?”

Wen Jiao only barely suppressed her worry after seeing that Xia Shishi was genuinely not worried about the matter.

What did she just say?

“Marry you?”

“Hehe~ But that’s not what I wanted to remind you of.” Xia Shishi was happy and grinning because of those three words. She managed to suppress her smile, trying to look serious: “I need to go home for a while and won’t be able to stay by your side. You need to do this when I’m not around.”

This matter, huh? Wen Jiao looked over with complex eyes.

Xia Shishi’s eyes were expectant.

Wen Jiao could only promise: “I will reply to your messages, and if I don’t feel well, I will notify you.”

Wen Jiao, who had never done such a thing, sounded awkward saying it.

It seemed she had never been cared for so much by anyone.

Not even her parents.

At most, if she collapsed from illness, Uncle Zhang would be notified, and they would rush back if it was serious.

Even those relatives probably hoped she would die from it.

Only Xia Shishi would be immensely worried if she felt even a little unwell.

After her words fell, Wen Jiao’s gaze changed, and she wanted to grab Xia Shishi, but the other’s speed was too fast.

A healthy young girl’s execution is extremely strong once she makes up her mind.

Xia Shishi stood up after getting the assurance, gave Wen Jiao a flying kiss, and ran out with her bag.

Uncle Zhang returned to the room to tell Xia Shishi that everything was ready, only to find that Xia Shishi had left, and only Wen Jiao was in the room.

Uncle Zhang looked over: “Has Miss Xia gone downstairs already?”

Wen Jiao pursed her lips: “Yes.”

Uncle Zhang suddenly felt unaccustomed.

He had seen the sight of Wen Jiao alone in her room countless times.

But now, Uncle Zhang just felt it had suddenly become quiet, so quiet that Wen Jiao’s lonely figure seemed abandoned.

The once empty room was full of Xia Shishi’s belongings.

It was so crowded that Uncle Zhang instantly understood what Wen Jiao was currently displeased about.

Wen Jiao looked out the window, then retracted her gaze: “Have someone follow up on this matter. It must be completely settled.”

Uncle Zhang: “Understood.”

“Also, Qi Xue… check who she is in contact with.”

Wen Jiao picked up her phone and looked at her chat history with Xia Shishi.

A long string of messages and various emojis.

All were expressions of Xia Shishi’s fervent affection.

Wen Jiao couldn’t forget Xia Shishi’s voice, and she definitely wouldn’t forget what she had said.

Xia Shishi had only been out for a short while, and she was already waiting for Xia Shishi to text her.

Wen Jiao waited for a while before actively sending a message: “Be careful on the road.”

Xia Shishi rushed back to the Xia family home at the fastest speed.

The people at home already knew about the incident and rushed over to express their concern to Xia Shishi, but Xia Shishi waved them away: “We can talk about anything else later!”

She darted back into her room in a flash.

Regardless of whether Zhou Xiaojiang arranged for Qi Xue to do this, and regardless of the motive.

Qi Xue truly hadn’t learned her lesson and was willing to agree to this.

When she was about to fire Qi Xue, Xia Shishi had already begun preparing these things.

How could she fall into the same trap she had stepped in before?