After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 40

At two in the afternoon, the sunlight outside the window was intense.

Xia Shishi stayed indoors, enjoying the air conditioning, and looked outside with a slight headache. She really didn’t want to go out.

“I think meeting at night is also fine,” Xia Shishi said, sprawled out in a heap.

Wen Jiao naturally preferred quiet, especially during the summer months when she rarely left the house.

She understood Xia Shishi’s reluctance to go out.

“But you have to work tomorrow.”

Workaholics are like this: even if they don’t like something, they will take it seriously as long as it’s related to their job.

Wen Jiao was genuinely trying to persuade her.

Xia Shishi: “…” Sigh.

The lawyer had scheduled a meeting with Qi Xue this afternoon, and it wouldn’t look good to stand her up abruptly. Moreover, if Qi Xue didn’t cooperate tonight, and the delay was too long, it would affect her ability to go to work the next day.

Even if her current hidden identity was exposed, she shouldn’t appear too unprofessional in front of her colleagues.

Xia Shishi put on her makeup, applied sunscreen, and left the house.

As soon as the hot wind hit her, she still felt a bit hesitant.

She looked up at her room and saw Wen Jiao sitting by the window, also looking down. Their eyes met, and Xia Shishi didn’t flinch, but Wen Jiao withdrew her gaze, pushed her wheelchair, and disappeared from Xia Shishi’s view.

Xia Shishi thought this was quite upsetting.

She messaged Wen Jiao: So sad.

Then, she put away her phone and headed to the agreed meeting place.

The lawyer had been waiting in the shop for a long time.

Besides him, there were others, including Qi Xue.

Qi Xue looked even more haggard than she did in the video. The person in the video was deliberately disguised, but now, she genuinely looked distraught and helpless.

She actually had to pay so much money, and Xia Shishi didn’t intend to let her off the hook!

What should she do? Where could she find that much money?

Qi Xue called Zhou Xiaojiang, but Zhou Xiaojiang kept ignoring her calls.

She was so angry that she was on the verge of confessing everything to the lawyer.

But then she received a call from Fu Yunhan. Compared to Zhou Xiaojiang, who came from a similar background, Fu Yunhan was much less amiable.

He first threatened her with the contract she had signed with the Fu family, then said he could overlook it.

The condition was that she had to cooperate with him…

Thinking of Fu Yunhan’s plan, she couldn’t help but curse them all as lunatics!

Compared to the Xia Shishi of the past, those two were simply inhumane!

Working for Xia Shishi was much easier.

If only she had known, she shouldn’t have gotten involved with those two…

“Shishi, I really know I was wrong. Can you please stop pursuing this?” Qi Xue looked at Xia Shishi with tears streaming down her face. She truly regretted what she had done.

As long as Xia Shishi let her go, she wouldn’t cooperate with those two people’s plans.

She would leave this city and never bother Xia Shishi again.

As for Fu Yunhan’s warning, that was her own making, and she would find a way to deal with it herself.

Qi Xue looked expectantly at Xia Shishi, hoping she could still be the way she was before.

She truly knew she was wrong!

The lawyer, being experienced, said, “Miss Qi, please calm down.”

Qi Xue was tearfully pathetic, her eyes sincere and moving, enough to make anyone’s heart soften.

Unfortunately, Xia Shishi placed her bag beside the seat.

She had been too soft-hearted too many times; now, she couldn’t soften anymore.

“I’ve told you many times,” Xia Shishi looked at her, finding it amusing. “I didn’t hold it against you when you were first bought off. If you had just stayed away from me then, nothing would have happened.”

“Why did you have to show up again…”

Three strikes and you’re out. Qi Xue had pushed her boundaries several times, and now she had crossed the line. She still expected Xia Shishi to forgive her?

It was only now that Qi Xue was genuinely admitting her mistake.

Xia Shishi sneered. She believed that if she were stupid enough to forgive Qi Xue this time, it wouldn’t be long before Qi Xue returned because she knew Xia Shishi would forgive her!

“Do I look that foolish?” Xia Shishi narrowed her eyes. “Don’t you think? I fired you, so how could I lower my guard? For doing something like this, you can only blame yourself for being so foolish.”

“I understand now.” Qi Xue wept. “I truly know I was wrong, Shishi. Can you please forgive me?”

“Forgive you? Yes, I can. Sixty thousand, not a penny less.”

Xia Shishi crossed her legs.

She raised an eyebrow. “Don’t think I don’t know that sixty thousand is nothing to you. It’s my fault for being too kind-hearted; you only have to compensate me sixty thousand, and everything will be fine.”

The first time Qi Xue took money from Zhou Xiaojiang, it was ten thousand.

The second time, forty thousand.

Adding the easy wages she earned from working for the Xia family for so many years, sixty thousand was all it was.

Xia Shishi genuinely intended to let Qi Xue off the hook, just to make her remember the lesson!

One should know that Qi Xue’s slander had damaged the company’s image, and based on that alone, she could sue Qi Xue for one million.

Qi Xue awkwardly withdrew her hand. “I can’t afford that much.”

She generally sent her entire salary back home.

In the past, when she was with Xia Shishi, she also had a good life and didn’t need much money.

Now, asking her family for money was impossible! If her parents knew about the mistakes she had made, they would ruthlessly send her to jail and definitely wouldn’t take out money to repay the debt!

Qi Xue genuinely knew she was wrong, so she honestly stated, “All my savings are only forty-three thousand, and I can give it all back to you, so could you please…”

Xia Shishi felt extremely uneasy.

She suppressed her anger and looked at Qi Xue. “Sixty thousand, not a penny less.”

“Qi Xue, when you slandered me, did you ever consider this moment? Do you know what kind of online harassment I would have suffered if I hadn’t clarified things in time?”

The painful past was unbearable to recall; it was all tears and blood.

Even with Xia Shishi’s great resilience, at the time, she was so distraught that she wanted to end it all.

That was slander from her best friend.

How was that different from telling her to die?

If she hadn’t found a glimmer of light in her life after her death, Xia Shishi wouldn’t even have the heart to struggle, only continuing to sink into the mud pit of hell.

“I…” Qi Xue was speechless.

She knew.

But she still chose to do it simply because of immediate gain; whether Xia Shishi lived or died was irrelevant to her.

Xia Shishi: “If you plan to default on the payment, I will let the lawyer continue the pursuit. Forty-three thousand… If your family won’t give it to you, then you can go find the person who bought you off.”

Qi Xue opened her mouth.

Xia Shishi kept staring at Qi Xue.

Although she couldn’t fully figure it out, Zhou Xiaojiang was ultimately the most likely culprit, as the plot indicated she was the one instructing Qi Xue!

Furthermore, Qi Xue’s statement that she still had forty-three thousand just happened to match the amount Zhou Xiaojiang gave her in the original plot.

Xia Shishi had her own thoughts about the consequences of exposing Zhou Xiaojiang now.

She didn’t dare to act rashly and chose to probe step by step.

However, this sentence hit a nerve with Qi Xue, and she instinctively thought of Fu Yunhan’s warning!

If she exposed them, not only would she have to compensate Xia Shishi, but she would also have to compensate for the Fu family contract, and Fu Yunhan wouldn’t spare her family either.

Qi Xue believed Fu Yunhan could follow through on his threats.

Continuing to slander Xia Shishi could minimize the consequences, and Fu Yunhan had promised to bear any losses if she was willing to cooperate.

The reverse, however, would be a different story!

Thinking of this, Qi Xue’s eyes couldn’t help but fill with resentment.

She had already admitted her mistake.

If Xia Shishi would just let her go, she could use the remaining money to compensate Fu Yunhan, then take her family and disappear.

But Xia Shishi was unwilling to give her a way out; where could she get that much money?

This was Xia Shishi’s own choice, so she shouldn’t blame her.

Qi Xue’s eyes were full of resentment: “I don’t have the money.”

Xia Shishi coldly snorted: “So, you plan to become a deadbeat? I don’t care; we’ll let the court enforce the payment.”

Xia Shishi had already expected this outcome.

She also didn’t plan to waste too much time on Qi Xue; she had unfinished business.

If Qi Xue refused to admit her mistake, the law would make her admit it!

Xia Shishi picked up her bag and left the shop.

Meanwhile, Qi Xue was frantically repeating one sentence: “I don’t have the money, I don’t have the money!”

Ye Murou was surprised to see Xia Shishi. “Why did you come here?”

She had thought Xia Shishi would have endless things to do this weekend, or would stay by Wen Jiao’s side even if she had free time.

Xia Shishi complained about the heat and walked inside.

Ye Murou’s house didn’t have the air conditioning on.

Xia Shishi: “You didn’t turn on the A/C! It’s so hot; are you trying to save electricity, too!”

Ye Murou blushed: “It’s a habit…”

The habit of poverty couldn’t be changed overnight, but since Xia Shishi was here, she quickly turned on the air conditioning, and Xia Shishi finally felt better.

“I just finished meeting Qi Xue and stopped by your place. I have something to tell you.”

Ye Murou had moved house as quickly as possible, as instructed by Xia Shishi.

Ye Murou was now living in a well-furnished apartment, but she still maintained her thrifty habits.

Xia Shishi didn’t mind these details: “You’ve seen the news. When we go to work tomorrow, our colleagues will definitely be very wary of me.” Although things weren’t much better before, Xia Shishi was honestly too lazy to deal with interpersonal relationships.

“You and I are both interns, and we will definitely be affected. So, I need you to act hostile toward me from now on,” Xia Shishi said.

Ye Murou’s eyes widened in surprise; she didn’t dare to do that.

Xia Shishi looked at her and felt a little impatient: “Don’t worry about those things for now. If you don’t do this, the original plan will be difficult to execute.”

Ye Murou reluctantly quieted down and listened to Xia Shishi continue.

“Then, give those colleagues some favors, and once you’ve built up enough rapport, integrate into their circle, and casually inquire about some things, and also ask about their intentions to switch jobs.”

Xia Shishi opened a bottle of soda.

She didn’t know who the traitor hidden within the company was.

Compared to Fu Yunhan’s bribery, a real, wealthy young lady was right in front of them, and benefits could be obtained anytime. If someone was going to betray the company, they should choose Ye Murou.

As long as she exposed those people, Xia Shishi would have room to maneuver.

She had to ensure Ye Murou played the role of the wealthy person well.

She and Ye Murou came from different schools and had no previous connection; they were like strangers to each other.

But coincidentally, Ye Murou had received her help and was grateful and trustworthy, which put Xia Shishi at ease.

She still had Qi Xue to thank. If it weren’t for Qi Xue, Ye Murou probably would have become Zhou Xiaojiang’s assistant, serving to highlight how kind Zhou Xiaojiang was.

Ye Murou weakly asked, “Then how should I show hostility toward you?”

Only thinking about studying, having no one she disliked, and genuinely not knowing how to do it, she was sincerely asking for guidance.

Xia Shishi: “…”

Xia Shishi: “Just say that I’m arrogant, have a terrible personality, don’t take people seriously, and that if I didn’t have a good background, how could I get into the company as an intern? There are plenty of examples, anyway.”

She had heard all sorts of insults before, and now having to teach someone how to curse her out felt truly strange.