Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Huanmei Group_1
"The Qin Family’s medical skills have long since been lost. Now, all they have is power and money. The Qin Family needs only one sentence to wipe out the Xue Family. With minimal effort, they could swallow up the top ten enterprises in Zhonghai. The Qin Family from the Capital can be described in eight words: Their power floods the heavens, their wealth rivals nations!"
"If the third-ranked family is so awesome, what about the first and second?"
"The first is the Song family, and the second is the Ouyang Family. Both families have marital ties with the Qin Family, and the Ouyang Family also has marital ties with the Song family. Thus, these three clans are an alliance. They advance and retreat together, an unbreakable alliance!"
"The first is the Song family? Song Sisi couldn’t be from the Song family, could she?"
"Sisi is indeed from the Song family. However, her grandfather is from the third house and has long since fallen from power. When the Song family gathers for the New Year, she can only sit in the courtyard, unable to enter the main hall."
"The second is the Ouyang Family? Is Ouyang Bingbing from the Ouyang Family?"
"Why ask about Ouyang Bingbing?"
"She’s the only female celebrity I like, my college dream girl! I even have her poster by my bed. Every morning when I open my eyes, the first thing I see is her."
"Filthy men, all the same breed! Staring at a lousy poster every day and she’s the first thing you see in the morning? Isn’t that disgusting?"
Xue Xiaochan looked visibly annoyed, obviously jealous.
Qin Feng, unconcerned and carefree, continued to press, without bothering to smooth things over, "You still haven’t told me, is Ouyang Bingbing from the Ouyang Family or not?"
"Although Sisi can’t sit in the main hall, at least she can still go to the Song family’s place for a reunion dinner. She can be at the end of the line to pay respects to the Song family’s ancestors. Ouyang Bingbing’s father, Ouyang Rui, like Qin Penghai, was expelled from the family, stricken from the family register. So, she is only surnamed Ouyang and cannot really be considered a member of the Ouyang Family."
"Was Ouyang Rui also killed?"
"No! He’s a drunkard who gets wasted every day. He’s also a confirmed gambler who lost all his family wealth. Additionally, he fooled around with women everywhere. He’s a complete scoundrel, top-tier trash!"
"Damn! Ouyang Bingbing actually has such a father?"
"What, feeling sorry for her now?"
"I thought being fatherless was bad enough. Ouyang Bingbing having such a dad is even worse than me being without one!"
"Isn’t that the truth? In the year Ouyang Bingbing was three, during the bitter winter months, after gambling away his wealth, the family of three had to rent a dilapidated house that was drafty and leaked when it rained. One snowy evening, seeking to fool around with some floozy,
Ouyang Rui kicked Ouyang Bingbing out of the house at three in the morning. She was only a three-year-old girl! In the freezing cold, amidst a snowstorm, in the middle of the night. Harsh winds howling, slicing like knives across her tender face.
The next morning, Gu Guofen returned from the night shift and found her daughter collapsed in the snow, curled up in a ball. She hurriedly rushed her to the hospital, barely saving Ouyang Bingbing’s life.
Ouyang Rui’s drinking, gambling, and womanizing could be tolerated by Gu Guofen. But almost killing their daughter, she could not bear. So she divorced Ouyang Rui and took Ouyang Bingbing back to Zhonghai, back to her maternal home."
"You seem to know a lot about Ouyang Bingbing. Could it be that you know her well?"
"Now she’s an international superstar, too proud by half! How could I possibly be well-acquainted with her? Three years ago, when Shencao Ji released its skin whitening cream, I thought about asking her to endorse it. But she wouldn’t even give me the chance to meet her, let alone discuss a collaboration."
"Why all of a sudden do you want to drink tonight?"
"Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream is being produced overtime. When the product is launched, we’ll need an influential and respectable endorser.
That Angelina who debuted from the talent show, isn’t she quite popular now? She has the typical internet-celebrity look, her figure is quite good, and she dresses boldly. So I decided to get in touch."
"As a result, when that Angelina heard Shencao Ji was a new brand and a small company, she outright said we were not good enough for her!"
"So, that’s why you got angry?"
"If I were still the president of Haiyun Group, that Angelina would be begging me! Now that I’ve fallen from grace, with nothing left, even a new internet celebrity dares to snub me."
Xue Xiaochan became more and more distraught, and eventually, she started crying softly.
Qin Feng quickly embraced her, offering her his shoulder to cry on.
After she cried it out, Xue Xiaochan felt much better.
"Thank you!"
"I’m your husband, my shoulder is here for you to cry on. Just make sure you don’t cry on any other man’s shoulder or make me a cuckold," he said.
"You are not my husband, ours is a fake marriage. But rest assured, even if our marriage is fake, I would never do anything to betray you. Before we get a divorce, I absolutely won’t have any ambiguous relations with other men."
Seeing tears on Xue Xiaochan’s face, Qin Feng quickly reached out and gently wiped them away.
Xue Xiaochan was momentarily dazed.
Apart from her mother when she was little, no one had ever wiped her tears away. In that moment, she felt as though she had found someone to depend on.
However, she quickly regained her composure.
There was absolutely no chance for her and Qin Feng! The Xue Family would never allow her to marry a commoner. No matter how amazing Qin Feng’s medical skills were, their social standings were mismatched!
Furthermore, Xue Xiaochan was ambitious. She intended to lead the Xue Family into the ranks of the top eight distinguished families!
Three years ago, when she came to Zhonghai alone to make her mark, Xue Xiaochan had already made up her mind.
Never to marry!
She didn’t need a man to lean on; she was her own greatest support!
Qin Feng wasn’t into celebrities, didn’t care for the entertainment industry, and knew nothing about stars. So, he searched for that Angelina on his phone.
After getting a rough idea, he looked at Xue Xiaochan incredulously and asked, "Why do you want Angelina to be the spokesperson? Just because she’s popular?"
"Yes!"
"No wonder your first business venture failed, killing Shencao Ji. You rush into things without considering the consequences! Take this Angelina, she’s only 21 years old. Our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream is for women over 30. ’Beauty Cream,’ as in reclaiming the beauty of youth! It makes the complexion of a 50-year-old return to that of a 30-year-old. It makes the complexion of a 30-year-old return to that of a 20-year-old. That’s the core selling point of our product! Angelina is already just 21, what youth does she need to reclaim? Her representing it would make no sense!"
"Are you yelling at me?"
"I’m discussing serious business with you! Right now, you’re Mr. Xue, not my wife. So, I’m offering candid advice! If you’re upset or annoyed, after we finish talking business, you can revert to being my wife and deal with me then!"
"Don’t try to pull a fast one on me! You scumbag, I’ve never seen anyone woo a woman like this. Go on, speak! Right now, I’m Mr. Xue, and you’re just my assistant. Whatever you say, I’ll be the bigger person and not hold it against you," she said.
