Hong Kong is in full swing

Who made her so greedy and vain that she followed Qiao Peifeng, a married man 19 years older than her, at the age of 25, and even wanted to squeeze out the two wives of the Qiao family and take the position of the mistress herself?

Everyone in the Qiao family has their own grievances, but their common enemy is Yu Xinxin.

The servant came up to pour tea, and Qiao Peifeng said, "Now that you've graduated and returned home, it's time to contribute to your family. Qiao's company has a project right now and is trying to find a way to cooperate with the Wei family. How confident do you think you are in getting this connection?"

Yu Wan asked, "Dad, do you want me to work in the company?"

"Let's put the position aside for now," Qiao Peifeng refused. "You have little experience, and being parachuted in directly will cause dissatisfaction among others. You should help your brother first. But you can rest assured, if this is successful, Dad will definitely not treat you unfairly. I know you've always wanted to open a gallery, right? Once this deal is finalized, I'll help you open it."

Yu Wan smiled and said, "I understand."

"We have to hurry up. Whether the Qiao family can turn things around this year depends on this one order."

"Wasn't the family's business doing well before?"

Qiao Peifeng's face was not in a good mood. Yang Shiyu beside him snorted coldly, "Stop talking about that. In the past few years, a small company has appeared out of nowhere and has been working against us. Several large orders have been snatched away by them, even those in the East District have fallen into their hands."

Yu Wan was surprised: "Is there anyone in Shenzhen who dares to steal our business?"

Qiao Peifeng didn't want Yu Wan to know too much, so he winked at Yang Shiyu to stop talking. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. His eyes fell on Yu Wan's bare neck, and he frowned and asked, "Where's your Buddhist beads that ward off evil spirits?"

"That, I accidentally lost it."

Qiao Peifeng was unhappy: "How could such an important thing be lost?" He turned to Wen Huiying and said, "Go find her another string in a couple of days." Wen Huiying responded indifferently.

Qiao Peifeng said, "Your fate is not good. You must carry this thing with you and cannot lose it again." Yu Wan lowered her eyebrows and said pleasantly, "I understand."

Qiao Peifeng responded and then waved to Yu Wan, "Go see your mother." Yu Wan said goodbye happily.

I walked out of the main hall, through the backyard garden, and under the gloomy sky, I entered a dilapidated hut in the backyard of the villa. The green-painted wooden door was slightly mottled, and the ivy covered the entire wall, which seemed out of place with the entire villa.

This was originally a house prepared for the live-in nanny, but since Yu Xinxin's mental state became poor, it became her confinement cell.

Yu Wan took a deep breath and knocked on the door gently, "Mom..."

Then there was the sound of the door lock turning, and then Yu Wan was hugged into his arms.

"My baby is finally back."

Yu Wan's nose felt sore, and she hugged her back tightly, "I'm back."

Yu Xinxin's eyes also turned red, and she pulled her into the house, "Come in, come in first."

Only after entering the house did Yu Wan have the chance to take a good look at her mother. Just as Qiao Wang said, she had lost weight again.

She was thin, pale, and had sunken cheeks. The beauty that was once famous in Hong Kong and Guangdong had long since faded. Her whole body exuded a sickly air, like a withered flower, with only dead branches and leaves trembling in the wind. Only her pair of tired eyes sparkled when she saw her daughter, revealing a bit of normality.

The room was not in a good condition. The bed and chairs were very simple. A large area of ​​the wall paint had fallen off and was covered with mold. The floor was wet and left footprints wherever you walked.

Yu Wan sat on the creaking bed and looked down. She found that the bedpost was about to break. She took a deep breath and asked, "How long have you lived here?"

Yu Xinxin said vaguely, "Not long, just a few days."

"How long is a few days?"

"Oh, don't ask." Yu Xinxin pulled her and said, "It's rare for you to come back from the capital, tell me more about other things."

When Yu Xinxin raised her hand, the purple-blue bruises on her wrist pierced Yu Wan's eyes like needles. She took a sharp breath, grabbed her hand, and pulled her sleeve up. Sure enough, she saw a large area of ​​deep scars: needle marks, cigarette burns, and marks from whipping...

Densely packed, new and old wounds are intertwined.

Her voice trembled, and a bloody taste rose in her throat: "I came back from Italy."

Yu Xinxin murmured in confusion: "Isn't this the capital?"

Yu Wan closed her eyes tightly and said cruelly, "Mom, I'm already twenty-four years old."

Yu Xinxin stared at her blankly, at a loss, and said, "I thought you just came home from college for summer vacation."

Yu Wan burst into tears. She held Yu Xinxin's face, looked into her confused eyes, and screamed in despair: "How much medicine did they give you? How much did they give you?!"

Yu Xinxin hurriedly wiped her tears and comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry, Mommy is really fine, don't cry."

Yu Wan felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.

"It's okay, baby. Mommy just forgot some things. I remember everything else, just like I remembered you were about to turn eighteen. I even prepared a gift for you. I'll take you to see it later. Please don't cry, okay?"

The more she coaxed her, the more Yu Wan's heart sank. She raised her head and tugged at her clothes, crying and begging, "I'll take you away, okay? Mom, let me take you away, okay?"

"No, I can't leave. I can't leave." She burst into tears of fear. "If I leave, Wanwan will definitely die. She will die."

Yu Wan cried heartbrokenly in her arms. Although Yu Xinxin couldn't recognize who she was, she instinctively comforted her and begged her not to cry, saying that if she cried, her heart would ache too.

Yu Wan trembled, then held her hand tightly and whispered, "Give me three years."

“No, it won’t take three years.”

Her eyes were red, like a desperate person who had no other choice but to fight to the death. "I can definitely take you out with me."

"Escape in peace."

Yu Xinxin nodded ignorantly.

"it is good."

The Qiao family needed Yu Wan to establish contact with the Wei family at this moment. As a comfort, Yu Xinxin was released from the small dark room during lunch. Qiao Peifeng said that she could go back to her room, but was not allowed to go out.

Yu Wan lowered her head and pretended to accept the arrangement obediently.

After dinner, Yu Xinxin seemed to have a premonition that she was going to leave. She held her hand tightly, lowered her head, and said nothing.

Yu Wan took a deep breath and coaxed her softly, just like she did when she was little: "I have to go get busy first. I'll come to see you in a few days, okay?"

Yu Xinxin pursed her lips but nodded slightly.