Chapter 684 - Bully Her for her Lack of Father (1/2)
“Mr. Xia, may I know why are you looking for me? I still need to go to work later. I’m afraid I don’t have much time.”
“Ruoxin.” Xia Mingzheng felt that Xia Mingzheng really had changed. She did not grow thorns all over her body, but she had removed all the thorns. She really did not care about anything now. She did not care about Xia family and—of course—Shen Yijun, let alone this stepfather who had never treated her well.
“Ruoxin, I heard you’re working in Chu Lui’s company?” he asked with much difficulty. Actually, he shouldn’t have asked that question; but that daughter of his had really angered him to no end.
“Yes, he’s my boss.” Xia Ruoxin felt that there was nothing much to hide. “I work for him; he pays me for it. It’s that simple.”
“Ruoxin, why do you want to go there? After he hurt you like that…” When Xia Mingzheng said these words, he felt guilty himself.
“Because I need money.” Xia Ruoxin picked up the cup on the table and caressed the side of the cup. Actually, she knew the real reason why Xia Mingzheng came to find her today. He was not that nice. It was not because of Shen Yijun or himself, it was because of Xia Yixuan.
“Ruoxin, come back to the Xia family.” Xia Mingzheng hesitated before telling Xia Ruoxin. “The Xia household might not be as wealthy as the Chu family, but we won’t let you and Rainy starve. Your mother and I feel very bad for everything that happened in the past. Could you give us a chance at redemption, please?
“Chu Lui is not good for you.”
“Is it?” Xia Ruoxin replied faintly.
“If he’s not good for me, then is he good for Xia Yixuan?”
Xia Mingzheng felt ashamed as Xia Ruoxin had seen right through him.
Xia Ruoxin stood up. She really did not have much time as she still needed to return to the office. If not, when that man checked her post and realized she had not punched in at the right time, he would cut her pay. Why would she let her pay get cut for no reason? As a single mother, she had to save money to provide for her daughter; and it really was not easy.
“Sorry, Mr. Xia. I still need to go to work. However,”—she smiled nonchalantly again—”you don’t have to worry. I have nothing to do with Chu Lui. If Xia Yixuan wants to marry into the Chu family, it’s all up to her.”
She turned and left the place, saving some sort of face for Xia Mingzheng. They all knew what kind of temperament Chu Lui had. Only Xia Yixuan did not know, but a cunning fox like Xia Mingzheng should be very clear of it.
Hence, this was a father.
No matter how many mistakes the daughter had made, she would still be his most beloved daughter; and he would want to fulfill all his daughter’s wishes… even the most ridiculous ones.
Hence, they were all bullying her, weren’t they? They were bullying her because she had no one to depend on; she had no father to be her backing.
She rubbed her eyes and forced a smile. It was okay if no one loved her. She loved others; she loved her Rainy. She wanted to give all the love she could not have to her daughter.
She rushed all the way to the office, but she was still late. When she took her card out, she really cried.
She was late for a minute, but could she re-punch the card?
She sighed softly and sat down. Her mood was very bad today, terrible even. She wanted to scold someone.
The phone on the table rang. She did not need to guess who it was coming from.
“Ms. Xia, please come up.”
“Okay, CEO.” Xia Ruoxin closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the tears in her eyes rolled down the sides. She went to the washroom and splashed some water on her face before carrying her arranged documents outside and to the lift. In the glass mirror, she looked as though she was burdened with many things. She turned around and gently massaged her face.
It seemed as though nothing had changed, but she did feel a lot better.
Ding! The elevator stopped. When she walked out, it seemed as though everything had settled down. However, she had made a decision, a decision that came about after meeting Xia Mingzheng today.