This statement made Shen Qingqing indignant, "It's just signing a name, I've already rewarded you."
And owed a favor.
Fu Jingshu lowered his eyes slightly, as if contemplating how to make her repay him. Just as he was about to speak, a woman's sharp questioning voice reached his ears.
"Shen Qingqing, why are you here?"
Shen Yaoyao had overslept that morning and was too late to intercept him. She hadn't found Fu Jingshu and unexpectedly saw the two of them on a date here, her anger immediately surging.
Shen Qingqing didn't want to argue with her in public, finding it embarrassing. "What does it have to do with you? We're about to eat, please leave."
Shen Yaoyao's shout had already attracted considerable attention. She walked over, glanced at Fu Jingshu first, and put on a look of utter heartbreak.
"Jingshu, why don't you understand? She's hated me since childhood and can't possibly truly like you. She wants to snatch anything that's mine. Please don't be used by her!"
The crowd listened with keen interest.
There was a lot of subtext in these words.
The original wife versus the mistress?!
Many women also looked down on the third party, casting disdainful glances at Shen Qingqing.
Seeing that she had a child with her, many people's minds wandered. Was this a divorced woman bringing her child to usurp someone?
Xingyao was young but very smart. Knowing the woman was talking nonsense and slandering her sister, she threw herself into her sister's soft embrace, tears streaming down her face.
"You've scared my child."
Shen Qingqing didn't care about herself and was too lazy to argue, but she couldn't stand Xingyao being scared.
For a moment, Shen Yaoyao was stunned by her aura, but she quickly recovered and became even more furious, splashing more dirt on her. "If you still care about your child, don't do such things. As a mother, you should set an example. Do you want her to grow up like you, to be a..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xingyao suddenly burst into tears, her cries so loud they completely drowned out Shen Yaoyao's voice.
"Mommy, is she going to snatch Daddy away?"
"Mommy, I'm scared. Hurry up and chase her away. I can't be without Daddy, or people will call me a bastard. I don't want... I don't want to be a child without a daddy..."
The child cried heartbrokenly, her questions piercing.
Hearing this, how could the crowd not understand? The child looked about five or six years old, and it was clear that the one holding the child was the legitimate wife, while the one who had just come in accusing and crying buckets was the mistress!
"Are mistresses this brazen nowadays?!"
"I don't think she's a mistress, she's a 'green tea' bitch. She did something shameless herself and then came out in public to twist the truth."
"There are indeed women these days who rack their brains to get ahead, but destroying someone else's family is quite immoral."
These taunts were like slaps to Shen Yaoyao's face. She trembled with anger, but under everyone's gaze, she didn't dare say more.
Otherwise, the spittle from everyone could drown her.
Finally, unable to bear the scolding, she fled in shame.
Shen Qingqing looked down at Xingyao in her arms. The little girl's face showed no tears, and there was even a hint of slyness in her eyes from her success. Shen Qingqing couldn't help but pinch the tip of the little girl's nose.
Xingyao leaned into her ear and whispered, "Mommy, I can protect you too."
Shen Qingqing returned to A City with Xingyao. After getting off the plane, Fu Jingshu offered them a ride, but Shen Qingqing refused. She took Xingyao home and then went to the hospital.
She had left in a hurry this time and hadn't visited Zhang Xiaotao yet.
But as soon as she arrived at the hospital, she saw Zhang Xiaotao leaving in a hurry. She quickly stopped her. "Where are you going?"
Zhang Xiaotao stammered, "I, I have something to take care of."
Her expression clearly indicated something was wrong. Zhang Xiaotao cherished her brother the most. What could be so important that she would leave the hospital and her brother to attend to it?
Shen Qingqing grabbed her wrist. "Explain yourself clearly, or I won't let you go."
Zhang Xiaotao bit her lip. "Miss Shen..."
"Tell the truth!"
Once she put on a stern expression, Zhang Xiaotao dared not withhold information. "I, I'm at my wit's end. I can't afford my brother's surgical fees at all. I want... I want to..."
She covered the spot just above her lower back with one hand.
That was her kidney.
"No!" Shen Qingqing absolutely could not believe that this young girl would have such a thought. "Do you know what losing a kidney would mean for you?"
"I've asked. One kidney is enough. If I sell one, I can raise enough for my brother's surgery."
Shen Qingqing was so angry she laughed. She never expected she'd done her homework. "Then do you know that if your other kidney fails, you will die?"
Zhang Xiaotao was frightened, but the moment she thought of her brother, this fear vanished. "Miss Shen, I've made up my mind. I know you mean well, thank you, but my brother, I must save him!"
Let alone one kidney, she would give her life if necessary.
"It's just money," Shen Qingqing was also touched by her, but still disagreed with such a drastic measure. "I have a way for you to earn money."
"How?"
Zhang Xiaotao was truly desperate. Her job at the club had fallen through, and other jobs simply couldn't cover her brother's hospital expenses.
She was at her last resort.
Shen Qingqing took her to a high-end clothing store. The signboard read: Luoshenxiang Clothing Store.
The store's interior was grand and elegant, and the sales assistants were all beautiful young women dressed in identical uniforms.
The manager personally came out to greet them. "CEO Shen."
Shen Qingqing nodded slightly and pushed Zhang Xiaotao forward. "Let her stay and work as a sales assistant."
The manager appraised Zhang Xiaotao up and down. Seeing that she was dressed ordinarily, lacked any aura, and even seemed a little timid, she didn't show any signs of being picky or disdainful.
"A monthly salary of twenty thousand. Would you like to do it, miss?"
Her words were unexpectedly gentle.
Zhang Xiaotao nodded quickly. "I'm willing!"
Twenty thousand yuan! She wouldn't have dared to dream of such a sum!
"Then let's start with training. You'll still get paid during the training period," the manager said with a smile. "Then there's a one-month probation period. As long as you don't slack off, are responsible, and meet your sales targets, after one month, you'll be a formal employee here. Moreover, if you do well, there will be additional commissions."
Zhang Xiaotao quickly pledged her commitment. "I will work hard!"
The manager went to arrange her onboarding. Zhang Xiaotao looked at Shen Qingqing. "Miss Shen, thank you so much. I really don't know how to express my gratitude..."
She was still a bit dazed, having been struck by a pie from the sky!
Shen Qingqing smiled. "Please don't let my kindness go to waste. Work hard."
"I will, I definitely won't let you down!"
Zhang Xiaotao wished she could swear to the heavens. In her heart, besides her brother, Miss Shen was now the closest person to her!
"Looking so shabby, can you afford to buy clothes here?"
A sharp voice sounded from behind.