Lovely Substitute Bride

Xu Ping frowned even more when he heard her words. It was obvious that he was unhappy.    

    

Without even looking at Xu Cuiqin, he said straightforwardly, "It's not that we don't want to meet, but you look down on me, the housekeeper, right?"    

    

"We've been in the capital for so many years. This is the first time I've heard you call me cousin ever since something happened to the Xu family, let alone come looking for me."    

    

He glanced at Xu Cuiqin and asked, "What's the matter?"    

    

Xu Cuiqin lowered her head as she listened, a wave of uneasiness rising in her heart.    

    

At that time, the Xu family was at a loss. Xu Cuiqin had already married Ji Kang and became the wife of Ji Family, without any worries. She was even worried that she would be implicated.    

    

However, Xu Ping was different. Because of the incident at that time, the entire Xu family had followed the decline.    

    

Xu Ping had nowhere to go, so he was taken in by the people from Ruan Family. He started as a driver and slowly became a butler.    

    

It was from that moment on, after Xu Cuiping found out, she never revealed her relationship with Xu Ping to the public. Gradually, most of them forgot about this matter.    

    

Although the two were separated by eight years, they were childhood friends who grew up together.    

    

Back then, Xu Cuiqin was worried that his identity as the butler would cause her to be looked down upon, making her seem like a stranger to Xu Ping.    

    

But now it was no longer the same.    

    

If it wasn't for the fact that she really had no other way, she wouldn't have come looking for him.    

    

Hearing Xu Ping's words, Xu Cuiqin knew that he wasn't satisfied with the past.    

    

Xu Cuiqin forced a smile on her face, obviously trying to curry favor with him.    

    

"Cousin, are you not angry at all?"    

    

"Back then, the Ruan Family took advantage of our Xu family's downfall to let you, the successor, drive their cars? Are you really willing? They are clearly bullying us! "    

    

Hearing that, Xu Ping's gaze sharpened.    

    

With a cold voice, he said, "You are not qualified to evaluate the actions of the Ruan Family!"    

    

"At that time, old mister Ruan did indeed want me to enter Ruan Family to work there. It was just that I rejected him. "Although I am not a very capable person, I still know how to repay favors. I was the one who decided to stay in Ruan Jiang to help the old mister drive the car, and he was the one who slowly promoted me to the position of butler."    

    

"From this point of view, you, who broke off all relations with everyone right after what happened back then, simply don't have any stance on me!"    

    

Xu Cuiqin's expression turned stiff. She never expected Xu Ping's attitude to be so tough.    

    

She was suddenly at a loss for words.    

    

On the other side, after Xu Ping finished his words, he turned to look at her and asked, "Then why did you come to find me today?"    

    

"I'll tell you in advance, I won't interfere in the matters between you two. All of this is merely something you brought upon yourselves."    

    

Xu Cuiqin was even more dissatisfied after hearing those words.    

    

She raised her voice confidently.    

    

"Xu Ping, no matter what, I grew up together with you. Are you just going to watch me live like this?"    

    

Her voice was shrill and exasperated.    

    

"Look at me now, I'm neither human nor ghost!" "No matter what, we are family, are you that heartless?"    

    

However, Xu Ping didn't rebel at all.    

    

He turned to Xu Cuiqin and urged, "If you have anything to say, just say it. If you have nothing else to say, then I have to go back to work."    

    

Seeing how ruthless he was, Xu Cuiqin gritted her teeth.    

    

"Right now, Yiyan and I are having a difficult life... "We didn't manage to bring out any of the money we previously took down. If this goes on, we won't be able to survive …"    

    

"You want money?"    

    

Xu Ping immediately reacted.    

    

He knew that Xu Cuiqin had come to him only for money, not family.    

    

However, when he saw the person before him, his heart softened.    

    

"Since we grew up together, please help me." Xu Cuiqin said.    

    

Xu Ping looked at the person under the street lamp, and indeed, he could not connect the person in front of him with the rich and graceful Ji Family mistress in his memory.    

    

After looking at it for a while, he could not bear to see it anymore. He opened his wallet and took out a card.    

    

"There's a hundred thousand yuan in here. Take it."    

    

Upon hearing his words, a bright light flashed across Xu Cuiqin's eyes, and she beamed a smile.    

    

Originally, this small amount of money was nothing to her in the past, but now, it had become her lifeline.    

    

"Thank you, thank you."    

    

she said excitedly.    

    

Xu Ping glanced at her and slightly shook her head. She sighed, "If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have done it this way."    

    

"Let's live a good life together with Yiyan in the future. Don't think about those crooked thoughts of yours again."    

    

After she finished speaking, she turned around and returned to the Ruan Family without waiting for Xu Cuiqin's reply.    

    

Xu Cuiqin didn't seem to hear him at all as she carefully held the bank card in her hand. Her heart was full of thoughts: I have to go back quickly and let Ji Yiyan see the money she got so hard to calm his anger.    

    

As she was thinking, she turned around and prepared to go home.    

    

On the other side, after Ji Yiyan had spent all his money, he finally thought of going home.    

    

However, just as he took two steps, he immediately thought of the door that he kicked out, as well as the unpleasant quarrel from before.    

    

He stopped walking and frowned, a trace of hostility appearing on his face.    

    

After a moment, Ji Yiyan was unable to hide the depression in his heart, he raised his leg and kicked the trash can beside him.    

    

With a rumble, the trash can fell to the ground. All of the dirty and smelly trash inside the trash can fell out onto the ground.    

    

Ji Yiyan didn't care at all.    

    

He did not return home. Instead, he turned around and left the slums.    

    

There were a few old residential areas around the slums, away from the city center.    

    

He had his hands in his pockets and was walking along the road.    

    

A taxi suddenly sped past him, even hanging on to his clothes, and knocked him down.    

    

"Damn it! Who's driving these days? Do you have eyes? "    

    

He raised his head and scolded. He then saw the taxi stop in front of the residential complex.    

    

Ji Yiyan felt indignant and was about to continue pestering her.    

    

The next moment, the car door opened and a potbellied woman stepped out.    

    

Seeing that person, Ji Yiyan's cursing voice stopped, and even his anxious steps stopped in midair.    

    

He stared out of the car, his eyes wide.    

    

It was already dark, but that person was standing right under the street light. Her face and pot-bellied figure could be clearly seen.    

    

That face, that man.    

    

He definitely wouldn't recognize the wrong person, it was Jiang Yutian!    

    

Although Jiang Yutian's clothes weren't considered good, they formed a clear contrast with the current him.    

    

Ji Yiyan looked at him from afar. His eyes were even darker.    

    

After a while, he saw Jiang Yutian walking towards the residential area. Suddenly, he raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a sinister smile.