The suited man driving the Volvo had not taken his eyes off Feng Xiaohe’s thighs, which were tightly wrapped in black stockings, since she got into the car.
Feng Xiaohe was 22 now, but the suited man thought her skin was so well-maintained that she looked like a young girl of 18.
“Careful, watch the road!”
The suited man snapped his head up. If Xiaohe hadn’t reminded him, he would have rear-ended the car in front of them. But with such a peerless beauty sitting in the passenger seat, what man could stay calm?
“Do you want to come over to my place for a bit later, Xiaohe?” the man said. “I heard you have a high tolerance and know your red wines. I just happen to have a bottle of Mouton 93 at home.”
“Brother Chen, isn’t Mouton 93 very expensive?”
“It’s not that expensive. No price is too high to share a fine wine with a beauty like you.”
The suited man gave a generous and gentle smile. However, Xiaohe kept her gaze fixed out the window. She knew perfectly well that his intentions weren’t about the wine; he wasn’t the only man who had set his sights on her graceful body.
But she wasn’t interested in this man surnamed Chen. To put it bluntly, he was just a playboy. Without his family’s help, he was nothing.
“Xiaona, have you finished your homework?”
“No, Sister,” Xiaona said from the back seat. “Teacher Wang assigned a lot of worksheets today.”
“I see…” Xiaohe mused. She turned to the man and said, “Brother Chen, you see how it is. Kids these days are under so much academic pressure. Xiaona is in eighth grade now, and her high school entrance exams are only a year away…”
“Xiaona can do her homework at my place,” the man said, refusing to give up. “It’s just homework. It doesn’t matter where she writes it, right?”
“Xiaona, can you go to Brother Chen’s house to do your homework?”
Xiaohe glanced at her younger sister. Xiaona understood immediately and said, “I’m sorry, Sister, but I left two of my workbooks at home. I have to turn them in tomorrow.”
Brother Chen sighed. “Ah, what a shame. I’ll take you both home then.”
Xiaohe glanced at the slightly dejected man. “Thank you for the ride, Brother Chen. I’ll come visit you personally another day.”
After using a tool, one had to give them a little hope to keep them willing to serve. This had always been Xiaohe’s style of doing things.
“It’s my great honor to be a driver for a beauty like you, Xiaohe.”
A short while later, they drove into the old city district. This was where Feng Xiaohe and Feng Xiaona lived. The surroundings were so desolate that there was hardly a soul in sight; the dilapidated and decaying area felt like a relic of the last century.
The nearby park was empty. It was winter now, but even in autumn, there were only elderly ladies doing square dancing and old men taking walks. There were a few buildings that looked nearly ready to collapse.
Seeing such a poverty-stricken old district, the suited man couldn’t help but be moved. He spoke with an air of reason and emotion. “Xiaohe, be with me. I’ll give you a happy home. Don’t you want to leave a neighborhood like this? Even if you want to stay in such a desolate place, you have to think about your sister, Xiaona.”
Faced with the man’s sweet talk, Xiaohe brushed him off with vague answers, never giving a direct response.
5 minutes later, the navigation ended. The Feng sisters had arrived home. Parked in front of the car was an old house with a history of over 40 years. This kind of building naturally lacked an elevator and exuded an air of ruin. The exposed pipes on the building’s exterior were covered in rust.
“Thanks, Brother Chen. See you another day.”
“See you. As for what I said just now, I hope you’ll give it some thought.”
“I will.” Xiaohe patted her sister’s shoulder and urged, “Xiaona, say goodbye to Brother Chen.”
“Goodbye, Brother Chen.”
“Bye, Xiaona. Be good. I’ll take you out for something delicious another day.”
Xiaohe took her sister’s hand and walked toward their home without looking back. The weather was still cold, but Xiaohe was still wearing her OL uniform. She walked quickly, wanting to get inside to warm up.
“Sister, are you going to marry Brother Chen in the future?”
“You don’t have to call him Brother Chen now that he’s gone.” Xiaohe coldly kicked the snow on the ground with her high heels as if venting her frustration. “I could never marry a sweet-talking jerk like him who indulges in excess. He’s just a driver who brought us home. No need to show him too much respect.”
“Sister…”
“Xiaona, don’t worry. I’ll work hard to earn money,” Xiaohe said, stroking Xiaona’s hair. “No matter what, we have to maintain our self-respect.”
However, those words went against Xiaohe’s true feelings. Watching the Volvo drive away, Xiaohe wore a cold sneer.
To marry her, one would at least need a luxury car worth over 10 million and serve Romanée-Conti. If a man didn’t own several listed companies and still dared to dream of marrying her, he was simply daydreaming. As for a man like that just now, he was only good for a bit of use.
With so many men interested in her, she wasn’t so blind as to settle for some loser driving a Volvo. When she eventually married, she had to ensure her sister would live a happy life from then on.
Back at home, the apartment was less than 50 square meters and filled with outdated furniture. Xiaohe opened the wardrobe; there wasn’t a single winter garment inside. To pay for her terminally ill mother’s medical bills, Xiaohe had sold everything of value, including her own clothes. At the same time, she had to provide for her sister’s education.
Nothing was left…
In the end, their mother had passed away anyway. This former family of four now consisted of only the two sisters depending on each other.
“Xiaona, you must study hard. You can’t end up useless like your sister.”
“You’re not useless, Sister.”
“Silly girl.”
Fortunately, Xiaona’s grades were in the top ten of her grade at school. Getting into a prestigious high school was practically a sure thing. After high school, she would go to university. After university, she would either continue her studies or find a job, but Xiaohe planned to send her sister abroad to see the world.
She wanted her sister to have the right to choose her own destiny, rather than being forced to become a gold-digger, becoming a baton passed between successful men.
The phone in her pocket vibrated. Xiaohe took it out and glanced at the group chat on the Penguin APP. Her beautiful eyes immediately filled with disappointment.
Ai: Sorry, brothers. I’ve been kidnapped by a yandere beauty. No update today.
Xiao Ai’s Fiancee: Sooner or later, I’m going to lock Xiao Ai in a basement and turn him into a word-count machine.
Sri Lanka: Sweeping the Bishop’s grave.
Fenghe: Xiao Ai stops updating at the drop of a hat. No wonder he isn’t popular. An author like this deserves to be a failure forever!
Assassin: [Image 1], [Image 2], [Image 3]
Ai: Stop the insults, stop the insults. I’m feeling attacked.
“Sister, what’s wrong?”
Xiaona seemed to sense her sister was a bit angry and couldn’t help but worry.
“It’s nothing, Xiaona. It’s not about work.”
Xiaohe closed her phone. Since that author wasn’t updating today, she would spend more time tutoring her sister instead.