24: Chapter 24 Ingratitude, Slapped in the Face on the Spot

Xu Qianqing was dressed as fashionably as ever.

Standing beside her was a young man.

It was not Zheng Hong, but someone else.

The man was not very tall, but he was dressed in designer brands and looked quite arrogant.

At this moment, his eyes were greedily fixed on Gu Ruoxue, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.

"Jiang Chen, why is it you again?"

Xu Qianqing, resentful that Jiang Chen had ruined her plans last time and nearly caused her company to go bankrupt, said with a look of disdain, "Don't you even look at what place this is? This is an Armani store. Is this somewhere an ex-convict like you can come to?"

In Xu Qianqing's eyes, the Jiang Family had fallen. Jiang Chen was just a penniless ex-convict. He had no right to be here.

Jiang Chen ignored Xu Qianqing's disdain and instead took a look at the man beside her. "Tell me, Xu Qianqing, you change boyfriends quite often. That Zheng Hong who was with you two days ago, did you dump him?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qianqing's face instantly darkened. She hurriedly interrupted, "What do you mean 'dump'? Zheng Hong and I are just ordinary friends. He is my real boyfriend!"

"Is that so? That's not what you said when you introduced Zheng Hong," Jiang Chen teased.

"Qianqing, what's going on?" The short man asked, frowning as he turned to look at Xu Qianqing.

Xu Qianqing hurriedly leaned into his ear and whispered, likely bad-mouthing Jiang Chen.

The short man then nodded and sneered at Jiang Chen, "You're Jiang Chen, right? I've heard about you from Qianqing. I advise you to stop harboring fantasies about her. You're simply not worthy of her now."

"Jiang Chen, don't waste your breath on them."

Gu Ruoxue felt disgusted by the ungrateful Xu Qianqing. She didn't even glance at her, instead pulling Jiang Chen into the store.

Xu Qianqing and the short man exchanged a look and followed them in.

"Jiang Chen, who is she? She wouldn't be your girlfriend, would she?"

Xu Qianqing didn't know Gu Ruoxue. Seeing that the two seemed close, she felt annoyed and pretended to be kind, warning, "This Young Miss, you should keep your eyes open. Don't be fooled by his sweet talk."

"He is not a good person. He is an ex-convict who just got out of prison. It will be hard for him to even find a job in the future."

Gu Ruoxue originally couldn't be bothered with her and was preparing to help Jiang Chen pick out some well-fitting clothes. Hearing what Xu Qianqing said, Gu Ruoxue turned back to look at her and sneered:

"Is that so? But I heard that Jiang Chen went to prison because he took the fall for his ex-girlfriend. Who would have thought that the ex-girlfriend was so ungrateful that she actually went and broke up with him before he was released from prison."

"You wouldn't happen to be that ungrateful ex-girlfriend, would you?"

"You... you're slandering me!"

Xu Qianqing's face changed instantly, and she flatly denied it.

"You dare to do it but not admit it. You're a petty person."

Gu Ruoxue's eyes were full of disdain. She ignored her and started helping Jiang Chen pick out clothes.

Seeing this, Xu Qianqing rubbed her chest against the short man's arm and acted coquettishly, "Brother Ming, I've been wearing this dress for several days. Why don't you buy me a few new outfits?"

"No problem!"

The short man glanced at Xu Qianqing's full chest and licked his lips, saying, "With my net worth, let alone buying you a few new clothes, even booking out this entire store would be more than enough."

Xu Qianqing was overjoyed upon hearing this and continued to act coquettishly, "Brother Ming is the best!"

After the turmoil of the past few days, Xu Qianqing had suffered heavy losses and was still in debt to the bank. She had originally hoped to rely on Zheng Hong to help her. Unexpectedly, the Zheng Family also suffered retaliation from the Shen Family and went bankrupt overnight.

Seeing that Zheng Hong had no more value, Xu Qianqing didn't even think about it before dumping him and finding a bigger backer. It was also because of Brother Ming's help that her company was barely saved.

"Jiang Chen, this color and style suit you very well. Why don't you try it on?"

Soon, Gu Ruoxue picked out an outfit. Unexpectedly, just then, Xu Qianqing walked over and suddenly snatched the clothes from Gu Ruoxue's hand. "Brother Ming, you would definitely look very handsome and stylish in this outfit..."

"Why are you snatching my clothes?"

Gu Ruoxue's beautiful face flushed with anger, and she shouted at Xu Qianqing.

Xu Qianqing glanced at Gu Ruoxue and said arrogantly, "What do you mean 'your' clothes? Did you pay for them? If you haven't paid, it's not yours. Besides, this is a handmade limited edition, costing over 500,000. Can you even afford it?"

"Over 500,000?"

Gu Ruoxue was surprised. She had been too focused on picking out clothes to look at the price tag.

"How about it? Can't afford it, right? You two poor ghosts!"

Xu Qianqing wore a triumphant expression. She pointed at the short man in front of her and said proudly, "Right, I forgot to introduce you. My boyfriend is named Ling Weiming. Do you know his background?"

"You know the Jinling Ling Family, right? You know the Ling Group, right?"

"My boyfriend is the nephew of the Ling Family head, Ling Weixian, and he is the Chief Financial Officer of the Ling Group. Can you afford to mess with us?"

Gu Ruoxue showed surprise. So the short man in front of her was actually Ling Weixian's nephew.

Seeing that Gu Ruoxue didn't speak, Xu Qianqing thought she was scared and sneered, "How about it? Scared by my boyfriend's background, right? You actually dared to snatch clothes from me, hurry up and get lost..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a black shadow flashed before her eyes. Before she could react, she heard a crisp "slap" sound.

Jiang Chen slapped Xu Qianqing across the face. It knocked her directly to the ground. It even knocked out two of her teeth.

"You... you actually hit me?"

Xu Qianqing covered her red and swollen cheek, looked up at Jiang Chen, and said with hatred.

Jiang Chen shook his hand, his tone cold. "In the past, you were my fiancée, and I treated you like a treasure. Now, you are nothing in my eyes. You dare to threaten my sister-in-law? I think you're asking for a beating!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qianqing immediately cried out to Ling Weiming, "Brother Ming, he hit me right in front of you. You have to stand up for me!"

Ling Weiming didn't expect the other party to dare to hit someone in front of him even after knowing his identity. He snorted coldly, "Kid, you've got some nerve. You actually dare to hit my woman, Ling Weiming's woman. Do you believe that with one phone call, I can make you two get out of Jinling!"

Ling Weiming took out his phone, his face ferocious. He had encountered scenes like this several times before, and every day he was able to make the other party surrender and beg for mercy. He had fallen in love with this feeling of controlling everything.

However, someone soon dealt him a heavy blow. A dignified voice full of vigor suddenly rang out from behind him:

"What a big tone. I'd like to see who dares to use my Ling Family's name today to drive them out of Jinling!"

When Ling Weiming heard this voice, his whole body stiffened. He was too familiar with this voice. It was the voice of his uncle, Ling Weixian!

But wasn't Ling Weixian in the late stages of lung cancer and about to be sent away? How could he possibly appear in a shopping mall?

"Who the hell is impersonating my uncle? Are you looking for death?"

Ling Weiming was furious. He turned around abruptly and shouted at the person who arrived. But soon his face changed, showing an expression as if he had seen a ghost, and his voice trembled:

"Un... Uncle... is it really you?"