After sending the person away, Shu Qingqing noticed that Wen Xin didn't look too well, so she pulled her over to sit on the sofa.
"Mom, don't blame me for acting too harshly just now. A friend like Wang Yafang isn't worth keeping anyway. The things she said earlier seemed like she was looking out for me, but she was actually just trying to sow discord."
"Lu Yu couldn't be better to Lu Xun, and he treats me exceptionally well. In my heart, he is my own child. Please don't let Wang Yafang's words create a rift between you and him."
"Yesterday, I thought she just liked to show off, but looking at it now, her nature is rotten to the core."
"Even if she comes over to apologize to you later, it won't be sincere."
"Nannan, Mom knows." Wen Xin patted Shu Qingqing's hand. "I know things aren't the way she described. I just regret not interrupting her right then. She used to be quite nice, I didn't expect her to be like this now... Don't worry, I've decided not to associate with her anymore, and I don't plan on buying that house either."
Friends are important, but no matter how important they are, they could never be more important than her daughter.
Hearing this, Shu Qingqing was naturally delighted. "Mom, thank you. I'll accompany you to look at houses again this afternoon."
After resting for a while post-lunch, Shu Qingqing drove Wen Xin out.
Unexpectedly, right as they exited the neighborhood gate, they saw Wang Yafang.
Shu Qingqing didn't ease off the gas and was about to drive away, but Wang Yafang stepped right in front of the car to block them.
Shu Qingqing slammed on the brakes.
Fortunately, she didn't hit her.
With her heart pounding wildly, Shu Qingqing hadn't even recovered from the terrifying scare when Wang Yafang started banging on the car window.
"Wen Xin! Wen Xin! It's me, Yafang. Wen Xin?"
Shu Qingqing took a deep breath and was about to open the door to get out, but Wen Xin grabbed her hand.
"Nannan, let Mom handle this." After saying that, Wen Xin stepped out of the car.
Wang Yafang immediately ran over and grabbed her hand. "Wen Xin, you're finally willing to come out. I came to apologize to you. I misspoke today, please forgive me. I was just doing it for your own good... No, no, I will never say that kind of thing to you again."
"Wen Xin, you'll definitely forgive me, right? Then... about that project in Jingshan, you'll still help me, right?"
Wen Xin realized that Wang Yafang hadn't come to apologize to seek her forgiveness, but rather for the sake of the project.
She pulled her hand back. "Leave. Let's not contact each other anymore."
Wang Yafang froze. "Wen Xin, how can you say that? We're best friends."
"If you truly considered me a good friend, you wouldn't have said those things." With that, Wen Xin opened the car door and got back in.
Shu Qingqing turned the steering wheel, bypassed Wang Yafang, and drove away.
Wang Yafang jogged after them for a few steps but accidentally tripped and fell to the ground.
She picked up her phone to call Wen Xin, only to find she had already been blocked.
Wang Yafang fiercely punched the ground, and finally had no choice but to walk away in resentment.
As soon as she got home, Qi Qi came over to greet her. "Did you apologize? How did it go, did Shu Qingqing forgive you?"
Having just been humiliated like that, Wang Yafang naturally didn't want Qi Qi to know, so she said, "Well... Wen Xin and the others had something to do and went out this afternoon. They weren't home."
Qi Qi immediately frowned. "Were they really not home, or did you just not go apologize at all?"
"I went!" Wang Yafang immediately replied. "But... but they had things to do, and I couldn't just block their way, could I?"
"But don't worry, Wen Xin should still help me. As soon as I went over today, I brought up the project, and she promised to talk to her son-in-law."
"Should?" Qi Qi sneered. "Do you realize that once Shu Qingqing tells Lu Bochuan about what happened today, let alone cooperating with the Lu Group, probably no other company in Jing City will want to work with my dad either! So don't bring up the project right now. The priority is to get Shu Qingqing to forgive you!"
Wang Yafang started stammering again, "But, she's just a junior, asking me to apologize to her..."
Qi Qi ignored her and directly called Du Haoyuan over. "When you've resolved this matter, your grandson and I will come back."
With that said, Qi Qi pulled Du Haoyuan along and left.
That evening, when Wang Yafang's husband and son returned, they each scolded her harshly, demanding that she fix this mess immediately.
But Wen Xin refused to see her and had blocked her. Even if she wanted to apologize, there was no way.
Fretting all night, Wang Yafang couldn't come up with any good ideas. Out of desperation, she could only wait at the gate of their neighborhood every day.
After waiting for two consecutive days, Wang Yafang finally saw Wen Xin drive out.
She immediately hailed a cab and followed her.
Soon, Wen Xin's car stopped in front of a cafe, and Wen Xin went inside.
Wang Yafang straightened her clothes at the door and mentally rehearsed what she was going to say to Wen Xin before entering the cafe.
The cafe was quite large, with two floors in total. Wang Yafang scanned the area, looking for Wen Xin, when she suddenly spotted a woman.
It was the biological daughter of her former adoptive parents, Xu Wan.
A flash of hatred crossed Wang Yafang's eyes. She was about to walk up and speak to her when she saw Xu Wan smile and walk towards a table in the corner.
"Wen Xin, long time no see!"
"Wanwan, it really has been a long time!"
Wang Yafang froze in place.
So Wen Xin had come to the cafe today to meet with Xu Wan!
Memories of the past flooded her mind once again.
Back then, not long after she and Xu Wan were switched back to their rightful families, her biological parents' factory went bankrupt. Overnight, she went from a wealthy young lady to an ordinary person. She had no car to take her to school, and she couldn't even afford the clothes she used to like.
Meanwhile, Xu Wan had taken her place in the Xu family, living a life of luxury every day.
She hated Xu Wan, hated her enough to want her dead. Yet her best friend, Wen Xin, not only disregarded her feelings by taking her to the mall to show off her wealth, but even secretly became good friends with Xu Wan behind her back.
Wen Xin knew exactly how much she hated Xu Wan, yet she still betrayed her.
In order to stop Wen Xin from being friends with Xu Wan, she had even gone so far as to threaten Wen Xin by jumping into the sea.
Wen Xin compromised and promised to ignore Xu Wan.
But a few years later, upon hearing that Xu Wan was injured, Wen Xin disregarded her promise and went to visit Xu Wan.
That was why she had...
And now, Wen Xin was meeting with Xu Wan behind her back again, the two of them acting as close as sisters...
Her body began to tremble uncontrollably. Wang Yafang felt as if she had been transported back to the day she jumped into the sea.
To win back Wen Xin as a friend, how pathetic and lowly she had been back then.
She had even contracted pneumonia afterward, suffering agonizing torment every winter.
And yet, this was how Wen Xin treated her.
Wang Yafang wiped away her tears and turned to leave the cafe.
Since Wen Xin was so heartless, she couldn't blame her for what she was about to do.
