"I'm sorry, this brooch has already been purchased by this lady," the salesperson replied.
"This brooch is for Shirou. How much is it? I'll transfer it to you," Gu Shaoting stated as a matter of fact. He had taken too much from Lin Xingwan over the years; it had become a matter of course for him.
"No matter how much it is, I won't sell it," Lin Xingwan said, looking at the man before her. Even though she had given up on him, she still felt furious.
How dare he use such a tone of absolute certainty, demanding she give her belongings to Lin Shirou?
Too much kindness had only spoiled them!
"Lin Xingwan, how can you be so detestable? This brooch is of no use to you! But it's very important to Shirou! She needs it for her advertisement shoot tomorrow." Gu Shaoting detested Lin Xingwan's appearance; she never dressed up, always in suits and uniforms year-round.
Other people's sisters would definitely give their sisters what they needed for a shoot.
Only Lin Xingwan had a dark heart and a twisted mind.
She was hoarding resources without contributing, unwilling to let her own sister become outstanding.
"I have no obligation to manage Lin Shirou's advertisement's effectiveness, nor do you have the right to order me to do things I don't want to do." Lin Xingwan's chest heaved violently with anger. She thought Gu Shaoting was shameless, but it seemed he had no shame at all.
"Shaoting, perhaps... perhaps sister feels the price is too low," Lin Shirou said softly, her frail appearance making it seem as if she would faint at any moment.
"Ten times the amount, I'll give you ten times the money, alright? You're not satisfied with five million? You woman are crazy for money, how did I not realize before that you were so materialistic!"
Scolding, humiliation!
Lin Xingwan looked at Gu Shaoting with sharp eyes. No matter what, she was a decisive and strong woman in the workplace. To be insulted like this by him, did he think she had no temper?
She forcefully threw the brooch onto the ground. Made of fragile shell, the exquisite brooch in one moment was shattered into pieces the next.
Lin Xingwan stepped on the tassels and ground them with force.
"I have a very strong sense of possession. Unless it's trash I no longer want, I'd rather destroy it than let you take it from me."
"You are the most malicious woman I have ever met! A lunatic!" Gu Shaoting's forehead veins bulged with anger. He rushed towards Lin Xingwan, his stance suggesting he intended to hit her.
A strong gust of wind brushed past Lin Xingwan's cheek. Gu Shaoting, who had been aggressively standing before her, was sent flying with a punch towards the merchandise rack.
Everything on the shelves toppled to the ground, shattering with a loud clatter, leaving a mess. Gu Shaoting landed on his back, looking comical.
"Shaoting—" Lin Shirou cried out in fright, her face drained of color. Lin Xingwan, however, felt a sense of peace upon seeing Zhou Jincai.
"Addicted to bullying women, huh?" Zhou Jincai approached Gu Shaoting step by step. Gu Shaoting clutched his bruised face in pain, feeling as if his bones were about to break.
"It's... it's you again?" Gu Shaoting immediately recognized Zhou Jincai. He tried to get up, but his body got stuck in the merchandise rack. He looked like an overturned turtle, unable to get up for a while.
"Shaoting, are you alright?" Lin Shirou rushed to help Gu Shaoting, while also discreetly observing the stranger.
He was more handsome than Gu Shaoting, but his clothes... were very ordinary.
Lin Shirou quickly analyzed: this was a man who was handsome but lacked money.
"What is your relationship with Lin Xingwan? Are you her man? Lin Xingwan, are you cheating on me?"
After getting up, Gu Shaoting's brows were filled with rage, like an ugly and ferocious beast.
His usual elegance and demeanor had vanished.
"Yes, he is my man. Gu Shaoting, you can cheat on me with Lin Shirou, so why can't I cheat on you? If you want to play, let's all play together to make it more lively." To prove her worth, Lin Xingwan took Zhou Jincai's hand, her face filled with pride.
The best way to deal with scum and bitches was to walk their path and leave them with no way out.
Zhou Jincai looked down at the hand holding his large palm. It was slender and fair, gripping so tightly as if afraid he would slip away.
For some reason... he felt like laughing.
"Lin Xingwan, I've truly misjudged you. You're just a slut!" Gu Shaoting was about to explode with anger. He couldn't stand the thought of Lin Xingwan being with another man. "You are my fiancée! Have you considered my feelings or the Lin family's reputation by doing this!"
"If your mouth is so idle, why don't you go to a public restroom and lick all the toilet bowls clean? Be a commendable person." Zhou Jincai looked at Gu Shaoting with icy eyes.
Having been beaten by this man twice, Gu Shaoting was furious. "What the hell are you? Believe it or not, I can make your life a living hell!"
He wasn't a match for this man in a one-on-one fight, but he had money!
Money could move mountains!
"If you think you have the ability to play with me, I don't mind playing along to the end." Zhou Jincai's aura was inexplicably a notch above Gu Shaoting's.
He didn't even show much emotion, but his expressionless face was the highest form of mockery.
"Gu Shaoting, we have already broken off our engagement." Hearing him say the word 'fiancée' made Lin Xingwan feel as if she had swallowed a million flies.
"You want to break off the engagement and be with this man? No way." Even though Gu Shaoting had been intimate with Lin Shirou, he had never broken off his engagement with Lin Xingwan. One of the main reasons was Lin Xingwan's exceptional work ability.
He was unwilling to give up on this 'old ox' who tirelessly earned money for him.
What man wouldn't want a mistress outside and a devoted wife at home?
Moreover, Lin Xingwan was very beautiful!
Looking at Gu Shaoting, who was now no different from a thug, Lin Xingwan realized she must have been out of her mind to fall for him back then.
Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit stormed in.
He was followed by a group of fierce-looking bodyguards.
"Who the hell is tired of living and dares to cause trouble on my territory, Qin Liuye?"
The salesperson was young and had never seen such a scene, timidly stammering, "Qin... Qin Liuye, they... they were fighting."
Upon hearing the name 'Qin Liuye', Gu Shaoting's heart leaped with joy. He immediately tried to curry favor, "So it's Qin Liuye! Do you remember me? I'm Gu Shaoting. You were invited to the Gu family's banquet last time."
This Qin Liuye was a prominent figure in Rongcheng, well-connected in the underworld. It was said that those who had offended Qin Liuye were only found in scattered bone fragments in garbage heaps a month later.
Gu Shaoting was a CEO at Huanyu Company and could help Lin Shirou break into the entertainment industry. However, a company worth tens of millions was nothing compared to the hundred-billion-asset Qin Liuye; he wasn't even fit to carry his shoes.
Now that Lin Xingwan's lover had damaged so many items in Qin Liuye's store, he would surely be crippled or worse.
The middle-aged man glanced at Gu Shaoting and grunted, "So it's you."
Gu Shaoting's expression was as excited as if he had been personally favored by the emperor. "Yes, it's me! I didn't expect Qin Liuye to remember me. I was originally here to buy something at this shop today, but this beast attacked me without a word. Look how swollen my face is! And all these items, he destroyed them."
Gu Shaoting, the villain, accused first, looking gleefully at the man beside Lin Xingwan.
Qin Liuye slowly turned around and said, "Alright, you kid who's tired of living, I today..."
Before he could finish speaking, his expression turned incredibly horrified and strange.