PNB Chapter 168 Hmph, I thought you were some kind of virtuous and chaste woman.
Chapter 168 Hmph, I thought you were some kind of virtuous and chaste woman.
"I agree to your request. I have already left the Huo residence. Where are you now?"
Liu Shiyin said that every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of her heart, carrying a resolute power.
On the other end of the phone, Wang Qing listened quietly. She seemed to hear a change in Liu Shiyin's voice, a firmness and determination welling up from the depths of her heart.
A triumphant smile crept onto her lips, as if she could already foresee the outcome she desired. She said casually:
"Get in that black car outside, he'll bring you here."
She hung up the phone before Liu Shiyin could react, as if everything was under her control.
Liu Shiyin put down the phone and looked up at the black sedan parked by the roadside. The windows were closed, and the driver sat quietly inside, like a soldier awaiting orders.
She took a step towards the car, each step feeling heavy. She knew that this journey would be a new beginning, a moment to say goodbye to the past.
Sitting in the car, Liu Shiyin felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow. Gazing at the rapidly receding scenery outside the window, a strange wave of emotion washed over her. She recalled every moment she had spent at the Huo residence, those bittersweet memories, now all in the past.
She knew she was facing an unknown future, but she had no choice in the matter because she had already made her choice.
The car slowly came to a stop in front of an elegantly decorated coffee shop. Liu Shiyin gently opened the car door, and a gentle breeze carrying the hustle and bustle of the city and the aroma of coffee wafted towards her.
She turned to get her luggage from the trunk, but then she heard the driver's cold, hard voice in her ear:
"No need to take it, we'll be taking you to another place later."
The driver's words were devoid of warmth, sounding like a mechanical voice, devoid of any emotion.
Liu Shiyin was slightly taken aback, then withdrew her outstretched hand. She turned to look at the driver, whose expressionless face appeared particularly cold in the afternoon sunlight. She didn't say anything, silently withdrew her hand, and turned to walk into the store.
As Liu Shiyin entered the coffee shop, her gaze wandered around, searching for Wang Qing. Her eyes landed on a seat by the window, where a woman in a black coat sat – it was Wang Qing.
Liu Shiyin walked up to Wang Qing, and the two sat down facing each other.
Wang Qing got straight to the point:
"This is a five-million-dollar card, and this is the negative."
As she spoke, she took out a bank card and an envelope from her handbag and handed them to Liu Shiyin.
Liu Shiyin looked at the bank card and envelope in front of her, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She knew what five million yuan meant to her; her mother's illness, their survival—all required money. Her hand trembled as she reached out and took the items, as if accepting a heavy destiny.
The moment she accepted these items, Wang Qing's eyes turned contemptuous. Her gaze was full of disdain, and a mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips as she said:
"Hmph, I thought you were some kind of virtuous and chaste woman."
Liu Shiyin felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart. She raised her head and met Wang Qing's mocking gaze.
A flicker of anger and humiliation flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by helplessness and confusion.
She knew that she was just an insignificant nobody in this city, unable to compete with someone as powerful as Wang Qing.
She didn't want to stay in this suffocating place, so she stood up to leave.
Just then, Wang Qing's voice rang out again:
"Wait a minute, someone will bring your mother over in a bit. You wait here."