CHAPTER 359: CHAPTER 359

"Mom, Aunt Suchen invited me to accompany her to the Ling’s anniversary celebration dinner tomorrow night. Can I go?"

Jiang Weiwei seized the moment of good spirits to ask Yu Man.

Yu Man felt that Jiang Weiwei would always seek her opinion in everything. Even now that she was favored by Suchen, she never became overly arrogant, truly a well-behaved girl.

She even felt particularly guilty for having suspected Jiang Weiwei of pretending to be good in front of her but actually being very scheming at heart.

"Weiwei, if you want to go, then go. Mom won’t stand in the way of your future," Yu Man said as she hugged Jiang Weiwei.

Jiang Tairan also said, "Go ahead, this is a great opportunity to build a relationship with Suchen, of course you should go. Besides, our family just received an invitation, so we’ll all be there too."

Jiang Weiwei nodded, feeling even more grateful that she had seen the invitation when leaving Suchen’s house earlier that day and had specifically mentioned wanting to go to the dinner together.

*

The next evening, Cang Ming was sitting in his agent’s car, preparing to rush to an event.

Cang Ming hadn’t slept well last night, so he kept dozing off in the car.

Who knew that halfway through the drive, the car suddenly came to a screeching halt, nearly sending Cang Ming flying headfirst.

Cang Ming woke up cursing.

"What kind of driving is this? Are you trying to kill me..."

"It’s not that, a motorcycle suddenly stopped right in front of us," the agent said.

"What?" Cang Ming looked up and saw Jiang Moxi removing her helmet, walking toward him.

To be honest, Cang Ming had a very bad feeling upon suddenly seeing Jiang Moxi.

But when the agent saw Jiang Moxi’s face, he was left with nothing but astonishment.

"Holy smokes, that face is incredible. Old Mo blasted all that nonsense about a once-in-three-thousand-years beauty with a plastic surgery face. If it were this face, he’d have to hype it up to once-in-a-billion years."

Old Mo was also an agent, a bitter rival of Cang Ming’s agent.

The two were always competing in secret, trying to outdo each other with better achievements.

So the agent thought, if he could sign this goddess of beauty, just a little bit of hype would undoubtedly cause her to blow up in popularity.

With his mind racing, Jiang Moxi had already come up to Cang Ming’s car window and knocked on it.

The agent quickly rolled down the window and politely smiled, saying, "Beauty, are you interested in entering the entertainment industry? I can provide you with the hottest hype plan, guaranteeing overnight fame."

But Jiang Moxi didn’t even glance at him, simply saying to Cang Ming, "Come with me."

Cang Ming puzzled: "Now? Where to?"

Before Jiang Moxi could reply, the agent quickly grabbed Cang Ming, pressing him, "Is this your friend? Introduce me! Such a great prospect should not fall into Old Mo’s hands."

Cang Ming quickly pushed the agent away: "She’s not going to enter the entertainment industry."

Jiang Moxi didn’t want to waste time, directly opened the car door, and pulled Cang Ming out of the car.

Seeing Cang Ming being dragged away, the agent panicked, "What are you doing? He has two events tonight."

"Lend him to me for the night," Jiang Moxi said.

"How could that be okay? That means both events tonight will have to be cancelled," the agent quickly opened the door to follow.

But Jiang Moxi had Cang Ming get on the motorcycle, and within seconds after they put on their helmets, they started the bike and zoomed away...

*

At another venue, the Ling Family’s annual celebration dinner was about to begin, and the waitstaff were entering the scene one after another, starting to set up the beverage and delicious dishes for the dining area tonight.

Xue Junyi was one of the waiters.

The supervisor, noting he was new, kept belittling him in various ways.

"These desserts are from Bulgari, a small piece costs hundreds or thousands, so don’t you dare eat any of it and then be unable to afford it."

"Also, the plates these desserts are on are from Hermes, be careful. A little bump or scratch, and you probably couldn’t cover the cost with several months of your salary."

Inwardly, Xue Junyi mocked the supervisor’s snobbishness, thinking that when he became rich one day, he’d certainly show this person a thing or two.

But on the surface, Xue Junyi responded very humbly: "I won’t eat any, and I’ll be especially careful with these dishes and utensils."

Once the supervisor left, Xue Junyi finished setting up the desserts and couldn’t help fantasizing about the day he would be the host of such an upscale banquet.

But a phone call jerked Xue Junyi from his daydreams back to reality.

It was the landlord, calling to press for this month’s rent.

"I’ll get the money and pay you back as soon as possible, please give me a few more days," he pleaded.

The landlord cursed and grumbled but ultimately agreed.

Ending the call, Xue Junyi felt an extreme tightness in his chest.

Ever since his fallout with Cheng Huiyan, Xue Junyi felt his luck had gotten much worse.

Not to mention the house he thought he was about to get was gone, he also chose to leave it all behind because he couldn’t stand Cheng Huiyan entertaining clients while still being his wife.

Even the diamond ring he had bought for thousands was forfeited in this marriage.

And when he quit several part-time jobs deliberately to pressure Cheng Huiyan into handing over the house, they were all quickly taken by others.

Even now, as a temporary waiter, he was earning less than one-tenth of what a regular employee made.

His financial situation worsened; even if he and his mother Chen Mei rented just a ten-square-meter room, it was still hard to make ends meet.

Xue Junyi had tried to persuade Chen Mei to return to the countryside for a while.

But Chen Mei said that the shabby house they used to live in had been taken back by his aunt.

Even if she went back now, she had nowhere to go.

And Xue Junyi couldn’t go back to school to live either; after the unpleasantness with his roommates and the video of him being swindled by a prostitute spread through the campus, he was too ashamed to return to the Technical College.

So for now, no matter how tough or difficult, Xue Junyi could only bite the bullet and hold on, not passing up even part-time jobs like distributing flyers.

After Xue Junyi almost finished setting up the dining area, he moved to the main event area, and seeing the word "Ling" from "Ling’s" in the decoration, he started thinking if Ling Hua was a rich girl of the Ling’s, how good that would be.

Then, Xue Junyi wouldn’t have lost the love of his life and ended up in such a sorry state.

But that was merely wishful thinking.

After all, sharing the same surname doesn’t mean sharing the same fate.

If Ling Hua were to appear at such a banquet, the most she could be was like him, serving as a waiter.

But perhaps because Xue Junyi had been thinking about Ling Hua, he thought he truly saw her at the banquet.

As for why Xue Junyi couldn’t be sure it was indeed Ling Hua, it was because she was wearing a particularly beautiful Bulgari custom-made silk dress in a court style, her hair elegantly tied up, exuding a noble and beautiful charm that dazzled everyone, like a rich girl.

Xue Junyi couldn’t believe his eyes, so he hurried to follow and scrutinized her carefully, repeatedly.

Finally, he couldn’t help but call out, "Huahua?"

Ling Hua turned around, surprised to see Xue Junyi: "Xue Junyi, what are you doing here?"