Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 185: Settlement of Accounts after Autumn
Once everyone left, Xiao Shen didn't even look at them, turned his head and threw them into the trash can next to him, then took out a handkerchief to wipe each of his fingers.

After three hours of hard work, Su Ying finally completed the mission successfully.

"Mr. Xiao, all proofreading is complete. Can I leave work now?"

Xiao Shen raised an eyebrow, appearing very magnanimous, "Of course!"

Just then, Su Ying's phone rang. She answered it as she walked out, "What? You changed your ticket to the 11 o'clock show? You can make it, you can make it! I've already finished get off work. Okay, see you at the movie theater entrance!"

Xiao Shen: "..."

Su Ying took a taxi there and saw Shen Qingfeng standing on the steps waving at her from afar.

She didn't expect him to be so thoughtful. Afraid that she would be disappointed or that she wouldn't like it, he changed her ticket to a later showing, fulfilling her dream of watching a movie.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Shen Qingfeng smiled gently, "It's not late, the timing is just right. Look, they've only just started checking tickets!"

His words made Su Ying even more embarrassed.

"Wait a minute, I'll be right there!" he said and left. Soon, he returned with popcorn and a Coke. "How can we watch a movie without these?"

Su Ying slapped her forehead. "I should have bought it. You're so thoughtful!"

Shen Qingfeng joked, "It doesn't matter who buys it, if it really doesn't work, you can treat me to dinner next time!"

"If you don't mind, this is fine too!"

The two entered the venue chatting and laughing, unaware that a black Mercedes was watching them from afar.

The veins on his hands gripping the steering wheel bulged. After exhaling a smoke ring, the man flicked the cigarette butt, a crimson streak arcing through the air before landing on the ground.

As the car window slowly rolled up, the Mercedes sped away from the scene.

Dating under his nose? It's not that simple!
Su Ying hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time. She stared at the big screen with great anticipation. However, less than five minutes into the movie, everything suddenly went black, plunging the entire theater into darkness.

A staff member's voice came over the loudspeaker: "There is an unexplained power outage in Theater 1. Maintenance will be carried out shortly. Please remain orderly. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or loss this may cause, and we will offer compensation..."

"What's going on? We were watching something perfectly fine, and now there's a problem!"

Amidst dissatisfaction and complaints, the audience left one after another, turning on their phone lights. Su Ying, under Shen Qingfeng's protection, came out with everyone else.

"Looks like we shouldn't be watching a movie today! Disappointed, aren't we?" Shen Qingfeng said with an apologetic smile.

Su Ying didn't think so. "How can I blame you? It's fate. Forget it, let's skip the movie. I'll treat you to dinner. There's a really good street noodle stall near my apartment complex. I guarantee you'll like it!"

Shen Qingfeng readily agreed.

It's not about whether the food tastes good or not, but who I eat it with.

Ningcheng.

This is the tenth day that Jiang Xue has been locked in the storage room.

For the past ten days, she has done nothing but sleep and stare blankly outside, waiting for someone to come and rescue her. Nan Dongxue, in order to make a comeback, has been busy going out to socialize every day. Whenever he comes back drunk, he beats her. Not only does he beat her, but he also doesn't give her any food.

Jiang Xue was about to reach her breaking point in this inhuman existence; she was unwilling to die in this wretched place.

Suddenly hearing footsteps, Jiang Xue crawled to the window and looked out. "Dongxue, I know I was wrong. Please let me out. I promise I'll never touch your things again. Please forgive me..." "Mom, it's me, Rou Rou!"

Jiang Xue lunged forward, and with that movement, a series of metallic clanging sounds rang out.

"Rou Rou, you're finally here! Quickly get Mom out of here! I can't take another day of this awful life!"

"Don't worry, Mom, I came back this time to get you out of here!" Jiang Rourou said, gesturing to the locksmith she had called, "Open the door quickly!"

The mechanic bent down to inspect the lock, then looked troubled. "This kind of lock is very difficult to open; it will probably take some time!"

"I paid you to come here, not to tell me how hard this lock is to open. If you can't open it, how dare you call yourself the 'King of Locks'? Believe me, I'll smash your stall tomorrow!"

"I told you it would be difficult to drive, but it's not like it's impossible. Fine, fine, I'll do my best! But you have to pay me extra, 100,000, otherwise the risk is too great, I won't do this job!"

"You! Trying to raise the price on the spot?" Jiang Rourou gritted her teeth in anger. "Fine, here's 100,000, hurry up!"

Click!Click!
The locksmith, wielding some kind of specialized tool, easily opened the lock in just a couple of quick movements.

Jiang Rourou was bewildered.

This is considered difficult to drive? This is downright cunning and treacherous; they tricked her!

"Rou Rou!" After so many days of torment, Jiang Xue, who had finally regained her freedom, rushed to her daughter with tears of joy.

The mother and daughter were overjoyed to be reunited, and Jiang Rourou asked the locksmith to unlock her bracelets and anklets as well.

"Wait a minute, Rou Rou, there's something very important I haven't done yet!"

After being imprisoned for so many days and suffering humiliation and torture, how could Jiang Xue swallow this insult?
Taking advantage of Nan Dongxue's absence, she pulled Jiang Rourou into the study.

"I've served Nan Dongxue for so many years, why should I end up with nothing? Nan Dongxue got drunk before and said he hid a large sum of money in his study. Rou Rou, even if we're leaving, we'll take that money with us!"

The mother and daughter searched high and low for a long time, but couldn't find a single penny.

Jiang Rourou was about to give up when she said, "Mom, could it just be drunken talk? You're taking it too seriously. The Nan family is heavily in debt right now. Even if they had money, they would have used it to pay off their debts long ago!"

“I know Nan Dongxue. He wouldn’t let himself lose everything. It must be here!” Jiang Xue insisted.

Ten minutes passed, and still nothing was found.

Jiang Xue was so angry that she grabbed the purple clay teapot on the table and smashed it hard on the ground. "Nan Dongxue, you big liar!"

With a commotion, the bookshelf behind the desk slowly rotated 180 degrees, and the mother and daughter were stunned as they gazed at the unexpected view on the other side.

Looking around, rows of red cash wrapped in white paper were neatly stacked in the back partition, covering an entire wall. In addition, there were all kinds of luxury goods, such as famous watches, bags, gold and silver jewelry, which dazzled the eyes.

Jiang Rourou then grabbed several stacks of cash and flipped through them, excitedly covering her mouth, unable to believe it was real. "Mom, money, all money, it's all real! My God, I've never seen so much cash in my life, hahaha..."

Jiang Xue was busy trying on jewelry. "From now on, all of this is ours, Rou Rou. Even without the Nan family, we'll be set for life!"

Jiang Rourou went crazy for it, throwing money into the sky and feeling an unprecedented sense of power.

"Alright, Rou Rou, hurry up and pack all these up and take them with you. It'll be troublesome if Nan Dongxue comes back!"

The mother and daughter found suitcases and spent more than half an hour packing all the cash and luxury goods. Then they called for help to move them outside, as they were women and their strength was limited.