Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Yichu, let's go eat and chat while we eat."

After Xu Shaoyang finished speaking, he looked at Pei Shizhou smugly. How considerate he was! Unlike Pei Shizhou, who didn't care about Xia Yichu and the baby in her belly even though it was already midnight.

"Okay, let's eat near the company. We can come back after we finish eating."

Xia Yichu wanted to see the company's artists, and she also wanted to meet Xiao Wangshu. Zheng Leran told her that Xiao Wangshu had gone to audition with the company's artists in the morning and only returned to the company in the afternoon.

"Brother, Brother Shaoyang, I want to go eat with you too."

Huang Cuiping learned about Xia Yichu's arrival in Hong Kong from her cousin and came over immediately after finishing her work for Zheng Leran. Her eyes glanced at Xia Yichu, but finally settled on Pei Shizhou.

Pei Shizhou is indeed better looking than Xu Shaoyang, but she still prefers Xu Shaoyang.

She was overjoyed when her cousin told her that Xia Yichu was getting married, and the groom wasn't Xu Shaoyang.

Of all the women around Xu Shaoyang, Huang Cuiping had always considered Xia Yichu to be her greatest enemy. Now that he was married, his other women were no longer a problem.

Xiao Wangshu was just as beautiful as Xia Yichu, but unfortunately, the person she liked was Liang Qinian, and according to her observations, Xu Shaoyang didn't like her either.

Huang Cuiping inwardly mocked Xiao Wangshu for being foolish. Xu Shaoyang was handsome and rich. She didn't like Xu Shaoyang; she liked Liang Qinian, that penniless wretch.

If she looked like Xiao Wangshu, she wouldn't have any trouble winning over Xu Shaoyang. And all the women in the company who expressed their feelings for Xu Shaoyang in front of Huang Cuiping were warned by her.

Zheng Leran is her cousin and one of the company's bosses, so everyone dares to be angry with her but dares not speak out.

"Cuiping, didn't I tell you to knock before coming in? And don't call me 'brother' at the company, call me Chairman Xu, Shaoyang."

Zheng Leran said with a grim expression, "Huang Cuiping has been working by my side for over a month. She's still the same as always, unchanged."

Huang Cuiping had mentioned to Zheng Leran several times that she wanted to become an artist, but Zheng Leran disagreed, saying that she had no talent for performing.

Actually, that's not the case. It's Huang Cuiping's personality and way of handling things that Zheng Leran feels is unsuitable for her to be an actress right now. She should stay quietly by Zheng Leran's side and learn more about how to conduct herself.

At least not now, and the company is just starting out, so there aren't many good resources to promote her.

Zheng Leran also overheard Huang Cuiping's actions at the company, saying that she was abusing her power. Zheng Leran originally wanted to find time to have a serious talk with her, but she had been too busy lately and hadn't found the opportunity.

This annoyed Xu Shaoyang. Whenever he came to the company, Huang Cuiping would find an excuse to follow him. If it weren't for Zheng Leran's sake, he would have kicked her out of the company long ago.

Huang Cuiping was full of resentment. Now the whole company knew she was Zheng Leran's cousin, so what was there to hide?

She pouted and said, "Chairman Xu, Vice President Zheng, I'm hungry too. Can I go out to eat with you?"

"No, the company provides lunch, you can eat at the company."

Zheng Leran was speechless. Xia Yichu was clearly here, and Huang Cuiping knew she was the company's general manager. Yet, she didn't greet her after coming in, acting as if she didn't even see her.

"Brother Shaoyang, please, please let me come with you. The food at the company is terrible, everyone's lost weight."

Huang Cuiping tried to pull Xu Shaoyang along to act cute, but he dodged her. Xu Shaoyang hid behind Xia Yichu without saying a word.

This had happened several times before, with Huang Cuiping also trying to charm him. At first, Xu Shaoyang would try to persuade Zheng Leran. They were all minor things, nothing serious. Later, he found Huang Cuiping becoming increasingly unreasonable, and now he avoids her whenever possible.

Huang Cuiping's face darkened when she saw Xu Shaoyang hiding and not speaking. Was it because Xia Yichu was there that Xu Shaoyang was ignoring her?

Xia Yichu watched from the sidelines. Huang Cuiping was a troublemaker, a rotten apple in the company. She had to find a way to get rid of her. All she needed to do was make Zheng Leran disappointed in her and stop paying attention to her.

"Huang Cuiping, it's no use begging anyone."

"Mr. Xia, would you like to have dinner with me?"

It was only then that Huang Cuiping remembered Xia Yichu's arrival, which made Xia Yichu laugh in exasperation.

"Miss Huang, you should listen to your cousin."

After Xia Yichu finished speaking, she left, and Pei Shizhou and Xu Shaoyang quickly followed.

They waited for Zheng Leran at the door. Several minutes later, Zheng Leran came out looking unwell and walked up to them with a face full of apologies.

"Yichu, Shaoyang, Mr. Pei, you go have dinner. I have something to do and can't leave. Let's have dinner together another day."

"it is good"

Xu Shaoyang didn't ask why he agreed directly; he knew it must be because of Huang Cuiping, but he was too lazy to ask.

"Okay, we'll be going then."

Xia Yichu didn't try to persuade him, and Pei Shizhou remained silent. Only after watching the three of them get into the car and leave did Zheng Leran return to the company. He went back to his office, where Huang Cuiping was crying.

"Don't cry, go home first, you don't need to come to work today."

Zheng Leran originally wanted to have a proper talk with her, but seeing her crying so hard, he didn't want to say anything more.

"Brother, what do you mean by this? Do you want to kick me out?"

Huang Cuiping stopped crying and stared at Zheng Leran in disbelief.

"No, I just noticed you seemed upset and wanted you to rest for a while before coming back to work."

"You still say no? You just said you didn't need to come to work today, and now you're saying you're taking a break. What do you mean? Does Xia Yichu have a problem with me? You want to get rid of me as soon as she arrives?"

Huang Cuiping was very angry because she knew that Xu Shaoyang treated Xia Yichu differently from others, so she was somewhat hostile towards Xia Yichu.

"Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting? What does this have to do with Yichu?"

Zheng Leran looked at her with disappointment. They had endured hardship when they were poor, but they had made it through. Why was it like this now? Their lives were clearly getting better and better.

Not only can he earn money, but he can also do the work he loves. Zheng Leran is extremely satisfied with his current situation. He is very grateful to Xia Yichu; without her and Xu Shaoyang, he wouldn't be where he is today.

The person he was most grateful to was Xia Yichu. Without her, Xu Shaoyang wouldn't have agreed to start a company with him so readily. Without Xia Yichu, Xiao Wangshu wouldn't have become so popular, and the company wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

"How can it not be her fault? Shao Yang ignored me the moment she arrived. You were so mean to me too, and now you want to send me home. Do you also like Xia Yichu, so that's why..."

A sharp crack interrupted Huang Cuiping's words. Zheng Leran looked at his trembling hand; this was the first time he had ever hit Huang Cuiping.

If you ask him if he regrets taking action, he says he regrets it a little. But she's too lawless and dares to say anything.

Fortunately, it was just the two siblings. If Xu Shaoyang or Xia Yichu were here, how would they get along? How would they cooperate in business?

"You hit me, I was just telling the truth."

Huang Cuiping covered her face and said sadly that her disgust for Xia Yichu had reached its peak.

"You won't learn your lesson unless I hit you. There are some things you shouldn't say. You think you can be an actor? You'll ruin yourself sooner or later. Don't you understand that loose lips sink ships?"

Zheng Leran hardened his heart and refused to look at her. In fact, the slap he gave her wasn't hard; Huang Cuiping's face was only slightly red.

"Why can everyone else do it, but I can't? That Zhou Yutian is fat, ugly, and stupid. Even you don't think highly of her, but when Xia Yichu said she wanted to sign her, you agreed without hesitation."

"Me? I'm pretty and have a good figure. You've repeatedly refused to sign me as an artist in your company, so am I not your sister anymore?"

Zhou Yutian was an artist that Xia Yichu signed with Zheng Leran before going back to get married. Xia Yichu didn't explain, only telling Zheng Leran that he liked her and wanted to sign her.

Although Zheng Leran didn't think highly of Zhou Yutian, he didn't object to Xia Yichu's request. Xu Shaoyang said he would listen to Xia Yichu in everything.

"I…"

Zheng Leran tried to explain to her, but Huang Cuiping didn't want to listen. She covered her face, cried, and ran away.