After being reborn as a rich and beautiful woman, she let herself go.

Chapter 9 Embarrassing

Lin Cuilan was worried that Hua Wenxia would really divorce her, so she quickly apologized to him and pretended to faint from crying, falling to the ground and hugging his leg.

The entire house was filled with Lin Cuilan's sobbing.

"Honey, I admit I used to have a bad temper and wasn't patient with the kids sometimes, which might have hurt Meimei. But you know how much I've sacrificed for the Hua family over the years... I have to take care of the kids and help you run the business. It's not easy for a weak woman like me, and I'm exhausted too..."

Hua Wenxia's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

He and Lin Cuilan were married for twenty years and had a son. They had a deep and loving relationship.

Back when Hua Meimei's mother was pregnant, he fell in love with Lin Cuilan and his feelings for her became uncontrollable.

Even when his infidelity was discovered, he did not change his mind.

After his first wife died, he endured for a whole year before finally marrying her to save face for his family.

In fact, he had long ago discovered the subtle relationship between Hua Meimei and Lin Cuilan.

Although Lin Cuilan showed meticulous care for Hua Meimei, Hua Meimei always seemed afraid of Lin Cuilan.

He assumed it was because he wasn't related to his biological father and never bothered to investigate the underlying reasons.

Hearing Lin Cuilan's cries, Hua Meimei's face gradually darkened.

"Lin Cuilan, the Hua family's business was built by my parents together. Without my mother's hard work, my father might not have been so rich when you met him."

Upon hearing this, Lin Cuilan's crying stopped abruptly.

"Weren't you after his money when you were clinging to him? If he were a poor guy, ask yourself honestly, would you still be willing to destroy his family, drive his first wife to her death, and then suffer with him...?"

"enough!"

As she angrily questioned Lin Cuilan, Hua Wenxia suddenly spoke up to stop her.

“Meimei, although your Aunt Lan didn’t do a good job in taking care of you in many ways, she at least raised you. Raising a child is hard enough, let alone you who isn’t her biological child. It must have been so difficult for her! Now that you’re married, what’s the point of dwelling on the past?”

Ha, Lin Cuilan has had it tough? She married into the Hua family and enjoyed a life of luxury and wealth, and in recent years she has squandered the Hua family business to the point of near bankruptcy...

Berry gave a weak smile.

Hua Wenxia finally softened at Lin Cuilan's delicate sobs.

Once again, he chose to keep the queen and ignore the harm the princess had suffered.

Fairy tales in real life are always cruel.

Hua Meimei twitched the corners of her mouth, let out a few cold laughs, and felt extremely disappointed.

There's really no need for this house to stay.

She put on sunglasses, slung her bag over her shoulder, and looked at Hua Wenxia with a cold expression.

"You personally extinguished my last shred of hope for you as my father. I will never return to the Hua family. I will find a way to repay the five million I owe you as soon as possible."

Hua Wenxia's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

This daughter is far less important to him than his wife and son.

She wouldn't even call him "Dad." From this day forward, she only had herself.

She turned and walked gracefully toward the door without looking back, saying, "Aunt Zhang, if you can't stay at the Hua family's place, just give me a call."

I originally planned to go straight to the company after leaving the Hua family's house, as I needed to prepare for a live broadcast in the afternoon.

She's not in the mood to go to the company right now.

There's nowhere to go.

She could only return to Zhenlongtai, Luo Jiuyu's home.

Li Xiang went out to buy groceries and wasn't home.

The house was quiet.

By 10 a.m., Luo Jiuyu should have already left home. That guy doesn't have a job and idles away his days; I wonder what he's doing.

Feeling upset, she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room to look at the river view.

White cruise ships pass by on the river every day.

For some reason, she quietly shed tears.

Even though she knew that Hua Wenxia was Hua Meimei's father, not Zhang Zhenzhen's, she still felt sad for Hua Meimei.

From now on, I will live well for you and take good care of myself. I also want to live well.

She thought to herself, wiped away her tears, and resolved to make the most of every day from that day forward.

He turned around and found Luo Jiuyu standing at the door of his room, staring at him.

Her eyes were red.

The moment she saw him, he immediately walked to the entrance to get his car keys.

Everything seemed so natural, as if he were just about to leave.

She hadn't expected him to be home, and running into him like this was rather awkward. To avoid further embarrassment, she lowered her head slightly and quickly walked back to her room.

It can be quite embarrassing for an adult to see themselves cry, especially when they are not familiar with the person.

Huanyu Group.

The huge office on the top floor.

This is the office reserved for the group's top leaders, yet it bears no sign. Within the company, it's known as the Nameless Office.

Employees at lower levels are generally not allowed to come to the top floor.

So nobody knew who this nameless office was for. All they knew was that it was for the top leader, who had his own private elevator that went directly to his office.

Next to the nameless office is President Mo's office.

Even though the two offices were separated by only one wall, and there was an inner door in the middle of that wall, Luo Jiuyu still preferred to call Amo through the inside.

"What are your orders, Mr. President?" Amo's playful voice came through the landline.

"Go check where Berry went this morning."

"Oh, do you really think I'm a detective? You always make me track down your wife's whereabouts. Wouldn't it be easier if you just asked her directly?"

"Stop talking nonsense." His tone was unpleasant.

"What's wrong with her now?" Amo asked seriously.

"Check." He pressed the end button.

Amo was helpless, yet also found it amusing.

What's wrong with Luo Jiuyu, who's always been calm and indifferent? He keeps asking her to investigate Hua Meimei.

They really thought he was a detective.

"When the Huanyu Group goes bankrupt someday, I'll open a detective agency," Amo muttered to himself with a laugh.

First, contact the security guard in the control room of Zhenlongtai and check the surveillance footage of Huameimei leaving home this morning.

The surveillance camera at the entrance of the residential area captured the license plate number of the taxi she hailed.

She took a ride-hailing service, which made it very easy to find. In the internet age, with big data platforms, they can find anything if they have the capability.

The order details for this car show that it went to the Hua family after leaving Zhenlongtai.

“She went back to her parents’ house this morning,” Amo told Luo Jiuyu on WeChat. “Don’t be suspicious, she didn’t cheat on me.”

"..." Luo Jiuyu was too lazy to reply.

"Hey, do you want her to cheat on you or not?" Amo suddenly realized he hadn't figured out what he was thinking.

He didn't say a word and ended the call immediately.

Why did she cry when she came back from the Hua family's house?

Luo Jiuyu leaned back in her chair and turned it to face the vast world outside the window.

"She has a live stream at 3 PM," Amo sent him a WeChat message.

He also posted a dog's profile picture looking at someone, trying to guess whether the person wanted to watch the live stream.

He replied, "You're so free? Go to the meeting in America for me tomorrow."

He is scheduled to go to the United States tomorrow night to listen to the year-end report of an important subsidiary.

This time, he changed his mind and decided not to go.