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Now, not only had the daughter of the Xu family appeared in this dilapidated Temple Street, but she was also claiming that Chu Yuening was a honored guest of the Xu family?

Sasa was startled by the toppled stall and her lips trembled in fear. Her mind raced, and she lowered her hand that covered her mouth, forcing a sweet smile onto her small face. "Miss Xu, it's a misunderstanding, we can explain."

Xu Conglu's slender, fair hand rested on the fox fur stole draped over her arm as she gazed at the fallen stall.

The ice cream box had been smashed open, and the remaining red bean milk inside spilled all over the ground.

Her expression gradually turned cold. "Misunderstanding? I'd like to hear what kind of misunderstanding could give you the audacity to destroy a stall belonging to an honored guest of the Xu family."

Ai Rui had already lifted her head and recognized Xu Conglu's identity. Especially after hearing about the Xu family's honored guest, her complexion turned deathly pale.

Regardless, the Xu family was not someone the Ai family could afford to offend. Otherwise, with just one word from Xu Conglu, the Ai family could vanish from Hong Kong without their millions in liquid assets.

Ai Rui looked towards Chu Yuening.

The girl stood aside, looking down at the ruined dessert stall with a calm expression, undisturbed even by Xu Conglu's presence.

Seeing the situation clearly, Ai Rui didn't dare to inquire about Su Xiuya's whereabouts anymore. She hurriedly tried to stand up, but her shoulder was held back by the bodyguard.

As Ai Rui lifted his head, his short hair fell across his eyes, but he hastily pushed it aside to clarify, "Mis... Miss Xu, it's really a misunderstanding. I... I was looking for a friend who's gone missing, and I thought Master Chu might know them. Little did I know that Master Chu is your esteemed guest. We'll leave right away, right away."

With concern in her eyes, Xu Conglu asked, "Are you alright?"

Feeling cared for, Chu Yuening patted her arm and reassured, "I'm fine."

Her gaze then fell on the disarrayed ground, and she frowned.

She was merely puzzled as to why another food cart had been vandalized. If they enjoyed smashing things so much, why didn't they just smash themselves?

Noticing Chu Yuening's persistent stare at the toppled cart, Ai Rui promptly understood and, once the bodyguards loosened their grip, he rushed over to the scattered cart, righting it.

There was still a puddle of spilled milk and red beans on the ground that couldn't be easily cleaned.

Ai Rui took off his denim jacket and placed it on the milk, soaking up the liquid. Afterward, he fetched a rag from the cart to wipe away the dirt on it.

Once finished, he pulled out a stack of cash, bowed apologetically, and said, "Master Chu, I was blinded by ignorance. Since you say you haven't seen Su Xiuya, then you truly haven't. I'll leave immediately."

Glancing at the last wad of cash in his pocket.

Ai Rui was heartbroken to the point of suffocation; the money in her bankbook was now the last bit of cash she had on hand.

If she had known she would have to pay so much, she would have slapped herself a few times rather than provoke the sugarcane juice stall.

After Chu Yuening received the money, she counted it.

Ten thousand dollars.

Enough to buy a brand new car.

Only after Xu Conglu nodded at the bodyguards blocking the exit did she allow Ai Rui and her companion to leave.

As Sasa was hastily pulled away by Ai Rui, she kept looking back at Xu Conglu with reluctance.

Xu Conglu, standing before the Bentley, radiated an aura that was hard to approach. Then, Ai Rui glanced at Chu Yuening across from her, whose elegance and refinement seemed to hold its own even against a heiress dressed in luxury brands.

Could she have been such an existence in the past?

The Xu family represented the pinnacle of resources in Hong Kong.

Sasa tried to pull away, her gaze longing. "Ai Rui, I want to talk to Miss Xu."

Ai Rui was well aware of Sasa's intentions. Pressing down on her struggling form, he urged anxiously, "You shouldn't even think about it. Do you know how much the Xu family has invested in Jordan? If you really upset Xu Conglu, the Ais could lose everything there anytime."

That's because it's you and your family.

Sasa simmered with anger but ultimately remained silent.

After all, she still loved Ai Rui in her heart and was willing to empathize with the Ais' struggles.

Chu Yuening took in the scene before turning away.

Ai Rui and Sasa's life paths had already diverged. Without millions in liquid assets, the Ai family would go bankrupt. Even if they reported to the police and traced Su Xiuya's flight to another country, they wouldn't find her.

After bankruptcy, Ai Rui wasn't cut out for business. The family would simply drift along until their end. Ai Rui's parents would then pressure her to start a family.

Without money, Ai Rui's character became extreme. She pressured Sasa into pregnancy, but Sasa suffered two spontaneous abortions and eventually left.

With no one to bear her child, Ai Rui resorted to deceit. However, there would be no more naive and selfless fools like Su Xiuya in this world, willing to give everything for love.

She could only carry them herself.

The twins, who Su Xiuya had miscarried, eventually returned to Ai Rui's womb. However, how could an unscrupulous gene possibly produce filial children? The twins were utterly wicked and caused numerous troubles for Ai Rui as they grew up.

Evil people will always meet their match.

After listening to Su Xiuya's story, Xu Conglu clenched her teeth in indignation while hugging her fox fur shawl. "I should have let them leave earlier. I should have called Father to make the Ai family go bankrupt immediately!"

The neighbors nodded in agreement. "Ai Rui is truly despicable."

"She wanted to trick Miss Su into getting pregnant, then she tried to drive Miss Su away. She's a real villain."

"Fortunately, Ning Ning helped Miss Su avoid this calamity beforehand. Otherwise, her life would have been miserable."

"Miss Xu, thank you so much." A neighbor bowed in gratitude. "If not for you, there would have been a bloody storm on Temple Street just now."

"Ai Rui dared to bully Ning Ning in front of us? Dream on." Shanpo had already taken off her cloth shoes and held them in her hands, ready to throw them at Ai Rui's head at any moment.

Mrs. Ding warned, "Fights are easy, but dealing with the police after is troublesome."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the sugarcane juice stall erupted in laughter.