The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 355 Crack 3_1
Mother Huang, for her part, didn’t kick up a fuss. She only nitpicked a few small details, and then the renovation team departed completely. At this point, Mother Huang finally spoke, "Tomorrow is Xiaojue’s aunt’s sixtieth birthday. Xiaojue went to Hong Kong and can’t attend. Xixi, you come with me."
This was a notification, not a request for an opinion. It was also a significant concession from Mother Huang. Her original intention was to never let Yan Xixi attend such important occasions for close relatives. However, Father Huang had repeatedly told her not to create unnecessary trouble, and her son had strongly vouched for Yan Xixi, stating that Yan Xixi would rather die than be with Wan Donglin. So, Mother Huang had decided to make a concession—she was slowly beginning to prepare to introduce Yan Xixi to their relatives and friends.
Yan Xixi groaned inwardly. Fate is really against me! How can it be such a coincidence? Tomorrow is Huang Ying’s aunt’s seventieth birthday, and I promised over a month ago that I would go. How can I possibly back out now?
Seeing the troubled expression on Yan Xixi’s face, Mother Huang asked in surprise, "What? You don’t want to go with me?"
Yan Xixi braced herself and replied, "Auntie, I’m truly sorry. I promised Director Huang from my company that I’d accompany her to her hometown tomorrow."
Mother Huang asked curiously, "Why are you going to Director Huang’s hometown?"
"Because tomorrow is Director Huang’s aunt’s seventieth birthday, and I promised her over a month ago."
Mother Huang couldn’t understand. How could a colleague’s aunt be more important than Xiaojue’s own aunt? Moreover, she had already told her sister that Yan Xixi would be coming. Everyone was waiting to see Xiaojue’s girlfriend. If Yan Xixi didn’t go tomorrow, how could she possibly save face?
She said coldly, "Cancel it. You’re resigning soon anyway, so what difference does it make if you go or not? Tomorrow is Xiaojue’s own aunt’s sixtieth birthday. She has always treated Xiaojue like her own son. You must attend her birthday."
Yan Xixi said in a low voice, "Auntie, I can’t break my promise." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"What do you mean, break your promise? Aren’t you just going to Director Huang’s hometown to curry favor with her? Since you’re resigning anyway, why bother doing so? Besides, who’s more important, an outsider or Xiaojue’s own aunt?"
Yan Xixi suppressed her anger and was about to speak when Xu Xiaoya quietly took her hand. Smiling, Xu Xiaoya tried to smooth things over, "Auntie Huang, this is quite a coincidence. Xixi already promised Director Huang, and it wouldn’t be right for her to back out at the last minute. How about this: Xixi goes to Director Huang’s place for lunch and then rushes over to Xiaojue’s aunt’s home for dinner. What do you think?"
Mother Huang said decisively, "Absolutely not! Yan Xixi, if you want to be a daughter-in-law of the Huang Family, can’t you even agree to this small thing? Think about how Xiaojue treats you! Can’t you make a single concession for him?"
Yan Xixi fell silent.
Seeing this, Mother Huang sneered. She glanced around the newly renovated shop, then turned and walked out. At the doorway, she stopped, turned back, and glared at Yan Xixi. "You are an utterly selfish woman! You live off my son, wear his things, you’ve practically sucked him dry! Yet you’re unwilling to sacrifice the smallest thing for him. Yan Xixi, search your heart and ask yourself, do you truly love Xiaojue?"
As Mother Huang’s figure receded into the distance, Yan Xixi and Xu Xiaoya stared blankly at each other. After a long moment, Xu Xiaoya sighed and said cautiously, "Xixi, maybe you should still go with Mother Huang tomorrow. It’s her own sister’s birthday. If you don’t go, she’ll probably lose face."
Yan Xixi gave a bitter smile. "But how am I supposed to explain this to Director Huang? If Mother Huang had told me earlier, I could have figured something out. But now, with things at this point, how can I possibly go back on my promise?"
