Bai Xiaoxiao was now in a state of collapse.
Her little bit of self-esteem had been chipped away, and she was now left feeling terrible.
"Xiaoxiao, why do you disrespect yourself so much? Come with me!" Eleven firmly took hold of Bai Xiaoxiaoâs hand.
He pulled her away into a corner, but Bai Xiaoxiao managed to shake off Eleven.
"What do you know?" Bai Xiaoxiaoâs voice trembled as she defiantly looked at Eleven, "You know nothing! You have Gu Liancheng! What do I have? Nothing! If I donât fight for myself, what will be left for me?"
Eleven was taken aback.
"All for money?"
"For money..." Bai Xiaoxiao let out a laugh, "Donât look down on me! You speak as if you arenât also motivated by money! You were willing to marry Gu Liancheng only because you stumbled upon a fortune! Donât tell me that you married him for anything other than his money. If he were penniless, would you still have married him?"
"..." Eleven was taken aback, and at a loss for words to refute.
Indeed, she had married Gu Liancheng for his money. Their relationship was merely a transaction.
For the first time in front of Eleven, Bai Xiaoxiao broke down in tears. She was laughing while crying uncontrollably.
"Itâs just that, you are married to someone that everybody admires, and you are married. As for me, with my bad luck, I can only resort to being an old manâs mistress. Are you laughing at me now?"
"I am not! Xiaoxiao, I want to help you. How much money do you need?"
She remembered Feiâer mentioning that Xiaoxiaoâs family was not that well-off.
She must be facing dire circumstances for her to stoop to this level. Who would willingly sell themselves?
"How much do I need?" Bai Xiaoxiaoâs self-esteem seemed to be trampled on the ground as she looked at Eleven sorrowfully, "Then youâll just go and get the money from your husband to aid me, like youâre handing out alms!? Are you treating me like a beggar, Fang Eleven!?"
Bai Xiaoxiao had always believed that she was far better than Eleven. She held a higher status than Fang Eleven.
However, she eventually realized that her supposedly better financial status was no match for Elevenâs marriage to such a wonderful man. She was not merely loved by Jin Xiangbei but also cherished like a treasure by another top-notch man.
Gu Liancheng and the Bai Family were like heaven and earth in comparison.
"I am not! Arenât we friends?"
"Yes, friends, but I donât need your money. For my benefit... can you give Gu Liancheng to me?"
"I canât."
"Then you canât help me." Bai Xiaoxiao gave a bitter laugh and darted off.
Eleven stood still and thought. She couldnât just hand over Gu Liancheng because he wasnât an object, something she could pass on to whomever she liked.
And, she knew her place. Did she even possess the capability to dictate who he should marry?
Right now she was a clay Buddha crossing a river, barely able to save herself, about to face divorce.
Regaining her composure, she stepped out again and forcefully took hold of Bai Xiaoxiao, who was on the verge of leaving with that man: "Just come with me for now, we can talk slowly. Iâll do my best to help you."
"Who do you think you are!" The man turned to look at her, clearly annoyed, and then suddenly froze.
Isnât this woman...?
Great!
Itâs her!
The one who had given him a bloody head last time!
She didnât succeed back then, but this time she came right to his doorstep!
Eleven didnât recognize him, all her attention was focused on Bai Xiaoxiao.
"Go with you?" The man raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you know how much money Iâve spent on her? If you want to take her away, at the very least, you need to pay me back that money!"