They hadnât gone home in days; the refrigerator was empty. Jiujiu, Eleven, and Ye Fei, together, decided to take a trip to the supermarket.
Ye Fei never looked at prices while shopping. If she saw something she wanted, or even just something that caught her eye, she wouldnât hesitate to throw it in the cart.
This had been her lifestyle all along, and Eleven never criticized her for it.
If a rich lady wants to be capricious, let her be!
Jiujiu pushed his mini shopping cart, buying what he needed, while Eleven and Ye Fei wandered around the food section.
"You told me you stayed together for days, he even got injured for you, and you both participated in the kindergarten parentsâ day. Relationships should be on the rise. So why are you fighting again?"
"We didnât fight."
"Oh, really? Youâre going to lie to me?"
"Seriously, we didnât. I discovered a hidden room in his house and saw something I shouldnât have. I was wrong, and he had every right to be angry. I didnât blame him for yelling at me, just thought maybe it is time for me to go home. Itâs not like we can keep living together this way, right? Itâs both deceptive and inappropriate."
"A hidden room? Something you shouldnât have seen?" Ye Feiâs curiosity was piqued. "What did you see?"
Feiâer was her best friend. She didnât consider hiding anything from her. Looking around, she leaned in and whispered into her ear.
"What?" Ye Fei was shocked. "So youâre saying... "
"Shush."
"Who wouldâve thought... no wonder he was furious... he didnât want anyone to discover his past like that, and thatâs why he kept it hidden in that room."
However, they still didnât understand the reason.
Suddenly, Eleven tapped Ye Fei and pointed in a certain direction.
Ye Fei looked where she was pointing and understood.
There was Bai Xiaoxiao in the supermarketâs uniform, rearranging shelves.
She could tell what Eleven was wondering, and told her: "Looks like you didnât know. The Bai Family has gone bankrupt."
"Bankrupt?" Eleven was slightly taken aback.
She genuinely had no idea.
"I think she was telling you the truth some time back. They really needed the money. After her connection with the old boss was exposed, West Shadow couldnât tolerate her anymore, and the commercial fell through too. She was a newcomer anyway, and now her reputation was tarnished; there were no companies willing to work with her. Losing the child meant the old boss lost interest in her. She couldnât raise enough money to bail them out, so the Bai Family fell into a crisis. After the bankruptcy, her father committed suicide, the stepmother ran off with another man. Now she is by herself, serves her right I guess." Ye Fei sighed.
It could be seen as karma, I suppose, having done so many wrong things, she was finally reaping the results of her actions.
Eleven stood there, watching Bai Xiaoxiao struggling to move those heavy goods.
The Bai Family might have been a small company, nowhere near the four biggest families, but she had not suffered much since childhood, let alone doing such physical labor.
Listening to Feiâerâs account, Eleven didnât feel great inside.
At first, she was furious with Bai Xiaoxiao, so angry she felt like she wouldnât shed a tear even if Bai died, their friendship ended just like that.
But now, she finally tasted the bitter fruits of her own actions, Eleven didnât feel elated. She was sad, yet she didnât understand why.
Ye Fei noticed the state of her mind, patted her, and comforted her saying: "Donât blame yourself for her conditions. Itâs not your fault, she brought it all on herself! If she hadnât done anything to betray and hurt you, even considering your friendship, I wouldâve surely helped the Bai Family in this crisis!"