Transmigration: Lady Chi Woos The Ice cold Professor Jun
Chapter 596: Life humbles us all

Chapter 596: Life humbles us all

Wen Li!!!? Chi Lian’s inner voice screeched, her pretentious cousin that had been imprisoned along with her parents. She had heard that she was released from prison after two weeks but they never heard from her again. Since she vanished and sought no trouble or help from the Chi’s, she had not given her a second of thought. Who knew that she would see her again? Didn’t she leave the country?

"She is not your cousin." T4 said.

"I know that. " She responded.

Wen Li was dressed in a uniform similar to that of the other female employees in the store. It seemed like she had found employment here, recently because the last time Chi Lian was here, Wen Li was not.

Two female employees recognized Chi Lian, she was a collaborator with the boss and a top spender in the store, a VVIP.

"Welcome," the manager came hurrying over to help her carry the things in her hands. "Boss Chi, we have expecting you."

Chi Lian smiled at the manager but her eyes did not leave Wen Li who had recognized her too, trembled and lowered her head, facing her eyes to the ground.

She scoffed, and thought, ’Ah, so her wings are finally broken.’

Her hair was shorter, having been cut either to save expenses, or to help with expenses by being sold off.

Her nails were short and not painted, the shoes she wore were polished but cheap, not her usual standard. She was practically a shell of her former self.

"Is your boss in?" She asked the manager.

"Yes, she asked me to take you directly to her office." The manager led Chi Lian to Ximeng’s office and another employee carried the pizza, pie and juice inside.

Wen Li watched Chi Lian in her beautiful dress, expensive heels and shiny jewelry. Once upon at time, she too was like that. She bit her lip and clenched her fists, what did Chi Lian ever do to deserve those things? Why couldn’t things have been the opposite with Chi Lian as the fake and she the real daughter of mama Chi, a daughter of an aristocratic family?

It was supposed to be her, she thought, she should have been Jun Muyang’s wife and a successful actress. Why, she asked herself over and over, why did none of those things belong to her?

"Are you okay?" Another female employee who was concerned touched Wen Li’s shoulder and asked. She had noticed her red eyes and rugged breathing.

"I don’t feel so good, I am going to the bathroom." Wen Li mumbled and she shrugged the other’s hand away from her shoulder and run into the bathroom.

"What is wrong is with her?" Another employee asked the one who was left behind.

"I don’t know." The first answered with a shrug.

A new client walked in, another that they recognized so they returned to their duties.

In Ximeng’s office, Chi Lian made herself comfortable on a couch, wiped her hands with a tissue and then opened the pizza box.

Ximeng who was sitting behind her office desk sighed and shook her head, as if in disbelief.

"What are you doing?" She asked her.

"I am eating, what does it look like to you?" Chi Lian responded.

"I know what it looks like, I just don’t know why you are eating from inside my office when you should be trying on a dress. The chamber of commerce dinner is tomorrow you should be starving yourself so that you can fit into it." Ximeng answered.

"I haven’t eaten all day and I am not the kind to starve myself just so that I can fit into a dress. Those are supermodel things and I, am not a supermodel. I brought you some pie."

Despite not being in the mood to eat, Ximeng left her seat and came over to the sofa Chi Lian had temporarily commandeered so that she could eat her lunch.

Ximeng, after mulling over her thoughts for a few seconds stole a pizza slice from the box and took one tentative bite.

Chi Lian gave Ximeng a look of unhappiness, "What’s this, why are you stealing my food?"

"You brought it into my territory first, don’t play me. Where did you get this pizza from anyway?"

"Home." Chi Lian answered.

"It’s good," Ximeng took a second slice, "Next time, bring two boxes." She licked her lips and took a big bite.

"By the way, who is the new hire, I noticed her name tag and she has an almost familiar name to my secretary."

Ximeng was finished with her slice of pizza and she wiped her hands with a wet tissue from her table. "She is a failed actress, she is pretty and she was desperate. She came in when one of my employees resigned because she was moving to another city. She is good at sales, why?"

"No reason." Chi Lian replied, "Just an observation."

"I remember her vaguely, she once bought a dress from here for a gala. Life really humbles us all, she went from being a customer to being an employee. How the wheel turns!!" Ximeng opened one of the pies and stuck a fork inside.

Both were fruit pies, one strawberry and the other Blueberry. Chi Lian loved the pies from the farm although they were always sold off so quickly by T4 that she rarely found a ready one unless she specifically requested for one.

"How are your kids doing?" Ximeng paused a question Chi Lian was not expecting.

Still, she answered, "They are fine and thriving."

They ate the pie slowly, discussing a few things here and there. After the meal, Chi Lian finally tried on the black one armed long waist hugging beautiful gown.

"See," she said as she looked at herself in the mirror, "It’s a perfect fit even after I have eaten. I believe in eating Ximeng, food is very important. There are some worlds out there without food." She was referring to the only world which she knew of as such, T4’s world, even though he said there recovery was at fifty percent with all the seeds she was providing for him.

Ximeng however did not understand what Chi Lian referred to and she was confused, frowning even because it sounded like the other woman was speaking gibberish "What other worlds are you talking about? Shouldn’t it be empire’s, kingdoms, cities, districts or towns?" After asking, Ximeng got down onto both knees and twisted the dress slightly at the bottom. "Hey, come here." She signalled over to Wen Li.

Wen Li pointed at herself and asked, "Me?"

"Yes, you, hurry up." Ximeng said impatiently. If she had to repeat herself, the next words out of her mouth would probably be ’get lost, you are too slow.’

Wen Li dragged her feet over slowly, as if they were being held back by chains. Still, she reached and stood close to the one woman in the world capable of bringing out her inferiority complex.

"Kneel down and spread out the bottom layer of the dress." Ximeng instructed her.

Looking angaze, Wen Li said, "Eh,"

"On your knees, quickly, don’t you see me down here?" Ximeng said sternly and also impatiently. This new employee it seemed was slower at understanding than she thought. She kept having to repeat her instructions twice for her to understand. In her business, Ximeng dealt with many rich madam’s who easily got impatient and changed their minds so her employees needed to be quick on their feet. Should she just fire her?

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