Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 760 - 759: Does It Matter Who Returns It?

The scene where Shao Xingbang dragged Ji Man upstairs was witnessed by everyone playing mahjong in the living room, and they could all tell that there was an argument, but the specific reason was not yet clear.

Lu Pengcheng was still unaware of the fact that his brother-in-law planned to break up with Ji Man. He looked towards the staircase and asked, "What’s wrong with Xingbang and the others?"

Shao Meirou had her suspicions but didn’t voice them there and then, "Probably just a lover’s tiff! Let them sort it out themselves! Let’s focus on our game!"

"Exactly! Brother-in-law! We don’t need to worry about them!" Shao Meifang agreed.

He Jinhui glanced at Shao Meifang, but didn’t ask anything.

Ji Man’s room.

Ji Man was crying bitterly as she tried desperately to explain, "Xingbang! I did it because I was afraid of losing you! I truly love you! Yet, you want to break up with me because of Lin Xia! That’s why I..."

Suddenly filled with regret, Ji Man wished she had never approached Lin Xia. She regretted impulsively revealing her past to Shao Xingbang out of fear that Lin Xia would tell him everything.

If she had not mentioned it, maybe Lin Xia wouldn’t bring it up during their short stay here either.

In that case, Shao Xingbang might never have even thought about breaking up with her.

But now, any regret was too late! Words once spoken are like water thrown away, impossible to take back!

Shao Xingbang, frustratedly running his fingers through his hair, had not wanted to discuss breaking up with Ji Man at home precisely because he worried it would spoil everyone’s New Year’s celebration!

Unfortunately, things had not gone as he wished, for not only did Ji Man find out, but she also caused a scene with Lin Xia.

"Ji Man! You need to understand something! My desire to break up with you isn’t because of Lin Xia! It’s because I feel we’re not suitable!"

Shao Xingbang had originally sympathized with what had happened to Ji Man. If they were to break up, he wanted to find a way to do it without hurting her, and he definitely planned to compensate her well.

If it weren’t for what he had accidentally overheard today, he would have never realized just how much stronger Ji Man was than he had imagined!

Ji Man was so deeply calculating, so thoroughly deceptive, that he could no longer tell whether her feelings towards him were genuine or false!

Those words of "unsuitability" deeply wounded Ji Man!

She shouted with a hoarse voice, overwhelmed by emotion, "How are we not suitable? Didn’t you find us quite suitable before taking me home? Why did you bring me here then? You can’t just use ’unsuitability’ as an excuse because you no longer want me! You just don’t love me enough, and..."

Shao Xingbang, unable to bear it any longer, interrupted her, "Enough, Ji Man! Let’s not argue about this! I did have my doubts, but not anymore!

You’ve hidden so well! If I hadn’t overheard you by chance today, I might have never known your true colors!"

Ji Man was at a loss for words; it was a fact that Shao Xingbang had caught her red-handed, and she couldn’t argue back.

"Xingbang! I’ve already told you about my past! Did I choose to become like this? I had a good job and my family was well-off. Everything fell apart because of Lin Xia! Without her, my life wouldn’t be filled with all these horrible experiences!"

She had always harbored deep resentment towards Lin Xia in her heart, and now Shao Xingbang’s decision to break up with her magnified that resentment infinitely.

Ji Man wished she could kill Lin Xia and have her disappear forever!

Shao Xingbang felt speechless, sensing they were on completely different wavelengths, "How can you blame Lin Xia for all this?"

Ji Man stubbornly blamed everything on Lin Xia, "If I hadn’t met her, would I have been entangled by that man? It is also because of her that our family had to leave our hometown in such a destitute state!"

Whenever she talked about these things, Ji Man couldn’t control the sorrow and anger in her heart.

Shao Xingbang no longer wanted to listen to her mad raving, "Ji Man! Enough! You’re a lunatic! Completely irrational!"

Ji Man’s heart ached as she saw deep disgust in Shao Xingbang’s eyes! Gone was the warmth and affability of before!

She maintained her last bit of dignity, biting back tears as she begged him for forgiveness.

Ji Man snorted coldly, "You think Lin Xia is so pure and innocent? She and Jiang Mingyuan are often seen coming and going together, who knows what might have happened between them when they were alone."

Shao Xingbang pointed fiercely at Ji Man, the vein on his forehead bulging with rage, "Only someone with a dark mind sees everything else as dark!"

Shao Xingbang angrily slammed the door and left!

The loud bang startled Ji Man, and her body slowly slid to the ground as she sat and wept in agony...

The Shao Meifang family stayed the night.

Before dinner, Shao Xingbang got called out by a phone call.

Before leaving, he mentioned he wouldn’t be eating at home and that he would return very late.

At dinner time, Ji Man didn’t show up, causing everyone to exchange glances in confusion.

Shao Chengzhi had already heard about the afternoon’s events from Shao Meirou, and he guessed that Ji Man was too embarrassed to come downstairs and eat with everyone. freёnovelkiss.com

He tasked Shao Meirou, "Meirou! Serve some food and take it up to Ji Man!"

"Sure!" Shao Meirou was about to get up to get a tray from the kitchen.

Lu Zheng coughed softly, "Mom! It might be better if my aunt does it!" He worried that Ji Man might say something unnecessary to his mother.

Shao Meifang was slightly stunned, "Does it make any difference who goes?"

"Indeed! Xiaozheng! Let me do it! Compared to your aunt, I’m closer to her," Shao Meirou still wanted to take the chance to advise Ji Man.

Lin Xia gently nudged Lu Zheng’s leg with her knee under the table, signaling him not to do this.

She knew Lu Zheng meant well, fearing that Ji Man might impulsively say something to her mother-in-law, which could create misunderstandings and estrangement between them.

But instead of Shao Meifang talking to Ji Man, she preferred that her mother-in-law hear it.

Because Shao Meirou knew very well about the relationship between Jiang Mingyuan and herself, and she harbored no doubts about it.

If it were Shao Meifang, however, she would undoubtedly imagine an entire drama.

Standing in front of Ji Man’s room, Shao Meirou called out with a tray in hand, which held a bowl of rice and two small dishes, "Ji Man!"

A hoarse voice came from inside, "The door’s unlocked!"

Shao Meirou pushed the door open with her elbow and entered.

Upon entering, Shao Meirou saw Ji Man leaning on the headboard with her hair disheveled, her face streaked with tears, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

A pang of compassion struck her, softening her tone, "My dad saw you didn’t come downstairs for dinner, so he especially asked me to bring you some food."

"Thank you!" Ji Man dabbed at her tears with the back of her hand.

Shao Meirou placed the tray on the bedside table, and standing by the bed, she sighed lightly, "Ji Man! I’m much older than you! We have met before, so let me say a few extra words. Matters of the heart can’t be forced; it’s better to let them take their natural course!"

Her feelings towards Ji Man were complicated, and she was strongly against her becoming her sister-in-law, but seeing her cry like this, as a woman, she felt somewhat sympathetic.

Mockery swirled in Ji Man’s downcast eyes, but when she looked up again, she displayed a grateful expression, "I know! Thank you! I’m just having a little trouble accepting it right now. After all, before... Ah, let’s not talk about it anymore!"