Chapter 32 The 33rd day of getting disliked
The investment promotion meeting ended and the scene was dispersed. Shi Wei saw Xia Yiwen backstage.
Xia Yiwen was meticulously dressed. His straight suit was ironed without a wrinkle, still looking like an elite CEO. But his eyes revealed a strange fatigue.
In this investment promotion meeting, Shengshi was the biggest investor. Majority of the film investment was jointly invested by several companies to share the risk. Sso the Ye Family and the Xia Family got a share.
Xia Yiwen shouldn't be so depressed.
When he saw Shi Wei, his depressed air disappeared and a slight arc appeared on the corner of his cold mouth.
"Weiwei, congratulations."
Congratulations on your successful graduation, congratulations on having your own business, and congratulations on being so successful.
As family, he should have known these things first. Unforeseen, he was the last one to know.
Xia Yiwen subconsciously laughed at himself.
Two weeks ago, people in the wealthy circle heard that Shi Wei and the Xia Family had severed their relationship and all mocked Shi Wei for being narrow-minded and shallow-minded.
But after today, it was the Xia Family that should be laughed at.
It was the Xia Family that had been blinded by lard and lost the watermelon and gave up such an excellent daughter and doted on an inexplichunky rope adopted daughter instead.
But Xia Yiwen no longer cared about other people's comments.
He looked up at Shi Wei and said sincerely, "Also, I'm sorry for these four years."
After all, they hurt Shi Wei in these four years.
"I will have a proper talk with Mother. We will not force you to return to the Xia Family. You can come back whenever you want. You can also not come back, if you want... The 2% of shares left for you, Dad and Mom have increased it to 5%. If you want, we can get the lawyer to handle the procedures..."
Xia Yiwen didn't know what else he could do to make up for the harm to Shi Wei.
Shi Wei no longer wanted their laughable family affection and they could only clumsily make up for it with money.
- Even when Shi Wei was rich now and didn't need those things at all.
Shi Wei didn't answer, neither agreeing nor refusing. Xia Yiwen sighed deeply.
Turning around, he left backstage.
Watching Xia Yiwen's receding back, Shi Wei closed her eyes. A teardrop as big as a bean fell from the corner of her eyes.
"Host, why didn't you tell Xia Yiwen the truth?" The system asked Shi Wei, "It's not four years, it's actually ten years."
Ten years ago, Shi Wei knew that she wasn't the daughter of the Shi family.
At that time, Shi Wei was twelve years old. Although she lived with Grandmother Shi, Grandmother Shi's grandson from daughter side a.ka. Shi Wei's high school elder cousin brother occasionally bullied Shi Wei; mainly forcing Shi Wei to help him with his summer homework.
Shi Wei had entered junior high school at that time, so how could she know high school courses?
She could only learn by herself bit by bit by referring to her elder cousin brother's textbook.
At that time, she saw the genetics in the biology textbook and learned the law of chromosome inheritance.
Double eyelids were dominant genes. If a child had double eyelids, at least one of the parents should have them.
But neither Father Shi nor Mother Shi had them.
It was at this time that Shi Wei began to sense something was wrong.
She took advantage of the summer vacation to help the noodle shop in front of the county hospital deliver takeout and took the opportunity to build a good relationship with the nurses and doctors of the county hospital. Finally, she learned that on the day she was born, a wealthy lady who came to the tea mountain to pick tea had given birth to a daughter.
The manor of that wealthy lady wasn't far from the village. Shi Wei specially went to see it.
She saw Xia Duoduo hugging Zhao Meiqi and happily entering the manor.
At that time, Xia Duoduo hadn’t had double eyelid surgery yet nor did she look like Zhao Meiqi at all.
While Shi Wei and Zhao Meiqi were 70% alike.
Shi Wei had thought about whether to tell Zhao Meiqi everything.
But seeing that the Xia Family doted on Xia Duoduo so much, Shi Wei gave up in the end.
Their family was reunited and she was the grandmother. It was pretty good the way it was. No one should break the original balance.
This secret remained buried in Shi Wei's heart.
If it weren't for the fact that Grandmother Shi was seriously ill four years ago and the Shi Family gave up treatment, Shi Wei wouldn't have gone to find the Xia Family.
In the end, ten years of expectations left only disappointment.
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While Xia Yiwen went to Shi Wei to talk about the shares, waitress-attired Xia Duoduo tightly grasped the mobile phone and watched the scene in the live broadcast room in a dirty tool room.
When Shi Wei appeared in a high-end F-brand dress, Xia Duoduo's eyes almost popped out.
The screen was full of comments praising Shi Wei:
【Rich elder sister isn't only beautiful, but also super capable! 】
【I used to think that rich elder sister was so rich because of Young Master Sheng, but it turns out that she is relying on herself! 】
【The Xia Family chose Xia Duoduo over the rich elder sister. They are really blind! 】
【One is an academic fraud and the other is a top student from a prestigious university. The difference is obvious! 】
…
Xia Duoduo tightly grasped her mobile phone, veins popping out on the back of her hand.
Two weeks ago, on the night when she was kicked out of the Xia Family, Xia Duoduo had a dream amidst thunder and lightning.
She dreamed that she was the female lead of a novel. Although her identity as an adopted daughter was revealed, the Xia Family loved her more. Her Elder Brother Xia Yiwen insisted on dating her despite the pressure of public opinion, her Younger Brother Xia Yuanzhou admired her for a long time, and Young Master Sheng, whom she had always admired, hold love for her in his heart.
However, she chose the best actor in the entertainment industry, the eldest young master of the Ye Family, Ye Tingyue in the end.
Even so, those men were still willing to be her subordinates and kept surrounding her.
In that dream, Xia Duoduo was the darling of the world.
Although her birth wasn’t great, she climbed up step by step and finally won the title of best actress.
Everything was so beautiful. This should have been her life script.
But... the reality was that everything changed from that night, from the night of engagement.
It was Xia Shiwei.
If it hadn't been for the mistake on the night of engagement and Xia Shiwei had gotten into trouble as in the novel, then all the exclusive favor and glory now should have been hers!
As long as Xia Shiwei disappeared.
As long as she disappeared, everything would return to its original position!
Xia Duoduo's eyes were bloodshot. She hadn't slept a wink for two weeks. Her hatred for Shi Wei made her unable to sleep peacefully. There was only one strong thought in her heart- make Xia Shiwei disappear.
Xia Duoduo put away her phone.
The live broadcast had ended. Shi Wei should have returned to the presidential suite of the Waldorf Hotel.
She still needed to rush to Hengcheng tonight to supervise the filming of ‘Scientific Cultivation of Immortality’. so she wouldn't leave tonight.
This was probably her only chance.
Xia Duoduo put on a mask and pushed the dining cart in the kitchen to the 33rd floor. After knocking on the door and entering the room, she saw Shi Wei standing in front of the French window, talking on the phone with Ye Wenqing.
"Movie scripts care more about the visual language than TV scripts, so the director needs to get involved early. I am more optimistic about Director Guo. Although he had made low-budget movies, I have seen his graduation short film. It is a science fiction theme. Moreover, he is a loyal fan of 'Earth'. He can make this series well."
"I will supervise 'Scientific Cultivation of Immortality’ on site. The main reason is that Tianyao's team may have some bad habits, such as stuffing people in. Still, their technology is pretty good, so it's not a big problem..."
"If you are free in the near future, get your elder brother to invest more money. He is now in charge of the entire Ye Group!"
Shi Wei casually chatted with Ye Wenqing. Obviously, the two were happy because of the successful investment promotion today.
At this time, Xia Duoduo quietly approached Shi Wei. In her hand was the red wine that Shi Wei had already ordered. Through the French window in front of her, Shi Wei's eyes flashed. She noticed Xia Duoduo approaching from behind. But when she wanted to resist, Xia Duoduo smashed a bottle of red wine down!
The huge pain took away Shi Wei's consciousness and she fainted on the ground.
Only Ye Wenqing's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello? Shi Wei! Why aren’t you talking? What happened? Shi Wei! Shi Wei——!"
Xia Duoduo looked down coldly at Shi Wei who fell to the ground with blurred consciousness.
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Fire, all fire.
When Shi Wei opened her eyes, she saw a vast sea of fire.
In front of her was a small storage room. On the shelves were alcoholic wipes for cleaning and bed sheets for changing in each room. They were all flammable materials, making it easier to catch fire.
Shi Wei wanted to rush out, but the sea of fire in front of her had blocked her way. In addition, the door of the storage room was locked. She could not move forward or backward.
"Host! This fire is set by Xia Duoduo!"
The system jumped out and shouted, "She knocked you out, moved you in here, and deliberately lit a fire with a cigarette butt, to fake an accidental fire! She wants to burn you to death!"
The system called Shi Wei several times, but Shi Wei didn't hear it. He could only watch Shi Wei being dragged into this storage room by Xia Duoduo's cart.
Shi Wei coughed several times and struggled to move the disinfectant on the shelf in front of her, trying to isolate the combustibles. But the fire spread too fast and alcohol was extremely flammable. In a short while, the fire burned in front of Shi Wei.
In addition to the locked door in front of the storage room, there was only a skylight on the back wall.
Shi Wei climbed up a box and took a look and discovered that she was in the storage room on the 33rd floor. She could climb out of the storage room through the skylight, but she would die if she fell from the 33rd floor.
Xia Duoduo deliberately didn't tie Shi Wei's hands. She probably guessed that Shi Wei would wake up halfway. Unfortunately, even if she could wake up, she couldn't escape.
Shi Wei took a deep breath. It was useless to panic at this time. The Waldorf Hotel was a concrete and steel reinforced building. The building itself was non-flammable. Even if the beams were burned, they wouldn't fall, but would only be blackened.
Shi Wei deliberately left a space near the skylight. Although there was a raging fire around, there was no burning material, so she wouldn't burn for a while.
She still had time!
Shi Wei immediately pulled out the cotton cloth and tied it into a knot, making a long rope.
The storage room was filled with hygiene supplies for hotel staff, such as alcoholic wipes, sheets, towels, etc. The bed sheet was stretched long enough for Shi Wei to crawl into the storage room downstairs!
Shi Wei took action at once, tying cotton cloth into a long rope and one of the end to a steel frame.
The length of the bed sheet rope reached the skylight downstairs. Shi Wei used all her strength to climb out of the skylight along the rope made of bed sheets.
33 floors, more than 100 meters high. It was dizzy to look down.
Shi Wei took a deep breath to calm herself down, gritted her teeth, and climbed down along the bed sheet. The bed sheet rope was wrapped around her waist. The rest could only be let go a little bit as she climbed downstairs a little bit...
"Host! The fire has reached the window and is about to burn the bed sheet in your hand! You have to hurry!"
The system reminded Shi Wei worriedly.
Shi Wei gritted her teeth. She had calculated the time and the speed of burning. Even if the fire really came over, the distance of one floor should be enough!
She didn't dare to be nervous. She couldn't panic. She climbed down little by little.
When she saw the skylight downstairs, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when she was about to open the skylight, she saw Xia Duoduo standing in the storage room downstairs!
Xia Duoduo was faster than Shi Wei. The moment Shi Wei was about to open the skylight, she immediately stepped forward and locked the skylight from inside!
Shi Wei's heart sank.
Xia Duoduo saw Shi Wei. A hideous and complacent smile appeared on her initially beautiful face.
Shi Wei's heart completely cooled down at that moment.
After the fire burned to the edge of the skylight, it quickly spread to the bed sheet rope in Shi Wei's hand. The twisted bed sheet rope was difficult to light at first, but once it was lit, the bed sheet carrying Shi Wei's weight could not hold on. With a tearing sound, the whole bed sheet quickly broke apart like a broken withered tree and rotten wood!
Xia Duoduo watched with her own eyes as Shi Wei, who kept beating the skylight in front of her for help, fell down like a kite with a broken string!
She had never been so proud. She had never been so happy!
As long as Shi Wei disappeared,
As long as Shi Wei disappeared!
The world would be restored to its original state!
But less than a second later, Xia Duoduo's smile abruptly halted.
Because Sheng Jingchen was holding a section of the chunky rope, he dropped down from in front of him without any safety measures!
The fire ladder couldn’t reach the 33rd floor, but the firefighters and Sheng Jingchen came to the 34th floor and wanted to drop from the 34th floor to save Shi Wei. But before the safety rope was tied, Sheng Jingchen saw Shi Wei climbing out.
If it wasn't a last resort, he knew that Shi Wei wouldn’t choose this way to save herself.
Then he saw the burning sheets.
It was too late. At the moment when the sheets broke, Sheng Jingchen ignored the firefighters' obstruction and jumped down after grabbing the chunky chunky rope!
Xia Duoduo's pupils reflected the figure of Sheng Jingchen falling without hesitation.
It was impossible. Sheng Jingchen couldn't save Shi Wei!
Even if Xia Duoduo's grades weren’t good, she understood free fall. Sheng Jingchen and Shi Wei were two floors apart! Shi Wei must land earlier than him!
Sheng Jingchen, don't think about saving Shi Wei!
Under the strong wind, Sheng Jingchen's eyes were bloodshot.
Everyone knew that it was impossible to save Shi Wei by jumping down at this time, but Sheng Jingchen still did it.
Seeing Shi Wei falling like a leaf boat, Sheng Jingchen felt a pain in his heart.
Why couldn't he come earlier to save Shi Wei?
Seeing that the chunky rope was about to reach the end, Shi Wei raised the bed sheet in her hand at this moment. The bed sheet that was originally twisted into a rope instantly became like a bulging umbrella bag. The strong resistance slowed down Shi Wei's falling speed!
Sheng Jingchen grabbed Shi Wei's waist the moment the chunky rope reached the end of its length!
Following this, the chunky rope reached its end. With a sudden pull, Sheng Jingchen and Shi Wei stopped falling at the same time. Still, the strong force pulled Sheng Jingchen's arm and the palm holding the chunky rope was exhausted and bleeding!
Even so, Sheng Jingchen still hugged Shi Wei tightly.
"Sheng, Sheng Jingchen?" Shi Wei didn't expect that Sheng Jingchen would come to save her at this time. Moreover, he jumped down with a rescue rope without any safety measures. Sheng Jingchen hugged Shi Wei tightly. His face, which was always as cold as a chilly pond in October, showed a beautiful arc. "Fortunately, you are fine."
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