From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

Seeing my cousin's expression, my heart tightened, and I quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"They must have spread the word; the news has reached the entire food delivery industry in Longjiang City."

My cousin sighed.

"Whoever dares to hire you, we'll destroy their site, and nobody will want you anymore."

I was stunned.

I never imagined his methods would be so vicious!

He's directly cutting off my livelihood, forcing me to leave this city.

I remained silent for a long time, suppressing the surging anger within me, and slowly spoke:

"It's okay, I just won't be doing food delivery anymore. At worst, I can work in a factory, tighten screws, deliver packages, or do odd jobs. As long as I can endure hardship, there's always a way to make a living."

My cousin sighed heavily, looking utterly helpless, and patted my shoulder:

"You're just too stubborn. You can keep looking for work. Do you have enough money on you? If not, I have some more."

"That's enough, don't worry."

My cousin glanced again at Su Qing, who was still outside, and asked suspiciously, "Yezi, who is that girl?"

"It's the woman I rescued last night," I explained.

My cousin frowned, then exclaimed in surprise, "How did you end up with someone like that? Is that Fang Heng woman targeting you because you're close to her?"

It's normal for my cousin to be worried about me, but it's not just because of that.

I didn't say anything more, just waved my hand at him: "It's not as serious as you say. Hurry up and finish your orders, don't delay making money."

My cousin didn't ask any more questions, just told me to be careful, and then hurriedly went to accept the order.

I quickly packed up my charger, personal belongings, and other odds and ends, then turned and left the food delivery station where I had been working for almost a year.

Over the past year, I've worked tirelessly here from dawn till dusk, but I've never felt so utterly miserable as I am today.

He was completely blacklisted by the entire industry simply because he offended a powerful and wealthy second-generation heir, and was powerless to fight back.

It was at that moment that I truly realized that the dignity and livelihood of ordinary people at the bottom of society are not even as valuable as ants in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy.

It's easier for them to manipulate us than drinking water.

Su Qing was still standing outside the food delivery station when she walked out.

Many riders looked at her and started talking about it.

After they saw me come out, they shut up and gave me a chuckle.

"What are you laughing at! Hurry up and deliver your orders."

"Brother Lin, you're awesome!"

Everyone gave me a thumbs up, then they all jumped on their bikes and sped away.

I then walked over to Su Qing and asked her, "Why haven't you left yet?"

"I'll show you something."

As she spoke, she suddenly picked up her phone and turned the screen towards me.

The above was a short message, and when I saw its contents, I was stunned.

"Sister Su Qing, I'm so sorry! You really misunderstood my relationship with Fang Heng. I'm not his mistress, please don't misunderstand. I'm just an employee of his company. President Fang brought me here to broaden my horizons."

It was obviously sent to her by Li Meng.

"How did she get your phone number?" I asked, puzzled.

Su Qing snorted and said, "Is there even a question? It must have been Fang Heng who ordered her to do it."

I gave a slight, unfazed smile: "Ignore her. That woman is just being a jerk."

"And there's one more thing."

Su Qing scrolled to the next page and saw this text message, which made me laugh even harder.

She said, "Could you please talk to Lin Ye for me? I want to meet with him alone and explain things to him."

I immediately sneered and said, "Even if Fang Heng told her to say that, and it's true, we don't need to pay any attention to it."

"No regrets? What if they genuinely regret their actions?" Su Qing asked with a smile.

"A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed. She's greedy for wealth and status. We're not on the same path to begin with, so there's no need to see each other again and only cause trouble."

Su Qing glanced at me sideways and sighed softly, "You seem gentle, but you have a very clear bottom line, and you don't hesitate to make things right."

"It's rare for you to compliment someone!"

Su Qing rolled her eyes at me, then said, "Speaking of which, you did a great job tonight, much better than I expected. You didn't mess up."

"I'm just playing along with you; it's my job."

"So now, are you still afraid of Fang Heng's retaliation? He's already forced you to resign, who knows what other tricks he has up his sleeve?"

I smiled faintly: "Being afraid is useless. He's determined to mess with me, so I can only accept it. Like I always say, those who have nothing to lose are never afraid of those who have something to lose."

After a pause, I asked her again, still puzzled:

"But you were so dramatic yesterday, saying Fang Heng dumped you. You were so devoted to him, how come you're showing no mercy now?"

Su Qing immediately sneered: "Why should I show him any mercy? I acted that way yesterday because..."

She suddenly hesitated, and her expression slowly darkened.

But that piqued my curiosity: "Why?"

Su Qing didn't reply, but simply turned around and went back to her car.

I thought she didn't want to talk anymore, but then she called out to me:

"Get on the bus if you want to know, and I'll tell you a secret."

It was all so mysterious, which piqued my curiosity, so I sat down.

Su Qing slowly started the car without saying a word, but her expression became much more serious.

"Tell me, what secret?"

At this moment, a faint sense of loneliness lingered in her eyes.

Stripped of her dazzling aura as the eldest daughter of the Su family, she now exudes the helplessness of an ordinary person.

Su Qing spoke slowly, her tone tinged with self-mockery:

"Everyone has misjudged me. The outside world thinks that I am clinging to Fang Heng and can't let go of this relationship that is considered a good match."

"But in reality, my family forced me to be with him from beginning to end."

I was slightly taken aback, and blurted out, "A marriage alliance?"

Su Qing gave a soft, bitter smile: "The Su family and the Fang family are old friends, and their business dealings are intertwined with countless interests. My father has always believed that Fang Heng is young and promising, with a solid family background, and is the most suitable marriage partner for me."

"If I dare to resist, my family will cut off all my funding and freeze all my resources. Outsiders see me as the glamorous eldest daughter of the Su family, but to put it bluntly, I am just a tool used by the family to exchange benefits and stabilize their business."

I frowned and pressed him in a low voice, "So, your earlier threat to jump off the bridge was also intentional?"

"Yes." Su Qing nodded stubbornly. "I deliberately made a big fuss to let everyone see Fang Heng's hypocritical face and to let my parents see his true character."

So that's what happened.

I always thought that Su Qing was love-struck and wouldn't let go of the scumbag, which only made her humiliated.

It turns out I was wrong about everything.

No wonder she could never completely sever the entanglement with Fang Henghua, even though she had seen through his hypocrisy long ago.

No wonder she went to great lengths, even hiring a complete stranger like me as a food delivery driver, to risk a staged performance and publicly expose the sham of her marriage to Fang Heng.

She wasn't crazy; she was bound by her family and forced into a corner, leaving her with no choice but to desperately try to save herself.

I took a deep breath, my voice lowering: "So, your parents have no idea what Fang Heng is really like?"

Su Qing suddenly fell into a brief silence.

A few seconds later, he chuckled self-deprecatingly: "They know."

"You know?!" My pupils contracted, my face filled with shock.

"But they don't care at all. In their eyes, it's no big deal for a man to have a few affairs outside the home, as long as his family background is good enough, he can bring benefits to the Su family, and it doesn't affect the overall situation, so everything can be tolerated."

I was speechless for a moment, my heart filled with mixed feelings.