Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 171: Brother-in-law is the Ex 71_1

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Brother-in-law is the Ex 71_1

Huang Jing remembered all that the original owner of her body had been through; she had already tried hard to keep her distance from the Huang family and Ho Zhen.

Yet when something happened, the Huang family still thought of her, even though they knew exactly what had transpired. But they would never consider her feelings.

Huang Jing: "You all considered Huang Lei’s feelings, her future, her reputation, but did any of you think about how I might feel?"

Huang Jing: "I don’t want to recall my past with Ho Zhen, and now, to avoid repaying what you owe, you’re forcing me to reopen that wound."

Huang Jing took a deep breath: "Forget it, I don’t want to mention it anymore. I should have known, no matter how outrageous Huang Lei’s behavior, how capricious she is..."

Huang Jing wiped away tears: "Even when you called me to say that Huang Lei, at her age, still dreams of studying abroad..."

Huang Jing: "When trouble comes, you still only think of her. Forget it, I don’t need to get angry."

Huang Jing: "I have a good job. Your family of three is a complete unit; I’ve always been the superfluous one since I was a child."

Huang Jing took a deep breath, preventing tears from flowing: "It’s fine, if I’m superfluous at your place, I can buy a house for myself."

Huang Jing: "During the holidays, I can go traveling, to see what the scenery outside is like."

Huang Jing: "No one cares about me, so I need to care for myself even more, to make myself happy, and not waste time on people who don’t matter."

Huang Lixin hadn’t expected Huang Jing to bluntly call them people who didn’t matter.

This had angered him greatly. Although he felt a tinge of guilt upon hearing Huang Jing’s complaints, upon hearing this, how could he not be angry?

Huang Lixin: "You are an ingratitude, a big white-eyed wolf!"

Huang Lixin: "If you say we are people who don’t matter, then go ahead and never come back."

Huang Lixin: "If you’re capable, when you face trouble, don’t come looking for us."

Listening to Huang Lixin’s nearly roaring words, Huang Jing could imagine how he must be stomping his feet in anger.

But no matter how angry he was, Huang Jing found his words amusing: "Since that scum and that cheap woman got together, have I ever gone back home?"

Huang Jing: "And as for what you said, about not expecting any help from you when I’m in trouble, did I trouble you for anything other than tuition when I was studying?"

Huang Jing: "After graduating from college, it was the same. I found a job myself, carried my luggage, and came to Shencheng to find and rent a house."

Huang Jing: "During the several times I’ve moved, did I ever seek your help?"

Huang Jing: "I’ve always known I’m not like Huang Lei. I have to rely on myself. So rest assured, I won’t come to you if I face any trouble."

Huang Jing: "You just take good care of yourselves, and of course, Huang Lei too."

Huang Jing: "One last piece of advice—I’ve already told Ho Zhen that we won’t be getting back together. If you force me to help pay for Huang Lei, I’ll simply take it to court and make Ho Zhen pay."

Huang Jing: "As for the money Huang Lei owes, whoever borrowed it should repay it, and quickly. Otherwise, once she goes abroad, you can forget about getting that money back."

Huang Jing took a long breath: "I’m just too nice."

Having said that, she hung up the phone and leaned against the wall to think for a moment, to adjust her emotions, before going back to continue being a social animal.

She had vented quite a bit and definitely made Huang Lixin extremely angry, but oddly enough, it didn’t make her feel any better; her mood was still terrible.

After working for a little while longer, she packed up her things to leave. Since she wasn’t in the mood to work, staying there wouldn’t bring any progress, so she might as well go home and rest properly.

As Huang Jing passed a convenience store, she decided to go in and buy a few bottles of beer. It wasn’t very early anymore, and she had to work the next day, so beer was all she could afford to drink.

Huang Jing had just finished paying the bill when she received a call from Xia Ke, asking if she was home. Upon learning that she was at the entrance of the residential complex, Xia Ke said he would wait for her there.

After hanging up, Huang Jing couldn’t understand why Xia Ke had made such a senseless call out of the blue.

She thought about it and guessed he must have needed to see her for something, so she continued to buy some snacks and fruit.

Carrying her purchases, Huang Jing walked to the entrance of the complex and noticed Xia Ke also had items in his hands.

"What’s all this?" Huang Jing knew that Xia Ke wasn’t busy at the moment, which is why he had gotten off work around eight.

Xia Ke glanced at the bags in Huang Jing’s hands, which contained a few bottles of beer, "I bought some food. I suddenly felt like drinking, so I asked if you were home."

"It’s such a coincidence," Xia Ke lifted his plastic bag, "you provide the drinks, I provide the snacks."

Although they occasionally drank together, usually one would buy the drinks and the other the food, they would always plan it in advance, not on a whim like this.

Especially since one of them had started dating and became a bit busy, how could she have time for Huang Jing.

Especially today, when Huang Jing was emotionally volatile, could it be that someone overheard her phone call in the stairwell?

She knew people often liked to zone out in the stairwell, even though it was a bit late, there were always some people around.

Who had informed Xia Ke? Huang Jing was puzzled, after all, in this day and age, nosy people were truly rare.

"Did someone tell you?" After opening a can of beer and taking a few sips, Huang Jing looked up at Xia Ke.

Xia Ke, knowing she couldn’t hide it from Huang Jing and that the person hadn’t asked to keep it a secret, said, "It was Shen Lan."

Shen Lan? Huang Jing was surprised it was him. For a workaholic, at this hour he should be working overtime at the office, but, "The floor I work on is quite a distance from his, right?"

"Right." Xia Ke confirmed, "But he usually takes the stairs when he has nothing else to do, and that’s how he heard."

Oh, I see, Huang Jing uttered, "But that still doesn’t make sense, how would he know when I get off work?"

Hearing her on the phone wasn’t strange, the question was, how did Shen Lan know her schedule so well?

"He saw you swiping your card to clock out," Xia Ke knew she had to explain properly or else it would seem like someone was watching over her.

Huang Jing responded with an "Oh," and mentioned the call from the Huang family earlier that day. Xia Ke knew that other than the Huang family, no one else would make Huang Jing upset.

She hadn’t expected it to be so revolting, "How can they think like that?"

"Are you sure they are your biological parents?" Xia Ke asked the question she had long wanted to ask.

About that question, Huang Jing could only say, "Yes, I am their daughter."

"I once doubted it myself, I took their hair and had their DNA tested."

After Huang Jing swapped places, she also had that idea and managed to get the hair of Huang Lixin and Zhang Xiaoya. But reality was cruel.

"Actually, I look like Huang Lixin, so there’s really no doubt about it." Appearance can say it all.

Xia Ke couldn’t help feeling disappointed, "At first, I was really disappointed too."

"But now, I’m not disappointed anymore, there’s no need to care, so it doesn’t matter," Huang Jing said indifferently.

"After all, after so much disappointment, there’s nothing left to feel disappointed about," she stated calmly.

Her comportment today must have been driven by the original host’s emotions, and although it might have misled Shen Lan and the others, it was this Huang Jing that was more genuine.