Chapter 3: So Eager to Find Someone New-A coadjuvante descartável desperta, e o príncipe do círculo de Pequim se ajoelha chorando de arrependimento.(dez mil grãos)

Song Xixi’s steps faltered unconsciously. She tilted her head ever so slightly, catching a glimpse of his sullen face from the corner of her eye. The corners of her lips lifted into a faint, wry smile, and she gently shook her head. Then, without hesitation, she strode away.

Whatever he overheard was of no consequence. After all, she had already broken up with Qin Ze; there was no longer any tie binding them. Why bother explaining? Qin Ze watched Song Xixi’s indifferent back as she walked away, his fists clenching involuntarily at his sides.

Zhao Yiwen, witnessing the scene, quickly wiped the smile from his face. “President Qin, your little golden canary seems determined to cut ties completely with you...”

“What, is your mouth rented? In a hurry to return it?” Qin Ze snapped at him, his face full of impatience, stubbornly searching for an excuse to save face.

In the past, whenever Song Xixi saw him, her eyes brimmed with adoration. But now? She was a different person: sharp, confrontational, unyielding. Where had she found such courage?

Song Xixi stepped out of the taxi and marched straight to the gates of the Song residence. She stared fiercely at the door, a cold, mocking smile tugging at her lips.

This villa had once belonged to her biological parents. Now, it had been usurped by these people. She strode inside, heading directly for the balcony.

The so-called room was pitifully small—barely ten square meters. There was nothing here worth lingering over. She had returned only to retrieve the one thing her parents had left her.

She quickly searched, snatched up the jade pendant, and clutched it tightly in her palm. Just as she stepped out, she collided headlong with her grandmother.

Her grandmother immediately jumped up, the disgust in her eyes almost spilling over. She shouted, “You jinx! What are you doing back here?”

Song Xixi stared coldly, unblinking, at the harsh old woman before her, saying not a word, and turned to leave.

Half of what she had suffered was owed to this woman.

She was just about to step out of the hated Song household when Zhang Xiuqing stormed home.

Song Xixi intended to ignore her and walk away, but Zhang Xiuqing would not let her go. She lunged forward and grabbed her arm.

Spitting with rage, she scolded, “You little beast! Isn’t it disgraceful enough out there? You even dared to speak nonsense during the matchmaking, utterly shaming the Song family!”

Song Xixi snorted coldly, unwilling to waste a single word on her. Engaging with such people was pointless.

Just then, her grandmother tottered out, and hearing Zhang Xiuqing’s words, grabbed Xixi’s other arm without caring who was right or wrong.

“What misfortune! Such a cursed child!” she lamented.

Zhang Xiuqing pressed on, cruel as ever. “From today on, you are no longer a daughter of this family. Never set foot in the Song household again!”

Song Xixi’s heart brimmed with grief and contempt. She replied icily, “I never cared to come back.”

Her words sent Zhang Xiuqing into a fury. Suddenly, she noticed the jade pendant Xixi guarded so fiercely in her hand.

Wasn’t that the pendant this wretched girl had lost as a child?

Her gaze turned greedy and vicious. She reached out to snatch it, shouting, “Hand over the pendant! That’s mine, hand it over now!”

Song Xixi tightened her grip, shouting back, “Don’t even think about it!”

Some people have no shame, and that’s invincible. This was the “motherly love” she had always been denied.

Zhang Xiuqing cared nothing for her protests. She lunged, trying to wrest it away by force.

Song Xixi fought back fiercely; they scuffled, struggling for possession. Her grandmother, seeing this, hurried over to help, pressing Xixi down and muttering, “How dare you defy us! That pendant stays here today!”

With both women restraining her, Xixi’s struggle grew ever more desperate. Her clothes were yanked askew, hair tumbling messily across her cheeks.

She summoned all her strength and suddenly broke free from her grandmother’s grasp. Then, with a forceful push, she shoved Zhang Xiuqing back.

Caught off guard, Zhang Xiuqing stumbled several steps. Seizing the moment, Xixi shook free from her grandmother as well.

She stood, fixing her so-called “family” with a cold glare.

“That’s enough! All these years, I’ve endured your bullying. This pendant is mine—no one will take it from me. From now on, we go our separate ways. I won’t let you control me any longer!”

Her sudden firmness stunned Zhang Xiuqing and her grandmother. For a moment, they dared not make another move, merely standing there, shocked and angry, staring at her.

Xixi straightened her disheveled clothes, secured the pendant, and walked out of the Song household without looking back.

She had barely reached the doorstep when she unexpectedly ran into him, lingering at the entrance.

Qin Ze looked up at her, his brow knotted tightly. His gaze fell on the obviously oversized shirt and her wild disarrayed hair. His expression darkened instantly. “So eager to find someone new?”

Hearing his voice, Song Xixi stiffened slightly. Fury flared within her.

“President Qin, if I recall, we’ve broken up, haven’t we? Why are you here?”

“This house, if I’m not mistaken, was a gift from me!” Qin Ze resented her sudden change in demeanor.

“As one of Haicheng’s most prominent entrepreneurs, are you really so petty about gifts? Besides, whatever I do, what does it matter to you?”

As she spoke, Xixi’s fists clenched unconsciously.

Qin Ze’s face grew blacker, and he stepped forward, sneering, “I’m not that stingy! I’m just here to collect what’s mine.”

The corners of Xixi’s lips quirked. “Who would dare say you’re stingy? I just didn’t expect such a distinguished president to be so attached to his old clothes. Is it because no one buys you new ones anymore?”

For three years, he had given her a million yuan in living expenses every month. Thirty-six million saved up, yet she hadn’t spent a single penny.

Ah, love really does cloud the mind! How foolish she had been!

Qin Ze’s face grew even darker, veins pulsing on his forehead.

“Song Xixi, you were the one who wanted the breakup. Why the sarcasm now?”

Damn woman! When had she become so prickly, like a hedgehog? As if he were the one who cheated!

Xixi let out a cold laugh, tears shimmering in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. Suddenly, she raised her voice.

“Am I out of line? President Qin, even if I’m just a pet, I’m a pet who chooses her own master!”

Her words made Qin Ze angrier. He suddenly raised his hand, gripping her chin. “Are you that desperate for a man?”

Xixi trembled with rage, pointing to the stairs and shouting, “Qin Ze, get out! I never want to see you again!”