Chapter 27: Blind Date 1
After graduating from college, the Original Host was called back to her hometown by her mother to live, and then naturally, she was pressured into marriage and forced to go on blind dates.
Neighbors, friends, and even her own mother all introduced her to potential partners, but the men's conditions got worse and worse. In the end, she married a "second-generation rich" man who had three houses and earned over five thousand yuan a month.
In a small County like theirs, such conditions were indeed good enough.
However, the Original Host's life after marriage was not smooth. Not long after giving birth, she suffered from depression. When her child was just over three years old, she couldn't bear it anymore and jumped from the tenth floor with her child in her arms, both mother and daughter losing their lives.
When Ning Yan arrived, she had just met with that "second-generation rich" man, who had been allotted three relocated houses and received five thousand yuan in salary every month, at a restaurant.
This person was introduced by the Original Host's best friend. Her best friend and Ning Yan were high school classmates and both from the same County. However, after the college entrance examination, they went their separate ways because they got into different universities, but they still kept in touch.
Knowing that the Original Host hadn't dated anyone during college, her best friend kindly introduced this "second-generation rich" man to her.
In the coffee shop, Fu Jiaxing's eyes were fixated on Ning Yan. Although the Original Host was beautiful, she was somewhat insecure and not very outgoing due to her parents' influence.
But Ning Yan was different. No matter which world she was in or who she faced, she was always super confident, and her temperament was unmatched by anyone, making it a basic operation for her to captivate the opposite sex.
"Qiu Ying must have told you about my situation. My family's old houses were redeveloped; we could have gotten Twelve houses, but my family kept three and took cash for the rest. All the money was invested. After you and I get married, I can give you all the money I earn; it's five thousand every month."
He considered himself a good man, didn't he? He wasn't bad-looking, stood 188 cm tall, came from a family with inherited property, and was an only child.
All of his family's assets would be his in the future. With such conditions, he wasn't afraid of not being able to win Ning Yan over.
Ning Yan glanced at Qiu Ying, the matchmaker, her eyes full of delight. "Yingying, you tell me, the person you found for yourself has average conditions. I heard he can't even afford to buy a house in our County, and he's buying it in installments, with your family paying for the renovation.
Yet, you introduced such a good catch to me! Not to mention the investments, just three houses alone could save decades of struggle. You say your conditions are quite good, both talented and beautiful, so why did you..." Why did she think so foolishly!
Ning Yan didn't say the rest, but Qiu Ying felt a stab in her heart!
She also couldn't understand why she had found such a boyfriend?
Compared to Fu Jiaxing, her own boyfriend was practically dragged through the mud!
Then came the anger. Fu Jiaxing was interested in Ning Yan, which was why he begged her to help him make the connection, otherwise...
After the blind date, Ning Yan and Fu Jiaxing exchanged contact information and agreed to hang out together when they had time.
After parting ways with Fu Jiaxing, Qiu Ying pulled Ning Yan to her house. "Fu Jiaxing and I were classmates in junior high, and I don't know much about him. You'd best get to know him more. If he has any bad habits, I'm not responsible for after-sales service."
Ning Yan, without changing her expression, played along with her, "You're my best friend, how could I not trust someone you introduced? Don't worry, just because his family is so rich, I'd tolerate any bad habits he might have."
Why did the Original Host suffer from depression after giving birth and eventually commit suicide by jumping off a building?
She discovered her husband's infidelity while pregnant. During childbirth, her lower body was torn, and because she gave birth to a girl, her in-laws were extremely displeased and made her discharge from the hospital on the same day.
In the middle of summer, her husband had to go to work every day while she was in confinement. When he came home, he was a hands-off manager and didn't help at all. As a new mother, she was constantly flustered taking care of the child. After finally finishing confinement, her lower body developed problems due to inflammation, and she couldn't have intercourse even after the confinement period ended.
Her husband became even more excessive.
The Original Host wanted a divorce, but her parents at home would only advise against it, saying, what about the child if you divorce?
If you don't earn a single penny, the child won't be given to you, and you don't have any shared property. The only thing you have is the remaining money from the five thousand Fu Jiaxing gave her each month, but in reality, after giving birth, her expenses increased, and there was hardly anything left.
Thinking of the miserable life after divorce, the Original Host finally couldn't bear it and jumped off the building with her child, dying together.
And Fu Jiaxing's mistress was Qiu Ying!
I ask, isn't that ridiculous?!
The boyfriend Qiu Ying fell for was genuinely good to her, but the financial pressure was too great. The house was bought on loan, and the car was also bought on loan. Both of them had limited salaries working in the County. After paying off the housing and car loans, there wasn't much left, and they didn't even dare to have children after marriage.
As for the Original Host, she didn't have to work after marriage and just focused on staying at home during pregnancy. After Qiu Ying visited the Original Host's home a few times, she became deeply jealous.
Then she hooked up with Fu Jiaxing.
It could be said that these two played a significant role in the Original Host's death.
Today, Ning Yan deliberately spoke highly of Fu Jiaxing in front of her. She wanted to see if Qiu Ying would be tempted.
In the end, Qiu Ying did not disappoint her.
Over the next half month, Ning Yan often arranged dates with Fu Jiaxing in front of Qiu Ying. Ning Yan found various ways to make Fu Jiaxing buy her gifts: bags, clothes, gold jewelry... Anyway, she had no qualms asking for things.
The Fu family's financial situation was indeed good, and he was currently infatuated with Ning Yan. Whenever Ning Yan asked him for something, he didn't even look at the price and bought it impulsively.
Because their dates usually included Qiu Ying, Qiu Ying became extremely jealous. On that weekend, after Fu Jiaxing bought Ning Yan another beautiful peony gold bracelet, she finally couldn't hold back and asked Fu Jiaxing out that very night.
The two met at a bar. Qiu Ying relayed Ning Yan's words to Fu Jiaxing, saying, 'Just because his family is so rich, I'd tolerate any bad habits he might have,' and told him that she had misjudged Ning Yan, never expecting her to be a gold digger who only cared about money.
Afterward, she praised Fu Jiaxing in various ways, saying that he had so many good qualities, yet Ning Yan only cared about his money, which made her feel disgusted. At that time, they had some drinks and then ended up in bed.
After waking up, Fu Jiaxing was a bit stunned, but he had no intention of marrying Qiu Ying, so he said he would give Qiu Ying some compensation, and they would pretend nothing had happened.
But Qiu Ying couldn't pretend!
She cried and threatened to call the police. What could Fu Jiaxing do?
So Ning Yan received a text message: We are not suitable for each other, there's no need to continue contact.
After reading the message, Ning Yan complained to Qiu Ying, cursing Fu Jiaxing for being crazy. Qiu Ying secretly gloated and echoed her words. Ning Yan recorded everything, which she might not need in the future, but she did it as if she had nothing else to do.
Afterward, Ning Yan did not break contact with Qiu Ying. Qiu Ying was cunning and probably feared Fu Jiaxing would overthink things, so she never broke up with her boyfriend. However, she remained in contact with Fu Jiaxing because she mentioned him more than once on the phone.
Most of the time, she was slandering him, probably afraid that Ning Yan would go back to him.