Chapter 187
“Where was I… Oh, I remember. Although we are destined to marry, we aren’t marrying because we like each other. So after the marriage, I won’t fulfill any marital duties. We’ll sleep in separate rooms and live our own lives without bothering each other. Also, you have to pay a bride price; according to my father, you need to give 30% of the Xu Family’s shares to marry me, and I will bring a two-billion dowry.” Hu Jinzhi raised her chin and said.
“Heh.” Hearing this, Xu Ke couldn’t help but laugh, though there was no warmth in his eyes.
“What are you laughing at? You should go out and ask around. Even in Shangjing, a two-billion dowry isn’t small. You’re still not satisfied?” Hu Jinzhi tried to look angry, but due to the surgery on her face, her smile was awkward and grim.
“You think two billion is enough to exchange for hundreds of billions of Xu Family shares? Chairman Hu isn’t afraid of biting off more than he can chew. And why should I marry you? Even if you paid me, I wouldn’t want you.” Xu Ke leaned back slightly, spreading his arms naturally on the sofa, looking like a king overlooking everything, instantly compensating for the scholarly demeanor on his face.
“What do you mean? You think I’m not good enough for you? Bah! Have you looked at yourself? You have no management skills at all; holding those shares is a waste. It’s your honor that my father takes a liking to you, and it’s your blessing to marry me, yet you’re here nitpicking. It’s outrageous! I must show you what I’m capable of!”
Hu Jinzhi’s face turned ugly from Xu Ke’s words. She stomped forward, opening her hand to scratch at Xu Ke’s face, her nails coated with Magic Mirror Powder shining like ten metal spikes in the sunlight.
Xu Ke remained in his original position without moving. Just as those hands were about to reach him, he caught her wrist with his hand, stopping her dead in her tracks.
“Let go of me! A man laying hands on a woman – do you have no shame? Let me go, or I’ll be rude to you!” Hu Jinzhi said fiercely.
“If your father has anything to say, let him tell me himself. Don’t send an oddball to disgust people. It’s so nauseating I almost threw up my dinner.” Xu Ke looked at Hu Jinzhi’s strange face and said each word clearly.
“What did you say? Ah! You called me an oddball? Do you know how much I spent on this face? Do you know how much it hurt? How dare you say I’m ugly! Watch, I’ll beat you to death!” Hu Jinzhi rubbed her wrist hurt by Xu Ke’s grip and screamed as she lunged at him again. This time, she aimed her high heel as a weapon, targeting his groin.
Xu Ke’s eyebrows furrowed almost instantly. He didn’t expect her to be so vicious. If that kick landed, he might never have children with Lin Mengyao in this lifetime. With that thought, his anger erupted uncontrollably, and without any hesitation, he kicked Hu Jinzhi hard in the abdomen.
“Ah!” Hu Jinzhi slid across the floor for several meters before stopping, clutching her stomach and gasping, unable to utter a single unpleasant word.
“From now on, no one with the surname Hu is allowed in the house again. Truly disgusting.” Xu Ke pulled out a tissue and meticulously wiped every spot that had come into contact with Hu Jinzhi, even the crevices of his nails.
At this moment, Housekeeper Zhao walked in with milk tea and only paused for a moment upon seeing the scene in the living room before calmly walking to Xu Ke’s side.
“Family Head, how should we handle this person?” Housekeeper Zhao asked quietly.
“Throw her out. The Xu Family doesn’t welcome anyone from the Hu Family. If you see anyone from the Hu Family around the estate, drive them away. And throw out the teacup she touched, mopping the floor she stepped on thoroughly. It’s nauseating.” Xu Ke looked at Hu Jinzhi with an unpleasant expression and said.
“Yes, Family Head.” A smile appeared on Housekeeper Zhao’s face. After seeing Xu Ke head upstairs, he slowly put on his gloves and decisively dislocated her jaw as Hu Jinzhi tried to open her mouth to curse.
“I’m sorry we had to use such means on a lady, but the Family Head prefers peace and dislikes noise; this requires some sacrifice from Miss Hu.” Housekeeper Zhao spoke softly, then pulled her arm and dragged her out of the estate under her horrified and furious eyes.
Hu Jinzhi was eager to say something, but with her jaw dislocated, she couldn’t speak. She could only drool, letting the clear liquid trickle down her chin and drip onto her clothes. On her way out of the estate, servants looked at her with surprise and disdain. Hu Jinzhi swore this was the most humiliating day of her life.
“Sorry, I can’t leave the estate, and can only send Miss Hu this far. I wish you a safe journey ahead,” Housekeeper Zhao said as he reached the gate and threw Hu Jinzhi out, where the coarse, cold sand scraped her hands until they bled.
Seeing Housekeeper Zhao about to turn back into the estate, Hu Jinzhi immediately got up, disregarding the wounds on her hands. She couldn’t stand walking home in such a disgraceful state, so she desperately pointed to her mouth, wanting Zhao to fix her jaw.
“Want me to fix your jaw?” Housekeeper Zhao looked at her frantic gestures and spoke slowly as if she was about to lose her mind.
Hu Jinzhi nodded crazily.
“I’m truly sorry, but I only learned how to dislocate a jaw, not how to fix it. When I learn, I’ll be at your service. Please have a safe journey.” Housekeeper Zhao smiled kindly at her and then closed the estate’s door in her unbelieving eyes, leaving her outside.
Ignoring her frantic pounding on the door, Housekeeper Zhao decisively turned and instructed the bodyguard, “Electrify the iron gate.”