Chapter 1: Three Years after the Divorce

“Sorry, but we don’t hire women over 30 here,” the restaurant manager told Xia Xinghe impatiently as he shooed her away.

As Xinghe walked away listlessly, she overheard the manager mumble under his breath, “Who would want to patronize my business if I have an old and ugly waitress?”

Xinghe frowned slightly. She had half a mind to turn around and tell the manager she was only 25!

However, she stopped herself when she saw her reflection in the window beside her.

Her face had lost its youthfulness and the twinkle that once decorated her eyes had long since dimmed.

Emaciated frame, dry hair, wrinkled face and outdated apparel had added at least 10 years to her appearance.

She realized she had grown into an old woman in the past few years…

Even though she was really only 25!

Xinghe smiled bitterly as hardships from the last few years swamped her mind. As she dragged her tired body away from the spot, she noticed a car pull up behind her.

an expensive Maybach wasn’t lost

welcome, welcome!” the manager said

to go clothes shopping after this? Today’s the new arrival date for the Chanel counter.” Chu Tianxin said demurely as they descended from the car.

at her and answered

one syllable froze Xinghe to

stop herself,

eyes fell on Mubai’s handsome

had to be

couldn’t have predicted this was how they were going to meet after

so haggard, so down on her

collected self, high above the ranks of

as elegant and dignified as

them did eventually end

her out of the

Mubai said when he saw her. Disbelief was plainly written in

changed slightly and gasped, “Oh my god, is that really you, Xia Xinghe?

She quickly turned her

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