Shoucheng is a place where identity and status are intertwined. If you want to gain a foothold here, you need so-called capital, power, money, family heritage—these are the audacious qualifications of the family heirs.

Ma Zongyu hasn’t spent much time in Shoucheng, but while he hasn’t learned much else, he has figured out the interaction patterns of the family heirs. He clearly understands that to make friends with this group of wealthy youths, he needs to obtain more things.

Ding Suzhu hurriedly stepped forward, not wanting to implicate Xia Xi, and said, "This is between the two of us. What does it have to do with others? If anyone has to pay, it should be me..."

You pay! What can you pay with? A few measly coins, what use is that?

Can you provide the invaluable Underground Mall Black Card?

Upon hearing this, Ma Zongyu hated Ding Suzhu deeply. He glared at her fiercely, cursing her inwardly. Besides causing trouble, she could do nothing else.

Ignoring everything else, Ma Zongyu nodded and obsequiously tried to change the subject, saying, "Miss... are you sure you want to compensate me with the Black Card?" His eyes became intense, and his whole body seemed perfectly fine, as he looked expectantly at Xia Xi, as if she only needed to nod for him to dare snatch the Black Card.

"The words I speak are like water spilt and can’t be retrieved—a promise made is as good as a nail hammered down. You think I would go back on my word?" Xia Xi could easily see through Ma Zongyu’s vile intentions, realizing he was only terrified she might back out, hence his eagerness to confirm.

"No, no, no, of course not..." Ma Zongyu was not foolish; he knew that someone who could casually present a Black Card was definitely not someone to be trifled with, and he did not wish to offend Xia Xi.

Ma Zongyu completely abandoned his dignity, his eyes fixed on the Black Card, wanting nothing more than to possess it, saying, "I am just moved by the girl’s kindness, being willing to compensate me with this card. I am truly touched, there are still kind people in the world..."

After his words fell, his hands couldn’t resist, like a beggar, making a gesture of begging.

Even Ding Suzhu could no longer bear to watch; she never imagined that a man who once stood proudly would make such a degrading gesture, more contemptible than a dog, making her feel utterly disgusted.

This person...

If he weren’t her husband, perhaps she wouldn’t look at him again, and would turn away.

This thought exploded in Ding Suzhu’s mind, and over time it never faded, becoming deeply ingrained and impossible to forget.

In that instant, she suddenly understood Xia Xi’s intentions, why that moment needed to be remembered—there was indeed a reason...

In this world, not everyone has the ability to transform from a cocoon into a butterfly, nor does everyone experience a fiery rebirth.

Therefore, in these circumstances, others are needed to help them!

Xia Xi glanced at Ding Suzhu and was clearly pleased with her transformation, smiling, "I can give you this card! But you must never again target this lady."

As she spoke, her hand waved the card around, while Ma Zongyu’s eyes continually followed the card’s movement, wishing for it to belong to him immediately.

"Okay, okay... no problem... I definitely won’t target her again..." Ma Zongyu reflexively answered.

This scene was akin to a Beast Tamer luring an ignorant animal with meat.

When facing such people, Xia Xi felt nothing but disgust and disdain; no other emotions existed within her.

Her fair fingers clutched the black card, catching the sunlight and looking beautiful, but at this moment, her slender fingers gradually parted, opening a gap, and the Black Card held between fingertips slipped and fell. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

’Plop—’ The Underground Mall Black Card, a symbol of power, glory, identity, and status, landed on the ground.