Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

They came back the next morning. Sonny gave her two days off from work. Jean didn't want to get off work else she would have to face Zed's parents at home.

But thinking of the fact that she had been away for a few days, it might not be a good idea to get back to work immediately after coming back.

So she eventually planned to have rest at home for two days. When she arrived at Zed's house, Luke helped her with her luggage.

Jade just walked out of the kitchen when she saw that Jean was back. She put on a big smile on her face immediately, "Jean, you are back. I just cooked some soup. Hurry up and take a seat. I'll get you a bowl of soup." "It's ok, mom. I'll get it myself." Jean went into the kitchen and fetched herself a bowl of soup.

Zelda had just prepared the dinner so Jean helped her to serve the dishes onto the table. At the same time, Jade sent Luke to ask Sean to come downstairs and have some dinner.

It was the first time that there were only the three of them at the dinner table since Zed wasn't around.

Jean greeted Sean and then drank her soup cautiously. She was a little nervous when she was with Sean as he always looked so serious.

"Jean, how does this soup taste?" Jade asked with an expectation of receiving some compliments.

"Oh, it tastes great. Mom, you cooked it very well." She nodded her head. She didn't lie about it all. Jade cooked it well. Although Jean was not a picky eater, she would always eat more when the food tasted good. She suddenly remembered Zed and then asked, "Mom, did Zed come back home last night?"

"Last night?" Jade shook her head, "No, he didn't. He must be busy with the work at the company. He just won't take rest if he is busy with work. Those days he usually works late." A hint of concern appeared on Jade's face.

Jean dazed for a second. He didn't come back home? He left yesterday morning so he must have reached yesterday afternoon. How come he didn't come back home last night? Did something happen at the company that he had to stay up all night for work? She suddenly wanted to give Zed a call. But having no idea of what to say, she hesitated for a while and then gave up on the idea in the end.

'Zed should be back this evening.'

Thinking of that, Jean was relaxed.

Jade seemed to have remembered something. She went up to Zelda who was in the kitchen at the moment, and said, "Zelda, cook some chicken soup for Zed later and then ask Luke to take it to him." "Alright, Mrs. Qi."

Jean always felt a sort of overwhelming stress from Sean's seriousness whenever she saw him.

He kept quiet during the dinner, which made her pretty nervous.

After the end of the dinner, Jade suddenly remembered something and said gladly, "Jean, I want to go shopping today. Do you have any time in the afternoon?"

"Yes, I do have time." Jean nodded.

An hour after the dinner, she left home along with Jade. They went to the downtown. It was very crowded at the shopping mall. How come there were so many people here today even though it was not weekend yet? She accompanied Jade to shopping. When she looked around, she found that a lot of stores were on sale. This was perhaps the reason why the place was so crowded even during the weekday.

"Jean, you don't seem very fond of shopping. I only see you wearing the same set of clothes almost everyday. As a daughter-in-law of the Qis, it is inevitable for you to be a little more particular about your appearance. Buy some clothes today," Jade said mildly with a smile.

"Sure. Mom, you are right." Jean echoed with a smile on her lips, but her heart was dripping blood. She didn't have so much money with her and she had already returned Ethan his credit card. She didn't even know whether the money she brought with her was enough to buy her some clothes or not.

Had she known that she had to shop today, she would have brought Zed's credit card. Now she had nothing to do except worrying about the money.

Jade took her to an exclusive luxury shop selling clothes called Chanel!

She was familiar with this brand. Although she was born in the Wens, she always bought her clothes with the money she made through part time jobs. But Shirley grew up wearing those famous brands. Chanel was her favourite.

The attendants of the exclusive shops always judged people by their appearances. When the attendant of Chanel saw Jean wearing some ordinary clothes, she intended to put on her cold face for her. But then, she immediately saw the middle-aged woman by her side who was wearing famous foreign brands.

The brands she was wearing were not Chanel but they were definitely in the top ten brands of the world. She then concluded that the woman in ordinary clothes must be rich as well.

All of a sudden, the attendant became friendly to them.

"Excuse me, what can I help you with?" she said in an extremely kind voice with a big smile on her lips.

Jean saw the attendant's cold eyes as soon as she stepped into this shop. She didn't say anything but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. What was this? Acting like a snob?

"We are just taking a look." Jade smiled mildly.

"All right," the attendant replied with respect.

They shopped for a while and then Jade stopped before a dress.

"I think this piece will suit you well." Jade picked up the dress and looked at it for a while. She put it before Jean and imagined what Jean would look like after wearing it. Then she nodded, "It looks good. Jean, go give it a try."

"Sure..." Jean took the dress and walked into the fitting room. As soon as she stepped in it, she checked the price tag. She was stunned and froze in her place for a while.

It costed 13 thousand dollars... The price! It was unbelievable! The money she had brought with her added up to no more than two thousand. How could she afford a dress that was worth 13 thousand dollars? She couldn't let Jade pay for it.

She thought for a while. It's better to claim it was not suitable for her. Then she wouldn't have to buy it.

However, when she changed into that dress and stepped out of the fitting room, Jade was amazed by the beauty of the dress. She smiled with satisfaction and said, "Jean, you really look great in this dress. It turns out that I've got a good taste. It seems that our Jean is truly a beauty."

"Really?" Jean paused and saw herself in the mirror. She suddenly startled. Though she didn't wear any makeup, she still looked different now after she wore this dress.

She was not ordinary any more. At this moment, she looked more like a socialite.

It proved that clothes make the man.

But she didn't have enough money to buy it!

Jean stood before the mirror for a long time and thought for a while. A hint of anxiety flashed into her eyes. Her eyebrows frowned slightly. What should she say to give up on this dress?

"What's wrong? You don't like it?" Jade saw her hesitation but she didn't notice Jean's intentions.

Jean straightened the corner of the dress and said cautiously, "I think I'm not very suitable for this dress."

"It's nonsense. It looks so good on you." Jade had already made a decision and immediately told the attendant, "Pack it up. We'll take it."

"All right." The attendant nodded with a big smile.

Jean thought she wouldn't have to buy a dress if she said that it wasn't suitable for her. But she never imagined that Jade would decide for her to buy it. She walked back into the fitting room, embarrassed. She took off the dress and handed it over to the attendant. At the moment, she saw the look in the attendant's eyes was respectful.

She was hesitating about how she would deal with the bill. Immediately then Jade took out a golden card and handed it over to the attendant at the reception desk.

"Mom, how can I let you pay for it?" Jean stepped forward.

"Why can't I pay for it? Are we short of this tiny bit of money? Besides, what's wrong with mom buying her daughter-in-law a dress?" Jean didn't know how to argue to that. She accepted it in the end.

But she felt so guilty in her heart. She and Zed were actually acting before his parents. But now she not only cheated Jade but also got her to buy expensive clothes for her.

Although the Qis were not short of money, Jean still felt very guilty. How would they react when they found out the truth?

Would they think of her as a bad woman?

They then moved to the other shops and bought several clothes. Jade also bought herself some stuff. She talked to Jean about Zed and told her his childhood stories as they were smiling and going around shopping. In one afternoon only, they both felt that their relationship evolved so much.

After about two hours, they were tired of all the shopping.

Jade took a look at her watch and said, "Let's go downstairs. In another ten minutes, Luke will come and pick us up."

She had asked Luke to park the car in front of the entrance of the shopping mall at 4 o'clock.

Jean nodded as they headed to the elevator. But to her surprise, they ran into someone they shouldn't have met halfway. 00000000