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Xing Xiu hadn't slept for the entire night. All through the next day, she couldn't get the woman who had collapsed in front of her out of her mind.

If she closed her eyes, Xing Xiu would be able to see the dried yellow breasts and the thin head of the woman. She would also be able to hear her child's unspeakable wails as she lifted him from the corpse.

Why was it that under the same sky, there was someone who lived in such poverty and despair? The ocean field was a paradise for adventurers everywhere. Some of them were heaven while others were hell.

Gu Xijue had spent a huge sum of money to buy gifts to curry her favor. She didn't feel happy at all, and instead felt very disappointed.

Because before this, she had always felt that Gu Xijue was different.

Even if he wasn't a movie hero, she felt that he was different from her father, different from that kind of person.

He understood her, he understood her passion and her ideals, he said that he, she and the movie hero were all descendants of the sun, he said that he would join hands with her and see the beautiful rivers and mountains, the country in the middle.

But now?

There were floods on both sides of the river, and people were starving to death, but he was still thinking passionately about what kind of ball he was going to throw, and he was willing to spend all his money just to win her over with a smile.

Xing Xiu felt very sad.

She liked Gu Xijue, but she understood that she would not be able to reach the end with such a Gu Xijue.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the ball started on time.

This time, Gu Xijue's display was even more grand. Even the large Gu Residence seemed like it was a small place and directly reserved the Peace Restaurant.

Pan-beach finance, business world crocodiles, and even many international celebrities all became his honored guests. Yellow skin, white skin, and brown skin intertwined.

Because Gu Xijue had to entertain his guests and was unable to leave his body, he ordered his driver to pick up Xing Xiu early in the morning. But it wasn't until 6: 30 that the driver returned to the Peace Hotel to report to Gu Xijue that he hadn't received any yet.

"Miss Xing won't take my car, but she promises to come. Please rest assured, young master."

"Not in my car? Is she coming? " Gu Xijue frowned.

"I don't know. Miss Xing won't say anything."

Gu Xijue wanted to ask something else, but the owner of the water factory came over to greet him. He had no choice but to put down his doubts, smile, and toast to the seniors of the Chinese business community.

At seven o'clock, the customs clock struck seven.

The resplendent music began. Gu Xijue, dressed in a European palace evening gown, stood at the top of the thirty-six milky white marble steps of the Peace Hotel. From here to the bottom, the revolving doors were covered with thick red carpets. All the guests were standing on either side of them, waiting for the hostess to enter.

Gu Xijue was inexplicably nervous. His palms were actually slightly sweating.

He was looking forward to Xing Xiu's appearance through the revolving door. She was wearing the dress and crystal shoes he had given her. Then, like the princes and princesses of the royal family, they would lead the first dance.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the revolving door.

Someone pushed the handle.

A beggar appeared in front of everyone!

The crowd was in an uproar!

The beggar's clothes could no longer be called clothes, but only some dirty and unrecognizable strips of cloth hanging from his body, causing her to look like a mop hanging by the toilet, giving off a suffocating smell. She didn't even have shoes. She walked barefoot from the fun to here. Her delicate feet were covered in red marks.

exclaimed the well-dressed gentleman's wife, ducking to one side and the other, as if she might catch a terrible contagious disease if she were in the same space with her.

"Where's the security guard!?" Why did you let her in and chase this poor beggar away! " Huangfu Wenjie scolded the patrolling officer loudly.

Even Gu Xijue's expression changed as he strode towards Little Cry Flower.

"Soo Soo!" He said in surprise, "Why are you dressed like this? Didn't I buy clothes for you! "

Xing Xiu smiled slightly and bowed gracefully to everyone present.

"Yes, please allow me to introduce myself. "I am Xing Xiu, the fiancee of Young Master Gu Xijue. Of course, that's if he's still willing to admit it."

Xing Xiu looked around at the crowd, her voice clear and loud. She did not need to speak any further because the entire hall was silent. Everyone was staring at her with their mouths agape, including Gu Xijue.

"It's strange why I'm dressed like this, isn't it? Why is my fiancé so rich and I have to dress as a beggar?

Yes, for today's ball, he has a very fancy dress for me, and shoes. I don't know exactly how much it would cost, but I think it would be expensive enough to keep an ordinary family in the middle of the ocean alive for a few years.

In fact, I'm not the only one with a dress like that. Everyone here today, respectable gentlemen, beautiful ladies!

You all dressed up to attend such a ball. You all had to do hair, put on lipstick, compete with each other whose diamond ring was bigger, you all must have spent a lot of money!

All of you are gathered here, toasting each other and drinking wine, but you should go out and take a look. Outside this Peace Hotel, there are groups of victims who are starving like pigs to snatch slops, and there are even people who starve to death! "

Xing Xiu grew excited. She remembered the woman she had seen, and the orphan girl who had lost her mother. She couldn't help but clench her fists as tears welled up in her eyes.

When she saw Gu Xijue, her throat was so tight that it hurt, but her voice became firmer.

"Sorry, Xijue, I don't have the face to wear such expensive clothes!

We are all Chinese, blood-related brothers and sisters. I can't possibly eat, drink and dance like nothing has happened to my compatriots when they are in trouble. "

She took out the two exquisite gift boxes from the bamboo basket on her back and gently placed them on the ground.

"You gave this to me. I should have the right to deal with it. Please sell them for me. I want to use the money I got to help the victims. "

She looked at him, enunciating each word. "As for today's ball, I'm sorry to interrupt everyone's mood."

She left behind the luxurious clothing and sonorous words, and under the gazes of everyone present, she left proudly in a tattered state.

"Soo Soo!" Gu Xijue stepped forward and held her hand.

Xing Xiu stopped in her tracks, not even looking back at him. She said indifferently, "Young Master Gu, my clothes were truly ripped off from the body of a beggar. She died yesterday and hasn't been cremated yet. You don't mind being unlucky? "

Gu Xijue smiled bitterly, "Soo Soo, why didn't you look up?"

Raise your head?

A huge banner fell from the sky — "National Philanthropic Ball for Relief" — the words floated in front of Xing Xiu's eyes.

Now it was Xing Xiu's turn to be confused.

Relief? A charity ball?

"I said I'd give you a surprise. "Soo Soo, the reason why I told you to dress up prettily is because your price is the highest today. If I dance with you, I will need to donate 100,000 yuan to the victims." Gu Xijue slowly said.

"What?" Gu Xijue, what did you say? " She froze, then immediately jumped up in excitement. She wanted to cry and laugh, but she was too embarrassed to do so.

"Why didn't you tell me you were having a charity ball! Causing me... So much embarrassment! [Oh my god! If I can earn 100,000 silver with just a dance, then I …] What do I do now? "

Xing Xiu was about to cry. She was filthy and smelly right now, so perhaps no one would even be willing to jump into the air with her.

"Xijue …" She looked at him sadly.

Gu Xijue smiled as he extended a hand to her, "Right now, it's good as well. I originally didn't want others to dance with you either. "Oh, I'm a coward, so I can get jealous."