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Chapter 202: Being Questioned, Responding with Ease

Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Being Questioned, Responding with Ease

Qiao Rui had left the Qiao Family without a clear answer from Elder Qiao.

Qiao Rui didn’t linger and quickly departed.

What she hadn’t expected was to receive a call from Qiao Xiang before even reaching home.

"Did Pei Liyan give you eight hundred million?" Qiao Xiang directly questioned her on the phone.

Qiao Rui calmly replied, "I am not obligated to report to you!"

"Qiao Rui, why are you being arrogant?" Qiao Xiang’s voice became sharp right away, laced with a sharp hostility.

Qiao Rui, disregarding her confrontational approach from the start of the call, simply hung up.

Qiao Xiang was furious.

Why did she get eight hundred million, and not a dime for herself?

This news was something Elder Qiao had confirmed with her.

She was dumbfounded when she received the call.

It never crossed her mind that though Pei Liyan had clearly stated he would no longer assist, he ended up funding Qiao Rui. Wasn’t this targeting her?

She looked toward the president’s office, yet to see the man return.

If he had been there, she might have been unable to restrain herself from barging in to ask why.

Her heart was already in chaos.

What infuriated her more was that Qiao Rui hung up without saying anything.

It was this attitude that was most infuriating.

Qiao Xiang called again.

Qiao Rui, seeing that it was Qiao Xiang calling again, was speechless.

Elder Qiao was too loose-lipped; she really disliked his way of handling things.

Thus, she answered, "Big sister, if you are still asking about that matter, sorry, I have nothing to say."

"Qiao Rui, is it just about getting the money? What’s there to hide? Why the secrecy?"

"That matter has nothing to do with you," Qiao Rui repeated.

"How does it have nothing to do with me? I’m also part of the Qiao Family."

"I have the same response, nothing to say," Qiao Rui maintained her stance, choosing not to tell her anything.

Qiao Xiang, unable to get the information, felt discontented.

She immediately called Fu Yichen for help in gathering information.

Fu Yichen was shocked upon hearing the news and quickly called Pei Liyan.

"Liyan, you gave Qiao Rui eight hundred million to cover the Qiao Family’s losses?"

On the call, Pei Liyan furrowed his brows. "Where did you get this information?"

Fu Yichen hesitated, not wanting to anger Pei Liyan against Qiao Xiang, and after a pause, said, "I got it from the Qiao Family."

Pei Liyan didn’t expose his act, but he could clearly sense from Fu Yichen’s pause that he was lying.

Pei Liyan casually asked, "What if I did?"

Fu Yichen was stunned, completely in disbelief.

"Liyan, are you serious about Qiao Rui?"

"When have I not been serious?" Pei Liyan counter-questioned.

Fu Yichen was at a loss for words.

"Yichen, anything else?"

"Liyan, eight hundred million! And before this, fourteen billion. Won’t the Pei Family blame you?" Fu Yichen expressed his concern.

Pei Liyan said, "I know you want to get involved with the Qiao Family’s affairs, but you should stay out of this."

"Liyan!" Fu Yichen felt a bit awkward, his intentions laid bare. He indeed wanted to help Qiao Xiang.

But privately dishing out eight hundred million was indeed too difficult for him. The elder would definitely disapprove and not allow it.

Yet, he didn’t want to see Qiao Xiang struggle like this.

Fu Yichen had just thought about gathering a bit from his brothers, barely scraping together four billion.

But before he even had a chance to ask Pei Liyan for a loan, he received such news, and naturally, he was very anxious.

He couldn’t fulfill the promises he had made to Qiao Xiang.

Qiao Rui, why does Qiao Rui get Pei Liyan’s attention?

After hanging up the phone, Fu Yichen headed straight to the Pei Family.

Mrs. Feng was quite surprised to see him, "Mr. Fu, why have you come?"

"I’m here to find Qiao Rui, there’s something I need to discuss," Fu Yichen said.

"You’re looking for the young mistress?" Mrs. Feng was markedly surprised, coming to the house to find her, was there something major going on?

"Is she here?" Fu Yichen asked again.

"She is, she is," Mrs. Feng said, "Please come in, I’ll go call the young mistress."

Mrs. Feng reluctantly went to fetch someone, telling Qiao Rui that Fu Yichen was looking for her.

Qiao Rui was quite surprised.

She hadn’t forgotten the last incident, when Qiao Yufei exposed Fu Yichen’s affection for Qiao Xiang.

But today he came to find her, and Qiao Rui was very surprised.

She said to Mrs. Feng, "I’ll be downstairs in a moment."

After freshening herself up a bit, Qiao Rui walked down the stairs.

By then, Fu Yichen was already sitting on the sofa waiting, and when he glanced up and saw the figure descending the stairs, he was instantly struck dumb.

The girl’s stunning beauty was exceptionally striking, her figure even more unspeakably perfect.

A simple gauze dress outlined her enchanting curves, luminous yet dignified.

Her eyes were warm and bright, meeting Fu Yichen’s gaze calmly as she slowly descended the stairs.

Seeing such a figure, Fu Yichen was somewhat dazed.

He suddenly stood up, "You are Qiao Rui?"

"Yes, Mr. Fu, may I ask why you have come to find me?" Qiao Rui spoke softly, her voice carried a light tone.

Hearing her voice, Fu Yichen frowned even more, silent.

Previously, it had been said that Qiao Rui attended the Pei Family banquet, and her appearance had drastically changed.

He thought that a woman as ugly and plain as her couldn’t possibly become pretty.

But today, Qiao Rui showed up before him naturally beautiful and stunningly glamorous, truly catching Fu Yichen off guard.

Qiao Rui had already reached downstairs, standing in front of him, she softly said, "Mr. Fu, please sit."

Fu Yichen then came back to his senses, took another careful look at Qiao Rui, realized his improper behavior, and sat back down.

"I came to ask if you received eight billion from Pei Liyan?"

Qiao Rui was taken aback, retorting, "Are you asking this for my elder sister?"

Fu Yichen was stunned again, meeting Qiao Rui’s eyes, "You are clever and beautiful, just as the rumors say, you truly are manipulative."

Qiao Rui’s radiant face bore no displeasure; instead, she simply smiled faintly, "Thank you for your compliments, Mr. Fu. It’s hard to make something of oneself in this society without some cunning, especially for a woman. No matter how I hustle, I’m still not as manipulative as my elder sister."

Fu Yichen was silenced by Qiao Rui’s response.

If he didn’t admit he was praising Qiao Rui, it would be the same as denying Qiao Xiang.

Qiao Rui truly was remarkable, knowing how to dodge and weave, and even knowing how to pull someone into the fray when criticized.

Such subtlety was indeed exceptional.

"How did you obtain the eight billion?" Fu Yichen asked again.

Qiao Rui smiled faintly, "Mr. Fu, some things don’t concern you, and I’m not obligated to tell you."

"This isn’t any secret anymore, Liyan has already told me. What can’t you say?"

"Others telling you is their business, I, however, am only accountable to those I’m responsible for," Qiao Rui stated calmly.

Fu Yichen frowned again, his words laden with sarcasm, "Relying on your looks, you got eight billion."

Qiao Rui lightly retorted, "Mr. Fu, while you say this, are you also denigrating your good brother Pei Liyan, implying that he is a lecher?"