Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 145 Afraid You’ll Poison Me (2 more - s)

Chapter 145: 145 Afraid You’ll Poison Me (2 more Chapters)

Had dinner already?

This little wretch really never gave her peace of mind, having actually eaten outside, nullifying all her ’considerate’ intentions.

"Ah? You’ve eaten already?" The smile at the corner of Li Ruyu’s mouth froze for an instant before returning to normal, "Why not have a little more? I specially saved some for you."

"No need, thanks for the kind offer, Auntie. I’ll go upstairs now," Chu Jin said as she headed up the stairs.

Ha, eat what Li Ruyu has prepared?

She wasn’t eager to die young.

Seated on the sofa, Zhao Yiling turned to look at Chu Jin, her face amiable with a touch of a smile, affectionately saying, "Sister, just have a little, if only for my mom’s sake. How could you reject her goodwill?"

Li Ruyu immediately chimed in.

"Yes, yes, Jin, at least take a bite. Auntie saved it just for you. If you don’t eat a single bite, Auntie’s heart would feel so upset!"

Zhao Yiling took a sip of milk before adding, "Sister, why won’t you eat? Could it be that you look down on our family chef’s cooking skills?"

She played the part of a caring sister to perfection.

Chu Jin paused in her steps, turned her head to look at Zhao Yiling, and slowly lifted her delicate, jade-like jaw, half-seriously and half-jokingly saying, "Because I’m afraid you’ll poison me."

Her clear voice resounded through the air.

In that instant, the atmosphere around became silent and still.

A bit eerie, and somewhat quiet.

No one had expected Chu Jin to say something like that.

The words were too direct, especially the smile at the corner of her mouth, it was hard to look straight at.

The smile on Zhao Yiling’s face stiffened momentarily, but she quickly recovered, chastising, "Sister, you really have a sense of humor. We’re all family, would we harm you?"

Although Zhao Yiling’s face was smiling, her heart was somewhat panicky. Had this little wretch discovered something?

Li Ruyu was also panicked but kept a calm façade.

Chu Jin, looking at her, spoke with an even tone, "The human heart is separated by a layer of belly, who can be sure?"

Her mouth wore a smile, three parts serious, seven parts mischievous, making it hard for others to grasp her true intentions.

Especially that face.

The more Zhao Yiling looked at it, the more it irritated her. How could such good looks be wasted on this wretched creature?

It was simply unfair of the heavens.

"Sister!" Zhao Yiling’s hand hidden in the sleeve clenched tightly, sharply saying, "You can eat whatever you like, but you can’t just say anything! You accuse us of poisoning, where is the evidence? Without evidence, it’s slander!"

Li Ruyu was also beside herself with fury, pointing at Chu Jin’s nose, scolding her.

"After all, our Zhao family has raised you for so many years, I never thought we were raising an ingrate. It’s one thing not to be grateful, but now you turn around and accuse us! Has your conscience been eaten by a dog? You say we poisoned you, if I wanted to poison you, why would I wait until today? If I had poisoned you, grass would be growing over your grave by now."

Chu Jin smiled faintly, "Auntie, sister, I was merely speaking off the cuff. What’s got you so worked up?"

Unexpectedly, Li Ruyu and Zhao Yiling were so easily scared.

She wasn’t ready to burn bridges with them just yet. Since they seemed to wish for her death so keenly, she might as well stay and indulge them in their game.

Chu Jin lifted her hand to brush a lock of hair behind her ear, her tone nonchalant, "It was just a joke, after all. Can’t you even take a joke anymore?"

Zhao Yiling and Li Ruyu exchanged glances, a flash of doubt crossing both pairs of eyes.

It had to be said, Chu Jin had become much harder to deal with these days.

She no longer seemed like the disposable trash that they could easily manipulate.

Zhao Yiling pursed her lips imperceptibly, "Sister, it’s best not to make such jokes too often in the future, to avoid hurting everyone’s feelings."

"Yes," Li Ruyu nodded in agreement, "Jin, what Auntie said just now was said in anger, don’t take it to heart."

"Auntie, sister," Chu Jin’s hand slowly rested on the staircase railing, she turned her head, her mouth spreading into a smile as she enunciated each syllable, "Good, night."

That smile was bold and bright.

Like a breeze through willows, like the lotus blooming after the rain.

Li Ruyu managed to see an inexplicable panic in that smile and forced a stiff grin, "Good night."

The ’tap tap tap’ of footsteps grew fainter and fainter.

Only then did Li Ruyu let go of all her pretenses, walking over to Zhao Yiling with a face full of worry, "Ling’er, what do we do now? That little bitch must have discovered something!"

"Mom, don’t panic," Zhao Yiling helped Li Ruyu sit down, saying indifferently, "After all, she’s just an unsupported orphan girl. How could she possibly turn the heavens upside down!"

"But we can’t speak so lightly," Li Ruyu continued, "Ling’er, Chu’s company is still in her hands; we can’t take it lightly."

Zhao Yiling’s lips curled into a scornful smile, "Chu’s company? What’s Chu’s company worth? Besides, that old fox Su Qiangda already embezzled all the funds and ran off with a bunch of old shareholders. Chu’s company is nothing to be afraid of now."

Not to mention that now Su Qiangda has betrayed Chu’s company.

Even if Su Qiangda hadn’t betrayed Chu’s company, with that trash at the helm, it would only be a matter of time before Chu’s company was completely ruined.

"Mom, don’t forget," Zhao Yiling patted Li Ruyu’s hand, "Now I have the whole Jun Ao Group backing me. Are we still afraid of just a Chu’s company? And I am now also Mo Qianjue’s life-saving benefactor. With this identity alone, I’m already well positioned to make a name for myself in Capital City."

Zhao Yiling shouldn’t have said that, for as she did, Li Ruyu’s expression turned even uglier, "Ling’er, you don’t know, but during these days when you were away, Chu’s company underwent earth-shattering changes. It’s not the company you knew anymore!"

Zhao Yiling was startled, "What happened?"

Just a few days earlier, Chu’s company was still teetering in the storm. How could it have changed so drastically in such a short period?

She had only been gone for a few days.

"The Shang family has invested in Chu’s company," Li Ruyu, despite being a housewife, kept up with financial news, thus she was clear on the details of the Shang family’s investment in Chu’s company.

Although Zhao Yiling had the Jun Ao Group as backup, it was still not comparable to the Shang family.

After all, the Shang family was the second largest family, just behind the Mo family!

"What?" Zhao Yiling’s face paled, her features slightly twisted as she spoke with a chill, "It turns out I have underestimated that waste!"

That waste actually managed to hook up with the Shang family!

It was simply inconceivable.

A sinister look filled Zhao Yiling’s beautiful eyes, as if drenched in poison, "Mom, we can’t just wait like this! Increase the dosage!"

"Increase the dosage?" Li Ruyu was surprised, "But if the dosage is increased, wouldn’t that waste just..."

At this point, Li Ruyu made a throat-slitting gesture.

She still hoped that this waste could marry into the Mo family and bring her more benefits. She could not let her die so easily!

If she died, who would become the stepping stone for her precious daughter?

Zhao Yiling’s lips twisted into a cold smirk as she said sinisterly, "It’s better if she dies."

She looked somewhat ferocious.

Li Ruyu felt a chill in her heart at the sight.

"Ling’er, what nonsense are you talking about!" Li Ruyu said anxiously, "If she dies, who will replace you in marrying into the Mo family? She can only die in the Mo family."

Even in death, she wanted that waste to die for the sake of the Zhao family.

To die with value!

Zhao Yiling gazed ahead, speaking in a heavy tone, "Of course, I’ll be the one to marry."

"Ling’er, don’t scare Mom! Mom only has you as a daughter; you can’t lose hope! The Mo family is a devouring place!" Li Ruyu was so frightened that she embraced Zhao Yiling tightly.

Her eyes turned red in an instant; she only had this precious daughter, her whole second half of life relied on her. If anything happened to her, she herself would not be able to go on.

"Mom, don’t be like this," Zhao Yiling frowned slightly, "The head of the Mo family isn’t as terrible as you think. Anyway, I’ve decided to marry him. You shouldn’t have pushed this marriage onto that waste in the first place!"

Now, the waste was getting the better deal!

If it had not been for her, she would now be the fiancée of the head of the Mo family.

"Everyone out there knows that Mo Zhixuan is not only an old dotard over fifty but also a demon that curses his wives!"

Li Ruyu steadied Zhao Yiling’s shoulders, "Ling’er, listen to me, I won’t harm you. You’re in the prime of your life; how can you give up like this! That grave of the dead—the Mo family—should be left for that waste to deal with!"

With that stepping stone there to build the bridge first, they wouldn’t fear a future without endless glory and riches.

"Mom!" Zhao Yiling pushed away Li Ruyu’s hands, "I’ve seen Mo Zhixuan, and he’s nothing like the fifty-something old man you speak of. Rather, he’s a very charming and mature man..."