The Favored Heiress -
Chapter 854: The Social Death Moment of Wenxi Island’s Lone Flower
Chapter 854: Chapter 854: The Social Death Moment of Wenxi Island’s Lone Flower
Because of Zong Yue’s tone, Li Jun’s heart tightened inexplicably, "Xiao Yue, if you’re dissatisfied with me, just say it, but don’t speak out of anger."
See, getting into an argument with a man like Li Jun, who values reason over emotion, gives you no advantage.
A casual remark from him can leave one feeling powerless and helpless.
Zong Yue withdrew her hand, gently rubbing her wrist, shaking her head with a smile, "You never know what I want... maybe it’s just not important to you."
She didn’t give Li Jun a chance to speak and briskly walked out of the villa.
Zong Yue didn’t plan on arguing with him; it was a one-sided endeavor from the start, and she had no reason to blame Li Jun for anything.
But he gave warmth, also giving her the illusion of being valued.
It’s like the frog being boiled slowly, permeating little by little, until she mistakenly thought he cared.
In the end, it was wanting more that disturbed her own peace.
...
The next day, the prominent figure of Wenxi Island, Jin Rong, arrived in the South Sea, claiming to visit his daughter, but in reality, he just wanted to freeload at the mansion.
For example, arriving at six in the morning, he confidently found his usual guest room upon entering, settled his trusted aides in the adjacent room, and then slept heavily.
Li Qiao and Shang Yu had no idea that Jin Rong had arrived. Before 9:30, as the two headed downstairs for breakfast, they saw him sitting boldly at the dining table... appraising a vase.
Liuyun stood beside him, seriously explaining, "Master Rong, are you sure it’s fake?"
Jin Rong’s appearance is typical of a scholarly gentleman, his gentle eyes lacking a bit of convincing steadiness.
He raised his eyebrow slightly, rudely retorting, "If you don’t trust me, why show it to me? Take it away."
Liuyun carefully cradled the vase, his expression indescribable.
He spent eight hundred thousand on a counterfeit?
Shit.
That little vase was the same model as the one he had accidentally broken before.
At the entrance to the dining hall, Shang Yu narrowed his eyes at Jin Rong, "When did you arrive?"
Jin Rong glanced over, spotting Li Qiao’s shoulder, immediately rubbing his hands with a smile, "Qi Qi, come over, I brought you a gift."
As he spoke, his aide promptly delivered a small black suitcase.
Li Qiao touched her forehead, stepping out from behind Shang Yu.
Jin Rong just unlatched the suitcase, when he suddenly saw Li Qiao’s thin face, freezing in his actions, "Why have you lost so much weight? Xiao Wu, have you been mistreating her?"
Shang Yu led Li Qiao to a seat, giving him a cold glance, "Not farming fish on Wenxi Island, what are you doing in the South Sea?"
"Watching the snow and visiting my daughter," Jin Rong answered confidently, then pushed the small suitcase in front of Li Qiao like he was presenting treasure, "For you."
That ingratiating smile and gesture were annoying no matter how you looked at them.
Li Qiao glanced dispassionately at the suitcase, and upon seeing its contents, raised an eyebrow, "This is..."
"A live Blue-ringed octopus, do you like it?"
The restaurant fell silent.
Liuyun and Luoyu were dumbfounded, sending a deadly Blue-ringed octopus... what’s there to brag about?
Li Qiao rested her chin on her hand, looking at the sealed container in the suitcase, not speaking for a long while.
Jin Rong fiddled around in the suitcase again, revealing a hidden compartment below the container, which held a gilded invitation.
"What’s this?"
Li Qiao squinted at the emblem on the invitation, recognizing it as Myanmar’s national emblem.
"It’s an invitation to Prince Wu Lv’s daughter’s wedding banquet in Myanmar," Jin Rong raised his shoulder and eyed Li Qiao, "A friend happened to give it to me this time, the banquet is on New Year’s Day, do you want to go?"
Prince Wu Lv’s daughter...
Li Qiao casually picked up the invitation, touching the gilded texture, opened it to look at the writing inside, then placed it back casually, "Who gave this to you?"
Shang Yu also glanced over at Jin Rong, a faint smile tugging at his lips, as if amused.
Jin Rong didn’t notice the change in their expressions and complacently crossed his legs, "A friend gave it."
Li Qiao patiently asked him, "What friend?"
Jin Rong debated whether to tell the truth, considering that friend’s... less than respectable identity.
Then his aide, thinking he forgot, loudly reminded him by his ear, "Master Rong, it was given by the Mafia boss."
Jin Rong’s hair stood on end.
He reflexively smacked his subordinate on the head, "Keep your damn voice down."
The aide sulked back to the corner to face the wall, thinking what’s so unspeakable about it; the Mafia boss of Australia, what a cool identity.
At this point, Li Qiao picked up the invitation again and handed it to Shang Yu, her eyes deeply amused, "Take a look."
The man took it into his hands, running his thumb over it twice, and smirked subtly, "Hmm, it’s fake."
Jin Rong: "???"
He reached across the table, grabbed the invitation back, and shoved it at Li Qiao, "Shang Xiaowu, don’t talk nonsense, why are you competing with my daughter for favor?"
The baffled Li Qiao, allegedly his daughter: "..."
Li Qiao looked at the invitation, picked up her phone, and dialed Su Lao Si’s number directly on speaker, "You’re having a wedding?"
Su Moshi paused, then chuckled, "How did you know?"
"It’s real?" Li Qiao was very surprised.
Su Moshi was silent for a moment, knowing he couldn’t hide it, confessed, "Indeed, there’s such a plan."
Li Qiao looked at Jin Rong and asked Su Moshi, "Have the invitations been printed?"
"Not yet." Su Moshi thought for a long time and then ambiguously stated, "The wedding is just a formality. If it can kill two birds with one stone, it’s not bad."
Li Qiao’s gaze subtly cooled, and she lowered her eyes, her tone dropping a few degrees, "I disagree."
She had guessed Su Moshi’s intentions.
"This matter... is mostly decided." Su Moshi laughed gently, "I hadn’t told you, I wanted it to be a surprise."
Li Qiao tightened her grip on the phone, "Let’s talk later."
"Alright."
After hanging up, Li Qiao’s expression turned cool, and after a while, she frowned at the stunned Jin Rong, "Did you hear that?"
Jin Rong nodded mechanically, "I heard, but who did you call? His voice sounded familiar?"
Luoyu timely whispered in his ear, "Master Rong, that was Prince Wu Lv’s son-in-law."
"Oh, son-in-law." Jin Rong nodded, then rubbed his ear, "Do I know him?"
The long-silent Shang Yu, while slicing a piece of bacon, spoke in a deep tone, "Didn’t you meet him in Australia?"
Jin Rong’s leg kicked, making the dining table shake several times: "Shit, Su Moshi?"
Li Qiao and Shang Yu simultaneously looked at him, seemingly very sympathetic.
Jin Rong’s face flushed with embarrassment, almost dying on the spot.
He silently picked up the invitation and hurled it at his aide, "Go, cancel all my shipments, and also notify the Australia Museum that the two missing blue and white porcelains were stolen by the Mafia boss."
Fucking Mafia boss, built on lies, huh?
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