Chapter 44
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Chapter 44: This Damn Versailles
“Ah, hehe ❤️~ It seems Sister Lu the Small Fry is quite confident~ but now you’re the one wanting to invest in me, and I’m not exactly eager to receive Sister Lu’s ‘injection’ of funds~ But if Sister Small Fry wants to talk about other types of ‘injections’, I’d be quite interested ❤️~”
Ye Xiao squinted her eyes, her lips curling into a sly grin.
Her previous failure had taught her that recklessly entering an unfamiliar field would end badly. Instead of doing things she wasn’t good at, it was better to make her strengths shine!
And what was Ye Xiao’s strength?
Of course, her highly skilled fingers and her knack for stealing into girls’ hearts, like some kind of heart-pyro!
Rather than becoming capital to shake the Chosen Child, the System Sister had actually suggested an easier way to strike against the Chosen Child right from the start.
Why wear herself out making games when she could just conquer this rich woman, who didn’t even take 50 million seriously and thought she was being underestimated? Wouldn’t that be perfect?
Of course, this didn’t mean Ye Xiao was giving up on making games. On the contrary, she had an even better idea.
Listening to Ye Xiao’s teasing, Lu Shiqing’s authority momentarily vanished, and recalling the events of the morning, a feeling of unease bubbled up within her.
Her leverage over Ye Xiao was to appear as an investor, but now that Ye Xiao didn’t seem as concerned about getting additional funds for her project, could she still control Ye Xiao so easily?
“Well… seems we’ve eaten enough, so how about we call it a day?”
Lu Shiqing was adept in the realm of business investment, but surprisingly weak and pure in the domain of feelings.
“Nya nya nya ❤️~ Isn’t Sister Small Fry the one who wanted to see my sincerity? To ‘inject’ into me~ and now you’re leaving? Could it be that you’re scared? Let me guess, all of Sister Small Fry’s achievements in the investment world are just luck? But in the end, you’re still just a small fry with a weak mental defense! Truly a small fry ❤️~ Small fry ❤️~”
Upon hearing this, Lu Shiqing’s eyebrows flashed with a hint of anger. She could tolerate Ye Xiao calling her “small fry” since it was just Ye Xiao’s catchphrase.
But to belittle her most proud field, reducing everything she’d worked for to nothing — that tone and expression really got under her skin.
“Ruoxue, if you have things to do, go ahead and leave. I need a good, thorough discussion with Ye Xiao about our collaboration!”
Just as she raised her foot to leave, Lu Shiqing sat back down.
“Uh? Me? Go?”
Su Ruoxue pointed at herself. If she left now, with neither Ye Xiao nor Lu Shiqing being easy to deal with, who knew what trouble would arise?
Ye Xiao was someone she had introduced to Lu Shiqing, so if anything went wrong, she bore some responsibility.
“Ruoxue, relax. Ye Xiao and I are both adults. We should both take responsibility for our words and actions, right, Little Sister Ye Xiao?”
Lu Shiqing, with a lofty gaze, aimed a soul-piercing question at Ye Xiao.
“Of course. But, Sister Small Fry, wouldn’t it be unbecoming of someone your age to avoid taking responsibility for your actions?”
The blonde girl narrowed her eyes slightly, her face brimming with a smile that revealed two sharp canine teeth.
She sat just one seat away from Lu Shiqing, her two slender legs swinging under the chair. Both her posture and expression radiated extreme arrogance and defiance.
“Alright then…”
Watching the two in their stand-off, Su Ruoxue realized that it seemed Ye Xiao and Lu Shiqing wouldn’t back down until they’d determined a victor. It looked like she had nothing more to add.
“Ye Xiao, Shiqing, I’ll take my leave now. If anything happens, remember to call me!”
Su Ruoxue mimed a phone gesture towards them, then walked out of the room.
“You look so cocky, it seems like you really don’t need any investment.”
With her good friend present, she’d restrained herself from confronting Ye Xiao, but now that Su Ruoxue was gone, leaving only the two of them, the situation took a 360° turn.
Her fists had been itching for a while!
Ye Xiao, such a cute girl — one punch, and she’d probably cry for a long time.
However, at that moment, Ye Xiao had no sense of the approaching danger.
Letting Su Ruoxue leave had also been Ye Xiao’s idea. To flirt with another girl in front of someone she’d already conquered would be a bit too shameless. Ye Xiao didn’t think her face was that thick.
Besides, Su Ruoxue and Lu Shiqing were best friends; if she ended up angering both at the same time, she’d have a hard time wrapping things up.
Ye Xiao’s strength alone was limited; she couldn’t even break free from Su Ruoxue’s hands, let alone take on both best friends. If that were to happen, she’d be the one dehydrated by the end of the day.
“Now then~ let’s get down to some serious business!”
Lu Shiqing squinted her eyes.
This Western-style hotpot place was Lu Shiqing’s private property, and hotpot was just one of her many interests.
As a high-end restaurant, it offered more than just hotpot, the top chef hired by the restaurant could fulfill nearly all of Lu Shiqing’s culinary desires.
“Serious business? Sister Small Fry, are you planning to run away? No way~ no way~ Such a big sister would really be such a coward~”
“Follow me!”
Lu Shiqing didn’t argue back. In a moment, she’d give Ye Xiao a taste of her own medicine.
Lu Shiqing drove Ye Xiao to a high-end apartment not far from the Western-style hotpot place.
“Eh, does Sister Lu live here~? Such a big company’s boss living in a place like this, how unexpected~”
Ye Xiao blinked, knowing she couldn’t afford it, though she was sure Lu Shiqing could. It didn’t stop her from teasing Lu Shiqing, though.
Fontainebleau, one of the well-known upscale neighborhoods in Binhai City, was far from ordinary.
With some of the highest property prices in the city, its residents were all either rich or noble.
“I’m just not a fan of villas, living in a community gives me a sense of everyday life, especially during the holidays.”
Lu Shiqing explained.
Ye Xiao quietly pulled out her phone, typed in the neighborhood’s name, and soon, information about the place popped up.
It turned out Fontainebleau’s developer was Lu’s company…
This damn Versailles, argh, she really got me with that humblebrag.
But daring to bring this evil mesugaki home, heh, just wait — Lu Shiqing is about to witness the power of Ye Teng Ying!
Night Day
Is she really gonna do it?!