Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 46: Chapter 44: Idiots Gather Together

Su Jinyuan had entered the venue and started mingling among the various groups of people; Huo Sining, unable to handle such situations, sat down at a table and began to eat.

Worried about being seen and causing embarrassment, she ate very carefully.

Gu Xu saw the young girl sneaking food from a distance, his gaze heavy, his mind filled with a thousand thoughts.

In the past few days, he had put a lot of effort into investigating this girl, but the more he looked at the investigation materials, the more puzzled he became.

Coming from a single-parent family, her mother passed away early, and she was mistreated by her aunt. The girl’s life could be described as extremely miserable before her college entrance exams.

However, after the exams, she seemed to become a completely different person, her behavior and lifestyle underwent a radical change. She not only freed herself from the control of her uncle’s problematic family and moved to the Magic Capital alone but also bought a shop and started an ornamental fish business.

After finding out that 3.9 million of the 4 million she spent on the shop came from a Donghua Company account, Gu Xu initially thought, just like Song Hui, that the girl was Su Jinyuan’s new pet. If they were lovers, it would be normal for Su Jinyuan to give her money to buy a shop.

But soon he realized that conclusion was incorrect. Su Jinyuan’s attitude towards Huo Sining did not resemble that of a lover, and not long ago, Su Jinyuan had even proposed to Mother Su that he wanted to take in a foster sister; evidently, that sister he wanted to take in was Huo Sining without a doubt.

Having been in S City for less than two months, what kind of virtue or ability did this girl have that made Su Jinyuan treat her differently?

This question plunged Gu Xu into deep thought, but it was strange that with his network of connections, he still couldn’t figure out how exactly the girl had made her fortune.

Whenever he thought of his inexplicably healed gunshot wound, Gu Xu found it hard to suppress the urge to investigate thoroughly.

The girl was like a riddle, seemingly harboring a great secret that involuntarily made him want to get closer and explore.

However, just thinking about how pale and exhausted the girl looked while trying to save him that night, the thin, haggard figure once again involuntarily softened his heart.

Well, even if the girl did have some strange supernatural power, since she had managed to keep it hidden for so many years without detection, it proved she didn’t want to flaunt it. Why should he bother to add to her troubles?

Moreover, since she had kindly saved his life, he should not meddle in others’ business.

With this thought, Gu Xu sighed, and when he came back to his senses and looked up, he saw Huo Sining sneakily stuffing fruit cake into her mouth, her cheeks puffing up like a squirrel, eating while her eyes darted around, seemingly afraid of being discovered by others.

Upon seeing this scene, Gu Xu couldn’t help but feel a bit amused, not expecting the girl to have such an innocent and unrestrained side.

Gu Xu was enjoying the view when someone just had to come and spoil the fun, seeking annoyance.

Huo Sining was eating merrily when suddenly three women approached.

She looked up, and lo and behold, all three were acquaintances.

One was Ye Zixin, the white lotus who had stolen Su Qingqing’s fiancé yet acted innocent; another was Zhou Mei, who had insisted she compensate for the shoes after being bumped into; and the last was Wu Linger, addicted to heavy makeup.

The trio looked rather like sworn sisters, all scanning Huo Sining with the same disdainful gaze.

Perhaps because Huo Sining’s outfit was indeed prettier than the sportswear she wore before, plus with the care from the Spiritual Pearl, her temperament had changed drastically over the period, and she was very different from before, so despite all three having seen Huo Sining, none of them recognized the girl in front of them as the same unpolished girl from before.

“So you’re the little mistress who came with Su Jinyuan today?”

Miss Zhou Mei was dressed in a red gown, with diamond-studded jewelry adorning her ears, neck, and hands, even sporting a diamond brooch on her chest—as if fearing others might not recognize her as a nouveau riche.

She looked at Huo Sining, who was dressed in plain, unadorned clothes from head to toe, and couldn’t help but snicker, “You don’t seem all that pretty, and Su Jinyuan hasn’t even bothered to buy you a bit of jewelry. It seems you’re not exactly favored.”

Huo Sining laughed, “My surname is Huo, not ‘little mistress.’ Miss, not everyone likes to flaunt their gold and jewels, pretending to be something they’re not. I’d appreciate it if you cleaned your own eyes and mouth before you judge others.”

“You!” Huo Sining’s words were anything but polite, directly mocking her as shiny on the outside but worthless within. Zhou Mei was so furious she was about to say something when Ye Zixin grabbed her arm.

“The relationship you have with Mr. Su, his sister Su Qingqing probably doesn’t know about it, does she?”

Ye Zixin gazed at Huo Sining with wide, innocent eyes, presenting herself as gentle and demure.

“I’m good friends with Qingqing, and she’s not someone who tolerates any nonsense. What do you think she’ll do to you if I reveal your relationship with Mr. Su to her? I’d advise you to give up now; Su Jinyuan is not someone you can aspire to be with.”

As she said this, Ye Zixin even winked at Huo Sining, as if she were genuinely considering Huo Sining’s situation.

Good friends?

Huo Sining couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this. Good friends who would seduce their best friend’s fiancé—this woman truly had no shame.

Besides, on what basis did these women say these things? Even if she were indeed Su Jinyuan’s mistress, it wasn’t their place to interfere. These women sure liked to stick their noses into other people’s business.

“Miss Ye, I believe it’s not your place to interfere in my affairs. And, are you sure you and Qingqing are really good friends? Have you and Young Master Zhou Zhen set a wedding date yet? Having successfully stolen your best friend’s fiancé, what does the Zhou family think of this? Oh, I forgot, Miss Zhou is here too. As a member of Young Master Zhou’s family, she should have more to say about this matter, right?” Huo Sining retorted.

The woman knew about her affair with Su Qingqing!

The smile on Ye Zixin’s face disappeared instantly upon hearing this. She instinctively glanced at Zhou Mei, who, true to form, went from haughty to grim in the blink of an eye.

Ever since Zhou Zhen discarded the engagement ring, he brought Ye Zixin back to the Zhou household and declared his intention to break off the engagement with Su Qingqing.

Zhou Mei didn’t think much of Ye Zixin. Compared to the Su family’s wealth, the Ye family was leagues apart. Zhou Mei really couldn’t understand why Zhou Zhen would dump the heiress of Donghua to choose someone like Ye Zixin, who didn’t bring anything of value.

Ye Zixin, fragile and not presentable, was someone Zhou Haimei certainly didn’t think highly of. If it weren’t for Zhou Zhen asking her to bring Ye Zixin out to see the world, she wouldn’t have wanted to bring such an embarrassment in public.

Seeing Huo Sining take down Zhou Mei and Ye Zixin with a few words, Wu Linger, who was sitting in the middle, couldn’t sit still anymore. She gave Huo Sining a cold look and pulled out a stack of bank cashiers’ checks from her bag, saying, “I’ll give you a million to leave S City immediately!”

Wow, trying to settle things with a check? Isn’t this kind of clichéd scene only found in prime-time soap operas? And a million… tsk tsk, how is that any different from shooing away a beggar?

Huo Sining found it amusing; she had encountered some real characters, speaking and acting so bizarrely. It was truly beyond anything she had heard before.

“Miss Wu, love isn’t something you can buy if you want to. By doing this, are you implying that in your heart, even your love for Su Jinyuan has a monetary value?”

Seeing Wu Linger holding the check, trying to buy her off with money, the corners of Huo Sining’s mouth couldn’t help but curl into a sinister smile.

“I wonder, in Miss Linger’s heart, exactly how much is your Brother Jinyuan worth?”