Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 196: Chapter 193: Returning to the Country Chapter 196: Chapter 193: Returning to the Country “What did you say?!” Zhou Zhen’s face contorted immediately upon hearing the news, his eyes reddening and swelling as his whole body trembled, clearly enraged by the words.

Ye Zixin was also furious, “I heard it with my own ears, I was in the restroom next door at the time, Su Qingqing was on the phone, it must have been her cousin Huo Sining who called her. She was talking about that piece of junk we chopped down last time at Pingzhou, claiming that it revealed over three kilograms of High Ice Type Apple Green jadeite after cutting away half of its moss-green exterior!”

Zhou Zhen’s face turned ashen with anger, “I knew it, the Pingzhou Public Plate had ended, how could Su Jinyuan get such good material that quickly! Damn it, I should have insisted on cutting further that time, otherwise how could I let that bitch Su Qingqing take such a huge advantage!”

Ye Zixin felt extremely indignant, as that piece of rough had cost Zhou Zhen eight hundred thousand to purchase, yet she had sold it for only fifteen thousand. She thought herself quite shrewd for having sold off a piece of mossy junk so well, little did she know that she had just missed an opportunity to strike it rich.

Reflecting on that day’s events, the more Ye Zixin thought about it, the more something seemed amiss, “A Zhen, could this have been Su Qingqing’s scheme all along? You saw the condition of that rough piece too. So many people didn’t want to buy it, so why did they? Could it be that she already knew the stone would rise in value, and since we were intentionally provoking her, she played into our hands, fooling us all?”

It had to be said, although Ye Zixin often jumped to conclusions, this time she was quite close to the mark.

However, she guessed the wrong person; the instigator of this affair wasn’t Su Qingqing but Huo Sining.

Regrettably, someone like Ye Zixin wouldn’t think too deeply about it. Even if she harbored suspicions, she would only point the finger at Su Qingqing because she really couldn’t stand looking at her.

“Even immortals struggle to judge raw jade. If Su Qingqing were really that capable, Su Group’s Donghua would have already broken international boundaries and become famous worldwide. If you’re going to resent Su Qingqing, come up with a plausible excuse. Anyone with half a brain knows that’s not possible!”

Although Zhou Zhen liked Ye Zixin, he still had basic judgment skills and wouldn’t always let her lead him by the nose.

To Zhou Zhen, Ye Zixin’s speculations were ridiculous because he clearly remembered that when they were stone gambling that day, Su Qingqing and the others had just been watching from the sidelines, without any intent to join in.

In Zhou Zhen’s opinion, if it wasn’t for Ye Zixin purposefully stopping Su Qingqing, perhaps she would have had no part in it at all.

Moreover, it was Ye Zixin who had later taken a step back in order to put pressure on Su Qingqing, causing her cousin to blurt out in anger that she wanted to buy that piece of waste stone.

At this thought, Zhou Zhen began to resent Ye Zixin. He even felt that if Ye Zixin had not taken the initiative to sell off that piece of waste on her own, then the High Ice Type Apple Green that surged in value would have been his.

Without that piece of High Ice Type Apple Green, Donghua’s raw material issue wouldn’t have been resolved so quickly. It might even have led to a series of crises, and should the Zhou Family push matters along, they might have replaced Su Group’s Donghua outright.

The more he thought about it, the more Zhou Zhen regretted. He felt he must have been out of his mind to have agreed to bring Ye Zixin to Pingzhou in the first place. If he hadn’t brought her along, perhaps none of this would have happened.

Ye Zixin’s heart skipped a beat when she heard his words. A look of hurt flashed across her face, and a mist began to form in her eyes.

In the past, Zhou Zhen would find Ye Zixin’s tear-stained face endearing and would subconsciously wrap his arms around her to comfort her, but now all he felt was a sense of annoyance and aggravation.

“Enough, let’s not talk about this anymore. There have been quite a few issues at the Zhou Family recently, and I’m so busy every day that I don’t have much time to spend with you. If you’ve got nothing else to do, you might as well go back, or go shopping with Wu Linger and my sister, whatever suits you!”

Zhou Zhen waved his hand impatiently.

Ye Zixin’s face turned stiff, and she thought to herself that she never had this kind of concern when shopping with Zhou Zhen; now that Zhou Zhen wasn’t accompanying her, where would she find the money to go shopping?

Asking Wu Linger or Zhou Mei for help was a joke; although these two appeared to be wealthy young ladies, they were actually quite stingy.

Especially after Zhou Zhen bankrupted King Biao in Pingzhou, Zhou Mei’s purse had tightened considerably, and her attitude towards Ye Zixin had worsened significantly.

Compared to Wu Linger, Zhou Mei was even more unreasonable. She even believed that Zhou Zhen’s downfall with King Biao was all because of Ye Zixin.

So, in recent times, every time Zhou Mei saw Ye Zixin, she would curse her as a jinx. Ye Zixin couldn’t argue back because she had to respect Zhou Mei as Zhou Zhen’s biological sister, and had to take it all quietly.

Ye Zixin felt both resentful and hateful towards Zhou Mei, but she was also aware that her marriage to Zhou Zhen hadn’t been settled yet, and she couldn’t afford to fall out with her future Elder Miss Zhou.

Ye Zixin was by no means a kind person, she knew well how to assess the situation; at the same time, she was also vengeful, never forgetting a grievance.

She remembered all the insults from Zhou Mei, not dismissing them, but simply because the time wasn’t right yet.

Zhou Mei might not be very bright, but she still held a certain status within the Zhou Family. Master Zhou was very fond of his granddaughter Zhou Mei, Zhou Father and Zhou Mother pampered her greatly, and Zhou Zhen had a lot of trust in his sister.

Ye Zixin was very clear that if she fell out with Zhou Mei at this time, and Zhou Mei spoke ill of her in front of other Zhou Family members, her marriage to Zhou Zhen could face even more difficulties.

Ye Zixin told herself, “A little impatience spoils great plans.” She needed Zhou Mei’s support for now, so she had to maintain a good relationship with her.

As for all the grievances and insults that Zhou Mei had heaped upon her, she would settle the score with this woman slowly after she entered the Zhou Family’s household.

“Uncle,” on the other side, Zhou Yan had just gotten off the plane and knocked lightly as he entered Zhou Father’s office.

“Hmm, Zhou Yan is back.” Zhou Father looked up at Zhou Yan, nodding lightly.

Zhou Father was actually very fond of his nephew. Years ago, Zhou Yan’s father got caught having an affair by the Zhou Family’s Elder Miss, who was a woman of strong character.

Furious, the Elder Miss Zhou filed for divorce and took her nephew, who was less than five years old at the time, back to the Zhou Family’s home and officially changed his surname to Zhou.

After that, the Elder Miss Zhou focused all her energy on her career, leaving Zhou Yan to be raised by Master Zhou for a while, before she took him to America to settle down after her business shifted abroad.

Zhou Yan was smart and sensible from a young age. Master Zhou was especially fond of this nephew, and the Zhou Family’s Elder Miss, having not remarried over the years, devoted herself to raising her son.

Zhou Yan indeed lived up to expectations, obtaining a Master’s degree from MIT at just twenty-four years old, and currently, he was pursuing his Ph.D.