Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 347: Chapter 343 The Astonished Liu Meiling

Hearing Liu Meiling’s words, Xu Lian’s previously joyful heart suddenly felt as though someone had splashed it with a pail of cold water, chilled to the core.

However, thinking about Jiang Jing’s words, she felt somewhat reluctant to dismiss them. What if it were true? What if that bitch Huo Sining really became famous? Then she could start living the life of the rich!

With that thought, Xu Lian hesitated, her voice filled with uncertainty as she stuttered, ”But... it wasn’t Huo Sining who told me the news; it was her classmate, and she didn’t even mention anything about money.”

Liu Meiling laughed and said, ”Do you actually believe that? Oh my, I’m just impressed with you. How can you not see through such a simple scam? Why would Huo Sining’s classmate tell you such things? Isn’t it just a joke? Without money or advantage, what does she want from you?”

”And you said she didn’t mention money, right? Then just you wait. I reckon that damned girl Huo Sining will be calling you shortly, asking for money. The excuse she might use could very well be that she needs to go to the Imperial Capital for the Spring Festival Gala!”

Liu Meiling used to stand on the streets of Guangcheng, dealing with all sorts of people. Over the years, she had seen all kinds of folks, and scammers with all sorts of tricks up their sleeves. But regardless of the variations, the essence of their scams remained the same—tempting with grandiose benefits. Thus, she believed Xu Lian must have been duped by Huo Sining and her so-called classmate working in tandem.

At this point, Xu Lian fell silent. She was not stupid. Once she heard Liu Meiling’s analysis, she immediately came to her senses, cursing that bitch Huo Sining in her mind once again. Her face somewhat embarrassed, she ended the call abruptly without saying much more.

Liu Meiling knew Xu Lian’s character well; her little aunt loved to take advantage of others and was vain, especially fond of daydreaming about getting rich overnight. But making money was not that easy.

In recent years, Liu Meiling had suffered a lot in Guangcheng, hustling around various men, yet she hadn’t made much money. Naturally, she didn’t believe that girl Huo Sining could perform at the Spring Festival Gala. How could becoming famous be that easy?

Grabbing her handbag, Liu Meiling sashayed out of the rental apartment with her waist twisting like a snake, gracefully sauntered out of the alley into the night, and hailed a taxi to the hotel where she needed to entertain guests that evening.

By the time she arrived, several other women were already waiting. They were all there to attend a beverage event hosted by a certain club.

Nearing the end of the year, many clubs began showing their appreciation to customers by organizing various year-end beverage events.

The wealthy attendees of these events often liked to bring female companions to show off, and so women like her found themselves increasingly busy.

When Liu Meiling arrived, the few women nodded and greeted her, but their gazes simultaneously fell upon the Jade Buddha hanging around her neck.

”Speaking of which, Sister Mei Ling, weren’t you quite chummy with Boss Jin a while ago? Heard you even went to Pingzhou to gamble on stones. How come I haven’t seen you out and about with Boss Jin lately?”

One woman, her eyes shimmering with envy at the sight of the lush Jade Buddha around Liu Meiling’s neck, suddenly pursed her lips in a smile and spoke with a hint of schadenfreude.

Liu Meiling’s expression stiffened. Others might not know the reason, but the one who spoke, Song Yueqin, surely did. By saying this, she was deliberately looking to upset her.

Originally, her relationship with Jin Pangzi was quite good. He had even promised to arrange a decent position for her in his company.

But who knew that, during a trip to Pingzhou, she didn’t know if it was a moment of madness or what, but she ended up clashing with a bratty girl. To win an argument, she bypassed Jin Pangzi and boldly bid 200,000 yuan for a piece of Oily Green Species jade that was completely worthless.

After that incident, Jin Pangzi lost his good disposition toward her. Having paid her two hundred thousand, he symbolically handed her a Jade Buddha as a break-up fee and sent her straight back to Guangcheng. He never contacted her again afterward.

Song Yueqin somehow learned about this too and even went out of her way to inquire about the price of that Jade Buddha. When she found out it was worth around a hundred thousand, the way Song Yueqin looked at her changed, invariably throwing sharp-tongued, sarcastic comments her way.

Liu Meiling was well aware that Song Yueqin was jealous, but Song Yueqin’s words made her feel uneasy. It wasn’t just discomfort; she was filled with regret.

How rich Jin Pangzi was! In their line of work, wasn’t the goal to latch onto a wealthy man as a mistress for a few years and then receive a substantial sum to live a safe and comfortable life after their beauty faded?

Jin Pangzi was indeed a generous spender and had treated her well while they were together. But how could she have been so foolish as to offend her patron over a bit of vanity, crossing Jin Pangzi’s line?

If she hadn’t acted so impulsively over pride and hadn’t done that stupid thing, she would still be with Jin Pangzi now, and perhaps she would have even entered his company and become a legitimate department manager by this time.

Liu Meiling’s heart ached with regret, and yet Song Yueqin kept rubbing salt in her wounds. No wonder she was in a foul mood.

The few women in the same trade noticed Liu Meiling’s face darkening after Song Yueqin’s remarks, and the atmosphere turning weird. They exchanged glances, made eye signals, and quickly changed the subject.

”Speaking of which, have you guys been online recently? Today I saw a super popular video on Weibo; it’s amazing!”

The girls were all accustomed to social niceties and naturally knew how to read the room, quickly shifting the topic when they felt the mood was off.

”What video?”

The girls had already been waiting downstairs for quite a while, feeling quite bored, but since the guest hadn’t arrived, they couldn’t go up on their own. They had to enter with their male companions, so hearing about an entertaining video immediately piqued their interest.

The girl who brought up the topic showed a proud expression, pulling an MP4 player from her purse and said with a smile, ”I downloaded that video, just the thing for when you’re bored. I’ll show it to you all!”

With that, she turned on the MP4 player, selected a video from the menu, and started playing it.

The video was only a few minutes long, but it left the girls exclaiming in admiration. They were awash in amazement and exclamations, and even after the video had finished, they were still captivated, asking the owner of the MP4 to play it again.

Seeing the group so engrossed, Liu Meiling’s interest was piqued as well, and she leaned in to ask, ”What video? Let me have a look too!”

While sharing the MP4 with Liu Meiling, the girl explained to everyone with a chuckle:

”This video has gone insanely viral on Weibo. It’s said to be a magic show from an S University student welcoming party. The magic acts include producing roses and pigeons at will, making a dog disappear from a cage, and even transforming living people—super impressive!”

Initially, Liu Meiling didn’t think much of it, but when she lowered her head to watch the close-up of a girl in the video, she was suddenly reminded of a phone call her aunt had made to her not long ago, and she was completely dumbfounded.