Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 399: Chapter 395 Disgusting You

Zhou Mei’s face instantly fell upon hearing Su Qingqing’s words, ”Su Qingqing, what do you mean?!”

Su Qingqing let out a scoff, ”What do I mean? Can’t you understand? We’re not close, and you don’t need to be so eager to cozy up to me. People like you, nobody’s interested!”

Enraged, Zhou Mei was trembling all over. Ye Zixin, seeing this, hurried over to chime in, ”Qingqing, how can you talk like this? Zhou Mei was just saying hello. She didn’t say anything over the top, did she?”

Su Qingqing couldn’t be bothered to talk to this woman, acting as if she hadn’t heard. Ye Zixin’s face stiffened, and the smile she had been wearing was hard to maintain, as a trace of coldness appeared in her eyes as she looked at Su Qingqing.

”Miss Zhou, are these ladies your friends?”

Just then, someone who had come out with Zhou Mei and the others approached, lingering a bit longer on Gu Xu’s gaze, then suddenly asked.

This woman’s voice was soft and sweet, but her accent was rather strange, each word spoken in the fourth tone, indescribably weird.

A Dongyang person? Huo Sining, upon hearing the woman’s voice, instinctively looked up at her.

She was a woman whose attire and demeanor were both exceedingly refined and elegant, in her thirties, wearing a gentle smile, seemingly as harmless as a doll.

However, the moment Huo Sining saw the woman, she froze momentarily, not for any other reason but because this woman’s facial features gave Huo Sining an incredibly familiar feeling, as if she had seen her somewhere before.

Zhou Mei obviously didn’t expect this woman to approach, her expression slightly unnatural, ”Miss Hattori, these are our friends from S City. We didn’t expect to meet them here in the Imperial Capital. I was just too excited earlier, hence my agitation...”

”I understand,” the woman said with a slight smile, then turned to look at Huo Sining and the others. ”Since you are friends of Miss Zhou, then you are friends of Hattori Keiko. You’re here to look at the jewelry, right? Have a look and see if you like anything, I’ll give you a discount.”

Huo Sining, when she heard Zhou Mei call this woman Miss Hattori, had a flash of insight, immediately recalling the incident back in S City on Qingping Mountain during the fish fighting competition, where a man named Hattori Masano had targeted her two koi with malice.

She had thought this Dongyang woman looked vaguely familiar. Now, linking her with Hattori Masano, and upon closer inspection of the woman’s features, well, sharing the same last name and having a resemblance of about fifty to sixty percent, if not siblings, they must be extremely close relatives!

Huo Sining’s mood soured instantly. Although that past incident hadn’t caused her any loss, her impression of Dongyang people plummeted, especially since this person before her was related to Hattori Masano.

Huo Sining subconsciously glanced over at Zhou Zhen, and sure enough, Zhou Zhen’s eyes were shifty, not daring to look in Huo Sining’s direction.

During the fish fighting competition that day, Zhou Zhen was also present. It was he who had brought Hattori Masano there, but since Fujiwara Seiho had pleaded on behalf of Hattori Masano, Huo Sining had not pursued the responsibility of Hattori Masano and Zhou Zhen. However, Zhou Zhen should be very clear about the consequences of Hattori Masano’s actions.

At that competition, Huo Sining had seen Zhou Zhen fawning over Hattori Masano, nodding and bowing, looking extremely eager, as if he were trying to ingratiate himself with Hattori Masano.

Huo Sining was initially puzzled. Hattori Masano was from Dongyang Koi Corporation, whereas the Zhou Family was in the jewelry business, and Zhou Zhen was not an ornamental fish enthusiast, lacking such a hobby.

How could these two seemingly incompatible individuals get entangled with each other?

Now, seeing this woman named Hattori Keiko, Huo Sining’s filled head of doubts suddenly found an answer.

The Zhou Family had sustained continuous heavy blows and was suppressed by Su Group’s Donghua; many of their business partners had withdrawn support. To maintain their operations, the Zhou Family needed to find new collaborators, and it appeared they had set their sights on this woman from Dongyang.

Seeing Zhou Zhen’s evasive demeanor and expressions, and then looking at Zhou Mei still sizing up Gu Xu as if brewing some scheme, Huo Sining couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. These siblings really were cut from the same cloth, each more exceptional than the other.

Huo Sining was not a person who would take revenge for every grievance, but her values were always straightforward.

Zhou Mei tried to seduce Gu Xu like a vixen right from the start, casting flirtatious glances at Gu Xu in front of her, his official girlfriend. Even though Gu Xu was unmoved, Huo Sining still felt an uncomfortable feeling in her heart.

Feeling displeased, Huo Sining naturally harbored some malevolent thoughts.

You’re making me uncomfortable, aren’t you? Seeing you’ve come all this way to do business with this woman from Dongyang, and it seemed you were quite satisfied, how about I make you feel a little sick.

With that thought, Huo Sining’s mouth couldn’t help but curl, revealing a taunting smile. ”Miss Hattori, right? May I ask if this jewelry store is yours?”

Hearing Huo Sining’s words, a flash of pride crossed Hattori Keiko’s eyes as she lifted her chin arrogantly,

”Yes, this store is indeed my property. I am the owner of Mikamiki Jewelry. Mikamiki is one of the top three luxury brands in sales in Japan, and it also holds a certain status in the world jewelry brand rankings.”

Huo Sining nodded slightly. She felt indifferent to Hattori Keiko’s self-satisfied monologue. Jewelry materials were all the same; if the raw materials were of poor quality, even a good brand would be in vain.

She looked at Hattori Keiko with amusement, ”It sounds like you are very pleased with your brand, Miss Hattori. What do you think about the appeal of your jewelry brand in our Huaxia Country?”

A look of smug satisfaction spread across Hattori Keiko’s face, ”Our Mikamiki Jewelry brings together the pursuit of exquisite craftsmanship, shining with the light of Japanese handiwork and tradition. We have unique style designs for ladies of every age group, particularly our girl series, which has many fans in Huaxia Country. The appeal of Mikamiki is undoubtedly beyond question.”

Huo Sining nodded, ”That’s good then. Mikamiki Jewelry’s sales sound impressive. I reckon even if you change shops, the sales volume wouldn’t be a concern! Initially, I had some pangs of conscience, but now that I have heard what Miss Hattori has said, I am relieved!”

Hattori Keiko wanted to boast further about the influence of her Mikamiki brand, but she suddenly heard Huo Sining’s words and was momentarily stunned, her brain not quite keeping up, ”Miss, what do you mean by that?”

The corners of Huo Sining’s mouth turned up slightly, her eyes twinkling with mirth. She glanced over at the bewildered Zhou siblings and said with a smile, ”I mean it literally, I simply want Miss Hattori to switch to a different location for her shop.”