Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 738: Chapter 735 Familiarity

Yan Yurou was very clear in her heart that after causing such a huge mess this time, she could perhaps reason with Wang Kaiwen, but with her future mother-in-law’s temperament, there was absolutely no way she would just let bygones be bygones.

But who could she blame? It was she who had lifted the stone only to drop it on her own foot, and now she could only suffer in silence.

Yan Yurou’s eyes were bloodshot as she hung her head low to hide the emotions on her face, seething with hatred for Luo Jinzhi to the point of bleeding.

Seeing that Wang Kaiwen actually spent two hundred thousand to buy Luo Jinzhi’s bracelet, Shen Shanshan was completely shocked.

Especially after being swept by Wang Kaiwen’s fierce gaze, she couldn’t help but shrink her shoulders and involuntarily scooted behind a classmate for cover.

By this time, Shen Shanshan had sobered up and realized she had seriously offended Wang Kaiwen today.

She had initially only wanted to suppress Luo Jinzhi by using Yan Yurou, hoping to vent her anger, and never expected to stir up such a mess by making an issue of the pendant around Luo Jinzhi’s neck.

With the situation having developed to this point, the gathering no longer held much appeal.

During the meal, everyone was subdued, speaking more cautiously than before, and the atmosphere was awkward.

The dinner was so lackluster that, before they had really started eating, Wang Kaiwen received a phone call. Using the excuse of an important company meeting, he rudely pulled Zhou Huili away and left first.

With the host gone, it was no longer appropriate for the others to stay, so they too left in small groups.

Huo Sining was shrewd. After completing the transaction for that Jade Pendant with Yan Yurou, she knew the following classmate gathering wouldn’t be of much interest, so she found a moment for Luo Jinzhi and Qin Shui to slip away, and the three of them sneaked out of the private room.

”Hahaha, Shen Shanshan and Yan Yurou both turned green! It was so satisfying!”

As soon as they stepped out of the private room, Qin Shui couldn’t help but burst into hearty laughter, and Huo Sining also struggled to contain her giggles.

Two hundred thousand! Even thinking with one’s toes, it was obvious that Yan Yurou was bleeding in her heart at the moment.

”Ningning, that pendant is only worth about fifty or sixty thousand at most. Making Yan Yurou pay so much all at once, is this really okay?” Luo Jinzhi felt somewhat uneasy, feeling that what they did was somewhat unkind.

Qin Shui, on the other hand, had an expression of sheer delight: ”What’s wrong with that? Yan Yurou always likes to show off, and there’s also Shen Shanshan, who used to side with Yan Yurou back then, bullying and ostracizing you in cahoots with other classmates. In my opinion, Jin Zhi, you’re just too soft. Otherwise, why would they specifically target you for bullying?”

”Does Shen Shanshan have any grudge against Jin Zhi?” Huo Sining asked curiously.

Qin Shui nodded: ”Back in high school, our school had one first-class scholarship slot, which came with a five-thousand-yuan scholarship each year. Shen Shanshan was considered one of the top students in our school, but Jin Zhi always outperformed her in exams, always one step ahead. Shen Shanshan missed out on the scholarship and bore a grudge against Jin Zhi, and so she schemed with Yan Yurou to target Jin Zhi both openly and behind the scenes.”

Understanding the situation, Huo Sining smiled and looked at Jin Zhi: ”Rich lady, you made so much today; you should treat us to a meal, shouldn’t you? We hardly ate anything and are starving!”

Jin Zhi’s face turned beet red: ”Ningning, you should take that money back. That pendant was yours, and now that it’s sold, the money should be yours too.”

Huo Sining shook her head with a smile: ”I already gave that pendant to you, so how can it still be mine? Even if it’s sold, the money should be yours. It has nothing to do with me.”

Luo Jinzhi kept persuading, but Huo Sining resolutely refused to accept, while Qin Shui beside them couldn’t help but flash a hint of envy in her eyes. Like Luo Jinzhi, she came from a poor family, but Luo Jinzhi was much luckier than her.

As the two were still arguing over the ownership of the money, a middle-aged man with the look of a manager hurried over. Upon seeing Huo Sining, his eyes lit up, and he quickly approached her, bowing respectfully, ”Miss Huo, President Zhong and President Liao are already waiting in the private room.”

Huo Sining smiled and nodded, then followed the manager towards the back courtyard.

As they passed through the lobby, the manager leading the way saw a woman standing in the corridor and, with an apologetic smile to Huo Sining, quickly walked towards the woman, asking with a beaming face, ”Miss Yue, you’ve arrived, the madam is already waiting for you in the private room.”

”That’s fine, I can go by myself; you go ahead with your duties,” the woman replied indifferently, nodding slightly. She didn’t pay any further attention to the manager and went straight towards the elevator.

Huo Sining glanced at the woman unintentionally and suddenly her expression changed subtly.

The woman appeared to be in her twenties, tall and slender, with a bright and beautiful face. Her delicate oval face bore an innate arrogance, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay.

Without a side glance, she walked straight past the group, as if nothing around her was worth her attention.

It was not until the woman left the corridor and disappeared around the corner that Huo Sining slowly withdrew her gaze.

Yet her heart was filled with a strange sensation. She did not know the woman, but why did she have such a mysterious and intense feeling of familiarity?

”Ningning, what’s wrong?”

Seeing that Huo Sining’s gaze remained fixed behind them and that her expression seemed a bit off, Luo Jinzhi followed her gaze towards the corner of the corridor with a flicker of puzzlement in her eyes,

Regaining her composure, Huo Sining lowered her head to mask her emotions, ”It’s nothing, let’s go.”

The area of Mindong is rich in marine resources, possessing over 600 types of marine life, with a sea area covering forty thousand square kilometers and shallow waters reaching ninety thousand hectares.

It abounds with delicacies like yellow croaker, prawns, grouper, Vannamei clams, and geoduck, among others. The sea area is dotted with hundreds of islands and numerous harbors, making it an ideal place for developing coastal tourism.

However, the fishing village where Luo Jinzhi’s home was located wasn’t large, with the whole village’s population probably just over a hundred households. Due to poverty, the fishermen here all used old-fashioned wooden boats.

These boats did not dare venture too far out to sea and could only skim around the bay outside the village.

After years of fishing, the marine resources in this area had already become scarce. Thus, with the fishing conditions of the village, going out to sea was entirely a matter of luck.

But Huo Sining was still excited; this was her first time experiencing real sea fishing, which was of great significance to her.

The small fishing boat couldn’t stay out at sea for too long, usually setting out around four or five o’clock in the early morning and returning to the harbor by two o’clock in the afternoon to sell the caught seafood on the docks. Therefore, early this morning, Huo Sining was woken up from her drowsy sleep by Luo Jinzhi.

They were preparing to head out to sea!