Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1324: Chapter 1320: War of Words

“She must have cheated!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue was in an uproar, and everyone looked towards Ma Liwen who had spoken.

At the moment Huo Sining heard Ma Liwen accuse her of cheating, a shock surged through her heart, and she reflexively turned her head back, glaring sharply at Ma Liwen.

But when she saw Ma Liwen with red eyes, staring at her with an expression clearly filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, Huo Sining immediately understood.

Ma Liwen didn’t know the secret of her having the Heavenly Eye; he simply couldn’t accept the fact that she advanced so directly and blurted out “she cheated” without thinking.

Even if he accused her of cheating, he would need to provide evidence. Sure, she might have cheated, but what could he do without evidence? No matter how capable Ma Liwen was, it was impossible for him to discover that Huo Sining possessed such a heaven-defying special ability as the Heavenly Eye Skill.

Facing the noisy crowd, Huo Sining couldn’t be bothered to respond, simply turning her head with a mocking and scornful smile at Ma Liwen:

“Mr. Ma, in the antiques business, there’s only talk of spotting bargains and making errors, but there’s never been a saying of cheating. If you’re going to accuse me of cheating, you need to produce evidence; otherwise, it’s slander and defamation, ruining another’s reputation! It’s not something you can just say and leave be; currently, I’m somewhat of a public figure, and your baseless defamation would require you to assume legal responsibility!”

Ma Liwen was left feeling nervous and guilty by Huo Sining’s words.

Originally, he assumed that Huo Sining, a girl in her early twenties, couldn’t have seen much of the world. Even if she had some insight, she must be driven by youthful arrogance.

Especially someone like Huo Sining, a so-called genius who started late, would have long been praised to the point of forgetting her own surname, full of arrogance, and unable to endure even a sliver of grievance!

So long as he provoked her slightly, Huo Sining would surely lose her composure and control. Then, in front of so many appraisers, a few words from her without knowing her place would escalate the situation to an unmanageable extent!

Moreover, with so many appraisers present as witnesses, if Huo Sining spoke without caution, the organizers couldn’t suppress the public opinion, and surely, to keep the peace, they would revoke her advancement quota.

However, despite Ma Liwen’s cunning calculations, unfortunately, Huo Sining didn’t play by his rules.

He didn’t expect that Huo Sining, a young girl, would remain so calm and collected when faced with such a sudden situation, not in the least bit anxious.

Especially her sharp eyes, as if piercing directly through him, she didn’t defend her issue but instead questioned and demanded evidence from him.

This put Ma Liwen into a dilemma; he had accused Huo Sining of cheating, but it was just his wild guess, where would he get evidence from?

“Just feeling and not looking, how could you determine so much? This isn’t scientific; your answers didn’t make sense at all. You must have known beforehand what was inside that box; otherwise, why didn’t anyone else but only you figure it out?”

“Young people caring about face and showing off is normal, but we’re selecting an appraiser to go to the international treasure appraisal competition, and if it’s led by someone like you, a young girl, wouldn’t that be embarrassing us internationally?”

Ma Liwen, leaning on his age, spoke in a tone as if lecturing a student.

Even though his words seemed reasonable, in reality, they were just pompous and making excuses.

Talking about young people embarrassing the nation, and explanations not making sense, all of it made Huo Sining want to laugh.

“Scientific? Antique appraisal isn’t instrument testing, if science could explain everything, why would our appraisers be needed? Regarding why none of you could feel it out but only I could, I believe there’s no need for an explanation, right? Are you saying that you men are no match for a young lady like me?”

Huo Sining’s sarcastic words, with a slight smile, left Ma Liwen speechless and also made other appraisers at the scene feel a sting on their cheeks.

“Fellow colleagues, I, Huo Sining, do not wish to boast, saying I’m better than all of you in appraisal, but the information on my answer sheet was all perceived by my touch and intuition!”

“Who says appraisal is about age and qualifications? Mr. Ma, you claim that with me leading, it would embarrass our nation internationally. Well, I’m sorry to say, I’m definitely going to this appraisal competition!”

Huo Sining looked coldly at Ma Liwen.

Initially, she planned to find an excuse to shirk the responsibility of leading the team for the international treasure appraisal competition in November after the conference ended.

But after Ma Liwen’s outburst, it instead ignited her anger and competitive spirit.

What Huo Sining hates the most in her life are those experts and professors who make an issue of age.

Although she wasn’t relying on real skills to appraise antiques, when it comes to real skill, Ma Liwen might not be a qualified expert or professor either, and he had no right to question her!

Ma Liwen, embarrassed by Huo Sining’s words, turned red in the face, but a ferocious look flickered in his eyes:

“An intuition, huh? I wonder if Miss Huo could demonstrate whether your so-called intuition is truly that accurate! But I do recall, the organizer of this appraisal is the China Jade Association, and Miss Huo, you seem to be the Vice Chairman of the China Jade Association? It’s been heard that you’re well-connected with the higher-ups there, and that your appraiser qualification certificate was directly processed internally by the association? How do you explain this, Miss Huo?”

Ma Liwen clenched his teeth tightly, his voice harshly questioned, pressing harder on Huo Sining, as if he represented justice itself, determined to uncover Huo Sining’s cheating plot, while in fact, it was all for his petty grievances.

Ma Liwen targeted Huo Sining primarily for two reasons: firstly, because of the incident at Diecuiyuan for that Tang Bohu’s “Li Duanduan Picture,” where he gambled and lost fifty thousand yuan to Huo Sining, harboring resentment against her for that;

Secondly, he inadvertently heard from his own master Jia Bingrong, that the international treasure appraisal competition would choose a team leader from the appraisers for assessment.

Ma Liwen assumed that the team leader position was his by default, only to be unexpectedly intercepted by a Cheng Yaojin who appeared out of nowhere, snatching the leadership away.

Losing fifty thousand was a minor issue, but having the team leader position taken away, how could Ma Liwen possibly stay calm?

Yet, what he didn’t expect was that by speaking out, he didn’t just offend Qin Lianshan and the entire China Jade Association, but also got on the wrong side of Huang Zhenlong and Zhuang Xiangyang Shi Qingyun.