Chapter 273: Taking the Bait
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Yun Xi chuckled softly. “Mom seems so confident. She must have another way. Dad, Mom has thought of a way. Why not listen to her way of dealing with it?”
She knew that her mother was probably bluffing since all her connections had been ruined by her actions at the charity auction.
The only person she could think of now to help them would no doubt be Jiang Henglin.
If she wanted Jiang Henglin to help them, Yun Ziling had to be very charming indeed.
Yun Yuanfeng looked disdainful and scoffed, “What can she think of?”
“That’s not necessarily true. Mom never bluffs.”
Since her mother was so eager to pick a fight, of course she couldn’t miss the opportunity to watch the farce.
Yun Yuanfeng glanced at Liang Xiuqin, who smiled at Yun Xi smugly. Her expression seemed to say that she could accomplish this.
Liang Xiuqin had this rare opportunity to crush this wretched girl, and she had suppressed the urge to tell anyone about this idea until Yun Xi was in the room.
She wanted to see Yun Xi shunned by her dad.
“I heard from Ziling that lately Young Master Jiang has been going to her school to look for her every day. Although old man Jiang had arranged for him to marry Yun Xi, it doesn’t seem certain that they are destined to be together. Young Master Jiang likes Ziling, and, as parents, we can’t ruin their romance just because of some arranged marriage from long ago. So, no matter what happens, we will still end up being in-laws to the Jiang family in the future. And since they’re sisters, who cares which one he marries? Don’t you agree, husband?”
Yun Yuanfeng understood her meaning. She was informing him about the relationship between Second Young Master Jiang and Yun Ziling.
She’d also hinted that the Jiang family could help them.
Listening to her mother, Yun Xi was dying to start applauding. She nodded, desperate to suppress her laughter.
“Dad, Mom is right. It would be much better if the Jiang family helped us in this matter. After all, Mr. Chen has a special status. He isn’t directly involved in this matter. If we draw more people’s attention, we will inevitably become a target of this investigation.”
Speaking of this to the Jiang family would actually entail the same risks as talking to the Chen family, but since her mother was so confident, why not let her dig her own grave?
Let her volunteer to take the bait…
“Yes! So what if he’s rich and powerful, it doesn’t matter to us if he doesn’t help.”
Yun Yuanfeng glared at Liang Xiuqin. “Watch your mouth. He’s a distinguished man from the Chen family.”
They were all the same age, but no matter how hard he tried in life, he was never going to reach as high a position.
Liang Xiuqin sneered. She didn’t take him seriously.
She didn’t think too much about what Yun Xi had said. She was happy that Yun Xi had backed down and given them a good opportunity.
Yun Yuanfeng thought about it all very carefully. The Jiang family was directly in charge of this investigation.
If they could go easy on him, then this crisis could be averted.
“Well, then okay! You guys intercede with Second Young Master Jiang and see if he can help me.”
“Nothing will go wrong!” Liang Xiuqin called over Yun Ziling, complimenting her.
“Ziling is the most caring and capable one. Unlike someone, who is all bluff, and doesn’t want to help us with anything.”
Yun Xi didn’t care at all. “Dad, I’m going to go upstairs for now. Tomorrow, I will go to the Chen family’s house to dine with the old Madame.”
“All right, you be careful, and remember the proper etiquette. Don’t bring shame on the Yun family.”
Yun Yuanfeng felt he had to remind her. It doesn’t matter if the Chen family can’t help him, and it doesn’t matter if the marriage with the Jiang family fails. After all, isn’t there still the Chen family?
If his eldest daughter marries the eldest heir of the Chen family, would it still be difficult for him to flourish in the future…?
The more Yun Yuanfeng thought about it, the prouder he felt.
Yun Xi glanced at the smug expression on her father’s face and chuckled to herself. “Got it!”
She went upstairs to her room.
She glanced at the black bag that was resting on the table. Wasn’t that the 60,000 yuan she’d deliberately dropped in Mu Feichi’s car?
She turned her head and looked at the open window. He’d specially brought it back in the dead of night, just because it felt more satisfying to him for her to owe him a favor.
Mu Feichi was truly eccentric.