Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 814 - Chapter 814 Chapter 814 The Cunning Little Child

Chapter 814: Chapter 814: The Cunning Little Child Chapter 814: Chapter 814: The Cunning Little Child “What do you want to do?”

Xu Qiao didn’t understand; she simply didn’t want to offend Li Family’s patriarch’s girlfriend and Li Miao, the esteemed young lady. The matter with Jiang Yuan was enough to make her wary.

“Mom, it’s for charity now,” Jiang Jing said with her lips curling into a strange smile, having other plans in mind, though she was still spouting nonsense, “they’re so wealthy, what’s the harm in spending a bit more? Buying the auction items at a high price is a gimmick enough to give this event exposure, and the Li Family can also gain reputation.”

She wasn’t interested in the bracelet, nor did she want to win it with a high bid. Her current actions were merely to drive up the price.

When she shouted the price of eight million, she was actually quite nervous, afraid that Qiao Yun would give up.

Fortunately, she had guessed right. Qiao Yun, like her, wasn’t someone who would easily admit defeat.

So next…

Jiang Jing, composed as ever, called out in a crisp voice, “Fifteen million.”

She wouldn’t be able to swallow her pride unless she made Qiao Yun bleed heavily.

This price, once again, caused a stir among the crowd.

“Is she doing this on purpose?” Li Miao widened her eyes, her cheeks puffing up with anger, “This little bitch, Qiaoqiao, just wait, I’ll avenge you.”

Qiao Yun: “…Avenge what?”

“I already know,” Li Miao said with pitiful eyes, “She’s bullying you.”

Qiao Yun’s expression remained unchanged, her voice carrying a hint of helplessness, “No one is bullying me.”

She didn’t feel bullied by Jiang Jing; on the contrary, it was she who was the bully, taking advantage of Jiang Jing’s younger age.

Li Miao declared with righteous indignation, “She’s looking down on you, that’s bullying.”

Qiao Yun: “…” Okay, whatever makes you happy.

Therefore, under Li Miao’s eager gaze, Qiao Yun once again raised her bidding sign, this time with Li Miao speaking up.

“Twenty million!”

Hearing Li Miao’s voice, Jiang Jing was so excited that her fingers trembled, thrilled that her prey, Qiao Yun, had finally walked into her trap!!!

Xu Qiao was starting to panic and quickly held Jiang Jing’s hand, “That’s enough, enough; twenty million for a bracelet worth less than two million is outrageous enough.”

Jiang Jing wisely did not continue bidding.

Xu Qiao finally caught on, “Jingjing, tell me honestly, are you deliberately opposing them?”

Jiang Jing calmly replied, “How could that be? I just wanted to help this event. Mom, didn’t you see the expressions of everyone when twenty million was announced?”

Xu Qiao furrowed her brows, Jiang Jing had always been smart; maybe she was overthinking it.

On stage, the host was shouting hoarsely, “Twenty million once! Twenty million twice! Twenty million three times! … Sold!”

“Compete with me, huh! Who can outspend me?” If the setting had been more appropriate, Li Miao would have already burst into laughter, “Qiaoqiao, am I amazing or what?”

Seeing how happy she was, Qiao Yun swallowed some words she had in mind and praised, “You are amazing.”

Li Miao delighted, tilted her head towards Jiang Jing, stuck up her chin, and said in a patronizing teahouse tone, “Miss Jiang, I’m sorry, I didn’t want to snatch what others like, but who told me to be rich?”

Yet, Jiang Jing’s expression was not the humiliation and anger Li Miao had expected, but rather serene as she said, “Miss Li, if you’re happy with it, that’s what matters.”

Li Miao: ???

She whispered to Qiao Yun, “Qiaoqiao, why isn’t she the slightest bit angry?”

Before she could finish, her head was tapped and Li Miao instinctively looked up to see the Great Demon King watching her with a look that seemed somewhat silly, “Didn’t you see she was jacking up the price?”

Li Miao blinked in confusion and asked Qiao Yun, “So, she did that on purpose?”

Qiao Yun nodded, “Mhm, on purpose.”

Li Miao wasn’t dumb and quickly figured it out, and her face darkened, “What a scheming bitch!”

She had actually been played!

She had spent twenty million for nothing!

The Li Family was wealthy and had never restricted Li Miao’s spending, so she didn’t think that spending twenty million was a big deal. It was just that when Jiang Jing kept bidding, she got into a tussle with her.

It was like if you liked something, I would just not let you have it, just to make you angry!

She had never expected to fall for it herself.

Li Miao hung her head dejectedly, “She’s so mean; I wanted to take revenge for you.”

Qiao Yun soothed her by patting her head, “It’s okay, we’re worse than her.”

Li Miao: “Huh?”

Qiao Yun reminded her, “What her dad said, charge it to his account.”

“Right, how could I have not thought of that? He said it himself, anything we like we can bid on and it’s on his tab!” Li Miao said excitedly as she slapped her thigh and then hugged Qiao Yun, “Qiaoqiao, you’re so smart. Trick after trick and in the end, we tricked her dad, hahahaha! Isn’t this just tricking one’s own father?”

Seeing that Li Miao was happy now, Qiao Yun’s eyes curved slightly.

She had seen through Jiang Jing’s intentions early on and had already thought of a countermeasure.

Li Hanzhou looked down, watching Qiao Yun’s glittering eyes and chuckled softly.

A child playing little tricks like this was quite cute too.

…

On the other side.

Jiang Shaocheng received a bill for twenty million and almost fainted on the spot.

It wasn’t that he lacked the money, but he never thought they would actually dare to spend it!

Then he found out from the person in charge that the reason for the high expense was due to Jiang Jing driving up the price.

He was incredibly upset.

When Jiang Jing arrived, Jiang Shaocheng wished he could slap her and angrily said, “What have you done! Are you insane? Twenty million!”

Jiang Jing, calm as ever, repeated the excuse she had used to fob off Xu Qiao, and added, “Dad, it’s not like the Li Family can’t afford it.”

Jiang Shaocheng took a deep breath, “They can afford it! But the money being spent is yours and mine! You’re wasting our family’s wealth!”

“What? Your money!!”

Jiang Jing was taken aback, stepping back dizzily, never expecting that in all her scheming she would actually end up tricking her own father!

She thought angrily, Qiao Yun must have done it on purpose!

Jiang Shaocheng pinched the bridge of his nose, “We’ll settle this later; the exchange meeting is about to start, let’s head over first.”

Jiang Jing’s face flushed red as she bit her lip and nodded.

…

In the security room.

Han Luo sat on the sofa, his leg bouncing unconsciously, dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep. He said anxiously, “Second Master, are you really going to do this? If something goes wrong, the eldest won’t let you off easily.”

“What’s there to fear, you’re here, aren’t you? What could possibly go wrong, or are you doubting your own abilities?” Huo Chi lazily accepted a USB drive a security team member had pulled from the computer, “How’s it looking?”

The team member replied, “Second Master, it’s all set. The virus will activate automatically in half an hour.”

Han Luo broke out in a cold sweat on his back, “Second Master, I still think this isn’t a good idea.”

Huo Chi snorted, “This is your perfect opportunity to prove yourself. Just imagine, the defense system activates automatically due to the virus, everyone gets locked on the cruise ship, all communication is forcibly shut down. If the virus can’t be cracked, then everyone can only wait to die. At this moment, you step in to solve the problem, showing off your technical prowess. Wouldn’t everyone then believe what you say? This is also an opportunity to indirectly prove the capabilities of the Huo Corporation.”