Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 501 Qiao Xi is Not Your Wife

Chapter 501: Chapter 501 Qiao Xi is Not Your Wife

Xiang Mingzhu’s heart tightened!

She clenched her fists slightly, so Lu Yingxue did hear it!

What excuse should she find to fend this off?

"Xiang Mingzhu, were you the mistress when you went to Haicheng? How low and depraved, you’ll never match up to my cousin," Lu Yan mocked in a sarcastic tone.

They had always been at odds, looking down on each other.

Lu Yan’s father and Lu Bannong, not related by blood, were adopted brothers in the Lu Family, yet their relationship was even closer than that of actual brothers.

Thus, the elders in their family wanted Xiang Mingzhu and Lu Yan to get together to further consolidate the relationship, making family ties even closer.

How could Xiang Mingzhu possibly marry this spoiled heir of a rich family!

His affairs with numerous women couldn’t even be counted on one hand!

"Lu Yan, stop slandering me!"

Xiang Mingzhu, provoked by him, burst out in anger, "You’re the one acting as a mistress for others, not me! That Sun Weimeng is just spouting nonsense to tarnish my reputation, and you fool believed it."

"If you have nothing to hide, why are you so agitated?"

As they quarreled unceasingly, Lu Yingxue interjected coldly, "Stop quarreling! Do you want to make a spectacle of yourselves? Just a few provocations and you start infighting? Don’t forget what day it is today."

Xiang Mingzhu snorted coldly.

Lu Yingxue gently grabbed her hand, "You previously said you had someone you liked, could it be Huo Xingzhou? I remember you had feelings for him many years ago when your brother Xiang Huai and he were good friends. He is indeed on par with Young Master Zhong, but after all, he’s a married man. We are on opposing sides with him; there’s no future in it."

Xiang Mingzhu looked at her in shock.

She hadn’t expected Lu Yingxue to misunderstand that she liked Huo Xingzhou.

That kind of misunderstanding might be for the best.

Xiang Mingzhu gave a wry smile in feigned agreement, accepting Lu Yingxue’s speculation, "What does his marriage matter, liking someone is just liking them."

Lu Yingxue glanced at her dismissively, a hint of disdain in her eyes, but comfortingly said, "You will find someone better."

"Mm, thank you, cousin."

Lu Yan cynically remarked, "Truly despicable, unable to resist loneliness."

Lu Yingxue frowned slightly, warning, "Lu Yan! Hold your tongue, let’s go inside first! Father has been waiting for us for a long time."

Lu Yan scoffed disdainfully, his contemptuous gaze sweeping over Xiang Mingzhu.

Xiang Mingzhu secretly made up her mind!

Once she claimed the championship at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic competition, she would give the siblings of the Lu family a good shock!

She intended to marry Young Master Zhong from the first of the Four Great Families in the Imperial Capital!

...

Around 9:30.

The audience gradually entered the venue, the entire Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic was a circular structure, with more than ten thousand seats in the stands.

The first two rows were VIP seats, very close to the competition field, accessed through special invitation letters.

People with a bit of influence in the Imperial Capital were all seated here.

When Huo Xingzhou walked into the first row of VIP seats hand in hand with Qiao Xi, many eyes of the powerful bigwigs in the Imperial Capital fell on him.

This young man had stirred up the deep waters of the Imperial Capital upon his arrival.

That old fox Xiang Hai had taken a fall in his hands, and only today had the stock prices of Xiang Group stabilized, appearing to have weathered the crisis.

And the largest medicinal material supplier to the Lu Family, Qian Family, had gone bankrupt.

This matter was mostly associated with Huo Xingzhou!

Impressive indeed!

Great talents appear in every generation, dominating the scene for centuries.

Once able to stir up such a huge wave in the Imperial Capital was that elderly grandmaster of the Zhong Family, who single-handedly changed the pattern of the Four Great Families and propelled the Zhong Family to the top ranks.

Huo Xingzhou sat in the front row of the VIP seats, directly across a narrow aisle from Zhong Yi.

Qiao Xi softly said, "I’m going to compete in the arena."

Huo Xingzhou instructed, "Be careful."

Qiao Xi nodded: "No worries, the first round is herbal medicine processing, which I’ve done over and over again."

After saying this, she walked towards the entrance, where over a hundred contestants from all corners had already gathered in the vast venue.

Sun Weimeng followed Huo Xingzhou and squeezed into the first row of VIP seats, leaned forward, lowered his voice, and asked Zhong Yi, "Young Master Zhong, did anything happen that night you stayed over at the Yunqi Hotel? Did you go all the way?"

This question had been bothering Sun Weimeng for many days.

He finally found the opportunity to ask the person involved.

Upon hearing his words, Zhong Yi’s cold and delicate face completely darkened.

A fierce look flashed in his eyes, glaring at Huo Xingzhou.

"President Huo, are you spying on me?"

He had always been very careful about his whereabouts unless someone was monitoring him day and night relentlessly.

Huo Xingzhou bowed his head and a slender finger curled to pick up a cup of tea and sip.

"Young Master Zhong, it goes both ways."

An equal match, no one to blame.

Zhong Yi snorted coldly: "At least I didn’t monitor you that closely. Does Qiao Xi know about this?"

Huo Xingzhou didn’t speak; Sun Weimeng hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes! She even said your private life is quite messy, hopping between female cousins. Young Master Zhong, you’re playing both sides yet haven’t capsized, got any tips?"

The corners of Huo Xingzhou’s mouth raised slightly, a hint of humor gleaming in his eyes.

Zhong Yi’s hand clenched into a fist, that despicable and shameless Huo Xingzhou!

He was slandering him in front of Qiao Xi!

Sun Weimeng’s voice was very low: "Young Master Zhong, do you and Xiang Mingzhu actually have something..."

"No!"

Zhong Yi squeezed out a word between his teeth, "Tell Qiao Xi that I’m not that kind of person. Xiang Mingzhu, that vulgarity, I won’t even touch her."

"Oh."

Sun Weimeng nodded slowly, not understanding where his anger came from.

Was it fury from having his secrets discovered?

But he sensed something amiss: "Why do you need to clarify your private matters to Qiao Xi? She’s not your wife, she won’t be jealous. If you really want to explain, you should speak with Lu Yingxue."

Zhong Yi’s handsome face seemed to be covered in a layer of frost, "It’s alright if you don’t understand, as long as President Huo gets my drift. Isn’t that right, President Huo?"

Zhong Yi looked at Huo Xingzhou, defiance filling his beautiful, affectionate eyes.

Childhood sweethearts and meteoric love, he wouldn’t admit that Zhong Yi had lost.

Huo Xingzhou slowly turned his head to look at him, his smile not reaching his eyes: "Some things, whether explained or not, are meaningless. Young Master Zhong, at your age, how do you not understand this?"

"Not as old as you."

Zhong Yi shot back.

Huo Xingzhou was twenty-eight years old and Zhong Yi was two years younger.

Qiao Xi was twenty-two.

Huo Xingzhou could barely be said to be robbing the cradle.

The two confronted each other.

Neither gained any advantage, their handsome faces dark, forbidding to strangers.

Many people who approached to greet them abruptly stopped, not daring to touch a sore spot. But in their hearts, they secretly speculated, everyone said Young Master Zhong and President Huo had a project collaboration, it seems that these two only have a business relationship, not getting along personally!

No wonder then.

Today was the Trial Needle Conference, Young Master Zhong’s fiancée was Lu Yingxue, and of course, President Huo supported his own wife.

Business is business, different stands cause some heat, quite normal.

Sun Weimeng dejectedly stepped back, not wanting to be affected by the crossfire. He felt he shouldn’t be sitting in the VIP seat, but rather in a corner.

Unexpectedly, he stumbled, unsteady, and directly knocked over the tea cup of the guest behind him.

The slightly hot tea drenched the person’s clothes.

Sun Weimeng hurriedly apologized.