Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 530: Let Him Kowtow to You

Chapter 530: Chapter 530: Let Him Kowtow to You

Zhong Yi’s slender fingers picked up the menu, browsing it casually.

His tone was somewhat languid: "Let Wan Jiang kowtow to you."

Lu Yingxue’s eyes narrowed slightly, not sure of his intentions.

Wan Jiang hurriedly apologized with a mournful face: "I’m sorry, Miss Lu. Young Master Zhong tasked me with this, and I spent two million at the auction house to finally buy this set of Golden Needles. It’s all my fault; I failed your and Young Master Zhong’s trust."

Wan Jiang’s pitiful look seemed like he really wanted to kowtow to Lu Yingxue to admit his mistake.

"Miss Lu, because of this matter, Young Master Zhong scolded me all day. He even thought about firing me..."

Wan Jiang was in tears!

He had prepared a full act for this day.

This black pot was destined for him to carry, being a subordinate as he was.

Lu Yingxue’s fair face remained impassive, unhindered by Wan Jiang’s words, her heart filled with frustration.

The spotlight of the second round of the acupuncture competition was all on Qiao Xi!

Some praised her as the most beautiful Traditional Chinese medicine doctor!

Praised her for being unyielding and tenacious!

Especially Huang Bingyi’s remark that "the blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo", which boosted Qiao Xi’s reputation even higher!

Praised her as equal to the National Doctors of old!

On her way here, Lu Yingxue browsed the glowing reviews on her phone, her mood worsening!

"Miss Lu, please forgive my negligence at work! Young Master Zhong said if you don’t forgive me, he’ll send me to the Northwest to dig coal!" Wan Jiang wept, with tears in his eyes and snot running down his nose.

He looked absolutely pitiful.

Lu Yingxue frowned slightly and caught a glimpse of Zhong Yi sitting coldly to one side.

She softly held her glass, moistened her red lips, and said: "You can leave for now."

Wan Jiang’s eyes darted back and forth, finally uttering a "Yes".

It seemed he had narrowly escaped trouble!

He hurriedly scurried out of the private room and closed the door firmly behind him.

Lu Yingxue’s fair and soft fingertips brushed over the glass, looking at Zhong Yi she said: "The matter with the Golden Needles should not all be blamed on Wan Jiang. If I had paid more attention, this embarrassment wouldn’t have happened."

Zhong Yi moved his chair closer, his well-defined hands covering the back of hers, his eyes twinkling.

"My bad for trusting Wan Jiang too much. He was originally my brother’s man, and it seems I need to test his loyalty."

Another huge blame was thrown onto Wan Jiang.

"Ayi, I understand your situation in the Zhong Family. But now the third round of competition is about to start, and if I can win the championship, it’s going to help your stance as the heir of the Zhong Family too. Old Master Zhong has a good impression of you, he’s sure to announce it by the end of the year."

Lu Yingxue’s long lashes fluttered, "Our honor is interconnected! But it seems like Old Master Huang holds a bias against me, and there was also an issue with the Golden Needles. It feels like I’m not gaining any advantages from these."

She didn’t fully trust Zhong Yi.

She had doubted Zhong Yi’s motives, but couldn’t figure out any.

She also didn’t believe that Zhong Yi would destroy the marriage agreement between their families, especially since the Old Master of Zhong Family had been sending many precious items to the Lu Family these days, supposedly as gestures of good will.

It clearly seemed like betrothal gifts!

Zhong Yi’s lips curled up slightly, a gentle smile appearing on his handsome face.

His affectionate eyes seemed even more tender and deep.

"Yingxue, everything I’ve done has been for your sake. Old Master Huang is temperamental and obstinate. If you fail to gain his appraisal, are you going to blame me? These words sadden me."

Lu Yingxue looked up at him earnestly: "Old Master Huang and Old Master Zhong are close friends. Could you make an effort to persuade Old Master Zhong to convince Old Master Huang to take me as his apprentice? If I become the next heir to the Gold Needle Technique, that would be good for you."

Zhong Yi inwardly mocked.

This woman’s appetite was truly enormous.

She wasn’t like Xiang Mingzhu, who would foolishly charge forward for the sake of a dangling carrot.

Lu Yingxue was indeed Lu Yingxue!

"Ayi, you’ll help me, won’t you?"

Zhong Yi withdrew his hand, saying: "I’ll do my best."

Lu Yingxue smiled playfully yet seriously: "No, you have to give your all for me! I heard from the Old Master that we’ll get engaged right after the acupuncture competition!"

Regardless of her success.

It was apparent that he was very pleased with her.

Zhong Yi swallowed, forcing a smile: "Okay."

"There’s one more thing..." Lu Yingxue reached out to hold his arm, exceptionally intimate.

"My father mentioned whether it would be possible to gift me the medicinal material factory as an engagement present? Or we could buy it, the factory is after all crucial for the Lu Family."

Lu Yingxue had to secure this request.

Zhong Yi heard the implications in her words, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes.

Greedy to no end.

Yet he said: "You don’t need to spend money on it; that’s my gift to you. After the competition, I’ll deliver it to you at the engagement banquet."

As for what the situation would be at that time, that was another story.

"Ayi, you’re so good to me! I thought you were only flirting with me, but I didn’t expect you to truly have me in your heart." Lu Yingxue laughed with a gentle devotion, yet she secretly had a private investigator look into Zhong Yi’s past.

Zhong Yi’s heart belonged to someone.

The deepest and most sincere love he had was for that woman whose name he called even when he was in a coma.

It sounded like "Xingxing" or "Xingxing".

Zhong Yi’s past was a mystery, and many people in the Imperial Capital wanted to know.

Lu Yingxue pursed her lips and leaned in to ask: "Ayi, before you came back to the Imperial Capital, where did you live? I suddenly realized I don’t know much about you, and I feel like I’m really falling short as a fiancée."

Zhong Yi’s eyes turned cold, with a hint of warning: "Are you so eager to dig up my past as an illegitimate child?"

Lu Yingxue was taken aback, coming to her senses: "Sorry, I just want to understand you as a person, not to rub salt in your wounds."

"I don’t wish to relive the past. I hope next time, you don’t bring it up again."

Zhong Yi’s face paled a bit, his tone somewhat cold.

He certainly didn’t believe that Lu Yingxue wanted to understand him. It seems she wanted to probe into his past, just like Zhong Lingxiao, trying to see if they could find his weakness.

These people from the Imperial Capital were all seasoned in the game of fame and fortune; no matter how pure their exterior, it couldn’t cover up the dirty calculations in their hearts.

Lu Yingxue’s fingers curled slightly as she tactically took a sip of water.

It was a reprieve.

The waiter quickly served the dishes, breaking the awkward Atmosphere.

Lu Yingxue took the opportunity to serve Zhong Yi food, softening her tone. The mood between the two improved a lot as if those conflicts and probes had never existed.

But Lu Yingxue was more determined to deploy more resources to unearth Zhong Yi’s past!

That was sure to be a weakness she could control!

She didn’t want to be just a trophy wife as Young Madam of the Zhong Family but wanted to become the powerful matriarch capable of holding her own against Zhong Yi.

...

The next day.

Chaos erupted in the Garden Villa of the Huo Family.