The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 623 - Chapter 623 0613 just arrived

Chapter 623: 0613 just arrived Chapter 623: 0613 just arrived Meanwhile,

In a certain luxurious and huge villa, light skimmed over dust and shone through the thick floor-to-ceiling windows, filling the entire room with a golden glow.

Sitting on the real leather sofa opposite was a tall and upright figure, a man dressed in a suit and leather shoes, handsome and extraordinary, and exuding a powerful presence that was, above all else, mature and stable.

The man’s eyes languidly stared at the tablet in his hands, and after a long while, a meaningful yet intelligent smile flickered in his deep eyes.

“Interesting, interesting. I thought it was just a piece of entertainment news, but I didn’t expect such a dramatic scene to unfold.”

Standing beside the man, in a black uniform, was someone whose expression was respectful and careful to the smallest detail.

“How could something so important show up at a place like the Su Family?”

Upon hearing this, his subordinate bent even lower, slightly lowering his eyes to look at the tablet in the man’s hands, the screen frozen on the image of Su Ran holding the Jade Moon Jue.

“I do not know, my lord. We’ve inquired for a long time and were unable to locate this jade pendant, including her as well… I just didn’t expect it to end up in a woman’s hands.”

The man’s gaze remained on Su Ran, lifting a wine glass in front of him and lightly sipping from it.

He withdrew his gaze, looking down at the wine glass, where the transparent glass and the red wine intertwined, reflecting colorful lights and mirroring the man’s face – stunningly handsome yet with a hint of sickness.

Gently swirling the liquid in the glass, the moving red wine blurred the man’s features and also concealed the slight upward curve at the edge of his lips.

“Who is this woman?”

The subordinate’s demeanor became even more respectful as he hurriedly replied:

“She is the Eldest Miss Su, named Su Ran. She was not favored by her family from a young age and was driven out by the Su Family many years ago. She started her own business and established Qianran International. She’s never been on good terms with her sister Su Xinyan; their squabbles are common knowledge in Yong City, often hitting the trending searches.”

The man chuckled lightly, “Oh? Is that so?”

The subordinate nodded, not daring to speak up lightly.

The man held the wine glass in his hand, took another sip, and then, looking at the clear liquid, said indifferently:

“This piece seems to have always been in her mother’s hands, what was her mother’s identity?”

The subordinate respectfully replied, “The first wife of the Su Family was Yaosang Qianyue, just a daughter from an ordinary family in Yong City with nothing special about her, and she passed away more than ten years ago. It is said that she couldn’t handle the blow from her husband’s infidelity, which included another daughter from an affair, and committed suicide by crashing her car.”

Upon hearing this, the man smiled faintly, “Interesting, this Su Family really is interesting.”

The subordinate remained impassive.

He did not see what was interesting. Infidelity, even in ordinary families, was not an uncommon matter, let alone among the wealthy.

“A daughter from an ordinary family, yet she managed to marry into a place like the Su Family.”

As everyone knows, in the circles of the wealthy, a good match in terms of family background is everything.

Who would take a liking to a woman without any family background, one who could not contribute to the family’s fortunes?

The man mused, a contemplative expression flashing in his eyes, and after a moment, he spoke again:

“Go, find a way to retrieve the item.”

The subordinate was momentarily stunned, hesitated for two seconds, then cautiously replied:

“Should we inform the other side?”

“Hmm?” the man glanced at him lightly.

That casual look carried an immense oppressiveness.

The subordinate felt a chill down his spine, a prickly coldness flooding his heart, sweat breaking out as he lowered his head even further.

“When it’s time for them to know, they will naturally find out. The priority now is to get the item back.”

“Yes.”

The subordinate agreed, then turned around and left the room.

The man held the wine glass, his sickly face carrying a slightly unfathomable smile. He quietly watched Su Ran on the screen and then drained the red wine in his glass in one gulp.

The room fell into a strange silence, and after a while, a gloomy voice suddenly broke out.

“The object we’ve been searching for so long in the hands of a woman… truly doesn’t make me happy!”

–

After work, as usual, Fu Qiyuan went down to the Qianran International building to pick up Su Ran.

He had always preferred to take matters into his own hands when it came to Su Ran’s affairs.

However, today the car was being driven by Qin Feng, with the man himself seated in the back with a laptop on his lap.

As Su Ran emerged from the building, she spotted the familiar car parked at the door, quickening her steps and pulling the door open without hesitation.

Fu Qiyuan sat placidly inside, his suit trousers encasing a pair of straight, slender legs crossed elegantly over each other as he focused intently on the computer in front of him.

But upon hearing the noise of the car door opening, he slowly lifted his head.

The moment Su Ran’s delicate and beautiful visage entered his view, his eyes instantly became soft.

“All done?”

“Yes,” Su Ran responded softly, settling herself sideways into the car.

Fu Qiyuan scooted over and reached out to straighten her slightly disheveled hem.

Glancing at him, Su Ran asked, “When did you get here? Have you been waiting long?”

Just as she was about to leave work, she received an urgent document which she had no choice but to deal with first.

She just didn’t know how long the man had been waiting for her here.

Fu Qiyuan smiled and replied, “Just arrived.”

“Really?” Su Ran turned her gaze towards Qin Feng in the driver’s seat.

Qin Feng tugged at the corner of his mouth unnaturally, if President Fu said he just arrived, then he had just arrived.

“Yes, Miss Xiao Ran, we also just got here.”

Hearing this, Su Ran let out a sigh of relief, her eyes fell on the laptop on the man’s legs, which seemed to display the stock market trend of the Fu Consortium.

“You haven’t finished your work yet? Have you been very busy these last two days?”

“Not busy,” the man said.

“Then this is…”

Su Ran arched an eyebrow, her expression clearly showing she did not believe his words.

Seeing this, Fu Qiyuan closed the laptop and looked up at her.

“I want to clear my schedule as quickly as possible.”

“For what?”

A light curve lifted the corners of Fu Qiyuan’s lips.

“To keep you company.”

“Hm?” Su Ran was puzzled.

Instead of answering her question, Fu Qiyuan countered:

“Did the competition organizers call you today?”

“Yes, how did you know?”

“It’s not difficult to guess.”

A brief moment of perplexity flashed in Su Ran’s starry eyes, but it dissipated at his words.

For Fu Qiyuan, it indeed wasn’t difficult.

“The award ceremony has been confirmed to take place at Queen Nefertiti’s castle; the news is somewhat unexpected, and this year’s awarding method is quite unusual.”

At those words, Fu Qiyuan’s deep-set eyes narrowed slightly as he raised his eyebrows.

“Oh? What’s unusual about it?”

“The works of the top ten designers with the highest scores this year will be shown in a mixed-up order, and only after all the works have been presented will the winners of the first, second, and third places be officially announced.”

After pondering for two seconds, Fu Qiyuan’s lips curved slightly.

“So, until the official announcement, no one knows who the winner is?”

“Yes.”

Su Ran also found it somewhat baffling.