The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 390 - Chapter 390 Chapter 390 Framing

Chapter 390: Chapter 390: Framing Chapter 390: Chapter 390: Framing As an illegitimate daughter, Liu Yiling had learned from an early age to watch her words and evaluate others’ expressions.

From start to finish, whenever she saw Zhong Niangyao, the girl maintained an air of nonchalance, as if she didn’t take things to heart. There were only two possibilities, one was that the person hadn’t realized the severity of the situation, and the other was that they were confident, not fearing Liu Yiyi’s threats in the slightest.

No matter how she looked at it, she believed it was the latter possibility.

If her guess was correct, this girl was certainly no ordinary person. Liu Yiyi had really hit a snag this time, and ordinarily, Liu Yiling should have been pleased. However, she was all too aware that, although Liu Yiyi looked down on her as an illegitimate child, in the end, she also bore the Liu surname.

A family’s glory is shared, as is its shame. If Liu Yiyi really caused trouble for their father, then she would be affected as well.

At that thought, Liu Yiling couldn’t help but feel resentful toward Liu Yiyi in her heart, but the pressing issue at hand was to quickly inform her father about this, so the situation wouldn’t spiral beyond their control.

With this in mind, Liu Yiling slipped out of the reception room while Liu Yiyi and Zhong Niangyao weren’t paying attention.

Liu Yiyi, whose thoughts were entirely fixed on Zhong Niangyao, naturally did not notice Liu Yiling’s departure. But even if she had, she wouldn’t have cared.

On the other hand, Zhong Niangyao watched the departing figure with amusement, a smile curling on her lips.

Now, there’s a clever one, she thought, but it seems like she’s usually suppressed quite a bit by Liu Yiyi!

Soon, security arrived at the reception room, led by the captain himself. The word was out that they had caught a corporate spy, which was a direct slap in the face for the security team.

So, he had to see for himself how this corporate spy had managed to infiltrate the premises.

However, what the captain of the security team hadn’t expected was that upon entering, he would not see any corporate spy, only Liu Yiyi and Zhong Niangyao.

He asked with great curiosity, “Third Miss, Miss Liu, where is this corporate spy you speak of?”

As the captain of Zhong’s Jewelry security, he definitely recognized Zhong Niangyao. Or more accurately, he had seen photos of every member of the Zhong Family and had committed them to memory. Of course, it was not only him; all new security members had to review photos of the Zhong Family members upon joining.

This was Zhong’s Jewelry, after all, and the Zhong Family held the most shares here. One could even say that a major portion of it belonged to the Zhong Family. Therefore, before starting their duty, it was essential to recognize the bosses–this was a vital survival skill!

Besides, although Zhong Niangyao rarely visited, she had come several times, and he naturally recognized her.

Feeling triumphant at the arrival of the security, Liu Yiyi was startled into stiffness upon hearing the captain address Zhong Niangyao. Struggling to find her voice, she rasped, “You… what did you call her?”

Had she heard incorrectly? It sounded like the security captain had addressed that detestable girl as “Third Miss”?

No, she must have misheard.

“Third Miss!” the captain looked at Liu Yiyi, puzzled, then seemed to realize something and showed an expression of dawning comprehension, “Oh, that’s right, Miss Liu, maybe you haven’t met the Third Miss before. As she seldom visits the company, it’s normal for you not to have met.”

At this point, Liu Yiyi could no longer deceive herself. When she looked at Zhong Niangyao, her eyes filled with panic, and even her breathing became much more rapid, “You are the Zhong Family’s Third Miss.”

“That’s right!” Zhong Niangyao nodded and then flashed a mischievous smile, “So, what do you think? Surprised? Shocked?”

Liu Yiyi felt as if the world was spinning around her. She could never have imagined that the person standing before her was none other than Zhong Niangyao, the Zhong Family’s Third Miss.

No wonder she hadn’t seen any change in her expression from the beginning, even when she accused her of being a corporate spy, she remained composed. It turned out simply to be because she was the Third Miss of the Zhong Family, one of the owners of Zhong’s Jewelry.

Recalling everything she had presumptuously done just moments before, Liu Yiyi felt her cheeks burning with humiliation.

She felt like a complete clown, ridiculous in her own eyes.

At the same time, as she remembered the words she had spoken, a speechless panic began to spread deep in her heart.

The nearby captain of security was still completely unaware of what had transpired and quickly inquired, “Right, so where is this corporate spy?”

Although he felt there was something eerie about the atmosphere in the reception room, he hadn’t forgotten his duties. He was here because a corporate spy had infiltrated, and it was imperative he controlled the situation swiftly. Otherwise, if the company were to suffer losses, the consequences would indeed be too grim to consider.

Zhong Niangyao put away her phone, then leaned back and stretched out a finger toward herself, smilingly saying, “Well, the corporate spy is right here!”

Upon hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, the captain of security paused, then quickly offered a conciliatory smile, “Third Miss, what are you talking about? How can you be a corporate spy? If anything, you’re one of our company’s shareholders!”

It was common knowledge within the company that Zhong Niangyao held the fifteen percent of shares left by Zhong Mingxin. Occasionally, she would even attend shareholder meetings.

“These aren’t my own words.” Zhong Niangyao shook her head, then pointed towards Liu Yiyi, who stood frozen and clueless, and continued, “It’s your Miss Liu here who said I was a corporate spy, and certainly, she must have some evidence that I am unaware of! You should really ask her all about it!”

Suddenly, the gaze of the captain of security, as well as the other guards who had entered with him, focused solely on Liu Yiyi.

At that moment, Liu Yiyi truly wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole, to spare her from facing such an embarrassing predicament.

She was so flustered, she couldn’t articulate a coherent explanation.

The captain of security and the others could not have been more clear.

Obviously, Zhong Niangyao had somehow offended Liu Yiyi, who was unaware of Zhong Niangyao’s identity and sought to frame her, leading to the present scenario.

At this point, he felt extremely uncomfortable–whatever action he considered seemed inappropriate.

If he had known it would come to this, he would have taken a day off. Then he wouldn’t have come to the company and wouldn’t have to deal with such a dilemma.