The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 426 - Chapter 426 Chapter 426 Disappointed

Chapter 426: Chapter 426: Disappointed Chapter 426: Chapter 426: Disappointed “This is Emperor Green Jade.”

Among the guests present, someone couldn’t help expressing astonishment, “Such a huge piece of Emperor Green, how many billions is it worth! To actually carve it into a longevity peach, it’s really–” a waste of heavenly resources.

The last few words weren’t spoken out loud, but the people around could hear the deep meaning in that exclamation.

The other members of the Zhong Family gathered around, wanting to get a clear look at the longevity peach carved from the Emperor Green.

Having grown up in a jewelry family, they were naturally well aware of the value and rarity of the Emperor Green Jade.

As a top-grade jade, they had definitely seen it before. However, sightings were rare, and obtaining such high-quality jade was difficult. Even for a large corporation like the Zhong Group, it was difficult to acquire Emperor Green, especially one with such excellent quality.

The signature treasure of Zhong’s Jewelry main store was a whole piece of Emperor Green carved into a dragon.

Old Sir Zhong waved his hand, shooing his sons who had gathered around, and then carefully placed the longevity peach back into the box before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the butler no longer maintained his casual demeanor. Holding the gift box, he became even more cautious, fearing that any mishap might occur and he would owe a lifetime of debt for it.

“How can this be possible?” Zhong Mengxuan’s eyes were filled with disbelief, yet she couldn’t refute, “How could it be Emperor Green!”

Although capricious and willful, as a young lady from a jewelry family, she recognized the top-grade jades. Therefore, upon seeing the longevity peach, she had never doubted the authenticity of the Emperor Green. Still, she couldn’t understand how Zhong Niangyao could possibly have obtained this piece of Emperor Green!

“How about that, are you satisfied now!”

When he looked at Zhong Mengxuan again, Old Sir Zhong’s face had lost its initial joyful smile, his tone somewhat cold, “Now that you’ve seen the gift Niangyao gave me, are you satisfied!”

Zhong Mengxuan’s throat tightened, and she couldn’t utter a word in response. She pursed her lips tightly, feeling somewhat unable to face Old Sir Zhong.

However, when facing Zhong Niangyao once more, her tone was still filled with sarcasm, “Niangyao, I didn’t expect you to be so capable, managing to find Emperor Green as a gift for Grandpa’s birthday.”

“It seems that after dating Third Master Lu, your taste has indeed improved more than just a notch!”

She was implying in secret that the reason Zhong Niangyao could afford such an expensive gift was because of Lu Yichen’s support behind her.

She didn’t believe that with Zhong Niangyao’s own capabilities, she could secure such high-quality Emperor Green. Certainly, Lu Yichen must have had a hand in it.

Even knowing this, she couldn’t help but feel envious. Lu Chenran was only willing to buy her gifts worth tens of millions, while Lu Yichen was willing to spend several billions for Zhong Niangyao. This stark contrast intensified the sense of injustice in her heart.

Seeing Zhong Mengxuan speak up again, the smile on Old Sir Zhong’s face couldn’t be maintained any longer, his face gradually darkened, and when he spoke, there was suppressed anger in his voice, “Zhong Mengxuan, if you don’t want to participate in this birthday feast, then take your gift and get out right now.”

The severe voice contained not a shred of emotion, making it clear just how much anger he was suppressing.

Looking at Old Sir Zhong’s emotionless eyes, Zhong Mengxuan couldn’t help but feel frightened. She had come this time intending to curry favor with her grandfather and mend relations with her family. But for some reason, whenever she saw Zhong Niangyao, she couldn’t suppress the sourness in her heart.

For a moment, she dared not make a sound anymore, merely standing there quietly.

“It has nothing to do with me.” Lu Yichen, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up, “This jade was gambled and mined by Yaoyao in Myanmar before.”

As soon as these words were uttered, all eyes instantly focused on Zhong Niangyao. Even the guests, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but turn their attention to Zhong Niangyao.

“Gambling stones?”

Hearing Lu Yichen’s words, Old Sir Zhong’s expression turned somewhat vacant.

Old Madam Zhong beside him also seemed a bit dazed, her gaze landing on Zhong Niangyao as if seeing through her to someone else.

“Grandpa, Grandma, what’s wrong?” Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but call out to them softly.

Zhong Niangyao’s words seemed to bring the old couple back to their senses.

Old Sir Zhong looked at Zhong Niangyao with a corner of his mouth lifting into a pleased smile, “Yaoyao, you really are incredible. Your father actually also had a great talent in gambling stones. When he was here, he often represented our company on business trips to Myanmar. Nearly every time he led the team, our company reaped the biggest rewards.”

Unexpectedly, Yaoyao had inherited this talent from Ming Xin.

Although Old Madam Zhong didn’t say anything, the affection in her eyes when she looked at Zhong Niangyao was clear. Just like Old Sir Zhong, she too was reminded of her son who had long been missing.

A flicker of understanding crossed Zhong Niangyao’s eyes, and then she shook her head, choosing not to say anything more.

However, after Old Sir Zhong mentioned it, many people couldn’t help but recall that once prominent and charming figure in the Imperial Capital. What a remarkable person he was!

Unfortunately, envious of his talents, he disappeared at such a young age. Otherwise, there would have been no need to choose an heir for the Zhong family, it would definitely have been him.

Due to Old Sir Zhong suddenly bringing up Zhong Mingxin, the atmosphere in the hall turned somewhat strange.

At that moment, Li Yiqiu suddenly stood out and said with a smile, “Dad, today is your birthday, and everyone is here specifically to celebrate it. We, your children, just hope you can be happy.”

“Why don’t we cut the cake first! Today’s cake has been specially ordered, Dad, I’ll have someone bring out the cake now!”

Soon, someone pushed a large cake forward.

A large cake was rolled out.

Li Yiqiu, holding the cake knife, was about to step forward to give it to the old man, letting the old man make the first cut before others could share the cake.

Just as Li Yiqiu was holding the knife, a sudden mishap occurred.

It seemed as though Li Yiqiu’s foot got caught on something, causing her to lose her balance. The knife in her hand also swung toward Zhong Niangyao’s direction.

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