Chapter 206 A Chaotic Booth (1/2)
Ah Hai stared at Tang Shuang, completely taken aback. ”He's your son, too,” he said.
”He and I aren't related,” Tang Shuang fired back, her face filled with contempt as she stared at Ah Hai. ”Why on earth would I want your son, huh? What good will that do?”
What she wanted was to have Ying Qingcang's son. She wanted to show everyone that she was Mrs. Ying. But now, everything was ruined. It was like she had just woken up from a sweet dream.
Darkness pooled in Ah Hai's eyes as he gazed at the woman before him. ”If that's how you want to play it, then forgive me for being cruel,” he said. Then, the moment those words left his mouth, his body moved in a flash, and before she knew it, Tang Shuang felt a sharp pain behind her neck. She was unaware of anything else after that.
Soon, the entire press of S City was overflowing with articles regarding Ying Enterprises, the contents of which involved none other than Xin Qing's secure position as the rightful mistress of Ying Enterprises as well as her status as the largest shareholder of Ying Enterprises. Tang Shuang's involvement was barely mentioned. On the occasions that Tang Shuang's name did pop up, most women reacted with snorts. They mocked Tang Shuang for biting off more than she could chew and thus meeting such a pathetic end.
The controversy over recent events did not affect Ying Qingcang and Xin Qing at all. Xin Qing busied herself with Ah Sha's transfer procedures; Ah Sha could no longer continue her schooling at Caesar academy since they were all returning to China. Still, none of the kindergartens in China could compare with Caesar be it in terms of learning environment or teacher qualifications. Xin Qing was worried that Ah Sha might be unaccustomed to a change in her schooling environment. But at the same time, she also did not have the heart to leave Ah Sha all alone overseas just to attend school.
”Get ready, babe. We're going to France tomorrow.” Ever since they were allowed to be with each other openly, Ying Qingcang loved to call her ”babe”. As a result, Ah Sha had also begun imitating him by asking Xunxun to call her ”babe” as well.
”Wait, why are we going to France?” Xin Qing asked in surprised. ”If it's about my job at CK, then I've already made proper arrangements!”
”Weren't you worried about Ah Sha's schooling? So why don't we cut a deal with Caesar academy? If they launch a branch in China, wouldn't that solve all of our problems?” Ying Qingcang said in a light tone. ”Actually, they've already gotten in touch with our ministers a few years back. The problem was that the country didn't have enough funding for education back then. But it should be okay now.”
The spark in Xin Qing's eyes grew brighter and brighter. ”So, what you're saying is that we make an investment?” she asked happily.
”Mmhm,” Ying Qingcang said. ”Ying Enterprises has already drawn up a plan. Ah Nan and the team had already gone over there yesterday.”
For the first time in her life, Xin Qing truly felt the convenience of being wealthy. No wonder those princesses from upper society always acted as if they were better than everyone else. Indeed, there were a lot of human needs that money could satisfy. When it came to bodily and psychological needs though...
At the airport the following day, Xin Qing ran into not only Chen Ming, but Ding Lei and Shi Qianqian as well. Previously, Ding Lei's mother was diagnosed with cancer, so Shi Qianqian had been staying at the hospital to take care of her.
”Is your mother-in-law alright?” Xin Qing asked her surresptiously. Shi Qianqian answered her with a hum. ”Died last week,” she said.
”She died?” Xin Qing stared at Shi Qianqian. ”But how come her death is kept so quiet?”
Shi Qianqian laughed. ”What, you think we should set off a bunch of fireworks and announce her death to the whole world?”
Throughout the period of her mother-in-law's hospitalization, Shi Qianqian was nearly tortured to death by her mother-in-law's nonsensical whims. She barely had time to call Xin Qing to inquire about Ah Sha's kidnapping. Now that her mother-in-law had passed, Ding Lei intended to keep things quiet. There were not many relatives in their family after all. They figured they would just secure a lot at the cemetery and that was it.
”Well, everything's good now, isn't it? Now there won't be anyone else getting in the way of your life,” Xin Qing said. Then, a sudden thought occurred to her. ”Although... Why are you guys traveling to France with us?” she asked.
Shi Qianqian poked Xin Qing's head. ”Oh, look at you, acting like a typical wealthy mistress. Everything in your life is perfectly arranged by Ying Qingcang. Your only job is to eat and sleep.”
”Nonsense. I still have to comfort him!” Xin Qing said. The moment those words left her mouth, she realized just how shameless they were. She slapped a hand to her lips and released two chuckles.
”Getting more and more thick skinned now, I see,” Shi Qianqian thought, giving Xin Qing the stink eye. ”Do you really think Ying Enterprises owns a piece of land big enough to set up an entire school?”
Xin Qing stared at Shi Qianqian with blank confusion. ”So?”
”So, we, as well as the Li family, had decided to offer the lands we had acquired from the development area last time as part of our investment. Other than providing the land for development, Ying Enterprises had to cover the building and maintenance costs as well,” Shi Qianqian said smilingly as she patted Xin Qing's head. ”Congratulations. You're about to become the first board member of the Royal Caesar Academy!”
In other words, Xin Qing was only coming along to enjoy the show. In France, she watched the heated debate between Shi Qianqian and Caesar academy's staff. She also watched the way in which Ying Qingcang had wrapped up the discussion like a boss.
”Ah Qing,” Ying Qingcang called out to her with a look of pure adoration on his face. ”Come and sign your name!”
Shi Qianqian shot her a glare. ”Oh, my. Lucky you. We're the ones doing all the heavy-lifting, while you only have to sign a name.”
Ying Qingcang had always been swift in any of his manoeuvres; once the deal was sealed, Ying Enterprises had begun working on publicizing the establishment of the new academy all over China. At the same time, Ying Enterprises, Ding Enterprises, as well as the Li family, which was now run by Chen Ming, had made alterations to their original plans for each of the lands they had invested: all half-constructed buildings on site, which were originally meant to be used as holiday villas, were redesigned as school buildings. The presence of a complete capital chain allowed all construction works to commence quickly. It was estimated that the academy could officially begin their first intake by September next year.
The first thing that came to Xin Qing's mind once they got back to S City was the fact that recent events had caused Xunxun to miss out on a lot of his school work. Surely, his school fees for this entire semester would be wasted if he stayed with them in S City. ”Xunxun, do you want to go back to school first?” she asked. ”You can come back to China again in September next year.”
Xunxun was currently watching an anime with Ah Sha. He answered Xin Qing without even raising his head: ”I've already passed the entrance exams in Cambridge last year. They say I can enroll with them any time for my PhD.”