Chapter 240 Threatened You with Sex? (1/2)

A perfect combination of exquisite craftsmanship and the use of natural materials as well as the embroidery designs created by one of the top international designers in the world rendered all three styles of 'For You' products well-received by the consumers. As soon as the products were displayed, the event reached its culmination: the 100 sets on display for each style were sold out completely.

Other consumers who wished to make further purchases would have to either pre-order their products or have their products custom-made according to their own tastes. Xin Qing's plan was to turn 'For You' into a high-end brand from the get-go.

”I didn't think many people would buy them considering how pricey they are,” Zhang Mi commented as she watched Monica and Ah Nan being swarmed by the crowd. ”Say, how could there be so many wealthy people in this world? Seriously? A few hundred thousand bucks just for bedsheets?”

”Right now you're rich as well!” Xin Qing reminded her. ”Young Master Shen already had the Chinese Red set up back at your house. You guys can enjoy a good tumble on it tonight.”

Zhang Mi shot her a disapproving glare, but then all of a sudden, her face changed; now she looked as if she was about to march into a war zone. ”Rong Siman is coming over,” Zhang Mi said.

”Congratulations, the event is very successful,” Rong Siman said, raising her wine glass at Xin Qing.

A crease formed in Xin Qing's forehead as her brows knitted together. She did not want to be anywhere near this woman. The fact that they both hated each other’s guts had been established a long time ago. ”Whose benefit is all her acting for, anyway?” Xin Qing thought as she turned away to leave.

Rong Siman clutched Xin Qing's forearm. ”Are you that afraid of me?” Rong Siman asked. Xin Qing moved her arm but found that Rong Siman's grip was too strong, so she had no choice but to turn back around to face Rong Siman. Not wanting to startle the other attendees, Zhang Mi took a step forward and grabbed Rong Siman's other arm. ”What do you think you're doing? Let her go, now,” Zhang Mi growled.

Then, a devious glint formed in Rong Siman's eyes. Suddenly, she released Xin Qing's arm and placed her palms over her heart. ”President Xin!” Rong Siman yelled. ”How could you do this?”

There was a split second where Xin Qing panicked. But after that, she recovered and slowly calmed herself down. A smile tugged at the corner of Xin Qing's lips. ”Oh? What is it that I've done?” She said flatly.

”How could you threaten me with something like that?” Rong Siman said. ”You keep smiling, then. I'll have you running away with your tail between your legs soon,” Rong Siman thought maliciously.

The people around them had already noticed the disturbance and were now looking at them. Having noticed Ying Qingcang's approach, Young Master Shen was also making his way over in hurried steps.

”President Xin, you seduced Ah Cang in order to get him to sleep with you. And then you used that to threaten us to give up the dealership of 'For You'. And now you're even mocking me? You... Don't you think you've taken things too far?”

In an instant, dead silence descended upon the crowd. Evidently, everyone present was shocked by that revelation. The reporters were the first ones to recover their wits; they quickly raised their cameras excitedly and began to snap photos.

At the same time, Ying Qingcang had reached them. ”Rong Siman!” He roared.

Rong Siman visibly trembled and slowly turned around to face him. ”Ah Cang, I... I just didn't want you to suffer like this,” she said with teary eyes. Her piteous look right then was fully capable of arousing anyone's protective instincts.

The looks that Xin Qing was receiving from the crowd now were filled with contempt. Even those who had pre-ordered the products were starting to reconsider their earlier decision to purchase.

All of a sudden, Xin Qing burst into a fit of laughter and reached out her hand to hold back Zhang Mi, who was about to throw a punch at Rong Siman. ”You actually think that being seduced by me would put him at a disadvantage?”

Everyone present was stunned by that comment. Even Rong Siman, who had been busy drying her tears, was now staring stupidly at her.

Zhang Yafei was still wearing the jewelry she had been modeling for just now when she walked over. ”Seriously, this is the first time I've heard about a man being blackmailed with something like sex! I mean, come on!” Zhang Yafei said in a tone of surprise. ”For a woman of President Xin's status, it should be the other way round! Any man who sleeps with her could very well use that to leverage her and extort a considerable amount of money just to keep his mouth shut!”

”I know, right? How could a man be disadvantaged by something like that?”

”If I were Ying Qingcang, I'll definitely pick President Xin!”

”The likes of you? Yeah, forget it.”

The voices of the crowd grew louder just as Rong Siman's face turned sour. Rong Siman looked like she still wanted to say something, though Xin Qing did not give her the chance.

”I think you've been fooled by the man,” Xin Qing said, pointing a finger at Ying Qingcang, who had yet to utter a word. ”This man did sleep with me. But he was the one who had threatened me after the act. He said, and I quote, 'If you don't give up the dealership of For You, I'll leak this out to the reporters.'”

Xin Qing saw the way in which Rong Siman's face had gone pale. She let out a mocking laugh and went on, ”Then again, we're both adults. Something like sex involves two consenting parties. So, naturally, I refused to yield to his threat!”

Ying Qingcang's gaze remained fixed upon Xin Qing throughout her speech. He remained tight-lipped despite having heard every single word Xin Qing had uttered. Because of that, the crowd fully believed in Xin Qing's story. Rong Siman panicked. ”You despicable woman!” She yelled fiercely and raised her hand in preparation to slap Xin Qing.

”Smack!” However, Zhang Mi was one step quicker and had slapped Rong Siman first. ”You're the despicable one. You're not even above doing something as revolting as falling in love with your own son. I'm surprised that you even have the guts to show your face in public after doing something like that. If you think nobody would ever find about all your depraved thoughts, then you've got another thing coming!”

Rong Siman held her cheek; there was a lot of strength behind Zhang Mi's slap, so much so that half of Rong Siman's face was now swollen up.

A lot of citizens in S City knew nothing about the actual relationship between Rong Siman and Ying Qingcang. Now that the cat was out of the bag, everyone's attention was suddenly turned towards her. The entire place instantly went into a state of chaos.

”No... It's not like that!” Rong Siman explained tearily. ”I'm just his stepmother. We aren't related by blood.”

That explanation did nothing but intensify the crowd's reaction.

”What the f*ck? Don't tell me you had a threesome where you serviced the father and son at the same time!”

”Disgusting. I can't believe a woman like that has the brass face to pick on someone else.”

Ying Qingcang finally reacted by walking straight past Rong Siman. Then, he gave her an icy stare. ”Imbecile,” he said before leaving the scene in hurried steps.

”Ah Cang...” Flustered, Rong Siman hurried after him, stumbling in her steps. Still, she did not forget to turn her head around to give Xin Qing a final glare.