Chapter 257 Settle Everything Before I Die (2/2)

Zhang Mi tossed a piece of bone at Xin Qing. ”Shut it! I'm still hungry! Also, I can't believe you guys kept me in the dark about the listening device inside Ying Qingcang's body. If it wasn't because I had noticed something weird and had threatened Young Master Shen to tell me, I'd still be clueless now!”

”Oh, come on. We were just worried that you might let it slip.” Then, Xin Qing gave her a fawning smile.

Xin Qing soon found herself too occupied to worry about Ying Qingcang; someone had come to her and thrown a bunch of wild accusations at her.

She was inside the car on the way home from the company when it happened. Their car was just about to leave the parking lot when Ah Che suddenly braked hard. Monica had been looking at her phone's screen when the car suddenly braked and, as a result, nearly broke her nose when her face slammed into the screen.

”Ah Che, are you trying to murder us?” Monica yelled, rubbing her nose.

Ah Che turned his head around to look at Xin Qing. ”Someone's blocking the car,” he said.

Xin Qing rolled down the car window. She felt a little bit confused when she saw the woman standing outside.

”Hey, do you know her?” Monica asked her furtively.

Xin Qing shook her head. ”I think we met before.”

Li Susu had obviously overheard their conversation. ”How typical of you, Miss Xin. I mean, really! People of your social standing tend to be so forgetful. We met just half a month ago.”

”Ah!” The memory came to Xin Qing the moment Li Susu opened her mouth to speak. ”Miss Li? What are you doing here?”

”If I didn't come here, I would still be kept in the dark like an idiot.” Li Susu glared at Xin Qing with hatred. Having heard the exchange, Monica realized that Li Susu was here to provoke Xin Qing.

”Hey, who the hell are you? Just shut your trap if you don't have anything nice to say. Geez, people would think we owe you money or something.”

No one in the capital had spoken to Li Susu like that before, which was why Monica's remark had immediately caused Li Susu's temper to flare. Li Susu pointed a finger at Xin Qing and went on an angry tirade, ”Didn't you say that there's nothing going on between you and Qianren? Then why were you out having a meal with him? You even touched his hand.”

”Hah! You didn't even look at yourself in the mirror, did you? What kind of status do you have, really? A woman who was abandoned by a man and who later took away all his possessions from him? You think that a woman the likes of you can actually marry into the Jiang family? In your dreams!”

An icy look formed on Xin Qing's face. Monica had already gotten out of the car by then and was fully prepared to slap the other woman.

”Monica!” Ah Nan suddenly rushed out and stopped her.

”What are you doing?” Monica pushed Ah Nan away. ”This b*tch just disrespected Xin Qing. I'm going to slap her until her mouth rots!”

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Ah Che quickly got out of the car too. The two brothers held back Monica, preventing her from doing anything stupid. They both knew Li Susu's status. Things would escalate quickly if they antagonized the Li family.

Xin Qing gave Ah Nan a hand signal before she stepped out of the car. Ah Nan took the cue and dragged Monica back into the car while Ah Che stood guard beside Xin Qing. If Li Susu really ended up resorting to violence, Ah Che would never let Xin Qing be in a position of disadvantage.

”Miss Li, I had never expected to see this kind of behavior from a daughter of one of the most prominent families in the capital. Is this really all your good breeding amounts to?” Xin Qing retaliated mercilessly. She was never one to be bullied by another person.

Li Susu went pale; she never thought that Xin Qing was capable of such words. Xin Qing cut her off before she could say anything else.

”Who do you think you are to be saying those things to me just now? Who are you to Jiang Qianren? His girlfriend? His wife? Haha. You're none of those. In fact, you're nothing to him.” Xin Qing released a cold sneer. ”Putting aside the fact that Jiang Qianren has no feelings for you, even if he does, you have no right to say those things to me.”

”Wait, I know what you're going to say,” Xin Qing said before Li Susu could speak. ”You're going to say that you're from the capital's Li family, right? And that your family has the power to put pressure on Xin Enterprises, right?” Xin Qing turned around and prepared to climb back into the car. ”I don't believe for a second that you people are influential enough to control everything under the sun. If you're that good, just forbid Jiang Qianren from seeing me. Otherwise, don't come to me and humiliate yourself before me.”

Monica poked her head through the window and started clapping. ”Well said...” Ah Nan shoved her head back inside.

Xin Qing slammed the car door with a loud bang. ”Ah Che, drive!” Trembling in anger, Li Susu watched as the car drove off in style. Then, she pulled out her phone and dialled a number. ”Aunt Song, that Xin Qing bullied me...”

The car sped along the road. None of its occupants dared make a sound. None of them had ever seen Xin Qing speak to someone in a manner that aggressive before, not even to the people from Xin family that year.

”Are you okay?” Monica asked tentatively.

Xin Qing curled her lips. ”This just pisses me off. Where did that crazy b*tch even come from anyway?”

”I think she's feeling angrier than you right now,” Monica told her frankly. ”Tsk, tsk. You were truly a badass back there!”

In the beginning of her relationship with Ying Qingcang, Xin Qing was like a porcupine with barbed quills all over her body. But after that beginning stage, she had mellowed out and she rarely had angry outbursts. Over the years, all the quills on her body had slowly retracted under Ying Qingcang's protective care.

Song Chunli's call came through before they even got home. Song Chunli told Xin Qing not to worry. She also told Xin Qing that Li Susu would not dare make any moves against her. Xin Qing felt a bit touched by the fact that Song Chunli had chosen to stand on her side without even asking.

That night, Jiang Qianren called her too. His shouting voice was the first thing she heard when she picked up his call.

”S*n of a b*tch! Ah Qing, just you wait. How dare that woman bully you. I'll teach her a lesson once I get back!”

”Why do you think she's bullying me, huh?” Xin Qing retorted in a tone of disapproval. ”Isn't it all because of you? Treat her nicely if you like her. And stop giving her any wrong ideas.”

”I already told you that there's nothing between me and her. She's the only one who's nuts,” Jiang Qianren explained quickly. ”Look, I'm on a mission right now. I'll be back next week, and then we can talk. If she comes looking for you again, you don't have to hold anything back. Just kick her ass!”

Xin Qing thought that Li Susu would let the whole thing go in deference to the Jiang family. Little did Xin Qing know that she had completely underestimated this rich princess. Not a few days later, Xin Enterprises received a notice from the government claiming that the government would be reclaiming a piece of arable land owned by Caesar Academy.