Chapter 743 - Start Something (2) (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the game and chess room in a three-story villa in the suburbs of the Imperial Capital, Gu Nianzhi and Ma Qiqi sat cross legged and side by side on the carpet. He Zhichu and Yin s.h.i.+xiong watched TV for a while, but neither of them were interested in the reception at the National Center for the Performing Arts, so they came back to the card table to study new ways of playing Texas Hold’em. Gu Nianzhi and Ma Qiqi focused intently on browsing Weibo.

“Start something? What do you want to start?” Ma Qiqi glanced at Gu Nianzhi’s large, glowing eyes, giggling as she peeked at Gu Nianzhi’s phone.

“Yes, Qiqi. Don’t you think the Prime Minister and his wife are writing posts to trend on the searches once again?” Gu Nianzhi’s fingers thoughtfully scrolled through her phone as she quickly browsed through the news on the home page.

“For sure!” Ma Qiqi snickered loudly. “I can’t stand looking at the water army’s boasting anymore. With such a stunningly beautiful woman in front of her, how dare she boast about herself as a ‘beauty of the century?!’” The truth was, Ma Qiqi still thought Cai Songyin was very beautiful before seeing Song Jinning all dressed up. At least among all the wives of the elite bureaucrats, Cai Songyn’s ability and beauty were certainly in the top five. But after seeing Song Jinning on TV, Ma Qiqi discovered she really hadn’t seen much of the world yet.

“I really don’t know where the First Lady gets her huge ego from. Just look at all this hype on Weibo. Does she really think we are stupid citizens who are so easily brainwashed?” Ma Qiqi snorted. If this was on B University’s intranet, this kind of trick would’ve already resulted in an embarra.s.sing exposure of the original poster.

Gu Nianzhi looked through Weibo for a while, then watched some TV. She noticed Song Jinning’s figure had mysteriously disappeared, so she wasn’t seen anywhere. Instead, beautified photos of Cai Songyin and Tan Guiren were going viral. Gu Nianzhi watched the steeply increasing amount of likes on Weibo, as well as the numerous recognizable and beautified photos of Cai Songyin and Tan Guiren. The photos especially showcased all the detail on every single beautiful piece of jewelry they wore, and that piqued Gu Nianzhi’s photographic memory.

Soon after, she began searching online. There were basically no secrets in the online age, as long as someone had a direction in which to search. Gu Nianzhi’s memory was especially good, so she basically never forgot anything she saw online. When she looked at Cai Songyin and Tan Guiren’s clothes and shoes, she instantly began to ponder. Mrs. Tan’s evening gown is worth 26,000 US dollars. Hmm, this number looks somewhat familiar–like I’ve seen it somewhere before. But where? It seems to have been on the campaign expense report published by Prime Minister Tan? Mrs. Tan’s diamond necklace… Is it real? Also, Miss Tan’s diamond tiara… I seem to have seen it in a book about the history of Europeran royal jewelry…

Gu Nianzhi immediately began to search online using her memory, and the result rendered her speechless, even though she already wanted to start some drama. Did this family owe her something from the last lifetime or vice versa? Were they repaying the debt here? Gu Nianzhi admitted to not being a generous person, even though she could give up Huo Shaoheng. However, she wouldn’t let the family off who had caused her to give him up. Stretching her long legs on the carpet, she leaned back onto the sofa and smiled. “So let’s start something here!”

In that moment, Cai Songyin’s water army on Weibo had already begun posting flattery about how exquisite and rare her evening gown and jewelry were. “Monique Lhuillier personally tailored this evening gown—limited release worldwide this fall. There is only one of this kind, and it is worth 26,000 US dollars. Mrs. Tan paid for everything herself and didn’t spend a penny of taxpayer’s money.”

“The brilliant pear-shaped sapphire pendant diamond necklace was said to have belonged to the last Queen of India. Now it rests upon the lush neck of the First Lady. The beauty of the jewelry and wearer truly complement each other.”

“The Prime Minister’s daughter, Tan Guiren’s diamond tiara has an even more impressive history. It is said to be an heirloom pa.s.sed down from the Cais’ ancestors, and the last owner was Napoleon’s Queen, Josephine.” The short, boastful posts were going viral on Weibo.

Gu Nianzhi could only chuckle when she read them and calmly a.n.a.lyzed the photos of Song Jinning appearing on her phone today. These were full body photos of the glamorously dressed Song Jinning from this evening, in addition to the scant ones that had managed to get published. However, they had all been deleted afterwards, but Gu Nianzhi was quick enough to save them before they were completely wiped out online.

Her finger quickly tapped on the phone screen to crop, magnify, and edit the photos into searchable images. She began a large scale search using the images and comparisons. Using this method, she found the background of Song Jinning’s outfit. As Gu Nianzhi read each description, she couldn’t help exhaling sharply. These a.n.a.lyses proved that Song Jinning’s outfit for the evening just so happened to be one level higher than Cai Songyin’s. Song Jinning precisely won, but the dress wasn’t ridiculously more expensive. It was the kind of arrogance obvious when someone baited another to compete against their beauty and purposely invited the fight.

“Someone is already starting something…” Gu Nianzhi muttered to herself and smiled faintly. “Then let me give you a hand!”