Chapter 358 : Green Plum Meets Wine 9 (1/2)
Shi Sheng inhaled and exhaled roughly three times before she smiled, and spoke, “He bought it. Go look for him.”
‘Since when did this idiot buy stuff? How come I wasn’t aware? And he even dared to run off, leaving me to pay for him?! Simply…seeking death ah!’
The emcee seemed rather troubled. “But…Mr Yu said you would pay on his behalf.”
‘Pay on his behalf my arse! If I(lz) do that, am I(lz) even going to be able to get it back from him?! Pei! Why should I(lz) help him pay?!’
[Chain Quest 2: Help Yu Jiu pay.] System’s timing was very opportune.
‘System, I’m telling ya, I’mma slice you up if you gonna be like this!’
[……] ‘It’s not as if it’s the first time… I’m used to it…’
“How much is it?”
Emcee, “3 million.”
‘3…3 million?! Just what the hell did that idiot buy that cost 3 million?!’
She couldn’t come up with that amount even if she emptied out her savings.
“I don’t have money.” Shi Sheng’s face went taut as she pointed at herself. “Do I look rich to you?”
Emcee, “…” ‘Your temperament and attire is quite good, so… Yes, you do look like a rich person.’
“And I’m still a student. Do you think I’d be able to cough up 3 million? I got 300[1]; you want it?”
Emcee, “…” ‘Everyone who had the qualifications to receive the invitation has at least 100 million at their disposal. Even if you can’t bring out 3 million, your family should be able to ah!’
The emcee didn’t know what to do, so she went to call the manager.
“If you had no money, why’d you come here? Xiaojiayin, your friend wouldn’t be a scammer, would she?”
Xie Chen began courting death again.
Shi Sheng gave him a glance.
Shen Jiayin hurriedly spoke, “I think Sheng Xia’s family is in the real estate business, so that can’t be the case!”
Gu Yan was in the real estate business. But Sheng Xia’s parents had been in the financial sector, their business spanning a wide range.
“I think it was Longfeng Properties.” Shen Jiayin then muttered in a soft voice.
“Longfeng?” Xie Chen frowned. “My family’s been preparing to buy it over.”
“How unexpected that you know my family situation so well.” Shi Sheng smiled coldly.
“I only know some stuff.” Shen Jiayin smiled slightly as that contempt appeared in her eyes again.
“You must pay a lot of attention to me if you know this much. Shen Jiayin, do you like me or something?”
‘For fuck’s sake! Didn’t the FL say that she didn’t hate Sheng Xia? If so, then why does she pay so much attention to her?!
Fucking crazy!’
“I—” ‘Who the hell likes her ah?!’
Shi Sheng’s smile grew colder and she turned to talk to the emcee lady. “Go look for that idiot, he’s the one who bid for it. If you can’t find him, then Uncle Yu’s in the restaurant on the tenth floor. You can go look for him for the money.”
Shi Sheng headed to the great hall the moment she finished speaking. This time, there weren’t any restrictions like before.
[……] ‘Stop her? Haha, very funny. If I try to stop her now, she’s going to just draw her sword and start hacking…’
“Ms Sheng…” The emcee lady called her from behind.
Shi Sheng pretended like she hadn’t heard her and left the auction hall.
Since that idiot Yu Jiu’s whereabouts were unknown, Shi Sheng got the hotel staff to pass a message to Gu Yan before leaving.
It was raining outside.
Shi Sheng paused before heading out and vanishing into the rain.
……
Only the sounds of rain pattering on the surrounding buildings could be heard in an otherwise quiet alleyway.
Shen Jiayin kept feeling like someone was following her. But every time she turned to check, no one was there.
Most of the lamps along this alleyway had been broken—probably by someone’s mischievous kid—and had never been fixed. Only a few sparse lamps provided some measurement of dim lighting.
Shen Jiayin tightened her grip on the umbrella and sped up. But just as she was about to reach the exit, she suddenly halted.