Chapter 1105 - Do You Think You Can Get Married?
A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xia Ling sneered. âYour Pei family? Your Pei familyâs money was still earned by Ziheng! What does it matter to you when Ziheng loves giving me money to spend? I want all the root carvings here!â
Her last sentence was said purely on a whim. She didnât know how much all the root carvings here even cost, but she since Pei Ziheng had given her a villa and a pink diamond ring worth hundreds of millions without even blinking, what was wrong with buying a few root carvings? Pei Ziheng wouldnât even have any opinions if she burnt them!
She held her head high and looked at Pei Jingyu and Pei Jingshan.
Pei Jingshan was furious. âYouâre shameless!â
The angrier she was, the happier Xia Ling became. She gestured towards the exhibitionâs salesperson in front of them on purpose and told him, âPack all of these root carvings and send them to this address.â She casually took a pen and paper from the counter and wrote down her address on it. Then, she took a black gold credit card from her exquisite lambskin bag and handed it to the salesperson.
The salesperson was shocked senseless. He, was he witnessing young ladies of note fighting for wealth?!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
He was just a small white-collar worker, when else would he have seen such a big scene? He held the black gold credit card and stuttered. âMiss, Miss, are you sure? These root carvings all add up to a total of sixty-five million yuan.â
âItâs only sixty-five million yuan.â Xia Ling snorted. âGo ahead.â Her card was Pei Zihengâs credit card and she didnât know how much money was inside, but she thought the sixty-five million was just a drop in the ocean.
The salesperson suspected he was dreaming and secretly slapped his thigh before running to swipe the card.
Xia Ling and the Pei sisters were left standing in the same place, glaring at each other coldly and not giving way. After a long time, the beautiful lips of Pei Jingyu curled up into a sneer. âXia Ling, you really think Big Cousinâs money is yours?â Her heart was bubbling with rage. It was Grandpaâs birthday soon, and she and Pei Jingyu had come today to choose a gift for him. They had seen the longevity rootless agarwood carving and had yet to buy it when theyâd been robbed by Xia Ling halfway.
Xia Ling sneered too. âWhy do you care whose money I use? If you have the ability, then buy it. If you can buy all the root carvings here, I wonât stop you, ha. Iâm just afraid you donât have that much money?â She deliberately provoked Pei Jingyu.
Pei Jingyu was so mad she wanted to vomit blood. She really wanted to strive for vindication and buy all the things there like Xia Ling, but she couldnât. Her expenditure was all plannedâsome were for investment, some for savings, and she didnât even open a credit card, so how could she possibly have sixty-five million?
She could only say stiffly, âIâm not a spendthrift like you!â
âI think you just canât afford it, haha.â Xia Ling was unrelenting.
Pei Jingyu wanted to vomit blood again. She glared at Xia Ling with her pair of apricot eyes, her face blue. She desperately wanted to burn a hole in her face, but she still smiled faintly. âZiheng? Youâre calling him so intimately. Is it nice to spend the money you exchanged for with your body? Youâre just a sly mistress, how dare you strut around and show off in front of me?â
Xia Ling trembled in anger and was stunned by her. She paused for a few seconds before asking, âWhat did you say?â
Pei Jingyu looked at her arrogantly. âI said youâre just a slut mistress! Stop pretending, Xia Yu has long leaked your secret to us. Many people in the Pei family know that you have slept with Big Cousin, so you can stop hiding this from other people.â
âI didnât intend to hide,â Xia Ling hurriedly replied. âWeâre not as dirty as you think! Iâm not his mistress, we really love each other!â She did not expect things to become like this. In the beginning, it was Pei Ziheng who had ordered her to not to show off, but now that she wanted to become a big star, it wasnât convenient to publicize her relationship, so she had kept it a secret. She had been extremely careful these years and hadnât expected that the Pei family were already in the know.
Mistress...
This word was like a sharp thorn plunging into her heart.
They must have guessed wrong, she was not a mistress!
Pei Jingyu sniggered. âYouâre still pretending? Iâve seen so many people like you who want to climb up the social ladder shamelessly. Do you know how our Pei family treats people like you? We throw you after weâve finished sleeping with you. Haha, just wait a few more years when Big Cousin has married a prestigious lady, heâll treat you like garbage.â
She saw Xia Lingâs expression change and felt satisfied immediately.
Xia Ling had never thought about these things. In her heart, it was only natural and reasonable to publicize her relationship with Pei Ziheng after she was famous. She told herself not to fall into Pei Jingyuâs trap, so she suppressed the panic in her heart and said sternly, âNonsense! Ziheng wonât marry any prestigious lady, he will marry me!â This was what she had been looking forward to ever since she was sixteen, to be his wife one day.
Pei Jingyu looked at her pitifully. âIdiot, go look through the Pei familyâs history, which high-powered person like Big Cousin has married a wretch from the untouchables? Which Chairman of the Pei family didnât marry a prestigious lady? Have you gone crazy wanting to marry into a rich family? Even an ugly toad wishes to eat swan meat!â
Xia Lingâs body trembled slightly. She didnât believe any of it, but Pei Jingyuâs words couldnât be refuted.
She said dryly, âI wonât listen to your nonsense. I will definitely marry him.â She paused, looked at the abominable look on Pei Jingyuâs face and put on her arrogance. âRather than worrying about me, why donât you worry about yourself instead. When I become your Big Cousinâs wife, Iâll definitely drive you out. Iâll deduct all your pocket money and marry you off to a poor and ugly man! Humph!â
Her eyes seemed to release crackling fireworks in midair.
Pei Jingyu sneered. âWeâll see.â She walked away with Pei Jingshan.
Xia Ling glared after them for a while, then sighed like a deflated ball, feeling frustrated and discouraged. Were their words real? Pei Ziheng would not marry her? Although she said she didnât believe it, Xia ling really went to ask Nanny Zhou. âNanny Zhou, could you tell me about the Pei family?â
Nanny Zhou was washing the clothes. She quickly wiped her hands and let Xia Ling sit down at the lobby. âThe laundry room is not a place where a lady like you should come to,â Nanny Zhou said cordially. âMiss, why are you interested to hear about the Pei family today? Didnât you dislike being associated with them?â
âI...â Xia Ling bit her lip, her heart heavy with troubles.
Nanny Zhou asked, âWhatâs wrong?â
Xia Ling said, âNanny Zhou, didnât the Pei family produce a lot of Chairmans? Just like Ziheng? What kind of people were their wives, I heard they were all famous ladies and none of them was a commoner? Is it true?â She looked at Nanny Zhou unblinkingly, waiting nervously for a reply.
Nanny Zhouâs brain buzzed and she thought in her heart that it had come.
Miss had finally realized something was wrong. She was together with Sir in such an unclear relationship, what would happen in the future? Marriage... that was impossible.
But if she told her the truth now, would it be too cruel?