Chapter 90: What Arrogance!

Bai Wen politely declined Su Qianqian’s invitation to stay for dinner and flew back to Shangjing that very afternoon, as she needed to prepare construction drawings and detailed requirements for Su Qianqian in advance.

These semi-finished real estate projects didn’t yield much profit, but their advantage lay in the fact that the plans and blueprints were already complete; Su Qianqian only needed to follow the requirements and continue the construction.

Five days later.

Lu Ye went to the Yiren Club to bring Crimson home for dinner at the Su residence. He planned to let her stay overnight, and then take her to Shangjing the next day for a bit of sightseeing.

Crimson picked up her chopsticks and placed a piece of meat into Lu Ye’s bowl. Although her technique was still a bit clumsy, Su Qianqian and Lu Ye were both astonished!

As the saying goes, “after three days apart, one must take a fresh look.” In just a week, thanks to Wu Qing’s intensive training, Crimson had already begun to adapt to modern life.

Su Qianqian asked, “Crimson, how do you find life here?”

Crimson smiled, “Every day feels so fulfilling, everything I see is so new. If only our little island could become like this.”

Su Qianqian smiled as well, comforting her, “That day isn’t too far off.”

Lately, Hongying Society had quieted down a lot. Chen Xi, finally enjoying some leisure, decided to take a vacation and travel with Luo Ying, freeing up two rooms in the process.

So, Su Qianqian arranged for Crimson to spend the night in Chen Xi’s room. Once Crimson was settled, she returned to complain to Lu Ye, “My dad really was something, buying such a stingy house.”

“Hey, hey, that’s enough!”

“You think this house is stingy? What about Old Lu’s eighty square meters?”

Su Qianqian laughed, “Once we’re back from Shangjing, the hillside villa district in Jiangbei should be finished. Then our whole family can move in.”

“Crimson can stay with us too, and you can bring Old Lu along.”

Lu Ye shook his head, “Old Lu wouldn’t want to live with us. He prefers his two-person world with that charming widow.”

When Lu Ye was serving in the Middle East, he used to worry about Old Lu being lonely at home. But when he returned, he discovered—

Damn, his father was living far more carefree than he ever did!

Embracing the widow, he’d ride his scooter to enjoy the mountains whenever he felt good, and when he was in a bad mood, the house would be filled with thunderous activity.

Su Qianqian nodded, “My parents don’t plan to live with us either.”

Lu Ye asked, “Why not?”

Su Qianqian replied, “My mom absolutely refuses, and I have no idea why.”

Wasn’t it because you keep bringing beautiful women home? Chen Xi and Luo Ying aside, now you’ve brought back an innocent and naive tribal beauty.

Isn’t this tempting Old Su into trouble?

Of course Li Shuqing wouldn’t agree. She’d rather Su Qianqian quickly take this houseful of young women and move out.

…

The plane roared as it landed at Shangjing International Airport.

Su Qianqian and Lu Ye dragged Crimson with them, covering her face as they fled the terminal, still feeling embarrassed over what happened on the flight.

Crimson had never flown before and was understandably excitable, frequently shrieking, “Wow, we’re flying!”

“Wow, that cloud is so pretty!”

“Wow, it’s so high!”

“Wow…”

If she were a three-year-old girl, the other passengers might have found her adorable.

But Crimson, you’re a thirty-year-old woman!

Lu Ye and Su Qianqian even overheard the passengers in front sighing, “Such a beautiful woman, but such a fool—what a pity.”

Bai Wen personally drove a business van to pick them up and headed straight to a restaurant for a welcoming meal.

Capital Fragrance.

As the most luxurious restaurant in Shangjing, countless influential figures dined here every day.

Bai Wen couldn’t get a private room, so they settled for a table in the main hall.

Neither Su Qianqian nor Lu Ye minded; a hot meal was all they needed.

Crimson cared even less—just the main hall was dazzling enough for her.

Bai Wen was curious about this charming yet naive woman, and upon hearing that Crimson was brought back by Su Qianqian from a primitive tribe, she was even more surprised.

During the meal, Bai Wen kept asking Crimson about life on their island.

Suddenly, an untimely voice interrupted their conversation.

“Well, Miss Bai, how did you end up eating in the main hall?”

They turned to see a wealthy young man, emerging from a private room and passing by their table, his face wearing a smirk even more aggravating than Lu Ye’s, mocking Bai Wen.

Su Qianqian quietly asked, “Who is he?”

Bai Wen replied in a low voice, “He’s Chen Liang, the young master of the Chen family in Shangjing. He once said he’d take over my real estate project, but only if I married him.”

The Chen family was much like the Xu family—both were second-tier clans in Shangjing.

Chen Liang continued, “You haven’t found anyone to take over those unfinished buildings, have you? How about my proposal?”

Bai Wen responded coldly, “No need for your concern, Young Master Chen. My best friend has already taken over the project.”

“Oh?”

Only then did Chen Liang turn to look at the others, and he was genuinely taken aback by Su Qianqian’s beauty.

“This lovely lady, I’m Chen Liang. May I ask how I should address you?”

Su Qianqian replied with a sly smile, “Hello, Young Master Chen, my name is Gu Nainai!”

Pfft!

Lu Ye beside her accidentally choked on his tea.

Chen Liang muttered in confusion, “Gu Nai... Grandma?”

Su Qianqian answered, barely suppressing her laughter, “Yes!”

Lu Ye couldn’t help pounding the table, laughing wildly, “Haha!”

Chen Liang glared at him, “What are you laughing at?”

Lu Ye said, “I just recalled something happy.”

“What’s so happy?”

Lu Ye replied, “My name is Ye Ye.”

Chen Liang was instantly irritated, “Damn, are you two messing with me?”

Lu Ye flashed his ID, “Look, my full name is Lu Ye, nickname Ye Ye—not lying.”

Well, he really was Ye Ye!

Lu Ye added, “You know Xu Fugui, the third young master of the Xu family? I’m quite familiar with him, and he always calls me by my nickname.”

Chen Liang’s expression shifted as he asked, “So what’s your relationship with this lady?”

Su Qianqian quickly answered, “He’s your Ye Ye, I’m your Nainai—what do you think our relationship is?”

Chen Liang blinked in confusion, muttering, “Grandpa, Grandma... Are you two married?”

Lu Ye dragged out a long “Yes,” then laughed, “Wife, look how clever this kid is—he guessed it right on the first try!”

“Oh my god!”

Chen Liang finally caught on and, embarrassed and angry, barked, “I don’t care if you’re Grandpa or Grandma! Bai Wen’s real estate project is not yours to meddle with!”

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you: within the Fourth Ring of Shangjing, only second-tier families are allowed to develop real estate. The Bai family doesn’t even qualify!”

Su Qianqian looked at Bai Wen in confusion, “Is that really a rule in Shangjing? I never heard about it in college.”

Bai Wen gritted her teeth in frustration, “It’s a so-called rule that these clan heirs came up with not long ago.”

“They say the Second Ring belongs to first-tier families, within the Fourth Ring to second-tier families; they’ve joined forces to prevent other developers from working inside the Fourth Ring.”

The Bai family couldn’t compete with these second-tier clans, but Bai Wen’s project had already begun construction before this new rule was made—how could it be stopped so abruptly?

But these families were never reasonable.

The truth was, property prices within the Fourth Ring were sky high; the fewer people dividing the cake, the better.

“Bai Wen, there’s only one way you can continue that project.”

“That is: marry me and become part of the Chen family, then the other clans won’t say anything.”

Chen Liang spoke with full confidence, since the Bai family had no leverage to resist.

Bai Wen ignored him and, feeling guilty, turned to Su Qianqian, “I’m sorry, Qianqian, I hid this from you before.”

Su Qianqian hugged her without care, “It’s fine, this isn’t your fault.”

“But my project…”

Su Qianqian slapped the table, “Carry on as planned! I want to see who dares block my fortune!”

Su Qianqian spoke with equal confidence; the Xu family had already surrendered, so what was the Chen family?

She believed Lu Ye could sort everything out for her once again!

But Lu Ye tugged at her sleeve, “That’s quite a boast. Isn’t this like declaring war on both first-tier and second-tier families of Shangjing? You’re really something!”

“Huh?”

Reminded by Lu Ye, Su Qianqian suddenly realized.

That so-called rule was made by all the heirs of Shangjing’s clans together!

But she had already said those bold words—taking them back now would be so humiliating.