CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 25: SPACE PROSPERITY 7

Jiang Mingyue didn’t know that right after she left, Shen Tingsong used the hotel’s phone to call somewhere.

"Cousin Qiao, I saw Ming Yue!" His tone couldn’t be more smug.

Ever since Cousin Qiao instructed her last time, she dared not take a nap at noon, fearing she might miss the sight of Ming Yue. Indeed, the heavens favor those with determination.

Qiao Mingtang on the other end was initially too lazy to engage, but as soon as he heard his distant cousin mention Ming Yue, he jumped up without caring about his image.

"What, what did you say? You saw Ming Yue? Wait, Ming Yue is in the city? Where is she? Have her wait, I’ll go send her something right away."

Shen Tingsong rolled her eyes, "She’s gone far away. Ming Yue isn’t a tree, she can’t just wait there. If you care, send it to Qingshan Village. You have no idea, seeing Ming Yue and her brother’s attire made my heart ache to tears. Cousin, if you care, think of a way to help Ming Yue and her brother. Their family must be too poor."

This girl completely overlooked the fact that the siblings had a meal of red-cooked ribs soup.

But she couldn’t resist showing off in front of her cousin.

"Ming Yue is truly kind-hearted. Despite her tough life, she even gave me two wild rabbits she painstakingly hunted from the mountain as a greeting gift."

Shen Tingsong didn’t know her words not only annoyed Qiao Mingtang but also offended Yan Jinzhi who overheard.

Once the call ended, Yan Jinzhi eyed Qiao Mingtang dangerously, making Qiao’s back instantly break out in cold sweat.

"I say boss, I, I didn’t know that girl would be so bold. Hold on, I’ll go get those rabbits back. Our Little Yue’s stuff can’t just be given to that damn girl."

"Get back here!"

Qiao Mingtang felt puzzled, "Boss?" The boss was clearly jealous of that damn girl getting the rabbits. Why won’t he let him get them back?

"Since Yue’er gave them to her, they belong to her." Anything he gets back wouldn’t be valuable anymore, "Besides, have you considered that if they become good friends, and Yue’er wants to see those rabbits one day, how could your distant cousin whip them out?"

Qiao Mingtang: Men are indeed unpredictable! All this talk and isn’t it just to avoid hurting his reputation with Little Yue!

"Yan, you’re right. I didn’t think it through. Rest assured, next time I see Little Yue, I’ll have her hunt a pair of rabbits for you, Yan."

As soon as he said this, Qiao Mingtang felt Yanzhi’s mood worsen.

Qiao Mingtang: This is absurd, what did I say wrong now?

Yan Jinzhi was annoyed by everyone coming to brag about their good relations with Yue’er.

"By the way, Yan..." Qiao Mingtang recounted all the information he had gathered recently to Yan Jinzhi.

"That’s how it is, isn’t it absurd? Jiang Kangsheng will regret it one day. No, he should be regretting now. He’s probably questioning Jiang Zhenzhu’s background, and Jiang Kangsheng’s relationship with his current wife Xu Ya is quite subtle too. Yan, just as you suspected, Xu Ya indeed has someone else.

Jiang Kangsheng would never guess who Xu Ya’s lover is."

"Yan, do you think Jiang Kangsheng suddenly wised up after being cheated on for a lifetime?"

Yan Jinzhi couldn’t be bothered with this person lacking intelligence, having a sneaky smile float in his mind, he’d stake his reputation that this is related to that person.

He knew all too well that person’s nature.

Jiang Zhenzhu schemed against everyone but never should have included herself, now backfiring her plan.

Imagine Jiang Zhenzhu, who should have received compensation, ended up with an even more embarrassing identity than before; forget a flamboyant life, if she doesn’t drown in spit she’ll count as mentally strong.

"Yan, why won’t you pay attention to me? I did say I’d ask Little Yue to help get those rabbits for you!"

Yan Jinzhi was truly amused by this dimwit, couldn’t tell if it was charity or not wanting to watch a fool perform, and finally asked about other matters.

"What’s with Jiang Zhenzhu and Cui Mingshi’s engagement?"

Upon this engagement, Qiao Mingtang trembles imperceptibly with a glance at Yan Jinzhi, noticing nothing unusual about him eased his breath a bit.

"Yan, I’ve long inquired about Cui Mingshi thanks to Rong Hua, as I helped him before. Speaking of Cui Mingshi, he was engaged in a childhood betrothal with Little Yue, but he doesn’t seem to like Little Yue and once claimed he’d marry a man before marrying Little Yue."

Qiao Mingtang studied Yan Jinzhi furtively, fearing he might flip a table over, thinking luckily he hadn’t mentioned Little Yue’s years of pursuing Cui Mingshi, otherwise the table might end in pieces today.

Even without solid evidence, that’s how he felt.

"To the point."

"Uh... Okay, here’s the point... Yan, before Little Yue left, she met with Cui Mingshi, though Rong Hua didn’t hear their conversation, he did catch a name—Ning Yan. And coincidentally, as I was following up this clue to investigate Ning Yan, Ning Yan met Jiang Zhenzhu secretly in town. On the day the theater had a power cut... Tsk tsk tsk, Jiang Zhenzhu, truly brazen!"

"Alright, alright, the point... The point is, Little Yue and Cui Mingshi probably reached some understanding, they’ll only remain friends."

Though his face stayed unchanged, Qiao Mingtang sensed he was smiling inside.

"Keep watching them, make sure there’s no help for Jiang Zhenzhu in Nanxi City, oh, and if necessary, still try matching up Jiang Zhenzhu and Cui Mingshi."

Qiao Mingtang: Told you Yan is cunning, look at him sweeping away his rivals secretly.

Despite Yan never explicitly showed interest in Little Yue, he knew Yan fancied her, love at first sight kind.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhenzhu never anticipated that a trip to the department store would lead her to bump into the person she despised most.

Originally thinking after heading down to the countryside, Jiang Mingyue’s impostor life should be worse than a dog’s, but instead, she seemed reborn, radiating charm, not only looking better than before but also playing hero on the street, stealing the spotlight.

In that instant, Jiang Zhenzhu was so furious she nearly broke her finger.

No way, Jiang Mingyue can’t be living better than her, she should rot and die like a rat in a stinking sewer.

That’s right, Ning Yan, she had to see Ning Yan.

Zheng Honglian, noticing Jiang Zhenzhu’s off moods, stopped her just in time, "Zhenzhu, don’t fret over her. Jiang Mingyue may look good but she’s just a country girl, no comparison to you. For instance, can she marry a city worker? No way. She won’t even have that chance."

So, you still win!

"Honglian, you’re right, ever since Jiang Mingyue returned to the countryside, she’s destined to never surpass me, forever trampled under my feet."

"That’s right."