CHAPTER 361: CHAPTER 361

Little Tomatoes and hair bands smashed onto Xue Junyi’s face, and he was stunned.

Because his impression of Ling Hua had always been that she was soft, cute, and easy to manipulate.

So he really thought that he could rekindle his past relationship with Ling Hua, become a son-in-law of the Ling’s family, and rise above others.

It wasn’t until Ling Hua smashed these two things onto his face that he realized she wasn’t the naive sweet girl he thought she was, and he might never be able to hold onto Ling Hua again.

Then, he couldn’t help but sarcastically retort to Ling Hua, "In fact, from the beginning, you looked down on this poor boy. You wouldn’t even tell me that you are the daughter of a wealthy family, yet you lied and said you were just a servant in that big house!"

Xue Junyi now recalls that many times, he was close to uncovering the truth.

For instance, when Ling Hua came out from the mansion to meet him; or when Ling Hua was still in the mansion wearing a nightgown; even Jiang Moxi once said that Ling Hua had never worked...

Actually, at those times, if he had just thought a little more, or if Ling Hua had been willing to reveal a bit more to him, he wouldn’t have abandoned Ling Hua and chosen Cheng Huiyan, the prostitute.

But Xue Junyi felt that greed was human nature, so he didn’t think there was anything wrong with initially mistaking Cheng Huiyan for owning several mansions and choosing to marry her.

Therefore, he only blamed Ling Hua for not being honest with him, otherwise he would never have ended up in this situation.

"Ling Hua, oh Ling Hua, I gave you my heart and soul, and all I got in return was your deception. If you didn’t like poor boys, you could have just told me directly. Why did you let me fall so deeply into love that I couldn’t extract myself, you materialistic woman..."

Xue Junyi accused Ling Hua, framing himself as the victim convincingly and baffling all who listened.

But Ling Hua suddenly burst into laughter, her laugh was so eerie that it sent chills down everyone’s spines.

Even Xue Junyi got frightened by her laugh, and stopped his distortion of the truth.

And after laughing, Ling Hua’s face was particularly pallid.

She said, "Xue Junyi, you may not understand that wealth is but a burden for me and my brother. We would even prefer to have been born in an ordinary family rather than in such a family. Hence, we have never revealed externally how wealthy our family is."

"Meeting you was merely an accident, and seeing your diligence, I worried that telling you about my family background would put too much pressure on you, so I tried all means to hide it."

"Even when you convinced me to go to university and work multiple jobs to help save for your house’s down payment, without even promising to add my name to the property deed, I agreed without hesitation."

"And you might not know, but I had even planned to transfer an apartment under my name to you after going to university, so you could bring your mother to live with you."

"I truly harbored thoughts of being with you forever, but what about you?"

"You went behind my back and got registered with someone you thought was wealthy! Had it not been exposed that woman was a prostitute, without a house or savings, I bet you’d still be lost in her tender embrace, unable to extricate yourself."

Others began to understand after hearing Ling Hua’s accusation that Xue Junyi’s portrayal of himself as a lovestruck fool was just a cover for his greedy, selfish, and shameless scum nature.

And listening to Ling Hua’s heartfelt words, Xue Junyi realized for the first time how close he had been to sudden wealth!

He quickly said, "Huahua, I never knew you thought so much. If I had known, I definitely wouldn’t have betrayed you."

"I’ve already divorced Cheng Huiyan, will you come back to me? I promise I will treat you well from now on, can we start over?

But Ling Hua didn’t want to listen anymore, she coldly retorted.

"Enough! I was naive and innocent, not stupid! And I’m not a trash bin, I can’t accept trash like you! Now take your Little Tomatoes and hair band, and get as far away as you can! Don’t dirty the venue of my mother’s anniversary celebration."

After dropping those words, Ling Hua turned and headed towards the lounge.

The manager hurriedly followed, humbly asking, "Lady Ling, shall I get someone to apply some ointment on you and make you some bird’s nest porridge to calm you..."

Xue Junyi had never thought that even a managerial figure had to act like a servant in front of wealthy people.

He still yearned to experience that feeling of being superior, being revered like a wealth god by everyone.

Hence, Xue Junyi desperately pursued her, "Huahua! Huahua please forgive me..."

But the waitstaff had listened to Ling Hua’s previous accusations; how could they allow such scum to continue harming this pure and kind-hearted girl?

So before Xue Junyi could approach Ling Hua again, they intercepted him and directly dragged him out of the venue and took him to the police station.

*

On the other side, Jiang Weiwei also followed Lady Suchen to Ling’s anniversary celebration.

With Lady Suchen’s extraordinary status and position, she was immediately surrounded by countless people greeting her as soon as she entered the venue.

"Lady Suchen, long time no see. By the way, where is Mr. Lai De?"

This was the most frequently asked question to Lady Suchen during the dinner.

Indeed, people were hoping to connect with Mr. Lai De, an authoritative figure of THE ONE group, and it would be even better if they could establish a collaboration with him at this banquet.

Lady Suchen told them, "Mr. Lai De has an international video conference to attend today and couldn’t make it."

In fact, Lady Suchen’s attendance at Ling’s anniversary celebration stemmed only from her personal friendship with Ling Yinan, the president of Ling’s.

She did not want her attendance to steal all the limelight from Ling Yinan today.

Thus, even without Jiang Weiwei’s earnest request to accompany her, Lady Suchen would not have brought Mr. Lai De to the dinner.

But upon hearing this, those who came to network couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.

However, they quickly turned their attention to Jiang Weiwei, who was by Lady Suchen’s side: "This young lady is...?"

Ever since their daughter went missing, Mr. Lai De and Lady Suchen never had another child and never stopped searching for their daughter.

Everyone from the outside world knew this very well.

Therefore, when a girl appeared by Lady Suchen’s side, they couldn’t help but speculate whether this girl could be the long-lost daughter of Mr. Lai De and Lady Suchen?

But Lady Suchen simply said, "This is Jiang Weiwei."

With no further introduction, it was clear she was not their real daughter.

However, any girl whom Lady Suchen kept by her side, even if not her real daughter, clearly must have gained her favor.

Perhaps unable to find her real daughter, Lady Suchen adopted her?

Thus, people looked at Jiang Weiwei differently and praised her from head to toe again and again, all to win the favor of Lady Suchen and Jiang Weiwei.

And this was exactly why Jiang Weiwei pleaded with Lady Suchen to bring her to the party!

Even if Lady Suchen really refused to adopt her later, Jiang Weiwei could still use the connections accumulated by being beside Lady Suchen to continue climbing up the social ladder.

After the banquet started, other guests began to arrive one after another.

Jiang Tairan, leading the Jiang Family, also quickly appeared at the banquet.

Seeing Jiang Weiwei closely following Lady Suchen, calmly conversing with other top socialites, they all showed expressions of relief.

Jiang Tairan even said, "Although Weiwei comes from a humble background, our family has truly cultivated her into a top socialite."

Jiang Guosheng added, "And thanks to Xiao Man’s careful guidance over the years."

Yu Man’s vanity was immensely gratified, and her smile was radiant.

"She is my daughter; it’s my duty to teach her well."

However, as Yu Man indulged in others’ compliments, at the entrance to the banquet, she caught sight of Jiang Moxi’s figure...