Chapter 99: Go to Hell 4
“Quick, repost it!” After Ling Hanmu posted it, he urged Xia Chenge. Seeing Xia Chenge didn’t react, he directly snatched Xia Chenge’s mobile phone and reposted it on Weibo.
Queen Xia Chenge: Happy birthday, my male god / kiss @ Ling Ling Ling Hanmu: The best birthday gift @ Queen Xia Chenge 【 Ling Ling Ling Hanmu’s short video 】
“Done, all set.” Ling Hanmu shoved the phone back, smugly, “Who dares to question you now!”
Ling Hanmu’s actions were too fast. When Xia Chenge looked at her phone belatedly, she almost vomited blood.
“Ling Hanmu, can you have some dignity?” Xia Chenge glared, but it was too late to delete the Weibo post. Ling Hanmu’s Weibo had already caused a huge stir, and with her repost, Weibo almost crashed.
No one could believe that the person who acted cute in the video for Xia Chenge was the notoriously overbearing Ling Hanmu:
Holy crap, did I open Weibo the wrong way? Did I see a fake video?
Is it just me whose focus is on Xia Chenge’s beauty? As a face-lover, I need to drool over her. Xia Chenge is so beautiful!
This world has gone mad. I spent the whole morning gossiping, convinced Xia Chenge was the mistress, and then this video pops out, with him acting all flirty and asking for a hug.
Thinking about the video from an hour ago, Xia Chenge is truly disgusting. She must have tricked Young Master Ling into filming it, then impersonated him to post it. How malicious!
Little Mistress Xia is too scheming, designing such a video. Damn it, I’m going to throw up my dinner! Those who say Little Mistress Xia is pretty, are your eyes okay? Do you need me to recommend an ophthalmologist?
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When Xu Jingyun saw this video, she was so angry she was shivering all over.
Xia Chenge is actually so shameless as to post such a video?
Wouldn’t this be equivalent to slapping her in the face?
Xu Jingyun, unable to contain her anger, directly asked a servant of the Ling family to take her to Madam Ling.
The servant looked a bit troubled: “I’m sorry, Miss Xu, the birthday banquet is about to start, and Madam is busy. She probably doesn’t have time to entertain you right now.”
“I just need to see Madam for a moment and say a few words. It won’t take up Madam’s time,” Xu Jingyun said patiently and gently.
The servant pondered for a moment. Everyone was saying Xu Jingyun was the Young Master’s fiancée. Although the Ling family hadn’t officially acknowledged it, they hadn’t denied it either. If this were true, offending Xu Jingyun would bring her no good.
“Then, Miss Xu, please follow me.” Weighing the pros and cons, the servant decided to take her.
Madam Ling was entertaining other close Madam friends. When the servant reported that Xu Jingyun had something to discuss, she frowned slightly, a hint of impatience flashing before she quickly regained her composure: “Tell her to wait there for a moment, I’ll be there soon.”
After the servant left, Madam Ling excused herself from her friend before going over.
As soon as Xu Jingyun saw Madam Ling, she hurried forward: “Madam.”
“What’s wrong?” Madam Ling asked, noticing how swollen her lips were.
Xu Jingyun’s eyes immediately welled up: “I bumped into it myself. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Please excuse me, Madam.”
Madam Ling, being very intelligent, immediately sensed something was amiss: “What exactly happened? As a guest, if something happened to you, our Ling family is responsible. Don’t be afraid, just tell me, and I will be your advocate.”
“No, no, no, Madam, my sister didn’t do it on purpose. Please don’t kick her out.” Xu Jingyun quickly explained, but inwardly she thought: Madam Ling knows who was invited to the birthday banquet. Xia Chenge was not among the guests, yet she caused harm in the Ling family. How could Madam Ling let her be slapped in the face?
Xu Jingyun was certain that Madam Ling would have Xia Chenge thrown out of the Ling family and would not allow Xia Chenge to cause trouble at Ling Hanmu’s birthday banquet.
Unexpectedly, Madam Ling said: “In that case, I can’t say much. The banquet is about to begin. Go ask the butler for some medicine to reduce the swelling, or if it’s too severe, go to the hospital first.”
Xu Jingyun was dumbfounded. Why wasn’t things unfolding according to the script?
She could never have imagined that Madam Ling already knew the truth about the marriage contract. The reason she had ignored the Xu family’s machinations was entirely because Ling Hanmu had forbidden the Ling family from interfering. Otherwise, the Xu family wouldn’t have had the chance to attend the banquet.
“Alright, I’m very busy. We can discuss anything after the banquet. However, I’ll say this upfront: how you sisters fight is none of our Ling family’s business. But if you cause too much trouble in our Ling family, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
Madam Ling finished speaking and turned to leave.
Xu Jingyun’s hands and feet turned cold, and a sense of dread washed over her.
Madam Ling, while seemingly concerned about her injury, showed no warmth. It was merely a perfunctory inquiry as a host. Furthermore, knowing that Xia Chenge had injured someone in the Ling family, she brushed it off lightly and even warned her…
In that instant, Xu Jingyun suddenly felt like a clown.
Fortunately, her parents arrived at this moment. Xu Jingyun finally found her anchor and felt much more at ease.
However, the fact that Xia Chenge was still attending the birthday banquet at the Ling family’s made Xu Jingyun’s heart heavy, making it difficult to breathe.
“Darling, did Xia Chenge do this to you?” When Xu Jingyun found Xu Jingyi, he was furious upon seeing the injury on her lips.
Xia Minglan said fiercely: “That damned little slut, so vulgar, to injure you like this with such despicable means. No, I’m going to confront the Ling family and have them stand up for you.”
“Can you stop shouting? Do you want everyone to laugh at me?” Xu Jingyun said angrily. She was hiding in a corner, yet many people were still secretly watching her.
Although the swelling had subsided a lot, and she had used makeup to conceal it, making it seem like nothing was wrong, a closer look would still reveal something. Xu Jingyun absolutely did not want her appearance to be seen by others.
“Endure it for now. After the engagement is announced, we’ll settle the score with Xia Chenge slowly. She’s just a girl of sixteen or seventeen, what can she do?” Xu Jingyi said with murderous intent.
“Yes, Father, you must get justice for me,” Xu Jingyun said.
“Don’t worry, Father will get justice for you,” Xu Jingyi promised, glancing at Xia Minglan, a flicker of disgust in his eyes.
Afterward, Xu Jingyi went out to greet the politicians and socialites. Likely due to the rumors of an alliance with the Ling family, everyone was warm towards Xu Jingyi, even showing a desire to befriend him.
“President Xu, I am the General Manager of XX Group. Let’s cooperate more in the future.”
“It’s a pleasure, President Xu. You are young and promising, you must mentor us more.”
“President Xu, when do you have time to play some golf? I heard your skills are superb, making me eager to spar with you.”
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For the first time, Xu Jingyi tasted the feeling of being acknowledged by high society. That sense of elation made him feel like a superior person.
If he truly married into the Ling family, he would truly enter high society and no longer have to rely on the Xia family and endure others’ disdain.
Therefore, he must make Xu Jingyun the fiancée of Ling Hanmu, no matter the cost!
At precisely six o’clock, the Ling family descended the stairs. The crowded hall immediately fell silent, and the birthday banquet officially began.
