Chapter 7: Holding a Grudge

Chapter 7: Holding a Grudge

Lin Shuang was barely holding on, lowering her voice to ask, "Gu Xiaomei, how much money do you have?"

Gu Mang kept her eyes lowered, her long lashes hiding the emotions beneath. Her fingertips traced the edge of her phone silently.

Gu Si leaned in, covering her mouth with her small hand. "My sister doesn’t have much left—she managed to scrape together sixty million."

Lin Shuang’s face showed hesitation. "What do we do then? I’ve been covering a lot lately; there’s only ten million left in my account. That Lu Shao upstairs isn’t short on cash. We might not get this jade."

Gu Si’s expression was complicated. "Sister Lin, you still haven’t changed that habit—whenever you go out to spend, you always say at the end: ‘All expenses today are on Miss Lin’?"

Lin Shuang replied righteously, "How could I give up such a kind and helpful habit!"

Gu Si was speechless.

"Lu Chengzhou, right," Gu Mang finally spoke. "I remember he came to me before with an order. I told Yun Ling that from now on, if he wants to do business with me, the market price has to be ten times higher. Whether I accept or not depends on my mood."

So he has money, huh.

Fine.

Lin Shuang couldn’t help but laugh. "Understood."

She hadn’t expected that this piece of jade tonight would spark a clash between these two.

Ten times the price!

That’s already over a hundred million!

Gu Mang stood, her delicate features wrapped in a chill. She pulled the hood of her coat over her head, hands in her pockets, and walked out.

She radiated coldness.

"Lin sister, we’re leaving first," Gu Si quickly jumped off the sofa, her short legs chasing after Gu Mang.

…

Gu Mang was in a bad mood—deeply displeased.

Her eyes were icy, bloodshot veins crawling across them.

A low pressure seemed to hang around her.

Gu Si dared not provoke her. His sister had never suffered such a silent loss before.

Most importantly, this jade was quite important to them.

And usually, there was nothing his sister couldn’t do or get if she wanted to.

But this time, they had hit a hard wall.

He followed Gu Mang cautiously out of the bar.

Before the grand gates of Tianque, resembling a palace, was a row of VIP parking spaces filled with sports cars worth tens of millions.

A few spoiled rich kids lounged on the hoods of convertibles, legs crossed.

As Gu Mang passed by, they all jumped down and blocked her path.

They had been eyeing Gu Mang inside the bar.

They waited an hour for her to come out.

The rich kids smiled maliciously.

"Sis, it’s so late. Want the brothers to send you home?"

"Yeah, sis, don’t go back now. There’s a hotel next door—brothers can get you a top suite. Come have fun with us."

"The brother’s sports car is really comfy. Want to try it?"

Gu Si’s eyes darkened. His beautiful, large eyes narrowed as a faint, sly smile flickered across his face.

Great, a few fools looking for trouble.

Messing with a bad-tempered big shot doesn’t end well.

Gu Mang’s brows and eyes were as calm and cold as a frozen pond. Without moving a muscle, her thin lips parted to say one word: "Scram."

The rich kids looked at the cold beauty, prickly as a hedgehog, but all the more enticing. They laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, she told us to scram, brothers!"

"Hey sis, how exactly do we scram? Teach us?"

"Scram to bed, sis? Hahaha..."

One of the rich kids, itching with boldness, reached out to touch Gu Mang.

Before he could, his hand was suddenly grabbed.

A scream pierced the night.

(End of Chapter)