Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 2314: Chapter 2217: Asking for a Favor

How could Wu Linger admit she’d made a mistake? But while she was unwilling to admit it out loud, she had a bad feeling deep down. Her intuition told her that what Huo Sining just said might be true!

This made her face instantly turn ugly, and the look she directed at Huo Sining grew increasingly hostile.

Huo Sining, however, didn’t care what Wu Linger thought at all. She just seriously looked at Jiang Chao:

"I’ve got no reason to lie to you about this, right? After all, this is something that requires me to spend money. I’m not going to rush to play the fool, am I?"

Jiang Chao lowered her head and glanced at the pot of orchids in her arms. Recalling how she was ready to sell it cheaply to Wu Linger for a hundred thousand earlier, she couldn’t help but secretly feel grateful.

The fact that Huo Sining could truthfully tell her about it, and not take advantage of Jiang Chao by keeping the orchid for herself at the price Wu Linger offered, showed that Huo Sining was genuinely kind and honest. She wasn’t about to play games with Jiang Chao. This realization only increased Jiang Chao’s joy and admiration.

In her heart, Jiang Chao felt even more close to and in awe of Huo Sining. It turned out she hadn’t admired the wrong idol. Huo Sining was worth learning from. She definitely wanted to join Huo Sining’s strongest fan club in the future and become a super fan of Huo Xue!

Thinking this, Jiang Chao shook her head and said, "I’ve already promised to give you the flower just now. There’s no reason to go back on my word and take your money. What kind of person would that make me? I also said that this flower didn’t cost me much; I just dug it up from the mountain. If it weren’t for you mentioning it, I would’ve probably treated it like a worthless Iris Flower."

Huo Sining carefully watched Jiang Chao’s facial expressions and saw her eyes were clear and firm, without a trace of reluctance. Huo Sining couldn’t help but feel more admiration for this young girl.

It seemed that this girl clearly knew what a generation of Xishu Daoguang meant and knew that if she gave this pot of orchids to her, she’d be losing a huge sum. Yet, the girl decided to give it without hesitation. This surprised Huo Sining, and made her feel somewhat guilty for having wanted to score a bargain earlier.

If this girl had come with an outrageous demand, Huo Sining might not have been so kind as to reveal the secret of the flower. But now, she couldn’t bring herself to trick this girl.

After all, she was her ardent fan. If she really did that, it would be too unkind. Even she would despise herself.

"I’ll offer three million for this flower—are you sure you don’t want to sell it?"

Huo Sining probed again.

Jiang Chao was taken aback, a look of shock and surprise flashing in her eyes. But she quickly regained her composure, and the dazed expression on her face instantly vanished, leaving only a slight smile: "Truly not selling it. I said it’s a gift for you, senior!"

Jiang Chao’s words, like a clap of thunder, exploded among the crowd of onlookers, leaving them all in an uproar.

Everyone knew Huo Sining’s status and position wouldn’t allow her to speak carelessly. Her mention of three million was absolutely real.

Yet, this woman called Jiang Chao didn’t even blink and was about to give the flower away for free. How could this not shock the onlookers?

Most of the crowd watching were ordinary people who perhaps wouldn’t be able to earn three million even if they saved for decades. Yet, this woman turned it down!

Looking at this woman, she didn’t seem like someone wealthy, and Wu Linger had said before that her family situation wasn’t good, with her mother still waiting for money to treat her illness. Could she have lost her mind by giving away three million like that?

Nearby, Wu Linger’s face had twisted when she heard Huo Sining mention three million, feeling almost unwell!

Zhou Mei, who didn’t understand orchids, was also stunned when she heard Huo Sining’s offer of three million. But the next second, she couldn’t help but sneer:

"What kind of orchid is worth three million? Does she take us all for fools? I bet these two know each other. What fans? I see Huo Sining wants to cover up for Jiang Chao’s exposure, since they couldn’t scam us and we reported them to the police, so she came out as a decoy to trick us!"

When Wu Linger heard Huo Sining mention three million, she realized she had really messed up. No matter if the flower could reach the Yun Province Orchid Exhibition, or if she could buy it for a mere hundred thousand and resell it for over two hundred thousand—such a lucrative, guaranteed profit business was definitely worthwhile. But she’d ruined it with her overconfidence!

Hearing such foolish remarks from Zhou Mei inflamed Wu Linger’s anger that was already smoldering, and it erupted uncontrollably. She subconsciously turned back to glare angrily at Zhou Mei:

"What do you know? If you’re clueless, don’t speak, otherwise, you’ll only reveal your ignorance!"

Zhou Mei was older than Wu Linger, and Wu Linger normally addressed her sweetly as Sister Mei. Yet, being rebuked by Wu Linger in front of so many people made Zhou Mei’s face hard to maintain. She was so angry she choked, unable to breathe, forcing her to suppress it with great effort until her face turned red.

She wanted to leave in a huff directly, but the Zhou Family was no longer what it once was. After their cash flow broke, many partners who had close ties with the Zhou Family severed connections, leaving the Zhou Family isolated, with only the Wu Family still willing to associate without kicking them while they’re down.

Zhou Mei knew well that the Wu Family only showed this attitude for two reasons: One was that Wu Linger’s big brother, Wu Hao, had some intentions towards her, hoping to take this opportunity to marry her. The other reason was Wu Linger’s obvious intentions towards her brother Zhou Zhen.

Because of these reasons, the Wu Family was willing to deal with the Zhou Family after their downfall. Her grandfather and father’s opinion was that whether she married into the Wu Family or her brother married Wu Linger, both scenarios had no harm and only benefits for the Zhou Family.

Wu Hao’s nature was crystal clear to Zhou Mei—an idle playboy. During the Zhou Family’s prosperous times, Zhou Mei wouldn’t even spare a glance for someone like him, regarding him with utter disdain.

But now, with the Zhou Family’s weakened state and in need of help, she had no choice but to compromise for the sake of the family’s honor.

Not only her but her brother Zhou Zhen also had to act humbly now, having cut ties with his ex-girlfriend Ye Zixin, and was working hard to please Wu Linger. He hoped to win Wu Linger’s favor, so the Wu Family might extend a helping hand to the Zhou Family for the sake of both son and daughter.

Whether she marries Wu Hao or Wu Linger marries into the Zhou Family, Wu Linger’s future status is certainly going to be higher than hers. Zhou Mei knew this well, so how could she possibly fall out with Wu Linger?

Thus, even though Wu Linger ignored her face and rebuked her in public, Zhou Mei had to suppress the surging anger and poison in her heart, forcing a smile to pretend nothing happened.