Chapter 123: The Intimidating Shangguan Ning (Part Two)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Shangguan Zheng was the Deputy-Mayor of A city. His post rewarded him with a high salary and a huge bonus. He also earned tens of thousands of yuan, every year, from Liyu Science & Technology. How could he not afford to buy some new clothes?
They were just putting on a show,to gain sympathy from their friends and family.
Ji Lili, who stood next to Shangguan Rouxue, was even more furious. She knew about the incident where Yang Wenshu was burnt by Shangguan Ning.
She got to know because it was Shangguan Rouxue who called her and asked her if she could arrange for a doctor, who could treat Yang Wengshu’s burns. No other doctor in A city wanted to take up Yang Wengshu’s treatment.
Ji Lili had to request Family Ji’s private doctor to go and check on her. It was a pity that he didn’t have any good news to share. When he checked Yang Wengshu’s face he was of the opinion that her facial beauty had been ruined forever, because of the delay in treatment.
“Shangguan Ning! I had thought that luring other men towards you was your forte. Clearly that’s not your only claim to fame. You are also a heartless person. Aunt Yang’s face is ruined because of you!” said Ji Lili, who sounded extremely annoyed, as if she herself was the victim of Shangguan Ning’s handiwork.
Shangguan Ning replied to her in a calm and composed manner, “It’s good that her face is ruined. I had thought that her face would be alright. She really has saved me the trouble of having to pour sulphuric acid on it. I hope your mother, Mayor Ji, knows that you care so much about the well being of Yang Wengshu. In fact, even more strongly than her own daughter Shangguan Rouxue, perhaps? You are so unaffected by the fact that your own mother is unwell and lying sick in bed, whilst you are out shopping. Look at you getting all worked up for someone else’s mother!”
Mayor Ji Minyu had always faced issues with her heart. She projected herself to be a strong woman who was in the pink of health, but the truth was that two days ago, she had had a heart attack. She was taken to Family Mu’s Hospital for further treatment. Shangguan Ning got to know about this from Jing Yichen, who accidentally happened to mention it. He had his sources and he was always in the loop when it came to the political arena in A city. After all, these people and the decisions they made, had a huge influence on his business.
Ji Lili’s cheeks were flushed because she was so angry. She was about to say something rude right back at Ning, when Shangguan Ning said, “Why don’t you look in the mirror, if you think I’m lying ?Look at your expression and then look at Shangguan Rouxue’s expression. You will know exactly what I mean.”
Ji Lili was taken aback. She looked at herself in the mirror with a sideways glance.
She saw herself frowning and looking stressed. Shangguan Rouxue, on the contrary, was just standing there looking all innocent and pitiful. It was almost as if it wasn’t Shangguan Rouxue’s mother who had to live with a scarred face, for the rest of her life.
Ji Lili was a simple-minded person, but she wasn’t a stupid girl. Ji Lili realized that she seemed to have overreacted.
Shangguan Ning was right. This had nothing to do with Ji Lili. Then why was she boiling her blood over it and getting all worked up? What was her point of getting angry? More importantly, why did Shangguan Rouxue look so indifferent?
Seeing that Ji Lili had realised her mistake, Shangguan Ning continued, “You didn’t happen to check with your cousin about that matter that we discussed the last time around, did you?”
Shangguan Ning already knew that Ji Lili had not bothered to do the needful. If she had, she would’ve learnt by now that it was indeed Shangguan Rouxue who had sent the pictures to Ji Bo, then she wouldn’t be hanging out with Shangguan Rouxue any more, leave alone defend Yang Wengshu.
Ji Lili answered instantly,”Oh, I refuse to believe your lies. Xue has already told me that she hasn’t sent my cousin any pictures. Maybe it was you who sent them to him so that he can hate me. You’re so shrewd. You are definitely capable of doing that. I know that you think that you’re so good looking that you can have any man you want. You should know that no man would ever want you because you are so heartless. Xie Zhuojun dumped you and my cousin will never like you either. Just wait and watch. You will die alone.”
Mi Xiaoxiao couldn’t stand her friend being insulted any more. She held up Shangguan Ning’s left hand and held it in front of Ji Lili.
She said, in a sarcastic tone, “Ah, Shangguan Ning, your wedding ring is so beautiful that it almost blinds my eyes. Your husband loves you so much. This ring is designed by the top-notch jewelry designer Francoise. It is one of its kind and no one else in the entire world, has anything like it. It takes more than just money to buy something so unique.”
Mi Xiaoxiao had already seen Shangguan Ning’s ring on numerous occasions before. Just by looking at the ring, Mi Xiaoxiao had known that this work of art was made by none other than Francoise. It didn’t take an expert to know that Francoise’s jewellery was the best there was.
Both Ji Lili and Shangguan Rouxue were shocked beyond words.
Shangguan Ning was married?
That was impossible! Neither of them had heard about it!
Even if she was married, she couldn’t possibly afford a diamond ring designed by Francoise!
Francoise was the most famous jewellery designer, in the entire world. He only designed two diamond rings a year. He only used the most perfect natural diamonds, which cost a great deal of money. Also, he was fully booked for the next ten years.
“Stop bragging! It’s not good to lie so much. Shangguan Ning is using a fake diamond ring to fool us all. Who would want to be married to her anyway?”
When Ji Lili said these words, she appeared confident but in her heart, she felt the exact opposite. She was from a rich family. Since she was a child, she was used to the good things in life. She could definitely tell if the diamond ring was fake or real. She knew that Ning’s ring wasn’t a fake.
She frowned as she nudged Shangguan Rouxue’s arm. “Xue, is your sister married?”
Shangguan Rouxue was Shangguan Ning’s sister. She should have definitely known, if her sister got married!
Shangguan Rouxue was speechless. She ignored Ji Lili’s question. She asked her sister in disbelief, “Sister, are… you married?”
No, that couldn’t be true. Hadn’t she been dreaming about marrying Xie Zhuojun?! How could she get married? And whom did she marry?
Without even looking at her, Shangguan Ning pulled out the golden card that Jing Yichen had given to her and pa.s.sed it to the saleswoman. “I want her dress.”
The saleswoman’s eyes opened wide, in awe, at the sight of the card. This card was a limited edition. Only a handful of such cards were issued by the mall and they were given to an elite few. The parent company of the mall was none other than Jingsheng Enterprise.
According to the rules of the mall, the card holder’s requirement had a priority over all other customers.
The salesgirl didn’t dare ask Ji Lili take off her dress, so she went to fetch the other one.
“Ma’am, we have got one more dress that is similar to this one. We have only two dresses in stock currently.”
The staff didn’t want to be involved in this unpleasant situation. One dress for each one, and there wouldn’t be any problem.
Mi Xiaoxiao had her eyes on this dress, the moment she entered the store. Her eyes shone at the sight of the new dress, so she said instantly. “We will take it. How much is it?!”
Seeing that she liked it, Shangguan Ning smiled as she pointed at the dress on Ji Lili. “We want that dress. The one that she’s wearing. We’ll pay for both!”
“What do you mean, Shangguan Ning! Do you know what you’re saying?” Ji Lili was furious.
Her voice was sharp, “How dare you ask for the dress I like? Believe me when I say, that my mother can make your father lose his job tomorrow!”