Chapter 195: A Broken Stone Unearths a Priceless Jade?

Kong Mengjiao still couldn't swallow her anger. She picked up her phone and said, "No, the Murong family broke their promise. I'm going to expose and condemn them on Weibo!"

Zhou Liru was about to stop her when she saw her daughter turn on her phone and be completely stunned.

Looking at the trending topics that exploded overnight, Kong Mengjiao felt like the whole world had become magical.

"Mom, am I seeing things? Look at this trending topic!" She held up her phone shakily and showed it to Zhou Liru.

The news that "[A thousand-year-old jade was found after cutting open a broken stone]" immediately topped the list of top comments, followed by a bright red "[Explosive]" word.

Zhou Liru was taken aback: "What does this news have to do with us?"

Kong Mengjiao opened the message and saw the top-rated Weibo post, which contained more detailed information.

"An unremarkable, broken black stone contains ancient jade that is over a thousand years old. Experts say it is worth over 100 million yuan and is a rare treasure!"

Below are two accompanying pictures. Although the rough stone in the picture on the left has been marked with several lines, its shape can still be seen.

The other accompanying picture shows the jade stone cut open after the outer covering of the stone was removed. The jade stone was about the size of a baby's fist, crystal clear, and without a single impurity.

Zhou Liru pointed to the picture on the left and said in a weak voice, "Jiaojiao, why does this stone look so familiar? Doesn't it look like the one you gave to Murong Ting today?"

Kong Mengjiao couldn't believe it either, but the news before her forced her to accept it.

She said, trembling, "Mom, no way, that's clearly just a broken rock. Didn't we even have it appraised?"

Zhou Liru suddenly stood up, both angry and anxious, and said, "Look at it yourself, the original stone from which the jade was found in the picture has been blurred out. It's obvious that Murong Ting is feeling guilty! Jiaojiao, why do you keep doing such foolish things? Now that I think about it, it must be that the expert we found back then wasn't skilled enough and made a mistake. I should have realized it sooner. This stone was left behind by Wen Xing. Who is Wen Xing? How could something she deliberately left behind really be just a broken stone!"

Kong Mengjiao was so frightened she was about to cry: "But I really didn't know there was some ancient jade inside! Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have given it to them!"

She said tearfully, "Mom, please help me! If Dad finds out about this, I'll be beaten to death!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Liru choked up.

A moment later, she plopped down: "Jiaojiao, don't panic. It's too late to say anything now. The most important thing is to get this jade back!"

"Mom, do you mean we should take action and snatch the jade back from Kong Wange?"

Zhou Liru said irritably, "Otherwise, do you have a better idea? Didn't you see that it says experts value it at over 100 million? But that doesn't necessarily mean it's worth that many billion. If we can get this jade back, why would we need to beg her for money? Wouldn't it be better if we took it and sold it ourselves? Then our Kong family would be saved."

Kong Mengjiao nodded: "Yes, Mom, you're right, but... Kong Wange must treasure this jade now, how can we steal it?"

Zhou Liru narrowed her eyes slightly: "Don't worry, I'll handle this. Don't interfere."

Kong Mengjiao bit her lip and remained silent.

...

Inside the old house.

Murong Chen hung up the phone.

As Kong Wange walked from the courtyard back to her bedroom, passing through the living room, Murong Ting followed her from the study.

The two entered the living room, and Murong Ting asked, "Who were you talking to on the phone just now?"

"Daddy, Mommy, are you done with your work?" The three little ones looked excited.

Murong Chen rushed to the middle of Kong Wange and Murong Ting: "The person who just called was Kong Mengjiao. She asked about the stone!"

"Oh? What did you reply?"

"Me? I said I'd never heard of any stones or anything like that, and then I hung up."

Kong Wange was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "You!"

However, her son's words actually aligned perfectly with her plan.

Kong Ran and Kong Chi also came over at this moment.

Kong Ran grinned and said, "Mommy, I saw it trending on social media! I have to say, well done! That wicked woman Kong Mengjiao must be furious right now!"

Murong Ting, who hadn't checked his phone yet, asked in surprise, "What trending topic?"

As he spoke, he opened his phone and glanced at it a few times.

After putting down his phone, he said, "No wonder you wanted to borrow the jade from me. However, once this trending topic comes out, regardless of whether the news is true or false, the Kong family will definitely know that they have been tricked. What do you plan to do next?"

Kong Wange, with an air of absolute certainty, said, "What's the rush? Just wait and see the show."

Hearing Kong Wange say this, Murong Ting stopped talking; she always had her own ideas.

"Mommy, what are you and Daddy talking about? Did you open the door to the clinic?" Kong Chi was completely confused. He thought his mother just wanted to annoy the Kong family, but from her conversation with his father, it seemed like there was a follow-up plan.

Upon hearing this, Kong Ran and Murong Chen also remembered and looked at Kong Wange and Murong Ting.

Thinking of the scene in the basement, Kong Wange's eyes darkened slightly: "It's open. Inside are just some medical books, nothing special."

Murong Chen said with some disappointment, "Ah, that's all? Why make it so mysterious?"

Kong Wange smiled and patted his little head: "Alright, you don't need to worry about adult matters every day. Go to bed early, Mommy is going to test your homework tomorrow."

Upon hearing that there would be a test, Murong Chen immediately wilted: "Ah, then I'll go back and study."

He's been studying pharmacology with Chi Ge and Ran Jie lately. Although he started late, he doesn't want to be looked down upon by his mom.

Kong Wange nodded: "Go ahead, but don't stay up too late, take care of your eyes."

"Okay, goodnight, Mommy and Daddy!"

The three little ones left together, and the living room instantly fell silent.

Murong Ting thought for a moment and then said, "You don't plan to tell the children about the basement?"

Kong Wange hummed in agreement: "The things here are too complicated, and after all, they are matters between adults, so it's not appropriate for them to know."

Murong Ting nodded and said nothing more.

"Thank you for your help today. Goodnight, I'm going back to my bedroom now."

After Kong Wange finished speaking, she walked towards the bedroom.

After entering the bedroom, she first went to the bathroom to take a shower.

At Murong Ting's insistence, the glass door to the bathroom was eventually replaced with an opaque one, which made the old man quite unhappy for a while.

While taking a shower, Kong Wange thought about the door replacement incident and couldn't help but smile.

Thinking that the old man had been taking the medicinal diet for a while, it was time to have him checked again.

After finishing tidying up, she dried her hair as she left the bathroom.

However, when she reached the bedside, she was immediately stunned.

After a long pause, she gritted her teeth and looked at the man on the bed: "What are you doing here?"

Murong Ting, holding a book in his hand, leaned against the headboard, looking completely at ease: "I'm here to sleep."

"I know you're sleeping, I mean, who let you sleep here?!" Kong Wange wanted to explode when she saw him like this.