80 Chapter 80
◎Test 6◎
Xifen subconsciously felt angry.
She looked at Xu Fei who had just spoken. The phrase "the cuckoo takes over the magpie's nest" must have come from her.
No wonder after Qingran's item was auctioned off, when it was Zhang Li's turn, this girl deliberately opened the bidding with "five million and one hundred thousand", making it seem as if the starting price was higher than Qingran's.
She completely forgot that in order to highlight Liu Qingran's difference, when the third-to-last lot was sold for more than three million, she also started the bidding at four million.
Now Xifen's mind is full of Xu Fei's words. She looks at Zhang Li holding her hand intimately and begins to suspect that it was Zhang Li who leaked the matter.
Although Xu Fei said "nothing" with a fake smile after Yu Feiyu asked, the eyes of the people around him were still inquiring.
You know, the CEO of Yichang Media, signed by Liu Qingran, is also present.
Xifen couldn't suppress her anger, but she pretended nothing happened. She came to Liu Qingran and put her hand on her shoulder, but her eyes wandered on Zhang Li, Xu Fei, Xu Yun and others.
Liu Qingran was in a trance when she suddenly felt someone touching her shoulder and was a little startled.
Only when she turned around and saw that the person coming was her mother did she feel relieved.
Zhang Li had a smile on his face, but he actually looked at Xifen coldly as she protested against him.
She had originally just wanted to take the opportunity to provoke Xifen this time, but unexpectedly, Xu Fei gave her such a big assist.
As expected, when everyone noticed her presence, Xifen directly said to Zhang Li, "Miss Zhang, may I talk to you privately for a moment?"
Wu Heng, Yu Feiyu, and even Su Jinshu noticed that her attitude was strange and became a little wary.
Not to mention Xu Fei and Xu Yun.
Just now, Xu Fei almost revealed the truth that Liu Qingran was a fake daughter. This woman heard it. With her biased attitude, she must have thought that Zhang Li did it.
Xu Fei was about to help her idol refuse, but unexpectedly her idol pulled her hand again.
She turned around and saw Zhang Li looking calm, but a lot of things instantly came to her mind.
This woman is her idol's biological mother after all, and her idol must be longing for maternal love...
Under Xu Fei's complicated and caring gaze, Zhang Li stood up and nodded apologetically to Su Jinshu and President Yichang.
"Mom..." Liu Qingran grabbed Xifen's hand. She wasn't stupid, and she suspected that Xifen was taking her anger out on Zhang Li because of what had just happened.
But before she could say anything, Xifen patted her hand soothingly, then pulled her hand away and looked at Zhang Li intently.
Although Zhang Li's expression didn't show any tension, Xifen already exuded the aura of someone ready to draw a sword.
Except for CEO Yichang, everyone else at the table frowned.
Zhang Li seemed not to feel it and calmly waved to call a waiter.
"Find me a vacant room."
"Okay, Miss Zhang Li, please follow me." The waiter led the way respectfully.
Zhang Li glanced at Xifen and followed her away.
"Mom..." Liu Qingran felt something was wrong and even stood up, wanting to catch up, but was held down by Xifen.
"Sorry." Xifen nodded in the direction of President Yichang.
Such a reserved attitude is in line with the temperament of the noble lady Xifen, but President Yichang seemed a little thoughtful.
If his eyes were not mistaken, although this Madam Liu's expression was completely different from Zhang Li's, there was an inexplicable sense of similarity. Combined with what Xu Fei had just said, 'Liu Qingran has taken over the magpie's nest'...
President Yichang's expression was sharp for a moment, but it quickly disappeared.
He just looked at Xifen and Zhang Li's departing backs, then looked at Liu Qingran's face without saying much.
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The waiter quickly took Zhang Li and Xifen to a lounge specially for VIPs.
After everyone left, Xifen didn't even have to pretend anymore.
The anger on her face seemed to be about to burst out.
"You've really grown wings! Do you think you can bring disgrace upon the Liu family just by leaving?! You really disgust me!"
Zhang Li randomly found a sofa and sat down with a half-smile on his face.
"Mrs. Liu, I don't understand what you are talking about."
The word 'Mrs. Liu' made Xifen choke.
Although Zhang Li had used this name to her when he called her to "lecture her" last time, Cheng Yu was present at that time, and she thought Zhang Li had said it deliberately out of anger.
I didn't expect that when the two of them were alone, Zhang Li would actually shout like that.
"You..." Xifen was so angry that her face was twisted.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Li looked innocent.
"How could I have given birth to someone like you who has no moral integrity? You bring shame upon me!"
These repeated sentences were obviously not what Zhang Li wanted to hear. She needed an opportunity to express her emotions naturally and let the system take the bait.
"My time is precious. If Madam Liu doesn't have anything important to do, I'll excuse my absence."
Seeing her really stand up, Xifen finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Time is precious? Is it precious to spend time with those men?! If I had known you would be so despicable, I shouldn't have been born into this world!"
Zhang Li's posture instantly stiffened.
Realizing what she had said, Xifen was also stunned.
But when she thought of Zhang Li surrounded by Wu Heng and Yu Feiyu at the table, she came to her senses and didn't feel that she was wrong at all.
Zhang Li clenched his fists again and again, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Xifen was no longer calm, and even the rise and fall of his chest became obvious.
Xifen noticed the dress she was wearing again, especially when she saw the embroidered pattern on it, her eyes became more sarcastic.
"You think you can become a phoenix by climbing high! I tell you, without the Liu family's recognition, you will never have that beautiful feathered robe! No matter how luxurious your clothes are, you can't fly to the sky if you rely on men!"
"Who told you that I rely on men?" Zhang Li's eyes were extremely cold.
Xifen didn't care at all and was just concerned with venting the emotions that had been accumulating for so long.
"Anyone can tell what you rely on! I'm so glad it was Qingran who was brought to me, not you!"
"I'm telling you! Even if you tell others that Qingran and you were switched, as long as my Liu family doesn't admit it, you are no longer a member of the Liu family. Qingran will always be my Liu family's biological daughter!"
At this point, Xifen was completely unaware that she had already taken on an aggressive attitude that was completely different from her usual self.
Zhang Li originally thought that it would be difficult for herself to empathize with the situation since she had lost both parents in her previous life and had become indifferent to family affection. However, perhaps it was because the emotions left by her original body were too heavy, and she didn't need to mobilize them at all. A sour and embarrassing feeling had already filled her entire heart.
Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Xifen thought she had "won a great victory" and turned around and left the room without saying a word.
"Ding——" The belated system notification sound brought Zhang Li back to his senses.
"Congratulations to the host for triggering the sixth test. The host's biological mother is the head lady of the Liu family. However, because she raised the fake daughter since childhood and has devoted countless affections to her, even after the host returns, she will not be able to replace the daughter's position in her heart. The system detects that the host's desire for his mother is greater than anything else. Now, the host is given two choices -"
"First, the system will take away Madam Liu's maternal love from the host. If you choose this option, the host will receive all of Madam Liu's maternal love. Second, the system will pay the host one billion yuan to eliminate the host's feelings for Madam Liu. The host will never be able to experience the taste of maternal love again."
Perhaps due to the influence of his original body's emotions, Zhang Li subconsciously developed a resistance after hearing the test from the system.
Fortunately, her own instincts still prevailed.
She didn't speak for a long time.
The system prompts again: "Host, please make a choice."
Zhang Li recalled its words and suddenly realized that its choice this time was different from usual.
"Why do you want to eliminate my feelings for...her? You didn't have to do this before..."
The system paused for a moment before replying, "Because Madam Liu is the host's only biological mother."
The only biological mother?
Zhang Li sat back on the sofa and pressed hard on the painful solar plexus.
After noticing that she was in a trance, the system thought it would fail this time.
But Zhang Li asked another question: "If I eliminate my feelings for her, will I no longer suffer so much when I'm with her?"
The system searched for information and gave the most favorable answer: "Yes, if the host loses the ability to love his mother, he will naturally not be able to experience the pain of being hurt by his mother."
"Then... let's change."
When I said this, a strong sense of reluctance spread.
Zhang Li suppressed her emotions because those things did not belong to her in the first place.
She would not allow herself to be influenced by the original body. After all, she had already promised to fulfill her wish for the original body. This was her last bottom line.
"Okay, host." The system responded very quickly.
Zhang Li sensed something unusual from its attitude.
She wondered if the system was hiding something from her. Perhaps these emotions weren't being eliminated, but rather absorbed by the system.
However, it was a good deal for her to give something she didn't need to the system in exchange for 1 billion yuan.
The system quickly began to demonstrate its capabilities.
A string of strange codes suddenly appeared on the transparent virtual panel.
"Host, please click the confirmation button above."
Following the system prompt, Zhang Li discovered that there was something similar to a contract written in the lower right corner of the panel, stating that she had voluntarily exchanged her feelings for her mother for 1 billion yuan.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Li gently clicked it.
Almost instantly, she felt her body lighten, and all the unknown emotions were sucked away.
All the sadness and pain just now disappeared, and Zhang Li felt relaxed.
"Congratulations, host. One billion in funds are being distributed—ding—distribution completed."
Zhang Li looked at the notification of the money arriving, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After the system recorded the entire process, it said something to Zhang Li and went into standby mode again.
Only after confirming that the system was gone did Zhang Li break away from his character setting.
From this conversation with the system, she seemed to have learned some very secret information.
Some information that can even subvert the entire original work!
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