Chapter 6 The Rabbit Who Talks Lies
The Pei and Song families lived not far apart, only a half-hour drive away.
In just half an hour, one trending topic after another emerged, all related to the Song family's newly found young master.
The latest photos have surfaced, and although only a blurry profile of the man is captured, it is still clear that he is tall and thin, carrying various shopping bags in one hand, while his other hand is intimately linked with Mrs. Song's arm.
Xiaoxue used to be by Aunt Song's side, but now it's someone else!
No wonder Xiaoxue cried so bitterly on the phone.
Frustrated and irritable, Pei Hengzhi threw down his phone, sped off at a red light, and drove towards the north of the city.
Upon seeing his McLaren 720S from afar, the security guards at Longwan No. 1 automatically let him through, and he arrived at the Song family's house without any hindrance.
Song Jingguo and Song Moyan both went to the company, leaving Song Xuechen alone at home.
Upon seeing him, her eyes reddened, her lips trembled, and tears streamed down her face. She looked utterly aggrieved, sobbing, "Ah Heng, waah..."
"Xiaoxue, don't cry, I'm here." Pei Hengzhi pulled her into his arms and patted her back to comfort her. "I'm here, don't cry."
Hearing this, Song Xuechen lost control even more, crying as she said, "I don't have a mom or dad anymore, and I don't have a brother anymore! They don't like me anymore!!"
"How could that be? Aunt Lin..."
"It's true!" Song Xuechen interrupted him, crying out, "They all love their found son, waaaaah..."
Seeing him cry like this, Pei Hengzhi felt as if a knife had been plunged into his heart. He gripped his shoulders tightly and hugged him tightly. "It's okay, Xiaoxue. Even if everyone else really doesn't want you anymore, you still have me. I'll always be here, forever and ever..."
The warm, moist breath fell on my face, kissing away the tears that slid down my cheeks, slowly moving up from my chin to my forehead.
Finally, Song Xuechen pulled him back and bit his lip: "I only have Aheng left. Aheng absolutely, absolutely cannot abandon me."
“Of course,” Pei Hengzhi replied firmly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Xuechen's eyes reddened, and she turned over and straddled him.
The curtains slowly closed, and the heat in the darkened room quickly boiled and burned until Lin Wenting and Luo Yunqing returned.
After getting out of the car, Luo Yunqing immediately spotted the McLaren parked in the garage.
This car...
Lin Wenting recognized him more than he did and asked Aunt Liu, "Is it Young Master Pei?"
“In the young master…” Aunt Liu nodded, about to call him the young master, but after glancing at Luo Yunqing, she immediately changed her words, “In Young Master Xuechen’s room.”
"Sigh! Only Xiao Heng can get him to open the door."
Lin Wenting worried for as long as she was gone. Afraid that something might happen to Xiaoxue while she was home alone, she had no interest in shopping at the mall and hurriedly bought a few outfits for Luo Yunqing before rushing back.
Knowing that Pei Hengzhi was with her, she felt relieved.
Luo Yunqing pretended not to know and asked, "Xiao Heng, who is that?"
"The eldest young master of the Pei family, Pei Hengzhi, grew up with Xiaoxue since childhood."
Lin Wenting paused, suppressing a smile of relief: "He just likes things like racing and rock climbing. He can't compare to his second uncle, Pei Yanli, who is a real talent. He earned a master's degree in finance at the young age of 20, and has been managing several companies under the Pei Group abroad for years. His personal annual income has long exceeded 100 million. He's capable, good-looking, and still single. I don't know how many young men like him."
She shouted enthusiastically.
It's also a pity that such an outstanding person lost his leg in a car accident and suffered multiple complications. It's unknown how many years he can live.
Old Master Pei has always valued this son highly, and he's so anxious that he's trying to find treatment for him everywhere, even resorting to unreliable methods like a "lucky marriage" to bring him good fortune.
Thinking of this, Lin Wenting smiled and asked, "Qing is so grown up now... does she have someone she likes?"
Luo Yunqing slowly took a sip of tea and shook her head.
"That's perfect." Lin Wenting was overjoyed. "I'll introduce you to the second master of the Pei family another day."
Hmm, meet him, and incidentally marry him off in place of Song Xuechen... This is such a ridiculous scheme, he's not even going to back down.
However, for him, it was exactly what he wanted.
Luo Yunqing agreed, following her lead.
After finishing the tea, I went back to my room.
The third floor was quiet. Luo Yunqing glanced at the time; nearly forty minutes had passed since he and Lin Wenting returned.
As he got off the bus, he glanced casually at the east side of the third floor, where the curtains were tightly drawn.
What are you whispering about that you need to keep the curtains drawn for forty minutes to finish?
Hesitated for two seconds, then turned around and went over.
I gently pressed down on the doorknob; the door wasn't locked.
With a slight push, chants surged forth from the gaps.
The battle was quite intense.
"Ah Heng, slow down, slow down, it hurts~"
"You really want me to slow down?"
"Hey, hey, don't go out! Come in, come in quickly!"
...
No, my ears are dirty.
Luo Yunqing was about to close the door without making a sound when she suddenly heard Song Xuechen call out sweetly, "Aheng, my birthday is in a few days."
“I know, I remember.” Another male voice chuckled softly. “Queen recently received a new batch of goods, including the ‘Mermaid’s Tears’ that you’ve always wanted. I’ll take a picture of it as your birthday present.”
"Really! But... it must be very expensive."
"No matter how expensive it is, we'll buy it for Xiaoxue. We'll make sure that Qing knows that even if he's the Song family's biological son, he can't surpass you. You still have me to protect you."
"Ah Heng is so nice!"
The battle inside the house quickly escalated into a new phase.
Back in her room, Luo Yunqing looked up "Queen," the largest and oldest auction house in Yanjing.
Wait, he remembered an older brother who had come from the orphanage and was working at the auction house.
He took out his secondhand phone and swiped for a while until he reached the letter J – Jiang Ziyu (Senior Auctioneer at Tengshi Auction House).
The founder of "Queen" was surnamed Teng.
What a coincidence!
…………
The manager's office is on the fifth floor of the auction house.
There was a knock on the open glass door three times. Behind the desk stood a broad-shouldered, long-armed man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Two thin chains hung from the temples of the glasses, wrapping around his neck and shoulders. His long hair was tied up in a bun and casually draped over his shoulders, exuding an effortless elegance.
After working together for three years, Lara was still amazed. "Xiao Jiang, it's noon, let's go have lunch together."
"I need to double-check this one last time. You guys go ahead." Jiang Ziyu said gently, pushing the glasses up with two long fingers.
Lara shrugged and said, "Let's go first. You'll definitely forget later if you get busy. So, as usual, I'll bring it for you."
Jiang Ziyu politely thanked him.
"Don't mention it, I'm off."
Once the door closed, the office returned to silence.
Jiang Ziyu continued to meticulously check the various collectibles to be auctioned three days later.
A short while later, the phone that was lying to the side suddenly rang.
He picked it up and saw that the caller ID showed "debt collector." His lips twitched involuntarily. When the call ended automatically, the caller persisted and called again. He sighed deeply and answered.
"Brother Xiaoyu".
"Luo Luo." Jiang Ziyu rubbed his forehead for three seconds. The usually gentle and refined person started yelling while holding his phone: "I really have no money. I haven't been paid this month. Have pity on me."
Luo Yunqing: "Brother..."
"I'm getting old, I need to save money to get married. If my pockets are completely empty, who would want to be with me? Lolo, I'm lonely, I want someone who cares about me!!!"
Ten years later, you still haven't gotten married.
...That's a bit of a tangent.
Luo Yunqing quickly stopped herself: "I didn't come here to ask for money."
"You mean you? Huh? You didn't come here to ask for money?" Jiang Ziyu jumped up. "You didn't come here to ask for money! Well... that's great."
He managed to keep his monthly allowance of 30,000 yuan.
Something seems off.
He quickly realized what was going on, glanced at the caller ID again, and asked in confusion, "Why are you calling if you're not asking for money?"
Couldn't it be that I miss you and want to catch up with you, brother?
Luo Yunqing went through the reason in his mind and realized that even he himself couldn't convince himself with it, so he simply asked, "Brother, you work at Q, Queen, right?"
"Yes, why are you asking this?" Jiang Ziyu relaxed and rested her cheek on her hand. After asking, she immediately became alert. "You can't steal things, it's illegal, especially since these are priceless treasures."
"Brother..." Luo Yunqing laughed helplessly, "What kind of person do you think I am?"
Debtors.
He would come to him every day asking for money, and he would just take it. In fact, he would even pay it back afterwards, which made him unable to bring himself to really scold him every time he wanted to.
"Alright, I'm not going to play games with you anymore. I'm here to ask if there was a 'Mermaid's Tear' in Queen's recent auction."
Jiang Ziyu's expression hardened: "How did you know?"
The auction catalog is only sent to designated clients before the auction begins, with at most a few top-tier items released to the public as a pre-auction preview.
Among the items auctioned, "Mermaid's Tears" was not the best; logically, outsiders wouldn't know so much about it.
"Brother has been working non-stop for days without rest, hasn't he?" Otherwise, how could he not even care about the welfare home?
Luo Yunqing rambled on for a while: "Don't think you're young and can handle it. You still need to rest when you need to."
Be careful not to get the same high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar as in your past life.
“I know… stop with the nonsense.” Jiang Ziyu pushed up his glasses. “What exactly did you want to achieve by making this call today?”
"Does wanting to make money count?"
Behind his glasses, Jiang Ziyu frowned, uncertainly asking, "You're planning to do that again?"
Luo Yunqing had a criminal record, so he quickly followed up by asking, "'Mermaid's Tears,' what's the starting bid?"
This blue gemstone from Sri Lanka features a Cornflower Blue hue, with a bright color, very few dark areas, and rich saturation. At its center is a natural teardrop shape, earning it the beautiful name "Mermaid's Tear."
It must be expensive, at least six figures.
"Xiao Luo, it's not that I'm unwilling to tell you," Jiang Ziyu said with a troubled expression. "If I reveal this to you, it would be considered a leak, since you're not one of the auction participants."
"Who said I'm not participating?"
"You're participating?" Jiang Ziyu checked the caller ID again; it was indeed him. He was even more incredulous: "How are you participating?"
"But my brother is here."
Jiang Ziyu: "..."
They can't even get an invitation, yet they have the audacity to want to film "Mermaid's Tears"? Have they hit their head?
There was no response from the receiver for a long time; he guessed the person was cursing him in their heart. Luo Yunqing sighed inwardly, "Brother, why don't you go and check the latest news first?"
While on the phone, Jiang Ziyu had already started searching. He didn't even need to search specifically; the top and bottom five or six results were all related to him.
"Lolo, so you were actually..."
“That’s right, I am the real second young master of the Song family.” Returning to the matter at hand, Luo Yunqing said again, “Help me get it in. No matter what the starting price of ‘Mermaid’s Tears’ is, I’ll multiply it by ten, no, twenty times.”
This time, the story sounded a bit more believable; at least it wasn't just a fantasy anymore.
But Jiang Ziyu still didn't understand, "Why are you so fixated on this? Who are you trying to frame?"
Through his connections, Luo Yunqing had actually worked for a few days at other small auction houses. In just those few days, she managed to persuade a big boss to spend three million on a cup.
So when Jiang Ziyu heard him offer such a high salary as a lure, he knew that Jiang Ziyu was about to start ripping people off.
"The ones who will be scammed are naturally the people who want to buy this stuff." Luo Yunqing asked one last time, "Brother, just tell me if you'll help or not."
"I……"
"You get 70% of the commission, I get 30%."
"But……"
"Getting a wife. A commission of over a million isn't enough, isn't it enough to get you a wife who will care for you and treat you well?"
"make a deal!"
…………
On the day of the auction.
Pei Hengzhi made a special detour to the Song family to pick up Song Xuechen.
Seeing that he had been eating haphazardly and listless all day, Lin Wenting nodded without hesitation. Before getting into the car, she didn't forget to ask Pei Hengzhi to take good care of him.
"Don't worry, Aunt Lin, I will take good care of him."
The McLaren 720S drove off.
Lin Wenting stood at the door for a while, then turned around and went inside to see Luo Yunqing carrying a deliveryman's uniform and about to leave. "Ah Qing, where are you... going?"
"Since I'm stuck at home with nothing to do, I'll go out and run some errands."
The Song family's son went to deliver takeout!
Is this appropriate?
Lin Wenting quickly stopped him: "Don't go. Our family... doesn't need our son to deliver food. If you're bored, come with Mom to the garden to cut some flowers."
Luo Yunqing hesitated for a long time, seemingly still reluctant to give up the job, and finally compromised, saying, "Then I'll go and return the clothes and employee number."
"Alright."
Lin Wenting sent one of her family's drivers to take him there.
Upon arriving at the delivery station, Luo Yunqing immediately transferred to a bus to Queen Auction House, as it was not yet time for the auction to begin.
Disoriented, he found the back door, where Jiang Ziyu was already waiting at the agreed time. She handed him an internal employee pass and said, "Just so you know, don't expose me if you get caught."
"Don't worry, brother."
Jiang Ziyu took a couple of steps, then couldn't help but turn back and look him up and down. "Why are you still so thin?"
"..."
"Did the Song family mistreat you?"
"..."
"Ha! I knew it, those photos online are all fake."
"..."
“Speak up, you’re completely mute.”
"I've already let you say everything, what else can I say?"
Jiang Ziyu closed her eyes tightly to avoid being angered to death. "There are quite a few important people here today, so you better watch yourself."
"I know what I'm doing." Luo Yunqing grinned at him. "I won't cause you any trouble."
"If you really don't want to cause me trouble, then don't come..." Jiang Ziyu gave him a deep look, continued walking forward, and said with disdain as she walked, "Don't smile with your big teeth showing, it's ugly."
Luo Yunqing: ?
Before we arrived, didn't he say that the staff had to show eight teeth?
I've been practicing for a long time these past few days.
Luo Yunqing touched the corner of her mouth and unintentionally saw the corner of his mouth turn up in the reflection of the glass wall.
Isn't this great?
Saying one thing and meaning another.
They led him all the way to the outside of the auction hall on the third floor. His assistant hurriedly came looking for him, so Jiang Ziyu had no choice but to tell him to wander around by himself for a while, repeatedly reminding him before he left, "Don't bump into anyone."
"knew."
The auction venue wasn't very large, with two floors. The lower floor housed bidders appointed by various business owners, who were responsible for bidding, as well as the auctioneer and the auction items that needed to be displayed.
The upper floor is the lounge, which is very private. Some people take the opportunity to go there themselves, such as Pei Hengzhi and Song Xuechen, who left half an hour earlier and only arrived now.
The visitor's identification information will be temporarily posted on the door sign to indicate that the lounge is occupied.
Jiang Ziyu wasn't lying to him; quite a few important figures were present today. Of the 13 lounges, only two or three were empty, including those from the Tang family, the Xu family, and...
Luo Yunqing paused, staring blankly at the three words "Second Master Pei" on the doorplate. He's here today too!
We hadn't met at this time in my previous life, and I didn't know Pei Yanli would come.
What does he want to film?
Or are you just here to take a look?
No, we can't run into them yet.
Luo Yunqing quickly snapped out of her daze, lifted her foot to leave, and turned the corner to see Chen Zhao pushing someone toward her.
!!
what to do?
If they were to encounter this, given Pei Yanli's photographic memory, she would definitely become suspicious after marrying into the family.
Running in the opposite direction would only increase suspicion, unless he covers his face.
What can be used to cover it?
Luo Yunqing tried to hide behind the bonsai, but although he wasn't fat, his height made it impossible to hide. He might even end up being taken to the police station as a suspicious person, which would only implicate Xiaoyu.
What other options are there...?
Clang, clang—
Scratching her head and wandering around like a headless fly, just as Pei Yanli was about to arrive, a man with dyed pink hair, wearing a leather motorcycle outfit, walked in the opposite direction, carrying a large burlap sack jingling on his shoulder and holding a rabbit mask in his hand.
This is it!
Luo Yunqing's eyes lit up, and she strode over.
"Huh? You are!"
Before the man could even speak, the mask was snatched from his hand, and then someone hooked his shoulder, forcing him to face the wall in repentance.
"you……"
"Shut up! Behave yourself, please."
The man's hand was covering his mouth; was this his way of asking for something in return?
Behind me, the wheelchair creaked and rolled by.
Only after the door to the lounge clicked shut did Luo Yunqing breathe a sigh of relief, release the person, and remove her mask.
"Sorry about that, this..." Luo Yunqing exchanged a glance with the rabbit in her hand that was grinning with two front teeth showing, and immediately changed the subject: "Do you sell this?"
The man blinked twice: "Huh?"
"How much? I'll buy it."
The other person blinked twice, held up three fingers, and Luo Yunqing took out three crumpled pink banknotes and slapped them into his hand.
The man stared at the three hundred yuan and smiled.
As he put it in his pocket, he asked curiously, "You were just hiding from the one in the wheelchair, weren't you?"
Luo Yunqing remained silent, cautiously sizing him up. He was dressed head-to-toe in trendy brands, with two black earrings in his left ear, and looked a few years older than him. What kind of young master was he...? He shouldn't be dragging a sack around like that.
Who could it be?
Seeing that he didn't speak, the man leaned closer and asked, "What's your relationship with him? Why are you so afraid of being seen by him?"
Luo Yunqing thought for a moment and replied seriously, "I slept with him."
"What! You..."
“Yes, it’s exactly what you’re thinking. Not only did I sleep with him, but I also dumped him. Now he’s looking for me everywhere, threatening to kill me. So…” Luo Yunqing tossed the mask in her hand.
So we have to hide.
"That's how it is. It's fate that we met, so please don't tell anyone about my story."
Luo Yunqing put on the mask and left in a hurry, leaving the man standing there dumbfounded.
He really is an innocent young master, so easy to fool.
…………
For a long time after they left, the person couldn't close their mouth, which was agape in shock, until a hand landed under their eyes and waved.
"Young Master Teng," Chen Zhao withdrew his hand and put it behind his back, "what are you doing here?"
Teng Zaiye slowly closed his mouth, then winked at him twice, "Chen Zhao."
"What's wrong?"
"Your boss...slept with someone!"
Chen Zhao: ? ? ! !
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