Chapter 496 The best is saved for the wedding night
Zhong Yi leisurely changed her posture, admired Wan Jiang's expression and spoke.
"Didn't you ask me where the money came from? Huo Xingzhou raised it for me, and we each invested half."
Wan Jiang was distracted and muttered, "So you and Mr. Huo have become the largest suppliers of medicinal materials for the Lu family. On the surface, you are in control of the overall situation, but in fact, Mr. Huo is also a hidden shareholder of the medicinal materials factory."
A silent shareholder is one who actually contributes capital but whose name does not appear in the industrial and commercial registration or shareholder register. This is a legal existence but the identity is hidden.
Apart from Master Zhong, no one knew what role Mr. Huo played in this.
Just now Miss Lu was very moved that Mr. Zhong took over the Qian family's shabby stall.
Who would have thought there was a landmine buried.
If the Lu family’s other suppliers of medicinal materials are cut off one day, they can only rely on these medicinal material factories to provide medicinal materials, which is equivalent to handing their lifeblood into the hands of Mr. Zhong and Mr. Huo.
"Wan Jiang, can you handle this matter?"
"Yes! Master Zhong, I will definitely get it done for you and will never let the news leak out." Wan Jiang assured again and again, "It is my honor that you think so highly of me!"
Zhong Yi nodded his chin slightly: "Yes. If Zhong Lingxiao knew about this, I would scatter your ashes."
Wan Jiang felt cold all over and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
He even had an absurd guess in his mind.
I heard that a gambling game was set up at Devil's Canyon last night, and Qian Shao lost several hundred million in one night. Miss Qiao forced Qian Shao to write an IOU for eight hundred million with a payout ratio of eight to one.
This morning, the Huo family went in large numbers to collect the debt.
This investment to buy out Qian's rotten stall wouldn't be a waste of money, right?
Did Miss Qiao win this money from the Qian family?
Zhong Yi saw that he was in deep thought and suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Wan Jiang was shocked. He did not dare to hide it and said, "I was thinking about Miss Qiao's heroic deeds last night. I wonder how much money she took..."
"It was used to acquire the Qian family's herbal medicine factory."
It is true!
Wan Jiang couldn't help but admire that these big bosses are all talented!
If the Qian family knew about this, they would probably be so angry that they die!
Wan Jiang asked, "The money belongs to Miss Qiao, why is Mr. Huo's name written on it?"
Zhong Yi sneered coldly, got into the car and slammed the door shut.
There was a chill in his eyes.
Last night, early morning.
Zhong Yi also asked Huo Xingzhou this question on the phone. Since the name of the investor was hidden, why didn't he write Qiao Xi's name?
What does that bullshit say?
He said Qiao Xi gave him the IOU of 800 million as a gift and he showed it off.
I came to the hospital to see Lu Yan this morning. What bad luck!
Zhong Yi understands Huo Xingzhou's thoughts as a man better.
He didn't want his name to appear together with Qiao Xi's.
Zhong Yi stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a surge of annoyance in his heart.
Putting personal feelings aside for now, he still has a lot to do.
Many things pushed Qiao Xi further away.
"Wan Jiang, drive! I want to go back to the Zhong family's old house."
"Okay, Mr. Zhong."
Wan Jiang didn't dare to touch his head, so he got into the car quickly and drove towards the Zhong family's old house.
…
And in the hospital.
Lu Yingxue stood in the corridor for a long time, she took out the box of golden needles and looked at it again and again. She saw the mark on it, which was indeed the mark of the golden needles of the Huang family.
Zhong Yi...really thoughtful.
She lowered her head and smiled.
At the corner of the corridor, Xiang Mingzhu, wearing a luxury haute couture Chanel-style suit, took in all the scenes. She hid the jealousy in her eyes, showed a simple and coquettish smile, and walked towards Lu Yingxue in high heels.
"Cousin, why are you so happy?"
She asked knowingly.
Lu Yingxue looked up and saw her, with a faint smile in her eyes. Lu Yingxue naturally liked this cousin who was inferior to her in every way. From childhood to adulthood, she would bring Xiang Mingzhu to set off in big occasions when she was there.
The eldest daughter of the Xiang family, one of the four major families, serves as Lu Yingxue's companion.
Just right.
"Mingzhu, why are you here?"
Xiang Mingzhu didn't dare to show the slightest bit of weirdness in front of Lu Yingxue, for fear that this smart cousin would notice what she was thinking.
She said, "Come and see Lu Yan. I heard he was badly injured. It's all Qiao Xi and Xu Yunye's fault. They didn't know how to handle the situation. Lu Yan has become a laughing stock in the city, and the stock price of our Xiang family has been falling."
The current year is not favorable.
Lu Yingxue held Xiang Mingzhu's hand with her delicate white hand and comforted her softly, "Don't worry. After the needle test meeting is over, it will be the Zhong family's succession ceremony. After Yi and I get engaged, everything will be fine."
Yi?
Calling so affectionately.
Xiang Mingzhu was unhappy in her heart, but she said, "Really? Then congratulations, cousin. Although the Zhong family has not yet made public the identity of the heir, it is very likely to be Young Master Zhong. Then, cousin will be the young mistress of the Zhong family, the young lady of the first family in the imperial capital."
Lu Yingxue smiled softly and gently. She looked at Xiang Mingzhu and said, "You are not young anymore. It's time for you to find a suitable person to settle down. I originally thought that you and Lu Yan had a deep relationship since you were little friends, so I wanted to ask your uncle to bring you together. I didn't expect that Lu Yan would have such a thing..."
Xiang Mingzhu immediately shook off her hand.
OK!
Lu Yingxue climbed up the ranks of the Zhong family, who wanted to marry her to that bastard Lu Yan.
Are you going to step on me for the rest of my life?
Lu Yan's father was only adopted by the Lu family, and Lu Yan was not even a proper young master of the Lu family. How could he want to marry Xiang Mingzhu by relying on the power of the Lu family?
Dream!
A feeling of dissatisfaction welled up in Xiang Mingzhu's heart, and she became more and more disgusted with Lu Yingxue's pretentious and superior attitude!
"Mingzhu..." Lu Yingxue looked at her in confusion, "Why is there such a big reaction?"
"Cousin, I have someone I like." Xiang Mingzhu forced a smile, "Don't mess around with me."
Lu Yingxue was cautious: "Who is it?"
He avoided Mingzhu's gaze and said, "I'll tell you after the needle testing meeting."
"Mingzhu, our marriage concerns the fate of our family. You can't just marry anyone casually. You have to be careful." Lu Yingxue, as an elder sister, advised.
Xiang Mingzhu retorted, "The person I'm looking for is not random, maybe he's very impressive. Cousin, I see that your relationship with Master Zhong is not very good. He rarely dates you. This time he came to the hospital to visit a patient, I guess he met you by chance."
Why does Lu Yingxue have to act like an elder and criticize her at will?
If Lu Yingxue can marry someone, why can't she marry Xiang Mingzhu!
She insisted on snatching it over to show the elders that she was no worse than Lu Yingxue!
That night.
At Yunqi Hotel.
Mr. Zhong told her a lot, and his affectionate eyes looked at her intently.
He said she was the most straightforward and passionate girl he had ever met, and that there was a burning fire in her, which was the look he liked.
She is a bright pearl and should shine brighter instead of being obscured by someone.
Xiang Mingzhu's heart was moved and she fell deeply in love with him.
She had an impulse in her mind to become his that night.
What a pity.
He said the best should be saved for the wedding night.
Xiang Mingzhu felt that the ancient saying "A gentleman is like jade, polished like a stone" probably refers to a man like him who is polite, sober and strong.
Lu Yingxue felt uncomfortable seeing her eyes full of spring and her cheeks rosy.
I want to curb her arrogance and put her in her proper place.
She said slowly, "Mingzhu, don't worry about what happened between Master Zhong and me. Just don't take the discussions in the Chinese medicine forum to heart. Those people were unintentional, and they didn't mean to..."
Xiang Mingzhu came back to his senses, frowned and asked, "What's the discussion?"
Lu Yingxue's expression was natural, with a hint of surprise in her worry: "You don't know? Then don't look at it."
Xiang Mingzhu wants to see it!
She immediately took out her cell phone, searched for the Chinese Medicine Forum, and logged in using her internal account.