Chapter 7
Upon hearing Scarface say that the employer's surname was Jiang, Li De's tense shoulders instantly relaxed. A smug glint flashed in his cloudy eyes, and a triumphant smile spread across his lips. He waved his hands repeatedly at Scarface and his gang, his voice rising several decibels:
"Oh dear, it's all a misunderstanding. I'm that future father-in-law surnamed Jiang! She just had a little tiff with my son. Young people are hot-tempered, and she'll probably be fine in a couple of days. If you kick us out now, she might change her mind and sue you. So, I think it's better to avoid trouble. You've come all this way, brothers, why don't you have a cup of tea before you leave?"
Li De's face was full of flattery, thinking that if he could take this opportunity to make friends with this group of people, who in this place would dare to offend him!
Li De still firmly believes that Jiang Minghua and his son will reconcile and that his family can continue to live off the Jiang family like parasites, and that everything in the Jiang family will eventually belong to him.
The scarred-faced man frowned, his impatient gaze sweeping over Li De's confident old face and the two men behind him. He was somewhat skeptical of Li De's words, wondering if his employer was blind. But then he thought, considering she was only asking him to do this one thing and was only paying him 150,000, she seemed like a spendthrift. Just as he was hesitating, a lean henchman leaned forward and whispered a few words quickly in his ear.
Scarface's eyes narrowed, and he stopped looking at the Li family. Instead, he dialed Jiang Minghua's number. After the call connected, he repeated Li De's words about being a "future father-in-law" verbatim.
Scarface finished, his tone tinged with barely perceptible anxiety, "So what's next? If we don't kick them out, according to the rules, we won't refund your deposit."
He had finally landed a big order, and he didn't want to be made a fool of by this family and make a wasted trip.
First came a very soft gasp from the other end of the phone, followed by a brief silence broken by a crystal-clear sneer. The laughter, coming through the receiver, was cold and sharp, carrying undisguised mockery.
“Future father-in-law? Ha…” Jiang Minghua paused, then burst out with a curse word that was completely out of character with her cold tone, “What a fucking joke!” The disgust in her tone was almost tangible.
"Then I'll trouble you, brother, to use some tricks to make him take a good look in the mirror and see what kind of person his old face really is! Remember, his whole family are parasites clinging to me! No matter what filth they spew from their mouths, don't believe a single word they say, just get them out! Immediately! Right now!"
"Beep...beep...beep..."
Scarface didn't snap out of his daze until he heard the busy tone of the call being disconnected. Tsk, this girl's voice is strangely pleasant, but her swearing is really fierce and biting! So this is what rich girls are like when they swear!
After hanging up the phone, the scarred man breathed a sigh of relief. He tilted his head left and right, and stretched his stiff neck. "Alright! Since they've said so, they'll just make the arrangements and get rid of him cleanly. Getting the rest of the money in a clean and respectable manner is the most important thing."
Scarface gave his henchmen a fierce look. The burly men immediately understood, grinning maliciously, and like a moving wall, exuding a sweaty and oppressive aura, they surrounded the three members of the Li family in the center of the hall.
"You! What do you want to do?!" Seeing that several people had surrounded them, Li De and the other two finally felt scared. After realizing that Jiang Minghua was serious, Li Xiangjun panicked and immediately dialed Jiang Minghua's cell phone. If he could explain properly to Jiang Minghua, everything would still be alright. However, Jiang Minghua had already blocked him on WeChat as well.
The silence on the phone and the red exclamation mark on the WeChat chat page completely panicked Li Xiangjun. Enraged, he slammed his phone to the ground and shouted, "Jiang Minghua, I really misjudged you! A simple and naive girl like you, if I hadn't been willing to talk to you, you would have been alone forever. And now you treat us like this? Don't forget, you were the one who begged me to come into your family! Damn it, I was blind!"
However, he was met with a heavy punch from Scarface.
Seeing his son being beaten, Li De's eyes widened in horror. He waved his arms, trying to stop them, his voice suddenly rising in a shrill, cracking tone: "Is there no law in broad daylight?! I'm calling the police... Waaah! Waaah—!"
The words "call the police" had barely escaped his lips when a stinky sock reeking of sweat was shoved into his mouth. Instantly, his face turned a deep purplish-red, and a desperate whimper escaped his throat.
Meanwhile, after hanging up the phone, Jiang Minghua gently turned her leather office chair from back to front. Her long legs were elegantly crossed, and she looked at the person opposite her desk with a smile, but the smile was devoid of warmth.
Principal Wang Dehai pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He was in his early fifties, slightly overweight, and impeccably dressed in a suit and tie. He should have been sitting in his office chair, but instead, he stood awkwardly opposite the desk.
"Jiang, what did you just say?"
Jiang Minghua slowly raised her eyes, her long, glossy black hair swaying gently with her movements. She had a delicate oval face, skin as white as porcelain, eyebrows like distant mountains, and eyes like autumn water, but at this moment, those beautiful eyes were filled with coldness.
“I told you I’m Jiang Zhengyuan’s daughter. And, the only one, you know. You heard the phone call just now. Li Xiangjun is just my driver’s son. If my dad finds out that his only daughter is being bullied at this school, what do you think he’ll do?”
Her voice wasn't loud, but each word was clear, and she deliberately paused for a moment: "So, may I sit in your seat now?"
Faced with the sarcasm in her words, Wang Dehai swallowed hard. When he returned from the meeting, he found this unfamiliar girl sitting in his seat. Just as he was about to get angry, he heard her introduce herself.
Principal Wang took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat: "Of course, Jiang, you may not know the situation. At the time, Li Xiangjun claimed to be Chairman Jiang's godson..."
"Godson?" Jiang Minghua suddenly laughed, her beauty mixed with a hint of aggressiveness. "Such a big school, don't they do background checks on students beforehand? It's truly eye-opening. I think we can stop the investment for the next cycle."
The office fell into an eerie silence. Principal Wang opened his mouth, but no sound came out. His face turned from red to white, then from white to pale; his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
"Jiang, this is completely a misunderstanding! Our school has always..."
“Don’t explain,” Minghua raised her hand to interrupt him. “Actually, I came here today for two things: first, I want to transfer back to the elite class, and second, Li Xiangjun has to drop out of school.”
Sunlight streamed obliquely through the glass window, casting a haughty golden hue upon her features. Jiang Minghua had it all planned out. Getting rid of those three vampires from the Li family would have been enough, but unfortunately, they had that damned face. What she couldn't accomplish in her past life, she would seize this opportunity. Getting them out of the Jiang family was only the first step. That parasite Li Xiangjun's studies had to be revoked immediately! And every drop of blood they had sucked from the original owner of this body over the years—she would make them spit it all out, with interest!
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