The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 781 - 230: One is brainless, the other left their brain behind.
Upon hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, Gu’s mother and Yun Wei’s faces changed dramatically, their eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at Song Qiao behind Lu Jingchen.
Is this woman... really Lu Jingchen’s wife, the Young Mistress of the Lu Family?
But now that Lu Jingchen himself has acknowledged it, standing right here, and even seems to be seeking justice for Song Qiao, Gu’s mother and Yun Wei can no longer refute the fact that Song Qiao is the Young Mistress of the Lu Family, which they previously didn’t believe.
All color had drained from Yun Wei’s face, and anger filled her eyes. This situation, completely out of her control, was something she found difficult to accept for a moment.
In her opinion, Song Qiao, a woman discarded by her brother Linyuan, shouldn’t be entitled to such a good fate, let alone the status of the Young Mistress of the Lu Family.
What right does she have to be the Young Mistress of the Lu Family?
Whether it’s family background or educational background, Yun Wei is countless times superior to Song Qiao. By rights, she should be more fitting for the role of the Young Mistress of the Lu Family.
Song Qiao was unaware of Yun Wei’s thoughts, but if she knew, she would have inevitably given a thumbs-up and praised her: "Delusional disorder isn’t bad, such a drama queen."
At this very moment, Gu’s mother felt her legs turning soft. Had she not forcibly steadied herself, she would have probably fallen to the floor under the formidable presence emanating from Lu Jingchen. His words were like a thunderclap that exploded in her mind, leaving her unable to recover for a long while.
Lu Jingchen, however, paid them no attention and instead turned back to look at Song Qiao, smiling at her affectionately before softly beckoning and uttering two words, "Come here."
Song Qiao was startled, but she walked around the table and came to his side, "Did you finish your phone call?"
Lu Jingchen wrapped one arm around her waist, drawing her into his embrace, looking down at her delicate face with growing fondness. He had overheard the exchange between her and Gu’s mother, and for some reason, he felt oddly satisfied, especially by that very assertive statement of Song Qiao’s.
[Rest assured, even if the Gu Family begged me to marry Gu Linyuan, I, Song Qiao, wouldn’t give it a thought.]
Lu Jingchen always knew that Song Qiao was not the kind to ride on someone else’s coat-tails. Indeed, since their marriage, Lu Jingchen had worried whether she still harbored feelings for her ex-boyfriend, perhaps unable to let go.
From the moment Song Qiao became his woman, he believed she belonged to him body and soul, and he couldn’t allow any other man to lay eyes on her.
Song Qiao was truly outstanding, it’s just that others had not realized it yet.
Years later, when Lu Jingchen looked back on all of this, he realized that this woman had long had a place in his heart, an imprint that could not be shaken off.
Lu Jingchen hummed in acknowledgment, then asked, "Have you found a ring you like? Have you picked one out yet?"
Song Qiao was taken aback and then shook her head, "I haven’t started looking yet."
She was about to start choosing when Gu Linyuan appeared, followed by the encounter with Gu’s mother and Yun Wei. Facing their verbal abuse, she was in no mood to pick out rings—she wished she could take the rings and throw them in their faces, to punish them for looking down on others because of money.
But then she considered that these rings were all very expensive and she didn’t have the guts to actually throw them at the contemptible faces of Gu’s mother and Yun Wei, knowing it would be a painful loss for her.
Lu Jingchen was unaware of Song Qiao’s thoughts, but if he did, he would certainly support her using them to vent. If they were thrown, just have the staff pick them up and put them back on sale, because letting her vent was more important than anything else.
Lu Jingchen’s brow twitched, his gaze profound, "Later, I’ll have some new diamond rings brought in for you to see. If you don’t like them, I’ll have someone design one especially for you."
Song Qiao’s heart skipped a beat at his words, feeling as if a vast sum of money was beckoning to her. Indeed, wealth brought the liberty to act capriciously.
Catching sight of Gu’s mother and Yun Wei, with their utterly pale faces, out of the corner of her eye, she didn’t think too much about it and decided to give the two women a bit of heartburn. She nodded sweetly and said "okay," then raised her head and planted a kiss on Lu Jingchen’s chin, speaking in a soft voice, "Thank you, hubby."
Lu Jingchen’s body stiffened for a moment, his gaze falling on her smiling face. He instantly understood the meaning behind her actions, yet he said nothing, just smiling tenderly at her before lowering his head to whisper in her ear, "If you really want to thank me, then you can work hard to serve me tonight when we get home."
Song Qiao, "..." Lu Jingchen, you thug.
Gu Linyuan, who was still standing there without leaving, felt incredibly uncomfortable as he watched the two of them being affectionate, just like an old married couple. The scene before him seemed particularly irritating.
The hand by his side clenched into a fist, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.
And both Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei had already been scared into silence by Lu Jingchen’s intimidation upon finding out Song Qiao was the Young Mistress of the Lu Family, not daring to utter a word.
After teasing Song Qiao and seeing her shy, blushing face, Lu Jingchen was in a very good mood. He turned his head to look at Gu Linyuan, Gu Linyuan’s mother, and Yun Wei who were still standing there, with an expression of extreme indifference on his face, but then he addressed Gu Linyuan, "Gu Linyuan, you actually have potential. If the Gu Group were in your hands, it would undoubtedly have limitless prospects. However, your only shortfall is having a brainless mother and a woman without a brain. If this continues, the developmental prospects of the Gu Family are worrying."
Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei, ridiculed by Lu Jingchen as brainless, were both seething with anger but dared not to speak. They could only stand there silently listening, without the ability to refute.
When Gu Linyuan heard Lu Jingchen’s words, although he initially felt dissatisfied with Lu Jingchen’s offensive speech, he realized after reflecting that what he said was not wrong at all.
Secretly gripping his hand, Gu Linyuan, who could also be flexible when necessary, directly addressed Lu Jingchen, "Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Lu. Since you and Mrs. Lu are selecting rings, I will not disturb you further."
Lu Jingchen didn’t make things difficult for Gu Linyuan, merely nodded and hummed in acknowledgement.
Gu Linyuan immediately turned and left without looking back, ignoring Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei who were still standing there.
Without an order from Lu Jingchen, Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei didn’t dare to leave on their own initiative. Even if they wanted to leave, they had to wait for Lu Jingchen’s bodyguards waiting outside to allow them to go.
Up to this day, Gu Linyuan’s mother was filled with regret. She shouldn’t have provoked Song Qiao, who was now the Young Mistress of the Lu Family. How could she possibly still have any interest in the Gu Family?
However, just because Gu Linyuan’s mother had this realization didn’t mean Yun Wei did. At this moment, Yun Wei had already developed a deep hatred for Song Qiao.
As a result, a series of events detrimental to Song Qiao occurred later, all orchestrated by Yun Wei from behind the scenes.
Song Qiao’s gaze fell on Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei. Although she disliked these two women, after all, Gu Linyuan’s mother was Gu Linyuan’s mother. She then turned to Lu Jingchen and said, "Let them leave. We still need to choose rings. We can’t have them in front of us and irritate my eyes, right?"
Upon hearing Song Qiao’s words, Yun Wei was almost enraged enough to tear Song Qiao’s face off, but she didn’t dare to voice her anger.
Lu Jingchen was slightly surprised to hear Song Qiao’s words, then smiled and said, "Aren’t you planning to teach them a lesson?"
Song Qiao shook her head and said, "They have been humiliated enough today. They won’t be able to continue their arrogance in the future. One shouldn’t drive people to desperate straits. Let them leave. I don’t want to see them."
"Alright, as you wish." Lu Jingchen knew that Song Qiao had a soft heart and readily agreed. He then turned to Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei, who were standing there too afraid to even breathe, and ordered, "Get lost. From now on, don’t set foot in this jewelry store ever again."
Gu Linyuan’s mother nodded again and again. Having been humiliated here, how could she dare to enter this place again? She guessed she would have to hide at home for a while, not daring to step out.
After Gu Linyuan’s mother and Yun Wei left, Lu Jingchen took Song Qiao’s hand and sat back down on the sofa. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, Lu Jingchen looked up at the clerk who had just helped Song Qiao and said, "The jewelry store on the shopping street needs a store manager right now. Give your information to your current manager later, and I will have someone handle your hiring process."
The clerk seemed not to have reacted yet, still dazed. She pointed to her own face, incredulously asking, "Me... me?"
Song Qiao, also puzzled, looked at Lu Jingchen, but met his meaningful smile and immediately understood. She spoke on behalf of Lu Jingchen, "If you feel you have the ability to take on the role, you can try it. A store manager might be busier, and sometimes the clerks need the store manager to handle some troublesome customers. You did very well just now, and President Lu believes you have the capability, so he’s recommending you. All store managers under CK brand jewelry stores have very generous benefits and you might even have the chance to be evaluated for a position at headquarters in the future... Do you understand what I’m saying?"
All this was part of the information about the CK Group that Lu Jingchen had wanted her to learn about when they got married, so she naturally remembered these details.
The clerk had stepped forward to help her, and from her performance, it was evident that she was sharp and generally handled things very quickly. Lu Jingchen naturally saw this, so he had spoken up.
Now that Lu Jingchen had thrown the topic to her, the intention was to have her acknowledge their identities. Since they were already preparing to get married, it didn’t matter anymore.
