The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot-Chapter 170 - : 170

Chapter 170: 170

Zhong Nianyao had no intention of lying, nor did she disdain it. She nodded, “Yes, I said it. What about it?”

“Zhong Nianyao, you whore.”

With confirmation of her suspicions, Zhong Mengxuan nearly lost her mind. She stepped forward, ready to slap Zhong Nianyao, “So it was you who ruined me, and I won’t let you off.”

In the midst of speaking, her hand swung down fiercely.

At first, she wasn’t sure it was Zhong Nianyao’s doing. But now with Zhong Nianyao’s response, she was utterly overwhelmed by a surge of hatred. All she wanted was to harshly teach this person who intended to harm her a lesson.

Just as the slap was about to come down, Zhong Mengxuan’s hand was grabbed.

The one who grasped her hand was none other than Zhong Nianyao.

Zhong Nianyao was never a pushover, and certainly not someone who would take a beating standing still. Having grabbed Zhong Mengxuan’s hand, her other hand swiftly swung down and, before Zhong Mengxuan could react, she landed a slap on her face.

Feeling the throbbing pain on her cheek, Zhong Mengxuan was stunned, “You hit me?”

“Yes, it was me who hit you,” Zhong Nianyao sneered, and then added, “Don’t tell me the hand you raised was just to fix your hair. It’s obvious you wanted to hit me, so why can’t I fight back? Or do you think I’m just a soft bun you can knead however you like?”

“Zhong Nianyao, you―” Zhong Mengxuan was seething with so much hate she gritted her teeth, “You’ve ruined my good fortune, and now you dare to strike me. Where did you get the guts?”

“Where I get my courage is none of your concern,” Zhong Nianyao shrugged nonchalantly, “Mind your own business and don’t come to me looking for a sense of presence. I dare to hit you now, and I’ll show no mercy in the future.”

Hearing such provocative words, Zhong Mengxuan grew even more infuriated, but facing the assertive Zhong Nianyao, she was temporarily at a loss and could only leave a harsh statement, “Zhong Nianyao, we’ll see. One day, I will make you kneel before me and beg for forgiveness.”

After that, she turned and left, but her steps were hurried, almost resembling the panic of flight.

Having just returned to her room, Zhong Mengxuan saw Zhong Mingyu waiting for her inside.

“Dad, what are you doing in my room?” Zhong Mengxuan couldn’t help frowning.

“What do you think?” Zhong Mingyu replied gruffly, then inquired, “And you, weren’t you supposed to be back in your room just now? Where have you been again?”

“I went to find Zhong Nianyao just now,” Zhong Mengxuan spoke with anger in her voice, “Today’s incident, it was all her doing. That wench, she actually did this to me, and I won’t let her get away with it.”

“It was Nianyao who told?”

In contrast, Zhong Mingyu seemed much calmer as he pinpointed the issue, “Then how did she come to know about your affair with Lu Chenran?”

Awakened as if from a dream, Zhong Mengxuan realized, “Yes! How did she know? It must have been Third Young Master Lu who told her.”

Her affair with Lu Chenran was highly confidential, so much so that even her own parents were unaware of it, let alone Zhong Nianyao. Thus, the only possibility was that Third Young Master Lu had informed her.

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“That’s impossible!” Zhong Mingyu was not too convinced by this reasoning, “Knowing Third Master’s stature, even if he did send gifts to Zhong Nianyao, it doesn’t prove any relationship between them!”

“Moreover, if it really was Third Master who told her, why would Zhong Nianyao keep it hidden! You’re overthinking it.”

Though Zhong Mengxuan didn’t voice any dissent, she still believed this to be true in her heart.

However, she didn’t intend to argue with her father and instead changed subjects, “Dad, you came to see me so late, is something the matter?”

“What exactly is going on between you and Lu Chenran?” Zhong Mingyu got straight to the point, “You two now―”

“We’re officially a couple!” Zhong Mengxuan couldn’t hide her pride but her face soon filled with resentment, “I was planning on waiting until things stabilized before telling you. Who would have thought Zhong Nianyao would meddle and spill the beans directly? And then, Grandpa got so incredibly angry over this.”

What shocked her most was Grandpa’s attitude. Her being with Lu Chenran should be great news for the Zhong Family, shouldn’t it? But Grandpa got so angry and even commanded her to break up with Lu Chenran.

“Don’t blame Grandpa, his actions were understandable,” Zhong Mingyu was much more composed, “Grandpa is the head of the Zhong Family, and he has to prioritize the whole family. Although forming a bond with the Lu Family is tempting, becoming enemies with the Long Family poses great risks. That’s why he is so angry.”

“Dad, why are you also like this!” Zhong Mengxuan stamped her foot in frustration, “Even you’re against it. Don’t you want to see me marry into the Lu Family?”

She had put in so much effort to progress her relationship with Lu Chenran to this point, and if she had to give up now, she would be utterly unwilling.

But now, Grandpa had given his ultimatum, and she would be disowned if she continued to be with Lu Chenran.

While the prospect of marrying Lu Chenran was alluring, the price of being kicked out of the family was too much of a risk.

After all, whether she could marry him was uncertain, but being disowned would mean losing everything she had.

And even if she married Lu Chenran, without her family’s support, her position as the major wife of the Lu Family wouldn’t be stable.

“I’m not against your relationship,” Zhong Mingyu spoke with a meaningful tone, “Of course, Grandpa also makes a lot of sense. Besides, you know Grandpa’s temper. Unless things become definitive, he won’t gamble with the entire Zhong Family.”

“Dad, what are you actually trying to say?” Zhong Mengxuan frowned, “What you’re saying is as clear as mud.”

“I’m just clarifying my stance,” Zhong Mingyu continued, implying a deeper meaning, “In fact, if you hadn’t spoken about your romance, who among us would have known? I’m your dad, and I can’t monitor everything you do at all times, let alone your Grandpa.”

“Ultimately, you’ve grown up and know what you want. We elders can’t possibly watch you every second of the day.”