Chapter 776: Chapter 583: You Didn’t Underestimate Us, You Overestimated Yourself (Part 2)

Rong Jing straightened his body, a look of surprise on his face, facing Chen Lan who was standing impatiently at the door.

Chen Lan found it quite intriguing. Since when did Rong Jing ever show such a... ghost-like expression?

He stood there in a daze, lost in deep thought. He called him twice, but he didn’t hear at all...

What did Madam just say to him? How could it make the dignified Young Master Rong show such a grim and fearful expression?

Rong Jing’s face was pale, almost devoid of any color.

Hearing Chen Lan’s call, his thoughts were abruptly pulled back, and he didn’t even need to think to know how awkward the expression on his face must look.

Smiling is the best disguise for people in their circle.

Rong Jing walked up to Chen Lan and stopped.

"Mr. Chen, please pass a message to your Madam for me. I want to ask her."

"Please go ahead, President Rong."

"Which part of me, Rong Jing, is unworthy of her?"

Rong Jing’s inherently proud nature was hit hard by Su Xiaomeng’s disdainful remark of "unworthy," even though he knew she might have said it just for momentary satisfaction.

"Hmm..."

Chen Lan hesitated...

Rong Jing squinted his eyes again and glanced at Chen Lan.

Chen Lan thought for a moment and hastily said, 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"President Rong, actually, this question doesn’t need President Su to answer. If you really don’t understand, I can tell you."

"..."

"Young Master Rong really is unworthy of our President Su, really."

Chen Lan said sincerely, fearing that Rong Jing might not believe him, Chen Lan nodded vigorously after speaking.

Rong Jing’s fist slightly clenched, taking a deep breath,

"Chen Lan, do you believe it? Your great President Su... will definitely willingly marry me."

"Young Master Rong, even if one day President Su truly marries you... it doesn’t mean you are worthy of our President Su."

"Chen Lan, I’ve interacted with you before, but I’ve never seen you so sharp-tongued."

"In the past, when President Yin was around, President Rong wouldn’t dare to be so presumptuous either."

"Haha! As expected of the right-hand man by Yin Shixiu’s side for so long, I underestimated all of you..."

"No, no, Young Master Rong, you flatter us. It’s not that you underestimated us, but you overestimated yourself."

Chen Lan, roughly of the same age as Rong Jing, the two of them locked eyes, sparks flying in the air...

"Dog borrowing power from people, that probably describes you, Chen Lan."

"Thank you for the compliment, President Rong."

"Haha! Calling you a dog, and you take it as a compliment, truly open-hearted!"

"Dogs are loyal, adorable, and can act cute; they’re faithful friends of humans. President Rong calling me a dog, isn’t that a compliment? After all, there are indeed too many people in this world who aren’t even as good as dogs."

Chen Lan’s every line of sarcasm truly opened Rong Jing’s eyes.

The fire in his chest continued to surge upwards. He knew that indulging in this verbal sparring any further held little significance.

He said no more and simply walked out.

"Young Master Rong, take care, no need to see you out! Ah! These flowers, Young Master Rong doesn’t want them either?"

"..."

Rong Jing clenched his fist, eager to leave, anxious to verify his hypothesis.

After all, this hypothesis... was indeed deeply terrifying to contemplate.

If it were just about the Rong Family, that would be one thing, but if Yin Shixiu were truly still alive in some corner of the world...

He certainly wouldn’t spare Yin Shiqing, nor Wu Rong...

His connection with Wu Rong wasn’t significant, but Yin Shiqing... was a major figure who had secretly helped the Rong Family establish many connections.

The Rong Family and Yin Shiqing had always been like grasshoppers tied together.

It wasn’t too apparent on the surface, but for the Yin Family members to be driven out of the Yin Family Old Mansion, leaving the Yin elders no longer as arrogant as before...

The Rong elders found it immensely satisfying.

Rong Jing left the Yin Building.

Su Xiaomeng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching as Rong Jing sped away in his not-so-low-key Maybach.

The Yin Mansion... auction...

She had an idea of the market value of the Yin Mansion.

In the auction house, under the guise of "charity," she wasn’t sure to what extent the price would rise.

Auction events were something Yin Shixiu would often attend. Many of her jewelry pieces were either acquired by him sending someone from an auction or attending the auction himself.

Su Xiaomeng was truly clueless about such occasions.

"Setting aside whether the funds for acquiring the Yin Mansion can be produced immediately, even getting tickets to enter might be difficult."

Chen Lan mentioned.

Su Xiaomeng remained silent...

Closing her eyes, things were never-ending. If it were Shixiu, what would he do?

Would he go to any lengths to take back the Yin Mansion, or would he continue to bide his time, putting the Yin Mansion aside for now?

"The entry qualification must be personally granted by Yin Shiqing unless he has other plans. Otherwise, I think the possibility of Yin Shixiu letting us in to participate in the auction is very small."

Su Xiaomeng thought for a moment and said,

"I actually think Yin Shiqing might let us in. He either wants to take the opportunity to make us uncomfortable or to extort us."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the one who came today was Rong Jing."

"..."

"Based on what Rong Jing said today, it fully exposed his ambition."

"The relationship between Rong Jing and Yin Shiqing is something others might not know, but we certainly do. If Yin Shiqing was determined not to let us attend the auction, then Rong Jing wouldn’t have specifically come to tell us this news."

"He wants to use the auction’s ’tickets’ as a bargaining chip to propose conditions to me."

Chen Lan nodded, agreeing with Su Xiaomeng’s analysis.

"So, what do we do?"

"Let me think carefully again... Regarding the Yin Mansion, I think I need to discuss it with the Yin elders before making a decision."

Chen Lan thought that was sensible as well.

This matter was put aside for the time being, to take action when Su Xiaomeng reached a conclusion.

"Oh, and there’s one more thing."

"What is it?"

"The ’charity’ gala happening this Friday at the Tianming Hotel, I’m afraid you will have to attend. Many business tycoons place a lot of importance on this gala, and it’s held once a year."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng rubbed her temples and slumped onto a leather chair, leaning forward on the table.

"Are you sure? I can’t even drink, going to a gala... isn’t it overestimating myself?"

"Haha, don’t worry, I wouldn’t let Madam drink."

Chen Lan chuckled.

Su Xiaomeng raised an eyebrow, looking at Chen Lan’s cunning expression...

Supporting her head,

"Alright, if you say I should go, then I’ll go."

"Later, I’ll prepare a list for you. I’ll highlight the people you need to be mindful of, so you can familiarize yourself beforehand. With the right presence, I think your ability to bluff is top-notch, and I have confidence in you!"

"..."

Su Xiaomeng looked at him with an indifferent expression.

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The charity gala for business tycoons inevitably involved charitable donations.

Su Xiaomeng didn’t try to dominate, donating just a bit more than the Rong Group.

Rong Jing glanced at the amount, chuckling softly, swaggering over to Su Xiaomeng,

"Not bad, not forgetting to stay a step ahead of me even at such a time."

Su Xiaomeng wore a white dress today, the hem slightly above her knees, hugging her hips and accentuating a beautiful silhouette.

A black necklace adorned her neck, complementing the obsidian on her right ankle.

Other than a delicate pearl hairpin in her updo and a wedding ring on her right ring finger, she wore no other jewelry.

"It’s been a tradition of the Yin Family, and I can’t be the one to break it."

Su Xiaomeng replied calmly.

Rong Jing lightly tugged at the corner of his mouth,

"Speaking of... what about my marriage proposal from the other day, have you thought about it?"

He asked in a low voice, gently swirling his wine glass, watching the liquid inside form a mesmerizing vortex.

Su Xiaomeng said nothing until the donation event concluded. She then turned, facing Rong Jing,

"Young Master Rong, have you seriously considered my suggestion from the other day?"

"..."

"Xiao Meng."

Rong Jing wanted to say more, but a deep and magnetic voice sounded from the other side as Ren Yixuan walked over with his hands in his trouser pockets.