Chapter 144 - Face The Consequence (2)
It was Saturday afternoon and Lu Qingfeng had dropped by to see Su Xiaofei before they left together to attend the founding ball. He found Su Xiaofei in the garden, having afternoon tea alone while reading a book.
Su Xiaofei lifted her gaze from the book she was reading and smiled upon seeing him.
"You are early today. What brings you here? I thought you would just pick me up later." She asked, her voice serene with an unexpected hint of happiness in it.
"Did something good happen? You and Aunty Qing seem to be in a good mood today." Lu Qingfeng replied as he took a seat across from her.
Ever since her rebirth, he could sense that she was becoming calmer and gentler, although her words still retained its incisive and merciless tone when dealing with her enemies.
At least now, Su Xiaofei seemed to be happier than their previous lives, when she would always argue with Yun Qingrong and would constantly chase after that bastard Mo Yuchen at every chance.
Lu Qingfeng thought that this was better. He would never want to see her suffer again because of others. While it was true that there were scars a person had to bear for the rest of his life, one shouldn't forget how strong the person was for overcoming the hurt it brought.
He wanted her to slowly release the hatred she was caging in her heart, but he also knew that it wouldn't be that easy. After everything she had suffered and lost in her past life, it wouldn't be easy for Su Xiaofei to let go of her resentments and anger.
"Ah, that's because Mama will be visiting her family with me tomorrow. She's busy preparing what we would bring. No doubt she's excited about it." Su Xiaofei hummed as she turned to the next page in the book. She had never seen her mother this happy.
"Is that why you were spotted with Yun Xiang the other day?" He asked. He regretted that he wasn't able to accompany Su Xiaofei that day and chase away that man who had repeatedly humiliated her in the past.
"Oh? I didn't know that such news would circulate this fast." She replied. Su Xiaofei rarely checked the school forums, but she supposed she should start paying attention to how others viewed her and Ye Mingyu now.
Lu Qingfeng frowned and didn't bother to explain how he knew. The news of course had recently filled the school's forum. Everyone was wondering whom Su Xiaofei had met the other day. Many had speculated that her betrothal to Mo Yuchen was true and that she was being pursued by another rich young master.
It was only when he named Yun Xiang as Su Xiaofei's maternal cousin did the rumors die about her affair with another man. Of course Lu Qingfeng would use a pseudonym to deal with the rumors that could potentially ruin Su Xiaofei's reputation.
Even in their past lives, no matter how shameful or reckless the issue was, Lu Qingfeng would work in the shadows to make sure that those libelous articles and news were buried where the sun didn't shine, even when she was married to Mo Yuchen. He would never allow anyone to call her names nor accuse her of something she didn't do.
"I suppose you're ready for tonight's ball?" He said, hoping to drop their topic about Yun Xiang. He wasn't sure what Su Xiaofei was planning to do with Yun Xiang, so he couldn't make any move towards the man yet.
"Hmm… the dress is ready, and it's not like I need to put on a lot of makeup. Aunty Liu said that she would do my hair, so I don't need to call for a hairstylist." Su Xiaofei said, not breaking her attention from the book she was reading.
"It's surprising to hear that you aren't spending your money lavishly this time." She heard Lu Qingfeng say.
Su Xiaofei frowned as she was reminded of the one hundred million she had yet started to earn. At the rate she was going, she wouldn't be able to raise enough funds to save Bluemedia from Mo Yuchen.
"I'm saving money to invest. I can't just waste my Mama's hard-earned money." She muttered.
"You want to invest?" Lu Qingfeng raised a slender brow. "I just invested the one million Grandpa gave me from my last birthday. Would you like some help?"
Su Xiaofei almost dropped her book upon hearing that. Lu Qingfeng was only fifteen at the moment, but he was already given that much money?
'It must be nice to be born with a golden spoon. Even this old lady would take some time to earn that much money from acting alone."
The only reason she was attending the founding ball was to witness the result of Feng Xue'er's displeasure towards Ye Mingyu. After the rumors of Ye Mingyu's backstabbing incident broke out, it seemed like Cai Lin had started to publicly pursue her after he requested his family to annul his engagement with Feng Xue'er.
Knowing that her best friend had stolen her man, someone as petty as Feng Xue'er would definitely not allow Ye Mingyu to have a smooth sailing stay here in the academy. This was precisely how Su Xiaofei exploited Feng Xue'er's weaknesses.
In the future, even if Feng Xue'er managed to make a name for herself without relying on Ye Mingyu's beautiful face, her hatred towards the latter wouldn't dissipate. The enmity between the ex-best friends wouldn't be easy to mend, given how stubborn Feng Xue'er could be.
Even at this time, Su Xiaofei had no doubt that no matter what excuses Ye Mingyu spouted, Feng Xue'er would believe that she was the one who seduced Cai Lin, and it would never be his fault.
The corner of Su Xiaofei's lips curled up.. She wasn't sure what to expect tonight, but the ball would surely allow everyone to see the difference between her and Ye Mingyu.
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