Chapter 279: Chapter 279 She’s Not Happy, I’m Happy Chapter 279: Chapter 279 She’s Not Happy, I’m Happy When others asked, she feigned surprise.

When others got angry, she smiled.

Lu Xining looked at Mu Suyu, who was desperately trying to suppress her anger, and asked in return, “That’s a question for Mrs. Jing. Given your encyclopedic knowledge just now, you must understand Jing Zheng’s family situation better than I do.”

Hearing the implications in her words, Mu Suyu’s face turned sour, and she ended the topic with a terse “I’m not very clear about it.”

Everybody in the same circle was cunning.

When Mrs. He saw Mu Suyu’s current expression and thought about what she’d said earlier, she suddenly felt she had some answers.

“It’s getting late. I’m going to call Lele downstairs so she can get to know Jing Yu better. After all, they’re going to spend a lifetime together.”

She bid farewell to Lu Xining and Mu Suyu and turned to walk toward the elevator.

As soon as she left, Mu Suyu’s ambiguous gaze lingered intensely on Lu Xining before her, speculating, “Are you Jing Zheng’s financial backer?”

Lu Xining deliberately gave her an “you know what I mean” look and softly gazed at Jing Zheng, who was getting her pastries at the tea break table.

She ambiguously said, “He treats me very well. I really like him as a… family member.”

Family member? Mu Suyu furrowed her brows.

What kind of illegitimate child like Jing Zheng deserved to have a family? He should be struggling for survival in the sewers, living a miserable life until he died rotten and stinking!

But now she couldn’t let the woman in front of her know the relationship between Jing Zheng and the Jing Family. Only then could she get more information from her.

Mu Suyu smiled crookedly: “Really? That’s good to hear.”

“Miss Lu, not to hide it from you, I know Jing Zheng’s mother. She must be very happy to see her son now has someone warm by his side. But about transferring property that you mentioned just now…”

Seeing her take the bait.

Lu Xining pretended to look around, making sure no one was nearby, then leaned in close, speaking in a purposely hushed voice as if sharing secrets, “This is between you and me, Mrs. Jing can’t tell anyone else.”

Mu Suyu’s eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded her head.

And Lu Xining experienced the joy of talking nonsense.

“Actually, I think Jing Zheng’s father was also rather unkind. Regardless of how much he dislikes the woman at home, he shouldn’t have…”

She intentionally paused here.

Giving the impression of wanting to say more but unable to, it aroused Mu Suyu’s emotions, causing her to take a deep breath and restrain herself, “Shouldn’t what?”

Lu Xining’s voice gradually softened.

Mu Suyu perked up her ears, afraid of missing any crucial information.

“Although Jing Zheng’s father married another woman, he never loved her. Even their intimate life as a couple was substituted with someone else in the dark, which the woman never knew about. Their child was conceived through in vitro fertilization; the two of them had no emotional connection.”

As she spoke gibberish, she observed Mu Suyu’s face tightening and continued with more.

“Before marrying that woman, his father had made arrangements for a public notary to leave all his properties to Jing Zheng, the child born out of love, who was his only hoped-for son.”

“However, his father is quite pitiable too, having to face a woman he doesn’t love and a son he detests every day. What a suffocating life to lead!”

Lu Xining finally experienced the charm of concocting stories, especially seeing Mu Suyu trying so hard to act unbothered when she was clearly furious.

Snap.

As the sound of pearls hitting the ground echoed, Mu Suyu’s pearl bracelet on her wrist was forcefully torn apart by herself.

Lu Xining exclaimed, “Oh no, Mrs. Jing, are you okay?”

She beckoned a waiter to pick up the pearls while she expressed her concern for Mu Suyu in a soft voice. Her cold apricot eyes coupled with perfunctory care added a bit of unruly arrogance, as though she was a seemingly cold but actually foolish ditz.

“Mrs. Jing, you haven’t hurt your wrist, have you? It’s all my fault for rambling about the older generation’s stories. You won’t hold it against me, right?”

Her words echoed what Mu Suyu had said earlier to Jing Zheng about not getting angry, effectively infuriating her to the point where she was nearly fuming with rage.

“Mrs. Jing, rest assured, although I don’t know who his father is, and even though Jing Zheng’s surname was Jing in the past, I feel certain his father is definitely not Mr. Jing. Gossip, well, it’s only good for listening, but you must not misunderstand,” Xining rarely spoke so much in one breath, and by the end, she had even managed to pull off the look of a naive beauty.

To tell the truth, it was quite a test of her acting skills.

Xining watched Mu Suyu with a cold gaze; if she believed even a shred of what Xining had said, the seeds of suspicion would take root in her heart.

Then, any deviation from her expectations by Jing Yi would lead her to doubt his intentions and motives.

In a dog-eat-dog world, nobody has it easy!

“No problem, of course, I won’t take it to heart. The quality of this bracelet isn’t very good; consider it a reference for Miss Lu. It’s best to avoid buying jewelry from this brand in the future. Wearing it is rather distressing.”

It wasn’t the jewelry that was distressing, but rather the things Xining had said.

She acted as if she’d completely missed the undertone in Mu Suyu’s words, and instantly recognized the identity of the wealthy lady approaching with an unhappy expression, a gleam of amusement flashing through her eyes.

How fitting, she thought, as though sleep had come and someone had offered a pillow.

The frowning wealthy lady before her was none other than the owner of the brand of Mu Suyu’s bracelet.

According to their omnipresent online marketing, this bracelet symbolized her pure and flawless love, and they claimed the thread used was from some century-old brand, as indestructible as her love for her husband.

Well, it had now been ‘destroyed’ by Mu Suyu.

“Sister Xu, you’ve come at the perfect time. Just now, Mrs. Jing kindly advised me not to buy jewelry from this brand, saying the quality was poor. The bracelet just snapped, but it’s a shame–the pearls seemed of good quality and really complement the skin.”

Xining exclaimed in surprise, her gaze landing on the wrists of the wealthy lady.

“Sister Xu’s bracelet looks similar to Mrs. Jing’s, but it seems to have better quality, surely it’s not the same brand, is it?”

Xining had said all there was to say, both good and bad.

And then she added one last thing: she didn’t pay much attention to jewelry brands. She had thought the bracelet looked beautiful on Mu Suyu and wanted to buy one for a friend, but who could have predicted such poor quality.

Silence was the mother tongue of the evening.

Mu Suyu glanced awkwardly at the wealthy lady; the bracelet had actually been a gift from her, but before she could explain, someone called out to her.

Jing Yu came over to invite her.

“Mom, Dad said he wants us to have a chat together.”

Although he was speaking to Mu Suyu, his eyes frequently lingered on Xining’s face and shoulders, her complexion dazzlingly pale under the lights.

Xining brushed her hair aside, smiled at him with easy grace, and looked past him to see He Lele emerging from the elevator.

It seemed they intended to announce the He Family’s and the Jing Family’s engagement right at the start of the banquet, rather precipitously.

And Jing Yu, infatuated with her exquisite beauty and a figure so perfect it defied words, found Xining much more captivating than He Lele.

The infatuation in the man’s eyes was unmistakable, and Xining suppressed her distaste as she smiled at Jing Zheng, who wasn’t far away.

“Excuse me, I must be going.”

Mu Suyu stopped short as she tried to speak to the wealthy lady.

Jing Yu watched Xining walk away, clenching his fists, making up his mind that such a rare beauty must be won at all costs. How could she be suitable for a bastard like Jing Zheng?

She should be the prize in his palm… his plaything!

Xining approached Jing Zheng, who wondered, “What did you say to her? This is the first time I’ve ever seen her so angry.”

She blinked, “Spreading rumors.”

Jing Zheng: “Hmm?”

Xining noticed He Lele heading toward the restroom, quickly excused herself to Jing Zheng, and headed in the same direction.

But as soon as she entered the restroom, trouble ensued!