The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot

Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Anger

“How do I feel like you’ve gotten yourself into quite a bit of trouble?” Zhong Niangyao raised an eyebrow, “If I remember correctly, isn’t this Miss Ma rather fond of you? That day at the banquet held at your house—”

Upon hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Lu Yichen immediately recalled their encounter at that banquet, the scene when they first met, and couldn’t help but let out a light laugh.

Seeing Lu Yichen suddenly laughing, Zhong Niangyao was momentarily stunned, then spoke, “What are you laughing at? You couldn’t possibly like this Ma Shishi, could you?”

If that were true, she could only say that Lu Yichen’s taste was truly poor, to actually have taken a liking to such an affected person.

“You’re overthinking it,” Lu Yichen said lightly, “She’s just an irrelevant person and certainly not capable of affecting my mood.”

“It’s best if you don’t bring me any trouble,” Zhong Niangyao’s face wore a smile, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, “Otherwise, I won’t be lenient. Also, I would hold you responsible!”

Lu Yichen’s expression did not change upon hearing this. It was unclear whether he was unconcerned or just confident that he wouldn’t cause any trouble for Zhong Niangyao.

Zhong Niangyao said nothing more.

Despite the interlude with Ma Shishi, it had no impact on Lu Yichen or Zhong Niangyao. They continued their meal, chatting from time to time, and deliberately avoided mentioning Ma Shishi.

After finishing the meal, Zhong Niangyao decisively refused Lu Yichen’s offer to take her home. The last time they had sent things had just recently caused a stir, and she didn’t want to stir up more trouble. Previously, she could still find excuses to smooth things over. If Old Sir and the others saw Lu Yichen taking her home this time, she really couldn’t explain it away.

Lu Yichen didn’t mind and still maintained his smile despite being rejected.

The two parted ways right at the restaurant door.

Sitting in the car, Lu Yichen watched Zhong Niangyao’s departing figure, a hint of an enigmatic light flickering in his eyes.

Uncle Li, sitting in the front seat, noticed Lu Yichen’s rare expression and couldn’t help but speak up, “Master, you… you seem to feel something special for Lady Zhong.”

“Is that so?” Lu Yichen’s lips curled into a smile, “Perhaps because she is quite interesting. Also—”

He always felt that when he met Zhong Niangyao, there was a sense of déjà vu, as if they had met before, even seemed very familiar. However, he was sure that their first meeting was at the banquet. They had never met before that.

“Lady Zhong is indeed an interesting person,” Uncle Li said with a smile, “That’s why Master, you see her in a different light! In the future, you could—”

“Uncle Li!”

Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Yichen interrupted him, his tone was very calm, betraying no emotion, “You’re overstepping.”

Hearing Lu Yichen’s words stunned Uncle Li, and he quickly reined in his thoughts, his voice becoming especially respectful, “Forgive me, Master.”

Perhaps because the Master seemed particularly relaxed after seeing Miss Zhong, he too had momentarily relaxed.

The air inside the car grew particularly silent, even slightly tense.

A moment later, Lu Yichen’s cool voice filled the space again, “Don’t let it happen again.”

Uncle Li sighed with relief.

Zhong Niangyao, however, was completely unaware of this brief episode in the car. After parting from Lu Yichen, she directly hailed a taxi and returned to the Zhong Family.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, she saw Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong waiting for her in the living room.

“Grandpa, Grandma, what’s the matter?” Zhong Niangyao sank onto the sofa, “I haven’t upset you recently, have I?”

Indeed, the facial expressions of Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong were not very pleasant. However, she could also feel that their anger was not directed at her.

“My child, such a big incident happened at school, yet you didn’t tell us!” Old Madam Zhong glanced at Zhong Niangyao with suppressed anger in her tone, “That Shen Yixue really has a lot of nerve, daring to steal your painting and claim it as her own, and even so boldly.”

The incident at Tenglong Academy was really sensational. Because most people who attend the academy are either wealthy or of noble status, even the special admission students are exceptionally talented, so such an incident had never happened before.

Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong weren’t originally aware of the incident, but they had many old friends whose grandchildren studied at Tenglong Academy. When the grandchildren came home, they spoke about it, and the news spread.

Naturally, Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong had also come to know about the incident through their old friends.

Upon hearing Old Madam Zhong’s words, Zhong Niangyao immediately understood what was going on and smiled, shaking her head, “Grandma, don’t be so angry! Getting angry over someone like her isn’t worth it.”

“Hmph, this girl called Shen Yixue, you used to play with her quite often, right?” Old Sir Zhong pondered for a moment, realizing that he indeed remembered such a person. He spoke directly, with a commanding tone, “Yaoyao, I’m telling you, such a girl is too cunning. You really can’t play with her anymore. Now that she has swapped out your work, who knows what else she might do in the future!”

“You’re right,” Old Madam Zhong agreed deeply, “Such a girl, with impure intentions, is definitely going to do more outrageous things in the future. Yaoyao, you absolutely must not be soft-hearted.”

“Grandpa, Grandma,” Zhong Niangyao smiled helplessly, “You really underestimate me. Am I that foolish? Besides, if I were soft-hearted, this matter would have been resolved privately, not exposed in front of so many people.”

After receiving Zhong Niangyao’s response, Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong also breathed a sigh of relief. However—

“We absolutely cannot let this just slide,” Old Sir Zhong said sternly, “This matter isn’t just the responsibility of that girl; the academy also bears responsibility. Their management is too lax, allowing such an outrageous incident to occur.”

“Exactly,” Old Madam Zhong nodded and then expressed some confusion, “But, Yaoyao, did you really have no idea that Shen Yixue was using your work for the competition?”