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Chapter 551: Chapter 549: Is This Woman Poisonous?
When he was in R-country before, counting on his slight connection with the Rimu Family, many people were extremely respectful towards him. Where had he ever encountered someone who ignored him upon meeting? 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
He Wanshan’s brows suddenly knotted, recalling how He Xintian had mentioned that Lu Zhaozhao had three male actors around her—could this man be one of them?
The CEO’s wife of Song Group, He Wanshan had no way of dealing with her now, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t control a minor actor.
He turned to look at He Xintian, asking, "Tiantian, is this guy the actor you liked before?"
As he spoke, his gaze disdainfully swept across Xia Wenyan.
Seeing this, He Xintian nodded again and again, "It’s him!"
But this was someone she’d taken interest in later; Bai Qing, the initial object of her affections, hadn’t come to the event at all.
Hearing He Xintian’s words, He Wanshan’s view of Xia Wenyan soured even more.
His daughter fancied just a minor actor, and yet he was so ungrateful!
"Dad, I want him right now!" He Xintian pointed at Xia Wenyan, suddenly speaking out.
She already knew that Lu Zhaozhao was the Song Group’s CEO’s wife, so there was no way she’d compete with her for a man in front of so many people.
Otherwise, her husband would definitely kill her!
Her husband probably wouldn’t care how she behaved in private, but if this matter became public, he surely wouldn’t save her face, right?
He Xintian was certain that Lu Zhaozhao would never publicly compete with her, so she pointed at Xia Wenyan and provocatively even jutted her chin at Lu Zhaozhao.
Lu Zhaozhao twitched the corner of her mouth, her sight turning to Xia Wenyan beside her. As she hesitated whether to speak up, Xia Wenyan very disrespectfully beat her to it.
"You want me right now? Does your family never look in the mirror? Or are you too poor to afford one? If you can’t buy one, you could at least pee and look at yourself in the reflection and see what kind of person you are. You want me? Do you think you’re worthy?!"
Xia Wenyan rolled his eyes in disgust, wishing he could spit right in her face.
He Xintian’s face flushed red in an instant, angrily pointing at Xia Wenyan, "You—you’re rejecting a face-saving offer! You won’t end up well with that woman! You..."
"You what? If you dare point that finger at me again, I’ll break it right now!" Xia Wenyan said, and took a step forward, which scared He Xintian enough to make her retreat several steps back, hiding behind He Wanshan.
Now He Wanshan was thoroughly enraged by Xia Wenyan.
He glared at Xia Wenyan with a dark expression, coldly saying, "This is the Rimu Family’s turf. You think a minor actor like you can stir up trouble here? Do you have a death wish?"
Lu Zhaozhao’s eyebrows slightly lifted, her tone cool, "He’s not just a minor actor. He’s the kind of influencer who could post your face on Weibo and have you cyberbullied to death."
"..."
He Wanshan choked up; although he didn’t know much about influencers, "cyberbullying" was a word that still frightened him.
R-country’s population wasn’t large, but that didn’t mean cyberbullying didn’t exist.
And as for... in our country, with a population ten times larger, well, that goes without saying.
He was definitely apprehensive.
As He Wanshan was contemplating how to confront his opponent, Lu Zhaozhao added softly, "Oh right, I forgot to remind you. This influencer is actually my biological brother, one of the heirs to the XJ Group."
"!!!"
He Wanshan’s eyes widened noticeably, and his complexion shifted dramatically.
He had been unafraid of Lu Zhaozhao before because, although she was an XJ Group heiress, she was adopted into the family later on, and he did not believe Lu Zhaozhao had the clout to have XJ Group avenge her.
As for her position as the CEO’s wife of Song Group, to him, it was negligible.
He just needed to not openly disrespect Song Group, and Lu Zhaozhao, the so-called CEO’s wife, couldn’t do anything to him.
After all, the one with the power and influence was her husband, not her.
But Xia Wenyan was different, he was one of the real heirs to XJ Group, and even a portion of the company’s real power far exceeded their family’s.
He Wanshan furrowed his brows as he looked toward He Xintian, lowering his voice to say, "Tiantian, didn’t you say before that the artist you fancied was just a minor one, without any background?"
He Xintian pouted, "The artist you’re talking about is Bai Qing, not the one in front of us..."
He Wanshan’s face also shifted between red and green.
Right now his assets indeed couldn’t compare to XJ Group, but he felt that he had recently gained the attention of the Rimu Family, and his rise to success was just a matter of time.
However, he hadn’t yet reached a point where he could afford to make an enemy of someone from the XJ Group.
He Wanshan’s brows stayed furrowed for a long time, momentarily unsure of how to recover the situation.
Xia Wenyan, upon seeing He Wanshan switching his expressions frantically in front of him, couldn’t help but let out a light scoff, speaking with mockery, "What’s this? Your daughter wants to use one of the heirs of the XJ Group as a diversion? The He Family really thinks highly of themselves!"
He Wanshan’s complexion worsened.
"Zhaozhao, what are you doing here?" Suddenly, a cool voice came from not too far away.
He Wanshan, He Xintian, Lu Zhaozhao, and Xia Wenyan almost simultaneously turned their gazes toward the source, only to see Song Sinian slowly approaching.
He had just received a contract that needed immediate attention and, worrying that Lu Zhaozhao would be too cold in her gown inside the car, that’s why Song Sinian had asked Lu Zhaozhao to head to the banquet hall first.
After all, with Xia Wenyan present, he wasn’t worried about Lu Zhaozhao being unattended.
But when he finally arrived at the banquet hall after finishing the documents, he found that Lu Zhaozhao had been standing at the entrance the entire time.
His brow unconsciously knitted together as he took off his suit jacket and draped it over Lu Zhaozhao.
His gaze turned toward Xia Wenyan, seemingly carrying a hint of irritation.
Xia Wenyan, even more so, focused on his own business, pretending not to notice.
He had just been preoccupied with the argument and completely forgot that his dear sister was still in her thin evening gown.
He really deserved to be beaten.
But he didn’t want to be hit by Song Sinian.
Remembering how this guy had fought him and almost sent him packing, he couldn’t help but get nervous.
"Cough cough... I..."
"Daddy! Him! I want this man!" Before Xia Wenyan could speak, He Xintian at his side had another bout of infatuation.
Not just Lu Zhaozhao was speechless at this, even Xia Wenyan was lost for words.
Was this woman, He Xintian, toxic or what?
Did she have to have every attractive man she saw?
Completely regardless of who the other person was?
How on earth had she managed to live this long without crashing and burning?
Xia Wenyan couldn’t help but criticize internally, but then thought about it, a small place like Country R... emmm, indeed there weren’t that many attractive people around.
He Wanshan was a bit bewildered, but remembering that he had just offended one of the heirs of XJ Group, he still wanted to make amends in his presence.
So he directly spoke up, "If you had said earlier that the man you wanted was this one, how would daddy have misunderstood that the person you wanted was this heir of the XJ Group?"
