Chapter 2188: Word Spirit Truth (9)

Chapter 2188: Chapter 2188: Word Spirit Truth (9)

Chuzheng: "I’m not counting on them to handle things." Say whatever you like.

Girl: "..."

A few seconds later, the girl suddenly burst out laughing, reaching out to hook Chuzheng’s shoulder: "You’re quite interesting. Let’s get to know each other. My name is Liu Jinli."

Chuzheng shook off the girl’s hand and stepped back a few paces: "What do you want?"

Being overly friendly without reason, either traitor or thief!

"Fei Jinxue’s enemies are my friends." Liu Jinli laughed with a spirited, somewhat dashing demeanor.

Chuzheng felt suspicious: "You don’t get along with her?"

"Sort of." Liu Jinli let out a snort laugh: "Anyway, every time we meet, we bicker."

Liu Jinli and Fei Jinxue knew each other since childhood. Liu Jinli was always a tomboy, while Fei Jinxue was a pretty little girl and often didn’t play with Liu Jinli.

Not only that, but Fei Jinxue also wouldn’t let other kids play with Liu Jinli.

Calling her a tomboy, saying she was different from them.

In their circle, almost everyone knew each other. With Fei Jinxue’s efforts, Liu Jinli successfully spent her childhood alone.

In short, the grievances between the two could make a good story.

Liu Jinli eyed Chuzheng a few times: "I originally thought you were pitiful, but you turned out to be different from what I expected."

She was initially just curious about what the girl Fei Jinxue hated looked like. To her surprise, this girl was excessively calm and composed, piquing her curiosity instead.

"Hmm." How could a bigshot be like others? I am who I am, a unique flame.

In the course of Liu Jinli’s conversation with Chuzheng, she roughly gathered that this person wasn’t talkative.

But that didn’t hinder Liu Jinli from fishing for gossip: "I heard Fei Jinxue has been having a hard time lately, is it true?"

Chuzheng glanced at her: "Where did you hear that?"

Fei Jinxue’s matters shouldn’t have spread around. Apart from the Fei Family, no one else should know, right?

"Grapevine." Liu Jinli threw a flirtatious glance at Chuzheng: "Is it true?"

"Sort of."

Liu Jinli got ready to hear gossip: "Tell me in detail?"

"..." Not really interested.

Thus, Chuzheng declined Liu Jinli’s invitation for gossip.

Liu Jinli knew this wasn’t something easy to inquire about, and sensibly didn’t press further.

-

The host of the banquet appeared after all the guests arrived, said a few opening words, and then it was time for everyone to enjoy eating and drinking, with no special activities planned.

Chuzheng, as an insignificant figure, naturally didn’t need to make her presence known to the host.

Neither Fei Youping nor Mo Xiangqiu came to find her; it seemed like they really just wanted her to experience this.

Chuzheng didn’t know what those two were planning, quietly staying in a corner.

Liu Jinli was called away halfway through, insisting on adding Chuzheng on WeChat before leaving.

Half an hour later, Chuzheng received a WeChat message from Liu Jinli, asking if she wanted to watch Fei Jinxue’s drama.

Chuzheng: "..."

How could a bigshot do such things!

Chuzheng sternly typed.

[Chuzheng: Where?]

[Liu Jinli: Go out through that back door, walk straight and turn left, I’ll wait for you there.]

Chuzheng left the banquet hall and met up with Liu Jinli at the end of the corridor.

"Over there, follow me." Liu Jinli gestured for Chuzheng to be silent as she led her through the corridor to a lounge.

Someone was guarding outside the lounge, but Liu Jinli seemed familiar with the place, leading Chuzheng around, entering another lounge.

The two lounges formed a corner, both with transparent glass, facing each other, allowing them to see through.

In the other room were two people, one was Fei Jinxue, the other a stranger in a red dress.

Fei Jinxue hung her head, her expression unclear, while the woman in red exuded an overpowering aura, clearly not an easy person.

At this moment, Chuzheng and Liu Jinli were hiding behind the curtain of the neighboring lounge, peering over.

"Do you know who she is?" Liu Jinli asked Chuzheng.

"No." Chuzheng answered honestly.

"Do you know Cui Xianyu?"

"..." I might be Cui Salty Fish.

The name wasn’t in her original memory, so Chuzheng continued shaking her head.

"The Cui Family is also a top-tier family, similar to the Fei Family. Cui Xianyu is pretty much the next heir of the Cui Family, so you get it. That woman is Cui Xianyu’s newlywed wife."

"So?" What’s the scoop?

Liu Jinli explained to Chuzheng, the Cui Family and Fei Family are mountain overlords, evenly matched, always in a state of rivalry.

Liu Jinli scratched her chin: "What do you think she’s here for, visiting Fei Jinxue?"

"Maybe she knows her." Chuzheng casually replied.

"Heh, you don’t know how badly the Fei and Cui families get along, practically wanting to close off one path, you walk this side, I walk that side." Liu Jinli thought it was fishy: "Fei Jinxue and she are several years apart, not likely friends, I haven’t heard they knew each other before..."

Chuzheng glanced over there.

The woman in red stood up, raised a hand, and slapped down.

Fei Jinxue staggered from the slap, falling directly to the ground.

Chuzheng was momentarily shocked but swiftly took out her phone to record.

Liu Jinli, deep in thought, turned her head to find Chuzheng recording, her expression slightly blank, taking a while to react.

No, how is she so professional?

-

The woman in red slapped Fei Jinxue again later, caught on camera by Chuzheng, but due to the distance, they couldn’t hear what they were saying.

So Chuzheng planned to find someone to lip-read.

Liu Jinli silently gave Chuzheng a thumbs-up.

She really just wanted to see the gossip, not to do anything specific.

Chuzheng not only recorded but planned to find someone to interpret what was said, she’s a ruthless one.

"Can you give me a copy of the recording?" Liu Jinli thought it might be useful and asked Chuzheng for a copy.

Chuzheng was open-handed, cheerfully sharing the resource with her gossip buddy.

"I’m going to the bathroom."

"Mm-hmm, turn left over there." Liu Jinli directed Chuzheng, quite excited: "I’ll wait for you inside."

Chuzheng and Liu Jinli parted ways, she walked toward the bathrooms, the corridor quiet, not a shadow in sight.

As she neared the bathroom door, a side door suddenly opened, and someone grabbed her arm, pulling her into the room.

Chuzheng paused slightly, not immediately retaliating, and only after entering the room did she make a move.

The two people who made the move probably only thought she was a little girl, not difficult to deal with, not having much defense, Chuzheng easily took them down.

With them down, Chuzheng noticed a peculiar scent in the room, a bit suffocating.

Chuzheng immediately exited the room, the fresh air in the corridor dispelling the scent.

However, Chuzheng still felt a little dizzy, pinching herself, the pain gradually clearing her head.

It should be some kind of sedative, but she hadn’t inhaled much, so she’d be fine after resting a bit.