Chapter 2196: Verbal Truth (17)

Chapter 2196: Chapter 2196: Verbal Truth (17)

"Won’t you show me?" Come on, the stage is yours, perform for us!

The girl’s tone was indifferent but somehow a bit cheeky, making Master Zhuo even angrier.

Master Zhuo wanted to curse, but he stopped short, pulling a cold smile: "Xiao Dian is currently drowning in troubles, you want to get involved with him, can you really help him?"

Liu Jinli tugged at Chuzheng’s sleeve and whispered, "Chuzheng, what are you thinking?"

Chuzheng had a serious face: "I want to be a good person."

Liu Jinli: "..."

Is this being a good person?

This is playing with fire!

"Don’t mess around, this isn’t as simple as it seems." Liu Jinli tried to persuade Chuzheng for the sake of their gossip sisterhood.

"I know what I’m doing." Chuzheng pulled back her sleeve, lifted her eyes slightly, meeting Master Zhuo’s gaze: "I will help him, of course."

"Oh, the Fei family’s adopted daughter talks big, huh?" Master Zhuo leaned against the Cui Family, naturally at odds with the Fei Family members.

Liu Jinli uttered an ’oh dear’, unable to persuade Chuzheng, but becoming anxious herself.

Fei Jinxue probably got frightened by Chuzheng earlier, standing in the corner without any response.

Chu Zhaoying was a bit further away, fingers tapping away on the phone screen.

[Chu Zhaoying: Bro, that little friend of yours seems to be in trouble.]

Fei Jiang, typically slow to respond to messages, immediately started typing when this message arrived.

Chu Zhaoying’s mouth twitched.

Turns out he only delays my messages for hours before replying!

The friendship ship is about to capsize!

[Fei Jiang: What trouble?]

Chu Zhaoying pouted and described the situation to Fei Jiang in detail.

[Fei Jiang: She wants to help Xiao Dian?]

[Chu Zhaoying: Looks like it.]

There was a minute of silence from Fei Jiang.

[Fei Jiang: Do they know each other?]

[Chu Zhaoying: No idea. Xiao Dian is quite good-looking, but your little friend is really brave. What promise did you make her for such boldness?]

There was no response from Fei Jiang for a while. Chu Zhaoying, staring at the phone to confirm Fei Jiang wouldn’t bother replying, put it away and continued to watch the show.

-

Given Chuzheng’s bold declaration of wanting to help Xiao Dian and confronting Master Zhuo, the onlookers were whispering among themselves.

"Is she crazy?"

"Is she aware of the situation? Speaking recklessly, isn’t she afraid she’ll bite her tongue?"

"What’s going on with the Xiao Family, how can she help?"

"If the Fei Family helps."

"How’s that possible, the Fei Family isn’t dumb. Is it plausible she can persuade them as an adopted daughter?"

"I don’t believe it."

If these words came from Fei Jinxue, they might have considered it somewhat possible.

She’s a bona fide Miss Fei.

But this adopted daughter...

Is she here to amuse us?

The protagonist, Xiao Dian, was also bewildered at this point. Regaining his composure, he spoke quietly to Chuzheng: "Thanks for standing up for me, but this issue..."

The big shot asked nonchalantly: "How much money do you need?"

"..."

The entire space inexplicably fell silent.

Master Zhuo’s expression was full of rich nuances. After a lengthy pause, he extended his hand, pointing repeatedly at Chuzheng in the air.

"You think money can solve this problem?" Master Zhuo mocked.

Chuzheng quickly relayed the remark to King’s Account.

Just look!

[...]

Yes! We can! We definitely can! If we can’t, it must be that the young lady isn’t trying hard enough!

King’s Account roared fiercely, steadfast in its serious dedication.

Chuzheng rolled her eyes at King’s Account internally.

"Mo Chuzheng, right? What’s your relationship with Xiao Dian? Why are you speaking up for him? Does the Fei Family know what you’re doing?"

Master Zhuo’s words were full of ill-intentions.

The gaze directed at Chuzheng and Xiao Dian suddenly changed its demeanor.

Xiao Dian was quite confused; he didn’t know this young girl.

Until today, he hadn’t even heard of such a person.

"What I do, what does it have to do with the Fei Family?" Chuzheng was baffled.

Master Zhuo probably found the words amusing.

An adopted daughter with no power or influence, if not relying on the Fei Family, then on what?

"How much money do you need?" Chuzheng continued asking Xiao Dian.

Xiao Dian opened his mouth slightly but did not make any sound.

He...needs a substantial amount of funds.

This sum is not something regular people could afford.

Additionally, the Zhuo Family keeps applying pressure, even if funds were available, if the Zhuo Family doesn’t relent, ultimately...

"She’s trying to help you out, just say it." Master Zhuo sneered beside him: "Don’t ignore her good intentions."

Once Master Zhuo said that, people immediately started clamoring along.

"Yeah."

"She’s sincerely offering help."

"Maybe Miss Mo really has some other abilities and can truly help you."

Xiao Dian lowered his head, clenching his hand at his side.

"Aren’t you done yet?" Liu Jinli, seemingly unable to stand it any longer, shouted.

The scolded person was dissatisfied: "Liu Jinli, what’s this to you?"

Liu Jinli stiffened her neck: "You’re verbally attacking a young girl, did a dog eat your manners?"

"What did we say? She’s the one who’s overestimating herself, are we not allowed to comment?"

"Exactly, who does she think she is, shamelessly offering assistance, does she understand her own position?"

These people chimed in, resembling a comedy performance.

Although Liu Jinli found Chuzheng’s behavior indeed odd, she was almost on the verge of lashing out.

Chuzheng stopped her, stepped forward, shielding Liu Jinli.

Throughout the venue, the young lady remained remarkably calm, without any fluctuation in response to everyone’s words.

She seemed to reside in a different space than them.

Unmoved by storms and wrath, she stood firm.

At this moment, the young lady was still composed, a thin layer of frost settled in her brows, carrying a cold remoteness that repelled strangers.

She tapped her phone a few times, casually tucked it back into her pocket.

Her movements were smooth and seamless, inexplicably slick.

Master Zhuo raised an eyebrow: "What, do you have reinforcement? Don’t worry, call them all, I’m curious to see what you, a little girl, can muster."

"Wait and see."

Master Zhuo frowned: "Wait for what?"

Chuzheng just repeated those two words: "Wait and see."

Master Zhuo: "..."

Master Zhuo and his companion exchanged a glance, curious about what tricks Chuzheng was planning.

However, as time ticked by, nothing changed.

Xiao Dian wanted to talk to Chuzheng, trying to dissuade her from provoking the Zhuo Family.

Chuzheng felt he was annoying, pushing Liu Jinli forward.

Liu Jinli: "..."

"Hey, wasting everyone’s time like this, is it fun?" Master Zhuo grew impatient.

"Yeah." Chuzheng shot back.

Master Zhuo’s anger spiked: "Screw you! Are you kidding us?"

"If you think so, that’s your take." Chuzheng used a player’s line with remarkable fluency.

"..."

Just as Master Zhuo was about to explode, Xiao Dian and Master Zhuo’s phones rang one after the other.