Chapter 558: Qin Murong Was Doomed for Crossing Tan Mo
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Since the Hu family forged their own power at the border, they must have lived through dangerous days with blood-trickled knives. Perhaps even now, they might still be living precariously,” Tan Mo said to Qin Muye. “How could those who once experienced such a life or are currently living through that easily believe excuses given by the Qin family, especially when it’s such a lousy one? If it were us, we wouldn’t believe it either, let alone the Hus.”
“They might be new in town, but they could still get to the bottom of it if they wanted to,” Tan Mo said.
“It’s either he’s holding back and waiting until he returns to Nacheng to take care of Qin Murong, or he has no feelings for Qin Murong at all, so he doesn’t care what she does,” Tan Mo whispered.
“Do you think he already found out?” Qin Muye asked curiously.
Tan Mo shook her head. “It’s hard to say when he’s a man of many secrets and good at covering up too, which makes him even harder to read. If you really wanna know, then we’ll just have to observe carefully. No matter how good he is at covering up, there are times when he’s careless. Like how he was so good at hiding it, you still managed to see the darkness in his eyes.”
Tan Mo paused, her eyes narrowed like a sly little fox. “In fact, there is another way to be 100 percent sure whether he knows about it.
“And what’s that?” Qin Muye asked excitedly.
“If we tell him ourselves. That way, he’ll know for sure,” Tan Mo said with a smile on her face.
Qin Muye was speechless.
Qin Murong was doomed for crossing Tan Mo of all people.
“But if you think of Qin Murong as your sister, and you don’t have the heart to do that to her, then forget it,” Tan Mo continued.
“Let’s do it! How dare you use that line on me?” Qin Muye poked Tan Mo. “Me? Not having the heart to do that to her? Please!”
“But the real question is, How do we break the news? We can’t be the ones to tell him, right?” Qin Muye was already plotting their scheme in her head.
“That’s easy. We’ll just find some waiters and have them chat casually at the back so that Hu Ruixing overhears them.” It was an elaborate plan, so Tan Mo led Qin Muye out of the banquet hall. They found a quiet corner, and the two of them discussed the plan in hushed whispers.
Qin Muye’s eyes lit up as she nodded her head enthusiastically. “Okay, sounds good! I have never sabotaged anyone before. Guess you’re the experienced one in this.”
Tan Mo was taken aback.
“What are you talking about? I’ve never sabotaged people before,” Tan Mo protested. People she sabotaged had no trace of humanity in them. They were hardly people.
Qin Muye chuckled mockingly. “Haha!”
Back when she was young, ignorant, and hadn’t seen much of the world or lived through the sinister society…
She had once thought that Tan Mo was pitiful and innocent.
Since then, she and Tan Mo had been best friends for 12 years.
Even if she had never seen the world nor lived through the cruel society, she knew that Tan Mo was a champion of mischief and an expert at sabotaging people.
“Should I ask my brother for help? We can get him to find someone to talk to the waiter,” Qin Muye chimed in.
Tan Mo shook her head. “That won’t do. After all, your brother belongs to the Qin family. If your grandparents ever find out, they will definitely be upset. He’ll not only be sabotaging Qin Murong but also the entire Qin family.”
Qin Muye was speechless.
‘Then, why did you drag me into this?’
The questioning look on Qin Muye’s face was so obvious that she didn’t needn’t utter the words. Tan Mo could tell what her questioning gaze implied.
Tan Mo waved her hand and said nonchalantly. “Don’t worry, this is a trivial matter. It won’t do much damage to the Qins.”
Qin Muye kept quiet for a while.
“Then, shall we go to Brother Zhiqian?” Qin Muye asked.
Tan Mo thought, ‘Muye sure is a good friend.’
The person they were plotting against was her own cousin, and it would somewhat affect her family’s reputation, yet Qin Muye was still so enthusiastic to carry on with her scheme.
“That won’t do either.” Tan Mo shook her head. “He may not yet be the head of the family, but he’s already the person who makes the call in the Wei family. If he were to send someone and got found out, it would end up looking like the Weis were plotting against the Qins, and that would be disastrous.”
It was a first for Qin Muye to orchestrate sabotage, so she said unsurely, “Then… Then, does that just leave the two of us?”
“Of course.” Tan Mo nodded. “Oh, it’s okay. With a little practice, you’ll become a pro in no time.”
Qin Muye stared back in silence. She then asked quietly, “Are you a pro?”
Tan Mo hesitated.
“To be frank, it’s my first time too,” Tan Mo said sincerely.
Somehow, Qin Muye didn’t seem to believe her.
Tan Mo said nothing else.
“Let’s go.” Tan Mo took Qin Muye by the arm, and off they went to execute their master plan.
Hu Ruixing made a round of toasts and finally returned to the host’s table.
As soon as he sat down and had barely taken two bites, he heard a waiter from behind say, “This seems to be the dinner for newlyweds, but why are there no wedding rituals?”
Waiter B said, “Maybe this is a new trend for the rich.”
Waiter A asked, “But I only see the groom around. Where’s the bride?”
Waiter B replied, “Haven’t you heard?”
Waiter A asked, “Heard what?”
Waiter B explained, “I heard that the bride was captured after she tried to flee the wedding. They were afraid that she would make a run for it again, so the bride’s family is keeping an eye on her. That’s why she can’t come out.”
Waiter A exclaimed, “So this is an arranged marriage! Because the bride is having second thoughts, she tried to run away!”
Waiter B said, “Sigh, it’s a rich man’s world, so who the hell knows? Maybe it’s an alliance by marriage, and the bride suddenly changed her mind. We’ve seen plenty of marriages between rich people, haven’t we? Love is hardly ever the reason why they get married.”
Waiter A wondered, “The groom looks so oddly pitiful toasting all by himself. I wonder if he knows about this.”
Waiter B replied, “Judging by his reaction, I guess not.”
Hu Ruixing heard every word of their conversation.
Not only him, but also both his parents heard them.
“How dare they lie to us!” Madam Hu barked angrily.
Was Qin Murong looking down on her son?
She was the black sheep of the family. How dare she act all high and mighty!
Hu Ruixing’s father held his wife’s hand. “Calm down, dear. We’re in the Qins’ territory. When the Qins decided to marry Qin Murong off, all the way to Nacheng, they had planned to abandon her, leaving her in our hands. After we take her back to Nacheng, you can do whatever you want with her.”
“Ruixing,” his father said to him, “don’t let a measly woman affect your emotions.”
Hu Ruixing’s gaze darkened with a predacious gleam. “I know.”
His mouth curled into a sneer. “We can discuss the rest after we return to Nacheng. Although she’s a nobody, I won’t allow her to humiliate me like this.”
Hu Ruixing really had no idea that Qin Murong would think about fleeing their wedding at a time like this, leaving him here all alone.
Of course, he hadn’t bought a word of the excuse that the Qin family had told.
While he was pretending to toast nonchalantly, he had already sent someone to investigate what had happened.
However, this was not his territory, so the investigation did not go as quickly as it would have been in Nacheng.
Alas, he ended up hearing the news from the mouths of two waiters.
“That’s true.” His mother nodded in agreement. “Your dad is right.. Let’s just stay calm and wait until we return to Nacheng.”
