Chapter 57: The Mastermind
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Yuan Shu pushed a brocade box in front of Liu Lan. There was a pearl bracelet in the box made from high-quality pearls. It was low-key and elegant.
“Thank you for helping out regarding Yuan An’s matter. Please accept this small token of appreciation.”
Liu Lan took out the bracelet and put it on her slender wrist. The length was just right. It was a very considerate gift.
“How thoughtful of you.”
After Liu Lan picked up the black tea that she had just served and took a sip, she said, “Because I had something to deal with yesterday, 1 didn’t go to the banquet with my husband. 1 heard that 1 missed some of your exciting scenes. To be able to hold such a huge banquet so perfectly alone, you’re really impressive.”
These words were not flattery. Liu Lan admired her from the bottom of her heart. The Xiao family had also held a similar banquet before. The first time she organized it, she even panicked. It was only with her mother-in-law’s help that she didn’t make any mistakes.
Yuan Shu was able to rely on herself and she seemed so calm, as if she had hosted banquets countless times. She was really extraordinary. Even her husband, who rarely praised others, praised Yuan Shu when he returned.
Practice made perfect. Yuan Shu had hosted palace banquets that were more difficult than this countless times already. Such a banquet was just run of the mill for her.
Yuan Shu thanked her politely. After a while, Liu Lan revealed the purpose of her trip.
“I thought it was better to tell you about some problems, so 1 asked you out to meet today.”
“Oh really? Please tell me.” Yuan Shu also became serious.
Liu Lan opened her cell phone’s Weibo. As expected, what happened yesterday was trending. She placed her cell phone in front of Yuan Shu.
[Chu Mei causes a scene at the banquet. The wife personally dispelled the rumors!]
[Is Chu Mei’s pregnancy fake? Is the child from the Shi family?]
Yesterday’s banquet was private and no media was invited. Those upper-class people wouldn’t say anything, so no one knew the exact situation at that time.
Most of them were guessing what had happened last night, but most of them were talking about the child. The mastermind wanted to blow up this scandal and make everyone focus on who the child’s father was.
“Chu Mei is just being used by someone. What I’m worried about is that there’s someone behind her. Moreover, the person behind this not only did this, but he’s probably also involved in Yuan An’s matter. 1 think this person isn’t just targeting the Shi family. He’s probably even targeting the Shi family’s helpers…”
Liu Lan wondered if it was appropriate for her to say this outcome, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to say it.
“The political world’s Li family.”
If she was a friend, Liu Lan would help this person no matter what. Yuan Shu was magnanimous, flexible, and decisive, so Liu Lan was willing to help Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu had read the book and knew the general plot, so she could vaguely guess who the person behind this was. However, this person attacked much earlier than in the original book.
Just as Yuan Shu was thinking about this matter carefully, the sound of glass shattering suddenly sounded on the fourth floor.
The place where they were eating was on the fifth floor of the mall, and the voice came from the fourth floor, so they could hear it very clearly. The two of them looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other’s eyes. Then, they looked at the source of the voice at the same time.
Outside a high-end private dress shop on the fourth floor, a deformed mannequin fell to the ground on pieces of glass and the mannequin’s clothes had been torn by the glass shards.
It seemed that this mannequin was used as a punching bag and smashed into the glass door of the shop. Because the person used too much strength, the glass shattered and the mannequin flew out of the shop.
Everyone liked to watch drama, so when they heard the commotion, they slowly surrounded the shop. When there were more people, it became slightly noisier.
The people in the shop were still arguing.
One of the two parties arguing was the manager, and the other was Shi Yi.
When her companion saw that there were so many people, she felt a little embarrassed, so she pulled Shi Yi and tried to get her to calm down.
However, Shi Yi didn’t care and her face was flushed with anger. She clenched her fists as she glared at the manager..