Su Qingning was furious. She had just said the item was priceless, and now this damned rogue was trying to persuade her to accept it. He’s clearly just greedy.
Su Qingning’s mother was also visibly displeased. She never thought Lin Xiao would be the type to be blinded by money. Already disappointed in him, she now felt even more so.
Liu Shaoyang, however, sneered inwardly. I was just wondering how to convince Su Qingning to accept this gift, and this stinking beggar took the initiative to do it for me. He must have heard her say how valuable it was and got greedy. What a piece of trash.
"Honey, don’t be angry," Lin Xiao continued to persuade. "Liu Shaoyang already apologized for yesterday, and this is a wedding gift for us. It would really hurt his feelings if we refused. Besides, you two are friends. I don’t want our relationship to complicate yours."
Liu Shaoyang sneered again. This damned beggar is an absolute angel.
Suppressing his excitement, Liu Shaoyang said in a deep voice, "Lin Xiao is right, Qingning. We’re friends, after all. I’d be really hurt if you didn’t accept it."
Su Qingning was trapped in a dilemma. Her pretty face contorted with fury as she glared at Lin Xiao. This damned rogue is more of a hindrance than a help! If he hadn’t meddled, it wouldn’t be this hard to refuse Liu Shaoyang. But now I’m completely on the spot, caught in a bind.
Seeing Su Qingning’s predicament, her mother spoke softly, "Ning’er, Shaoyang is right. You’re friends, so just accept it. When he gets married, you can repay him with a gift twice as valuable!"
Hearing her mother’s words, Su Qingning gave a helpless nod.
"Liu Shaoyang, I’ll accept it. Thank you for your kindness. Rest assured, when you get married, I will certainly repay you with a gift of double the value!"
At these words, Liu Shaoyang trembled with excitement. Soon, Su Qingning’s good fortune will flow madly toward me!
"Eh, Young Master Liu, your laugh sounds a bit like a scheme just succeeded, doesn’t it?" Lin Xiao asked deliberately.
Liu Shaoyang’s heart skipped a beat. He realized he’d gotten carried away. He quickly reined in his wild laughter and shot Lin Xiao a disdainful glance. "What do you know? I’m just happy. Qingning, thank you for accepting my gift. From now on, we are still friends!"
Su Qingning gave a cool nod.
"Well, if that’s the case, I won’t disturb you any longer," Liu Shaoyang said softly.
Su Qingning quickly replied, "I’ll see you out!"
A guest was a guest. Furthermore, after accepting such an expensive gift, it was only right and proper to see him off.
Liu Shaoyang, however, refused. "Qingning, there’s no need to be so polite. Just remember, we’re friends!"
At these words, Su Qingning’s mother couldn’t help but sigh. Such a fine young man. It’s a pity my daughter wasn’t fortunate enough to marry him.
After Liu Shaoyang left, Su Qingning closed the box he had brought.
"Mom, please put this away."
"You’re not going to use it, Ning’er?" her mother asked, puzzled.
Su Qingning nodded. "Mom, I’m planning to find a chance to return it."
Su Qingning’s mother knew her daughter well. She understood that Su Qingning didn’t want to be indebted to Liu Shaoyang, which was why she intended to give the gift back. Realizing this, she didn’t try to persuade her further.
Just then, Lin Xiao suddenly chuckled. "If it’s a gift for us, why return it? Honey, if you don’t want to use it, why not let me?"
Su Qingning flared up instantly. I just said I was going to find a chance to return it, and now he dares to say something like that!
Her mother was even more displeased. Thinking of the greedy look on Lin Xiao’s face earlier, she said coldly, "Lin Xiao, can’t you show some backbone? Qingning wants to return it because she doesn’t want to owe anyone a favor. Yet you have the nerve to say such a thing! What, have you never seen anything valuable before?"
Lin Xiao was speechless. Me, never seen anything valuable? Damn it all, my grandmaster built a treasure chamber in Kunlun. It wasn’t large, a mere two thousand square meters, but it housed all the greatest treasures from across the lands of Jiuzhou since ancient times. Ancient calligraphy and paintings were the least of it; it even contained the famous Imperial Jade Seal! The inscription on it read, ’Mandated by Heaven, Long and Prosperous Shall be the Reign.’ I only want this thing from Liu Shaoyang to break the Magic Artifact they secretly placed inside. How did that become ’never seeing anything valuable’ in my mother-in-law’s mouth? ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ ɴovelfire.net
However, Lin Xiao couldn’t be bothered to argue. After all, they wouldn’t believe anything he said.
"Mom, don’t be angry. I was just joking," Lin Xiao said with a smile. "This thing is probably worth more than my life. I couldn’t bear to use it!"
Su Qingning’s mother snorted. "It’s good that you know your place!"
Perhaps feeling her mother’s words were too harsh, Su Qingning said coolly, "Mom, no matter how valuable it is, it’s just an object. How could it be worth more than a person’s life?"
Her mother knew Su Qingning was defending Lin Xiao and sighed helplessly. It’s not that I’m angry with Qingning, I just think my daughter is far too kind.
"Take this and follow me upstairs," Su Qingning said coldly.
"As you command!" Lin Xiao replied with a grin.
As he lifted the box, Lin Xiao discreetly flicked a drop of Dragon Blood into it. With this drop of Dragon Blood, the Magic Artifact they had set up would be instantly destroyed. In other words, that piece of trash was about to suffer an even more brutal backlash.
After leaving the Su Family villa, Liu Shaoyang quickly got into his car. Unable to contain his excitement any longer, he burst into a fit of wild laughter. The thought of Su Qingning’s good fortune flooding toward him like a torrent made him tremble with excitement.
After driving for a short while, his phone rang. It was his father. Liu Shaoyang answered immediately.
"Dad, it’s done!" he exclaimed excitedly before his father could even speak.
The man on the other end grew excited as well. "That bitch took it?" he asked eagerly.
"Yes, she took it," Liu Shaoyang said proudly. "It won’t be long now before we’ve drained all her good fortune. She’ll be dead for sure! I was worried that stinking beggar might notice something, but he didn’t see a thing."
"How could a stinking beggar possibly detect such an advanced Magic Artifact? Yesterday must have been a fluke. Yang’er, your father must celebrate this properly with you."
Liu Shaoyang laughed. "We definitely should celebrate. That damned beggar almost scared me to death yesterday. Thank god everything went perfectly today!"
"Never mind that trash. Your third uncle says the men from the Asura Hall have arrived. Today is his day to die!"
"Excellent! After that piece of trash is dead, I’m going to grind him into mincemeat! I’ll..."
Before he could finish his sentence...
Like a fountain, Liu Shaoyang’s mouth began to spray blood violently.