Old Mrs. Hong had thick skin. She chuckled heartily and declared righteously, "We’re having a hard time, and we’ve heard you’re doing well now, so we came to ask you for some money to spend.
You can rest assured, we know you don’t want to see us, and you don’t want people to know about that embarrassing part of your life. So, if you just give us thirty thousand yuan, we will never appear before you again."
Actually, Old Mrs. Hong only wanted twenty thousand yuan.
She said thirty thousand as a precaution against Zhao Qingya bargaining.
What she didn’t know was that Zhao Qingya was very wealthy, and thirty thousand yuan meant nothing to her.
She also didn’t know that Zhao Qingya did not trust their word at all.
To eliminate future troubles, they had already become dead in her eyes.
What’s there to say to the dead?
She sneered, "Fine, I’ll give it to you, but I hope you keep your word. If not, I’m willing to throw my reputation away and report you to the police to have you jailed."
The three members of the Hong Family regretted their decision when they saw how easily she agreed to give the money.
Had they known, they would have asked for more.
But it wasn’t their fault.
Other families only managed to get a maximum of twenty thousand yuan, right?
Oh, they realized, those people were actually lying. They had asked for more than twenty thousand yuan, but they claimed it was only twenty thousand because they were afraid of exposing their wealth.
They wanted to back out, but realizing Zhao Qingya wouldn’t trust them again if they did, they had no choice but to let it go.
Zhao Qingya intended to kill them, but she didn’t hurry to send them away.
Also, she didn’t have enough cash on hand, and it was too late to go to the bank now.
She said coldly, "I don’t have that much cash on me right now. Come back at the same time tomorrow."
After the three nodded and bowed in agreement, they quickly left.
Not just Zhao Qingya, Lee Mi also harbored a murderous intent towards the three Hong Family members.
Because Locust Tree Gully also carried the dark past of her and Han Muchuan.
She whispered to Zhao Qingya, "Mom, what are you planning to do?"
"I wish they would have an accident on their way back."
The nights are long, filled with dreams, and Zhao Qingya couldn’t wait for them to die now.
Lee Mi shook her head, "I think there are certainly people in Locust Tree Gully who know why they came here. If they die on their way back, not only your secrets, but the truth about Brother Chuan’s and my identities won’t stay hidden either. So, they can’t die before they get back. If they are to die, it would have to be later."
Zhao Qingya was startled, patting her chest, "Yes, you’re right. I got it wrong. We can’t let them die just yet."
Lee Mi, furrowing her brow, continued, "Not only can we not kill them right now, but we need to be cautious of others who might try to harm them and frame us."
"What?" Zhao Qingya was even more surprised, "You mean..."
"Yes. We need to be vigilant, the person who informed them might have done so deliberately, not accidentally."
Zhao Qingya was shocked. "Who would do such a thing?"
Zhao Qingya couldn’t figure out who it could be.
She guessed it might be Han Zheng or Meng Chuyue, but felt they wouldn’t go to such lengths.
Especially since Meng Chuyue was treating her face.
Lee Mi sighed, "I saw Zhao Sulan a few days ago."
"Zhao Sulan?" Zhao Qingya gasped, "How could she be here? That’s impossible!"
Zhao Qingya didn’t think it strange that Zhao Sulan would come looking for Han Zheng and Meng Chuyue, but thought she should be straightforward like herself, and not hide.
However, she quickly cheered up.
Zhao Sulan had come to the Imperial capital but hadn’t stayed in the courtyard house, which suggested that both Han Zheng and Meng Chuyue didn’t regard Zhao Sulan highly, did it not?
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be involved at all.
Smiling, she praised Lee Mi, "You’re the clever one, much smarter than I am. Since that’s the case, you should have more people keep an eye on Zhao Sulan. If she wants to kill the Hong Family members, let her. Just make sure someone takes photos or records it as evidence."