"Ugh—" Du Ruoxin's heart paused for a moment.
Yes, given her elder brother's temper, Ai Wei wouldn't be able to bounce around in front of her unharmed. How could she be...
There was something fishy!
"Don't you feel like something's not quite right?" Miranda began to imagine things.
Was it possible that Cristiano was already investigating Ai Wei's entire ancestry, brewing some major move? A wicked plan?
Or—
Just as the thought surfaced, Du Ruoxin interrupted, "I remember now, he blacklisted Ai Wei financially."
It had been a while, she almost forgot that small incident at the luxury goods store.
No, it must be the pregnancy that made her memory worse.
Even as a top student, she couldn't avoid this purely physiological phenomenon. Damn.
"Blacklisted?" Just blacklisted? Wouldn't that be too lenient for Ai Wei?
Du Ruoxin said as she walked, "What else?"
"I told him not to draw blood." She paused, then added with a wry tone, "But with Rong Jingyang around, this move seems useless."
The entire world wasn't just the Rothschild family that was super, super wealthy.
As long as Rong Jingyang protected Ai Wei to the end, her elder brother's financial blacklist would be a mere decoration.
Sigh—
Forget it, she didn't want to think about the scumbag and the vixen.
Miranda was not satisfied with Du Ruoxin's answer but didn't probe further. No matter what Cristiano did or how he did it, she was her own person and would use her own methods.
"That blind man, Rong Jingyang, should let Ai Wei ruin their family, making them notorious and causing chaos."
"Ai Wei should marry in and cause as much trouble as she can!"
"I'll even hand her the knife!"
Miranda said indignantly, sharing the same hatred.
In the final analysis, it was Rong Jingyang who had wronged her best friend, and it was Rong Jingyang who couldn't control his lower body.
Therefore, compared to Ai Wei, Miranda disliked Rong Jingyang more.
But since Rong Jingyang was too tough a bone to gnaw on, she had to target the softer persimmon.
Cough, cough, cough, tormenting Ai Wei was more than enough.
"No," Du Ruoxin stopped her. "Ai Wei must not marry into the Rong family."
"I will not let her marry into the Rong family."
The Rong family was the culmination of her father-in-law and mother-in-law's decades of hard work. How could she let that rotten apple spoil the Rong family's reputation?
Don't even think about it!
If Rong Jingyang were blinded by greed and insisted on marrying Ai Wei, she wouldn't even mind getting her hands dirty.
"I know," Miranda protested softly. "I was just saying." Why was her best friend so anxious?
Even after the divorce, she still defended her ex-husband's family so much. It seemed the Rong couple treated her best friend very well.
Her best friend wouldn't allow anyone to speak ill of the Rong family, not even half a word.
"Mhm," Du Ruoxin patted her best friend's hand. She knew Miranda was upset on her behalf. "I have my own plan."
Leaning closer to Miranda's ear, Du Ruoxin whispered a few words.
Miranda patted her chest. "That's easy!"
Let's do it right away!
Ai Wei had been following Du Ruoxin and the others. Seeing them enter a restaurant, she followed them in.
In the scorching June weather, Ai Wei's clothes had already dried.
Although her phone was broken, she picked it up, turned it on again, and it still worked.
During this time, she took photos of Miranda and investigated through various channels. Miranda's full name was Miranda Ingrid Austin, a famous Hollywood director who also managed several film production companies and artist management companies.
Based on the surname Austin, Ai Wei also found some subtle connections between Miranda and several key figures in the American Austin mafia family.
No wonder...
Her tone was so bold.
Miranda dared to say things like making her disappear.
But she wasn't afraid!
Ai Wei calmed down, and with a composed demeanor, she called Cristiano. "Sir, do you have any enmity with the Austin family?"