Capítulo 975: Chapter 963: Attending the Banquet with Lu Zijin
“But you haven’t known each other for long, yet Xu Moqian is willing to lend that much money in one go!”
Qiao Lin mumbled, then looked at Qiao Jing, half-joking and half-skeptical, “Xiao Jing, did you use your charm?”
As soon as these words were out, Qiao Hong immediately glared at Qiao Lin, looking speechless, “What nonsense are you talking about? What do you take our Xiao Jing for?”
“Besides, Xiao Jing is wearing fake skin right now, how could she use her charm? Xiao Jing relied purely on her personal charisma, alright!”
Qiao Lin found this reasoning quite convincing and awkwardly smiled, “That’s true.”
At this moment, Qiao Hong received a transfer notification.
She opened it and found that a sum of money had been deposited, and the sender was Xu Moqian.
For convenience, Qiao Jing had given Xu Moqian the company’s account, which Qiao Hong managed.
With the financial issue resolved, Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin’s heavy hearts finally lightened, and they immediately dragged Qiao Jing out for a meal.
They hadn’t eaten much all day due to the intense stress, and now that they could relax, their stomachs growled with hunger!!
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A day later, at the Jin Family Villa.
Jin Yufei and Mother Jin were sitting on the sofa in the living room, sipping afternoon tea and chatting.
While chatting, Jin Yufei suddenly thought of something, “By the way, mom, how’s the progress on the issue with the Qiao Family Company?”
“Don’t worry, there shouldn’t be any problem. That little broken company of the Qiao Family, we can easily trip them up and leave them helpless to deal with it!”
After confidently speaking, Mother Jin snorted coldly, adding, “That woman, Qiao Jing, dared to bully my precious daughter. I won’t let her have it easy!”
Jin Yufei sneered, “Then I’ll just wait to see the show.”
As they spoke, Mother Jin’s phone suddenly rang.
The caller was an assistant she had previously sent on an errand.
Upon answering, before Mother Jin could inquire about the progress, the assistant spoke first, “Madam, the task you assigned wasn’t accomplished. The Qiao Family promptly refilled their funds, and the problematic projects have resumed normal operations…”
After hearing the assistant’s report, Mother Jin’s eyes widened in shock, “What? How is that possible? In such a short time, where did the Qiao Family manage to gather such a large sum of money?!”
Jin Yufei, hearing this, realized something was amiss, immediately put down her coffee, and moved closer to Mother Jin.
Seeing this, Mother Jin directly turned on the speaker, and the assistant’s voice continued from the phone, “We investigated and found that Young Master Xu from the Xu Family helped. Young Master Xu transferred the money to the Qiao Family Company’s account all at once…”
After hanging up the phone, both mother and daughter of the Jin Family furrowed their brows, looking puzzled.
Mother Jin, utterly confused, mumbled, “How did this become entangled with the Xu Family? Could it be that Qiao Jing hooked up with Xu Moqian? But you said that Qiao Jing’s face is full of bumps and quite unattractive, so how could Xu Moqian possibly be interested in her?”
“And I’ve heard that Xu Moqian used to be quite close with that country wife of Zhan Qipei and always wanted to pursue her.”
“It’s because of that country wife of Zhan Qipei that Xu Moqian has remained single and hasn’t even dated a girlfriend, so how could he suddenly be interested in an ugly one?”
Mother Jin couldn’t wrap her head around it and turned to Jin Yufei for an explanation, “Daughter, what do you think is going on? Why would Xu Moqian help the Qiao Family?”
Jin Yufei couldn’t figure it out either and, with a sour expression, snorted, “Who knows what the situation is!”
“Anyway, this matter can’t be let go just like that; I can’t swallow this anger. When I get the chance, I’ll see how I can deal with her!”
Mother Jin immediately nodded, “Don’t worry, mom will help you.”
…
On the weekend.
When it was learned that Qiao Jing was going to accompany Lu Zijin to a banquet, Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin were both thrilled.
Qiao Hong, after holding it in for a while, couldn’t resist speaking her mind, “Honestly, I have a really good impression of Director Lu. If our Xiao Jing can really get together with him, that would be fantastic!”
Qiao Lin nodded in agreement and chimed in, “I also think Director Lu is awesome. Not only does he come from a good family, and has good looks, and a good physique, but he’s also become a hospital director at a young age. He’s an outstanding young man. If Director Lu wants to be my brother-in-law, I’d be the first to support it!”
Listening to their words, Qiao Jing felt it necessary to remind them, to prevent them from getting too carried away.
She cleared her throat and said, “Elder sister, second sister, what are you thinking? I’m just ordinary friends with him, that’s all.”
Qiao Hong raised an eyebrow, speaking meaningfully, “Sure, you’re ordinary friends now, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any possibilities in the future. You can never tell with these things.”
Qiao Lin chuckled and added, “Exactly, I think Director Lu is quite something, he’s good in every aspect, not only outstanding but also suave and charming, practically the perfect ideal lover!”
Hearing them say so, Qiao Jing was really both amused and at a loss.
She replied in a tone of helplessness, “You think he’s great, but would he really be interested in me? Leaving aside the difference in family background and status, given my appearance, do you think it’s possible?”
Qiao Lin nonchalantly shook her head, “Why not? It’s not like your face is real. If you peel off that fake skin and reveal your original looks, it would surely captivate everyone!”
Now it was Qiao Hong’s turn to agree, she echoed, “Exactly, exactly, our Xiao Jing is so beautiful, like a fairy, it’s us who would reject others, not the other way around!”
To stop them from overthinking, Qiao Jing had to straighten her face and say seriously, “Elder sister, second sister, I’m really just a friend with Lu Zijin, so let’s not say such things. If it ends up annoying others, that would be bad.”
Qiao Lin moved over to wrap her arms around Qiao Jing playfully, “Oh, you can relax, we’ll only say these things in front of you, we definitely won’t say them in front of Director Lu.”
Qiao Hong also added, “Yes, we know our limits, we won’t go around spreading it.”
Just then, the doorbell rang suddenly.
Qiao Hong went to answer it and returned in less than a minute with an exquisite gift bag.
“What’s this?” Qiao Jing asked curiously.
“Aren’t you going to a banquet? So the two of us got a gown for you from a custom shop, see if you like it?”
Qiao Hong said as she took out the gown.
It was a black off-shoulder fishtail gown with lace see-through design at the back. The overall style was sexy and enchanting, yet still elegant.
In short, it was a very beautiful dress!
Qiao Lin urged, “Quick, Xiao Jing, put it on and see. I think you’ll look great in it!”