After attending a party at the Shanshui Resort last time, Song Qiao fell completely in love with the scenery there.
For this reason, he specifically asked Guo Jun for a favor and spent a huge sum of money to buy a villa at the foot of the resort's mountain.
The purpose was to have his whole family move here to live when he had time in the future.
Now that Ye Zhiwei was organizing an event and had no venue locally, Song Qiao immediately and proactively lent her the place to use.
"Song Qiao, I never thought you were so wealthy. This villa is practically a miniature version of the resort. This one must have cost at least twenty or thirty million, right?"
Ye Zhiwei looked at the luxuriously decorated living room with shock, her gaze towards Song Qiao filled with admiration.
As far as she knew, Song Qiao had only been running his company for a little over a year, yet he had accumulated such wealth. This strength could definitely be considered outstanding.
"Heh, it's just that my luck has been good, and there's some investment value here, so I bit the bullet and bought it."
Song Qiao smiled calmly, humbly saying to Ye Zhiwei.
Originally, he felt some pain and reluctance in parting with so much cash at once, but based on his memories from his previous life, the property prices in the resort area would double within two years.
Facing such a near one-hundred percent return, Song Qiao absolutely would not miss such a good opportunity.
Moreover, even if he didn't have the money, he would have proactively applied for a mortgage loan from the bank.
"Brother-in-law, you're here so early."
Just as Song Qiao and Ye Zhiwei were talking, Xia Xueqing suddenly ran over with an excited expression.
Today, she had shed her usual style of dress, deliberately dressing in a somewhat pure manner, with two ponytails swinging with a youthful aura.
Her naturally beautiful appearance made many women around her involuntarily fade in comparison.
Following behind her was her older sister, Xia Yuqing. Upon seeing Song Qiao also present, a hint of resentment appeared on her face.
It was clear that the rift between the two had not yet passed, and the couple was still sulking.
Song Qiao wanted to go over and comfort her but didn't know what to say. In the end, he just managed a smile for his wife.
"Brother-in-law, your smile looks worse than crying."
Xia Xueqing, as if wanting to stir up trouble, deliberately stuck out her tongue and whispered in Song Qiao's ear.
"Stop messing around, Xueqing. Go spend time with your sister. Brother-in-law has some things to take care of quickly."
Song Qiao shook his head, amused and helpless, saying to Xia Xueqing.
Xia Yuqing, watching their intimate interaction from the side, couldn't help but feel a pang of bitterness in her heart.
"Song Qiao is clearly my husband, but looking at this, it's as if I'm an outsider."
She tightly clenched her fist, thinking to herself with a sense of injustice.
Just then, a sharp, piercing voice suddenly rang out in the spacious hall.
"Oh, I was wondering why Ye Zhiwei was being so dramatic, inviting us to a gathering here. It looks like she's trying to flaunt her wealth."
Li Bingqing said with a sneer, looking around the environment with a frown.
"Can I interpret this as putting pressure on us at Qingyuan? Well, I'm sorry, but that doesn't seem to scare us."
Zhou Yuan also deliberately covered his chest and squeaked in a high-pitched voice.
Their back-and-forth immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Hmph, judging others by one's own narrow mind."
"Zhou Zhou, go arrange seats for them."
Ye Zhiwei, not expecting these two to start causing trouble the moment they arrived, snorted coldly, too lazy to bother with them.
"You b*tch, don't get too smug. Mo Ling has personally gone to the capital to raise funds. With the support of our Li family then, I will definitely make you lose everything you have."
"At that time, don't come begging me on your knees."
Li Bingqing snorted indignantly and followed Zhou Zhou to their seats with resentment.
"Wow, it's not even evening yet, and someone's already dreaming."
Xia Xueqing, with her typically fiery personality, saw her brother-in-law's ally being verbally attacked and immediately unleashed her own talent.
"Where did this little girl come from? Do you have a right to speak here?"
Seeing someone mocking her, Li Bingqing became somewhat enraged.
"What, you can mock others, but I can't mock you?"
"Being so petty, no wonder my brother-in-law doesn't take you seriously."
"You, you're looking for death!"
Xia Xueqing, with her machine-gun-like retort, made Li Bingqing doubt her own existence.
Song Qiao couldn't help but chuckle secretly from the side. Not only did he not stop her, but he also couldn't help but marvel at Xia Xueqing's bravery.
"Xueqing, this is none of our business. Say less and don't cause trouble."
It was Xia Yuqing who, fearing her sister would offend the other party, quickly pulled her away, and the matter was temporarily resolved.
"Miss Li, these villas here are worth at least twenty or thirty million. How could Ye Zhiwei, that crazy woman, dare to buy one so casually at this time? Could she be trying to tell us that she's not short of funds at all?"
After they were seated, Mr. Zhou was clearly shaken by Ye Zhiwei's display and asked Li Bingqing with some doubt.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. Mo Ling and I investigated long ago. Although Ye Zhiwei has money, she's not yet so outrageously wealthy to this extent."
Li Bingqing smiled faintly, calmly put down her teacup, and provocatively glanced at Ye Zhiwei.
"Am I right, Miss Ye Zhiwei?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Zhiwei was stunned on the spot with a displeased expression.
She didn't expect Li Bingqing to know her situation so clearly, which caught her off guard.
With her group's financial strength, she could afford to buy this villa, but at this critical juncture, with the company needing a large amount of funds, she naturally wouldn't do it.
The reason she deliberately chose this location today was to confuse the other party and achieve the effect of "beating the grass to startle the snake."
"Miss Li is right. This villa doesn't actually belong to me."
Since she had been exposed, there was no need to pretend any longer. She directly and frankly admitted it.
"Oh, then the daily rent here must be quite a lot. Ms. Ye, to save face, you've resorted to such desperate measures."
Seeing Ye Zhiwei admit it, Li Bingqing couldn't help but laugh triumphantly. Her tone of voice became even more mocking.
"You..."
Seeing his boss being rebuffed, Zhou Zhou couldn't stand it and rushed forward to argue with her.
Ye Zhiwei, seeing this, quickly stopped her impulsive assistant.
"Miss Li, you've misunderstood. I borrowed this house from a friend. Its true ownership should belong to the actual person in charge of Xinkai Capital."