Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 228 - 217 Aunts Compensation

Chapter 228: Chapter 217 Aunt’s Compensation

Chapter 228 -217 Aunt’s Compensation

Lu Jiaxin was not someone to silently endure grievance; after sending the tutor away, she called Gu Xiuxiu to tell her about the disgusting thing He Hanxuan had done.

Lu Jiaxin said, “Someone took photos of me when I was hitting Bao Yingjie yesterday, and I guess they’ll appear in newspapers or magazines in a day or two. Aunt, the He Family is trying to make me an enemy of the Bao Family.”

Gu Xiuxiu was very angry, “Is everything you’re saying true?”

Lu Jiaxin replied, “The general manager of Wansheng Real Estate told me himself; it can’t be false. Aunt, what do you think we should do about this?”

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Gu Xiuxiu fell silent then said, “Wait a minute, I’ll make a phone call.”

Lu Jiaxin was just about to say there was no need to ask the He Family, but Gu Xiuxiu had already hung up the phone. It took a while before she called back, saying He Hanxuan admitted that he was the one who did it.

Gu Xiuxiu said, “He said you bullied Yanyan and he wanted to take revenge for her. Mingzhu and her parents didn’t know about it.”

“Aunt, do you believe that?”

Gu Xiuxiu didn’t answer the question but instead said, “A few years ago, I bought a unit in Xiujin Garden at Tsim Sha Tsui. Tomorrow, I will have my lawyer transfer this unit into your name.”

“Ah…”

Gu Xiuxiu continued, “You’ve been wronged, so naturally I have to compensate you. Jiaxin, He Hanxuan’s always chasing women, he’ll never amount to anything. But you’re different; you’re smart and capable, and you’ll certainly marry well in the future.”

Lu Jiaxin initially felt grateful, but was rubbed the wrong way by the last sentence. What did she mean by ‘marry well’? Was the value of a woman only shown through whom she marries? However, she didn’t argue with Gu Xiuxiu; she had been taught this way and couldn’t change it.

The next day during the class break, when Lu Jiaxin went out, Dong Jiajia hurriedly followed her, “Are you very close with the Third Young Master Nie from Wansheng Real Estate?”

“Do you mean Nie Zhan?”

Dong Jiajia nodded with a smile and said, “Yes, Third Young Master Nie, one of the men that women in Hong Kong most want to marry. Jiaxin, he came to see you yesterday, does that mean you’re close?”

Lu Jiaxin couldn’t say they weren’t close, so she smiled and said, “I met him last year, and after interacting a few times, I found we get along quite well.”

Dong Jiajia’s eyes lit up, “So you’re saying you haven’t started dating yet?”

Seeing her starry-eyed, Lu Jiaxin said very bluntly, “I won’t date anyone until I’ve been admitted to university. I’ve already told him that, and he said he’s willing to wait.”

Seeing Dong Jiajia’s infatuated look, if Lu Jiaxin didn’t make it clear, God knows she might end up playing matchmaker, and that was something she definitely wouldn’t do.

Dong Jiajia paused, then took her arm and said, “Jiaxin, you really have charm. I don’t have such luck.”

Nie Zhan was beyond her reach, but there must be many rich second-generation friends around him. If she could take the opportunity to meet one and grab hold of him, she wouldn’t have to worry for the rest of her life. These past days, she looked down on Cui Zhihui sticking to Lu Jiaxin like a lapdog, and now she regretted it. Fortunately, there was still a chance to make amends.

Lu Jiaxin replied with a smile, “Only what you hold in your own hands truly belongs to you; everything else is as unreliable as the moon reflected in the water or flowers seen in a mirror.”

She felt somewhat contemplative. Back on the Mainland, 16-year-old girls still in school were shy and timid, burying their feelings deep in their heart, not daring to let anyone know; whereas in Hong Kong, it was much more open, and some were already planning their future. Cui Zhihui, for instance, wanted to be a lawyer and was working hard towards it, while Dong Jiajia presumably aimed to marry into wealth. There was no right or wrong, just personal choices.

At the end of school, upon seeing a familiar figure, Lu Jiaxin excitedly sprinted over and hugged Qian Xiaoxiao tightly, “You’ve finally come, I missed you so much.”

Qian Xiaoxiao gently patted her back and said, “Big Brother Su already told me. Don’t worry, Sister Xin, I won’t let anyone bully you.”

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, “In the future, if something like this happens again, don’t take action unless you’re certain there’s no danger. I’ll handle it.”

“How could this be okay?”

Jiaxin waved her hand and said, “Xiaoxiao, it’s different here from the Forty-nine City. This is a paradise for wealthy people. If you hit them, they will hire powerful lawyers to send you to prison, and in serious cases, you could be sentenced to more than ten years. I’m not afraid to take action though. For one, I’m still a student and a minor, and for two, it was a case of harassment from the other party, so I could be acquitted in court.”

Xiaoxiao immediately nodded in agreement.

The tutor was about to arrive soon, so Jiaxin didn’t stay long. She handed her backpack to Feng Lihua and then took Xiaoxiao’s hand and went back.

After the tutoring session, Feng Lihua gave Jiaxin a magazine with a cover featuring Jiaxin beating up Bao Yingjie, and the headline was “Most Beautiful School Flower Beats Up Admirer.”

Jiaxin noticed the photo was a bit blurry. After a closer look, she frowned and said, “This isn’t the scene of me beating Bao Yingjie at all. I just kicked him; I didn’t step on his hand with my foot.”

Feng Lihua noticed that too. “They must have staged this with actors, took the photo and published it, intentionally making the image unclear so it won’t be easily recognized. Miss Lu, we can sue them for this.”

Jiaxin immediately called Yan Yihua and told him about the incident. “Go and negotiate with them. Tell them to publish a statement and apologize, or I’ll sue them.”

Magazines like this one always have backers, and even if you win the lawsuit, you only get a small compensation, but it’d take up a lot of energy and time. If the magazine is willing to clarify the facts and apologize, it would be less troublesome. Sigh, she never imagined she would one day become a regular feature in gossip magazines.

“Alright.”

On Friday, when school was out, there was again a crowd outside the gate. As the group walked out, Dong Jiajia couldn’t help but give Jiaxin a little shove and said with a smile, “It’s Third Young Master Nie.”

Nie Zhan was wearing a black and white tracksuit this time, holding a bouquet of green roses in his hand. Handsome as he was, he stood out as a beautiful sight.

Jiaxin took the flowers from him and took several deep breaths, “Where did you find green roses? Even my aunt’s garden doesn’t have them.”

Nie Zhan, seeing her smile bloom like a flower, felt it was well worth the effort to have them specially air-freighted from overseas. “As long as you like them.”

Jiaxin didn’t enjoy being watched. “Let’s go.”

Once in the car, Nie Zhan asked, “It’s too early for dinner right now; do you have any errands to run?”

“No.”

Nie Zhan tentatively asked, “A friend of mine has opened a car dealership; do you want to go take a look? Renting a car is always inconvenient.”

Jiaxin felt a bit helpless; why did everyone have an issue with cars: “The money I have is for emergencies. I’ll buy a car when things are less tight.”

The driver wasn’t a concern, both Wenfeng and Feng Lihua knew how to drive. Thinking about Wenfeng’s change of identity, she felt it would be necessary for him to get a driving license at some point.

Going for a meal was indeed too early at this time, so Jiaxin went to buy some reference books, and then the two of them went to Good Fortune Here.

As they arrived at the entrance, they were photographed by the paparazzi. Both of them noticed but did not instruct the bodyguards to stop them, and they entered as if nothing was amiss.

Once they were seated in the private room, Nie Zhan said, “He Yanyan and He Hanxuan have tried to trick you one after the other; are you not going to pursue this matter?”

The smile vanished from Jiaxin’s face instantly. “A gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years; I can’t fight them now, so I have to bide my time. But when the opportunity arises, I won’t let them off the hook.”

She believed in eye for an eye, and if Nie Zhan didn’t like that, there was no point wasting each other’s time. Well, they could still be friends.