The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 130 Eyelid Twitching

I just reminded the wealthy businessman that Zhu Xuejun was only trying to make a good sale. Her restaurant has a lot of top-quality fresh ingredients that come from the southwest.

It's normal to use tactics in business, but if you exploit other people's weaknesses to do business, you'll eventually be backfired.

The wealthy businessman was somewhat embarrassed. He had actually said such things on Zhao's turf. If someone with ulterior motives overheard him and used them against him, he would probably be in trouble.

At this moment, he looked at Zhu Xuejun with a hint of gratitude in his eyes, feeling that this young lady of the Zhu family was truly an upright person.

She could have easily found something to criticize, but she chose to remind him in that way, giving them both a way out.

He's actually starting to admire Zhu Xuejun now. He wasn't really keen on working with her, not because he was prejudiced against her as a woman.

In business, gender doesn't really matter. What bothers him is that Zhu Xuejun is too shrewd, and the benefits of cooperating with her wouldn't be significant enough.

Now he changed his mind. Some businesses are about making money, but some are about building connections. He immediately settled on a project that the two of them had discussed before.

On the other side, Xie Xuzhi sat in a high position, looking at the old man of the Zhao family who was about to breathe his last, his face full of shrewdness.

A strange sense of disgust flashed through his mind, but he didn't show it on his face, slowly twirling two walnuts that had developed a patina in his hands.

They practically raved about the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, hoping to get Xie Xuzhi's approval so that Zhao Mingzhu could take over the Zhao family business.

Everyone thought that the head of the Zhao family only needed the approval of their own people, but in reality, the head of the Zhao family also needed the approval of the Xie family.

After giving Yunran a large sum of money, Zhao Mingzhu immediately took drastic measures to exploit Yunran to the fullest extent.

This is enough to show that Zhao Mingzhu is a head of the household who is brave, resourceful, decisive, and extremely ruthless.

But none of this affected the Xie family. After all, who cares whether their 'henchmen' are fierce to others or have any flaws in their character?

Even if one didn't know Yun Ran, Yun Ran was someone he had personally chosen, and Xie Xuzhi might have already given his approval.

But when Xie Xuzhi saw Yun Ran at the party, he suddenly realized that he, the cold and ruthless eldest son of the Xie family in the eyes of outsiders, actually felt sorry for Yun Ran, who had been innocently dragged into the mess.

That's why his gaze was so complicated. It was the first time he felt that Yun Ran, the person who might change his fate, was indeed special to him.

In other words, he was actually more afraid of death than he thought? That's definitely not good news.

Under the hopeful gaze of the Zhao family patriarch, Xie Xuzhi spoke calmly: "We'll discuss this later!"

The Zhao father and son were stunned for a moment; they had thought this was just a formality.

The Xie family has supported the Zhao family for many generations. Apart from necessary tasks, the Xie family has never interfered in their internal affairs.

What exactly happened this time? Did something go wrong? Zhao Mingzhu is their trump card that they've been keeping hidden all along.

Upon learning that Zhao Mingzhu's destiny was exceptionally noble, equivalent to a phoenix's destiny in ancient times, they would not have harbored such great ambitions.

Especially when they met the famous young master of the Xie family, their desire to climb the social ladder became even more urgent.

The Zhao family is already wealthy enough, but no one is content with that. If they want to climb higher, they need even closer relationships.

A marriage alliance was the least costly and most profitable option they could think of. Zhao Mingzhu was raised exceptionally well; her abilities, shrewdness, methods, and vision were more than enough to make her a suitable match for the best man.

They believed that once Zhao Mingzhu took over the Zhao family, and had more contact with the next head of the Xie family, things would naturally fall into place.

They never expected that Xie Xuzhi would suppress their proposal.

Now, the Zhao father and son were in a panic, wondering where they had gone wrong and displeased the young master.

However, they dared not be presumptuous in front of Xie Xuzhi, nor did they dare to ask any questions. They could only hold back and change the subject to other matters.

After Yunran had eaten and drunk her fill, the auspicious time arrived, and Zhao Mingzhu finally made her appearance.

All the surrounding lights went out, leaving only a beam of white light shining on the small building not far away.

Zhao Mingzhu descended slowly from upstairs, like a chosen messenger of light.

The priceless jewels she wore shone brilliantly under the lights, domineeringly announcing to everyone present that she was the sole protagonist.

Many voices of envy rose from the crowd. Zhao Mingzhu was undoubtedly beautiful, even more so than the female lead, Qu Ying.

However, the novel barely touches on the business district in South China, and the character Zhao Mingzhu never appears at all.

【Host, don't doubt life. Although we are in a novel world, the plots described in the book are only a small part of this world.】

The so-called male and female protagonists are merely the two with the strongest luck in their respective regions. However, with such a large population in a world, there are many people with strong luck.

Perhaps, in another book, Zhao Mingzhu is the one with the strongest destiny, while you are just a passerby. No one is ever the absolute protagonist.

A look of understanding flashed in Yun Ran's eyes. So that's how it is. No wonder she clearly felt that the Heavenly Dao's suppression of her was limited after arriving in South China.

But after she helped Zhao Mingzhu, that familiar suppression from the Heavenly Dao returned, which she subconsciously ignored.

Given Zhao Mingzhu's background, she certainly has the qualities to become the female lead; her luck is even stronger than that of her own mother, Qu Ying.

No wonder she could only see the traces of a demonic fetus planted on Zhao Mingzhu's body, but not the evil within her.

How could Zhao Mingzhu and her 'sisters' be kind people, capable of so effortlessly manipulating other people's lives under the guise of games?

As soon as Yunran stepped out of Zhao Mingzhu's courtyard, she regretted it. She shouldn't have helped Zhao Mingzhu, and she didn't know what kind of trouble this cause would bring her.

Yunran's worries seemed insignificant at this party; she was just a nobody who didn't even get a spot in the spotlight.

Zhao Mingzhu's first appearance was undoubtedly perfect and successful.

As the event was about to end, many people did not go straight back to their hotels to rest, but instead headed directly to the private beach of the estate.

There is also a small private dock nearby, where you can board a yacht moored nearby and go out to sea.

Yunran's eyelids suddenly twitched.

(End of this chapter)