"Jiang Youli, don't get too smug. The company's share transfer procedures haven't been completed yet. Who knows, Grandpa might regret it in the next couple of days. Once I'm cured of this poison, you won't be able to threaten me anymore. I will definitely take back everything that rightfully belongs to me and leave you with nothing once again!" After saying that, Jiang Xing strode away, planning to go backstage to find Boss Lin.
Beneath her sunglasses, Jiang Yonghe glared at Jiang Youli with hatred. She then raised her hand to adjust the mask on her face before quickly following after him.
Jiang Youli let out a scoff.
She was already wondering what kind of punishment she would mete out to Jiang Xing when he discovered that she was the Poison Doctor and that the poison in his body still couldn't be cured.
Qi An'an turned her head to look at their retreating figures, her face full of confusion and disdain. "I really can't figure out how Jiang Xing and his family could be so stupid back then. Even if you had just been brought back to the Jiang family and they didn't know how outstanding you are, Cousin-in-law, you are still their biological daughter and sister. Shouldn't they have felt sorry for the hardships you suffered outside and nurtured you properly? Instead, they actually despised you for not being as excellent as Jiang Yonghe."
"But looking at it now, Cousin-in-law, you are clearly far more outstanding than Jiang Yonghe."
"If you were really the person they thought you were, Cousin-in-law, who knows how you would have been tormented after being recognized by the Jiang family. It's terrifying just thinking about it."
Listening to Qi An'an's incessant complaints, Jiang Youli couldn't help but smile. "There are no 'ifs'. The present me will be the one tormenting them on behalf of that 'if' version of myself."
Qi An'an's eyes sparkled once again. "Oh my god, Cousin-in-law, that was so badass!"
Jiang Youli burst into laughter and said, "With the way you praise people all day long, whoever dates you in the future will definitely get top-tier emotional support."
"I'm not dating! Unless I can find a man as excellent as Brother Huan, I refuse to date!" Qi An'an declared.
Jiang Youli said, "Seeing you like this, you seem to really like Huanhuan. But as far as I know, didn't your mother stay neutral and refuse to take sides back then?"
Mentioning this, Qi An'an had a lot to say. "Even though my mother stayed neutral in the Qi family and didn't take sides, from the bottom of my heart, I've always admired and adored Brother Huan."
Jiang Youli raised an eyebrow. "Why? Are you just drawn to the strong?"
Qi An'an said, "That's one reason, I guess. But more importantly, Brother Huan is different from the other siblings of our generation in the Qi family. The others seem to only have eyes for profit. If their own interests are threatened, they would even sell out their own brothers and sisters. Just like at the engagement banquet last night, look at how Qi Xiuyuan offended you and Brother Huan and got reprimanded by Grandpa. Qi Feifan's attitude was simply that Qi Xiuyuan shouldn't displease Grandpa; he didn't care about or worry about Qi Xiuyuan at all."
"But Brother Huan is different. When it comes to the people he cares about, he gives them his absolute all."
"Take Qi Yu, for example. You should know Qi Yu, right? She's just an adopted daughter of the Qi family. Back then, Brother Huan let her stay in the Qi family for Qi Yue's sake. Before Brother Huan's accident, you have no idea how jealous I was of Qi Yu."
"Qi Yu is just an adopted daughter with no blood relation, yet Brother Huan treated her equally, pampering and protecting her like his own biological sister."
"Who could have imagined that Brother Huan's legs were ruined by a scheme jointly orchestrated by his own biological brother and his adopted sister, Qi Yu! Those two really didn't appreciate how good they had it. Damn them!"
"By the way, Cousin-in-law, why didn't you ask Brother Huan to accompany you today instead of me?"
"Even though I'm thrilled that you asked me, will Brother Huan get jealous and mad at me when he finds out?"
Jiang Youli said, "I figured he still has to deal with the aftermath of Qi Yue's matter today, so I didn't ask him."
Qi An'an understood. "I see. I wonder how those people dealt with that heartless, ungrateful wretch Qi Yue after he was taken away. If you ask me, he deserves it even if he dies. Brother Huan was so good to him, yet he actually tried to kill Brother Huan!"
While talking, the two of them had already passed through the circular corridor and arrived at the private room Boss Lin had reserved for her in advance. The waiter guarding the door confirmed Jiang Youli's identity and let her and Qi An'an into the room.
The entire auction house had a circular structure, and the private rooms were located on the second floor, closest to the auction center. The entire second floor had only twelve rooms, named after the twelve Chinese zodiac signs.
Jiang Youli led Qi An'an to take a seat in the Rat Room.
Whenever the auction items were of high value, these twelve private rooms at the auction house would be fully occupied, and today, with Jiang Youli's arrival, they were all full.
Because the auction house was circular, the guests in each private room could see into the other rooms.
Qi An'an pointed diagonally across to the Horse Room and said, "Cousin-in-law, that guy Qi Xiuyuan is here too!"
Jiang Youli hummed in acknowledgment, "I see him."
Besides Qi Xiuyuan, there was a young woman beside him, but they were too far away to see her face clearly.
"Who knows what that spendthrift Qi Xiuyuan is planning to bid on today to gift to that new girlfriend next to him."
After finishing her complaint, Qi An'an pointed to the Dragon Room next to Qi Xiuyuan's and said, "The eldest young master of the Long family, Long Yuan, is also here! It seems there are some incredible auction items today. Suddenly, I'm looking forward to this."
Long Yuan was the eldest son of the head of the Long family and Old Madam Long's precious eldest grandson.
Jiang Youli raised her eyes and scanned the people sitting in the other private rooms. She figured that nine times out of ten, these people had come because of the news Boss Lin released, knowing that rare medicinal herbs would be auctioned today.
After all, once people reached a certain level of wealth and power, they would begin to pursue health and longevity. Some would even take desperate risks and use underhanded methods at any cost to achieve their goals.
And the rare medicinal herbs she handed over to Boss Lin could pull a dying, critically ill person back from the brink of death, while a healthy person consuming them could strengthen their body and prolong their life.
Naturally, the wealthy bigwigs of high society fiercely sought after the rare medicinal herbs she cultivated.
Meanwhile—
Sitting in the Rabbit Room, the eldest young lady of the Duan family, Duan Shuheng, looked at Jiang Youli and said with great interest, "The one with Qi An'an must be Jiang Youli, the true heiress of the Jiang family whom my idiotic brother—who got kicked out and is back to delivering takeout—likes, right? She's been all over the news lately, even outshining Jiang Yonghe, the famous talented lady of our capital circle, and stealing all the limelight."
Her best friend beside her heard this, looked over, and laughed. "I was wondering why the eldest young master of the Jiang family brought Jiang Yonghe here earlier only to leave. So that last private room was reserved for this Miss Jiang, not the eldest young master."
Duan Shuheng smiled thoughtfully, "Heh, that's perfectly normal. In the future, the Jiang family will likely no longer belong to Jiang Xing, but to Jiang Youli."
Since the auction hadn't started yet, Qi Xiuyuan was busy being affectionate with his newly wooed girlfriend. When he accidentally looked up and caught a glimpse of Jiang Youli and Qi An'an beside her, he couldn't help but curse, "That girl Qi An'an is truly an idiot. She always stayed neutral before, but she actually chose to take his side when Qi Huan became crippled."
Unexpectedly, the microphone in his private room had somehow been turned on, and his voice echoed clearly throughout the entire auction house.
In an instant, almost all the guests present turned to look at him.
Hearing his own amplified voice, Qi Xiuyuan's expression shifted, and he immediately switched off the amplifier.
Qi An'an's lips twitched. "That guy Qi Xiuyuan," she said, completely speechless. "He has some nerve calling me stupid when he's such an idiot himself!"
"Let's use this to answer him." Jiang Youli patted Qi An'an on the shoulder. Once she looked over, Jiang Youli flipped the switch for the amplifier in their private room.
