Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 123
by Little PandaOld-School Cliché Angsty Novel, Don’t Even Think About Tricking Her!
……………………She didn’t pull her.
Hm???
Fu Chaoyun subconsciously looked at Pei Xuezhi beside her. The other’s gaze was on that young assistant, while her hand, hidden from view, quietly squeezed Fu Chaoyun’s.
Fu Chaoyun: (/ω＼)
Instantly, her ruffled feathers were smoothed.
“Miss Fu, you’ve misunderstood.” That assistant spoke up at the right moment, “Ms. Feng does not disregard Miss Pei—”
“Please take a look at these documents first.”
Actions were more effective than words.
The two finally sat down, side by side, to look at the documents the other party handed over. Fu Chaoyun was initially wary, but the more she read, the more confused she became.
What the heck?!
This Ms. Feng’s main industrial base was overseas. In recent years, she had been expanding into the domestic market and had also invested in and expanded many projects.
Perhaps this was also one of the key reasons why the other party was able to find Pei Xuezhi.
And on the documents presented before them, it was clearly written that everything domestic would be handed over to Pei Xuezhi.
Or rather, gifted.
It wasn’t simply handed over to Pei Xuezhi to curry favor1, to be taken back at any time in the future.
Considering that Pei Xuezhi might not be able to handle such a vast enterprise all at once, the other party had also arranged for professional personnel to assist in management, such as this special assistant in front of them. But the true owner behind it all was Pei Xuezhi.
This so-called family reunion—they hadn’t even met, and she was already playing for such high stakes?!
Fu Chaoyun was stunned!
The assistant was still speaking, “Ms. Feng isn’t unconcerned about her child. In fact, Ms. Feng only learned of Miss Pei’s existence ten days ago. She truly wanted to return and acknowledge Miss Pei, but unfortunately, her attending physician did not permit it and strongly prevented Ms. Feng from returning to the country this time.”
“Thus, she entrusted me with full authority to handle this matter.”
“Could I trouble you two to look at this as well.”
The other party handed over another document. Fu Chaoyun cautiously took it. The assistant didn’t stop her; he had just used “you two,” clearly not excluding Fu Chaoyun.
Opened it, glanced at it.
—Hiss!
She had thought the previous document was already incredible, but she hadn’t expected this one to be even more exaggerated. It directly stated that after Ms. Feng passed away, all her possessions were to be inherited by Pei Xuezhi.
In Fu Chaoyun’s eyes, Pei Xuezhi deserved the best of everything in this world.
But the assistant had just said that Ms. Feng’s health was very poor. With these two bombshells dropping one after another, was this Ms. Feng really not just delivering a package?!!
Could that Scumbag A be so generous?
Fu Chaoyun turned her head. Pei Xuezhi’s expression had been calm and indifferent all along, as if even the most earth-shattering surprise couldn’t make her bat an eye2. She carefully read the document in her hand, making sure there were no hidden textual traps.3
Only then did Pei Xuezhi look up. “Does she have no other children?”
After handing out the documents, the assistant had been waiting quietly by the side until Pei Xuezhi asked.
“No.”
“What about her family?”
Pei Xuezhi’s Alpha mother had quite the background; usually, these things were tied to family interests and fierce competition. It wasn’t as simple as acknowledging a daughter and just giving everything away like that.
She had clearly grown up in an environment with simple interpersonal relationships, with only one mother by her side since childhood.
Yet, inexplicably, Pei Xuezhi was very familiar with so-called wealthy family power struggles.
“No need to worry,” the assistant said. “What Ms. Feng is giving you is all her personal private property. She has the right to decide its disposition.”
“Additionally, Ms. Feng herself also possesses the right to contend for the family inheritance. If Miss Pei wishes to…”
“No need.”
Pei Xuezhi refused.
Possessing the right to contend for the family inheritance merely meant having the qualification to compete; it didn’t mean she was already the heir.
Even an heir could be dragged down from their position; the power struggles in such large families were the most treacherous.
From the moment she agreed to meet, Pei Xuezhi’s mind had been clear. Judging by today’s events, this didn’t seem like the handiwork of that Scumbag A.
But, what if?
The other party said they only learned of her existence ten days ago.
From whom did she learn, from where did she learn…
The other party must have her life history, yet they had never met. Merely knowing of her existence and then handing over all their assets and inheritance… this was a bit too bold.
The other party had never met her, so naturally, there were no feelings involved. But since the other party had no children, were these actions solely because of her deceased Omega mother?
To reach this position and still be so romance-addled4 was truly somewhat laughable. Besides, if she really were romance-addled, where had this domineering CEO been for the past twenty-odd years?
There were too many loopholes, and the timing was too coincidental.
With immense benefits laid out before her, Pei Xuezhi’s fingertips tapped lightly on the desktop. Though it wasn’t her area of expertise, when the Omega raised her head, she adopted the most professional negotiating posture.
“So, what does she want?”
“Tsk~”
Fu Chaoyun’s voice also sounded beside her at the same time, “Sounds nice, gifting all her property to Zhizhi. You also said earlier that her illness is severe, she couldn’t even take a plane… Could it be that she’s terminally ill and needs a close-kin organ transplant, which is why she’s continuously making empty promises5 to lure someone over?!”
—Old-school cliché angsty novel,6 don’t even think about tricking her!
The author has something to say:
It’s not good to keep getting stuck, I’ll just bite the bullet7 and finish writing it, sigh _(:з”∠)_
Footnotes
- Original: 卖个好 | mài ge hǎo | Lit. “sell a good.” Meaning: to do someone a favor, often with the intention of gaining goodwill or future benefits.
- Original: 天大的意外都不能叫她变色 | tiāndà de yìwài dōu bù néng jiào tā biànsè | Lit. “even an accident as big as the sky cannot make her change color (expression).” Meaning: to remain perfectly calm and composed even in the face of a huge shock or surprise.
- Original: 文字陷阱 | wénzì xiànjǐng | Lit. “word trap.” Refers to loopholes or deceptive phrasing in a text or contract.
- 恋爱脑 | liàn’ài nǎo | Lit. “love brain” or “romance brain.” A slang term describing someone whose thinking is overwhelmingly dominated by romantic love, often to the point of being irrational or neglecting other aspects of life.
- 画饼 | huà bǐng | Lit. “to draw a pie/cake.” An idiom meaning to make empty promises or to describe an unrealizable plan, like drawing a picture of food to satisfy hunger.
- 古早狗血虐文 | gǔzǎo gǒuxuè nüèwén | “古早 (gǔzǎo)” means old-fashioned/vintage. “狗血 (gǒuxuè)” lit. “dog’s blood,” is slang for overly dramatic, melodramatic, or cliché plot points. “虐文 (nüèwén)” lit. “torture text/story,” refers to a genre of fiction characterized by angst, suffering, and tragic events for the characters.
- 硬着头皮 | yìng zhe tóupí | Lit. “harden the scalp.” An idiom meaning to force oneself to do something difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing; to brace oneself.
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