The MC forgot the plot

- SEVENTY- EIGHT -

七十八 Nothing is more reassuring than money

The boom of the English dictionary in the market became a trend for the nouveau rich clans; several business families with long years of rootedness in the gray area saw the opportunity behind the seemingly simple book and began inquiring about the mysterious author behind the movement.

Starting from the gray area, in just three months, it has reached the mouths of thousands of people living hundreds of miles away from the origin of the fascinating book. Soon, the capital which is the heart of trading and wealth also began publishing the book beginning from small publishing houses to bigger ones.

Meng Jia Yi has successfully entered the eyes of these old, cunning foxes in the business industry. The probability of her collecting information from the mouths of these old men is higher than before.

But old ginger is still spicy.

"Oh? Such a young beautiful lady created this? Younger people do really have bright minds"

Meng Jia Yi saw the treachery behind the head of the Chen clan, his skeptical attitude could be smelt from a mile away. She accepts all of it with an indifferent face though her attitude remains polite, after all, the customer is always right.

"This girl is very honored for Master Chen's complement" she humbly accepts the 'compliment' from Master Chen with a small smile on her face.

Master Chen appreciates the calm demeanor of the little girl in front of him, even his promiscuous son Chen Zuo couldn't look him in the eye for so long and has this expression of meeting his enemy every time he appears.

"This old man will go straight to the point" he declares and pushes the pieces of paper on the table.

There were no creases on the side of each paper; a rough draft of a jewelry collection and an assortment of colors from the seasons were also marked; several layers were broken down into pieces and given a description and on the side— exotic jewelry was created.

"This old man would like to partner with the girl. No one in this area matches our clan's capability in bringing these pieces to life besides...." He glanced at her for a second and said in passing. "The girl is in an unfavorable position and may be overlooked by others"

Meng Jia Yi's brow didn't twitch nor raised hearing the humble attitude of the old master before her. Of course, such a master would never beg a woman like her to be their partner in their family business as such it would just be cooperation.

Showing a troubled look, Meng Joa Yi started. "But Master Chen, this girl might offend the others for my humble position and could be troubled by others who wanted a piece of this pie"

Master Chen knew already that the woman in front of him was not easy, not just a little girl— anyone in this business will never be as naive and pitiful as every young man thinks.

He has lived for a long time and this is the first time that he met an unexpected opponent.

"This old man will leave an order to ensure the little girl's safety" he promises and she accepted.

"Well then, I wish that Master Chen has a prosperous business"

"Ha! This old man will take such auspicious words!"

With the two verbally accepting each other's offer, Master Chen will now return to his residence to draft the formal agreement between the two and will send it to her after completion.
 
CiXi was restraining herself to peek at her master, the amazement and shock hasn't yet left her eyes after experiencing the situation before her.

"What are you still looking for?"

A wisp of a smile came from her miss' lips before she reacted.

"Miss... did miss just... is that master..."

Laughter came from her missus side, pouting at her incapability to remain calm she finally asked the most important question.

"Is miss going to be rich?"

Meng Jia Yi looked at the adorable eyes of CiXi and answered with a smile.

...

The fire burning from the candle shook as a shadow quickly entered the chambers of the most famed high-level courtesan; with quick efficient movements, the shadow finally reached the bedroom.

A sweet sleeping face of a lady was revealed from the white silk sheets; her fair face gleams in the darkness creating a huge contrast from the cruel light flashing from the shadow's eyes.

Soon, a glint could be seen in the waistband of the shadow and with a noiseless step, he took out the knife and sent it to the pulsing vein of a fragile young lady.

"Kukk... Ugh"

A silhouette of a man behind the shadows came up and dragged the lifeless body of a man before cleaning up all the blood stains and vanishing in the already opened eyes of the lady.

"Done so fast, huh?"

Meng Jia Yi looked at the spotless wooden floors, the smell of flowers lingered in the air and soon she rubs her eyes out and slept.

The next morning, the first rays of the sun slip through the tiny crevices of the paper sills from the window; hurried steps came from the other side and soon a knock befall on her ears.

"Miss, it's already morning" It was Cixi's chirp voice in the morning that finally woke her up from her daydream.

"I'm up" she lazily stretches her arm making the skin of her waist flashes.

CiXi blushes to see the fair and flawless skin of her miss, like the color of tofu and the touch of satin. Even as a woman she has to accept that her miss was indeed a top-notch beauty but sometimes her wise bearing was more emphasized.

Gold has finally become a diamond.

"Let's go, your miss is rich, you can but whatever meal you want"

CiXi enthusiastically ran behind her miss and helped her with her clothes and shoes before leaving her miss' chambers.

Meng Jia Yi smiled unknowingly seeing the gluttonous look of CiXi until the face of XiXi replaced that of CiXi.

"You can prepare for yourself" she stated in passing, rationality entering her head.

Life and death are always intertwined but she cannot accept the people that were killed and hurt because of her.

It has been three years since she experienced an attempt of assassination. The first time she underwent through it she never closed her eyes and laid awake till the sun reaches the horizon. In the end, she has experienced multiple attempts but she manages to get through it.

Years of tempering her state made her indifferent about these attempts; years have gone by and she has suffered just to learn to survive; years of standing on the sideline and finally reaching the gates of these businessmen.

No one will take away the blood, sweat and tears that she has finally built today.

Note:

• Old ginger is still spicy simply means the older one is the wiser they become.

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