Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 560

Chapter 560: The Second Hall

 

Ou Yang Qin turned to walk towards the second area. Before them, the door was slowly opened to reveal the second exhibition hall.

“CEO Lin, let’s go look,” someone entreated.

Lin Jing smiled slightly. “Yes, let’s, just to see what special exhibition they have cooked up.”

Lin Jing’s heels clicked across the hall. Her team fell in behind her, it was as if they were there to survey the place. None of the jewelers dared to walk in front of her, afraid that it would slight her. Lin Jing walked right in front like a queen leading her court.

Very soon, they entered the second hall. The second exhibition hall was more luxurious than the first one. The jewelry on display had doubled; there were about fifty pieces. The light was bright to give focus to the jewelry. The stones glittered under the precisely-placed spotlights.

The scenery gave the impression that they were inside a treasure trove, it would impress anyone. This was because there was a great difference between the jewelry here and the ones earlier. The pieces in the second hall were more rare and valuable.

There were seven to eight pieces of royal jewelry and they were past queens’ personal accessories, so they were definitely worth a lot.

Most of the jewelers dropped their decorum and started snapping pictures. The only exception was Lin Jing. She scanned the hall with scorn and derision.

“Mr. Ou Yang, are these your show stopping pieces?” Lin Jing tried her best to ask gracefully but the condescension and conceit laced in her tone couldn’t be suppressed.

Ou Yang Qin maintained his gentlemanly ways and replied, “These are indeed some focus pieces. Why, does Miss Lin have some objections?”

Lin Jing didn’t answer but one of her lackeys did, “Mr. Ou Yang, it’s not that we like to object but… these are really not worth much. Didn’t you say this is going to be a peerless showcase? We came with great excitement and you’re showing us these?”

“That’s right, the collection here is extremely normal,” some other shareholder said pointedly.

“While valuable, they are definitely not peerless.”

“I’ve been to Bao Hwa’s jewelry showcase before, it’s much bigger and better than this.”

Lin Jing took her cue and smiled humbly. “That’s just a simple routine showcase that we did; it’s nothing interesting.”

“Doesn’t this mean this supposedly peerless showcase is worth less than Bao Hwa’s regular showcase?” someone in the crowd sneered. Others started snickering as well.

Even though the Ou Yang family deserved to be respected, most of them would rather side with Lin Jing because she had the bigger company and was famed for her ruthlessness.

The Ou Yang family were a group of eccentric artists; it would be extremely hard to win their favor, so many had decided to give up on them.

The Xi family? If Xi Mubai were still around, then perhaps they would give him face. However, he was not, and Xi Empire was going to be swallowed by Bao Hwa, so Bao Hwa was going to be the ultimate winner. Who wouldn’t want to side with the winner?

Facing their snide comments, Ou Yang Qin maintained his mild and gentlemanly behavior.

Chapter 561: Supposed Peerless Showcase

 

In fact, he assumed they were all barking.

“Indeed, none of this is worth being called peerless,” he admitted with a smile. “But this is not the end of our exhibition. Maybe we should reserve our opinions until then.”

Lin Jing nodded with kindness. “Mr. Ou Yang is right. So where is the next area?”

“But not everyone has finished viewing this hall yet,” stated Ou Yang Qin.

“There’s nothing worth seeing here,” Bao Hwa’s shareholder fired back rudely. “Take us to see the so-called showcase without peers!”

“That’s right, Mr. Ou Yang stop trying to eke this out. Where is this peerless showcase that we were promised? Let us see it now.”

“The only reason we’re here is to see that part of the showcase; we’re not interested in the rest so don’t waste our time on these.”

If this were a normal jewelry showcase, they would be satisfied with the things they’d seen so far. However, they represented Bao Hwa and their mission there was to suppress Xi Empire, so their standards were higher than usual. Furthermore, they were losing patience after two disappointing exhibits. In fact, they started to suspect this was all a PR move by Xi Empire and they had nothing to show. If that was the truth, then Xi Empire would have hell to pay!

Lin Jing smiled inwardly watching everyone’s reactions. This was what she wanted, to ruin this showcase completely!

She stared at Ou Yang Qin and asked, “Mr. Ou Yang, why don’t you lead us to the last exhibit? Or is that going to be an issue?”

Ou Yang Qin laughed helplessly. “Alright, if that is what everyone wants then I will bring everyone to the last exhibit. Please follow me.”

Finally, they were going to see the main show; everyone was excited. Lin Jing smiled, waiting to see what kind of tricks they could still pull.

Actually, even if Ou Yang Family brought up their whole collection to put on display, Lin Jing probably wouldn’t call it a showcase without peers. That was, after all, an extraordinary description. Therefore, in a way, Xi Empire had dug his own grave.

Bearing such hope, Lin Jing and the rest followed Ou Yang Qin to the third and last exhibition hall.

The hall was situated at the second floor of the museum and was several hundred meters wide. The armed guards pulled out the grand door and blinding rays of light flooded out from within…

All the guests shielded their eyes from the glare. After they walked in, they saw the innumerable jewelry on display within.

Along the two walls of the hall were a myriad of jewelry. There were two rows of displays, each about several tens of meters long and several meters wide.

In other words, the jewelry piled up in the display cases like gold and silver mounts. The collection of this jewelry was responsible for the harsh glare earlier. When they walked in, they felt like they were standing in between two treasure mounts.

Everyone was flabbergasted by this arrangement. Even the reporters had forgotten to take pictures.

Chapter 562: A Hole Big Enough to Bury Them

 

Lin Jing’s smile snapped. Where did Xi Empire get so much jewelry to put on display? Impossible, they wouldn’t have such a huge stock!

“Everyone, this is the last exhibit, please come in,” Ou Yang Qin said with a smile as he led the way. The rest filed in behind him. There was a constant string of yelps and gasps. Honestly speaking, such a large amount of jewelry did shock them. They hadn’t expected such an amount; every single piece seemed to be extremely valuable as well.

The jewelers and media quickly rushed forward to take a look and immediately found an issue!

“This is a lie!” someone yelled out. The rest studied the displays closely. Turned out they weren’t really mountains of jewelry but an optical illusion. The display racks were designed in a mountain shape and the jewelry was heaped on top of it. With the lighting, it created the illusion of numerous pieces of jewelry.

The smile returned to Lin Jing’s face as she rushed toward to confirm. She scoffed out loud, “Ou Yang Qin, what is the meaning of this? Were you trying to trick us?”

“CEO Lin is right; this is deceit plain and simple. There are not as many jewels as there appears to be!” one of her lackeys concurred. They incited the crowd which then flared up from being cheated.

Ou Yang Qin laughed good-humoredly. “How did we trick you? These are specially made racks to better display the jewelry. Are you all seriously going to take issue with that?”

The crowd then realized they had indeed gone too far. If anything, they should be impressed by the ingenuity of the design.

“But I was promised a peerless showcase.” Lin Jing bit down on this reason like a crazy hound and demanded, “Other than the special effects, there is nothing peerless about the pieces here! If that’s the case, my Bao Hwa could open a peerless showcase every day!”

“That’s right, this kind of level is indeed disappointing! So, the Ou Yang family, with its hundreds year of history, is only capable of this much.”

“Xi Empire is really on its decline then since they would work with each other.”

Ou Yang Qin stood on stage and took their snide comments like a champ. He opened his mouth to say, “Every piece here comes from Ou Yang Family’s private collection. Since all of you said the things here are not worthy of being called peerless, then I wish for someone to show me something better.”

Then, the crowd realized the pieces on display were indeed unusual. Earlier, they were too caught up in the drama to study the pieces closely. Now that they did, indeed each of the pieces was worth a small country. They all came from impressive backgrounds. To be able to see so many collector’s pieces in one room was indeed a once in a lifetime experience.

None of them could one up the collection here, not even Bao Hwa. Bao Hwa might have a lot of stock, but the value of their jewelry couldn’t rival Ou Yang Family’s.

It was undeniable that the exhibit was peerless, but the shareholders from Bao Hwa still found that reality hard to stomach. Needless to say, Lin Jing wasn’t going to surrender so easily.

In fact, she was glad because she realized Xi Empire was stupid enough to dig their own grave!

She chuckled coldly. “Ou Yang Qin, I’ll admit that the collection here is peerless but what does that have to do with Xi Empire? In fact, I don’t think I’ve even seen a single person from Xi Empire here.”

Chapter 563: The Last Arrival

 

“Hmm, has Xi Empire gotten so shameless that they had to rely on other people’s help to do this showcase? Xi Empire is such an ass hiding in a lion’s skin.”

“No, that is because a star like Xi Empire will only appear last.”

A clear voice cut through the crowd. Xinghe slowly sauntered out from behind the stage. The crowd was shocked they saw her. Who is she?

Lin Jing knew who she was; she’d learnt from Lin Xuan that she was Xi Mubai’s ex-wife and was lucky enough to survive the explosion. For some reason, when Lin Jing met Xinghe’s gaze, there was tension immediately. There was often competition between members of the same sex and people of power.

With just one look, Lin Jing knew this woman before her was a character. A conceited woman like Lin Jing wouldn’t allow herself to be outshone by another woman. Plus, the Xi family and the Lin family were like oil and water, so be it for personal or professional reasons, Lin Jing’s attitude towards Xinghe was abrasive.

“Star?” Lin Jing smirked. “Where is the star? Don’t tell me it is you, excuse me, but who are you?”

Xinghe stared at her and said vehemently, “You’ll know who I am soon enough. And Xi Empire coming out last is naturally because it is the star of the show.”

Lin Jing laughed sarcastically at her. “Everyone heard her right? She said Xi Empire is the star of the show. Just listen to her and how conceited she sounds.”

Bao Hwa’s people all started laughing. “Miss, are you sure you’re not crazy? You dare to say such a thing before those of us from Bao Hwa, that’s like putting your feet in your mouth.”

“Why, is your Bao Hwa that great?” Xinghe asked. From her position, she stared down at them, her condescension on full display. Lin Jing, who had been doted upon all her life, naturally couldn’t stand her stare.

She chuckled mirthlessly. “Our Bao Hwa might not be the greatest, but it is still greater than Xi Empire. From the moment you decided to venture into the jewelry industry, you’d lost. Anything beyond that is just finding humiliation for yourself.”

“Is that so? Well, take a look at this and tell me whether you still think Xi Empire couldn’t rival Bao Hwa.” Xinghe pulled off the curtain behind her and the star display was revealed to the crowd.

Everyone had their jaws to the floor when they saw it!

What is that…

Atop of the display stand was a perfectly cut pink diamond the size of a chicken egg!

The diamond shimmered like a mirage refracting the lights. Everyone’s eyes were naturally turned towards it; they stared at the diamond fixatedly like their souls were being pulled into it.

Even though most of the people there had come into contact with innumerable jewelry, this was definitely the first time they’d seen such a large pink diamond up close. Its cutting was perfect, there was not a single bad angle.

Even Lin Jing was dumbfounded. She hadn’t expected the exhibit to have something like this. This pink diamond was like a grenade blowing up their brains.

Even Ou Yang Qin stared at it with passion. However, compared to the greed in other people’s eyes, his was filled with appreciation.

The only reason he was personally there at the showcase was to lay his eyes on the most perfect diamond in the world.

He was not disappointed. The diamond was gorgeous, so gorgeous it took his breath away.

Chapter 564: Face Slapping

 

It might not be the world’s largest diamond, but it was definitely the most perfect. It attracted people’s attention naturally, and most importantly, this kind of diamond wouldn’t normally appear in a business jeweler’s showcase!

This was something shown in private collections or national museums. The moment the pink diamond was revealed, the showcase’s status immediately elevated.

Bao Hwa might have done showcases in the past, but all of their showstopper pieces combined couldn’t rival this one pink diamond. Their criticisms towards this showcase were instantly dissolved. This was indeed a peerless jewelry showcase.

Everyone couldn’t help but lean forward for a closer look. The media’s flash had never once stopped. The public’s audible gasps and camera shutter clicks were like audible slaps to Lin Jing’s face.

She tried her best to appear unaffected, but the twitch in her lips belied her real feelings. Furthermore, the frustration in her eyes couldn’t be mistaken. She didn’t think Xi Empire would obtain this pink diamond to end their exhibit!

“Many years ago, this pink diamond once appeared in Country Y’s billionaire’s private collection.”

“I know, this beauty came from his own mine. It was shown once after it was cut, but after that one showing, the diamond seemed to have disappeared from the world.”

“That year, this pink diamond was valued at eight billion.”

“Now, I believe the price wouldn’t be lower than eighty billion.”

“Beautiful, just beautiful.”

“Xi Empire sure is our country’s most powerful company since they managed to acquire such a gem for this showcase.”

“This shall be the most memorable moment of my life.”

A wizened elderly jeweler lamented excitedly, “I can now rest in peace having laid eyes on the most perfect diamond in the world!”

Ou Yang Qin smiled listening to their reaction. He turned to the crowd and asked, “Everyone, dare I ask is this showcase not without peers?”

The bunch of jewelers’ faces all burned with shame. They were all handed a sound slap to the face for having doubted the quality of the showcase earlier.

“Of course, it is!”

The crowd nodded, any more complaints would be nitpicking.

After all, Ou Yang Family’s jewels alone were more than enough to shut their mouths, much less this pink diamond.

If they still purposely found fault, then it would be stepping out of bounds. They were not that conceited.

“Miss Lin seems to have something to say,” Xinghe suddenly brought the spotlight down on Lin Jing.

Everyone involuntarily turned to look at Lin Jing and they saw the gloom on her face.

They were again reminded of the beef between Bao Hwa and Xi Empire. Now that Xi Empire’s jewelry showcase was a runaway success, it would surely piss Lin Jing off.

However, this Lin Jing was narrow-minded. Even though it was a stretch asking her to be happy for her opponent, did she really need to look so sour openly?

Chapter 565: You Want Shock?

 

They didn’t realize Lin Jing’s anger went beyond that. If Xi Empire’s jewelry showcase was an overnight success, then what would happen to her plan to swallow Xi Empire‽

What about all the effort that she had gone through earlier?

The frustration irked her to no end. How could she, Lin Jing, who had nothing but success in her life lose to a woman like Xinghe‽

Lin Jing clenched her fists and chuckled darkly. “That’s right, I do have something to say.”

What? She really wants to give comments?

Xinghe smiled. “Do share your opinions with us then; we would like to improve.”

“Isn’t this supposed to be a peerless showcase?” Lin Jing sneered defiantly. “It doesn’t shock me! Without that shock value, this cannot be called a peerless showcase!”

The crowd looked at her with shock. This woman is truly despicable. Since when did she become the arbiter of word meanings? One needs her permission to call the showcase a peerless one? She is obviously coming after Xi Empire; she will do anything in her power to prevent others from calling this a success.

They didn’t think Lin Jing would be so ridiculous, unreasonable, and petty. Their gaze towards her changed. Earlier, they had intention to cozy up with her, but was it really worth it pandering to such a despicable woman?

A heartless person like her would probably treated them like dispensable.

Lin Jing, of course, didn’t deign to care about the public opinion of her. Her mission that day was to make sure Xi Empire’s showcase was a failure and that was what she cared about. She had to get Xi Empire.

“A lousy pink diamond and you dare to call this showcase peerless? Don’t make me laugh. I’ll admit that this is an interesting showcase, but calling it peerless, I have plenty of issues with that. Unless you can really shock me and make this evening a night that I will never forget!”

“Miss Lin, your demand sure is… troublesome,” Ou Yang Qin said cautiously but pointedly. She was purposely making things difficult.

“I think my demands are not over the line; they’re totally reasonable,” Lin Jing answered with a straight face.

“CEO Lin, I don’t think anyone will be able to give you the shock value you want,” someone retorted in a whisper.

Lin Jing said arrogantly, “There is no limit in the known universe. You might not be able to accomplish it, but how can you be sure no one would be able to do it? If Xi Empire is not able to do that then they shouldn’t have exaggerated in the beginning. The exhibits here are indeed very good, but due to Xi Empire’s exaggeration, this showcase is a lie and thus a complete failure! Therefore, Xi Empire is nothing but slime that had lied to every one of us!”

Everyone frowned. Lin Jing had gone so far past the line that the line was a dot to her. The facts of her words aside, her viciousness and unreasonableness had soured quite a few people’s impression of her. Because of her, Bao Hwa’s place in everyone’s heart had dropped quite a bit.

Xinghe was taking her measures quietly. Facing Lin Jing’s insults, she was completely unmoved. The grace and composure of the two women couldn’t be compared.

However, they soon realized why Xinghe had been so quiet. She preferred to face slap than to chew words!

“Lin Jing, since you wanted a shock of your lifetime then I will grant your wish. I’ll make sure that you’ll remember this night for as long as you may live. Open your eyes and see what this is!”

Xinghe curled up the document in her hands and threw it at Lin Jing…

Chapter 566: Main Diamond Agent

 

The sudden assault of the document darkened Lin Jing’s face even more. She didn’t even look at the document that landed at her feet.

“Xia Xinghe, how dare you‽” Lin Jing yelled angrily at Xinghe.

Xinghe smiled. “How come you know me now?”

That’s right, didn’t Lin Jing say she didn’t know who the hostess is? How come her memory has suddenly returned now? Looks like she was purposely making things difficult for the hostess earlier.

The people’s impression of Lin Jing lowered even more.

Lin Jing’s face twitched angrily. When she was about to say something, Xinghe cut her off, “I advise you to take a closer look at the document or you might regret it.”

“CEO Lin…” One of her lackeys picked up the document and was shocked when he scanned through the document. “Quick, you have to look at this!”

Lin Jing didn’t want to but subconsciously took a look at it, and when she did, her face froze. She grabbed the document and stared at the pages with disbelief!

“This is impossible—” Lin Jing croaked with difficulty.

“What is it?”

Everyone else crowded closer to Lin Jing to take a closer look.

“Zhi, give everyone a copy each,” Xinghe ordered gracefully. Xia Zhi, who had been waiting excitedly behind the stage, moved to oblige. Cries of astonishment rose through the hall.

“Country Y’s new appointed agent‽ Xi Empire became the new agent for diamonds imported from Country Y?”

“When did this happen? How come none of us knew about this?”

Everyone was shocked; how come they didn’t hear anything about news this big? The earlier agent was someone else, when did it become Xi Empire?

This was the thing that gave Lin Jing the most shock. She studied the document closely trying to determine its authenticity. No matter how hard she looked at it, the document seemed real. Xi Empire had become the new diamond agent, that much was real.

In other words, Bao Hwa needed to beg Xi Empire for their diamonds in the future or they would have nothing to work with!

If they wanted to sell diamond jewelry in the future, they needed to ask Xi Empire for the raw materials.

Country Y was famous for their diamonds, most of the diamonds in Hwa Xia came from them. Therefore, the fact that Xi Empire had become their diamond agent greatly elevated its status.

Therein lay the problem. If Xi Empire became the agent, didn’t this mean Bao Hwa would have to ingratiate themselves to Xi Empire to continue operating?

Xinghe’s clear voice rang out again, “As everyone can see, our Xi Empire has become the main agent for the diamonds imported from Country Y. In other words, there will be constant cooperation between all of us in the future. Hosting this showcase is also to announce this good news, to get to know each other, and to facilitate a good future working relationship.”

“Miss Xia, is it? When did this happened?” someone asked in shock.

Xinghe answered softly, “Not long, just half a month ago.”

It was about a month ago that Xi Empire announce they were going to host a jewelry showcase. This probably meant that they already knew that they would become the main agent.

A month ago, Xi Empire and Bao Hwa were at the height of their competition.

At the time, Bao Hwa was the apparent victor, and everyone thought Xi Empire was on its decline and believed that Bao Hwa was really going to swallow Xi Empire.

Who knew by then Xi Empire had already been preparing to become the new diamond import agent…

They must have laughed at Bao Hwa’s conceit thinking they had beaten Xi Empire. They must have been waiting anxiously for this face-slap moment.

Chapter 567: Bao Hwa Is Crashing Down!

 

Bao Hwa, in their ignorance, thought they were winning. They even came to this showcase to gloat, to show off their condescension towards Xi Empire. Lin Jing even went the extra mile to undermine the success of the showcase.

Now that was the perfect ending, a face slap so huge it would last her a lifetime!

Now that Xi Empire’s hand was revealed, the various things Bao Hwa had done before appeared petty and laughable. The irony was Lin Jing asked for a huge shock. Now Bao Hwa’s lifeline was in Xi Empire’s hands, and that definitely counted as a shock. Lin Jing must be kicking herself from regret.

For some reasons, the crowd wanted to smile watching Bao Hwa get this deserving ending. Of course, they wouldn’t revel in other’s misery… Or add salt to injury.

“CEO Lin, Xi Empire becoming the agent is a shock, isn’t it? In the future, every one of us, including Bao Hwa, will have the chance to cooperate with them.”

“I remember Bao Hwa’s main diamond supply came from Country Y, right?”

“Bao Hwa’s main product is also diamond jewelry. In fact, I know Bao Hwa’s diamond jewelry sells like hot cakes on the market.”

“However, without diamonds, wouldn’t their business turnover drop by around 60 or 70 percent?”

It was in reality more than that, the moment Bao Hwa lost its mainstay, the diamond jewelry, it would be like a crown without its stones, just an empty frame. In today’s highly competitive society, what happened next was highly predictable. In other words, Bao Hwa who crossed Xi Empire, was going to meet its end soon!

These jewelers might have been sucking up to Lin Jing but that was unavoidable because Lin Jing was the kingpin in the industry. It was through pandering to her that they would be able to get some benefits.

However, when the opportunity arose, these people did not hesitate to kick Bao Hwa when it was down! They had to try their best to kill Bao Hwa, how else would they get a bigger portion of Bao Hwa’s carcass?

Hearing to their snide comments, Lin Jing’s face was twisted beyond belief. She was ready to kill. The team she’d brought was also beyond the point of anger, but they were unable to do anything. Lin Jing was visibly shaking. Try as she might, she couldn’t suppress the anxiety and anger within her. She knew that Xi Empire would definitely come at Bao Hwa hard.

As she expected, Xinghe looked at her and asked, “Well, Miss Lin, is that enough of a shock for you?”

Lin Jing was angry enough to cough blood. Her face was swollen from the massive face slap and she wanted nothing more than to retreat with the little grace that she could still summon. However, Xinghe was not done yet; this level of face slap was not enough.

She stared coldly at Lin Jing and approached her slowly. “If you think the shock value is not enough, I have something else prepared; I guarantee it’ll make tonight a night you’ll never forget.”

“Xia Xinghe, you… don’t think I’m afraid of you. I don’t believe you’d dare to do anything to me. We, Bao Hwa, are the greatest diamond buyer in Hwa Xia; Country Y will not allow Xi Empire to do anything they want!” Lin Jing said with a shaking voice, trying her hardest to maintain her composure. After she said so, she found some confidence. “That’s right, they will not allow you to decide the allocation of market so viciously!”

Xinghe suddenly laughed. She stared daggers at Lin Jing.

“Lin Jing, I advise you read the commission document carefully, especially the third clause, then let’s see whether you can see say the same!”

Lin Jing’s heart skipped a bit and she pulled up the document with shaking hands. Her face turned startlingly pale.

Chapter 568: Takes No Prisoners

 

The third clause stated that Xi Empire had complete control over the import. In other words, after Country Y gave them the commission, they were free to divide the material as they pleased. Xi Empire could give the diamond to anyone they wanted; even if they didn’t want to give anything to Bao Hwa, they could!

Lin Jing was stunned beyond belief. What kind of trade clause is this? This is market monopoly!

However, this was a trade commission given by Country Y, so Hwa Xia couldn’t intervene even if they wanted to, but why would Country Y give Xi Empire so much power? This was impossible…

Lin Jing’s face blanched as if powdered. Before she could recover, Xinghe’s voice rang out again.

“From today onwards, any corporations that distance themselves from Bao Hwa will be Xi Empire’s friends and those who still align themselves with Bao Hwa will be Xi Empire’s enemies!” Xinghe announced with authority.

Lin Jing raised her head to look at Xinghe on stage. She felt like she had been struck by lightning. She was the Lin family’s young mistress; she had never suffered such humiliation before…

Lin Jing was shaking with fury and she wished to murder Xinghe. The feeling was mutual; Xinghe also wished to destroy her and the whole Lin family.

“People from Bao Hwa listen up, I have in my hands ten percent of Bao Hwa’s shares. In my capacity as the shareholder, I request to open a shareholder meeting tomorrow at City T and demand for a vote to rescind Lin Jing’s CEO position. If the ruling is not passed, then Bao Hwa can only wait for its end.”

Lin Jing fell back a few steps in a cartoonish manner. Everyone there was shocked; Xinghe’s announcement showcased her ruthlessness. Lin Jing was backed against the wall. They didn’t think she would go so far. Did she really need to do that just because Bao Hwa had slighted Xi Empire?

The group of jewelers were spooked; they sighed in relief because at least they hadn’t gone after Xi Empire…

They’d thought that, after Xi Mubai was caught in the accident, Xi Empire had lost its power, but now they knew how naïve they were.

Xi Empire was still as powerful and scary as well. This woman could rival Xi Mubai in her ruthlessness. After this jewelry showcase, no one dared to look down on Xi Empire anymore. Even without Xi Mubai, Xi Empire was not one to be trifled with because they still had Xia Xinghe. Who knew what other kinds of monsters were cooped up in the Xi family other than this Xia Xinghe.

In any case, Xinghe’s action had caused its intended effect; she was beating the dog in front of the lion, deterring those that had bad intentions towards Xi Empire from acting out.

However, Xinghe got the chance to completely ruin Lin Jing!

“Lin Jing, if you’re clever, you will choose to hand in your resignation. Of course, that’s your prerogative, but we’ll see what will happen if you refuse to do so,” Xinghe warned coldly, laying it all out in the open.

She was fast, ruthless, and accurate when it came to dealing with the Lin family!

“Xia Xinghe—” Lin Jing had lost all grace by then, she screamed like a madwoman, “Who do you think you are? How dare you treat me this way, you just wait for the revenge from my Lin family!”

“Lin Family’s revenge? Everyone heard her, right? The Lin family is again trying to use their power to suppress others. If any one of us from Xi Empire is involved in any accidents, you should know who the culprit is!”

“You…” Lin Jing didn’t think she would let Xinghe catch her out like that. She had been too rash. She told herself to calm down; there had to be a way out of this. However, Lin Jing realized that unless the Xi Family showed her kindness, she would have no chance at a comeback!

Chapter 569: Successful First Step

 

Xi Empire had complete control over their lifeline. If she wanted Bao Hwa to survive, she had to beg for Xi Empire’s mercy but that was impossible!

She didn’t want to lose the company she had built either, without Bao Hwa, she had nothing…

No, she couldn’t allow herself to lose everything. There had to be a way to salvage this.

“Xia Xinghe, just wait!” Lin Jing turned to leave, there was no point wasting time arguing, she needed to figure out a plan soon. My Lin family is so powerful, there must be a way for us to topple Xia Xinghe.

Xinghe called out as Lin Jing rushed to the door, “Lin Jing, remember my warning because I will not show kindness towards those who have wronged me.”

Lin Jing gripped her fists tightly, trying to control herself from rushing back in to strangle Xinghe. She calmed herself by telling herself that Xinghe would get her comeuppance soon enough. Xinghe would pay for treating her this way.

Xinghe didn’t give a flying f*ck about Lin Jing’s hatred towards her because her hatred towards them was even greater, she would make sure the whole Lin family pay.

However, taking revenge against a powerful opponent couldn’t be rushed, and the first step had been successful, so the Lin family wouldn’t be staying alive for much longer. Xinghe glowered darkly at Lin Jing’s back, the Lin family’s days were numbered.

…

After Lin Jing left, the showcase had lost its purpose. The jewelers all left one by one; they needed to go make a statement that they had nothing to do with Bao Hwa anymore. They didn’t think Xinghe was kidding with her warning. If they continued cooperating with Bao Hwa, Xi Empire would really come after them.

Things had changed, Xi Empire was now the de facto leader, aligning with Bao Hwa would only bring about their own destruction.

Plus, it was not like Lin Jing was a saint. She had not treated them kindly while she was at the top and forced them to lick her boots. They were overjoyed that Bao Hwa was coming down.

This was their chance to shine because someone would have to rise to take the top spot Bao Hwa had vacated. Looking at how Lin Jing was face-slapped at the showcase, everyone knew what Bao Hwa’s future entailed.

Alas, this was only the beginning for Xinghe.

“Sis, that was awesome! That Lin Jing is so angry that I thought her head was going to fly off. One word: amazing!” Xia Zhi gave her two thumbs up and praised her endlessly.

Even Ou Yang Qin couldn’t help but smile. “Miss Xia, I don’t think Lin Jing will just let this be. The Lin family is a force to be reckoned with as well; you have to be careful.”

Xinghe nodded. “I know. Mr. Ou Yang, thank you for your help this time.”

“No need for thanks, we’re allies, aren’t we?” Ou Yang Qin said with a smile, glad that he had chosen the right person to ally himself with.

This woman sure is impressive.

Initially when Xinghe sought him out to issue a collaboration with Ou Yang Family, he wanted to reject it. He had low confidence in Xi Empire without Xi Mubai. However, Xinghe managed to convince him with her brilliance and the proof of Country Y’s diamond commission. Eventually, he chose to cooperate with her.