Chapter 203 - The Entire Time He Spent Chasing Her Was Nothing But a Joke (1)

"What's up with her?"

Duchess Capet, who had just walked over with the rocks in her hand, was baffled. Neither she nor Fang had done anything. How did this person just pass out? Besides, it's the even and it's chilly. It wasn't like she had a heat stroke or something.

Then, something occurred to her. With an enlightened look, she said, "Fang, is this what you Chinese called peng ci?"*

Her pronunciation of peng ci was impeccable.

Fang JunRong's lips twitched. Lucky Bai Shiyuan had already passed out. She just might puke blood had she heard this. Duchess Capet was certainly very talented in the area of pissing people off.

"Don't worry. We all saw it clearly. You did not touch her at all. We can all be your witnesses."

Fang JunRong smiled and said, "Thank you."

"Or did she just don't want to pay up?"

Fang JunRong felt that Duchess Capet was lucky to be the sole heir. Otherwise, with that mouth of hers, she'd probably get beaten up left and right. Looking at Bai Shiyuan, who was still lying o the ground, she said casually, "She just had a hard time accepting her own failure was all."

Duchess Capet's arm was starting to get sore from holding onto the rocks so she just handed them over to her handsome assistant.

Bai Shiyuan's secretary had come over and brought Bai Shiyuan with her with a look of embarrassment.

Fang JunRong wasn't worried that Bai Shiyuan wouldn't pay up. She was, after all, from a prominent family. She wouldn't stiff her for such a small amount.

Duchess Capet was still very excited. "Shall we extract some more of the rocks?" She had purchased rocks before that contained good gems but nothing like today, hitting the jackpot on first try much like drawing an SSR.*

Fang JunRong shook her head. "Low key, low key." She worried about receiving a bag of lemons if they were too ostentatious about it. Too much lemon could make one's teeth hurt.*

Duchess Capet has always been an ostentatious one and had no idea what low key was. But as that was Fang's decision, she would respect that.

It suddenly dawned on her that Fang was the one who first laid eyes on the rock that she had just extracted. She only paid a high price for it because Bai was trying to compete with Fang. So, to be precise, Fang had good eyes!

Duchess Capet's eyes lit up. She lowered her voice but she couldn't control the excitement in it. "I get it now. This is your Chinese kung fu, right? It's so amazing!"

Fang JunRong's lips twitched. Exactly how did she connect this to Chinese kung fu?

Duchess Capet said, "So you can see what a normal person can't when you have amassed sufficient qi inside of your body and focused it in your eyes?

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone else!"

Em. Okay. Fang JunRong wasn't sure what she could possibly say to that. She now understood why Duchess Capet looked so young. Her spending an extravagant amount of money on skincare notwithstanding, her heart of a child probably played a big role in it.

Once she had arrived home, Fang JunRong hired a few masters to help her extract the remainder of her rocks. She still had 12 more left, not including the three that she had extracted on site. She could see the qi in the rocks but she couldn't tell exactly what type they were, so she experienced the joy of unwrapping gifts.

She liked both the violet and the emerald ones and decided to keep them for herself. The floating flower one she would reserve to make jewelries for XunYin and Zhou Yi. Then there was the red jadeite and high-quality ice type ones that she would keep for future use. They could make good gifts. The rest would go to growing her mystical herbs.

When she was done with all those, she recalled her promise to Duchess Capet and had someone sent over 5 bottles of Hair Growing Cream. Five bottles should be sufficient for her.

It was close to the end of the year and it was busy at her company. Even Fang JunRong started to become busy. Her company made good profit this year and she wasn't a miser. She gave everyone a three-month pay bonus.

Not just matters concerning her business. She even prepared gifts for the new year. Depending on the recipient's status and her relationship with them, each gift was different.

As far as she was concerned, this year was already more relaxing than the previous one. She had, after all, the Beautify Pills. That was always a popular gift. Now she also had the Hair Growing Cream. Tagging on a few more usual new year gifts and she was set.

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notes:

Peng ci, literally "porcelain bumping" – A form of scam originated from a scammer who would purposefully bump into someone while holding onto some fragile "valuables", drop it, and ask for compensation. Another form of it would be falling to the ground next to expensive cars and claim that they have been hit. You get the idea.

SSR – super special rare... a term use in games where in-game items you purchased are given randomly.

Lemon/vinegar = jealousy/envy

Chapter 204 - The Entire Time He Spent Chasing Her Was Nothing But a Joke (2)

While Fang JunRong was busy like a bee, Li XinYun, her daughter, started her winter vacation.

Li XinYun had finished packing up well ahead of time and was waiting for Zhou Yi's arrival, bored. This was the female dormitory and her bodyguards could not come inside, nor would she want them to.

Those in the dormitory didn't really know of her background. Those who attended the same high school as her who knew of her background did not attend the same college. The only one who knew something about her was Zhao Xue but she wasn't one who'd spread the words. As such, most others only knew that she was from a wealthy family and her possessions were of top quality but they didn't know exactly how rich she was – that she had billions of yuan under her name.

"Li XinYun."

She seemed to have heard someone calling her name.

Li XinYun walked over to the patio, pulled out a pair of binoculars, and looked down. In front of her dormitory building stood a very handsome young man. His hair was dyed blonde and he looked like a player with the smile on him.

She knew who he was. He was Gong YiLin from Business Management.

Li XinYun's face dropped immediately and she turned and walked back into her room, ignoring the ma downstairs. She was already tried and sick of him pursuing her. She had no idea what had gotten into him that made him pursued her so eagerly as though he was trying to prove a point.

He bought her flowers; he designated songs to profess his love for her; he set off fireworks and always looked like he was madly in love. It was said that he was from a pretty decent family. He drove around in a fancy sports car and was, doubtless, the knight in shiny armor in the minds of many girls.

Her roommates went downstairs for the fun of it. When she returned, she told her that, "Gong YiLin said he wanted to give you a ride home and will come and pick up your luggage for you. He really is quite thoughtful."

Li XinYun tightened her lips a little. "What does that have to do with me? I am not interested in him.

"Besides, I have a ride already. Why do I need him?"

Li XinYun's roommate was very curious. "You are not even tempted a bit? He's from a good family and is handsome. Many in the Art Department is gah-gah over him."

Not wanting to continue the subject, Li XinYun lowered her head and sent a text to Zhou Yi. Her tone cold, she said, "Have him leave. He's wasting his time.

"My sister is about to arrive any minute now."

Shi LuLu nodded and went back downstairs. Even though Li XinYun was from a wealthy family and could be a little bit on the delicate side sometimes but she was easy to get along with for the most part. She has always been generous to her roommates and even gave them the Beautify Pills that was very difficult to buy online. As such, Shi LuLu didn't mind relaying the message for her.

She saw Gong YiLin standing in the cold wind and even brought his hat down a little because of the temperature.

"You should go. XinYun's sister is on her way to pick her up," said Shi LuLu.

Gong YiLin frowned a little. "She won't accept my favor?"

Shi LuLu felt for him that all of his feelings were not reciprocated but this wasn't something that one could force to happen. She could tell that Li XinYun was losing patience with Gong YiLin and said to him, "Perhaps you are not XinYun's type. You should move on."

Gong YiLin was unhappy to have heard that. He had been pursuing Li XinYun for a few months now but Li XinYun still didn't seem interested at all. She was arguably the most difficult girl that he had ever encountered. He had a wager going on with his friends before that he could nail her. He thought with his look and family background, that would not take more than a week. Little did he think that it had already been a few months!

Chapter 205 - The Entire Time He Spent Chasing Her Was Nothing But a Joke (3)

Many in his circle were already making fun of him for not being able to get the girl. He was about to becoming a laughingstock.

He lowered his eyes and, looking innocent, he said, "As long as she doesn't have a boyfriend, I still have hopes."

Shi LuLu was just about to say something when a skinny figure approached her. Her look was bright like a fire and her slightly curly hair looked like waves on an ocean. She could make others eyes lit up.

Zhong Yi smiled at her, "XunYin is upstairs, right?"

Even though Shi LuLu is also a girl but she was still charmed by Zhou Yi's smile. Every time she saw Zhong Yi, she felt that she was very pretty. Li XinYun was pretty too but, being with her day in and day out had desensitized her. She ditched Gong YiLin and said to Zhong Yi, "I'll head up with you."

Zhong Yi said, "I brought some fruits with me. We can have them together in a little while."

"Sister Zhong Yi, you are too nice."

"What's the matter?" His friend shoved hi a little. "What you thinking about? Did you want to switch to a new target? I didn't think Li XinYun's sister is that pretty as well. They are two totally different types of pretty."

"Hush." Gong YiLin didn't look too happy. "I just felt that I had seen her somewhere before. She looks very familiar."

"That's normal. A woman that pretty will leave a lasting impression. Perhaps you had bumped into her before at some point."

Gong YiLin tried very hard to search for her in his memory. When he was just about to give it, it had dawned on her.

Was she one of the girls that worked at White Crane? Zhong Yi's look was so stunning that she did leave him with a lasting impression. She was much more attractive now than she was before. She was also less timid and more natural.

He had been back to White Crane before and learned that she had already quit. He even asked about her whereabouts but nobody could give him an answer. They assumed that someone had offered her money and she no longer needed to work there.

His look became gloomy immediately.

What sister? A sister who had worked at a place like that before? No wonder Li XinYun didn't seem like she needed money and never let him ask her out. So she worried that she'd offend her employer. The entire time that he spent pursuing her was nothing but a joke.

Gong YiLin felt as disgusted as having just swallowed a fly. A nauseating feeling rose up from his stomach.

How dare Li XinYun pretended to be some sort of Fair, Rich, and Pretty and even pretended to be so high-class in front of him. Did she pretend for so long that she really thought she was somebody? She had never even so much as being friendly to him. She had declined him repeatedly and all of his bros were making fun of him.

Gong YiLin was so angry that he busted out laughing. His clenched his teeth so much that they were clattering. His image in the mind of all the girls who were fond of him would be shattered had they seen how he looked right at this moment. Standing where he was, he looked up at the girl's dormitory with a very cold look.

After a little while, Zhong Yi and Li XinYun walked downstairs, each carrying a suitcase, chatting and laughing. The two beauties of different styles walking next to each other made a very pleasant scene. The two of them looked nothing like each other.

Gong YiLin felt more certain now. He felt that he had been an idiot all along. All of the other rich girls that he knew would have several servants helping out right about now. Who would carry their own luggage?

Li XinYun, who was smiling, her face dropped when she saw him. She and Zhong Yi were about the same age but the liveliness between her brows made her seem much younger than she was. When her face dropped, her expressionless face made her look like porcelain doll.

"You really don't like me?" asked Gong YiLin in a deep voice.

Li XinYun had already declined him quite a few times. She was not touched by his persistency; she only found it irritating. Naturally, her tone wasn't very nice either. "Give it up. Not in this lifetime."