Stolen Life of the Poor Girl, Top Luxury Family's Group Favor

Chapter 196

Long Island.

"Do you see the swimming pool outside? It's heated. Want to go play?" Ke Muning asked.

Xiao Ya shook her head.

"It's close to the sea. Want to go look at the ocean?"

Xiao Ya firmly shook her head again.

"There are kids having a party nearby..."

Xiao Ya said, "I'm not going anywhere."

Ke Muning curled his fingers: "For a little kid, playing is natural. How can you suppress your own nature?"

"Stop talking about it. I'm not going out."

Ke Muning was very disappointed: "You could wear a wig like that day, then no one would recognize you."

Xiao Ya raised her index finger and wagged it: "Only someone as face-blind as Ke Muning wouldn't recognize me."

"..."

Ke Muning sat down next to her: "I heard there was a shooting at the Gui Family... Your uncle shot Wei Lin in the leg, and the entire board of directors rushed over. Aren't you worried about your uncle's situation?"

"I don't really understand the family business, but I know that in this line of work, honor comes first. The Gui Family also has a system of loyal retainers, so loyalty is important too. Wei Lin has now lost both honor and loyalty, so others can't protect him anymore. Otherwise, it would undermine the foundation of the family business, right?"

"...Right."

"So, uncle is now standing on, um, what's it called... the moral high ground! So there's no need to worry."

"Aren't you afraid he might go crazy and die together with Wei Lin?"

"He won't. Uncle still needs to find out where I am."

"It seems you don't plan to tell him the truth..." Ke Muning's tone lifted as he said this. Only he was her accomplice! Ha!

"Mm, if I told him, the emotions wouldn't be as genuine. We wouldn't be able to fool the others. It's better to let uncle be sad for a few days. But he won't be sad for too long... Uncle will soon know that I'm safe," Xiao Ya said calmly.

Ke Muning was a bit curious: "Not telling him the truth, but still letting him know you're safe... How can you do that?"

"Can I borrow your phone?" Xiao Ya held out her hand.

She had already removed the SIM card and turned off her own phone to prevent tracking.

Ke Muning eagerly handed over his phone, not worried about her seeing anything she shouldn't.

Xiao Ya entered a string of numbers and dialed.

The other end picked up: "Ke Muning? What's the matter?"

"This is Xiao Ya."

There was a pause on the other end, followed by a surprised laugh: "You're with Ke Muning? Hmm, Sheng Yuxiao said you wanted to borrow me for something. I've been waiting for you to call. You've kept me waiting..."

Xiao Ya pretended not to hear the teasing and asked softly but directly: "So, Secretary Wang, do you have time now?"

"Go ahead, what do you want to borrow me for? To come abroad and help you detain Ke Muning?" Secretary Wang asked with a smile on the other end.

"I want to invest in the Golden Osmanthus Hotel in Jiang City. They're asking for 100 million, but I think it's too high. Can you help me negotiate the price?"

Secretary Wang was silent for a moment.

Xiao Ya continued: "Secretary Wang was very impressive last time."

Last time... was buying shares from that game company surnamed Liu. Secretary Wang remembered it vividly.

"Is that not okay? I can give you a commission of 1 million," Xiao Ya added.

"...Of course it's okay. How could it not be? Do you have the money ready?"

"It's ready."

"I suppose you'll have to treat me to a meal too..."

"What do you like to eat, Secretary Wang?"

"No rush, we'll talk about that after this matter is settled." Secretary Wang said as he hung up the phone, then immediately called his nephew. "Xiao Ya called me."

"Mm, asking you to go abroad?" Sheng Yuxiao's tone was slightly sour.

Secretary Wang rubbed his temples, his tone both amused and exasperated: "No, the little one wants me to help her haggle. Isn't this using a sledgehammer to crack a nut? Such a small matter..."

"Did you agree?"

"I did."

"Oh." Sheng Yuxiao coldly hung up the phone.

A moment later, Secretary Wang called back: "Why did you hang up on me?"

Sheng Yuxiao smiled slightly: "Isn't this the role you chose to play? Maybe Xiao Ya will ask you to help her haggle every day from now on."

With that, he hung up again.

Secretary Wang: "..."

Secretary Wang pushed back his chair and slowly stood up.

His assistant, who had overheard the conversation, quickly asked: "Are you going to Jiang City?"

"Mm."

"Why bother yourself with this? If you don't want to refuse because of the young master, you could send someone else."

Secretary Wang turned and smiled: "Who said it's because of Sheng Yuxiao?"

"Huh?"

Secretary Wang continued: "Send someone else... hmm, who among you can haggle better than me?"

The assistant was stumped.

So... you're really going yourself?

Secretary Wang stretched: "We're always dealing with big business. It's not bad to have some small stuff occasionally. When that kid comes back, I'll have to make her cook me some baked potatoes in front of Sheng Yuxiao."

The assistant was puzzled: "Just baked potatoes? You're going to all this trouble for such a small matter, shouldn't it at least be a full-course banquet?"

"A full-course banquet? She doesn't know how to make that."

"..." The assistant opened and closed his mouth, finally squeezing out, "You're so generous."

On this end of the phone.

Ke Muning got his phone back.

That string of numbers was saved in his phone under the contact name: WANG

Ke Muning immediately asked: "You called Secretary Wang? Did you ask him to notify your uncle?"

Xiao Ya shook her head: "I asked Secretary Wang to help me negotiate a price."

"You want to buy something?"

"Mm."

Ke Muning didn't think about using a sledgehammer to crack a nut... He just suddenly realized that he didn't know how to haggle.

Good thing he knew how to rob!

Otherwise, he would have been outdone.

"Then your uncle..."

"After he negotiates this price, uncle will know I'm safe."

Huh? So magical? Ke Muning stared at her, feeling more and more that this little one was full of surprises.

Jiang City.

Ever since Xiao Ya and her group left, the owner of the Golden Osmanthus Hotel hadn't been able to sleep well. What happened to the promised investment? He had prepared all the information about the hotel, but no one came to take over!

He wanted to see the Chief Inspector, but couldn't get an appointment...

It was painful! Too painful!

Just as he was about to face another sleepless night, the hotel manager called him: "Boss, the investor's representative is here!"

The owner immediately sprang up, not daring to be negligent this time.

When he arrived at the hotel, the person was already waiting.

As the person slowly turned around, the owner's hair stood on end in a very subtle way, as if encountering some dangerous creature by instinct.

But this feeling quickly disappeared.

The person opposite pushed up his black-framed glasses, extending his hand in a seemingly harmless manner: "Hello, you can call me Secretary Wang."

Across the ocean.

Wei Wenjuan listened to his subordinate's report with bloodshot eyes.

The search they talked about had really begun. Wei Lin's subordinates were all in fear for themselves, while Wei Wenjuan's people were much more confident.

"This time we can severely damage Wei Lin, and the young master can regain his power..." The subordinate couldn't hide a trace of joy.

After all, they didn't have much emotional attachment to the little miss yet. Her safety was important, but compared to that, they cared more about Wei Wenjuan.

Wei Wenjuan spoke, his voice hoarse: "I want to kill him, not let him die so easily by gunshot. I want him to lose everything, I want to break every bone in his body, I want him to cry and crawl on the ground, begging for Xiao Ya to come back..."

His heart was in too much torment.

The situation in the Gui Family had changed like this... but it was exchanged for Xiao Ya. He didn't want that! He constantly thought about torturing Wei Lin in the most cruel ways...

"Young Master!" Suddenly, a secretary-like person walked in, "There's been a large transaction in your private bank account."

"What? Let me see." Wei Wenjuan frowned as he opened his laptop and logged into the account. It clearly showed: Time: 10 minutes ago, Transaction Party: Golden Osmanthus International Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Transaction Method: Key Transfer.

This account... was specially prepared when Xiao Ya asked him for 100 million in cash to buy something. Only he and Xiao Ya knew the key.

Xiao Ya... was still alive!

Not only alive! She even had the leisure to spend money buying things!