Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 200 - 194 Big Boss appears

Xu Qing picked up the phone almost instantaneously.

On the other end was a very deep, masculine voice.

The tone carried a suffocating mockery, "Your daughter recently has been performing better and better."

Xu Qing knew he was being sarcastic, her voice involuntarily tinged with a tremble, "She has always been very hardworking."

"Yes, indeed very hardworking," the man seemed to chuckle, "With her efforts, Little Tiangao’s position in the hearts of everyone in the Xia Family has become more and more solid. How she accomplish that? She really should be rewarded properly..."

Xu Qing had only ever communicated with this man over the phone, never having met him in person.

She had no idea who he really was, whether he was inside or outside the country, or what his status was.

She had tried to call him back, but every time she dialed, the number was shown to be disconnected.

He was clearly using this number to call her, so how could it be disconnected?

In any case, the man had given her a task, which was to drive Xia Ye out of the Xia Family.

And the money that man transferred to her was indeed substantial!

She didn’t know what kind of grievance he had with Xia Ye, but she also thought Xia Ye, that girl, was arrogant and rude, deserving of others’ hatred.

If she could drive Xia Ye out of the Xia Family, she would receive an unprecedentedly generous reward!

Xu Qing gripped her phone tightly, trying to bargain for herself, "Give me one more chance, my daughter will definitely be able to help you..."

After a long silence, the man’s voice emanated from the phone once more, sounding unconcerned. It seemed that his earlier silence wasn’t due to contemplation of Xu Qing’s words, "Let’s see her performance then, if she can’t even get into Beijing University, then she’s worthless."

Xu Qing chuckled obsequiously, "Yes, yes, you can count on it, there’s absolutely no problem with Beijing University! Her grades..."

Before she could finish her sentence, all that remained on the other end of the line was a dial tone.

Xu Qing slumped in her seat, peering through the car window, her eyes darting around furtively.

Seeing that the other parents looked usual, and no one paid attention to her side, their unclear voices coming through, discussing matters of students and exams, she finally exhaled slowly.

She had to seize this opportunity!

Although she really couldn’t guess what that person on the phone was thinking, she also hoped her daughter could get into Beijing University. But she didn’t understand, whether her daughter could get into Beijing University or not, what did it have to do with dealing with Xia Ye later?

Xia Ye’s grades clearly weren’t good enough for Beijing University!

At this moment, over in Hai City.

The brightest noon light, unobstructed, scattered the clear water reflections onto a luxurious and extravagantly priced mansion, reflecting countless translucent glass beads from the high-tech windows.

Surrounding it were the century-old Bund, yacht clubs, one of China’s tallest three buildings, and the financial headquarters of Hai City...

This was undeniably the most expensive area in all of Hai City.

Yet, the mansion stood there indulgently, conspicuously flaunting the privileged identity of those residing within.

The waves of the river outside the window and the bright sunlight together poured into the spacious room, intertwining and interlacing, dividing the floor into patches of light and dark.

’Tap... tap...’

Every now and then, one could hear the sound of jade stone chess pieces landing on the board.

A girl sat opposite, dressed in a smart skirt suit, with an exceptional demeanor, her face radiant and delicate.

Her slender and pretty fingers placed a white piece on the board, a cunning smile with a hint of arrogance tugged at her lips, "Brother, you’ve been so generous."

As she spoke, she picked up the three black pieces that were surrounded by several white ones.

The man opposite her remained composed as he hung up a call that had just come in from Capital City, tossing his phone carelessly aside.

He sat by the window, with his back against the sunlight.

The man wore a refined wool suit, a pair of thin glasses perched on his high nose bridge. At first glance, he looked like a gentleman—graceful, intelligent, and amiable, which was entirely different from what Xu Qing had imagined.

If she had been there, she definitely wouldn’t have recognized that this man was the tyrant on the phone with a chilling and stern tone.

The man casually rested his arm on the sofa armrest, his slender fingertips tapping slowly.

The legs of his trousers were neatly pressed, and his leather shoes were spotless.

Everything about him looked perfect, but when he lifted his gaze...

In the seemingly tranquil eyes of the man, there was not a trace of warmth.

When he naturally looked straight ahead, a third of his pupils would be covered by his upper eyelids—a classic case of sanbai (three whites) eyes.

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He scoffed softly, not at all concerned about the three black pieces he had lost; in fact, it seemed as though he had anticipated this move. His gaze swept indifferently across the small territory his sister had just captured, and he calmly placed a piece elsewhere on the board.

The girl first showed a puzzled expression, but as she surveyed the whole situation, she finally saw her brother’s overall strategy. She had been smug over trivial gains, yet she had already fallen into her brother’s trap.

She leaned back and declared crisply, "I lost."

Although she admitted defeat, her tone was still arrogant, because the one who had won against her was her brother. No one’s Go skills could surpass her brother’s.

So defeat was inevitable.

After a moment, she met his gaze and laughed lightly, her tone slightly coquettish, "Brother, have you ever lost a game of Go?"

The man collected the pieces from the board himself, separating them into black and white with patience, "Back in the day... I’ve encountered some opponents."

The girl was surprised for a second, then steadied her expression.

’Back in the day’... that must refer to when her brother had just started learning Go as a child.

It was normal to have faced opponents then.

The chess pieces of different colors were stored into two finely carved jade stone containers. The man leaned back in his chair and gently pushed up his glasses, "Why did you come back from Capital City? Beijing University shouldn’t be on summer break yet, right?"

The girl shrugged with pride, "I’ve already earned enough credits for this semester; just waiting for the next semester to start."

The man asked, "How is your thesis coming along?"

She quickly listed several highly specialized and tongue-twisting English thesis titles, "They’re all too easy. I haven’t found the right one yet. Oh, brother, today’s the first day of the high school exams, right? Last year at this time, I was still sitting in the examination room. If I remember correctly, the first subject should be Chinese. Those students must be nervous right now, but there’s really nothing to be nervous about. I barely reviewed anything and just took the tests casually, and didn’t I end up being the top scorer in the whole country?"

The man lowered his gaze, the lenses of his glasses reflecting a faint light.

He laughed ambiguously, his tone meaningful, "There’s always a top scorer every year. Last year it was you, this year... it’s someone else’s turn."

Hearing this, the girl chuckled, "Brother, aren’t you stating the obvious? I didn’t take the high school exams this year, so of course, it couldn’t be me."

The man smiled and said nothing; top scorers and top scorers...there are differences indeed...