Chapter 28: Chapter 28: I Couldn’t Care Less

Yun Zijin didn’t finish getting ready until 6:30 PM. The Xia Family’s birthday banquet was being held at the Jinsheng Hotel, so she was definitely going to be late.

But Yun Zijin didn’t care. She had only reluctantly agreed to come because Xia Zhiyun had asked her time and time again.

’It’s a miracle I’m even showing up. Who cares if I’m late?’

Because she was wearing a formal gown, Yun Zijin had Zero One assign four of his men to her Ice Plum Powder, while she herself got into the back seat of the Randomly Spend-brand minivan.

A few tall, brawny bodyguards with the Ice Plum Powder was a bit of a strange combination, but the contrast was kind of cute!

Sure enough, by the time Yun Zijin and her bodyguards arrived at Jinsheng Hotel, it was already 7:30 PM, a full half-hour late.

The Xia Family’s banquet was being held in Hall 3 on the 5th floor of the Jinsheng Hotel. Yun Zijin took the elevator upstairs with Zero One and her six other attendants. Following the signs, they quickly arrived at Hall 3.

"Hello, please show your invitation."

Just as Yun Zijin was about to walk in, she was stopped by someone at the door and asked for her invitation.

’God knows why Xia Zhiyun, after begging me over and over to attend his grandfather’s birthday banquet, never once thought to give me an invitation.’

At that, the air around Yun Zijin grew so cold the temperature seemed to drop.

Her expression turned icy. She took her phone out of her clutch and unblocked Xia Zhiyun.

Unexpectedly, the phone rang for a long time without an answer. Yun Zijin hung up and looked at the staff member who had stopped her.

"Tell Xia Zhiyun that if he’s not going to be sincere, he shouldn’t just invite people willy-nilly! An invitation? From start to finish, Xia Zhiyun never said a single word to me about an invitation!

"You think I wanted to come? If he hadn’t asked me time and again, I wouldn’t even have known when his grandfather’s birthday was!"

Yun Zijin took the birthday gift for the old master of the Xia Family from Zero One’s hands and threw it directly into the trash can outside Hall 3.

Just then, Yun Zijin’s phone rang. The caller ID showed Xia Zhiyun.

Yun Zijin rejected the call instantly.

"Let’s go. The Xia Family! As if I give a damn!"

"Yun Zijin! Wait!"

Xia Zhiyun shouted Yun Zijin’s name, but she showed no intention of stopping.

However, between high heels and leather shoes, the leather shoes were ultimately faster. Xia Zhiyun caught up to Yun Zijin and blocked her path.

"What is the meaning of this, Young Master Xia? You ask me to a birthday banquet, but you don’t even give me an invitation. I’m just a country bumpkin who grew up in an orphanage and was only recently found by you people. So maybe I don’t know you need an invitation to a banquet, but you don’t know either?

"How many times did you ask me to come, yet not once did it occur to you to give me an invitation? Not once!

"I get it now. You did this on purpose, didn’t you? You were afraid I’d cause trouble for Xia Jiajiao, so you used this to put me in my place, to warn me not to go against her, right?

"How incredibly thoughtful of you, Young Master Xia!"

Yun Zijin gave Xia Zhiyun a cold glance. Zero One, ever perceptive, stepped forward to block him. "Miss, you go on ahead. I’ll be right behind you."

Yun Zijin shot Zero One an appreciative look, then led her other attendants past Xia Zhiyun and straight into the elevator.

When Xia Zhiyun ran out, quite a few people had followed him. Hearing Yun Zijin rip into him, their eyes practically glowed with excitement.

They were particularly interested when they heard Yun Zijin say she was the recently found daughter of the Xia Family and mentioned Xia Jiajiao as her counterpart. Countless scandalous theories about the wealthy family were already forming in their minds.

But the most important takeaway was that the Xia Family had a daughter they had only recently found!

But Xia Zhengguang’s wife, Zhang Yiqin, had only ever been pregnant twice!

After all, a pregnancy was basically impossible to hide, unless...

Suddenly, the way the crowd looked at Xia Zhengguang and Zhang Yiqin became rather strange.

Just a moment ago at the banquet, Xia Zhengguang and Zhang Yiqin had personally admitted that Xia Jiajiao was also their biological child.

That righteously indignant woman outside couldn’t have been lying, could she? Judging by Xia Zhiyun’s behavior, their initial assessment was that what she said had to be true.

Otherwise, why would Xia Zhiyun, the eldest son of the Xia Family, be so tolerant, letting her curse him out without a word in his own defense?

The birthday banquet hosted by the Xia Family ended with the old master of the family storming off.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

But not for Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin channeled her anger into spending power, going on another multi-million-yuan shopping spree at Jinsheng Mall. By the time she returned to Xingyu Mansion that night, her feet were aching.

With enough physical exertion, Yun Zijin slept soundly through the night.

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[A new week is here. Host, please spend ¥3,000,000.00 before midnight tonight. No other requirements~

Mission Reward: To be unlocked]

Randomly Spend’s wake-up call was as punctual as ever.

After eating the breakfast Ling Qi made, Yun Zijin headed to Dingsi Building and asked Xu Yuanfu about the various law firms in the building.

After weighing her options, she finally settled on a firm called Hengchuang Law Firm to help her draft a property lease and management contract.

With Xu Yuanfu making the introduction, the people at Hengchuang Law Firm were very courteous to Yun Zijin and gave her a very favorable price.

When she left the law firm, Yun Zijin had a freshly drafted retainer agreement in her hands.

"Miss Yun, it’s almost noon. If you don’t mind, may I treat you to a simple meal?"

Xu Yuanfu had wanted to invite Yun Zijin to a meal last time, but since it was their first meeting, he had felt too embarrassed to bring it up.

As the saying goes, strangers the first time, friends the second. Now that they were meeting again, they were more familiar, so suggesting a meal felt like a natural next step.

"Next time, perhaps. I just made plans with a former colleague."

Since she was already here, Yun Zijin had messaged Sang Ying while she was still at the law firm.

She invited her to have lunch together.

Sang Ying, of course, replied to Yun Zijin immediately and accepted her invitation.

Yun Zijin took the elevator down to the 20th floor, and Sang Ying came out shortly after.

"Zijin! Long time no see! You’re looking more and more beautiful."

Sang Ying couldn’t resist patting Yun Zijin’s cheek. ’Her skin is so supple!’

"Not at all, it’s all thanks to a lot of upkeep."

Ever since Yun Zijin had fallen into the rabbit hole of beauty salons, she hadn’t been able to get out.

She couldn’t help it. Their techniques were professional, and they could even create custom repair and maintenance plans. There was a reason the rich aged so slowly—it was all built on a pile of money.

"You’re still young. At my age, even if I went to the salon every day, I couldn’t get results like yours."

Sang Ying was truly envious of Yun Zijin’s face.

"Well, to thank you for appreciating my face today, my treat!"

Yun Zijin declared with a wave of her hand that she would be paying.

"You’re the one visiting, how could I let you pay? It’s my treat today!"

One of the main reasons Sang Ying and Yun Zijin got along so well was that neither of them was the type to take advantage of others.

If you paid today, it would be my turn next time.

"Alright, then I’ll treat everyone to afternoon tea. It’s rare that I get to come by. It’s not too much to treat my old colleagues to some milk tea, right?"

With a three-million-yuan spending mission for the day, Yun Zijin had to seize every opportunity to spend money.