Chapter 12: Are you Threatened?
"You hear that Grandpa? Isn't Xiao Xiu your granddaughter also? She might not have the surname 'Xia' but your blood still runs in her veins." Jiang Yue scornfully stated.
The old man frowned at her words, "I didn't know about this matter."
"Well, now you do. What are you gonna do about it? Surely you will do something about it right?" The girl mockingly asked, waiting for her grandfather's decision.
The old man looked at Feng Rong, "Return the money, Jiang Xiu is part of the family. How could you take what her sister gave her?" He rebuked, his aura frightening.
Xia Family wouldn't be where it is now if its Patriarch is just a nobody.
"Father..." Feng Rong was just gonna complain again when Xia Zhong asked, "How much is it? I'll pay it back."
"You don't need to concern yourself with this Uncle. My conscience is still clear. How could I let you pay it back when it wasn't you who took the money?" Jiang Yue explained, her voice is still without any emotion but it was much better than before.
"Then I'll pay you back Cousin." Another voice stated.
Jiang Yue turned her head towards Xia Mingzhou and a smirk slowly plastered in her lips, "Ah, no need. You have your debt but it's not money, I'll take my time collecting it."
Xia Mingzhou's hand underneath the table clenched, her long nails digging into her palm.
She looked at her cousin's menacing eyes then it felt as if a cold bucket of water had poured over her.
'Did she know I was the one who inflicted those bruises on Jiang Xiu?'
Then her brows furrowed as she thought deeply about it.
'...But there isn't a need for her to wear a cast for those bruises though.'
"Mother, just pay back Cousin already. It was you who is at fault with this matter." Xia Mingyu couldn't keep quiet anymore and commented.
Feng Rong's face darkened.
Of course, she could give back the money, the problem was it is a big amount.
Although she has saved enough in her bank account, the fact that she gave back that big of an amount to this pair of daughters hurts her.
"Go on, 37 months, a total of 1,110,000 yuan. Just send it back to my Alipay."
Everyone was dumbstruck when they heard the amount.
A million yuan was indeed an enormous amount for others, but for the Xia family, it isn't that much.
They could earn that in a matter of weeks with their company. What they were shocked about is that Jiang Yue was able to save a million yuan these past three years.
A smile filled with ill intent flashed on Xia Mingzhou's lips, she then asked hesitatingly, as though she was afraid to breach this kind of topic, "If you don't mind me asking Cousin, where did you earn that much money?"
A weird silence filled the room.
Seeing the awkward faces on everyone except Xia Mingzhou who was putting on an act and Feng Rong who was delighted with her daughter's question, made Jiang Yue's eyes colder.
"What else? It must be from stealing or selling anything illegal. You should even thank us for not reporting you to the police but instead here you are begging for the money back." Feng Rong ridiculed.
Xia Zhong frowned but then he kept quiet.
He was doubtful about this fact also.
Jiang Yue laughed lightly, "Not only did you steal the money but now you're defaming me. If you don't want to settle this peacefully then we can settle this in the worst way possible. Your choice."
"Are you threatening me, Jiang Yue?" Feng Rong's grin slowly went down when she realized the girl wasn't saying empty words.
She could feel that if she won't agree with the girl's terms, chaos would happen.
"Are you threatened?" Jiang Yue asked back.
"I do not care if you see me as an outsider and do not treat me as a family, but what I could not accept is Xiao Xiu is being treated badly." She started with her tone of voice filled with malice.
The room was once again quiet.
Xia Mingyu wanted to rebuke what she just said but in the end, he kept quiet. He can't deny that his mother indeed sees his cousin as an outsider and stole his cousin's money.
"Give the money back. Just settle this immediately, I don't want to hear another word about this matter." The Old Patriarch stated, afraid that a word of this might get out if not handled carefully.
That would be detrimental to their reputation.
Feng Rong pursed her lips but then nodded.
She grabbed her phone and not long after, Jiang Yue felt her phone vibrate. There was a notification from Alipay regarding the million yuan.
"Auntie Rong is still sensible." Jiang Yue commented with a smile on her face, but everyone who sees it knows it was filled with ridicule.
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received Weekly Power Status
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