Chapter 372: Chapter 372

Upon hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, Gu Mother and Yun Wei’s faces changed instantly, their eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at Song Qiao behind Lu Jingchen.

This woman... is she really Lu Jingchen’s wife, the Young Mistress of the Lu Family?

But now that Lu Jingchen himself is standing here acknowledging it, and even appears to be standing up for Song Qiao, Gu Mother and Yun Wei, even if they previously didn’t believe that Song Qiao was the Young Mistress, now have no way to refute it.

Yun Wei’s face was completely drained of color, her eyes filled with a hint of anger, this situation was completely out of her control, making her somewhat unable to accept it for a moment.

In her opinion, Song Qiao, a woman abandoned by her dear brother Linyuan, shouldn’t have ended up so well off, let alone be the Young Mistress of the Lu Family. The source of thɪs content is Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

What qualifies her to be the Young Mistress of the Lu Family?

In terms of background and academic qualifications, Yun Wei is hundreds of times better than Song Qiao; by rights, she should be the more suitable one to be the Young Mistress of the Lu Family.

Song Qiao has no idea what Yun Wei is thinking right now, and if she knew, she would not be able to help but give a thumbs up and praise her for her delusional disorder and being crazily egotistical.

At this moment, Gu Mother’s legs were already trembling; if she wasn’t forcing herself to stand, she would probably have been overwhelmed by the aura emanating from Lu Jingchen and collapsed on the floor. Lu Jingchen’s words were like a thunderclap exploding in her mind, leaving her unable to recover her senses for a long while.

Lu Jingchen, however, ignored them, instead turning around to look at Song Qiao. He gave her an indulgent smile and beckoned gently, uttering two words, "Come here."

Song Qiao was momentarily startled, but still walked around the table to his side. "Have you finished your call?"

Lu Jingchen wrapped one arm around her waist, drawing her into his embrace, lowered his gaze to her delicate face, the more he looked, the more pleasing to the eye she became. He had actually heard everything she said to Gu Mother just now, and for some reason felt inexplicably comforted by it, especially that very assertive remark from Song Qiao.

[Don’t worry, even if the Gu Family begged me to marry Gu Linyuan, I, Song Qiao, wouldn’t even consider it.]

Lu Jingchen had always known that Song Qiao wasn’t the type to use connections to magnify her importance. Actually, since they got married, he couldn’t help but worry whether she still had lingering feelings for her ex-boyfriend.

From the moment Song Qiao became his woman, he considered her, both body and soul, entirely his, and he couldn’t allow any other man to covet her.

Song Qiao was truly wonderful, only others hadn’t noticed it yet.

Years later, when Lu Jingchen thought back to all this, he realized that this woman had already secured a place in his heart long ago and was impossible to get rid of.

Lu Jingchen hummed, then asked, "Have you found a ring you like? Have you chosen yet?"

Song Qiao was taken aback, then shook her head and said, "I haven’t started to choose yet."

She just got ready to choose when Gu Linyuan showed up, followed by Gu Mother and Yun Wei. Faced with their abusive words, how could she have the mind to pick rings? She wished she could smash all these rings on their faces, to reveal their snobbishness.

But considering all these rings were expensive, she didn’t have the courage to actually throw them at Gu Mother and Yun Wei’s unbearable faces. It would be too painful for her if she did.

Lu Jingchen didn’t know Song Qiao’s thoughts. If he did, he would surely support her using them to vent her anger; after all, the staff could simply pick them up and sell them again. Letting her vent was more important than anything else.

Lu Jingchen’s eyebrows twitched, his gaze deepening, "I’ll have someone bring some newly arrived diamond rings later. If you don’t like them, I’ll have someone design a special one just for you."

Song Qiao’s heart skipped a beat at Lu Jingchen’s words, feeling as if countless money was waving at her. Indeed, having money is capricious.

Catching a glimpse of Gu Mother and Yun Wei, whose faces were already pale, she didn’t think much and decided to let these two women feel cramped. With a coy smile, she nodded and said ’Okay,’ then looked up and kissed Lu Jingchen on the chin, speaking softly, "Thank you, husband."

Lu Jingchen’s body momentarily stiffened, lowering his gaze to her smiling face, he recognized the intention behind her actions but said nothing; instead, he smiled indulgently at her and whispered in her ear, "If you really want to thank me, then work hard to serve me tonight."

Song Qiao, "..." Lu Jingchen, you’re a thug.

Standing there, not having left yet, Gu Linyuan felt incredibly uneasy seeing the two being so affectionate, like an old married couple, finding the scene in front of him somewhat blinding.

The hand by his side clenched into a fist, but in the end, he said nothing.

Mother Gu and Yun Wei had long been silenced by the realization that Song Qiao was the Young Mistress of the Lu Family under Lu Jingchen’s intimidating presence.

After flirting with Song Qiao and seeing her shy, blushing face, Lu Jingchen was in a very good mood. He turned his head to look at Gu Linyuan, Mother Gu, and Yun Wei, wearing an expression of supreme indifference, and spoke to Linyuan, "Gu Linyuan, you truly have potential. If the Gu Group were in your hands, its future would be limitless. However, your only shortfall is having a brainless mother and a woman without a brain. If this continues, the prospects for the Gu Family are worrying."

Mother Gu and Yun Wei, scolded by Lu Jingchen for being brainless and without brains, were furious but dared not speak, only standing there silently, unable to retort.

Hearing Lu Jingchen’s words, Gu Linyuan initially felt displeased with the harshness of his speech but gradually came to realize that he wasn’t wrong.

Quietly clenching his fist, Gu Linyuan, being a flexible man, directly addressed Lu Jingchen, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for the guidance. Since Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu are choosing rings, I won’t disturb you further."

Lu Jingchen did not trouble Gu Linyuan further, simply nodding and grunting in acknowledgment.

Gu Linyuan immediately turned around and left without looking back, not caring about Mother Gu and Yun Wei still standing there.

Without Lu Jingchen’s command, Mother Gu and Yun Wei didn’t dare to leave on their own. Even if they wanted to leave, they had to see if the bodyguards Lu Jingchen had left waiting outside would let them go.

To this day, Mother Gu deeply regretted provoking Song Qiao. Song Qiao was now the Young Mistress of the Lu Family; how could she possibly care about the Gu Family?

While Mother Gu had this realization, it did not mean Yun Wei did. At this moment, Yun Wei had grown to utterly despise Song Qiao.

Subsequently, a series of incidents detrimental to Song Qiao occurred, all orchestrated by Yun Wei from behind the scenes.

Song Qiao’s gaze fell on Yun Wei and Mother Gu. Although she disliked these two women, considering that Mother Gu was Gu Linyuan’s mother, she spoke to Lu Jingchen, "Let them leave. We still need to pick out rings. I can’t have them in front of us, bothering my sight."

Hearing Song Qiao’s words, Yun Wei was furious enough to nearly charge forward and tear Song Qiao’s face, but she still only dared to keep her anger to herself.

Lu Jingchen, slightly surprised by Song Qiao’s words, then lightly chuckled, "Not planning to teach them a lesson?"

Song Qiao shook her head, then said, "They’ve embarrassed themselves enough today, and they won’t be rampant in the future. One shouldn’t drive people to a dead end. Let them leave; I don’t want to see them."

"Alright, as you wish." Knowing Song Qiao’s tender heart, Lu Jingchen readily agreed, and addressing Mother Gu and Yun Wei, who dared not even breathe loudly, said, "Get lost. Never step into this jewelry store again."

Mother Gu nodded repeatedly; having lost face here today, how could she dare enter here again? She probably wouldn’t dare to step out of her house for a while.

After Mother Gu and Yun Wei left, Lu Jingchen led Song Qiao back to sit by the sofa. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Lu Jingchen looked up at an employee who had assisted Song Qiao earlier and said, "The jewelry store on Commerce Street needs a manager. Later, hand your details to your current manager. I’ll have someone handle your onboarding process."

The employee seemed puzzled and pointed at his own face in disbelief, asking, "Me... me?"

Song Qiao, also somewhat confused, looked at Lu Jingchen, but met his meaningful smile. Instantly understanding, she spoke on behalf of Lu Jingchen, "If you think you’re capable, you might want to give it a try. A store manager’s job might be busy; sometimes, an employee may encounter troubling customers that require a manager’s intervention. You did well just now, and President Lu thinks you are capable, so he recommends you go. All managers under CK Jewelry have substantial benefits, and you might even get a chance to enter the headquarters for assessment... Do you understand what I mean?"

All of these were things she learned about CK Group when she and Lu Jingchen got married, so she naturally remembered them.

The employee assisted her earlier, and from her performance, it was evident she was smart and generally handled things quickly, which Lu Jingchen obviously noticed, hence his statement.

Now, with Lu Jingchen throwing the topic to her, the goal was simply to acknowledge their status. Since they were getting married, it didn’t matter anymore.