Chapter 503: Chapter 503

Murong Rui has always had a great grievance against Song Qiao, even harboring hatred towards her.

Part of the reason is that her parents died because of Song Qiao’s parents, and even though Song Qiao is innocent in this matter, Murong Rui still hates her because of it.

Another reason is that Song Qiao married Lu Jingchen, while Murong Rui never saw Lu Jingchen as her brother but rather grew up with the intention of marrying him.

Moreover, since Lu Jingchen is almost ten years her senior and was very kind to her during her childhood, he gave her a sense of security she had never felt before, and it was from that time that Murong Rui’s feelings for Lu Jingchen started to subtly blossom.

However, after Lu Jingchen started a relationship with Zuo Yuqing, Murong Rui realized the significant gap between herself and Jingchen, especially when Jingchen stood before her with Yuqing, she felt inferior. That was when she decided to demand to study abroad, hoping to slowly grow in an unfamiliar environment.

Years later, when she heard that Lu Jingchen and Zuo Yuqing had broken up, Murong Rui felt hopeful again. But just as she was accepted into Columbia University, she did not immediately return to China, not realizing that by not returning immediately, when she did return, Lu Jingchen was already married to someone else.

And that woman was Song Qiao, the daughter of the murderer who killed her parents. Most importantly, Murong Rui knew that although Song Qiao carried the title of the Song Family’s young miss, she was quite unpopular, and she only graduated from a domestic university.

Although that university is quite famous domestically and is considered first-rate, it is significantly inferior compared to Columbia University.

Thinking about this, Murong Rui’s feelings of indignation and anger surged, making her deeply understand that she could not continue sitting idly by.

The servants around were always carefully observing Murong Rui, who was sitting on the living room sofa, and suddenly noticed that her face looked quite ugly and even terrifying, which led them to start murmuring quietly with the maid next to them. Fresh chapters posted on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

"Hey, I heard she’s the gentleman’s sister? Why doesn’t she look nearly as good as him?"

As the servant observed Murong Rui’s appearance, they quietly murmured to the maid beside them.

Being used to the physically attractive couple of Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao, and even having seen Lu An’an, Lu Jingchen’s cousin, suddenly a girl claiming to be his sister appeared. Although she looked okay, she wasn’t a great beauty which indeed raised some doubts.

The maid next to her was slightly stunned, then glanced at Murong Rui sitting there and directly said, "Mr. is surnamed Lu, and the lady is surnamed Murong; probably she’s not his biological sister but maybe a sworn sister of sorts."

Upon hearing this, the servant then spoke with a hint of mystery, "If it’s a sworn sister, that’s even more incredible. Haven’t you heard? Those wealthy men often like to acknowledge some so-called sworn sisters, but it’s not as simple as just being sworn siblings..."

The maid, upon hearing this, was momentarily stunned. She was not some naive girl just entering society, and clearly understood the implications of the surrounding conversation. Yet she felt compelled to speak up, "The relationship between the sir and the madam is good, and it’s apparent that the sir loves the madam. So there should be nothing between the sir and this Miss Murong."

"We also know that the sir loves the madam, but the madam has been somewhat neglectful of the sir lately..."

The maid beside her was wiping a large vase in the living room, when suddenly, she fell silent.

Although the voices of the two maids were low, Murong Rui intermittently caught some of their words. Even though she didn’t hear everything, the fact that they were discussing her made her face turn even more unsightly. Forcefully, she threw the cup in her hand towards the direction of the two maids, "Don’t you servants have any discipline? What were you discussing about me just now?"

It’s unclear whether Murong Rui exerted too much force, but the cup went straight towards the vase the maid was cleaning.

Seeing the unknown object flying towards her, the maid instinctively used her body to block it, preventing the cup from hitting the flower vase in front of her.

The vase in front of her was one that Lu Jingchen had acquired for over ten million at an auction last time, so the maids treated it with extreme caution. Several items in the living room were of high value, like the vase in front of them, a decoration near the sofa, and the mural on the wall; each item worth at least a million, with some even approaching tens of millions.

From the outside, the villa didn’t appear very large, being a medium-sized villa. However, once you entered through the main gate, you would realize that aside from the villa itself, the surrounding area covered a substantial amount of space, especially with a garden and a swimming pool at the back, and even a pavilion that Lu Jingchen had someone construct.

It must be said that aside from being meticulous at work, Lu Jingchen also enjoyed life, especially after marrying Song Qiao, as he paid more attention to his day-to-day living.

The backyard wasn’t maintained by a professional florist in the past, so apart from some hardy plants, there were mostly trees. After his marriage to Song Qiao, Lu Jingchen hired an experienced florist at a high price to take care of the backyard, and even had some beautiful plants well-suited for the locale imported from abroad.

Song Qiao, who usually didn’t go to work, loved spending time in the backyard, where she would prepare a pot of floral tea and either read or handle work, staying there for hours on end.

Every item in the villa, apart from some small accessories Song Qiao bought while shopping, were expensive, including the cup Murong Rui used for drinking tea, which was worth tens of thousands.

When Song Qiao found out that the cup was worth tens of thousands, she couldn’t help but complain about capitalist extravagance. Previously, she would just use a few bucks cup for drinking water, but Lu Jingchen, on the other hand, used a cup worth tens of thousands, which was just... the epitome of evil capitalism.

The maid was also aware of the vase’s price, so when she saw Murong Rui throwing the cup her way, she instinctively used her body to block it.