Chapter 277: Chapter 277

Considering the Royal Family’s intention to suppress, Duke Lai De’s position is quite awkward.

As a result, Windsor Yao was almost being insulted directly by Qianlai, and she didn’t dare to talk back.

Qianlai snorted coldly at this sight, a useless duchess dared to act wild in front of her, truly oblivious to danger.

Her eyebrows raised high, her domineering demeanor utterly spoiled the charm her beauty could bring, and her cold, thorny words further made people uneasy.

Yet Qianlai was somewhat rational when compared to Yang Yuli, who initially made a noisy scene at the music library. At least she was somewhat reserved.

Rong Zhi patted Windsor Yao’s shoulder, indicating her to step aside. The latter looked at her with worried eyes, as if asking if she was truly okay.

Windsor Yao had loved all beautiful things and people since she was a child.

Rumor has it that Qianlai often carries a whip with her. If she goes mad at the Perfumer Association’s entrance later, what should be done if a whip lands on her meticulously crafted face? Windsor Yao felt a pang of regret.

So she stubbornly guarded in front of the young girl, and calmly replied to Qianlai’s cold words: "The perfumer examination is about to start. Miss Ying is here to take the exam, not mess around with you. Any issue can be discussed after the exam."

"Windsor Yao, to stand out at a time , have you thought about the consequences of offending the Macpherson family?" Qianlai crossed her arms and looked down at her, "Learn from your father, be smart enough to hide, instead of standing up for a useless person."

"You won’t gain anything from either side, and it affects your family."

Windsor Yao’s extended hand froze.

Qianlai made it very clear; her actions now were bringing disaster to Duke Lai De’s family.

She pursed her rosy lips, struggling internally for a moment, but ultimately succumbed to power, stepping aside slowly, feeling deeply ashamed and troubled.

Not wanting the young girl to be harmed.

Qianlai snorted coldly, without anyone obstructing her view, she focused her gaze on the young girl, her eyes critical, scrutinizing without restraint.

"If you’re wise, release my brother immediately."

Rong Zhi’s ears grew calloused from hearing such orders, frequently used between superiors and subordinates. She slightly curled her lips, her tone exceptionally casual: "Why should I?"

Qianlai didn’t expect the other party to talk back, hesitated before replying: "Because you’ve illegally kidnapped and imprisoned citizens, it’s a crime!"

"Do you need me to do the math for you?" Rong Zhi casually tapped her phone screen a few times, the page switched to the Ying Family’s financial backend.

She spoke with a calm and indifferent voice: "Starting from early last month, you’ve intercepted three batches of goods from the Ying Family, totaling two billion four hundred million."

Qianlai frowned, "Intercepted means intercepted, my brother and I need high-quality practice materials, the family has temporarily run out, borrowing a bit from you should be no problem, right?"

The Macpherson family is truly shameless, speaking so righteously about stealing.

Rong Zhi spun her phone with her fingertips, casually pulled back her hand into her pocket, her finely shaped eyebrows slightly raised, with a faint smile: "Return the money, and I’ll release the person."

The implication was clear, pay back the two billion four hundred million, or don’t expect to see Angduo.

Qianlai instantly furious: "Forget it! My brother is the eldest master of the Macpherson family, whereas you Ying Family are just a fallen rooster, worthless. Those materials in your hands are a waste, why should we repay?"

"Because you committed theft against private property, that’s a crime."

The young girl skillfully refuted Qianlai’s previous words, sounding even more assured than her, speaking so measuredly almost led others to imagine it’s a courtroom, and she’s the judge sitting steadily in the center, assessing the sentence of a criminal.

One side’s anxious enough to hop about, the other remains calm and composed, the comparison clearly shows who wins or loses.

Qianlai bit her back teeth tightly, the hand resting on her waist was stretched to the point of her joints showing white. If not for the sound of the association’s bells reminding her of the location, she might have really drawn her whip to lash the impudent young girl.

She stared at Rong Zhi with malice and anger, leaving with a sentence ’wait’ as she stormed off with her friends.

At the Perfumer Association’s entrance, she couldn’t act out, so she’d go block them at the Ying Family!

The farce comes to an end, Windsor Yao exhaled with relief, patting her chest, "That’s close."

Qianlai’s whip skills are formidable. Previously at a banquet, a lady from a less notable family accidentally soiled her dress, she whipped her on the spot.

Windsor Yao was present at the time; the lady was beaten to the point of her skin splitting, reportedly the whip was coated with chili water, after being sent to the hospital, she barely survived.

The solemn gate opened, a young man in a white robe edged with gold silk walked out, the chains of his gold-rimmed glasses swayed twice with his steps, then returned to calm.

"If everyone is ready, you can follow me."

The young man’s voice was clear and brisk, his attitude mild and distantly aloof, after speaking, he turned first and walked inside.

Windsor Yao seized the moment to huddle beside Rong Zhi, explaining to her, "This is Mr. Tang Qie, a senior member of the association, also the teacher for our examination this time. It’s said he’s somewhat aloof, not very fond of interacting with other members."

"Being assessed by him, whether it’s good or bad, we can’t tell."

Rong Zhi lowered her eyebrows in thought about whether she forgot anything, lightly responding, "Whatever."

I suspect you weren’t listening at all.

Entering the hall, the space instantly felt expansive, a huge creamy white ceiling chandelier emitted soft light, representing sculptures of O State’s animals on both sides, seemingly ready to take flight.

Proceeding inside, they reached today’s examination site.

An open-air fountain garden, surrounded by vibrant and beautiful tulips, currently giving off a gentle fragrance.

Rong Zhi glanced around once and withdrew her gaze.

The environment is nice, but she remembered one part of the perfumer’s examination was identifying the raw materials of a fragrance, and with the tulip’s scent providing interference nearby, candidates must exert greater effort to distinguish the ingredients.

The garden is already set up with today’s exam questions, Tang Qie stood at the front, his gaze scanned the many candidates, pausing slightly with his always-cool vision upon seeing one person, then regaining composure, he spoke calmly and steadily: The most update n0vels are published on novel·fiɾe·net

"Today’s examination has two parts. One, identifying fragrance components, on the small desk before each of you there are twenty perfumes. Identify the ingredients used in each, correctly naming five is considered passing, eight is excellent, all of them and you’ll score full marks."

Just as he finished speaking, a candidate raised their hand.

Tang Qie: "Go ahead."

A candidate pointed at the perfume, "Then, how many ingredients at most are used in each perfume? We’re not sure, whether to say fewer or more..."

"That’s your issue," Tang Qie was quite cold, "As a perfumer, if you can’t even manage the basic skill of scent identification, how will you blend perfumes?"

The candidate immediately closed their mouth, shame reddened their face.

Windsor Yao happened to be in front of Rong Zhi, upon hearing, she tilted her body sideways, softly saying, "Wow, wasn’t that going to be guessing for us? Being unsure of the ingredients used, fewer would be fine, more involves making things up?"