Scandal of a Wealthy Family

"This is..." Bai Yanyun paused, looking at Su Rui, her tone slightly playful. "Could he be Sister Ruobing's boyfriend?"

"Su Rui." Su Rui stood up and nodded with a smile. "Miss Bai has very sharp eyes!"

Hearing Su Rui's response, Bai Yanyun's eyes flickered.

"May I ask which prominent family Mr. Su comes from?" Bai Yanyun's smile remained gentle, but her words carried a hint of pressure. "To be favored by Sister Ruobing, you must possess exceptional qualities."

Su Rui smiled slightly, easily understanding the meaning behind Bai Yanyun's words.

The man beside her came from an astonishingly powerful family and was clearly brought here to show off. If Su Rui showed any timidity, Li Ruobing would naturally be overshadowed.

"I come from a working-class family," Su Rui replied without reservation. "I currently serve as the Vice President at Mingzhu Company."

Bai Yanyun's pupils widened slightly at his words, surprised.

The Li and Bai families were both top-tier prominent families. The marriages and social interactions of their children were often pre-arranged, with political and business alliances being the norm. Just like Deng Hao beside her, his family held significant power in the south.

In prominent family marriages, strong alliances were the mainstream.

Yet, Li Ruobing had found a boyfriend from a working-class family...

Deng Hao's lips subtly curled upwards. After hearing Su Rui's words, a hint of almost imperceptible contempt appeared on his face.

"Mr. Su is quite impressive! To rise from the working class to the upper echelon, you must have some tricks up your sleeve..." Deng Hao narrowed his eyes, smiling kindly, and patted Su Rui's shoulder. "My family's company also has a few executives like Mr. Su, promoted from laborer positions! These bumpkins are quite skilled at flattery... I'll introduce you to them later, so you can exchange tips on getting promoted... Haha... Just kidding, just kidding!"

Deng Hao's words were blunt, filled with a strong sense of mockery.

He was mocking Su Rui's humble background, which was worlds apart from prominent families like theirs who were born with silver spoons in their mouths!

Bai Yanyun feigned pulling Deng Hao's sleeve, pretending to be angry, and chided, "Deng Hao, don't talk nonsense! Sister Ruobing is still here!"

Li Ruobing held a wine glass in her hand, calm and indifferent.

However, she was already contemplating splashing the wine in the glass onto Deng Hao's face.

Su Rui had come with her, and mocking him was equivalent to mocking Li Ruobing. Li Ruobing's personality was very strong, and she didn't care about Deng Hao's family background or how much influence he had.

If provoked, she might even resort to using a knife.

"Sister Ruobing, please don't misunderstand... Deng Hao just likes to joke around..." Bai Yanyun explained, seemingly apologetic, but her eyes were full of amusement.

Su Rui crossed his legs, smiled, and didn't respond. Instead, he looked up and asked, "Mr. Deng, where are you from?"

"My ancestral home is in Chunhui City, but we have companies in Donglin, Huining, and Nanping, and I'm also familiar with some leaders in the province!" Deng Hao played it cool, subtly showing off his family background...

"Oh... Chunhui..." Su Rui raised his eyebrows.

"Is Mingzhu Company interested in developing in Chunhui? But from what I see of Mingzhu's current scale, expanding to companies in other cities would be quite difficult..." Deng Hao licked his lips, his smile meaningful.

"No, no, Mr. Deng, you've misunderstood." Su Rui waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's just that I once had a friend who settled in Chunhui and told me a little gossip about it."

Gossip?

Deng Hao subconsciously followed up with a question, "What kind of gossip?"

"Heh... I don't know if it's true... I just heard from my friend that there was a rich second generation in Chunhui who got involved with his stepmother while his father was away on a business trip, and she even got pregnant. Later, when the rich second generation's father found out, he almost beat him to death with a whip, and the pregnant stepmother was secretly dealt with and buried alive."

"This matter caused quite a stir at the time, with all sorts of rumors. I was just curious... Mr. Deng, your family is a deeply rooted prominent family in Chunhui. You must know more inside information than ordinary people, right?"

Su Rui's tone was relaxed, as if casually chatting about gossip, and he stared at Deng Hao with a look full of curiosity. "Could you satisfy my curiosity and tell me if this matter is true?"

Li Ruobing frowned.

Scandals often occurred within prominent families; it wasn't anything rare, but they were usually well-covered up for reputation.

Bai Yanyun also didn't understand what Su Rui meant, but she was also drawn in by the story he told. She looked at Deng Hao with a bewildered expression, wanting to confirm the truth of the story from him.

"Gulp..."

Deng Hao's body stiffened, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and a bead of sweat the size of a bean rolled down his cheek.

He felt as if he had been struck by lightning!

He could even hear his own heart pounding, his heart in his chest almost leaping into his throat.

Three years later, Deng Hao never expected to hear this story again in Tongzhou, thousands of kilometers away from Chunhui!

"Deng Hao!" Bai Yanyun noticed Deng Hao's strangeness and gently shook his arm. "What's wrong?"

"Ah... Nothing! Nothing!" Deng Hao reacted, realizing his abnormality, and let out a dry laugh. "What Mr. Su said... I've been thinking for a long time, but I don't remember anything like that happening in Chunhui... It's probably just baseless rumors, you know, the public loves prominent family scandals. Even a little bit of gossip can be fabricated to sound real!"

"Heh heh... Is that so! Then my friend must have heard wrong!" Su Rui nodded with a smile. "What he told me sounded so real, even the burial site was quite clear..."

Thump!

Deng Hao's heart pounded again.

"Let's forget about that..." Su Rui looked at Deng Hao's face meaningfully, as if intentionally changing the subject. "Mr. Deng, do you have any hobbies?"

Hearing Su Rui proactively bring up this topic, Bai Yanyun immediately smiled and deliberately touched her slender, fair fingers.

"Oh..." Deng Hao's psychological fortitude was strong, and he instantly returned to his previous calm and composed state, a smile on his lips. "Yan Yun and I studied at the same art college. We have some foundation in appreciating music and art!"

"Yes!" Bai Yanyun chuckled. "Deng Hao often says that once a person reaches a certain social status, money is no longer important! What's more important is pursuing spiritual satisfaction, such as listening to concerts or playing the piano; otherwise, no matter how much money you make, you're just a vulgar rich miser, wouldn't you say, Sister Ruobing?"