Chapter 63.1: Finale (Part 3)

　　Now that the bevy of wealthy socialites had come together as a group to share the same content uniformly, illustrating their intention of standing up for Jiang Dai. As for this sort of scene…… Even if it had been an experienced specialist who had indulged in gossip online for ten years, this would be their first time encountering something like this.

　　The entries in the list of trending hashtags were pretty much content relating to the lives in the upper society that netizens had built up in their heads.

　　It had come to the point where all the intriguing content on Weibo could be connected to form numerous exceptionally long million-word novels about the rich and powerful.

　　Due to that, the netizens gave Jiang Dai a new identity——The Aristocratic Pet.

　　However true they might be, they were still merely some ambiguous and fictitious tabloid stories.

　　As one might know, celebrities encounter these sorts of fictitious rumors on a daily basis. Even though Jiang Dai might not be a celebrity, she was now the darling of the Weibo world, as well as a public figure. Hence, it was unsurprising that something like this would happen to her.

　　However, when she looked at the reactions of the various big shots.

　　The famous idol, Qiao Jinye, published a Weibo post to show his support.

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Has everyone seen the Weibo post that Old Madame Huo published an hour ago?

Of course! It has even topped the most searched hashtags, so how can anyone miss it?

Hahahaha! Oh man, my stomach hurts so much from laughing at the gossip! My husband just told me that he never thought in a million years that the socialites in Yanjing’s upper-class society circle would actually debut as a group on Weibo! What a phenomenal sight to see!

I’m absolutely astounded! Wasn’t it said that Old Madame Huo and Jiang Dai were not on good terms? Also, someone told me a while back that Senior Officer Qi’s daughter, Qi Yao, might become the next wife of the Leading Billionaire.

Oh, I do know about this! Let me explain it to you! During a recent mahjong session, I just happened to be having a deep conversation about Qi Yao with a young girl. It turns out that Qi Yao had never been Huo Rongshen’s childhood friend. Although they did know each other, they’ve never played together as children. It was only Qi Yao who had a deeply-rooted love for Huo Rongshen. Not only did she follow him everywhere he went daily, but she had also applied to Harvard for him. Yet, not once had Huo Rongshen ever acknowledged her existence. As such, she took advantage of her mother’s friendship with Old Madame Huo and pursued him actively for more than 10 years.

Don’t we always hear about the news of how Qi Yao will become the next wife of the Leading Billionaire within our circle? If that’s the case, where on earth did that come from?

It was likely that Qi Yao was the one who had spread the news since she has a few close friends who are ignoramus and gilded. I mean, all they ever do is muddle along and have a great time. Hence, it’s not difficult for her to spread whatever news she wants.

It seems that it’s over for Qi Yao, but it’s my understanding that Old Madame Huo isn’t exactly on friendly terms with Jiang Dai.

That’s what I’ve heard as well.

I know the answer to this question! Let me explain! I’m sure they certainly did not get along in the past, but now that they are no longer married, she must have realized the strengths of her daughter-in-law. Come on, not only is Jiang Dai gorgeous, but she also has a knack for earning money. When they had just divorced, Bao Li Group’s share price was only 2-3 dollars, but how much is it now? 100 bucks! So, who wouldn’t like to have such a fantastic daughter-in-law?

When I was still a student, I often accompanied my mum to play mahjong with Old Madame Huo and the others. Even though I rarely came in contact with Old Madame Huo, my mum and the others were pretty intimidated by her. What’s more, Old Madame Huo isn’t easy to get along with, especially when there’s only one leading billionaire throughout the entire country. Moreover, they had the title for over 20 years, hadn’t they? So, wouldn’t you say it’s human nature to drift away slightly? Anyways, the wife of the leading billionaire would surely be stringent when it comes to selecting her daughter-in-law, but it was only now that she could detect Jiang Dai’s strengths.

Now that the leading billionaire’s wife has brought a team to show her support, I guess Jiang Dai will remarry Huo Rongshen sooner or later, right?

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. After all, she now has money, a career, and men! Wouldn’t it be better to embrace a banker on her left and a famous brother on her right? Why would she want to remarry once more?

I wouldn’t remarry if I were her. I mean, nothing beats returning to the dating game and becoming a sea empress1 海王: It’s a Chinese Internet slang that refers to a male who often picks up/chases many girls simultaneously (Mostly without the girls knowing about it). The number of girls he enters a relationship with is unaccountable, to the point where it’s just like fishes in the ocean. .

Numerous unmarried young girls on my end love Liang Jingche very much. After all, it’s rare to find an eminent and unapproachable man, who has such personal integrity, in the circle. Who would have thought he had also become one of Jiang Dai’s conquests? I’d bet those girls will be crying their eyes out.

　　……

　　All in all, Old Madame Huo had made a debut on Weibo, but she was far from satisfied since all she had done was not for herself.

　　At this juncture, her position on the list of most searched hashtags had finally stabilized. As such, she was confident that regardless of whether it was people who had vilified Jiang Dai or even Jiang Dai herself, they would surely be able to see her stance and sincerity.

　　However, Old Madame Huo still deemed Liang Jingche an eyesore.

　　There was already a Qiao Jinye in the equation, especially when he was her high school classmate. Even so, he did not post anything ambiguous and flirtatious publicly.

　　Hence, Liang Jingche was still an eyesore to Old Madame Huo.

　　What was so good about him? He had average looks and wealth, so what did he have to compete with her son?

　　To think that he had the audacity to make a love confession before billions of netizens on Weibo! What was the meaning of this?! Had he ever considered Jiang Dai’s feelings? By the looks of it, she had no intention of responding to it.

　　It was beyond reproach that he was merely someone who operated a bank that provided loans as its sales performance. On the one hand, he was earning profits through the loan his bank had provided her, but on the other hand, he was thinking of entering a romantic relationship with her as well?

　　He must surely be dreaming!

　　There was no way she would ever fall for his tricks since Daidai was so formidably bright.

　　Old Madame Huo’s mood was not lacking in thrashing waves of frustration as she watched girls rushing over to Liang Jingche’s Weibo page in droves to call him Daddy.

　　Without a second thought, she began venting to her husband’s secretary. “Don’t you think the brains of girls nowadays aren’t functioning well? What’s so good about that man with the surname ‘Liang’? Is he even talented or handsome? Is he more brilliant than my son?”

　　Upon hearing that, the secretary shrugged. “Of course, he doesn’t hold a candle to Young Master, but he’s still……pretty talented.”

　　Old Madame Huo questioned in an irked tone, “Snap out of it! Who are you working for right now?”

　　Aggrieved, the secretary reasoned, “Of course, I work for the Huo clan. However, all that I’ve said is that Liang Jingche doesn’t hold a candle to Young Master……”

　　Old Madame Huo stated, “Hmph! I must do something, so that he doesn’t acquire the slightest advantage.”

　　Not wanting her to stir up more trouble, the secretary persuaded Old Madame Huo, in an attempt to divert Old Madame Huo’s attention from it. “All netizens have nothing better to do, Madame, so they are merely calling him Daddy for the fun of it. Also, there’s a possibility of them being a bunch of elementary students. I mean, look at how they are calling Qiao Jinye Big Brother on his Weibo page! Don’t you think his fans are very peculiar? When other idols are involved in scandals, they’d want to rip someone into shreds, let alone them entering a romantic relationship. On some occasions, netizens would be cursing at the other person involved in the scandal for months! Yet, Qiao Jinye’s fans were actually shipping Miss Jiang and their idol together. It is simply unbelievable!”

　　Old Madame Huo refuted, “As you’ve just mentioned, it is only them shipping this couple. Gosh, how is it that a young person, like yourself, doesn’t even know the market situation well? Why do you think the netizens are shipping couples these days? Don’t you know that these shipped couples are a form of business practice? Now that Jiang Dai has become one of Qiao Yi International’s shareholders and invested in their talent search variety show, she is only being put together in this couple for business purposes.”

　　Before the sound of her voice could fade, the secretary pursed her lips. “You’re so biased…… Don’t tell me it’s because of the first series Qiao Jinye starred in that you’ve followed every night with an indulgent smile?”

　　Upon hearing the question, Old Madame Huo was rendered speechless.

　　Although the secretary might have seen through her, that had done nothing in dissuading Old Madame Huo from building momentum for her son.

　　After all, Jiang Dai not wanting him was actually something between the both of them. Hence, it was simply unacceptable for Liang Jingche to have a hand in this!

　　If she were to approach this from a woman’s perspective, Old Madame Huo reckoned it was due to Liang Jingche’s pretentious profile picture that he had attracted so many fans!