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She wasn't overly surprised.

"Yuening, come sit down," Xu Conglu said gracefully as she took her seat, inviting Chu Yuening to join her and thoughtfully placing a handkerchief on the chair.

Chu Yuening looked at the handkerchief and smiled slightly. "Thank you."

It was the first time Xu Conglu had sat with a friend. Throughout her life, there had been no shortage of people trying to curry favor with her, but she disliked being schemed against, so she had never allowed anyone close.

Chu Yuening's straightforwardness left Xu Conglu unusually astonished.

Pushing her glass forward, Chu Yuening could see the stage in front of her; indeed, this was the best spot. She noticed there was no program list on the table and turned to Xu Conglu. "What's the itinerary?"

Xu Conglu herself didn't know the details, so she called for a bodyguard. A few minutes later, she informed Chu Yuening, "There will be performances on stage soon. It's a two-hour event, with 80% dedicated to singing and dancing acts, and the final segment is when the awards will be announced."

Smiling, Xu Conglu added, "Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok will also be performing."

One of the Four Heavenly Kings, TVB had arranged for two of them to attend, demonstrating the importance they placed on tonight's event.

At Chu Yuening's table, a few more guests gradually arrived.

Among them was a middle-aged woman with an imposing updo, her features fierce and intimidating, accompanied by two bodyguards as she approached.

Chu Yuening observed her thoughtfully.

A formidable figure, indeed intriguing.

"Her name is Luo Yinghong, she holds 30% of TVB's shares," Xu Conglu mentioned, her beautiful eyes revealing disdain as she furrowed her delicate brows at Chu Yuening. "Yuening, it was her who orchestrated the predetermined top three."

As Xu Conglu finished speaking.

Luo Yinghong had already taken a seat across from Chu Yuening. She unfolded the napkin on the table, while her bodyguard handed her a newspaper. After reading through it, she leisurely wiped her hands with a towel, then gazed directly at Chu Yuening.

"You, a mainland girl, think you can win the championship?"

Chapter 89

Luo Yinghong's tone was laced with disdain.

Evidently, she held no regard for Lu Qing, who came from the mainland, and even less for Chu Yuening, who shared the same origin.

While Chu Yuening was engaged in the act of divination, Luo Yinghong had already predetermined the top three candidates. Such a maneuver was tantamount to questioning her abilities.

The program was about to commence, with the honored guests steadily trickling in. Luo Yinghong, however, posed a challenging remark, freezing the other attendees in their tracks, all terrified of offending this notoriously renowned Black Widow.

The girl seated in the center, however, maintained a composed expression, her brows slightly arched as she spoke with a detached tone.

"Mm, so what's the issue?"

Her casual remark immediately cooled Luo Yinghong's demeanor.

Luo Yinghong narrowed her eyes. "Miss Chu may be young, but you certainly have guts."

"Hardly comparable to Madam Luo," Chu Yuening replied with a faint smile. "Cunning and ruthless."

Her eyebrows were disjointed, her cheekbones prominent, and her four white eyes gave an air of malevolence. All signs pointed to Luo Yinghong's involvement in numerous misdeeds and the weight of a life-taking case on her shoulders.

Xu Conglu secretly gave a thumbs up under the table.

A master was indeed a master, able to deduce such details.

Before she had followed Mr. Luo, Luo Yinghong had been involved in the underworld in Taiwan. Upon arriving in Hong Kong, she had risen above the competition with her youthful beauty and cunning tactics, eventually marrying Mr. Luo, who was thirty years her senior. To please him, she had even taken the initiative to change her name in the registry and adopted the Luo surname.

Luo Yinghong was ruthless not only towards others but also towards herself.

It was rumored that to secure her marriage to Mr. Luo, she had bribed criminals to abduct his eldest son. In turn, she had risked her life, taking five bullets while rescuing him.

From then on, the entire Luo family held her in the highest esteem.

Luo Yinghong's gaze was fierce, and a cold smile curled her scarlet lips. "Seems like Miss Chu wants to experience it for herself."

" Hmm?" Chu Yuening blinked. "Experience it? You want to kill me?"

The atmosphere suddenly turned tense.

"Miss Chu has quite a sense of humor." Luo Yinghong's smile froze; she hadn't expected Chu Yuening to speak of murder so casually. "Hong Kong is a society ruled by law. How could I possibly commit such a crime?"

Chu Yuening hummed and tilted her head curiously. "You didn't used to be like this a few years ago."

Another remark caused a cold glint to flash in Luo Yinghong's eyes instantly. Chu Yuening's gaze was clear as if she had seen through Luo Yinghong's dark past.

Impossible!

Luo Yinghong shook her head; no one could know what she had done before.

Xu Conglu pretended to be surprised, covering her mouth. "A few years ago? Wasn't that around the time when Young Master Luo passed away? Could it be... Madam Luo...?"

The other guests seated with them also turned to look at Luo Yinghong with disbelief.

After Luo Yinghong married into the Luo family, Mr. Luo passed away not long after.

The Luo family originally had three sons, but they all met with various accidents and died within a few years. The inheritance that wasn't supposed to be Luo Yinghong's eventually fell into her hands.

When all the direct relatives of the Luo family were gone, there were suspicions from outsiders about Luo Yinghong's involvement. She was even summoned by the police several times. Each time, the media followed closely, but in the end, nothing came out of it.

Luo Yinghong's gaze at Chu Yuening was filled with animosity; this stubborn girl couldn't be underestimated. She had initially intended to mock Xu Conglu, but she hadn't anticipated shooting herself in the foot.

She forced a smile, "Without any evidence, Conglu, you can't just accuse me randomly."

"Madam Luo," Xu Conglu swirled her wine glass, her beautiful eyes carrying a hint of warning, "Miss Chu is my esteemed guest. Your disrespectful words seem to disregard the Xu family, don't they?"

"How could I disregard the Xu family, Conglu?" Luo Yinghong's squinted eyes gleamed as she forced a laugh, her face contorting with effort.

"I am of the same generation as your father, a good friend. I look at you like a niece. I'm only worried that you might take the wrong path, eat the wrong food. These sorts of swindlers are usually smooth talkers, not fit for refined society. I worry that you might fall for their tricks."