The Rebirth of the Socialite's Glory (GL) - Chapter 15

Ke Min nodded at Feng Hua but had no intention of standing up. “Miss Feng.”

Feng Hua slightly inclined her head and looked at the waiter standing a few meters away. The waiter walked over in a few steps and pulled out a chair. Feng Hua casually placed her bag on a nearby chair and sat down diagonally. “Thank you.”

The waiter smiled cordially. “Is there anything you need?”

Feng Hua nodded. “A glass of honey water, please. Thank you.”

“Of course, please wait a moment.”

After the waiter left, Feng Hua casually looked at the two of them, her expression languid, not intending to speak first.

Feng Hua’s every move exuded a grand elegance, displaying the essence of a socialite’s demeanor perfectly, so outstanding that people couldn’t take their eyes off her. In response, Ke Min was filled with resentment. Pretentious! Besides that, there was a tumultuous jealousy raging in her heart.

The youngest first-place winner, beauty, high popularity—all the good things were monopolized by this person. Why?

Feng Hua didn’t speak, and Ye Qiu only looked at Feng Hua. Ke Min had no choice but to smile and state the purpose of her invitation. “I don’t need to emphasize the importance of this competition again. Everyone knows it’s extremely important. Whether for personal reasons or for the country, we should all give it our best. However, this competition brings together the elite of the global elite. The ten people who remain must all have extraordinary capabilities…”

“Excuse me for interrupting, but could you please get to the point?” Feng Hua said indifferently. “I have an appointment later.”

Ke Min was extremely jealous of Feng Hua, and Feng Hua had no good impression of Ke Min either. Almost from the first meeting, she had felt Ke Min’s intense hostility toward her.

They hadn’t interacted or had direct conflicts before this, yet Ke Min harbored inexplicable jealousy toward her, indicating that she was not a completely upright person internally. Feng Hua believed such a person was an enemy, not a friend. If that was the case, there was no need to spend extra effort trying to appease her. After all, even if she was more polite, the other person might still misconstrue it.

Ke Min’s hand on her knee clenched her clothes tightly, then quickly released it. The smile on her face remained unchanged, and she said, “My idea is, why don’t we cooperate? The chance of success will be much greater that way.”

“Then how will the final ranking be determined?” Ye Qiu finally spared a glance for Ke Min.

“That will be an internal matter for us at that time. I believe there will be a clear conclusion then,” Ke Min smiled composedly. Having successfully remained in the competition, she naturally possessed some ability, and she was even determined to seize a spot in the top three. “Initial cooperation will benefit both of us. You two…”

“I apologize,” Feng Hua said. “I’m not interested.”

Feng Hua stood up, nodded to the two, and prepared to leave.

“Don’t you need to reconsider?” Ke Min didn’t expect Feng Hua to refuse so flatly, and her expression momentarily twisted.

“No, I trust myself more.” Feng Hua picked up her bag and elegantly walked away, leaving a dashing silhouette. Ke Min watched her retreating figure, her eyes turning red. She cursed under her breath, “Arrogant idiot!”

What she didn’t see was the flash of anger and coldness in Ye Qiu’s eyes behind her when she heard her words.

Ye Qiu also rejected Ke Min’s proposal with an utterly blunt statement: “I don’t cooperate with idiots.”

Ke Min instantly grew to hate both of them.

After seeing Anna off, Feng Hua shut herself in her hotel room for a full ten days, writing a formally drafted business plan. Just as she was looking haggard and preparing to go out for dinner, she opened the door and saw Ye Qiu, also looking haggard, standing right outside.

Feng Hua looked at Ye Qiu, whose haggardness was no less than her own, with dark circles under her eyes comparable to a panda’s, and her mind momentarily stalled. “Why are you here? Is something wrong?”

Ye Qiu looked Feng Hua up and down, sidestepped the first question, and seemed to sigh in relief. “I was worried about you. You haven’t come out for ten days, but I didn’t dare to easily disturb you… I’m glad you’re alright.”

Caught off guard, Feng Hua felt a warmth ripple through her heart, and her tone softened a little. “I’m fine. But you, why do you look so worn out?”

Ye Qiu didn’t mention that she worried Feng Hua might overthink and faint inside due to neglecting to take care of herself, so she watched Feng Hua’s door day and night, ensuring she ordered meals on time, helping her order when she forgot, and occasionally having fresh fruit delivered to her, and similar actions. Instead, she just chuckled lightly. “Just didn’t sleep well last night.”

Feng Hua acknowledged this with an “En,” and nodded.

Feng Hua looked expressionless, but Ye Qiu felt the haggard person in front of her was both adorable and pitiful. She shamelessly took the initiative to pull Feng Hua’s hand and bring her back into the room.

“It’s dinner time now. I’ve ordered food. Let’s eat together.”

Feng Hua’s mind had been working at high speed for these ten days, which was how she managed to produce a detailed plan within ten days. Now, if she weren’t so hungry, she wouldn’t have planned to go out but would have slept first.

Subconsciously, Feng Hua was not very guarded in front of Ye Qiu. She lay down softly on the sofa, like she had no bones, without expressing an opinion on Ye Qiu’s suggestion.

But she also didn’t refuse. Ye Qiu smiled brighter than the sunlight outside the window.

That day, Ye Qiu continued to shamelessly stay in Feng Hua’s room… sleeping on the floor.

Feng Hua found Ye Qiu increasingly troublesome and foolish. She was unwilling to sleep on a luxurious, soft big bed and insisted on the floor of her room. Regarding this, she felt she shouldn’t prevent Ye Qiu from being self-inflicting [Literally: committing foolishness].

Tossing a pillow to Ye Qiu on the bed, Feng Hua stood on the bed, looking down at Ye Qiu on the floor. Her long brow arched. “No snoring, no teeth grinding, and no sleepwalking at night. Be quiet when using the restroom. Got it?”

Ye Qiu, like a good child, hugged the pillow Feng Hua threw and nodded. “Mmm-kay~”

Feng Hua’s face flushed upon hearing Ye Qiu’s coy two words. She glared at Ye Qiu with her eyes, then dizzily walked to the head of the bed and burrowed under the covers.

This person, so grown up, was actually acting spoiled! Spoiled! Spoiled! Ahhh, shameless!

Feng Hua grumbled softly, her cheeks flushed, as she fell asleep.

That night, Feng Hua had a bizarre dream. She dreamt that Ye Qiu was hugging her waist, wiggling her body vigorously and saying in a saccharine voice, “Don’t wanna, don’t wanna, don’t wanna~”

Don’t wanna, don’t wanna, don’t wanna… Feng Hua felt she was being brainwashed by these three words.

When she woke up, there was a moment of confusion in Feng Hua’s eyes, especially when she realized there was actually a hand wrapped around her waist.

“Xiao Hua, good morning~”

Ye Qiu whispered this next to Feng Hua’s ear. The hot breath on her earlobe was both tingling and itchy. Feng Hua unexpectedly shivered as if she had been electrocuted.

The next moment, Ye Qiu was kicked off the bed by Feng Hua.

“Scram!”

Later, Ye Qiu pleaded with the posture of ‘first cry, second make a scene, third threaten suicide’ [A dramatic phrase for making a fuss] to sleep on Feng Hua’s floor again. Feng Hua was so annoyed that she had to compromise, but she added one rule: No climbing onto the bed!

Although Ye Qiu and Feng Hua slept in the same room, Feng Hua did not give her any opportunity to pry into her competition plans, nor did Ye Qiu show any intention of prying. The two began executing their respective plans, maintaining a peaceful coexistence [Literally: well water does not mix with river water].

Feng Hua didn’t bother to care what Ye Qiu was doing; she was earnestly implementing her own plan. The first step was buying lottery tickets and stock speculation.

As a reborn person, it would be foolish not to take advantage of such a natural edge.

In just one month, Feng Hua’s assets had multiplied five thousand times, reaching two and a half million M-dollars, equivalent to over twenty million Z-country yuan. This left the onlookers speechless. If it weren’t for the live broadcast proving that Feng Hua obtained the money through normal means, they would have almost thought Feng Hua spent the month robbing a bank.

With this money, Feng Hua continued to speculate in stocks while simultaneously diversifying her efforts. First, she identified a residential area in Z-country whose value was not yet apparent but would multiply by fifteen times or more within a month. The ten houses in that area combined cost Feng Hua seven million.

In response, the online community expressed a wave of sighs. They had originally thought Feng Hua was an investment expert, looking at her infallible, successful investment track record, which led them to have one hundred percent expectations for her. But they didn’t expect her to do such a foolish thing, which was utterly disappointing. Everyone knew that although real estate earned massive profits, the rapid turnover of property like this wouldn’t yield much profit in the short term, and she might even have to sell at a loss later.

They unanimously agreed that this step Feng Hua took was utterly terrible.

Other contestants also felt the pressure on them instantly lessen after seeing Feng Hua’s actions online. They weren’t afraid of a powerful opponent, only an opponent who never made a mistake.

Feng Hua, however, paid no attention to the online buzz; she was busy working like a raging fire. Her second step was to open a factory—a clothing factory—and a small company.

For the clothing factory, Feng Hua hired designers who were currently talented but unrecognized and others who would demonstrate exceptional talent in the future. Their salaries were relatively cheap, and they were reliable. Thanks again to the Rebirth Almighty.

Feng Hua personally took a few days to model the clothes after they were finished. She was good-looking, had a good figure, and a great demeanor. Under the guidance of an image consultant, she took nearly twenty sets of promotional photos and seller’s showcase images that resembled artwork. They were so beautiful that Feng Hua kept a set for herself of every design.

It was precisely because she was opening an online shop that Feng Hua suddenly realized she had such high popularity online. This was… fantastic. Feng Hua didn’t hesitate to register accounts on several major, classic social networking sites and had the person following her leak her accounts.

Compared to the profits brought by clothing, cross-border e-commerce [Literally: overseas shopping] seemed to be more lucrative. Feng Hua opened an overseas shopping company and obtained authorization from several brands highly popular with Z-country people.

Although Feng Hua didn’t make special phone calls for arrangements, she specifically sought out relevant authorities in Z-country. Some of those offices knew her background, which was why her procedures in Z-country were approved very quickly. Because of this convenience, Feng Hua set up her main base of operations in Z-country.

The third thing Feng Hua did was invest in a small-budget movie.

The fourth thing Feng Hua did was walk into the largest horse racing track in M-country and bet her remaining hundred M-dollars on a horse.

Netizens became increasingly pessimistic about Feng Hua’s frequent moves because each one seemed unreliable and simply laughable! The size of their initial expectation was now the size of their disappointment.

And just as they were widely mocking Feng Hua as just a bookworm who didn’t understand practical matters, over the next month, the netizens’ faces were continuously slapped, not getting a moment of peace.