Chapter 62: The Self-Deceiving "Hatred"

A dozen or so workers instantly flew into a rage, clamoring to beat up Zheng Xinxin.

The scene plunged into chaos for a moment.

Fortunately, the police arrived at the scene in time, stopped the workers from taking revenge, and restored order.

At this moment, Zheng Xinxin’s face was deathly pale, clearly frightened by what had just happened.

She had spent ten thousand yuan to make Old Third Song intentionally spread the word among the fired workers that Jiang Cheng was about to take over the jade-cutting yard.

She also had Old Third Song plant a specific idea among the workers.

That was, as long as they caused trouble, they could get severance pay from Jiang Cheng.

Of course, this was a lie!

So what if it was?

Sometimes rumors are more convincing than facts!

People are often more willing to believe news that benefits them!

Having all originated as workers at the Wanfu Jade-Cutting Yard, they had been fired, lost their jobs, and hadn’t even received a single cent of severance pay.

Yet Jiang Cheng, whom they used to mock and sneer at, considering him beneath them, was now a multi-millionaire, and had even taken over the jade-cutting yard to become the boss himself.

Especially since Jiang Cheng had struck it rich through the windfall of jade gambling.

This made it even harder for them to keep a balanced mindset!

Wasn’t it just good luck?

They all came from poor backgrounds, what was so special about him?

If they had been the lucky ones, wouldn't the multi-millionaires be them right now?

Under the weight of this drastic disparity, these workers naturally harbored resentment and jealousy!

From that moment on, conflict was born!

And it was an irreconcilable conflict.

This was a conflict within the same social class!

Human nature is just like this.

People tend to envy and harbor jealousy only toward those of a similar status and social class, rather than envying the richest person in the world.

Because the two social tiers are simply not on the same magnitude.

That is the fact!

Zheng Xinxin had deliberately intensified the conflict between Jiang Cheng and the workers.

Naturally unwilling to pay severance for no reason, Jiang Cheng and the workers would naturally clash, and the situation might even escalate into violence in the end.

She wanted to use the workers' hands to cause trouble for Jiang Cheng. Ideally, the situation would spin out of control, and perhaps even leave Jiang Cheng crippled!

Originally, everything was developing in the direction she had envisioned.

Who could have expected that as soon as Jiang Cheng arrived, a few casual words of his would effortlessly defuse the crisis.

He even turned the tables, diverting the conflict right back onto her.

Zheng Xinxin gnashed her teeth in hatred, her eyes brimming with malice!

Both were lies.

Among these dozen workers, not a single one cared to verify whether Jiang Cheng had actually transferred one million yuan to her.

They preferred to believe that Jiang Cheng had compensated them an extra million.

Because that way, they could secure more benefits for themselves.

Even if Jiang Cheng's words were a lie, no one cared anymore.

Besides, Jiang Cheng possessed the one-million-yuan transfer record.

Since Jiang Cheng had already compensated them, there was no longer any need to target him.

They would only believe that Zheng Xinxin had secretly pocketed the million.

Jiang Cheng, of course, cared not at all about Zheng Xinxin’s resentment.

Everyone was an adult; to achieve one's goals, one simply relied on their own means.

Ever since that noon when he was toyed with by Zheng Wanfu, he had already seen through it all.

The more honest you are, the more others will bully you and look down upon you.

From that moment on, he made up his mind that he would no longer be a submissive dog that anyone could kick around!

He wanted to be a wolf.

Whoever dared to casually bully him or his friends and family would forever be met with bare, white fangs.

Jiang Cheng knew that the reason Zheng Xinxin was doing this was because she blamed him for her father Zheng Wanfu's sudden descent into madness.

He didn't bother to offer any explanations.

When he went to the jade-cutting yard to gamble on stones, he didn't even haggle over Zheng Wanfu's exorbitant prices.

Because he felt that he had indeed ruined a truckload of Zheng Wanfu's raw materials, and he didn't care if Zheng Wanfu deliberately scammed him; he figured that way, they would be even with each other!

As a matter of fact, because of Jiang Cheng, Zheng Wanfu had made over three hundred thousand yuan that very night!

Not satisfied with making over three hundred thousand yuan in a single night?

What more could Jiang Cheng say?

A snake tries to swallow an elephant out of insatiable greed.

If someone insists on envying others for getting rich, wagers every single raw stone in the warehouse, has them all cut and ruined, and then loses their mind because they can't handle the psychological blow, who else could they possibly blame?

For Zheng Xinxin to resent him and plot against him over this matter was completely devoid of reason and logic!

Because the one who drove her father mad wasn't Jiang Cheng, but her own internal greed and jealousy.

She had no one else to blame!

All the troublemaking workers were taken back to the police station.

Zheng Xinxin was also escorted into a police car by officers, prepared to be taken back to the station for questioning.

Before leaving, Zheng Xinxin glared viciously at Jiang Cheng.

With tears in her eyes, she said with venomous hatred, "Jiang Cheng, you drove my father mad and ruined my family's jade-cutting yard. I, Zheng Xinxin, will never let you go!"

Jiang Cheng gave a cold chuckle. "Zheng Xinxin, stop deceiving yourself. The one who drove your father mad was his own greed and jealousy!"

Jiang Cheng's cold words struck like a heavy bomb, instantly shattering the last line of defense in Zheng Xinxin's heart.

How could she not know that she was deceiving herself? How could she not know that her father's madness had nothing to do with Jiang Cheng?

Yet she simply refused to accept this fact.

Her mother had died young, and her father had gone mad.

The two people closest to her in this world had both met a miserable end.

Her situation was desolate, while Jiang Cheng—whom she once wouldn't even deign to look at—had made a dramatic comeback!

How could she possibly accept such a drastic disparity?

Only by holding on to "hatred" for Jiang Cheng could she feel that her existence in this world still had meaning!

Watching Zheng Xinxin gradually disappear from view, Jiang Cheng's gaze grew complex.

After a long silence, he let out a heavy sigh, pulled out his phone, and transferred twenty million yuan to Gu Zhixia.

Calmly, he said, "Zhixia, I've transferred twenty million yuan to you. Three million of it is for you to deal with the loan shark Chen Hu. The rest is starting capital for me; you can use it however you see fit. Within a year, no matter what you do, as long as it's not illegal, I want to see a return on investment!"

Jiang Cheng was no saint; he could help Gu Zhixia, but he wouldn't do so for no reason!

What he valued was Gu Zhixia's knowledge and capability!

Though twenty million wasn't a massive sum, it was more than enough as initial capital.

Whether Gu Zhixia could use this money to create more wealth and prove that helping her was worthwhile, he would wait and see!

Gu Zhixia stared blankly at the notification of twenty million yuan hitting her bank account, unable to calm down for a long time.

Her eye sockets instantly moistened.

She nodded solemnly.

Even though Jiang Cheng's tone was icy cold, it was undeniable that these twenty million yuan had resolved all her troubles.

When a man could casually pull out twenty million yuan for her, what else could she say?

She could only do her absolute best to repay Jiang Cheng's profound kindness!

Qin Xiaoshu was dumbfounded at the sight.

"Holy shit, Orange, it's only been a day; what on earth have you done? You just casually pulled out twenty million?"

Gu Zhixia was extremely curious about this as well.

How did Jiang Cheng suddenly become so wealthy?

At that moment, Chu Yanran, who had been quietly watching everything from the side, walked over and explained with a smile.

"It's nothing much. Jiang Cheng went to Ruili, bid on a few pieces of raw material, and made seven hundred million!"

"What? Se—seven hundred million?"

Qin Xiaoshu and Gu Zhixia swallowed hard in unison, their throats parched and their minds buzzing.

Their hearts remained unsettled for a long time.

Qin Xiaoshu asked with burning eyes, "Orange, is... is this true?"

Jiang Cheng chuckled amusedly. "Of course it's true. Those pieces of mine were actually sold to Miss Chu!"

At this point, Gu Zhixia and Qin Xiaoshu finally cast another assessing look at the ethereal, fairy-like beauty standing before them.