Babel Novel
Chapter 187 Whose is Real? Whose is Fake?
Chapter 187 Whose is Real? Whose is Fake?
The sudden appearance of so many men in suits at the mall entrance attracted a lot of attention.
"Oh my goodness, they're wearing KITON suits."
"One set costs more than $10,000!"
"Who are these people?"
"They look rather polite and reserved, I think they're probably someone's subordinates."
"If even subordinates get to wear such expensive suits, then who on earth is their boss?"
"Oh my goodness which incredible VIP is in the mall today?!"
When Jin Bao and his men came in, all the shoppers around them immediately started murmuring
among themselves and looked at them furtively.
Even Han Wenxue frowned.
Even though a $10,000 suit wasn't anything to shout about since her husband owned several of such
bespoke suits, the problem was that these men were clearly just subordinates.
If even a subordinate got to wear such fancy clothes, then how much wealthier could their boss
possibly be?
She was even more curious when she saw the whole troop of men head towards Qiu Mu-Cheng and
Su Qian.
Were they from the Su family?
But as far as she knew, the Su family wasn't this rich.
Han Wenxue was even more shocked when she saw how respectful Jin Bao and his men were
towards Qiu Mu-Cheng.
They were actually here to find that woman with a live-in husband?
What was going on?
All the other ladies were equally confounded and were trying to figure the situation out.
But actually even Qiu Mu-Cheng herself had no idea what on earth was happening.
"Is anything the matter?" asked Qiu Mu-Cheng curiously.
"Miss Qiu, I have good news for you." Jin Bao had a wide smile on his face as he pulled out two tickets
from his jacket. "Mis Qiu, we are the organizers of the MidAutumn Festival Auction and we would like to
cordially invite Miss Qiu to come for the event on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. We hope that
you could also bring your husband along."
Jin Bao held out the two intricately designed tickets at Qiu Mu-Cheng.
What?
Tickets to the Mid-Autumn Festival Auction?
Su Qian was shocked to hear this.
Even Han Wenxue was completely surprised by this turn of events.
Qiu Mu-Cheng's eyes were filled with bewilderment.
She couldn't believe this thing just dropped from the sky.
She was just on the verge of begging for the tickets when someone had come with tickets for her.
But after the initial surprise, Qiu Mu-Chen shook her head and said bitterly, "These tickets must be very
expensive, right?"
"What?” Jin Bao was stunned for a few moments before realizing what Qiu Mu-Cheng meant. He
laughed and said, "Miss Qiu, you're mistaken. We've giving these tickets to you. They're free of
charge."
"If you and your husband could come for this auction, that would be our greatest honor. It's already bad
enough that we didn't offer any remuneration for both of you to appear at the event, so how could we
possibly charge you for coming?" replied Jin Bao slowly as Qiu Mu-Cheng and all the ladies around her
were more and more surprised by his words.
Qiu Mu-Cheng started wondering if she was hearing things. She asked in disbelief, "Are you seriously
just giving me tickets for free?"
"Of course," replied Jin Bao.
Just then, Han Wenxue snorted in disdain from behind them.
"Hoho. I was wondering who these people are. So they're just a bunch of scammers. Don't you know
how expensive and rare those auction tickets are? Would the organizers give up the chance to earn
money and give the tickets away? Besides, the tickets are supposed to be red in color, but he's holding
onto black colored tickets, so they must be fakes. Can't you even make higher quality fakes? Such
unprofessional swindlers!"
Initially Han Wenxue was truly shocked, but she started laughing after she saw those tickets in Jin
Bao's hands. The mocking in her voice was very apparent.
"Oh my, she's right. Looks like they're really here to cheat you. What a pity, I thought they were really
tickets to the auction." Su Qian also compared the tickets to find that the ones in Qiu Mu-Cheng's
hands were completely different from Han Wenxue's and even the color was different.
The pleasant surprise in Qiu Mu-Cheng's eyes also faded and she was filled with disappointment.
"So it's all just a scam after all," Qiu Mu-Cheng shook her head and laughed bitterly at herself.
She really thought for a moment earlier that a miracle had happened. But it turned out to be nothing in
the end.
But then again, she was just an ordinary person. Why would the organizers of such an event come
looking for her just to invite her to the event for free?
Qiu Mu-Cheng returned the tickets to Jin Bao and didn't say anything. She got up to leave.
Jin Bao was on the verge of tears and stopped her. "Miss Qiu, we're not scammers and these tickets
are real."
"Enough! I've seen scammers like you guys. You're dressed really nicely but wicked inside! How dare
you actually try to cheat us in broad daylight! Aren't you going to leave? If you keep pestering us, I'm
going to call the police!" Su Qian took her phone out to threaten them when she saw that Jin Bao and
the men refused to leave even though their sham was exposed.
The commotion attracted the attention of the mall's management.
An elegant and authoritative looking wealthy lady wore a pair of intricately designed high heels and
walked into the mall with several bodyguards behind her. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
"Good evening, Miss Zhang!" All the mall workers immediately trembled upon seeing this elegant lady
and bowed to greet her.
"What's happening over there?" asked the elegant lady coldly as she frowned and removed her
sunglasses, as if she had been disturbed by the commotion.
The elegant lady walked over and heard what Han Wenxue said about those tickets being fake.
"Hello there, could I see those tickets?" asked the elegant lady politely.
"Hmm?"
"Isn't that Zhang Yuxin, the CEO of this mall?”
"She's one of the top ten richest people in Yunzhou!"
"That famous career woman?”
"I heard that she owns half of the malls in Yunzhou."
"Good god, why is such a boss around today?" "I can't believe I'm seeing her in person!” Everyone
watching immediately went into an uproar when they saw her. Many were gasping in shock and there
were some drooling over her voluptuous figure.
But Zhang Yuxin behaved like she didn't feel any of those admiring stares from the people around her.
She stood and looked at the two tickets in Jin Bao's hands, then looked at Qiu Mu-Cheng and said with
a smile, "Young lady, he's not lying to you. These tickets are genuine."
What?
Now everyone was even more surprised to hear this.
Han Wenxue was sipping her tea smugly when she heard this. She widened her eyes in shock.
"That's impossible! Miss Zhang, you're kidding, right? You think the organizers would give away tickets
that cost millions? Besides, the auction tickets are red while those are black. If even the color is
different, how could they be real?" Han Wenxue refused to believe her.
Zhang Yuxin then looked at Han Wenxue and asked gently, "Could I see your tickets then?"
"Of course. My husband spent nearly $2 million to get these tickets. If her free tickets are real, then are
you trying to say that mine are fake?" Han Wenxue was very confident.
She was sure that the tickets she spent money on weren't fakes.
After a moment, Zhang Yuxin returned Han Wenxue's tickets and said, "Yours are also real."
"See? My husband used his connections and spent a lot of money on these. How could they be fake?
But that Miss Qiu isn't worth anything much. Even if the organizers were willing to give tickets away,
why would they give them to you? Your tickets must be fake." Han Wenxue scoffed disdainfully at Qiu
Mu-Cheng as she smiled gleefully.
But Zhang Yuxin's next words made everyone shudder again.
"I think this young lady over here is mistaken. Both your tickets are real. It's just that yours is a ticket to
sit outside the actual auction hall, while the tickets for Miss Qiu are the even more valuable tickets to sit
inside the hall. So of course, the color and the design would be different."
"As for your question about whether the organizers would give tickets away for free, I can tell you now
that organizers do really give such tickets away. I suppose you don't know, but every ticket to enter the
hall are free of charge. Only the tickets to sit outside the hall are sold at exorbitant prices."
"But of course, free things are often harder to get, and you might not be able to buy them even if you
had the money. Just like these tickets to enter the hall - the organizers likely already had an invitation
list and they would send their people out to personally deliver the tickets. Only people who are truly
powerful and wealthy would receive such tickets," said Zhang Yuxin with a smile. Her smile was
elegant and poised as she took out a ticket from
her handbag that was identical to the ones in Qiu Mu-Cheng's hands.
It was as if she was telling everybody that she was a truly powerful and wealthy person, and was
certainly the embodiment of elegance and class.