31: Chapter 31 The root cause is that she's stupid!

"Brother Qi, Sun Qianwen has posted about us in our family group chat."

Sun Yiyao gripped her brand-new, top-tier Apple phone and looked up at Zhang Qi, who was sitting across from her.

Her voice wasn't loud, but one could clearly detect the nervousness and anger in it.

Zhang Qi was picking up a slice of premium Wagyu beef to put into his mouth.

The meat was tender and melted in his mouth; it was cooked to perfection.

He chewed slowly and deliberately, swallowed, and only then put down his chopsticks.

He grabbed a hot towel from the side to wipe his hands.

"Oh, so what do you plan to do?" Zhang Qi leaned back against the chair, his tone laced with a hint of interest.

The expression on his face was very relaxed; there was absolutely no sign of the annoyance one would expect from being stabbed in the back.

Sun Qianwen's move was nothing more than a helpless, furious tantrum after being triggered.

Zhang Qi was happy to see it happen.

He didn't consider himself a saint with a broad mind.

He had been in a few relationships before, although he had been dumped after spending all his money.

But Sun Qianwen was different.

This woman took the money he had given with all his heart, enjoyed his support, and yet was flirting with other old men behind his back.

She was materialistic to the extreme.

Now that she saw he had turned his life around and had money, she started throwing a tantrum in the family group chat.

For people like this, the more frantic and desperate they were, the more amusing Zhang Qi found it.

Watching Zhang Qi's nonchalant demeanor, the panic in Sun Yiyao's heart suddenly settled.

If the sky falls, there's a tall person to hold it up.

In this society that mocks the poor but not the corrupt, Zhang Qi's formidable strength was her greatest source of confidence.

She took a deep breath, her eyes becoming exceptionally determined.

"Brother Qi, I want to borrow your things and take some photos of the payment records. Do you think that's okay?" Sun Yiyao's voice was soft, but her tone carried a hint of ruthlessness.

She had thought it through clearly.

Now, all those uncles, aunts, and elders in the group were attacking her.

Even her own parents thought she was shameless and that she had disgraced the Sun family.

But as long as she showed off Zhang Qi's strength.

And smashed this real, hard cash into the group.

Everyone's expressions would absolutely change drastically in a single second.

By then, they would only know that such a top-tier man was someone her cousin Sun Qianwen was too blind to cherish.

Her choice to take over was not only not wrong, but a wise move that would elevate her status instantly.

At that point, those relatives who were cursing the loudest right now would only be left with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Zhang Qi raised an eyebrow, immediately guessing what the woman was thinking.

Leveraging power to strike back.

This woman was indeed smart enough, and realistic enough.

"Sure, but don't take photos of my personal information." Zhang Qi agreed casually.

As a grown man, it really wasn't worth it for him to personally get into a fight with a gold-digger.

It was too demeaning.

Now that Sun Yiyao had volunteered to act as his mouthpiece, he was happy to be free of the trouble.

"Thank you, Brother Qi!" Sun Yiyao was overjoyed.

She stood up directly, walked around the dining table, and went to Zhang Qi's side.

With her hands clinging to Zhang Qi's shoulders, she planted a heavy kiss directly on Zhang Qi's cheek with her rosy lips.

It made a crisp smack sound.

This gesture was extremely natural, carrying a sense of asserting ownership and trying to please him.

This scene was extremely damaging to the eyes of other customers in the restaurant.

Several male customers who were dining with their girlfriends stared straight at them.

Such a top-tier beauty, with a seductive figure and a charming face.

To actually treat a man so actively and gently in a public place.

Who wouldn't be jealous seeing that?

Sun Yiyao didn't care about other people's gazes at all; her mind was completely focused on how to win a beautiful comeback battle in the group chat.

She began to set up the battlefield with swift and decisive action.

First, she took out the 120,000-yuan haute couture men's suit and the leather handbag worth over 90,000 yuan, placing them in the most conspicuous spot on the dining table.

Finding a good angle, she snapped a photo.

Next, she took Zhang Qi's newly purchased tri-fold phone.

She pulled up the screenshot of the morning's consumption records.

She was very cautious, using the phone's built-in editing function to cover up sensitive information like Zhang Qi's account number and name with thick, heavy mosaics.

Leaving only the shocking consumption amount and the merchant name.

After photographing the clothes and bags, she rearranged the full set of Apple products worth over 40,000 yuan.

She deliberately placed the receipt under the packaging box, revealing the amount column.

Snap, another photo.

Finally, the heaviest nuclear weapon.

She carefully opened the exquisite brocade box and took out the pure gold "Peace Tablet" weighing 968 grams.

And the 28,000-yuan Peace Buckle that Zhang Qi had casually given her.

The lighting by the restaurant window was excellent.

The heavy, restrained luster of pure gold that strikes deep into the soul was displayed perfectly under the lens.

Sun Yiyao took several close-ups in a row.

She even took a group photo of the 1-million-yuan receipt and the gold medal together.

After finishing everything, Sun Yiyao sat back in her seat.

She opened the WeChat group named "Loving Family".

At this moment, the group was still bustling with activity.

The eldest aunt, Sun Qianwen's mother, was sending long voice messages in the group.

Sun Yiyao didn't click on them, but she knew with her toes how ugly the insults were.

Other elders were also following the trend to criticize her.

Talking about disregarding ethics, ruining sisterly bonds, and being a disgrace to the family.

One heavy accusation after another was being hurled at her.

Sun Qianwen was playing the role of the victim, occasionally sending aggrieved emojis to stir up trouble.

Looking at these messages, Sun Yiyao's lips curled into a cold arc.

She opened her album, selected all the photos and screenshots she had just taken.

Clicked send.

The images instantly flooded the group.

The group chat, which had been scrolling with constant messages, suddenly experienced an eerie pause.

It was as if a pause button had been pressed.

A full half-minute passed before there was any movement in the group again.

The eldest uncle was the first to send a question.

"Yiyao, what do you mean by sending these?"

Immediately after, the third aunt also popped up.

"These clothes and bags look quite high-end."

The eldest aunt-in-law sent a shocked emoji.

"Is this gold medal real? It's so big, how much must it cost!"

The eldest aunt clearly hadn't caught on yet, and her tone remained tough.

"Sun Yiyao, stop trying to change the subject! Why are you sending these messy photos! Apologize to your sister immediately!"

It seemed that these things had nothing to do with what Sun Qianwen was accusing her of.

But strangely.

Sun Qianwen, who had been jumping around in the group and was the most active just a moment ago.

Was now plunged into a deathly silence.

No one noticed her disappearance, because everyone's attention was drawn by these few highly impactful photos.

Looking at the family relatives' questions, the arc of Sun Yiyao's lips widened, revealing a beautiful smile.

Her fingers tapped rapidly on the screen.

"These are all consumption records from my boyfriend, Zhang Qi, today."

"In just one morning, he spent over a million!"

The message was sent.

The group went quiet again.

Sun Yiyao didn't give them any time to react and continued to output frantically.

"See that full set of Apple products? Over 40,000, he bought it for me casually."

"He spent 1.2 million on gold, and that 20-gram Peace Buckle was also a small gift he gave me!"

"Sun Qianwen was right, Brother Qi was indeed her boyfriend before."

"But she despised Brother Qi for being poor, felt that there was no future with him, and insisted on breaking up!"

"She even started flirting with an older man who does engineering behind Brother Qi's back before they had even broken up!"

As soon as these messages appeared, it was equivalent to dropping a bombshell in the group.

The eldest aunt was silenced instantly.

Sun Yiyao's output continued.

"Such a good man, Sun Qianwen was blind and didn't know how to cherish him, but I treat him like a treasure!"

"Sun Qianwen and Brother Qi have completely broken up; they are free to marry whoever they want."

"I am with him, it's reasonable and legal, there is no problem at all!"

"Sun Qianwen posting these things in the group now is purely out of jealousy."

"Jealous that Brother Qi treats me well, jealous that Brother Qi spends money on me."

"But the root cause is that she's stupid!"

"She has eyes but fails to recognize gold-inlaid jade; she dumped a God of Wealth thinking he was a pauper, and now that she sees he's successful, she's unbalanced!"

After typing these words, Sun Yiyao felt the pent-up anger in her chest completely released.

She added one last paragraph.

"That's all I want to say."

"Brother Qi is taking me to the mall to continue shopping in a while, I don't have time to bicker with you about these rotten things."

"If you think I have a problem, then so be it."

"Anyway, as long as Brother Qi treats me well in the future, and as long as I live comfortably, that's all that matters!"

Message sent.

Sun Yiyao locked her phone and threw it directly onto the dining table.

When she was sending the messages one by one.

At first, a few relatives occasionally replied, sending question marks or expressing surprise.

But as the consumption amounts were revealed, and the truth about Sun Qianwen's cheating was exposed.

Fewer and fewer people spoke later on.

Until the last message was sent.

The group went completely quiet.

Deathly silence.

No one sent even a single punctuation mark anymore.

Sun Yiyao picked up the lemonade beside her and drank more than half a cup in big gulps.

Satisfying.

She turned her head to look at Zhang Qi and found that Zhang Qi was looking at her with an appreciative gaze.

"Well done." Zhang Qi did not skimp on his praise.

This woman's fighting power was indeed good; she was clear-headed and struck at the vital points.

After this outburst, Sun Qianwen probably felt like throwing her phone right now.

Hearing the praise, a brilliant smile bloomed on Sun Yiyao's charming face.

"It's all thanks to the confidence Brother Qi gave me." She replied coquettishly.

The group remained quiet.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

Those elders and relatives seemed to have been stunned by the massive amount of information and the terrifying consumption figures.

For these ordinary families, over a million in real, hard cash was too much of a shock—so much so that they needed time to digest it and re-evaluate the rights and wrongs of Sun Yiyao and Sun Qianwen in this matter.

Just at some second of the third minute.

The phone Sun Yiyao had placed on the table suddenly vibrated violently at a high frequency.

The buzzing sound merged into one.

Countless messages, like a burst dam, all surged out in an instant.