Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 492 - 303 Big Shot Appears!_3

The other party did not respond.

Tokta and Leon were both noted figures along the border, and they definitely knew each other.

However, when Tokta heard the VIP customer greet him, he couldn’t react immediately. He continued to stare intently at the newspaper as though he had seen something quite unbelievable.

Leon’s smile stiffened, now even more curious about what he was looking at.

Tokta spread the newspaper in front of him, and Leon moved to his side to look along with him.

The headline news occupied an entire page, and upon seeing the title, Leon couldn’t help but exclaim, "Which kid got so lucky to actually find it, and with reserves equivalent to three Diamond Mines?"

Though shocked and envious, neither he nor Tokta were the type of tycoons to be stunned simply because someone had discovered a diamond mine. Leon quickly realized that what Tokta was gazing at so intently was not the content of the news but a photograph published in the center of the newspaper.

It was the one secretly taken by Gadi’s subordinate.

Leon shook his head, his dazed vision finally managed to focus on the photo. Although it was taken secretly, the pixel quality was quite clear.

He quickly saw ’Dad’ in it.

Jiang Xuan also went there?

Immediately after, he noticed another face that seemed familiar.

After thinking hard, he suddenly realized.

It looked familiar indeed, the one who came with Jiang Xuan to his private room last time was Xia Xian!

This kid had been in the border area for less than ten years, but he had stirred quite a commotion.

It was impossible not to take notice.

Leon was also from the Wealthy District, but he didn’t repel newcomers like some other rich businessmen. In contrast, he admired Xia Xian’s abilities.

All of these couldn’t be the reason for Mr. Tokta’s shock. With this question in mind, Leon finally shifted his gaze to Xia Ye—located where Xia Xian and Jiang Xuan’s lines of sight intersected—

That day, Xia Ye was wearing a straw hat, but in this photo, her little face was raised.

The girl’s delicate face was against the sun, her features clearly visible, and the dirt on her cheeks made her appear more lively and animated.

Her semi-long black hair draped over her shoulders; this was a bona fide girl...

Leon squinted his eyes into a thin line.

This girl... why does she look so familiar...

The one Tokta had been looking at all along was Xia Ye.

He quickly realized that she had disguised herself as a man that day.

Xia Ye, back in women’s clothes, resembled the girl in that old family photograph even more, and the streaks of dirt on her face made her expression seem identical to the one in the photo.

A premonition arose in Tokta’s heart, this girl must be a descendant of their family’s benefactor!

For their family, discovering a trace of their benefactor was more important than anything else. He quickly thought that he should report this news to his father, who was old-fashioned, yet preoccupied with a myriad of daily affairs.

Come to think of it, it had been two years since he last saw his father. The last sighting was in a clip broadcast on TV during the mayoral election.

He first called his father. It rang twice, but no one answered.

He seriously suspected his father had forgotten his mobile number.

Calling the mayor’s secretary, the line was constantly busy this time.

Having no other choice, Tokta finally dialed the mayoral hotline prepared for the public...

**

Before they knew it, New Year’s Eve had arrived. When Xia Ye woke up in the morning, she heard the bustling sounds of the Filipino maids in the outer room.

Immersed in the Chinese New Year atmosphere, the villa was decked out in festive decorations, and the maids were busy with the big cleanup, signifying the removal of the old to welcome the new.

Quite a few old items in the house had been turned out, and anything unwanted was to be thrown away before noon.

This was also the first time the Filipino maids were experiencing the Chinese New Year atmosphere, their expressions revealing joy and excitement.

Xia Ye polished a sugar tangerine and noticed an exquisite-looking briefcase among the old items Xia Xian had dug out.

Opening the briefcase, it was neatly packed with small rectangular jade stones. Each rectangle had beautifully carved patterns, some bar-shaped, some disc-shaped, others with numbers in Chinese characters.

And all these numbers and patterns were inlaid with diamonds.

This was a set of...

Xia Xian: "Little Tiangao, you’re up? Ah, this is a mahjong set someone gave your third brother a long time ago. If you like it, he can give it to you."

"Mahjong?" Xia Ye was hungry.

Xia Xian realized, with Little Tiangao just back home for a year, it was normal not to have seen mahjong: "Do you want to play? Your brother can teach you. Maybe you can even make some pocket money with it during the New Year."

Xia Ye nodded leisurely: "Is it hard to learn?"

She had a feeling that coming to the border for the New Year, she would have an unexpected windfall.

Xia Xian: "Actually, it’s not hard to learn. You’re so smart, you’ll get it in no time, but playing mahjong... it’s not all about learning."

Xia Ye: "Then what’s it about?"

Xia Xian: "Good memory, anticipation, and reading people."

Xia Ye: ...

Wasn’t that walking right into the line of fire?

But how could just the two of them play? And she felt a bit guilty about winning too much from her third brother.

Meanwhile, a black sedan with a Border City Hall license plate was slowly approaching the Xia Family villa...