Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The Heiress’ Gala had come to a complete close. Although a spiking incident took place during the gala, the owner of Boya Pavilion had indeed handled the matter in a reasonable manner. Xia Ruya had also gotten her deserts and while Lin Yingxin was rather pitiful, she actually also deserved what she had gotten. The gala came to a perfect close after the heiresses admired Wen Xinya’s exorbitant gift while being green with envy.
The days were shorter during October and by six in the evening, the sun had already set completely while the sky turned dark gradually. In the past, the gala would usually have ended by five.
Wen Xinya and Ye Feiyu left Boya Pavilion together and ran into Du Ruoxin, who was standing at a short distance away from them. Wen Xinya bid Ye Feiyu goodbye before saying, “Miss Du, please wait a moment.”
Since Du Ruoxin had given her a hand during the gala, she obviously had to return the favor and not pretend like she did not know anything at all. However, one of her life principles was to draw a clear line between feuds and favors.
Du Ruoxin stopped in her tracks and turned around slowly, only to be greeted with the sight of Wen Xinya striding towards her. She smirked in a derisive manner which Wen Xinya absolutely detested.
Wen Xinya walked towards Du Ruoxin and thanked her sincerely. “I’ll always remember the help that you gave me during the gala today. I’ll repay you for your kindness when I get the chance to do so in the future.”
Although she wouldn’t have fallen into the trap even if she were to consume the jimsonweed, Du Ruoxin had indeed saved her from plenty of trouble by giving her some help.
Du Ruoxin said with contempt, “Are you feeling proud and honored because I prefer you?”
She sounded rather humorous, but her thin lips often made her smile look cold and mean, so much that she seemed to become unapproachable and unfriendly.
Wen Xinya took a deep breath and said half-truthfully, “It’s indeed a great honor.”
Du Ruoxin had said that because it was reminiscent of their previous conversation during the gala where Wen Xinya mentioned sarcastically about being honored to have been liked by Du Ruoxin.
Back then, Wen Xinya simply took it as a sarcastic remark of Du Ruoxin’s. However, in hindsight, she realized that there must have been a deeper meaning.
Du Ruoxin stared at her for a long while before snorting with laughter. “You do sound genuine.”
Wen Xinya used to find Du Ruoxin a little difficult to understand and hence, kept her guard up against her. Although she sometimes felt irked and peeved by Du Ruoxin’s snide remarks, she did not detest Du Ruoxin.
Du Ruoxin was not exactly unapproachable and unfriendly, but rather, she was too arrogant and condescending towards others. There were only very few people who could impress her.
Hence, after some thought, Wen Xinya asked, “Pardon me for my randomness, but Miss Du, why did you choose to help me?”
Wen Xinya refused to believe that Du Ruoxin preferred her to Xia Ruya because she did not know Du Ruoxin at all prior to the gala. Since they had never interacted with each other before, how could she have liked Wen Xinya?
Although Du Ruoxin’s request to exchange seats with Ye Feiyu could be accredited to her penchant for being second in everything, there seemed to be a deeper significance in retrospect. She obviously knew right from the start that the snacks served to Wen Xinya would have been spiked.
The fact that she had also swapped the sets of snacks and tea right after the waitress served them meant that she knew of Xia Ruya’s and Lin Yingxin’s scheme right from the start. But how did she know about it?
There were plenty of suspicious points that Wen Xinya had to take seriously.
Although Du Ruoxin had given her a hand, she could not just owe Du Ruoxin a favor without getting a clear idea.
Upon sight of Wen Xinya’s solemness, Du Ruoxin gibed. “You people have such complicated brains and mindsets. You’re worrying so much even though someone else has given you some help. Can’t there be pure friendship between humans?”
Holding herself back from losing her temper, Wen Xinya took a deep breath and said, “Miss Du, are you trying to say that you helped me because you’re kindhearted and because we’re friends?”
Kindhearted, hehe! There won’t be any evil persons in this world if Du Ruoxin is considered to be a kind soul.
Friendship? Hah, we can’t even communicate properly, let alone be friends.
Upon hearing her words, Du Ruoxin grimaced and said, “You may take it that I was doing a kind deed because I’m in a good mood today.”
Wen Xinya smirked.
Staring at her calmly, Du Ruoxin asked, “But, do you really think that I was helping you?”
Wen Xinya could not quite understand what she meant because Du Ruoxin had indeed helped her, regardless of the reason.
Du Ruoxin chuckled and sneered. “As I said, you’re simple-minded, all brawn and no brains. Yet, you didn’t believe me. You’re so honest, it’s really strange. Weirdo, why would I help you for nothing? We’re not even related to each other.”
You’re the weirdo, your family is a bunch of weirdos!
“That’s wishful thinking on your part. I swapped the snacks, not because I wanted to help you, but rather, it’s because I wanted to see a good show. You’ve already kept your guard up throughout the gala and you know Traditional Chinese Medicine very well too. Once the jimsonweed starts to take effect, you’ll probably be able to sense it too. Hence, the poison won’t work on you! It’s different for Lin Yingxin, though.”
You’re the one who was thinking wishfully, narcissist.
“You’re so silly. I can’t use you at all. However, I’ll get to use Lin Yingxin to wreak havoc during the gala. Don’t you find it interesting? Once the truth is out, everyone will know how disgraceful the gala is.”
You’re the silliest!
“Of course, I also wanted to see if you were really that capable. Everyone regards you highly because you’re Old Mr. Mo’s granddaughter. Hence, I wanted to see if you deserve to be his granddaughter. But… you didn’t disappoint me, after all. You really do know what to do and how to deal with those scheming foxes. Xia Ruya got her deserts and the owner got controlled.”
Wen Xinya tried her best to stop herself from flaring up. “Thank you for helping me avoid the trouble, Miss Du.”
It’s Du Ruoxin’s privacy to keep mum about how she found out about Xia Ruya’s and Lin Yingxin’s scheme. It’s alright if she doesn’t want to tell me. I’m not going to do anything to her, anyway.
Du Ruoxin nodded and said, “Remember to drink more walnut and pig’s brain soup when you’re home. They’re good for your brain.”
Wen Xinya wished she could retort. She turned around and left without hesitation.
After a moment of silence, Du Ruoxin said, “What a silly girl. Old Mr. Mo should be getting a headache!”
Wen Xinya stormed off angrily, almost breaking the heel of her stilettos.
