Chapter 9

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A week later.

Early in the morning, the warm sun rose from the thick clouds.

Lu Qi used simple equipment to train to improve her figure. Her fair face blushed due to the intense exercise, and the sweat on her collarbone condensed into droplets, making her look rather cute.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. She pushed the door open and saw the maid standing outside nervously, holding an exquisite gift box in her hand.

The maid avoided her gaze and said in a shaky voice, “Ms. Lu, your birthday party will be held in two hours. This is the dress that the Lu family has prepared for you.”

“Later, all the relatives and friends of the Lu family will be present. Please start preparing in advance.”

“… My birthday party?”

Lu Qi frowned and nodded. She glanced back at the number marked with a red circle on the calendar.

Was this the day Yu Yang said he was going to break off the engagement?

Lu Qi was thinking about how to deal with it. Her eyes inadvertently swept across the gift box in the maid’s hand, and she keenly noticed that the box had signs of being opened.

She casually opened the gift box and saw the flamboyant and messy gown. Lu Qi coldly called out to the maid and asked, “Who told you to send it here?!”

The maid stood stiffly on the spot. She secretly swallowed her saliva and whispered, “The gown was… it was prepared by Ms. Nuannuan.”

Lu Nuannuan?

“… Alright.”

Lu Qi pursed her lips and nodded. She returned to the bedroom and shook off the exceptionally close-fitting dress. She looked at her ugly appearance in the floor-to-ceiling mirror.

The cloth tightly wrapped around her body, exposing all her flaws as if she was a joke.

She was “thankful” that Lu Nuannuan had spent so much effort on her and deliberately found this extremely ugly dress to humiliate her!

Lu Qi’s eyes darted around. She opened the closet and took out a white dress before swiftly and decisively cutting it with a pair of scissors…

Two hours later, the Lu family and the Yu family were exchanging greetings in the living room.

Yu Yang was only focused on looking for Lu Nuannuan.

Lu Nuannuan pretended to be obedient and sensible as she accompanied Old Master Lu. From time to time, she would stare at the movements on the second floor, waiting for Lu Qi to make a fool of herself!

Bang!

The bedroom door opened.

Lu Qi wore a fluffy and elegant pure white dress as she slowly appeared in everyone’s line of sight. The dress that had been modified retained its original color and had some added highlights. The fluffy design on her shoulders covered her figure, making her look cute and sweet.

Everyone’s eyes flashed with surprise.

“Is… is this still the young lady of the Lu Family? Her taste is usually so bad, so why is she suddenly dressed so beautifully today!”

“I actually think she’s a little cute… Oh my god, I must be crazy.”

Even Lu Han stood rooted on the ground for a long time before pride flashed across his face. He held her hand and brought her to greet the other relatives, and she responded with a polite smile.

Lu Nuannuan stared at Lu Qi with jealousy and hatred. Then, she found the maid and signaled for her to follow her to the corner.

Lu Nuannuan said fiercely, “You can’t even handle such a small matter!”

The maid didn’t dare to refute and lowered her head, wanting to explain. However, Lu Nuannuan suddenly interrupted the maid and couldn’t be bothered to listen to her explanation.

She stared at Lu Qi with a vicious thought in her mind and ordered in a low voice, “Later, find an opportunity to get close to Lu Qi and pour red wine on her. Do you understand?”

Lu Nuannuan pointed at the two glasses of red wine on the table and narrowed her eyes. “If you mess up again, pack your things and get out of the Lu family!”

The maid was so frightened that her lips turned pale. She hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Lu Qi followed Lu Han, but she kept her eyes on Lu Nuannuan from the corner of her eyes.

When she saw her whispering to the maid, she had already guessed their plan.

It seemed like that was all to Lu Nuannuan’s schemes!

A mocking smile flashed across Lu Qi’s eyes. She deliberately walked to a place not far away from Lu Nuannuan and waited for the maid to approach her.

The maid was very tense. Lu Qi stared at her wrist movements and pretended to bump into a stool, dodging to the side.

Lu Qi’s sudden disappearance made the maid spill red wine onto Lu Nuannuan’s body instead!

“Ah!!! Ah ah ah- how dare you spill wine on me, you b*tch!!”

Lu Nuannuan could not open her eyes while wiping the sticky red wine. Her hair was wet from the wine and her dress stuck to her skin. She looked extremely pathetic.

Lu Qi bit her red lips and walked to her side. She looked aggrieved and worried as she asked, “Nuannuan, are you okay?”

Lu Nuannuan stared at Lu Qi with a blurry gaze. She vaguely saw the smile on Lu Qi’s lips. She completely lost her mind and roared, “It’s all your fault! You deliberately made me look bad!”

Their argument attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

Lu Qi turned her head and stared at the maid. She said in a cold and indifferent voice, “How can you frame me like this? If I hadn’t hit the stool, the wine would have spilled on me instead…”

Lu Wei ran over from somewhere and urged Lu Nuannuan to change her clothes. He stared at Lu Qi suspiciously.

He had seen clearly from afar just now that Lu Qi was clearly avoiding it on purpose!

When did she become so flexible and scheming?

Lu Wei kept feeling that there was something wrong with Lu Qi. It was as if she had changed into a different person!

“Lu Qi, I didn’t expect your heart to be so vicious! You deliberately made Nuannuan look bad!”

Yu Yang had unknowingly come to Lu Qi’s side. He spoke in a low voice, his eyes filled with disdain and disgust.