Chapter 210 Getting Jealous While Fighting For Attention
“You’re just someone that takes advantage of relationships! You only dare to cause a scene here because you have a bit of a connection to Chu Tianjiao! Do you really think that you’re a big shot?”
La Chapelle looked at the furious Li Xianxian. After hearing her words of frustration, she suddenly found this very funny. She pulled her hand away from Li Xianxian’s hands, which were grabbing onto her arms. Li Xianxian’s strength was quite intense!
She was indeed the girl that was favored by Chu Tianjiao. While holding onto La Chapelle, Li Xianxian continued to add more strength. La Chapelle could feel that Li Xianxian was almost causing her arms to turn purple.
Tang Xia could see the commotion but did not want to get involved. After all, this was not something she was good at.
She believed that the people who played this kind of mind and heart games had nothing better to do.
Even on usual days, she rarely watched palace dramas. She felt that it was not meaningful. On the contrary, it was pretty dumb for a bunch of women to fight over a man. However, she had never thought that one day she would be one of them.
La Chapelle could tell that Tang Xia did not want to get involved. She did not say anything. Instead, she only glared at Li Xianxian. She remembered clearly that Li Xianxian had wanted her to lose. She was a vengeful person that hated people easily.
“Even so, I was capable enough to be born with it! Do you have an opinion on that?”
Li Xianxian was instantly dumbfounded by her words. Even after holding back for a while, she did not know how to reply. La Chapelle saw Li Xianxian’s face turn red and green and happily stuck out her chin.
Suddenly, Tang Xia could not hold back anymore and started laughing. Why were these people acting like a bunch of kids that had yet to grow up?
The two of them put no substance in their words. La Chapelle and Li Xianxian turned their heads to look at Tang Xia at the same time. Tang Xia was startled.
“What’s so funny?”
Tang Xia quickly changed her expression and pretended that nothing had happened.
La Chapelle was also confused. She should be on the same team as Tang Xia. Why was she laughing at her so obviously?
Just as the war between the trio was just about to be reignited, the door was slammed open and everyone in the room turned to look at it uniformly.
Even Li Xianxian, who had wanted to scold Tang Xia, stopped talking instantly and turned to look at the door. Chu Tianjiao entered slowly, attracting everyone’s attention.
He seemed to have changed into new clothes for this so-called fashion show. He looked different than usual.
He was already beautiful beyond words to begin with, like a standard combination of an angel and a devil. Now that he was wearing this figure-enhancing, extremely charming special suit, he looked just like satan climbing out of hell. He entered slowly, accompanied by a bunch of maids.
Tang Xia rolled her eyes hard. This person had such a deep interest in this. He had even changed his clothes and dressed up for this inexplicable game. Was this what was known as the cuteness of one’s contrast?
However, his entrance meant that the war had begun.
The girls all around cheered loudly, as if they had never seen Chu Tianjiao before. Tang Xia touched her face. Didn’t this bunch of people have a sense of dignity? Wasn’t he just someone who looked very good?
Why didn’t they feel a single bit of frustration about getting fooled and played by him? Where had they thrown their dignity?
Upon entering, Chu Tianjiao noticed Tang Xia and Li Xianxian. After all, they were the most outstanding people in the room.
When Tang Xia saw that Chu Tianjiao was walking towards them, her eyes wandered around as she began to think. She took one step towards Li Xianxian silently.
The others did not notice, but Li Xianxian did. She frowned. Why had this dude gotten so close to her suddenly? Tang Xia’s sudden movement meant that she was not up to anything good! Li Xianxian turned her head and shoved her away.
“What are you doing?”
As Tang Xia was pushed down, even La Chapelle looked at her in confusion. What is she up to again? Can’t she see that Chu Tianjiao is over there?
The corners of Tang Xia’s lips twitched when she saw how disappointed La Chapelle was at her. Was she doing this just to attract Chu Tianjiao’s attention? She was so stupid! She seemed to be nothing other than his cousin.
Characters with brains like hers always died in the first few episodes of drama series.
La Chapelle looked at Tang Xia’s eyes and inexplicably felt that she was being looked down on. Li Xianxian saw the eye contact between them and instantly realized that something was amiss. She turned her head and looked at Chu Tianjiao, her eyes showing that she was really sad and pitiful, as if she was really going to tear up.
Chu Tianjiao looked at Li Xianxian’s eyes. He had seen the interaction between the trio just now. A tint of inexplicable meaning flashed across his eyes as well.
Tang Xia, who saw that Chu Tianjiao’s gaze had been successfully attracted by their actions, felt happy. However, she quickly grew worried and frowned.
Damn it. Although she had practiced before, she had never done such things in front of a man. She took in a deep breath. Then, as if she had made a decision, she lifted her head suddenly.
Chu Tianjiao, Li Xianxian and La Chapelle were all startled. What was she going to do?
Li Xianxian had an ominous premonition. Was this woman going to play a dirty trick? No, she could not fall victim to her trap! Unfortunately, she was too late.
Just as Li Xianxian was about to make a move, Tang Xia lifted one hand slowly and rested it on her hips. The other hand was hanging down naturally. Her long, slender arms looked as if they were carved out of white jade, and her legs were naturally crossed.
Her skin looked as if it had just been soaked in milk. It was smooth and tender. She stood with her chest and head up high, her confident look causing the surrounding girls’ faces to fall. She slowly exposed her collarbone as she breathed. Even her belly button looked like it had been carved out diligently by a sculptor.
The small amount of cloth covered the parts that should be covered, and the faintly-outlined figure looked even more tempting and fatal.
Li Xianxian suddenly realized what that act was all about. She was using her as a stepping stone!
Li Xianxian looked at Tang Xia, who was showing off her figure to Chu Tianjiao. She was so furious that she wanted to just charge forward and tear down the little amount of cloth on her. However, she knew very well that this was Li Xianxian. How could she do such a superficial thing?
“Tianjiao!”
Tang Xia and the surrounding girls were all startled by this sticky, greasy voice that sounded deliberately cute. Li Xianxian’s voice also distracted Chu Tianjiao, who had been admiring Tang Xia’s figure, and brought him back to reality.
When he finally snapped back to reality, he only saw Li Xianxian running towards him with a pitiful expression. Chu Tianjiao frowned.
“What’s wrong?”
Li Xianxian threw herself at him directly, but Chu Tianjiao obviously did not want to get close to her. Although Li Xianxian felt awkward instantly, she quickly reacted.
“They are bullying me! Look! They only gave me a pathetic gauze!”
Chu Tianjiao followed the direction she was pointing at and took a look. Without saying a word, he turned to look at Tang Xia, who was standing aside. Tang Xia was startled. Was she supposed to do something at this point in time? After all, her strategy for the day was seduction…
La Chapelle instantly wanted to approach Li Xianxian and give her a tight slap. Didn’t Tang Xia have a lesser material? However, Tang Xia was not crying and pretending to be all sorrowful just to gain his pity.
She dared to assume that if Tang Xia were to act pitiful, it would be an easy task for her.
Tang Xia, who had prepared herself for a while, looked up at Chu Tianjiao. She suddenly smiled and walked up to him.
“Look at my outfit today. Does it look good?”
Chu Tianjiao was dumbfounded. Indeed, he could tell that Tang Xia looked a little different today. However, he could not pinpoint exactly how.
Right now, Tang Xia’s shy face looked like a wild rose whose torn had finally been plucked out by him. Was she trying to act cute in front of him?
Chu Tianjiao had so many questions in his heart, yet he did not show them on his face. He only looked at her and then at Li Xianxian, his gaze wandering between the two of them. He eventually looked at Li Xianxian.
“Even though it’s just a piece of pathetic gauze, you are still the most beautiful person here.”
Li Xianxian was elated beyond words! Chu Tianjiao pulled her into his embrace swiftly.
Tang Xia had not expected that her first effort to act cute and seduce someone would be pointless. La Chapelle, who had witnessed the whole scene from the sidelines, was also shocked that Chu Tianjiao had chosen Li Xianxian. After all, in his place, she would have chosen Tang Xia.
As Li Xianxian was busking in happiness and Tang Xia and La Chapelle were frowning deeply, there seemed to be a commotion by the window.
Chu Tianjiao looked in the window’s direction and shoved Li Xianxian away. The crowd looked and saw that a girl was trying to jump out of the window.
Tang Xia and La Chapelle were shocked. They both glanced at each other and remained silent. They looked at Chu Tianjiao, who was standing beside them, in confusion. What was going on?
Two maids ran forward suddenly and tried to drag the girl down by her arms. Tang Xia frowned. Chu Tianjiao’s expression was blank and cold. He watched the scene unfold before his eyes in silence.
The girl’s reaction was very intense as she swung the two maids’ hands away.
She shouted, “I don’t care if I die, I just don’t want to become a walking zombie!”
The room fell silent. Only the girl’s cries and the sound of other people breathing could be heard. The air was as silent as if it was frozen. They all watched the girl in silence, as if she was already a dead person in their eyes.
“Then let her die.”
As Chu Tianjiao looked at the girl, a cold smile formed on his lips. The two maids charged forward again and slammed the girl down violently.
The girl fell onto the ground in pain, the skin on her arm peeling off due to the friction. However, Chu Tianjiao did not treat her gently at all. He coldly watched her get dragged out.
The room was scarily silent. All the girls were too afraid to speak. While Tang Xia watched the girl being dragged, her heart could not stop shivering in fear.