Chapter 225 - Seeing La Chapelle Again

Chapter 225 Seeing La Chapelle Again

Li Xianxian’s smile did not last for long, before it froze.

That was because she heard Tang Xia saying this to her, articulating each word slowly, “As for winning and losing, no one knows for sure. But there’s one thing I’m confident of.” At this point, Tang Xia looked at Li Xianxian, and gave her a meaningful smile.

“And that is, after this broadcast is over, your reputation will definitely be tarnished.”

The fact that Li Xianxian and Chu Tianjiao had almost let something happen between them, had spread like wild fire. Even if she were to gain victory this time around, her reputation had fallen terribly.

Hearing what Tang Xia said, Li Xianxian understood what she meant, at once. Her face paled instantly and she became fidgety. She lifted her hand, ready to give Tang Xia a slap across her face.

However, before her palm could make contact with Tang Xia’s face, Tang Xia grabbed hold of her hand.

“You want to hit me? Sure, but let me remind you. Your fans are still watching from the broadcast room.” Tang Xia said calmly, as the corners of her lips curled up gradually.

She was never a tiny white rabbit, whose life could be dictated by others. If Li Xianxian thought she was like a soft persimmon that could be pinched and prodded, then she was wrong.

The broadcast room was already in a heated argument, because of Li Xianxian’s action. Her eyes lost their focus, and she let down her hand slowly.

Without any further action, Li Xianxian left directly. She was not that dumb to further tarnish her own reputation in a situation where she had already lost all the good feelings her fans had for her.

Tang Xia’s facial expression became solemn, after Li Xianxian walked off.

Of course she would not become despicable, after gaining a slight upper hand in this battle. No matter what Li Xianxian’s reputation was after this broadcast, the situation at hand was most important to Tang Xia.

Judging from the video that Li Xianxian showed her earlier, Chu Tiankuo seemed to have been locked up in Chu Tianjiao’s room.

Chu Tiankuo was involved in this situation, because of her. Hence, Tang Xia must think of a way to save him. After thinking through, she decided that she should first go to Chu Tianjiao’s room, to assess the situation.

Chu Tianjiao’s room was the most highly-protected place in the whole of the Garden of Eden. Along the way there, there were many maids patrolling the area. In order to avoid attracting their attention, Tang Xia hid herself in an inconspicuous room.

Upon entering, Tang Xia realized that the room was very spacious. It was filled with all sorts of medication, some with labels that were illegible. It looked like some sort of a lab.

She was not sure if there was anyone inside. She hid behind the door, hoping to leave quickly after the maids on patrol left.

At this moment, a hesitant voice came from behind. “Tang Xia…what are you doing here?”

Tang Xia had such a fright that she almost shrieked. Seeing her reaction, the person quickly covered her mouth and said, “Don’t worry, it’s only me.”

Tang Xia then calmed down and looked at the person. She then realized that this person looked a little familiar. An instant later, Tang Xia’s eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise, “La Chapelle?”

It was not that Tang Xia was forgetful. La Chapelle looked totally different from Tang Xia’s memory of her – refreshing and sweet. Not only had she shaved off her beautiful long hair, but her previously smooth face was now scarred.

“Did La Chapelle go through any punishment for something that she did? Tang Xia looked at La Chapelle, and her whole face was filled with confusion. La Chapelle had already drawn the line between them.

“Follow me,” said La Chapelle, seeing that Tang Xia recognized her. She grabbed Tang Xia’s hand and as she walked, she kept on looking around surreptitiously, as if she was looking out for someone.

However, even though she pulled her hand, Tang Xia did not move. La Chapelle turned around and it was only then that she realized Tang Xia was still staring at her in confusion.

When Chu Tianjiao sent Tang Xia to hell, La Chapelle’s attitude had been very cold. Tang Xia thought that she had betrayed her. But what was it with La Chapelle’s behavior now?

Tang Xia stood rooted to the ground, hesitantly. She did not say a word, nor followed La Chapelle. Her eyes were filled with extreme caution.

Sensing the situation, La Chapelle added helplessly, “Trust me.” She then looked inside the room, in a worried manner.

Tang Xia saw that her gaze was sincere, and was moved eventually. She followed La Chapelle to a corner. She could not be harsh toward one, whom she had treated as a friend.

If La Chapelle was really going to harm her, she could only accept it.

However, the truth was that Tang Xia had made the right choice by trusting La Chapelle. After walking to the corner, La Chapelle explained to her why she had acted so coldly toward her.

It turned out that La Chapelle did it as a cover, so that she could wait for an opportunity.

If she had not maintained a distance from Tang Xia, she would very likely have been punished too. Tang Xia had already been sent to hell, if La Chapelle was also sent to hell, then they would have no chance at all.

During the time when Tang Xia was in hell, La Chapelle had not given up on their plan. She found her way into the lab, and tried to get the antidote for controlling the maids’ minds, but she failed. This was how she got the scar on her face.

After listening to La Chapelle’s explanation, Tang Xia’s eyes turned red. La Chapelle’s gaze also darkened. She heard about what happened to Tang Xia recently, and felt a little helpless about her failures.

However, they knew that this was not the time to be sentimental. After a short catch-up, Tang Xia told La Chapelle that Chu Tiankuo was locked up in Chu Tianjiao’s room. La Chapelle immediately said that she would help Tang Xia.

Tang Xia did not reject her. With La Chapelle’s help, it would definitely be much better than working alone, and in such a dangerous situation. Just as they were discussing how they should go about with the plan, a test tube filled with chemicals on a shelf, was accidentally knocked over.

The glass tube shattered into pieces. The sound was very loud. A look of horror formed on La Chapelle’s face. A female voice came from the room inside, “What’s that noise?”

After that, they heard a series of footsteps, and a fat woman who wore a white coat, came toward them. There was confusion in her voice. “La Chapelle, what are you doing?”

Tang Xia’s heart was on the verge of jumping out of her throat. La Chapelle thought of a brilliant idea on the spot. She pressed Tang Xia’s hand against her back, and as if trying to earn some credits, she said, “Professor, I’ve caught Tang Xia!”

“Oh?” That fat woman who wore a white coat, studied Tang Xia from head to toe, after hearing that. Tang Xia quickly cooperated with La Chapelle, and pretended to struggle.

The fat woman looked away, and did not find anything suspicious. She replied calmly, “Hmm.” She then ordered La Chapelle, “Bring her in!”

After which, she entered the room first.

“Yes, professor!” La Chapelle answered firmly, yet her heart was very anxious. She looked around and found a wrench in the cabinet. She passed it to Tang Xia.

“Do it when you have the chance,” La Chapelle said softly. Tang Xia understood what she meant and nodded. She pretended to be captured by La Chapelle, and entered the room.

Upon entering, her line of vision widened immediately. It seemed that this was the main part of the lab. The room that she had unknowingly entered earlier, must have been a storage room.

La Chapelle looked around and realized that there was no one else there, other than the fat woman. She pretended to ask casually, “Professor, where are the rest?”

The fat woman took a sip of water. She did not find anything suspicious at all. “They went to give medicine to the maids.”

So that meant that there was only the fat woman here. La Chapelle was overjoyed, and gave Tang Xia an imperceptible look. Tang Xia subtly positioned the wrench in her hand.

The fat woman remained seated. There was an average-sized office desk between them. She could not see what they were doing at all.

“Why were you hiding in the store room? Were you slacking again?” The fat woman looked up at La Chapelle. Her eyes were full of reprimand.

But before La Chapelle could respond, she turned her gaze towards Tang Xia, and said in a pleased tone, “But you’ve made it up for catching her. When I report this to the owner, he might prolong your free time.”

La Chapelle forced herself to look overjoyed, and nodded sincerely, “Thank you professor!”

However, she was a little anxious. The fat woman remained seated. There was an alarm behind her. Even though they could act now, she might trigger the alarm and call for the maids.

She must lure the fat woman away!

Seeing the fat woman pick up the phone, ready to report Tang Xia, La Chapelle’s heart dropped and she shouted anxiously.

“By the way, professor, when Tang Xia was struggling just now, she accidentally knocked over a few test tubes. There seemed to be a “danger” label on them. Will this cause any impact?”

Some of the test tubes in the lab contained complex chemicals. Usually, the fat woman took extra care to tell them to be careful, especially those that were labelled as “dangerous”.

“What? Why didn’t you say it earlier?” Hearing what La Chapelle said, the fat woman’s face color changed immediately. She put down the phone and said to La Chapelle anxiously, “Quick! Bring me there!”

“I was too focused on catching her and did not notice.” La Chapelle pretended to look guilty and scratched her head, while secretly giving Tang Xia a look. Tang Xia returned her look, to indicate that she understood, and held the wrench tightly in her hand.

The fat woman did not notice their exchange of looks, stood up quickly and headed toward the store room.

“Right over there, professor.” La Chapelle lured her away from her desk. Halfway there, the fat woman suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her gaze on La Chapelle was filled with doubts. “No, you’re lying!”

“That storeroom only stores normal test tubes. Ever since one of the batches had sprung a leak, the dangerous test tubes had been moved to a cabinet that was not easily accessible.”

The fat woman did not realize this, because she was too anxious earlier. Now she found that something seemed wrong, and became suspicious of La Chapelle immediately.

However, it was already too late.

Upon hearing her say the word’ no’, Tang Xia, who was behind her, had already made her move. She lifted the wrench and smashed downwards, without any hesitation!