novelraw Chapter 1760 - 398: Lingering Spirit, Sowing Discord
Chapter 1760 - 398: Lingering Spirit, Sowing Discord
Huamao Villa is located in a high-end villa complex in the suburbs of Jingdu. Because the nearby area is slated for development into a CBD commercial area, property prices have been "shooting up".
Ji Yunya and Yan Xing got out of the car one after the other.
Following closely, the door of the passenger seat opened, and a young girl wearing a cute pink puffy dress stepped out.
"Ouch." The girl sprained her ankle and angrily kicked off her high heels: "What kind of lousy shoes are these, torturing me to death."
As soon as she spoke, she shattered the sweet and cute image.
Yun Ya couldn’t help but shake her head and chuckle: "Shi Ba, mind your manners."
Shi Ba shot Yun Ya a resentful glance: "Miss, these high heels are pure torture, how do you all manage to walk so gracefully and keep a straight face?"
Yan Xing giggled and said: "Because women have a love for beauty at heart, you’ll get used to it."
"And this dress? Ugh~ it’s so awful...." Shi Ba’s tone was full of disdain. Just because she looked cute didn’t mean she liked cute styles. She never thought she’d ever dress so flamboyantly in her life.
"Alright, we should go in. If you’re uncomfortable, you can wait for me here."
"How can I do that?" Shi Ba glanced in the direction of the villa, "I have a feeling there’s a strong murderous aura hidden here. I need to protect Miss for comfort."
With that, she held her head high and walked briskly in high heels. What kind of storms hadn’t Shi Ba weathered? Would she really be defeated by a pair of high heels? Ridiculous.
Yan Xing bent over with laughter: "Look at her walk, where’s the girlish demeanor? She looks like a tomboy, I’m dying of laughter."
Hearing Yan Xing’s words, Shi Ba pouted resentfully. She suddenly slowed down and started to mimic Yun Ya’s walk. But not everyone can imitate it, and instead, she looked comically awkward, prompting Yan Xing to laugh repeatedly.
"No need to force it; just walk as you usually do. Otherwise, you’ll attract attention," Yun Ya reminded.
Taking Yun Ya’s advice, Shi Ba walked in her usual manner. Though somewhat carefree, it wasn’t so conspicuous anymore.
"Miss Yan, Miss Ji, you’ve arrived." The Meng Family’s butler warmly greeted them.
"Uncle Chen, where’s Aunt?"
"Madam is upstairs with Miss. I’ll go invite her down right away."
"No need, spending time with our cousin is more important. Yun Ya and I will just look around."
"In that case, I won’t disturb you. Call me if you need anything." With those words, he retreated.
Yun Ya scanned the room with her eyes. Not many people had arrived tonight, around seven or eight folks, both men and women. They seemed to be Meng Junci’s classmates and friends, some from wealthy families and some from humble backgrounds, gathered in two or three small groups. Their eyes landed on Yun Ya as she walked in, subtly assessing her.
Among them, one gaze in particular was strikingly piercing.
It turned out to be Ma Shuangshuang, whom Yun Ya had previously interacted with,
"Doesn’t that person look like Ji Yunya?" a girl murmured, her envious gaze glued to Yun Ya.
The girls were envious, and the males were entranced.
"It should be, since the Yan Family and the Meng Family are related by marriage. That young girl next to her is Meng Junci’s cousin. It’s no surprise she came," said with a somewhat disdainful tone.
"She looks even more beautiful than in the photos~ Hey... should we go over and say hello?"
"Go if you want, she’s not a big star after all...."
Their chatter fell on deaf ears to Yun Ya, while Shi Ba was still fussing over her high heels. Yan Xing, however, had rushed over to the table with snacks and drinks right away. In order to fit into her pretty dress, she had barely eaten anything for lunch, and was now starving. She took a deep breath, grabbed a piece of chocolate cake, and took a bite, then handed another piece to Yun Ya: "Sister Yun Ya, I noticed you didn’t eat much at lunch either. You must be hungry now, so why not have something to tide you over?"
Yun Ya smiled: "I’m not hungry, you go ahead."
Yan Xing, with her mouth full, mumbled: "If you don’t, I will...."
Yun Ya handed her a glass of red wine: "Slow down, no one’s taking it away...."
"Miss Ji?" A puzzled voice called from behind.
Yun Ya turned to see a pleasant-looking young girl walking toward her.
Yun Ya’s eyebrows knitted slightly.
The young girl said with a smile: "Miss Ji is forgetful. We’ve only met once, so it’s normal if you don’t remember me. Let me reintroduce myself. I’m Huo Chanyi, a close friend of Ah Ci."
Huo Chanyi’s bright and genuine smile was very endearing, making her easy to like.