Li Shengxia replied nonchalantly, "So what? I'm the one standing here at the end of the day, right?" She intentionally reached out to fiddle with Mo Nianchen's collar in a flirtatious manner.
Gina was shaking with fury.
She always thought the crown prince was unapproachable, thinking about how she had never even touched his hands before. However, the man who was so far beyond her reach was currently sharing such intimacy with Li Shengxia. How should she, the 'ex-girlfriend', supposed to feel about that?
"Li Shengxia, don't be so pathetic! At least I was once together with him. What about you? You're always being around him without ever being exclusive. This is why you're despised by most of the girls! Do you think you could've had peace back in school had it not been out of respect for the crown prince? You would've been dead long before this!"
A range of emotions moved across Li Shengxia's face like a storm. She did not know that the other girls disliked her so much. She was suddenly reminded of how they used to ingratiate her so she would help deliver their love letters to the man. As it turned out, this was how they really thought of her.
It did not matter anyway because she did not like those annoying girls either.
What was so great about Mo Nianchen that the girls felt this fatal attraction toward him the way moths flew to a flame? She was constantly being pestered by these girls every single day!
It was the same for Gina, who never once said anything about this when needed her help to bring them closer to Mo Nianchen.
She had always felt a certain kind of disdain toward Gina, even more so now upon seeing how she was getting closer to Yin Tangyi. What frustrated her the most was the fact that Gina had actually gone out with Mo Nianchen!
For reasons unknown to herself, she felt uneasy every time she thought about this! She would not let this perfect opportunity to slip now that Gina had come forward to annoy her again!
At the thought of this, she flashed a cold smile at the other woman. "That's still better than you! At least I've been by his side since the beginning, but you? You're nothing more than a used rag that's not even worth a second glance."
Gina's face fell instantly. "You…"
"What? You don't need to care about what tactics I use because what matters is that I'm here by his side. Can you do the same? If not then shut the door and bugger off, thank you very much. Besides, if you don't want to become a used rag that no one wants to keep, stop picking up things that others throw away!"
Gina had no idea this woman could be so mean!
The crown prince who was in deep sleep could not hear the conversation at all. Otherwise, Gina would have loved for Mo Nianchen to discover Li Shengxia's true colors!
She could not be impetuous since they were in Mo Nianchen's home ground, but there was no way she would just receive the insults plainly with no retaliation!
"Well, very well! Li Shengxia, you've been putting on a false pretense this whole time but really, you're just a shameless and calculative woman! How dare you take advantage of the crown prince? He might cut you off once he wakes up!"
Li Shengxia suddenly felt a pang of pain in her chest although she appeared unperturbed. "Well, we shall see if that's what's going to happen. Perhaps he'll adore me more."
Her words were simple, but her voice hinted of unrivaled confidence.
In fact, Gina had seen how the crown prince indulged in this woman. She initially thought of recording the incident that happened today to send to Mo Nianchen later but Li Shengxia's words reminded her otherwise.
She would be giving her a helping hand.
Gina was not that foolish!
She would be the one suffering great losses if things went wrong.
The woman was not stupid. She knew the crown prince had always treated Li Shengxia differently from other women!
He had never had any relationship that lasted longer than a week and yet never had he cast Li Shengxia aside since primary school, all the way through high school! Based on this one fact, it was enough to prove that the woman was more than a despicable used rag.
But what was the reason? Gina had sacrificed so much! Even taking the risk to go through multiple cosmetic surgeries and suffering to achieve this beautiful face she has today. Eventually, her determined effort paid off and she secured a chance to be with him…
The end result? Li Shengxia returned to his side once more and she got nothing in the end. She was dumped before she had the chance to touch his hand!
She was dissatisfied!
Li Shengxia finally broke the silence. "Do you get it now? Now shut the door and bugger off! I'm sure you know how poorly the crown prince thinks about you. You'll be the one who bears the consequences!"
A flurry of emotions moved like a storm across Gina's face. "You better watch out!" she said coldly.
"Sure, I'll be waiting."
Gina bit her lips despite not being bold enough to slam the door shut. Another surge of frustration rocked through her for not even getting the chance to lash out her anger. To suppress her fury, she stomped on the ground outside of the door. Unfortunately, her feet landed on a piece of the shattered wine glass Yin Tangyi had dropped to the ground earlier. Blood began to ooze out beneath her feet immediately!
The pain was hysterical. Celebrities must take good care of their legs as a slight scar could ruin the overall beauty. She had no alternative but to endure the pain and walk out of the room in silence.
Li Shengxia heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing the door shut behind the woman. She had been propping herself up with both arms for such an extended period of time that they began to shake. She was about to stand up but the man suddenly loosened his grip and thus she fell right into his arms, unable to escape.
She must have lost her mind. Why else would she have said something like that?
Gina would not have known.
So what if she was always by Mo Nianchen's side? So what if she was now his wife?
He would not love her nor would he want her love. The woman knew she would end up in broken pieces once she invested in this relationship. There was no love between the two of them; it was only a test of strength, one where the loser would walk away with nothing left. She could not afford to lose.
Gina held her high heels in one hand as she hobbled after Yin Tangyi. Her face was washed over with displeasure.
Meanwhile, Yin Tangyi was standing outside of the hotel, smoking quietly.
He leaned his back against the cold wall as the harsh September wind harassed his face. The piercing pain was harder to bear than the icy rain of December.
"Young Master Yin," Gina said as she now hobbled on her high heels. "I've hurt my feet. Can you please send me to the hospital?"
Yin Tangyi threw a quick glance at Gina. The woman's eyes reminded him of Li Shengxia, thus his hand reached out subconsciously intending to caress her face. It was as if she was right there with him, like she never left.
However, the man quickly recollected himself. He opened the door and positioned himself on the driver seat. "Get in," he said flatly.
Gina finally cheered up a little but just as she was about to get into the passenger seat the door was slammed shut right in her face. The denial of entrance shocked her into silence.
"Get into the back seat," he said coldly.
Gina was startled upon realizing the indifference that suddenly washed over the gentle man's face. She trembled slightly and finally got into the back seat.
"I've heard that Young Master Yin doesn't like people sitting in the front passenger seat. I now know that to be true." She was trying really hard to alleviate the tension in the air.
The man was completely focused on the road ahead.
The scenery outside the window flashed past them as the car moved forward steadily.
"I don't like being too close with other people," he said.
The crown prince had once said something similar as well but look at him now. Gina raised her eyebrows and replied, "I'll need three days to consider becoming the spokesperson of the Yinshi Group."
These two had met by coincidence. He saw her advertisement being played on the big screen among the crowd and suddenly decided to make this woman his company's spokesperson.
She was extremely pleased with the price and conditions offered by the other party. In fact, she was only trying to play hard to get by saying she required three days to consider.
The discussion went pleasantly until he met Li Shengxia in the hotel. It was as if he had changed into a completely different person.
"Hmm," he replied quietly. After witnessing the scene in the room, his brain was teeming with a whole tangle of emotions that he could barely sort out.
Upon remembering that Yin Tangyi might have had a relationship with Li Shengxia in the past, Gina questioned tentatively, "Young Master Yin, do you know Li Shengxia?"
This caught him off guard. "Yup," he finally replied flatly.
"I heard she caused a scene at your engagement party. I thought that was hearsay but turns out the both of you really are in some sort of a tangled mess."
"Not anymore," Yin Tangyi replied with an expression that was as still as water. He secretly wished they were still somehow related to each other.
Gina's right foot was still hurting. She thought she found someone who could understand her upon finding out he had completely broken down with Li Shengxia. She began criticizing the latter furiously.
"Li Shengxia is a treacherous and sly woman that likes creating trouble! She could even sell herself out for money! How extremely despicable!
"I heard she's taken the breakup fee offered by your mother. So that really happened. She's really cheap to disrupt the engagement party after receiving the breakup fee. She really thinks every man in the world is queueing up to please her, doesn't she?
"Her innocent appearance is a front to hide the disgusting thoughts she has in mind. It's a wise choice that you dumped her. I don't think she even deserves the breakup fee!"
"Screech!" The car suddenly pulled to a halt before she could finish her incessant criticism. The inertia sent her forehead into the back of the front passenger seat.
"Get out!" Yin Tangyi ordered coldly before she could figure out what happened.
Had they arrived at the hospital?
She put one hand to her forehead and another to her foot. "My foot's hurting. Young Master Yin, can't you help me out?" she asked while looking at the man blankly.
"Get lost!"
Her face fell as if she could not believe what she was hearing. "What did you say?"
"I want you to get lost!"
After verifying her doubt, the woman shouted angrily, "Yin Tangyi!"
He was not bothered about the woman behind him, who was shaking so much she could barely speak. His indifferent voice rang in the air.
"Who do you think you are to judge her! Altering your appearance to look like her doesn't mean you'll acquire her grace too. You reek of a stench of money and all you talk about is wealth and men. Aren't you disgusted by yourself?"
She was at a loss for words. Little did she expect the man would hurl insults at her. Eventually, she spoke after a long silence yet the shock was still audible in her voice. "You… You're insulting me?"
"Why the f*ck are you still in my car after realizing that?!"
Gina pushed the door open hastily and Yin Tangyi quickly followed suit.
He ripped off the expensive foot mat and car seat cover in the back and threw them into the trash can nearby without hesitation as if he was disgusted by the fact that she had sat on them before.
A terrified expression instantly washed over the woman's face.
Then, he retrieved the contract, tore it into half twice before throwing the now meaningless pieces of paper into the trash.
She finally regained her composure from this frightening and infuriating moment. "You… You… You… You begged me to be your company's spokesperson!"
The man replied flatly without showing any mercy, "Thanks for reminding me now before it's too late. If I had only learned about your personality after we signed the contract, I'd have an expensive compensation on my hands!"
The final traces of color drained off her face within seconds.
"Besides, you got one thing wrong. I didn't dump her. She was the one who dumped me."
The woman appeared greatly astonished. His voice continued to fill the air.
"I'll be waiting for her if she decides to return to me, but even if you regret your choice, Yinshi will never offer any partnership with you ever again."
With that, he entered the car and sped into the distance.
Gina, who was left behind, began coughing hysterically after inhaling a breath of exhaust fumes. After recollecting herself, she threw the high heels in her hand at the speeding car. "Yin Tangyi, you lunatic!" she yelled.
Her high heel landed right into a police car and she was invited to the police station in a matter of seconds.
"Let go of me. Don't you know who I am? I'm Gina the great celebrity!"
"Miss, you're a disruption to the peace of the neighbourhood by throwing things and shouting in the streets. We're right to bring you to the police station for further investigation. Please give us your cooperation!"
"Yin Tangyi! Ah… Ah…" The exasperated and furious woman screamed at the top of her lungs but soon she was being pushed into the police car.
*
Inheritance Hotel.
It was already the next morning by the time Li Shengxia opened her eyes. She tried really hard to struggle free of Mo Nianchen last night but it was to no avail. Eventually, she fell asleep in his embrace. He was still holding her wrists firmly right this very second.
The man felt a little bit foggy-headed. He found someone lying on his chest the second he opened his eyes. Undoubtedly, he was startled to find the woman to be Li Shengxia.
Had they ever hugged each other in silence like this? She was not dodging or pushing him away. Instead, she curled up quietly in his chest like a Persian cat.
He could not recall what happened last night apart from the fact that he was drinking with Ouyang and the rest. Why would she be the person he saw when he first opened his eyes?
Simultaneously, the woman stirred thus he quickly shut his eyes and pretended to still be in sleep.
She sighed silently upon seeing the man still asleep. She had no idea how she fell asleep last night. Her first instinct was to get out of the man's arms but she realized he was still holding onto her wrists firmly.
Was she going to keep waiting? Her voice sounded shaky when she tried calling out his name. "Mo Nianchen?"
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