The West auditorium was decorated in a European style. Though the area wasnât very big, those who could receive the invitation belonged to families ranking in the top 500 nationwide. And not all were studying in this University, many had gone abroad.
So those that came actually werenât too many. Adding on the companions they brought, the headcount didnât even reach a hundred.
Shi Sheng hadnât brought a companion so she just stood alone in a corner as she watched the many faces of the crowd. These people wore a mask on their faces {not literally}, who knew what the true emotions under them might be?
However, as an observer, she could easily catch the disgust, disdain, jealousy, envy and the like that they revealed when the other party wasnât paying attention.
âWhat are you looking at so enthusiastically?â An elegant female voice sounded beside Shi Shengâs ear.
Xiao Wei was wearing a closefitting evening gown, emphasizing her prominent figure. She wore exquisite make-up. She had a head full of wavy hair. Her every action was filled with tempting seductiveness, making her seem like a strong confident woman[1].
Shi Sheng looked at her. Feeling rather bored, she started chatting with Xiao Wei, âDonât you find them fun?â
âHow so?â
âWearing a mask all day, do you think they get tired?â
Xiao Wei blanked out for a moment before her gaze when she looked at Shi Sheng was like looking at a freak. Seeing her still watching so enthusiastically, Xiao Wei discovered she suddenly couldnât understand this girl in front of her.
Xu Chengyue was proud, she had been pampered into a princess by her family, which was pretty much the same as the rest of age group in their circle.
But the girl in front of her gave her an unspeakable feeling. If you really wanted her to describe it, she would probably say it was⊠ill-intent. One that was directed at everyone. âWhy does it feel like sheâs prepared to take revenge on society?â
Xiao Wei was scared by this idea of hers. Looking at the girl beside her who was still all-smiles, it was like a cat looking at an interesting toy. How was that dangerous? Xiao Wei simply waved it off as her thinking too much.
âThereâs going to be a good show later. Want to come and watch?â Shi Sheng suddenly extended an invitation to Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei forced herself to ignore the feeling that something was strange as she regained her previous aura. Her gaze containing disdain, she asked, âWhat show?â
âWhatâs she up to?â
âI promise you wonât be disappointed.â
The only reason Shi Sheng invited her was because she was a miserable antagonist who ended up terribly. After thinking for a bit, Xiao Wei nodded slightly. She wanted to see what Xu Chengyue was up to.
Shi Sheng had already locked on to Su Yiyi who was standing together with Ling Hao. He was currently saying something to her which caused her to laugh frequently, causing the girl who was standing next to her to hate her so much her teeth itched. Her gaze seemed like it wished it could kill her with stares alone.
Once Su Yiyi and Ling Hao had split up, Shi Sheng brought Xiao Wei into the crowd. She didnât do anything, she was simply walking aimlessly in the crowd. If she recognised someone sheâd nod politely though. This made Xiao Wei uncertain what she was up to.
âSu Yiyi, you did it on purpose!â
âIâm sorry, I didnât expect you to turn around so suddenly.â Su Yiyi hurriedly apologised.
âForget it, help me pick it up.â The girl pointed at the handbag on the ground while making an âI canât be bothered with youâ expression.
Su Yiyi placed her drink on the buffet table nearby before bending over to pick up the handbag.
Just as she was bending over, that girl shot a look at a person next to her. That person reached out to change Su Yiyiâs drink. However, she didnât expect Su Yiyi to suddenly look up. The girl was startled but saw someone stand in front of her, who just so happened to distract Su Yiyi.
âMs Xu.â At the same time as she made a sigh of relief, she got a bit nervous. âShe probably saw everything from where she came from just now, right?â
Shi Sheng gave a slight nod before speaking with a smile. âCan you please pass be a cup of fruit juice.â
The girl hurriedly passed a cup of fruit juice over to Shi Sheng, who didnât even spare a glance at Su Yiyi before walking back into the crowd.
Once she had confirmed the drinks had been switched, she bent over to pick up her handbag before walking off.
As Xiao Wei hadnât seen Su Yiyiâs drink being switched she didnât understand why Shi Sheng went over to get fruit juice.
This event had played out in the original storyline too. Someone who was jealous of how close Su Yiyi was to Ling Hao swapped her drink, planning on teaching her a lesson. Su Yiyi had discovered the plan but she hadnât revealed anything, instead giving the swapped drink to Xu Chengyue.
Xu Chengyue drank the spiked drink causing her to feel dizzy. Su Yiyi brought Xu Chengyue to one of the resting rooms in the back of the auditorium. She then distracted the person who had spiked the drink so no one noticed that Xu Chengyue went in there. After that, she pretended to feel unwell and headed to the resting room, deliberately allowing that person to see her go in.
After she entered, she stripped off Xu Chengyueâs clothes and swapped it with hers. This caused the one who spiked the drink to think that the person inside was Su Yiyi. When a drunk person was brought into the room, the result was Xu Chengyue being raped.
Even worse was that Su Yiyi had called Nangong Jing over and let him witness it personally. With this incident, Nangong Jing had a proper reason to break the engagement with Xu Chengyue while Su Yiyi ended up being the biggest beneficiary.
All Shi Sheng was doing was to distract Su Yiyi so that she wouldnât discover her drink had been swapped out with a spiked one. NowâŠ
Xiao Wei who was standing beside Shi Sheng felt that the way she was smiling was slightly terrifying and so put a bit of distance between them.
Shi Sheng waited for a while until she saw Su Yiyi being taken away while Ling Hao was being tied down so he didnât notice her being taken away by someone.
âDo you have Nangong Jingâs number?â Shi Sheng turned to look at Xiao Wei, who nodded.
âCall him and tell him Su Yiyiâs drunk. Tell him to take her away.â
âWhy donât you call?â Xiao Wei had naturally seen Su Yiyi been taken away and she felt it to be suspicious.
Shi Sheng smilingly looked at her. âWhether you call or not doesnât really matter since either way Iâm not at a disadvantage.â
Xiao Wei wrinkled her brows. She left for a while and when she returned, her gaze turned strange. She drew closer to Shi Sheng and asked, âYou did this?â
âMs Xiao, you can eat anything you want but you canât say anything you want. You were with me this whole time, which eye saw me do it?â
Xiao Wei thought back. âThat really was the case. The whole night Iâve had my eye on her. Just now when she went over to Su Yiyi she didnât stay for long so thereâs no way she couldâve spiked her drink in that amount of time. But she was clearly aware of what was going onâŠâ
âCould it be that sheâs the mastermind behind this?â Xiao Wei felt that this possibility was very likely. However, upon seeing Shi Shengâs cutely smiling appearance, she didnât know why but she didnât believe it to be the case.
âI got someone to use Su Yiyiâs phone to text Young Master Jing.â Xiao Wei spoke in a low voice.
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âYour IQ is not lowâŠâ âSo why were you so dumb in the original storyline and ended up really miserably? The biological mother-type authors really are biased!â
Xiao Wei glared at Shi Sheng. âWhat does she mean with that regretful tone when she says that?!â
[1] Here it says âćŸĄć§â, âyujieâ which means âroyal elder sisterâ. Itâs used to describe women who take charge and donât need a man to make decisions.
Translatorâs Corner:
I dunno Xiao Wei, I think the Cheshire Cat looks very threatening when it smiles with interest.