“An Xiaoning, it's just the two of us now . Drop the act . I shall cut straight to the chase, you better not breathe a word about my past to a single soul . Besides, it wouldn't reflect well on Qingyan either . ”
“Rest assured, I can't be bothered to wash your dirty linen in public . But do you know why I'm here today?” An Xiaoning said with a sarcastic smile .
“You're free to do whatever you want . I don't wish to know your reason,” Chi Rui'er answered while wiping her hands dry .
“Well, I think it's better that you know . ” As soon as she finished speaking, An Xiaoning grabbed Chi Rui'er by her hair and plunged her head into the fountain .
Chi Rui'er tried to struggle with all her might, but she was no match for An Xiaoning who was much stronger than her .
An Xiaoning pulled her head back from the water just as she was on the verge of drowning . “Do you understand now?”
“Let go of me, An Xiaoning!”
“Qingyan may have set you free, but I'm not as magnanimous as him . Chi Rui'er, forget about getting out of here if I don't get my revenge tonight,” warned An Xiaoning as she grabbed Chi Rui'er by her hair with all her might, causing the latter to grimace in pain . She then dragged Chi Rui'er forcefully into a cubicle and locked it before letting go of her, causing her to stumble back, almost losing her balance .
She supported herself against the wall and glowered at An Xiaoning furiously . “An Xiaoning, just what do you want?” she hollered, anger written all over her face .
“Nothing, I just felt like you needed a beating . ”
Chi Rui'er removed her heels and attempted to attack An Xiaoning with it . “Don't think I'm afraid of you, An Xiaoning . I'll disfigure you with my heels if you dare provoke me again,” she threatened .
“You really don't have a sense of shame at all . You're not even in the least bit remorseful for what you've done . Seems like the water from the basin wasn't dirty enough,” said An Xiaoning as she stepped forward while Chi Rui'er began attacking her with her high heels .
An Xiaoning managed to dodge the attack and grabbed Chi Rui'er by her shoulders, before throwing a knee straight into her gut .
Once again, Chi Rui'er's head was submerged completely into the toilet bowl .
An Xiaoning was exceptionally thrilled .
“The water from the toilet bowl tastes much better than that of the sink, doesn't it?”
“You… vicious wretch… ahh…”
“I dare you to repeat yourself . ”
“An Xiaoning, don't let me out if you dare!” Just as she inhaled a breath of fresh air, Chi Rui'er was forcefully plunged into the toilet bowl again before she could even react .
Her head was submerged into the water, back and forth repeatedly .
Alas, Chi Rui'er had no choice but to admit defeat and succumb to pleading with An Xiaoning to let go of her . “Please let me off, I beg you,” she cried in despair .
“Aren't I a vicious wretch?”
“No… you're not . I am!” Chi Rui'er begged as she kneeled beside the toilet bowl, resembling a clown with her completely ruined makeup .
“Chi Rui'er, let me warn you, I'm not to be trifled with . If you ever dare to be so arrogant again, I won't let you off the next time . Also, it's fine by me if you breathe a single word about what I did to you, later on . Just don't blame me for being ruthless when I expose all your malicious misdeeds and your true colors . You did all of those out of your own accord, after all . Qingyan was merely the victim . ”
She let go of her grip on Chi Rui'er and turned around to leave .
Trembling uncontrollably in fear, Chi Rui'er sped out of the cubicle, towards the basin . She then began rinsing her mouth and washing her face vigorously, over and over again . She was utterly disgusted and could not help but feel nauseous at the thought of the scene that just took place .
She flew into an uncontrollable rage at the sight of her disheveled self in the mirror .
She rinsed her face again, though it was difficult to completely remove her mascara and eyeliner without some makeup remover . After a long while, her eyes were still stained dark with the residue of her eye makeup .
After getting a grip on herself, she returned to the room . “Why were you gone for so long?” asked Gu Dongcheng .
“I had an upset stomach . ”
“Ms . Chi, my brother was about to go look for you, if you came out any later,” An Xiaoning said smilingly, as if nothing had happened earlier .
Although Chi Rui'er detested her from the bottom of her heart, she answered her nonetheless, “He's going to become a laughingstock when others find out that he barged into the Ladies' . ”
“I think you were in the washroom for too long, there's a strange odor coming from you,” said Gu Dongcheng as he retrieved a small bottle of perfume from his pocket and began spraying some on her .
“Is… is that so?” she stuttered awkwardly, utterly embarrassed .
Noticing that An Xiaoning seemed to be in a good mood, Gu Beicheng asked, “Have you had your dinner?”
“Not yet . ”
“Let's go have some barbecue,” he suggested as he stood up .
Ye Xiaotian and Bai Ranran followed suit . “Count us in . Dongcheng, are you coming with us?”
“No thanks, you guys go ahead . ”
The group of four then headed outside for a barbecue dinner while Gu Dongcheng and Chi Rui'er left .
It was snowing outside, and they began walking to a barbecue restaurant after parking the car at the carpark .
Looking as pale as a sheet, Bai Ranran sat down beside Ye Xiaotian, all prim and proper . She barely spoke and remained rather quiet throughout .
Apart from the occasional conversation between Ye Xiaotian and Gu Beicheng, everyone remained silent .
Just as An Xiaoning was casually enjoying some barbecued chicken wings, she stared out of the window and caught glimpse of a sight which shocked her greatly .
However, she remained calm and composed as she stood up and excused herself . “I have to get going, enjoy yourselves . ”
“I'll send you,” offered Gu Beicheng .
“It's alright, I drove today . ”
Gu Beicheng handed her some barbecued skewers and said, “You didn't have much to eat . Here, take these . ”
An Xiaoning accepted his offer and told him, “Thanks . ”
“Don't stand on ceremony with your brother . Drive safe . ”
She nodded and hurriedly sped out of the barbecue restaurant .
As soon as Gu Beicheng returned to his seat, Ye Xiaotian said to him, “Beicheng, there's something fishy about the way you look at her . ”
“Why do you say so?”
“You know that yourself,” Ye Xiaotian said teasingly as they exchanged a smile and continued with their meal of barbecued meat and beers .
An Xiaoning hurriedly drove towards the north . The figure she had seen earlier was still nowhere to be found, despite her having driven along the roads for a long period of time . Thus, she had no choice but to head home instead .
Jin Qingyan had already returned and was feeding Maomao .
“You're home so late, where did you go?”
“I went out for a walk and had some barbecue for dinner . Have you eaten?”
“Yes . Who did you have dinner with?” asked Jin Qingyan as he stood up .
“Hmm… myself,” she said, knowing that he would definitely get jealous if she told him the truth .
“Liar,” he retorted, keeping his eyes fixed on her as he cupped her face in his hands .
Could it be that he had seen me? she thought to herself . Thus, she decided to come clean with him . “Gu Beicheng invited me for dinner at a barbecue restaurant . ”
Jin Qingyan pinched her face harder as he said angrily, “I knew it . ”
“Let go of me, you're about to rip my mouth off!” An Xiaoning exclaimed as she winced in pain .
“I knew you didn't have dinner alone . I was right,” he said distastefully, loosening his grip .
“Oh, I thought you had seen us . Why didn't you think that I went with Mei Yangyang?” she asked with a humph .
“I just had a gut feeling . ”
“I had to leave hurriedly in the midst of dinner . Guess who I saw?”
“Who?”
Chapter end
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