Chapter 370 - 125 King’s Game: Turn the Tide_2
"Is this yours?" Pei Qinghan asked faintly, his voice barely audible yet tinged with a tremor.
Bai Xiangxiang nodded with a smile, "In my jewelry box, of course it’s mine."
She picked up the butterfly hairpin and placed it beside her ear, turning around with a radiant smile, "Does it look good?"
Pei Qinghan did not look at her face, his gaze fixed instead on the butterfly hairpin by her ear. The wings of the butterfly swayed gently with the girl’s movements, tracing a very regular arc, slowly pulling him into that dreamy world.
Some fragment flashed through his mind, but it was so quick that he couldn’t catch it. He raised his hand to rub his brow, suddenly asking, "This hairpin is supposed to be a pair, right?"
Bai Xiangxiang’s eyes flickered, and she said with a laugh, "Yes, it was originally a pair, but I lost the other one and couldn’t find it no matter how much I searched. It’s such a pity. I was particularly fond of this hairpin when I was a child, but now I can only store it away." Her expression showed genuine regret.
Pei Qinghan’s gaze rested on her face, looking deeply at her before suddenly reaching out to lightly touch the wing of the butterfly.
"It’s very beautiful," he said softly.
Bai Xiangxiang leaned into his arms, wrapping her arms around his waist, inhaling his cool scent, feeling the man’s body stiffen for a moment, but in the end, he did not push her away and slowly curved his lips into a smile.
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Yun Ya watched Bai Xiangxiang pulling Pei Qinghan into the villa, the smile on her lips serene and ripple-free.
"What are you looking at, smiling so happily?" Fan Ying sat beside her, following her gaze, but saw nothing but the mingling crowd.
"Everyone is gone, how nice," she murmured to herself.
Fan Ying said, puzzled, "But look, there are still so many people here, how can you say they’re gone?"
Yun Ya did not explain, sitting quietly, the night breeze lifting the hem of her skirt, the night air around her as beautiful as a dream.
Just then, a waiter with a tray walked by, and Yun Ya called him over.
Seeing such a beautiful and elegant girl, the waiter was mesmerized for a moment. Yun Ya picked up a glass of red wine from the tray and passed it to Fan Ying, then took one for herself.
"At such a party, how can we go without wine?"
With those words, she stepped toward where Ye Xiaoxiao was, under Fan Ying’s puzzled gaze.
Fan Ying pursed her lips and followed.
Ye Xiaoxiao was surrounded by a group of men, Li Nan had not yet returned, otherwise these men wouldn’t have dared to approach her. She bore it without losing temper, her face as cold as ice.
"As if you toads could eat swan meat, all of you, f*** off," Ye Xiaoxiao eventually couldn’t restrain herself and yelled.
The men, losing face, walked away with a snort.
"What the hell, she actually thinks she’s some kind of lady, looking down on everyone through her nostrils. She’s not even that pretty..."
"Exactly, who knows how many men she’s been screwed by in private, acting all pure in front of us."
"I bet the way she stands shows she’s definitely not a virgin anymore, do you believe it?"
"Believe it, of course, High Master, with your vision honed by countless women, how could we not?"
The men’s lewd and wanton laughter was not subdued, and Ye Xiaoxiao heard it clearly, rage exploding within her. These people were utterly unreasonable. She had taken note of each of their faces, swearing that if they ever crossed her again, she would ensure they met a gruesome end.
Just then, Li Nan came over and whispered a few words in Ye Xiaoxiao’s ear, and a malicious smile flitted across the depths of her eyes.
Only now did a few girls dare to approach Ye Xiaoxiao, flattering her, and at that moment, Ye Xiaoxiao’s self-esteem was greatly satisfied.
"Look, Ji Yunya is coming," someone remarked, and suddenly everyone’s gazes turned to the approaching girl.
As she passed by Luo Yuan, he suddenly tried to trip Yun Ya, intending to make her fall and embarrass herself in public. Yun Ya, anticipating this, pretended to stumble. While her body swayed, the wine from her glass poured onto Luo Yuan, but she spun herself around and steadied her stance.
Yun Ya’s face was apologetic, "I’m so sorry, it wasn’t intentional..."
Luo Yuan let out a shriek, staring at the red wine stain on her haute couture dress, jumping in anger and glaring hatefully at the girl standing across from her, "Ji Yunya, you did that on purpose, you’ll have to pay for my dress."
Yun Ya’s smile was light, "Alright, how much for the dress? I’ll send the butler to your residence with the money tomorrow."
Her words immediately made Luo Yuan’s face turn extremely unsightly.
"Who wants your dirty money?"
Fan Ying stepped forward and said, "I saw that you were the one who tried to trip Yun Ya and she only accidentally spilled the wine on you because of that. How dare you blame Yun Ya? I think you just got what you deserved."