Xia Xinxin covered her face; her forehead and cheeks were swollen.

She stared resentfully at Xia Chuyue, her chest heaving.

"You...you're going too far!"

Xia Chuyue gave a soft snort and shook the phone in her hand.

"It's as if you haven't smeared me with dirt. Xia Xinxin, don't think I don't know. Most of the dirt on me was fabricated by you!"

Just because Xia Chuyue couldn't resist before doesn't mean she was stupid and knew nothing!

Xia Xinxin slightly opened her eyes and made a mock "ah" sound.

"What do I care about your dirty laundry? Xia Chuyue, don't try to pin this on me!"

Xia Chuyue was too lazy to argue with her. After a few quick actions, she efficiently sent Xia Xinxin's photo to the marketing account that broke the news.

"Don't worry, you haven't smeared me, and I haven't smeared you either. We are both upright and kind people."

Therefore, I didn't make the recent revelation.

Xia Xinxin was so angry when she heard Xia Chuyue's words that her face turned crooked!

Just as she was about to say something, she looked up and saw her aunt Xia Yan standing to the side, staring coldly at her. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

"Auntie, I didn't lie to you, did I! Xia Chuyue just randomly claimed to have a cousin!"

Hearing Xia Xinxin's shouts, Xia Yan snorted coldly and walked up to her with an imposing air.

Just when Xia Xinxin thought Xia Yan was going to thank her, Xia Yan raised her hand and decisively slapped her across the face!

Xia Xinxin's already swollen face became a complete palette of colors, turning into a riot of blue and purple hues that were utterly unsightly.

She screamed, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.

"What are you doing! You should be hitting Xia Chuyue! I didn't do anything!"

Xia Yan has a fiery temper and never holds a grudge.

After slapping Xia Xinxin again, the noisy Xia Xinxin finally quieted down and dared not utter another sound.

Xia Yan crossed her arms and stared at her coldly.

"I'll tell you now where you went wrong."

"The things you did to Xiaoyi will never be over. The first slap was for Xiaoyi, and I will slap you every time I see you from now on!"

"The second slap is because you deceived me before and targeted Chuyue, almost causing me to distance myself from my own niece!"

Disbelief appeared on Xia Xinxin's face, which was swollen like a pig's head. She took two steps back, as if afraid that Xia Yan would slap her a third time.

No wonder everyone says the Xia family has good genes. Xia Yan's cold expression was like a frozen polar region. Xia Xinxin had been beaten into a pulp and didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal.

Xia Yan glanced at Xia Xinxin indifferently.

"I'm in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you. You'd better disappear from my sight within a minute, or else..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Xia Xinxin had already disappeared in a panic.

Xia Chuyue watched her aunt unleash her power from the sidelines, inwardly cursing.

"My aunt is really awesome!"

Xia Chen seemed to remember something, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

"Don't underestimate yourself. You're very capable too. My aunt told me before that arguing with you is the most troublesome thing for her in the Xia family."

The two were evenly matched, each using their own air conditioning to the maximum, making it impossible for either to win the argument!

Xia Chuyue felt a little embarrassed, thinking to herself that she just didn't like to be taken advantage of.

On the other side.

Xia Xinxin ran back to the car and angrily slammed her bag into the steering wheel.

She gritted her teeth, wondering what to do next, when her agent called her.

"Xinxin! Look at the trending topics online! What happened to you? Did you really become a mistress and get beaten up?!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xinxin's vision went black.

On the trending topics list, Xia Xinxin's name climbed up at an astonishing speed.

Based solely on a single, unflattering photo of Xia Xinxin and a restaurant location, a marketing account concocted an entire melodramatic soap opera!

Xia Xinxin was furious, gripping her phone so tightly she almost dropped it.

Fortunately, her agent's words brought her back to her senses.

"Xinxin, calm down and clarify this on Weibo right now! Besides, you are the young lady of the Xia family. If you reveal your identity appropriately, those marketing accounts won't dare to offend you!"

Hearing her agent mention her identity, Xia Xinxin felt guilty, but she still agreed.

Even now, she still secretly operates in the entertainment industry under the banner of the Xia family's little princess.

The celebrities she had offended were wary of her and dared not touch her.

Moreover, Xia Xinxin has always cultivated the image of a wealthy heiress who comes to the entertainment industry to have some fun, or else she will go back to inherit billions of dollars in assets.

If it were revealed that she was no longer a daughter of the Xia family, Xia Xinxin didn't even dare to imagine how those haters would laugh at her!

After hanging up the phone, Xia Xinxin let out another angry scream, slumped over the steering wheel, and gritted her teeth.

The horn beeped, its sound particularly noticeable in the empty garage.

A silver-blue Pagani supercar was parked nearby, its window rolled down, revealing a handsome face wearing sunglasses.

With slender, well-defined fingers, he slowly pushed up his sunglasses, revealing a pair of eyes with a cool, deep, dark hue.

"Hello!"

Xia Xinxin heard someone calling her and looked up.

Upon seeing the other person's face, Xia Xinxin was stunned for a moment. Remembering the other person's identity, her eyes suddenly lit up, and her breathing became erratic for a moment.

Pei Qi!

Pei Qi, the young master of the Pei family!

If the Xia family is seen by outsiders as a typical wealthy family—rich, powerful, and with an excellent reputation—then...

The Pei family, therefore, is a wealthy and noble family whose information is not easily obtained from outsiders, and is many times higher in status than the Xia family!

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