Chapter 174: Empty City Strategy
As soon as she walked into the living room, she noticed that the guests were looking at her with mockery and contempt, but because Huo Yunting was standing next to her, they restrained themselves a lot.
Chi Muzhen looked calm, with no emotion visible on her face.
Seeing Huo Yunting, Chi Zhen hurriedly brought Xu Rou to greet him.
"Boss Huo, I didn't expect you to actually come tonight! You really make our humble home shine!"
Chi Muzhen looked at Chi Zhen with some surprise. She didn't expect him to be so servile.
This time, Huo Yunting did not embarrass him. He chatted with him for a few words, all about the cooperation between Huo and Chi.
Chi Muzhen was not interested in this. After saying something to Huo Yunting, she turned and walked towards the dessert area.
Seeing that the dessert area contained the foods he had mentioned before, Chi Muzhen's eyes flashed with surprise. Why did Xu Rou suddenly change her personality?
Just as I picked up a piece of fresh milk pudding, a mocking voice came from behind me.
"Only some people can eat food obtained through threats!"
Chi Muzhen turned around and saw a celebrity she didn't know well. She raised her eyebrows and said, "You were talking to me just now."
The socialite sneered, "Is there anyone else here?"
Chi Muzhen was baffled by the other party's mocking and disdainful look. She had planned to ignore her, but she didn't expect that her behavior would make the other party even angrier.
"Hey, Chi Muzhen! Are you admitting those shameful things you did behind my back?"
Chi Muzhen frowned slightly, turned to look at the woman and said coldly: "Excuse me, what shameful thing have I done?"
The woman hadn't expected her to be so confident. She was stunned for a moment before gritting her teeth and saying, "Everyone knows that on this birthday, you threatened Madam Chi that she would only prepare your favorite desserts, or else she wouldn't come back. Using this method to steal your sister's favor only makes you look even more ridiculous!"
After hearing this, Chi Muzhen finally recalled that this socialite had an older sister who was frail and sickly. She was left in the countryside since she was young and was brought back home after she grew up. Her family felt guilty and wanted to compensate their eldest daughter, so they ignored her from time to time.
So now she is empathizing with Chi Xuan?
Chi Muzhen smiled and said indifferently: "This seems to have nothing to do with you."
The woman sneered, "It really has nothing to do with me, but everyone here knows what you did. If you can still eat it, you're incredibly shameless!"
The next second, under her incredulous gaze, Chi Muzhen ate the fresh milk pudding on the plate in one bite.
"What can't I eat? You believe this. I can't help but doubt your intelligence."
After saying that, Chi Muzhen turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the woman in a rage.
"Stop! Everyone knows Chi Xuan's favorite dessert is chocolate. There isn't a single chocolate dessert today. Isn't this the result of you threatening Madam Chi?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Xuan's voice rang out beside him.
"Ms. Chen, please stop talking. Today is also my sister's birthday. Preparing something for her is the same as preparing something for me. My sister just doesn't know that I'm allergic to vanilla. If she knew, she definitely wouldn't let mom prepare a vanilla cake."
Chi Xuan stood aside, her face full of innocence and kindness, as if she didn't know that these words would instantly push Chi Muzhen into the spotlight.
Sure enough, Miss Chen became even more agitated when she heard this, pointing at Chi Muzhen and angrily saying, "Chi Muzhen, you are so vicious!"
Chi Muzhen glanced at her coldly, too lazy to talk to someone who had no ability to distinguish things, and looked at Chi Xuan with indifference.
"I really didn't know you were allergic to vanilla, but even if I knew, I wouldn't avoid it because you're nothing to me, so why should I care about what you're allergic to?"
Chi Xuan's face turned pale and she looked at Chi Muzhen sadly.
"Sister, I thought you were willing to come back to the birthday party because you wanted to ease the relationship with us."
Chi Muzhen smiled and said, "What does it have to do with you? Do I need to ease up? I came here today just to see if Ms. Xu would really prepare vanilla cake."
Seeing Chi Xuan's unpleasant expression, Chi Muzhen continued, "But she certainly didn't let me down. If I come today, I'll be accused of stealing my parents' love from my own sister. If I don't come, I'll be accused of being unfilial. She's really calculating."
Chi Xuan looked at her in disbelief. "Sister, how can you say that? Mom really wants to mend our relationship, so she specifically asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite food. How come you think I have bad intentions now?!"
Chi Muzhen's aggressiveness and Chi Xuan's innocence and pity made the people around them instantly side with Chi Xuan, and their eyes looking at Chi Muzhen became dissatisfied.
"I finally understand why the Chi family doesn't like Chi Muzhen. She misinterprets other people's kindness to her as scheming. She's so defensive, how could anyone possibly like her?!"
"Haha, if it were you, the Chi family should have strangled her to death more than 20 years ago, so she wouldn't be an eyesore now!"
"I feel so sorry for Chi Xuan. After Chi Muzhen came back, I had to take care of Chi Muzhen's self-esteem in everything I did. If I were her, I would be so frustrated!"
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Hearing that everyone around her was on her side, Chi Xuan lowered her eyes and smiled victoriously.
As long as she pretends to be pitiful, she can turn Chi Muzhen into an unforgivable villain and make everyone blame her.
Just based on this point, Chi Muzhen will never be able to defeat me!
There was no change in the expression on Chi Muzhen's face, and he looked at Chi Xuan with a smile.
"Your acting skills have definitely improved recently. You've even learned how to gain sympathy."
Chi Xuan's body stiffened. She bit her lower lip and looked at Chi Muzhen with a wronged look on her face. "Sister, what do you mean by this?"
"Don't you know exactly what I mean? Chi Xuan, Mr. Chi and Ms. Xu brought me back not because they felt guilty about losing me more than ten years ago and wanted to compensate me, but because you were sick and needed bone marrow!
Since I returned to the Chi family, except for today, every birthday of mine has been celebrated with great fanfare. You have always been the princess that attracts the most attention, while I am just an ugly duckling hiding in the corner without even a new set of clothes?
This year, they prepared my favorite food and insisted on calling me back, but it was also because they didn't want to offend Huo Yunting. However, I didn't expect that Ms. Xu and you could use this little thing to make a big fuss and portray me as a scheming woman who only wanted to compete for your favor! "
Seeing Chi Muzhen say these words expressionlessly, Chi Xuan's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief, and the corners of her lips couldn't stop trembling.
She always felt that Chi Muzhen's purpose was not just to say these words.
"Stop talking... Sister, can I apologize to you? I was wrong..."
While speaking, Chi Xuan quickly winked at the servant beside her, wanting the servant to pull Chi Muzhen away.
However, just as the servant walked up to Chi Muzhen and before he could touch her, a cold and sinister voice rang out.
"I wonder who dares to touch her!"
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