Chapter 133 Splashing Wine in Her Face
Following the fashion show, as is customary at LD Jewelry Fashion Week, all participating designers and guests were invited to a dinner in the First Banquet Hall.
However, Chu Qingxue did not receive an invitation.
She took the initiative to ask, and only then did the organizers admit that they had forgotten about her.
Holding the invitation in her hand, Chu Qingxue's exquisite makeup could not conceal the resentment in her heart.
What's this?
Does she even need someone else's charity to attend the banquet?!
She had specially prepared three priceless haute couture gowns for this jewelry fashion week.
When Chu Qingxue was changing clothes in the dressing room, she discovered that Jiang Ning had only brought one formal dress.
If she sprayed the rest of the hydrochloric acid onto Jiang Ning's dress, then Jiang Ning would have to wear an ordinary black women's suit to the banquet.
Chu Qingxue had secretly slipped away to the dress Jiang Ning had taken out while Jiang Ning was throwing something away.
But then she hesitated.
Even if the dress is ruined with hydrochloric acid, Jiang Ning is still wearing clothes.
This kind of retaliation is really childish.
Thinking about the cold treatment she received today, and how Jiang Ning and Gu Qian had teamed up to make a fool of her, Chu Qingxue couldn't swallow her anger.
Simply ruining a piece of clothing is far from enough...
If we're going to destroy something, we should destroy Jiangning's reputation!
Chu Qingxue quickly returned to her locker, an idea forming in her mind.
The first banquet hall was resplendent with gold and silver, filled with the clinking of glasses and the exchange of toasts.
Before walking the runway, Jiang Ning could not have predicted that she would become the focus of the entire LD Jewelry Fashion Week.
After all, she is just a new designer, and in order to keep a low profile, she wore a pure black off-the-shoulder fishtail dress tonight, which was elegant and conservative, a style that would not go wrong.
She originally thought she would be the most inconspicuous one among the many wealthy and powerful guests, but to her surprise, as soon as she stepped into the banquet hall, a group of big shots took the initiative to approach her.
Jiang Ning is not a good person at socializing.
But in such situations, it would be difficult for her not to socialize.
After Jiang Ning, Chu Qingxue entered the banquet hall. Among the three dresses, she chose the most luxurious and expensive one, which was made of pink silk and adorned with tens of thousands of natural crystals. She also put a lot of effort into styling her hair and deliberately wore the pink diamond hair accessory that she had showcased at the fashion show that evening.
Chu Qingxue thought that even if these people didn't like her design, at least they would like her battle robe.
As a result, she was like a ghost, walking through the banquet hall unnoticed.
Even Lu Junyan was so busy socializing with business tycoons that he didn't notice her presence at all.
Chu Qingxue bit her lower lip, suppressing the anger in her chest, and began to search for her target.
The main banquet hall was too large, and there were too many people attending the LD Jewelry Fashion Week. Many people had little interest in the fashion show, but they would not miss the opportunity to meet the powerful and influential, exchange information, and acquire resources at the banquet.
For example, Pitt didn't come to the fashion show because he had work, but he was invited to the banquet and it took him a lot of effort to squeeze through the crowd of big shots to get in front of Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning never expected to see Pete here.
Pitt was dressed very formally in a British-style fitted black tuxedo, and his hair was slicked back, making him look incredibly handsome.
"How do I look today?" Pete asked Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning smiled and replied, "Very charming."
"I dressed up especially for you."
Upon hearing this, Pete noticed Jiang Ning's stunned expression and quickly added, "I was just kidding."
Jiang Ning and Pete were chatting and laughing.
Over there, Lu Junyan, who was socializing, glanced at Jiang Ning without showing any emotion, his displeasure hidden by his dark irises.
Chu Qingxue was still searching for her target like looking for a needle in a haystack, but before she could find him, she ran into Gu Qian.
Gu Qian also saw Chu Qingxue and greeted her naturally, and naturally saw the furious expression on Chu Qingxue's face.
He tricked Chu Qingxue.
But he never thought he was wrong.
If Chu Qingxue hadn't been so wicked and wanted to seduce him to harm Jiang Ning, there wouldn't have been the subsequent scheme.
In Gu Qian's eyes, Chu Qingxue was reaping what she sowed.
Although Jiang Ning thanked him very solemnly during his speech, he didn't actually do anything.
This idea came from Jiang Ning.
When Chu Qingxue first seduced him, he told Jiang Ning about it.
He didn't act on his own initiative, but wanted to hear Jiang Ning's opinion.
Jiang Ning suggested that they could use Chu Qingxue to help them complete their magic show at LD Jewelry Fashion Week.
In this way, Chu Qingxue's every move was under their control, and she actually followed their plan step by step.
Gu Qian thought this method was feasible.
However, Jiang Ning also stated that if Gu Qian was unwilling, this plan to turn the tables on him would be terminated immediately.
Gu Qian is someone who has already been wronged once.
He harmed Jiang Ning in order to help Chu Qingxue.
As a result, Chu Qingxue repaid his kindness with enmity, while it was Jiang Ning who helped him.
Although Gu Qian never thought he was smart, he also didn't think he was stupid enough to be used by Chu Qingxue again.
He had already seen through Chu Qingxue and Jiang Ning, who was truly worthy of his service, after the New Star Jewelry Design Competition.
The entire plan was flawless; the key was whether his acting skills could fool Chu Qingxue.
In order not to arouse Chu Qingxue's suspicion, Gu Qian had to pretend to be a lecherous and impatient man until he revealed Jiang Ning's theme and concept for the LD Jewelry Fashion Week to Chu Qingxue.
The perfume bottle that Gu Qian gave to Chu Qingxue at that time was indeed filled with hydrochloric acid.
Jiangning had previously irradiated the fluorite with UV lamps for an extended period to allow it to fully store energy, and then covered it with an alkaline coating to block phosphorescence.
Myanmar's top-grade pigeon blood rubies are also coated with an alkaline coating.
On the day of the fashion show, when Chu Qingxue sprayed dilute hydrochloric acid onto the fluorite and ruby, it would slowly neutralize the alkaline coating on the surface.
The models continued walking the runway after the power outage, and the fluorite they wore gradually emitted a well-preserved phosphorescence as the alkaline coating disappeared. In this way, the dark green fluorite created a dynamic effect of thorns growing in the ground.
Following Jiang Ning's instructions, the stage designer turned on the UV emergency lights after the fluorite was fully lit.
Without the alkaline coating, top-grade Burmese pigeon blood rubies blaze brilliantly under UV light, perfectly showcasing the theme of a red rose blooming amidst thorns.
Every step of this was Jiang Ning's idea; Gu Qian was just there to play along.
"You disgust me!" Chu Qingxue said through gritted teeth.
"Likewise," Gu Qian replied nonchalantly.
Just then, Chu Qingxue spotted her target and her eyes lit up.
Jiang Ning was dancing with Pete at the moment, and because she was in a good mood, she didn't notice that someone was staring at her with unfriendly eyes.
Chu Qingxue picked up two cocktails from the waiter's tray and handed one to Zhang Lan.
"I never expected that Jiang Ning would cause you so much trouble, yet she herself is becoming more and more successful."
Zhang Lan rolled her eyes at Chu Qingxue, took a sip of wine, and then put the wine glass down.
"Women like her rely entirely on men to get ahead. They sleep with one man and then the next. They're disgusting..." Chu Qingxue said, while secretly switching her glass of wine, which contained hydrochloric acid, with Zhang Lan's.
"Although Qian Dazhi isn't a good person either, he's still rich and powerful. If it weren't for Jiang Ning, you wouldn't have divorced him, and this matter has even affected your family's business..."
"What exactly are you trying to say!" Zhang Lan shouted at Chu Qingxue in dissatisfaction.
Chu Qingxue immediately feigned innocence, "I'm just speaking up for you. If Jiang Ning had stolen my husband and ruined my reputation, leaving me penniless and heartbroken, I would never let her be so smug. I would definitely throw wine in her face and give her a good thrashing."
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