Chapter 242 Qiao Xi, cut the cake with me
Xu Xingluo's charming voice rang out from the surrounding loudspeakers: "Qiao Xi, thank you for saving my second uncle! There were many misunderstandings between us before, and I hope we can put aside our grudges and laugh it off today.
I would like to invite you to cut this cake with me."
Xu Xingluo specifically mentioned Qiao Xi, and many eyes fell on her.
Most people in Haicheng knew that Xu Xingluo and Huo Xingzhou were childhood sweethearts and were almost engaged.
She and Qiao Xi were former rivals in love, but today Xu Xingluo decided to get engaged to Xiang Huai, which means that the past is now a thing of the past.
Xu Xingluo emphasized again: "Qiao Xi, don't you want to shake hands with me and make peace?"
She looked weak and kind.
Especially sincere.
Some of the talkative guests said, "Miss Xu invited you to cut the cake to show her respect. Miss Qiao, don't you even want to show respect to the Liu and Xu families?"
They were talking without hesitation: "The Huo family is so prosperous that even Xu Xingluo wants to please a village girl."
"What country girl? I'm the disciple of the traditional Chinese medicine doctor Cheng Han!"
"Cheng Han is a thing of the past. Lu Bannong has the final say in the field of traditional Chinese medicine now! Apart from a name and some residual prestige, what else does Cheng Han have? Don't flatter his wife just to please Huo Xingzhou."
A small number of people looked down on Qiao Xi's humble background, thinking that a country girl had climbed over their heads.
Huo Xingzhou's eyebrows were indifferent, but there was a strong coldness in his eyes.
Qiao Xi comforted him softly, "Mr. Huo, don't worry."
Xu Xingluo made such a request in such an occasion, obviously wanting her to be unable to refuse.
If she refuses, it means she is ignorant and doesn't give face.
Isn’t it just cutting a cake?
"I'll accompany you." The man stood up slowly and walked towards the crowd with her.
The crowd parted ways, and in the middle stood a specially-ordered seven-layer ballet-girl cake. Xu Xingluo and Xiang Huai stood together, looking at Qiao Xi with a smile.
They were surrounded by members of the Xu and Liu families.
They really thought Xu Xingluo had repented and become sensible.
"Qiao Xi." Xu Xingluo pretended to speak while holding the microphone, "The previous car accident left me with a serious psychological barrier.
After returning to China, I found it hard to accept your marriage to Brother Xingzhou, so I did some extreme things. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."
News spreads quickly in Haicheng's upper class society, and they all know about the stupid things Xu Xingluo did.
Xu Xingluo also knew that he couldn't hide it, so he might as well admit it openly!
Who hasn’t done stupid things when they were young?
"Tian Tian, please help me pass the cake knife to Qiao Xi." Xu Xingluo said softly.
Tian Tian agreed with a smile and handed the cake knife to Qiao Xi. She naively thought that the two of them could shake hands and make peace.
Xu Xingluo curled the corners of her mouth, and stepped on Tian Tian's skirt with her high heels without making a sound.
Tian Tian screamed and fell forward.
Qiao Xi was already on guard and dodged quickly. Huo Xingzhou held her in his arms and pushed Tian Tian to the other side, causing her to uncontrollably knock over the cake.
The cream splashed and she was covered in a mess.
Xu Xingluo's body was inevitably splashed with cream.
"ah!"
Tian Tian screamed and scraped the cream off her body.
"Tian Tian, why are you so careless? Are you okay?" Xu Xingluo asked in feigned worry, "Xiang Huai, take Tian Tian to my dressing room to change into a dress. Oh my... I ruined the cake."
She has great acting skills, and many people thought it was an accident and tried to comfort her.
Only Qiao Xi looked at her and felt that she looked fake.
"The cake has flipped over." Qiao Xi said with a faint smile on her pretty face, "It's unlucky that the birthday boy didn't get to eat the cake."
Young Master Sun chimed in, "Yes! The birthday boy must have cake!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi bent down, dipped her fingers in a large lump of cream on the ground, smeared it all over Xu Xingluo's face, and said, "This is perfect. Miss Xu, is it sweet?"
Xu Xingluo couldn't vomit or eat.
Her face was covered with cream and she stared at Qiao Xi.
Liu Huimin took a wet towel and gently wiped her face. She looked at Qiao Xi with a warning and said, "Miss Qiao, young people should not go too far when joking. We Xingluo are the protagonists, and no one should try to use any tricks on us."
Qiao Xi took Huo Xingzhou's hand and said calmly, "You're right. Those who use tricks will suffer the consequences."
Her attitude hardened a lot.
I used to be at a loss when encountering such a thing, but now I know what I can give in and what I cannot give in.
When someone bullies you, you have to fight back!
Young Master Sun also said, "We young people just play cake battles! Aunt Liu, you're too old to keep up with the trend! This is not an excessive joke. We didn't even press Xu Xingluo into the cake!"
Qiao Xi swept a mocking look over the mother and daughter, and said lightly: "Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom. Mr. Huo, please wait for me."
"Okay." Huo Xingzhou looked calm.
Qiao Xi just left.
Xu Xingluo looked at everyone with red eyes and said, "I'm sorry to have made fun of you all. The cake is very sweet. Don't have any opinions about Qiao Xi. She was just joking with me. I'm going to the bathroom to fix my makeup. Excuse me."
Huo Xingzhou's eyes flashed, and he signaled Lao Chen to follow.
After the protagonist left, Xu Guangyao asked everyone to eat and drink, and told them not to take the children's playfulness seriously.
In the bathroom.
Qiao Xi washed the sticky cream off her hands.
Xu Xingluo pushed the door open and came in. Her sweet smile immediately disappeared and turned cold.
"Qiao Xi, did you deliberately smear cream on my face? Aren't you just jealous that I look better than you today?" Xu Xingluo walked to the sink and water automatically flowed out.
She spoke in a nasty tone as she slowly scrubbed the cream off her body.
"What about you?" Qiao Xi dried her hands and turned to look at her. "You invited me to cut the cake just to let me knock it over, right? If I did what you wanted, I would be as embarrassed as Tian Tian."
He was covered in cream and was laughed at by the guests.
Moreover, because of the contrast with Xu Xingluo's glamorous appearance, he was ridiculed by the guests for not being as good as Xu Xingluo and not worthy of Huo Xingzhou.
She is a country girl who is not presentable.
Qiao Xi saw through her thoughts clearly, Xu Xingluo was simply targeting her.
"Humph." Xu Xingluo snorted coldly, "I didn't expect you to become so smart."
"I'm smarter than you. Next time you apologize, continue to serve me tea and water instead of cutting the cake." Qiao Xi retorted, her eyes glancing at Xu Xingluo's empty neck.
"you……"
The meal at Jinling Hotel was a shame that Xu Xingluo would never forget.
Qiao Xi picked up the bathroom bag and walked around her slowly out. She paused and suddenly turned around to ask Xu Xingluo: "Do you have any more clever tricks?"
Xu Xingluo's cheeks flushed with anger: "Qiao Xi, just wait!"
She is going to teach this village girl a lesson!
Qiao Xi walked into the corridor, and Old Chen was waiting outside. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her come out safely: "Young Madam, are you okay?"
"fine."
Qiao Xi shook her head. This birthday party was quite boring.
If Xu Xingluo didn't have the protection of his family, he would have been taken care of long ago.
A waiter came over with a tray and bumped into Qiao Xi accidentally. Qiao Xi took a step away, but Lao Chen's eyes were not right.
After he left, Old Chen said solemnly, "Young Madam, he did something."
"What tricks? Is it this?" Qiao Xi curved her lips, her beautiful almond eyes full of cunning.
She took something out of her bag and put it in Lao Chen's hand.
It was a precious sapphire necklace, the one Xu Xingluo wore around her neck!
Old Chen gave a thumbs up.
Qiao Xi said with a smile in her eyes, "I noticed something was wrong in the bathroom. Today is Xu Xingluo's birthday party, so I'm on high alert!"
"You're amazing."
"Let's go on and see how this play goes. Could you please secretly return the things to their rightful owners?"
Qiao Xi walked forward in high heels, her figure swaying.
Old Chen vaguely saw the young master's strategic planning in her. Who would have thought that a few months ago this girl couldn't even wear high heels steadily.
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