Chapter 134: Roleplay Part 6

The moment she stepped into the courtyard, she heard a familiar voice—one with the distinct, frivolous lilt of a pampered socialite.

“It’s a rare coincidence that we’re all playing in the same place. I heard she even has a new girlfriend; shouldn’t I come over and get a good look?”

The heavy interest behind those words made the atmosphere in the area go deathly quiet.

Qin Jiashu whipped her head around. There sat Lu Zhou, lounging leisurely in a chair by the water, staring intently at Qin Jiashu’s ex-girlfriend, Zhang Yi.

Why is she here?!

Even an old fox like Qin Jiashu completely lost her composure. Before she could even turn back to check on Xu Yinian, Lu Zhou spotted her.

The other woman clearly had no intention of letting her off the hook.

“Qin Jiashu, I haven’t seen you in a few days. Why is your face so green?”

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lu Zhou stood up and walked over step by step, her smile growing increasingly “kind.”

“You timed it perfectly. A-Yan has already arrived.”

Ji Yan is here too…?!

Qin Jiashu’s expression was ghastly. She finally found an opening to glance toward the entrance, only to realize that Xu Yinian—who was supposed to be waiting there obediently—was long gone.

At least the girl had finally gained some survival instincts.

With her worries eased, Qin Jiashu crossed her arms, regaining her cool as she fired back, “What’s the matter? Is Miss Lu in charge of who I go to the hot springs with now?”

Huo Ci and the matchmaker, Wang Ranyun, both looked like they were facing an apocalypse. Neither dared to make a sound. By now, they realized their meddling had caused a disaster, though they couldn’t fathom how these two had become such bitter enemies.

How could a social butterfly as smooth as Sister Qin be foolish enough to go head-to-head with a reckless tycoon like Lu Zhou?

Lu Zhou reached her and brandished her glowing phone screen, showing a photo she had just taken.

“Keep acting. What do you think Xu Yinian’s reaction will be if I send this to her?”

At the mention of Xu Yinian, the onlookers remembered: wasn’t that the precious little girlfriend Qin Jiashu had been hiding and protecting?

Qin Jiashu gritted her teeth, but then her eyes wavered for a moment, turning strange.

Wait… did she mistake my ex, Zhang Yi, for my new girlfriend?

She immediately decided to play along, feigning a burst of humiliated rage as she lunged to grab the phone and delete the photo.

However, while the others were in the dark, Zhang Yi knew exactly who Lu Zhou was to Qin Jiashu.

In the middle of the chaos, Zhang Yi dropped a bombshell: “You’re just one of the ex-girlfriends too. I was here first. If she wants to break up, she has to follow the order of arrival.”

This massive revelation sent the crowd into a frenzy.

What?! Lu Zhou is Sister Qin’s ex? Then this scene is a three-way Shura Field fighting over Qin Jiashu?

Though they said three-way, it looked more like a competition between Zhang Yi and Lu Zhou. That legendary “little girlfriend” who had just been brought along was probably just a shield; she looked like she was about to become collateral damage.

Lu Zhou, however, ignored the barb entirely. Her casual smile finally vanished as she frowned at Zhang Yi. “You aren’t her…”

Before she could finish, Lu Zhou’s phone rang. It was Ji Yan, who should have arrived ages ago.

The moment she picked up, Ji Yan’s furious shouting came through the speaker: “Is this what you meant by ‘can’t go wrong,’ you bastard?! Xu Yinian was right here, and she got away!”

In that instant, Lu Zhou suddenly understood something. The “Smiling Tiger” lost her temper for the first time, glaring at Qin Jiashu and blurting out, “You’re actually with Xu Yinian?!”

Seeing that the cat was out of the bag, a fire ignited in Qin Jiashu’s heart as well. If she was going to have a bad time, then those two lunatics—Lu Zhou and Ji Yan—who had ruined her plans weren’t going to have it easy either. At the very least, she was going to get some satisfaction out of this.

Thinking of this, Qin Jiashu looked up, her brows arching. She stopped hiding it and gave a smile of enchanting, breathtaking beauty.

“My, why is your face so green? Don’t worry. The ‘Mad Dog’ is even more ‘green’ than you are.”

By the time the two main players, Lu Zhou and Qin Jiashu, hurriedly chased after her, the party had completely erupted.

Wait… they thought it was two alphas fighting over Qin Jiashu, but who could have imagined that the center of the storm was that “filler” cannon fodder fake girlfriend?!

In an instant, everyone was frantically discussing the background of that soft, timid little girlfriend. What kind of person was she to be so treasured by Qin Jiashu and make the great Miss Lu lose her composure so spectacularly?

***

Xu Yinian hadn’t even dared to stop at the lockers. The moment she saw Lu Zhou, she had grabbed her bag of clothes and bolted.

But she never expected that in the next second, she would almost collide with Ji Yan coming around a corner.

In her desperation, she could only run in the opposite direction, toward an area she wasn’t familiar with at all.

A familiar voice echoed from a distance; Ji Yan had already spotted her: “Wait! Xu…?!”

Terrified, Xu Yinian didn’t care about paths or directions. She ran blindly until she ended up in a sprawling, winding landscaped garden. Ji Yan’s voice was no longer audible, but she was completely lost.

The winter garden was deserted. The snow reflected the moonlight, making everything look cold and lonely. The freezing wind and damp air were everywhere; no matter how tight she wrapped her bathrobe, it couldn’t cover her legs. She was shivering uncontrollably.

Xu Yinian wandered through the garden, where every turn looked identical. After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly rang out behind her.

“Miss Xu.”

Following Lu Zhou and Ji Yan, the night’s quota for scares had clearly been exceeded. Xu Yinian never imagined she would run into Secretary Zhou here!

Secretary Zhou’s current mood was also quite complicated.

Just a moment ago, CEO Shen had left the dinner mid-way to come out to the outdoor garden to smoke and clear her head from the alcohol.

For some reason, the atmospheric pressure around them had plummeted. A crimson spark lingered at her fingertips, but Shen Yi’s gaze was frozen on a spot below the balcony, her expression terrifyingly dark.

Following her gaze, the secretary had almost gasped.

Standing out like a sore thumb in the garden below, in plain view of everyone, wasn’t that the “Little Ancestor” who had claimed she had school business tonight?!

“Bring her to the room,” Shen Yi had said, and nothing more.