Chapter 700 - The Mantis Catches the Cicada, The Oriole Misses
The Mantis Catches the Cicada, The Oriole Misses
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
How could one not wet their shoes when they often walked by the roadside?
Jiang Weiyang often brought along some little things to tease people. She probably never thought that such treatment would fall on her one day.
Under Murong Qiao’s reminder, she subconsciously started to touch up her makeup. In the end, before the process ended, she felt a dense itch on her face.
Jiang Weiyang stretched out her hand and scratched it unconsciously. Just as she was about to say that she felt so uncomfortable, she looked up and saw that everyone around her seemed to be staring at her with an extremely unfamiliar gaze.
On Jiang Weiyang’s face that she couldn’t see, countless rashes appeared on her fair skin. Moreover, they didn’t disappear. Instead, they were becoming more and more serious. There was even a particularly eye-catching big one near her eye socket.
She looked a little like a patient with an infectious disease.
Many people had this thought in their hearts. Then, they couldn’t help but take half a step back. They instinctively wanted to distance themselves from Jiang Weiyang, even though they knew that the other party didn’t seem to be sick.
‘What’s wrong?’
Jiang Weiyang sensed that something was wrong, but her hands didn’t stop just like that.
The itch was like an insulation. The more she touched it, the more she felt that it was not enough. Jiang Weiyang didn’t even react.
This time, it was not her turn to pay attention to Murong Qiao. Jiang Weiyang was being stared at by more and more people, followed by friends who appeared out of nowhere.
“Weiyang! What’s wrong with your face?!” The friend hurriedly brought over a small shirt and hurriedly blocked the view of those watching the show.
The moment her friend came over, Jiang Weiyang instantly looked through the mirror beside her and saw her red face. It could almost be considered a terrifying face. She finally couldn’t help but scream.
That cry was loud and clear, scaring the passing waiters so much that they almost fell.
Without needing her friend to remind her, Jiang Weiyang covered her face tightly.
She held the small piece of cloth tightly in her hand and covered her face to block the probing gazes. It was like the last city wall, becoming the last piece of fig leaf for Jiang Weiyang.
Seeing her like this, Murong Chuan grabbed Murong Qiao’s hand, stood up, and retreated.
“You’re not allowed to look! Who asked you to look!” Jiang Weiyang’s exasperated voice sounded.
However, this voice couldn’t stop anyone from moving. Instead, as a part of her ugliness, it was captured in the video by the phones that the others had secretly taken out.
It would probably not be long before Jiang Weiyang’s new “image” spread in the circle.
Murong Qiao had seen everything from the beginning to the end just now. Now that she saw that something had happened to the other party, her gaze couldn’t help but move to the box of powder that her Third Brother had swapped with and the friend who was standing beside Jiang Weiyang and supporting her.
She didn’t care about this friend when she left the washroom just now. Now that she thought about it…
The light in Murong Qiao’s eyes gradually turned cold, and the corners of her lips gradually flattened. Her unconsciously tense face made people feel dignified at first glance.
She had suffered the consequences of her own actions. It was quite worthy of her “hard work”.
Murong Qiao thought to herself. She took out her phone and sent a message to An Nuo to share the joy of this moment with her.
The matter of Jiang Weiyang embarrassing herself was very big at the banquet. It happened too suddenly, so Jiang Weiyang could only announce in a panic that she was allergic to something and had eaten it by mistake.
Unfortunately, her image was gone and she couldn’t salvage it even if she wanted to.
The atmosphere at the banquet also became more private because of this matter. Everyone whispered to each other.
Everyone’s voices were very low and they didn’t reveal their conversation to the others. However, in Jiang Weiyang’s eyes, everyone was discussing her.
Taking advantage of the restless atmosphere, a figure quietly slipped out of the banquet and followed the corridor to the small garden outside.
It was about time…
Zheng Qiu calculated the time in her heart as she rushed towards the small garden.
She was not interested in the occasion where Jiang Weiyang embarrassed herself. What Zheng Qiu was more concerned about was how Shen Xi was doing.
Xin Qingxue had just left not long ago. If she went over now, she wouldn’t miss the best rescue time…
Zheng Qiu’s thoughts were racing.
However, when she walked to the small garden and looked at the empty seats and the completely missing Shen Xi and Yan Xiu, she was immediately dumbfounded.
Eh? Where was she?
Zheng Qiu missed and looked around indignantly. Then, after confirming that the person should have left, she turned around in frustration and returned home.
“Tsk…” She looked at the spot where Shen Xi was just now in dissatisfaction.
In such a short period of time, could it be that someone else had beaten her to it?
Thinking of how Murong Qiao had saved Shen Xi at the charity auction and the subsequent developments, Zheng Qiu immediately had a bad premonition that things were out of her control, as well as displeasure and jealousy.
However, from a certain perspective, Zheng Qiu’s guess was indeed right.
At this time, Yan Xiu had just arrived at the central hospital with Shen Xi and went for a checkup in the middle of the night.
“The results of the checkup will take some time. The two of you can wait here first. If you need anything, just press the bedside bell at any time. I’ll come over immediately.” The nurse on night duty instructed gently, her gaze still wandering between Yan Xiu and Shen Xi from time to time.
Shen Xi nodded. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” After the nurse confirmed that there was nothing wrong, she walked out of the ward and left the space for Yan Xiu and Shen Xi.
She had been driven over by the other party all the way and now, he had accompanied her for a checkup. Even though Shen Xi liked Yan Xiu very much, she felt a little embarrassed.
After the nurse left and there was silence for a while, Shen Xi couldn’t help but take the initiative to ask.
“Actually, I can stay here alone. I’ve already troubled you enough today…”
Yan Xiu shook his head. “Wait for your mother to come over.”
He was socially awkward, but it was not like he didn’t know anything.
Leaving Shen Xi here in the middle of the night, Yan Xiu knew that he couldn’t do such a thing.
“…Then, alright.” Shen Xi’s willpower was originally not firm. After hearing Yan Xiu’s words, she didn’t even react before agreeing in a daze.
Yan Xiu sat beside the bed, his attention focused on some reports that had already been released.
In order to ensure that there weren’t any latent risks on Shen Xi, and since there were very few people at night, Yan Xiu simply chose to do a full-body checkup. The results were also the more detailed kind.
Therefore, this also allowed Yan Xiu to clearly understand how weak Shen Xi’s body was.
“Asthma, multiple allergies, and other complications. The respiratory tract is also prone to inflammation and infection…”
With every page he flipped, he could read out two or three key words.
It should be said that other than chatting with Second Brother, these few pieces of paper simply “opened Yan Xiu’s eyes”.
However, Shen Xi was already used to hearing it. Sometimes, she even understood her physical condition better than the doctor.
It was said that after being sick for a long time, one would become a doctor. Shen Xi, who had been around hospitals since she was young, had the most say in this matter.
However, Yan Xiu was thinking about something else.
He didn’t forget that Shen Xi had been running to his design studio every other day. There was even a period of time when he could see her chatting with Xiao Gu at the front desk every day..