Chapter 1174: Chapter 1174: Couldn’t Find the Disliked Part

The others suddenly all turned their heads towards her.

Her female officer and driver were fine, at most showing a bit of caution.

The Li family’s servants, however, were blunt, their gazes openly mocking her.

Scarlett fiercely clenched her fist, her fingernails deeply embedded into her flesh, only through that bit of pain could she calm herself and squeeze out an extremely awkward smile, “My knee actually still aches faintly…”

Before she finished speaking, Li Beijue impatiently interrupted her, “If your knee still hurts, don’t run around!”

After speaking, he bypassed Scarlett standing in his way, strode off with his long legs, leaving without a backward glance.

Scarlett stared at his back, her face burning, turning blue, then black, and then red, just short of turning ashen; she clenched her fists tightly, as only this could prevent her expression from breaking!

Her female officer cautiously approached her, bracing herself as she said, “Your Highness, let’s go inside.”

Scarlett held back her anger, said nothing, and entered the castle.

Once she reached her room and no outsiders were around, she instinctively swung a slap across the female officer’s face, “Were you laughing at me earlier? Who gave you the courage?”

The female officer was caught off guard by the slap, and despite the pain on her face, quickly defended herself, “I didn’t, I didn’t, Your Highness…”

Scarlett’s beautiful almond eyes showed ferocity, like a proud wolf raising her chin, another slap landed, “You didn’t, so what you mean is you thought I was just a joke earlier?”

The female officer took two consecutive slaps, her left cheek swelling up high, tears brimming in her eyes, almost spilling out.

After venting her anger, Scarlett felt much better, looking at her swollen face and the tears desperately held back in grievance, she finally showed some mercy, “Go get some ice to apply on your face, if it looks like this tomorrow, how will you go out?”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The female officer’s tears fell like rain, but it wasn’t the first time she had witnessed Scarlett’s princess-like temper; knowing Scarlett was in a bad mood and taking it out on her, she realized that whatever she did would be wrong, and it would be better to swallow her grievance whole.

Scarlett watched her go off to find some ice with tears in her eyes, and with a disgusted wrinkle of her eyebrows, she sat on the sofa and poured herself a cup of water. After sipping a bit, she set down the water cup.

This couldn’t continue.

If this continued, it would be difficult to keep that woman out; the longer this went on, that woman would soon return.

She must win over Brother Beijue before that woman returns.

But…

Whenever Scarlett thought about the arrogant man mercilessly embarrassing her earlier, her chest tightened.

Since childhood, she had always lived surrounded by admiration, and after entering the fashion and charity circles as an adult, the media held her in the palm of their hands, with countless boys pursuing her. She simply hadn’t taken a liking to any of them.

Finally taking a liking to a man, she made the first move, only to be treated this way.

Scarlett truly couldn’t understand it, she didn’t know where she went wrong, what made Li Beijue displeased, and why he looked at her with such contempt.

She pondered deeply, recalling every interaction and conversation with Li Beijue, but couldn’t find anything that would cause someone to dislike her.