Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Who is your ‘Strategist’? Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Who is your ‘Strategist’? On the tray, a massive bullfrog quietly lay, staring at Qiao En with its protruding large eyes.

The waiter had long disappeared.

Some screamed, and of course, others laughed.

“Look, look, that woman is holding a huge toad!”

“Isn’t it just? Doesn’t she look like a giant toad herself?”

…

Qiao En held the tray, too nervous to even breathe.

She was afraid of frogs and toads, including bullfrogs that looked similar, sometimes even detouring around them at the market.

But now, she had to face a large bullfrog up close.

In a corner, Ruyi and An Kexin had a look of schadenfreude on their faces.

“How about it? Don’t you think she looks ridiculously funny?”

Ruyi’s eyes and eyebrows carried a flirty arch, harboring evil designs in her belly, now thinking of another splendid trick to play on Qiao En.

“Quite satisfying. Just don’t know what she will do next?”

An Kexin crossed her arms over her chest, keen to partake in mischief, but she didn’t want to dirty her hands.

“Why not go and see for yourself?”

Ruyi spoke and strode towards where Qiao En stood.

She had to make Qiao En the joke of the night’s party.

“Qiao En.”

Ruyi appeared from behind Qiao En, Qiao En turned her head to meet her eyes.

In an instant, Qiao En understood everything.

“Did you do this?”

Qiao En asked coldly.

The huge bullfrog was still staring at her.

But for some reason, her fear suddenly disappeared.

Ruyi shrugged her shoulders, “Do what? I just got here, all right?”

She denied it.

“What are you doing with a huge bullfrog? Qiao En, I didn’t expect your taste to be so peculiar, not only do you like to flirt with other people’s men, but you also don’t let such ugly creatures go?”

Ruyi spoke loudly.

She insulted Qiao En with venomous language.

More and more people were gathering around the pool, craning their necks to see the excitement, hearing Ruyi’s words, everyone burst into laughter.

Some came to the party to network, but most were just there for fun.

Hooking up and picking up girls was fun, drinking and boasting was fun, men fighting and women getting jealous, all were sources of entertainment.

As long as there was fun, there were spectators to watch.

Here, no one cared about the truth, nor did they care about justice.

“Sister, your praise is too much, haven’t you always been without a boyfriend? So, this is a new mate I’ve picked out for you, a perfect match for you.”

Ruyi was malicious and disparaging, of similar age to Qiao En, but she had never been in love, having initiated pursuits a few times without success.

Of course, she longed for love, especially since recently Ruxin had gotten engaged, and the guy was now getting hot and heavy with her. Ruyi felt unbalanced.

Qiao En retaliated, aiming a knife at the most painful spot in Ruyi’s heart.

She not only poked but also quickly handed the tray with the bullfrog over to Ruyi.

Startled by the sudden move, the enormous bullfrog leaped from the plate and landed directly on top of Ruyi’s head.

“Get it off; get it down now.”

Ruyi, who had just been sneering at Qiao En, now pleaded.

She stood there, not daring to move, her hands flailing, trying to shoo away the huge bullfrog.

However, the bullfrog seemed to enjoy its unmoved perch atop her head, paying no heed to her outcries and refusing to leave.

The crowd by the pool, noticing the turn of the tale, now laughed even louder.

“Qiao En, you bitch, you’ll get what’s coming to you.”

The bullfrog, originally meant by Ruyi to prank Qiao En, turned out to be her own undoing as she had lifted the stone only to drop it on her own feet.

Qiao En frowned, Ruyi’s mouth was both dirty and deserving.

If she didn’t teach this woman a lesson, it would really be letting her off too easy.

“You want it to come down, huh? I know a brilliant way, not sure if you’d like to hear it?”

Qiao En smiled mysteriously, deliberately holding back.

It was crowded at the party, and she didn’t want to draw too much attention to herself.

Ruyi was detestable, but she was Ding Hao’s second older sister. In a public setting, opposing the Ding family was something she didn’t want to be criticized for.

“Speak up if you have something to say, fart if you have to, why are you mumbling?”

Ruyi had a fiery temper. She hadn’t realized that she was now the one in need of favors.

“Forget it, I don’t think my second sister really wants to hear. Besides, that method isn’t a magic cure. Better ask someone else to take it down.”

As Qiao En spoke, she was ready to leave.

Ruyi panicked. Previously, she had detached herself and could mock Qiao En without restraint, but how the tables had turned, making her the joke now.

Being the joke of the moment was not frightening; what was terrifying was becoming a permanent joke.

She despised Qiao En, but a good man knows when to yield, knowing when to stretch and bend was her chance to strike back in the future.

“I want to hear it.”

Ruyi’s tone softened a bit.

She stood there, glancing around. Apart from those who came to watch the spectacle, she couldn’t see Kexin anywhere.

“Then answer me one question, and I’ll tell you.”

Qiao En said, folding her arms and starting to bargain.

Ruyi was simple-minded and physically strong; she was usually confrontational but knew better than to lose sight of the big picture.

After all, Qiao En was now Ding Hao’s fiancée, practically a member of the Ding family. If she lost face at the party, the Ding family would share in the shame too. She might not care about Qiao En’s face, but surely she wouldn’t disregard the Ding family’s reputation entirely, would she?

So, in the end, there was only one possibility – she had a tactician by her side.

Usually, Ruyi always appeared with Ding Ruxin.

But today, Ruyi had chosen to go it alone.

At that moment, Qiao En even thought that the “tactician” was Ding Ruxin.

“What’s the question? Just tell me.”

Ruyi’s patience was running thin, and she hurriedly asked.

“Who encouraged you to do this?”

Qiao En leaned in slightly and asked.”

Ruyi’s eyes flickered. She had dealings with An Kexin behind the scenes, and the two had done quite a few wicked things driven by shared animosity.

Now Qiao En wanted her to betray An Kexin, and Ruyi hesitated.

“No one encouraged me, you’re overthinking it. I just wanted to get back at you for hitting me last time.”

Ruyi lied.

Qiao En stepped back, breathed a sigh of relief, “Alright, then I’m leaving.”

Having said that, she actually started walking away.

“Come back.”

Qiao En had only walked a few steps when Ruyi called her back again.

“Forget it if you won’t talk.”

Qiao En turned around and rolled her eyes at her.

“It was Miss Kexin.”

Ruyi’s voice was very low.

A flash of cold light flickered in Qiao En’s eyes.

This An Kexin really was relentless!

“Quick, tell me, what can make this person leave?”

Ruyi was anxious to resolve the immediate trouble, unaware that provoking An Kexin would bring greater problems.

“She likes water, just jump in and that’s enough,”

Qiao En said nonchalantly.

Without lingering, she walked away particularly quickly.

Behind her, Ruyi’s brain completely short-circuited.

She hoped for a kind person to take that bullfrog off her head, but instead, everyone passing by pointed and laughed, and some even took out their phones to take pictures of her.

“Splash.”

Later, she really did take Qiao En’s advice and dove into the pool.

The bullfrog left her head, but she emerged soaking wet, looking as miserable as a drenched chicken.

Across the pool, under the shade of an umbrella, a pair of deep eyes watched the scene intently.

At that moment, the corners of his lips curled up in a barely noticeable smile.