CHAPTER 324: CHAPTER 324

In front of the dart venue, many young masters and ladies of fortune were watching attentively.

Si Ruo took two sets of darts, walked over to Jiang Moxi, and said, "I’ll let you choose a set of darts first."

Without any hesitation, Jiang Moxi chose the yellow ones.

"Then I’ll take the blue," Si Ruo said as she put away her own darts, then teased Jiang Moxi, "Need me to teach you?"

Jiang Moxi simply nodded in response to Si Ruo’s smug expression without saying a word.

Si Ruo, full of confidence in front of Jiang Moxi, began to play the role of an instructor, "Hold the dart tightly like this, take aim at the target, and throw..."

Si Ruo started with a striking 9-ring shot, dazzling everyone.

The crowd began discussing, "Jiang Moxi must be foolish, having never even touched a dart, and yet she dares to accept Si Ruo’s challenge?"

"Si Ruo is the best dart player among us; Jiang Moxi stands no chance at all."

"Don’t you know that when the heavens want to destroy someone, they first make them mad! Jiang Moxi is acting so insanely, and having Si Ruo, on behalf of heaven, put her in her place seems only right."

Of course, among the crowd were a few who mentioned Jiang Moxi’s past proficiency with guns, including the time she saved Si Ruo.

But someone quickly countered, "Shooting is shooting, and darts are darts. Anyway, this time, Jiang Moxi is doomed to lose."

Hearing the discussions of those around her, Yu Dingding felt more uncertain and whispered to Jiang Moxi, "Moxi, I don’t want an apology. Let’s go back, right now."

After the demise of the Yu family, Jiang Moxi was the first friend Yu Dingding made.

Moreover, Jiang Moxi never judged her because of her profession and treated her very well.

How could Yu Dingding just stand by and watch her be tricked by Si Ruo?

But Jiang Moxi, imitating Yu Dingding’s soft tone, replied, "How do you know she is tricking me and not the other way around?"

Yu Dingding paused, seemingly realizing something.

Then Jiang Moxi gently pinched her hand, winked, and said, "Just wait, I’ll make sure she gives you a proper apology."

After that, Jiang Moxi picked up a dart and repeated Si Ruo’s instruction, "Hold the dart tightly like this, take aim at the target, and throw..."

Whoosh—a bullseye.

In that instant, everyone around, who had been noisily gossiping and mocking Jiang Moxi as a fool, fell silent and stared at Jiang Moxi in shock.

Especially Si Ruo, who wore a look as though she had seen a ghost, asked Jiang Moxi, "Have you ever learned darts?"

"No," Jiang Moxi said.

"How is that possible..." Si Ruo found it hard to believe that her own pride in shooting and darts had been completely surpassed by Jiang Moxi.

Without waiting for Si Ruo to finish, Jiang Moxi cut her off, "Just luck, nothing more."

Then, she challenged Si Ruo, "Are we still competing or not?"

Si Ruo suddenly felt trapped; it was she who suggested the dart competition.

Now, with the competition about to start, retreating at this point would make her the laughingstock of everyone present.

Thus, Si Ruo could only grit her teeth and glared at Jiang Moxi, saying, "Let’s play!"

Competing with Jiang Moxi in darts, she felt she still had a fair chance of winning.

After all, even if it wasn’t just luck, Jiang Moxi would find it difficult to hit the bullseye every single time.

And so, the dart competition officially began.

Because of Jiang Moxi’s bullseye earlier, everyone held high expectations for her, and more and more onlookers gathered.

To put pressure on Jiang Moxi, Si Ruo chose to throw the darts first...

Ye Chen heard the noisy commotion near the dart throwing area and also heard the exuberant voice of Yu Dingding: "Moxi, you can do it! Moxi, you can do it!"

Ye Chen rarely saw Yu Dingding so passionate, so he hurriedly walked towards her.

He embraced Yu Dingding in his arms, affectionately nuzzled her ear, and asked.

"What’s this about? You’re so agitated!"

"My love, Moxi is competing for me against Si Ruo! How could I not be excited?"

Yu Dingding’s gaze remained fixed on Jiang Moxi’s figure, her eyes also brimming with admiration and fondness for Jiang Moxi.

Ye Chen, seeing Yu Dingding’s expression, felt somewhat jealous.

He too wished that Yu Dingding would look at him with the same eyes she had for Jiang Moxi.

So he pressed Yu Dingding further: "Xiao Moxi is competing for you? What’s that about?"

Yu Dingding then told him about how Si Ruo had mocked and ridiculed her, calling her a call girl.

Even though Yu Dingding spoke in a somewhat nonchalant tone, the look in Ye Chen’s eyes darkened significantly.

"Do you really care about what others say about you?"

"Not really, after all, what they say is true," Yu Dingding said.

But these words made Ye Chen feel choked up inside.

If Yu Dingding truly didn’t mind what others said about her, then she wouldn’t have been so thrilled when Jiang Moxi stood up for her.

Ye Chen’s throat felt tight, and he regretted his past actions towards Yu Dingding even more.

Unfortunately, what had happened had already become an established fact.

So all he could do was promise Yu Dingding: "Even if Xiao Moxi can’t beat Si Ruo, I will make Si Ruo apologize to you."

But Yu Dingding saw Jiang Moxi hit the bullseye right at the start and now was full of confidence: "You don’t need to; Moxi will definitely win."

Yu Dingding’s confident and trusting attitude towards Jiang Moxi also made Ye Chen jealous.

He pinched Yu Dingding’s cheek and asked her: "How do you know Xiao Moxi will definitely win? Her shooting is indeed good, but playing darts is different."

"I just know it; you just wait and see."

Yu Dingding’s especially assured manner made Ye Chen have no choice but to focus his attention on the two competitors at the dart throwing area.

Perhaps influenced by Jiang Moxi’s bullseye earlier, Si Ruo only scored a 6 in the first round.

The pitying expressions of the crowd made Si Ruo even more flustered and insecure, even doubting her own abilities.

Fortunately, Jiang Moxi followed and threw the dart, scoring only a 7.

Although she still beat Si Ruo by one point, it seemed that Jiang Moxi’s performance was not entirely stable either.

The huge rock that was pressing on Si Ruo’s chest seemed to disappear in an instant.

Because as long as Jiang Moxi’s performance was unstable as well, her chances of winning were significant.

Just aiming for two or three bullseyes would leave Jiang Moxi’s scores far behind!

Therefore, at the start of the second round, Si Ruo regained her confidence, threw the dart ahead of others, and scored a nice 9.

She immediately looked radiant again, and even before Jiang Moxi threw her dart, Si Ruo raised her glass to Jiang Moxi, saying, "Hope you can hit the bullseye this time!"

Jiang Moxi gave Si Ruo a cold glance, turned back, and threw her dart—it hit the bullseye exactly!

Immediately afterwards, spontaneous applause sounded from around, along with Yu Dingding excitedly shouting to Jiang Moxi: "Moxi, well done!"

Si Ruo was dumbstruck, looking at the bullseye dumbfounded, then at Jiang Moxi, still somewhat unable to believe that Jiang Moxi had hit the bullseye again.

But Jiang Moxi’s expression was indifferent from beginning to end, only saying to Si Ruo: "Thank you for your blessing!"

Si Ruo was so angry that she smashed her glass!