CHAPTER 409: CHAPTER 402: A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER WITH SIXTH BROTHER JIN

Sisi had not walked far from the bathroom when she accidentally slipped and almost fell. Fortunately, a young man behind her caught her in time.

"Thank you!"

Sisi gratefully expressed her thanks after she steadied herself. If she had really fallen, she was afraid her dress would have gotten dirty.

"You’re welcome!" The man’s voice who helped Sisi was a bit hoarse and deep, but not unpleasant to listen to.

When Sisi looked up, the man’s eyes flashed with amazement. He had not expected that such a beautiful girl could exist in this world. Indeed, as the ancients said, to add a fraction more would make her too chubby, and to subtract a fraction would make her too skinny – here was the real personification of that!

Sisi was already accustomed to such gazes. After thanking him again, she was about to leave when she spotted a puddle of water on the ground, with a trace dragged over it – right where she had just stepped.

She clearly remembered there was no such puddle when she had entered, and Sisi was sure about that. It wouldn’t take more than three minutes for her to use the restroom and exit, and during that time, no one else had entered the ladies’ room, plus the men’s room was some distance away.

So obviously, the puddle must have been caused by that girl before. What was she trying to do? Just make her embarrass herself?

If not for the man who fortuitously caught her, she would have taken a nasty fall and her dress might have been covered in a mess.

Sisi knitted her brows, feeling very angry inside. She grew extremely cautious towards this unknown girl, vowing to take revenge when the opportunity arose.

Hmph, she was not one to be insulted without retorting or hit without striking back!

"What’s the matter, miss?"

Seeing Sisi staring at the ground for a while, the man couldn’t help but inquire.

Sisi raised her head and smiled, "Nothing much. I was just looking at this puddle of water. It wasn’t here when I went in, and suddenly it appeared when I came out. I don’t know who is playing a joke on me, trying to make me trip and fall."

Sisi’s intention was clear; she wanted the man to know she had been set up. Although it was not likely that the man had seen that girl, it was worth a try – talking cost her nothing, after all.

However, it turned out to be an inadvertent hit for Sisi, as this man did indeed see that girl when he went to the restroom. After hearing Sisi’s words, he looked at the water stain on the ground thoughtfully, suspicion forming in his mind.

Both Sisi and the young man were heading to the banquet, so they walked out together without noticing two figures standing in the corridor behind them – it was none other than Jin Wen and the refined girl who had been in the restroom before.

"An Xin, is that woman He Sisi?" Jin Wen asked with a darkened face.

"Yeah, I didn’t expect Sixth Brother Jin to know her, and they seem to be having a great time chatting!"

Tang Anxin felt secretly thrilled inside and thought to herself that even God was willing to lend a hand. Indeed, the water stain at the restroom door was her doing. Tang Anxin’s purpose was merely to make Sisi fall and dirty her dress to embarrass her.

Unexpectedly, Jin Yan actually encountered He Sisi. Although Sisi didn’t fall, which slightly irked her, the fact that Sisi was chatting so happily with Jin Yan was like hitting the jackpot. Did you not see Jin Wen’s face turning as black as charcoal next to her?

He Sisi, just you wait! A storm is about to arrive!

It turned out that the Tang Family and Li Family have had a good relationship because the grannies of both families were close friends. Although the Li Family was currently not as prominent as the Tang Family, it did not affect the friendship between the two families.

Tang Anxin and Li Yuxi are true childhood friends, and they once had a playful betrothal that was only agreed upon verbally. Over time, the matter was treated like a joke and forgotten with the wind.

However, Tang Anxin’s affection for Li Yuxi was deeply rooted; she never had eyes for anyone else. But Li Yuxi’s attitude towards her was always lukewarm. Initially, she thought Li Yuxi had no interest in her, but since he hadn’t been close with any other girls over the years, she considered herself the closest to him.

Tang Anxin thus assumed that Li Yuxi was naturally introverted and unable to charm girls. Although she felt a sense of loss, she consoled herself that such a personality was better, sparing him from attracting unwelcome admirers in the future.

But a bolt from the blue struck. Tang Anxin, who was always observant of Li Yuxi, learned of He Sisi and how her Brother Li’s feelings for He Sisi were different from others.

Although Tang Anxin was seething with rage inside, she maintained her usual demeanor on the outside, and not even her parents noticed anything was amiss.

She and Jin Wen were friends from the boudoir, though not exactly friends either, as Jin Wen’s temperament was explosive, and she didn’t get along with girls her age. Tang Anxin was the only one who could talk with her, so in the eyes of the Jin Family and outsiders, Tang Anxin was Jin Wen’s good sister and the only one at that.

Upon learning that the Jin Family planned a lavish coming-of-age celebration for Jin Wen and would invite numerous guests, Tang Anxin began scheming, often whispering He Sisi’s beauty into Jin Wen’s ears. And just as she expected, Jin Wen invited He Sisi over.

Tang Anxin’s plan was meticulous. She intended to use the banquet as an opportunity for Jin Yan to meet He Sisi, confident that Jin Yan would be attracted to the beautiful He Sisi, which would spark Jin Wen’s jealousy. Then she could exploit Jin Wen’s hand to get rid of He Sisi.

Indeed, Tang Anxin knew Jin Wen’s secret and the peculiar feelings Jin Wen had for Jin Yan.

She certainly knew such feelings were wrong, but she had no desire to tell the Jin Family. Why should she?

She wanted to watch Jin Wen step by step into the abyss, step by step towards destruction until her fall from grace!

Yes, she hated Jin Wen. Outsiders only knew that Jin Wen could converse with her and would listen to her, but no one knew the great lengths Tang Anxin had gone to achieve this.

Due to Jin Wen’s explosive nature, prone to temper tantrums and even violence, other girls were scared away, but Tang Anxin endured because she needed Jin Wen as a friend.

But she was resentful. She, Tang Anxin, was superior to Jin Wen in every aspect. Why should she humble herself before this freak?

She wanted He Sisi and Jin Wen to clash, to fight to a point where both were left without a win, reduced to ashes.

Jin Wen was oblivious to the cunning calculations in Tang Anxin’s mind, her heart ablaze with fury, for a moment not keeping an eye on her Sixth Brother Jin who had been ensnared by a vixen. Hmph, she would see how she’d teach these vixens a lesson!

Jin Wen stomped off angrily, with Tang Anxin following smugly, her face showing anticipation for the drama to come.

Sisi returned to her seat to continue eating when the man she had encountered, at the restroom door earlier, came over with a glass of wine.

The man seemed to be well acquainted with Tang An Zhi, Li Yuxi, and the others, greeting them with a smile.

"Sisi, this is Jin Yan, the brother of today’s birthday girl Jin Wen," Li Yuxi introduced to Sisi, and Sisi felt a tightness in her chest, discomfort seizing her whole body!

Jin Yan—Sixth Brother Jin—the psychopath who captured her heart!

God, are you playing me?