Ruan Tianxin’s heart ignited with anger as she met Shao Chen's provocative gaze, her pride deeply wounded.
*Damn渣男!* (scumbag!)
*Player!*
*Fishing online while fooling around with other women!*
Had he been like this when he was with her? She should have seen his true colors long ago!
*Don’t get angry, or you’ll lose!*
"Sister, I’m the woman you want but can’t have! James, let’s go!" she retorted, refusing to back down. She deliberately linked arms intimately with James and entered the manor.
Shao Chen watched their affectionate departure, feeling an overwhelming sense of irritation. He shook off Feng Anna’s hand, tugged at his tie, and cursed, "Fuck!"
Feng Anna, feeling innocent, watched his reaction and her dislike for Ruan Tianxin deepened.
Regardless of whether Shao Chen still had feelings for Ruan Tianxin, if she could provoke him, it meant Ruan Tianxin held a place in his heart.
"Master Shao, why bother with a woman who has no taste?" she said, re-linking her arm with Shao Chen intimately.
"No taste?" Shao Chen glanced at her.
"Yes, look at the new boyfriend she found. He drives a Chevrolet; his financial situation is worse than mine. At least I drive a Ferrari," Feng Anna stated.
She omitted that her Ferrari was a gift from her previous sugar daddy, but it was still far superior to a Chevrolet.
With her current popularity, she could afford a Ferrari, but she was unwilling. Why buy something that someone else could give her?
If she could become the Shao family’s crown princess, forget a Ferrari; villas, yachts, and planes would be hers in an instant.
Therefore, she had to try her best to win Shao Chen's favor and prevent him from having eyes for other women.
"Furthermore, his looks and physique don’t even compare to a tenth of yours. After leaving you, her taste has plummeted. You were right to dump her; she’s not worthy of you and would only lower your status," Feng Anna continued.
She believed that by attacking Ruan Tianxin's taste, she could ignite Shao Chen's disgust for her.
Little did she know, this only intensified the irritation in Shao Chen's heart. Her words to him meant: Ruan Tianxin would rather find a man uglier and poorer than him than be with him!
"And you are worthy of me?" Shao Chen slanted a look at her.
He had brought her along simply because the party required a female companion, and he had his assistant find someone nearby who was available.
Feng Anna faltered, unsure where she had gone wrong. He had provoked Ruan Tianxin, which clearly meant he disliked her. Why was he displeased when she badmouthed Ruan Tianxin?
"Heh heh, she was just joking. Don't be angry," she forced a smile.
Shao Chen ignored her and walked into the manor. Seeing this, Feng Anna instantly understood why he was displeased. He might genuinely still have feelings for Ruan Tianxin.
She clenched her fists, her eyes glinting with malice. She had to do something to make Shao Chen detest Ruan Tianxin completely.
Inside the ballroom, wine flowed, delicacies were served, and guests mingled.
Ruan Tianxin entered the ballroom, her arm linked with James. James was delighted that Ruan Tianxin was holding his arm, but he also knew she was merely doing it out of spite towards Shao Chen.
"Are you alright?" he asked caringly.
Ruan Tianxin turned, and only when she didn't see Shao Chen did her anger subside. She smiled, "I'm fine."
"He..." James started to say something, but just then, Ruan's mother and her best friend approached.
Ruan's mother had seen her precious daughter intimately linked with James from afar and thought they had a chance. So, she eagerly brought her friend over to take a look.
Ruan's mother's best friend, who was also Chinese and went by the English name Angela, was overjoyed to see Ruan Tianxin. She rushed forward to hug and kiss her.
"Tianxin, I’m so happy you could come. I haven’t seen you in so long; I missed you so much."
"Auntie Angela, I missed you too," Ruan Tianxin replied with a smile.
"Is this your new boyfriend?" Angela asked James, teasingly.
After politely greeting Ruan's mother, James smiled and extended his hand to shake Angela's. "Ms. Angela, hello."
Seeing that Angela had misunderstood, Ruan Tianxin was about to explain when her gaze inadvertently fell upon Shao Chen walking towards them. Her pride flared, and she swallowed the words of explanation, feigning shyness and bashfulness, which was easily misinterpreted.
"Tsk tsk tsk, our Tianxin is blushing now." Angela chuckled, then her smile widened as she noticed Shao Chen approaching.
She quickly waved. "Ah Chen, you're here! Come over quickly, let me introduce you."
Shao Chen walked over unhurriedly. He first cast a look of ambiguous meaning at Ruan Tianxin, having overheard their conversation. Then, he smiled and greeted Angela, "Cousin."
"Your mother told me you were unhappy with the blind date your grandfather arranged and wanted to find someone yourself? Haven't found anyone yet, have you? Cousin suddenly thought of you. My best friend's daughter is also unmarried and looking for a boyfriend. I wanted to introduce her to you," Angela said, glancing at Ruan Tianxin.
Ruan's mother had told her about Ruan Tianxin's relationship status. Coincidentally, her cousin’s wife had been complaining about her son’s blind dates recently, so she thought of calling Shao Chen over to see if she could get these two together.
However, the current outcome seemed rather subtle…
"Oh?" Shao Chen looked at Ruan Tianxin again, a rogue smile playing on his lips, as if questioning who had just claimed she had a boyfriend and was the woman he wanted but couldn't have.
Ruan Tianxin hadn’t expected the tables to turn so quickly, nor that her mother’s best friend would be so unreliable. She shot her mother a reproachful glance.
Ruan's mother wished she could bash her head against a tofu block. She was close to crying from her own stupidity. How could she have forgotten that Angela's Chinese name was Shao Wansheng, and like Shao Chen, she shared the surname Shao!
"Auntie Angela, thank you for your kind offer, but no thank you. I already have someone in mind," Ruan Tianxin forced a smile.
As she spoke, she deliberately linked her arm intimately with James and looked at Shao Chen defiantly, saying, "I hear Master Shao is a notorious playboy, changing women like clothes. How have you fallen to the point of needing blind dates now?
"Did you play too hard and develop some kind of problem, so you can't find women?"
Shao Chen flinched at the insult, cursing his sexual prowess!
You could insult a man for anything, but never his performance!
In a fit of anger, he blurted out, "Isn't Miss Ruan not much better? Don't you also rely on pretending to be poor online to find a boyfriend?"
Hearing this, Ruan Tianxin's eyes widened. She couldn’t believe he would reveal such an embarrassing matter!