Chapter 64 - Lie To Her On Purpose
Rebirth from the Ashes
âIâm blushing from your compliments. Itâs all luck.â Grinning from ear to ear, Su Ruowan appeared modest.
Mom, Dad, and her brothers were excited for her to be shortlisted for the finals. They went out their way to celebrate last night and bought her an expensive gift.
She was able to hold her head up at last and beat Shen Xi after losing to her in the dance competition.
The international fashion design competition was not a place where any Tom, Dick, or Harry could make it to the finals.
The national dance competition was nothing compared to the international fashion competition!
âLuck? I donât see anyone else with such luck.â Throwing a look of disdain at Shen Xi at the back row, Chen Bingbing deliberately spoke aloud in a cynical tone, âI heard that a certain somebody in the international class is conceited enough to join the competition!â
âMy uncle is LKâs design director in the China division, and happens to be the competitionâs judge for the Asian region. I hadnât heard of anyone else going into the finals, apart from Wanwan.â
âThatâs right. A hick from the countryside will always be a hick. To show off about her knowledge of fashion and design, she sure has the cheek.â
âIf I were her, I wonât tell anyone that I have joined the design competition to save myself from the embarrassment.â
Su Ruowanâs besties took turns to sneer and jeer at Shen Xi without actually naming names.
âDonât say so.â Su Ruowan turned to Shen Xi. âXixi, Iâm sorry. Let me apologize on their behalf.â
Her words pretty much validated that they were mocking Shen Xi.
Completely ignoring her, Shen Xi had her head down as she focused on her mock test papers.
Su Ruowan seemed to be hurt by her attitude but she pretended all was good and let out a gentle smile. âXixi, youâre so smart. Iâm sure you will make it the next time. Keep it up.â
Shen Xi really could not stand her pretentiousness and fakeness. Her aloof voice carried an obvious hint of ridicule. âWho told you that itâs compulsory to use oneâs real name to join a design competition?â
âXixi, are you saying that you used a stage name?â Su Ruowan was alarmed by this information.
She had to keep it together!
No amount of deception should allow Shen Xi to take the wind out of her sail.
What would a country hick know about design?
âNone of your business.â Shen Xi cockily scoffed.
Su Ruowan could be conflicted, anxious, on the edge of her seat, and guess all she wanted. It was great to stuff it to Su Ruowan, that b*tch!
âWanwan, just leave her. You can be nice to this insolent thing but sheâs a thankless wretch.â Chen Bingbing was enraged by Shen Xi.
What the hell!
Wanwan showed concern and gave Shen Xi respect by talking to her but look at the latterâs attitude.
The remaining girlfriends comforted and talked some sense into Su Ruowan, telling her to stay out of Shen Xiâs matters to save her from dismay.
Su Ruowan furrowed her brows, dwelling in severe anxiety and uncertainty that left a pit in her stomach.
Did Shen Xi really use a stage name instead of her real name to participate in the competition?
Perhaps she lied on purpose to piss her off?
Chen Bingbing and her other girlfriends were sure that Shen Xi was lying, commenting that the international class would have announced it to the world if she made it to the finals.
Su Ruowan thought the same.
Shen Xi, that shameless b*tch, was the kind to get carried away by a tiny milestone. She would have sounded the drums to the whole world if she really was in the finals.
Even if she kept mum, the international class would have paraded that fact all over.
Hence, Shen Xi must be lying to irk her and mess with her head!