When Yu Qi was being showered with compliments by her two aunties, she suddenly caught Ling Zhu Yao glaring at her with intense hostility. She searched her memory but could not recall ever meeting this girl or having any prior contact with her.
'So why on earth is she so angry with me?' The puzzling question popped up in her mind. Before she could ponder it further, Ming Yue and Su Xiao gently pushed her back into the fitting room and eagerly handed her another outfit to try on.
Outside, Ling Zhu Yao bit her lower lip so hard it nearly bled. She was utterly consumed by jealousy, seeing how deeply Ming Yue doted on that wild, country girl. She could not comprehend why Ming Yue treated her so coldly. After all, she was beautiful, intelligent, and came from an exceptionally prestigious family background.
Meanwhile, that wild girl, even if she happened to look decently beautiful, was likely completely stupid and hailed from some unknown, low-class background. If Ming Yue could have somehow read her thoughts at that moment, she would have undoubtedly given Ling Zhu Yao a severe, earful lecture on humility.
Yu Qi was made to try on so many clothes that her head began to spin. In the end, Ming Yue and Su Xiao decisively selected ten different pieces of clothing from the pile she had tried. Yu Qi desperately wanted to reject the expensive gifts, but her two stubborn aunties absolutely insisted on paying for them.
Feeling overwhelmed and slightly suffocated by the intense shopping session, Yu Qi politely told them that she needed to excuse herself to go to the ladies' room for a moment. They told her that they would happily wait for her right inside the shop, since they still wanted to browse through some other outfits for her. She let out a helpless sigh and nodded.
She walked around the high-end boutique, scanning the walls until she spotted the sign pointing toward the restroom. She entered the ladies' room, and after finishing her business, she stood in front of the large mirror to wash her hands. Just then, she heard the heavy sound of footsteps entering the restroom. Mirroring her reflection, the people who walked in were none other than the three arrogant girls she had encountered just a moment ago.
Ling Zhu Yao narrowed her eyes viciously when she realised the wild girl from before was standing right there. Seeing that the girl was completely alone without the protective presence of Ming Yue and Su Xiao, a cruel smile spread across her face. She immediately wanted to teach this country bumpkin a harsh lesson about social hierarchy.
"Hey, you. Stop right there." Ling Zhu Yao commanded, stepping forward to block Yu Qi the moment she noticed Yu Qi was preparing to walk out.
Yu Qi stopped in her tracks and looked at her. "Is there something the matter?" Even though she knew perfectly well that this girl did not harbour a single good intention toward her, she still chose to speak in a calm, polite tone.
"Who do you think you are?" Ling Zhu Yao asked arrogantly, looking down her nose at Yu Qi.
"Didn't your parents ever teach you basic manners? If you want to know someone else's name, you should always introduce yours first." Yu Qi said casually, completely unfazed by the hostility.
"You! Huh, fine. Since you are so desperate to know my name, I will gladly tell you. I am Ling Zhu Yao, a true relative of the Tang Family. I actually possess a legitimate blood relationship with the Tang household, unlike someone like you. You are just a parasite who only knows how to shamelessly suck up to a wealthy family. Now, tell me your name. I really want to know the name of a girl who thick-skinnedly climbs her way into another family's home." Ling Zhu Yao spat out arrogantly.
"And why exactly should I tell you?" Yu Qi countered, raising an eyebrow.
"Just a second ago, you literally said I should tell you my name if I wanted to know yours!" Ling Zhu Yao demanded.
"Ah. So, if I tell you to go drink water straight from the toilet bowl, will you willingly drink it?" Yu Qi chuckled softly.
"What? Why on earth would I do something disgusting like that?" Ling Zhu Yao screamed, her face flushing with rage. 'This wretched girl just completely twisted my words!'
Furious, Ling Zhu Yao turned and whispered a quiet instruction to her friend, Su Heng, telling her to securely lock the restroom door from the inside. A truly evil smile spread across Ling Zhu Yao's face. She was now planning to force Yu Qi to do exactly what they had just spoken about: drink water directly from the toilet bowl. Receiving the signal, Su Heng and Baili Huang aggressively approached Yu Qi.
"Hold her down. We are going to teach this country bumpkin a lesson so she learns not to be so arrogant in front of her betters." Ling Zhu Yao commanded.
Yu Qi merely smiled as she watched the two girls close the distance between them. Since these spoiled girls lacked the actual capability to harm a single hair on her head, she decided she would show them a tiny bit of mercy. The exact millisecond Su Heng and Baili Huang reached out to grab her arms, Yu Qi swiftly struck their specific acupuncture points, completely paralysing their bodies for the next ten minutes.
The two girls suddenly collapsed heavily onto the hard floor, deeply shocking Ling Zhu Yao. Her eyes widened because she had not even seen what Yu Qi had done to them.
"What did you just do to my friends?!" Ling Zhu Yao screamed at the top of her lungs, backing away from Yu Qi.
"I did not do anything to them at all. They are simply the ones who suddenly felt like sitting on the dirty toilet floor like that." Yu Qi said in a sweet, pleasant voice.
She paused for a brief moment, her eyes locking onto Ling Zhu Yao's. When she opened her mouth to speak again, her tone remained perfectly polite, but it was laced with a terrifying, bloodcurdling killing aura.
"Now, will you kindly let me out? My aunties are waiting for me back at the shop, and I really don't want to keep them waiting for too long." Yu Qi still smiled.
Ling Zhu Yao shivered violently to her very bones as Yu Qi stared at her with those cold, dead eyes. A primal fear gripped her chest, and she genuinely believed she would die on the spot if she did not immediately clear the path. Yu Qi's words sounded perfectly polite, but her terrifying expression completely broke Ling Zhu Yao's spirit.
"P-Please... forgive me." Ling Zhu Yao stammered, her voice shaking uncontrollably as she stumbled backwards.
"Thank you very much, Ms Ling." Yu Qi said, walking past her freely and opening the door.
In reality, Yu Qi had never planned to cause any physical harm to Ling Zhu Yao. She simply wanted to scare the arrogant girl enough to keep her away.
Left alone in the restroom, Ling Zhu Yao felt terrified to her core. Her trembling legs completely gave out beneath her, causing her to slide down the wall. It was only then that she suddenly noticed the expensive designer skirt she was wearing felt completely warm and soaked. In her absolute state of terror, she had involuntarily pissed herself. A wave of intense humiliation washed over her as she stared at her ruined skirt.
"I will make you pay for this... you dirty country bumpkin!" Ling Zhu Yao hissed into the empty room.
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