Chapter 86

Chapter 86 Take Your Pick

"Xue Zongzhou?" Jun Haoxuan frowned at Ye Sijue. "Didn't you instruct him to stay by Xia's side? Why has he come here to borrow one of my cars?"

Ye Sijue reacted with an equally puzzled gaze.

At this, Jun Haoxuan knew that there was no use questioning Ye Sijue. He turned his attention back onto the butler and briskly instructed, "Let them in."

"Right away, sir." The butler spun on his heel. It wasn't long before he returned with the two guests.

Almost instantly, Jun Haoxuan's gaze found its way onto Mu Xia, who was walking behind Xue Zongzhou.

His brows raised in shock as he hadn't expected her to show up as well.

A pleasantly surprised grin spread on his lips while he dashed over to her side. "Xia, what brings you here? Are you here to see me?"

Meanwhile, Mu Xia was busy being in awe of the stunning wall carvings and accented details around her. She had lived abroad for so many years that this was her first time seeing a traditional-themed architectural build. Its grandness mesmerized her.

Once she finally stopped admiring the walls, her eyes roamed past the faces of Jun Haoxuan and the others in the room.

A lopsided sneer soon spread on Mu Xia's face when she saw the woman standing behind Qin Ranfeng—Xu Xingxing.

「What's Xingxing doing here all of a sudden?」

Xingxing is just like Qingshan; they're both tarred with the same brush. I can't bring myself to be nice to her.」

Mu Xia sharply withdrew her gaze from Xu Xingxing. She then explained her reason for being here, "Our car broke down nearby. So, Xue Zongzhou suggested that we borrow one of your cars to get us back home. Will that be fine with you?"

"Absolutely! Which cars would you prefer? Please, take your pick from my garage." Jun Haoxuan had become uncharacteristically generous. His current behavior was nothing at all like how he had treated Xu Xingxing moments ago.

He whirled around and motioned them to head for the garage. As he did so, Xu Xingxing finally got to see who the guests were.

Her jaw clenched tautly with resentment. 「Why the hell is this bitch here?」

「Oh well, this is even better! Ranfeng was just about to defend me. Now that she's here, Ranfeng might give her hell for mistreating me!」

Xu Xingxing pouted at Qin Ranfeng. She simultaneously pointed at Mu Xia and whined, "Young Master Qin! That's the woman who stole my clothes and forced me out of the shopping mall."

Qin Ranfeng wasn't the least bit interested in Xue Zongzhou's affairs. Thus, he hadn't bothered to look at the guests earlier.

Now that Xu Xingxing was whining, Qin Ranfeng instinctively glanced over in the guests' direction. Upon taking in the sight of Mu Xia's face, his eyes rounded in surprise and recognition.

「It's her!

The goddess. The woman of my dreams!」

Xu Xingxing hadn't noticed the subtle glee in Qin Ranfeng's eyes because she had fully immersed herself in playing the victim. "She is truly a wicked woman. Please, you have to help me get even!"

At last, everything clicked into place for Qin Ranfeng. He now understood who Xu Xingxing had been complaining about this whole time.

His dark eyes narrowed to slits, radiating hatred at Xu Xingxing. His voice boomed. "Zip it!"

Xu Xingxing was taken aback. She pursed her lips, unsure of why he shut her up.

Without a moment to waste, Qin Ranfeng disregarded Xu Xingxing and clambered over to Mu Xia. He clumsily introduced himself, "Hi… do you remember me? We met at your family home. And uh, oh right! I was the one who saved you from the dog!"

All color on Xu Xingxing's face paled to a chalky white.

「What the devil is happening now?」

Mu Xia tilted her head in confusion. Gradually, she recalled bits and pieces of meeting him. Then she calmly said, "Oh… it's you."

From afar, Xu Xingxing cast a stormy gaze at the two's reunion. She could tell that Qin Ranfeng was behaving differently towards Mu Xia.

Qin Ranfeng had always been a smooth-talker when it came to women. Yet, this was Xu Xingxing's first time seeing him in such a flustered state. So, something about it felt fishy to her.

White-hot rage burned in Xu Xingxing's throat as she clenched her fists. Despite her anger, words refused to come out of her mouth.

Meanwhile, Ye Sijue grew annoyed since Mu Xia had acknowledged everyone but him. He cleared his throat and began questioning Xue Zongzhou, "Why are you guys here? Did something happen at the shopping mall?"

Xue Zongzhou grimaced at the sight of Xu Xingxing. His voice was dangerously low while he recounted everything that had happened earlier.