Under the hazy, seductive lights, Jiang You walked in like a proud and alluring Enchanting Demon.
She quickly attracted a great deal of attention; some people simply stared, transfixed.
Jiang You sat down not far from Shen Qi.
Of the ten people in their wealthy clique, the most active ones were all sitting on this sofa. A few others were abroad and hadn’t returned.
Shen Qi had silver hair and was wearing a sexy, form-fitting, low-cut silver dress. A handsome, mixed-race man sat beside her, serving her drinks.
"Well, well. The moment Jiang You walked in, every man in the room was staring," Xu Mei said with a cryptic laugh.
"I’m naturally gorgeous. It’s to be expected," Jiang You replied, raising a haughty brow.
Xu Mei’s forced smile faltered, the corners of her lips twitching downward.
Shen Qi laughed at her words and patted the man beside her. "Mai’er, take a look at my girl, Jiang You. Isn’t she a beauty?"
The man instinctively glanced at Jiang You, his eyes flashing with admiration, but he quickly turned back to Shen Qi with an obsequious smile. "Not as beautiful as you."
Shen Qi smiled. "You certainly know how to curry favor."
She kept smiling. "Alright, we’re all friends here. Let’s just have fun."
Bai Sisi waved Jiang You over. "Come on, Sister You! Come play dice with us."
Jiang You went over and joined their game.
It was simple: guess the dice, and if you guessed wrong, you had to drink.
Jiang You just played along, putting on an act of getting along with them.
After several rounds, Jiang You hadn’t lost a single time.
Bai Sisi was surprised. "Sister You, you used to be the worst at this. Did you get lessons from a master or something? How’d you get so good?"
The words had barely left her mouth.
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Jiang You stiffened imperceptibly before quickly composing herself and laughing it off. "It just proves my luck is through the roof tonight."
"Alright then, a few more rounds!" Bai Sisi pushed the dice shaker forward again.
For the next few rounds, Jiang You had to alternate between winning and losing. But to maintain her persona, she made sure to lose more often.
"Looks like your luck’s run out," Xu Mei drawled mockingly from the sidelines.
Jiang You had already had several drinks. She couldn’t keep playing, or she’d get drunk. So, pretending to be angry about losing so much, she abruptly stood up. "I’m done playing."
Bai Sisi and the others didn’t say anything. Everyone knew Jiang You had the worst temper.
Jiang You found a place to sit and casually nibbled on some fruit.
"Don’t be mad. That game is no fun anyway. I’ve got some foreign male models here to cheer you up," Shen Qi said with a smile. "Tonight’s for having fun. No sulking allowed."
Hearing Shen Qi’s words, several foreign male models approached Jiang You, a hint of expectation in their hearts.
Two or three tall, mixed-race men with sharp features, dressed in black-and-white jackets and slacks, knelt by Jiang You’s legs.
Jiang You’s eyelid twitched. After a few drinks, a blush had crept onto her cheeks, making her soft, charming face all the more captivating. Her pink eyes shimmered with a liquid light, looking as succulent as ripe fruit.
The men stared, utterly captivated and acting of their own free will. One of them grasped her ankle and looked up at her. "Mistress, do you want to play with me?"
Jiang You flinched and, with a look of utter disgust, kicked the man away. "What sort of trash are you? Scram."
The man fell to the floor, but the kick only seemed to make his throat feel even more parched.
’He wanted to serve this beautiful lady.’
He leaned in again from his kneeling position, bringing his cheek close to Jiang You’s knee, his gaze rapt. "Mistress, did Aster do something wrong?"
"Get lost," Jiang You said, her gaze cold.
But thanks to the alcohol, the blush at the corners of her eyes, like a spring peach blossom, completely softened the coldness of her glare.
Seeing this, the mixed-race man’s breathing grew even more ragged.
He started to move toward her again.
But Yu Lin and the others, seeing that Jiang You was displeased, came over and shoved the men away, pushing back the mixed-race man who seemed determined to keep pestering her.
"What are you waiting for? Scram! Trash like you thinks you’re worthy of serving our Sister You?" Yu Lin snapped.
"You sleaze, get lost already," Lin Xue added.
Chen Yu sat down beside Jiang You.
The man named Aster tried to edge closer again.
"Hey. You, the model," Shen Qi spoke, her voice devoid of warmth. "Can’t you understand words? Have you forgotten your place?"
Aster’s head suddenly cleared, and he hurriedly knelt to apologize to Jiang You. "I’m sorry, Miss. Aster was wrong."
Jiang You simply picked up an empty glass and smashed it against Aster’s forehead. Blood instantly began to flow from the wound.
She coolly spat out a single word: "Scram."
The sharp pain on his forehead snapped Aster completely to his senses. Filled with fear, he hastily gathered the glass shards and fled.
Jiang You pressed a hand to her dizzy forehead. ’What’s the difference between this guy and any other groper? Does he think being a model gives him a free pass to take advantage of people?’
’With a beauty like me, *they’re* the ones getting lucky.’
"Oh, our dear Jiang You looks down on mere mortals now. After all, she’s snagged the eldest young master of the Shen Family. How could this sort of trash compare to Young Master Shen?" Xu Mei started with her snide remarks again.
"Oh? Jiang You, I heard Shen Lan never keeps a girlfriend for more than a month. It’s almost the end of the month now. Are you two about to break up?" Lin Li drawled. Ever since the unpleasantness over the Deformed Beast incident, her attitude toward Jiang You hadn’t improved.
Hearing this, Jiang You knew her task was here. She immediately perked up.
Her expression seemed to darken for a moment, but she forced a haughty tone. "Lin Li, what nonsense are you spouting? How could we possibly break up? You all have no idea. Shen Lan is crazy about me right now. He loves me so much he could die."
"Oh? Sister You, is Shen Lan really that into you?" Bai Sisi chimed in, eager to stir the pot.
"Of course!" Jiang You declared without a moment’s hesitation.
According to the original novel, the villainous supporting female character said Shen Lan was crazy about her just to save face, when in reality, they had met only a handful of times.
And that was exactly what Bai Sisi and the others were thinking now.
Jiang You was the type who would die to save face.
Everyone knew that Shen Lan’s girlfriends never lasted more than a month.
"In that case, why don’t you call your boyfriend, Shen Lan, over?" Shen Qi chimed in, her interest piqued. "Let us all see just how much status our dear Youyou has with the high-and-mighty Eldest Young Master Shen."
Jiang You’s expression seemed to freeze over.
"Yeah, what’s wrong? Don’t you dare call him?" Xu Mei deliberately fanned the flames, convinced that Jiang You held absolutely no sway with Shen Lan. After all, they’d never even seen him at school.
’Of course they hadn’t seen him. Shen Lan was always away on business trips and never came back to school.’
’Then again, they had never seen Shen Lan doting on Jiang You, either.’
Xu Mei laughed, her eyes glinting with amusement. "Don’t tell me our great Miss Jiang is lying to save face? In reality, Young Master Shen probably doesn’t even give her the time of day."