Chapter 184: The Gift from Li Beijue

Jiang Baobao frowned, swept a glance at the necklace on her neck and the small diamond earrings by her ears, a flash of disdain crossing her eyes.

"So what? Do you want me to ask him personally what he meant by giving you jewelry?"

Jiang Baobao asked back, unhurried.

Lu Qing'er was stunned upon hearing this, unable to react to what she meant for a moment.

Jiang Baobao's expression suddenly turned somewhat pitying; she looked at her and said softly, "Lu Qing'er, I only just realized now that not only is everything about you inferior to me, but you also like the man I didn't want."

"Jiang Baobao! Say that again!"

Lu Qing'er was indeed instantly triggered, glaring at Jiang Baobao with a ferocious expression.

Immediately, another voice was heard, speaking in an equally disdainful tone: "Where was my Baobao wrong?"

Cai Xiaotang walked out from the restroom, stood beside Jiang Baobao, gave Lu Qing'er a quick up-and-down look, and said mockingly, "Haven't you liked imitating her since way back? It's just a pity your grades aren't as good as my Baobao's, and you aren't as pretty or elegant as her either; no matter how much you imitate, it's just an ugly woman mimicking a beauty!"

Lu Qing'er immediately retorted, "Who is imitating her! Cai Xiaotang, if you keep spouting nonsense, believe it or not, I will..."

"What do you want to do? Use your hands? Try touching me and see!"

Cai Xiaotang was incredibly tough, deliberately stepping forward and looking at her provocatively.

Lu Qing'er was indeed intimidated by the aura she exuded.

Cai Xiaotang gave a cold snort, then deliberately turned her head and asked Jiang Baobao, "Baobao, if I remember correctly, you have a dress just like the one she's wearing, right? But those are old styles from last year; I didn't expect anyone would still wear them... And this necklace, don't you have one that looks similar too? Sure enough, some people just can't stop their dog-like habits, they love imitating others so much!"

"You!!!" Lu Qing'er gritted her teeth tightly, glaring at Cai Xiaotang with hatred.

Cai Xiaotang, however, did not give her any chance to talk back, directly grabbing Jiang Baobao's wrist.

"Baobao, stop talking to people like this; it's beneath you to talk too much. Your status now is not the same as hers."

Cai Xiaotang deliberately dropped this sentence loudly and pulled Jiang Baobao away quickly.

Lu Qing'er stood where she was, her fists already clenched tight.

She stared at the backs of the two as they walked away, her gaze slowly falling on the handbag Jiang Baobao was carrying, and suddenly her eyes lit up fiercely.

Heh... is Jiang Baobao's status now so impressive?

Then she wouldn't mind making her even more famous!

Main Hall—

Jiang Baobao couldn't be bothered to socialize anymore; she pulled Cai Xiaotang and found a quiet sofa to sit down on.

She didn't take what happened just now to heart, but Cai Xiaotang was furious.

As soon as she sat down, she started complaining non-stop: "What is that! Did you see that smug look on Lu Qing'er's face just now? Her tail was almost sticking out! Tell me, is Li Beijue blind? How could he possibly take a fancy to her for no reason? Do you think he might have been bewitched by Lu Qing'er?"

"Huh? What are you saying?" Jiang Baobao heard her getting more and more outrageous and was instantly caught between laughter and tears.

Cai Xiaotang rolled her eyes and continued muttering, "Anyway, that dog-scum Li Beijue is just blind, otherwise..."

She was halfway through her sentence when, at that moment—

A glass of fruit juice was suddenly splashed toward their direction!

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang reacted extremely quickly and stood up instantly.

It was just a pity that the handbag placed beside Jiang Baobao suffered, getting thoroughly drenched.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I wanted to place two glasses of juice here for the two ladies, but I accidentally didn't hold them steady..."

The waiter standing nearby was clearly also given a big fright; while speaking, she took out a white cloth from her hand and hurriedly picked up the bag on the sofa.

While wiping it, she kept saying, "Please don't report me, I will help you clean the bag right away..."

Cai Xiaotang and Jiang Baobao were both somewhat speechless; knowing the other party didn't do it on purpose and was just a young girl, they didn't blame her too much.

The waiter was nimble, and soon wiped the juice stains off the bag clean.

"I am truly sorry, I have already wiped your bag clean..."

She carefully handed the bag to Jiang Baobao.

Jiang Baobao took it casually, nodded faintly, and looked at the sofa from before.

Most of it was already soaked, and it was impossible to sit there anymore.

Jiang Baobao had no choice but to pull Cai Xiaotang to change to another spot, returned the bag to Cai Xiaotang, and comforted her, "It's fine, it only got wet, it didn't soak through..."

"Yes, this is genuine leather! It would be strange if it soaked through! But since it got juice on it, I have to go get it specially maintained..."

Cai Xiaotang complained in a low voice, looking at her bag with heartache.

She then looked at Jiang Baobao's dress and said thankfully, "It's a good thing you only got a little bit on your dress, and it's a dark color too. If it were a light color, you'd have to find a way to go change your clothes now!"

Jiang Baobao heard this and also looked at herself, feeling a bit lucky in her heart.

Then her gaze turned around inadvertently, only to find the waiter from before walking straight toward the corner of the Main Hall.

On the cart in her hand, there was still a full tray of glasses filled with fruit juice.

Jiang Baobao was stunned for a moment.

That waiter... shouldn't she have distributed the juice to everyone before leaving?

Why was there nothing missing from the things on the cart...

Jiang Baobao subconsciously frowned, feeling vaguely that something was not quite right.

That waiter just now didn't pay any attention to her or Xiao Tang's clothes at all, but instead picked up the bag directly...

Jiang Baobao carefully recalled the events from just now and suddenly said to Cai Xiaotang in a low voice with rapid speed: "Xiao Tang, give me your bag for a second."

"What's wrong?"

Cai Xiaotang didn't understand, but obediently handed the bag over.

Jiang Baobao didn't speak, but quickly opened the zipper, scanned it a few times, and gave a cold snort in her heart.

"Baobao, what are you looking at?" Cai Xiaotang saw her staring at her bag and looked puzzled.

Jiang Baobao hurriedly replied: "Nothing."

As she spoke, she reached out and took out a lipstick, pretending to be nonchalant as she said, "I'm just checking what color lipstick you're wearing today, and seeing if I can borrow it in a moment."

After Jiang Baobao finished speaking, she casually put the bag back in its original place.

The next second, she saw Lu Qing'er walking toward her from a distance!

Following right behind her was the waiter who had accidentally spilled the juice earlier!

Jiang Baobao sneered in her heart, pretending not to see them, and continued chatting with Cai Xiaotang.

Until the two of them walked right up to them.

Cai Xiaotang also sensed something was wrong, stopped mid-sentence, and looked at Lu Qing'er with an unfriendly expression.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw the waiter point at her and say in a low voice, "Just now... it seems it was this lady..."