Chapter 94: The Battle Begins 4
Xu Jingyun was a beautiful, rich, and young woman praised by everyone, while Xia Chenge was a scheming bitch reviled by everyone. Coupled with the rumors spread by Xu Jingyun, everyone naturally assumed that Ling Hanmu’s fiancée was Xu Jingyun.
This was because no one would believe that a family like the Ling family would allow someone with Xia Chenge’s reputation to enter.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Jingyun had reversed the situation again and become an object of envy for everyone.
The young ladies who hadn’t interacted with her much during this period suddenly started calling and sending her messages to curry favor with her.
Xu Jingyun immediately felt like a superior person.
What surprised her even more was that the Ling family actually sent a driver to pick her up and take her to the Ling family.
While Xu Jingyun was overwhelmed with gratitude, she was even more fortunate to have had the foresight to make the Old Undying acknowledge this marriage contract as being between her and Ling Hanmu.
Regardless of the Ling family’s attitude, Xu Jingyun vowed to firmly seize this opportunity for a turnaround and would never give Xia Chenge any chance to exploit.
Xia Minglan was very excited. She secretly hired paparazzi to photograph the Ling family driver picking up Xu Jingyun and posted it online, solidifying Xu Jingyun as Ling Hanmu’s fiancée.
For a time, the entire Haicheng was in an uproar.
No one expected that Ling Hanmu would actually get engaged to Xu Jingyun.
Xu Jingyun had clearly become Haicheng’s hottest first young lady, and everyone was eager to flock around her.
Xu Jingyun and Xia Minglan were in a state of ecstatic elation, completely failing to consider whether there was a conspiracy behind the smoothness of this matter. Even the usually cunning Xu Jingyi was swept up in the moment, accepting congratulations from various prominent families without delving deeper.
Meanwhile, Xia Chenge had become the target of ridicule. Everyone in Country A was laughing at her for overestimating herself and for her deep scheming. Editing videos to sabotage Ling Hanmu and Xu Jingyun at this time was clearly out of jealousy for Xu Jingyun’s excellence.
Netizens, who had previously remained neutral, launched a new wave of sarcasm:
My goodness, this gossip has more twists and turns than a TV series. It seems this is the final outcome, Xia Chenge is a scheming bitch.
Hahahaha, although I’m sad my husband has a fiancée, I can’t help but feel schadenfreude. Some people scheme their hearts out, only to gain nothing in the end, hahaha.
Xia Chenge is truly the most disgusting second generation rich in Country A, bar none. Why doesn’t she just die?
I just want to know if Xia Chenge is thinking of jumping off a building to commit suicide right now. If so, please broadcast it live, let her shine for the last moment of her life.
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Xu Jingyun also joined in the attack.
Jingyun Baby Mwah Mwah: We can forgive everyone who has hurt us, but we dare not trust them again. I will not hate you, nor will I blame you. I wish you well and all the best.
Below were a bunch of people fawning over Xu Jingyun, almost making Xia Chenge laugh to death:
Baby Mwah Mwah, a woman like you is only worthy of Young Master Ling.
Please post more sweet moments in the future, I can’t wait to be showered with affection.
Black and white match, god and goddess match. My Jingyun is the most beautiful, no arguments accepted.
Young Master Ling, be good to our Jingyun!
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“Young Master Ling, you really have a marriage contract with Xu Jingyun?” Xia Chenge asked knowingly, mocking him. “I really didn’t expect you to have such taste.”
Ling Hanmu raised an eyebrow: “Didn’t you spread this rumor? Are you blaming me? I haven’t settled accounts with you yet for arranging such a so-called fiancée for me.”
Xia Chenge said with a smile: “Isn’t it good to let you experience the feeling of life’s ups and downs?”
“Yes, life should have ups and downs to be called a life,” Ling Hanmu glanced at Xia Chenge meaningfully.
Xia Chenge inexplicably got goosebumps. She warily eyed Ling Hanmu: “Why do I feel like you have something more to say?”
Ling Hanmu said with a smile: “No, no, you’re thinking too much.”
As they spoke, the two arrived at the duplex where Ling Hanmu had brought her last time, where someone was already waiting.
Xia Chenge was not familiar with people in the fashion industry, and she didn’t know that waiting there was Xiao Lan, Haicheng’s top stylist.
“She’s all yours,” Ling Hanmu, with no intention of introducing them, pushed Xia Chenge directly in front of Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan’s gaze was always critical, but upon seeing Xia Chenge, she couldn’t help but marvel at her natural beauty and felt an urge to make her even more stunning.
She immediately pulled Xia Chenge into the room and began to work on her.
Xia Chenge resisted inwardly, but understood it was Ling Hanmu’s intention. She suppressed her impatience and let Xiao Lan work on her.
Two hours later, Xiao Lan proudly pushed Xia Chenge out.
The meticulously styled Xia Chenge was as ethereal and refined as a fairy who had accidentally fallen into the mortal realm, breathtakingly beautiful.
Ling Hanmu stared at Xia Chenge, lost in thought, reluctant to look away, as if Xia Chenge would fly away if he did.
“Little Brother, you are so beautiful,” after a long pause, Ling Hanmu finally murmured these six words.
He had known Xia Chenge was pretty before, but he never expected her to be this beautiful.
Having seen all sorts of beauties, he couldn’t find any other girl in his heart who could compare to Xia Chenge at this moment.
Xia Chenge felt a little embarrassed by Ling Hanmu’s gaze. She wasn’t even used to wearing such an exquisite and beautiful dress and awkwardly tugged at the hem of her skirt.
“Young Master Ling, can I ask you a favor?” Xiao Lan broke the beautiful atmosphere.
“Shh, don’t speak,” Ling Hanmu made a shushing gesture.
He seemed to regret making Xia Chenge look so beautiful. Wouldn’t everyone at the banquet be staring at his Little Brother? The thought of those wolf-like gazes made Ling Hanmu very unhappy.
Even though Xia Chenge hadn’t agreed to anything yet, she would be his Little Brother for life. He absolutely would not allow anyone to snatch Xia Chenge away from him.
“Cough, cough,” Xia Chenge coughed twice. “I say, have you seen enough?”
“Not enough, I could look at you my whole life. Little Brother, you are truly beautiful, the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen,” Ling Hanmu said sincerely.
Xia Chenge felt embarrassed by Ling Hanmu’s praise. “Alright, stop your sweet talk.”
“Goddess, can I take a photo with you?” Ling Hanmu’s inner fanboy emerged, pleading pitifully.
Xia Chenge found it amusing and readily agreed.
Ling Hanmu’s eyes lit up. He quickly ran to Xia Chenge’s side and took selfies with his mobile phone, acting like a super fan.
This wasn’t enough, so he also asked Xiao Lan to take photos of them.
Xiao Lan almost thought she had the wrong person, unable to believe that the person before her was the overbearing and unreasonable Ling Hanmu.
After another half hour of this, and with Xia Chenge’s repeated protests, the great fanboy Ling finally calmed down, happily flipping through his phone album, admiring the photos with Xia Chenge.
Xia Chenge casually posted a Weibo.
