Chapter 551: Angered to Death
Chapter 551: Chapter 532: Angered to Death
Zhang Lili’s expression was ugly. Gu’er finished speaking and said no more, simply staring at Zhang Lili, waiting to see what else she could possibly say.
Zhang Lili took several deep breaths to calm herself. She told herself that Gu’er was just jealous—jealous that she was prettier, and that’s why she’d said those things. ‘The reality won’t be what Gu’er described.’ After thinking this, she opened her mouth to speak. But just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Gu’er saw Sun Jiaming.
It turned out Sun Jiaming had been attending to guests at another table when he saw Gu’er and Zhang Lili. He didn’t know Zhang Lili, but given her striking looks, it wasn’t hard to guess who she was. He understood that Gu’er must have brought her to the private room, worried she would cause a scene.
Sun Jiaming had planned to follow them immediately, but someone had cornered him for a chat, and he couldn’t just ignore them. As soon as he managed to get away, he hurried over, afraid that Gu’er would be at a disadvantage.
He breathed a sigh of relief the moment he walked in. It didn’t look like Gu’er had lost out. Then again, his Gu’er wasn’t the type to let herself be bullied.
When Zhang Lili saw Sun Jiaming walk in and glance from her to Gu’er, she suddenly stood up. As Sun Jiaming walked toward Gu’er, she seemed to move toward Gu’er as well. In two steps, she was right beside Sun Jiaming. Then, with a soft cry, she fell toward him.
In Zhang Lili’s mind, when a beautiful woman like her fell toward a man, he would surely catch her. ‘Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of an opportunity like that?’ This wasn’t the first time she’d used this trick. Back when she was just a background actor on a film set, she had passed by the director and let out a little cry as if she’d twisted her ankle. The director had caught her, and the next thing she knew, she had landed a supporting role.
She was confident Sun Jiaming wouldn’t be able to resist either, because he was a man, after all. ‘And what man isn’t a lecher? If I cry out and he helps me up, it’s perfectly justifiable. If Gu’er picks a fight with him over it, it will only annoy him and make him think she’s being unreasonable. All he did was help someone who was about to fall, right? What’s wrong with that?’
Zhang Lili’s plan was perfect in her mind. Just as she was about to fall onto Sun Jiaming, Gu’er’s eyes went cold. ‘Do all these scheming, fake-innocent women love this trick? Xinghua once said that Yang Chun tried the same thing on Dong Liang. And now, here we go again with Zhang Lili.’
‘Last time, Xinghua just grabbed Yang Chun and stopped her. What about me? Should I give Zhang Lili a couple of slaps? See if that teaches her not to be so shameless?’
Gu’er didn’t act on her thoughts. Sun Jiaming felt Zhang Lili falling toward him and quickly sidestepped, putting distance between them.
Zhang Lili never expected Sun Jiaming to dodge. Her body stumbled, and if she hadn’t caught herself quickly, she would have fallen flat on the floor.
After struggling to regain her balance, Zhang Lili stared at Sun Jiaming in astonishment. His reaction was completely unexpected.
Seeing Zhang Lili’s shocked expression, Gu’er let out a cold smirk. ‘Zhang Lili’s petty tricks for handling men are useless on Sun Jiaming.’
“What’s her deal?”
Sun Jiaming was now standing beside Gu’er, asking her the question.
“Seeing Li Zhi marry Feng Ling made her bitter. She thinks she’s prettier than Feng Ling, so she can’t understand why Li Zhi would choose Feng Ling and not her. Now that she’s a star, she thinks she’s a big deal. She came here to show off, to make Li Zhi regret his choice and embarrass the Li Family. She wants everyone to know what poor judgment Li Zhi has. She wants to make Feng Ling uncomfortable, to plant a thorn in her heart. Ideally, Feng Ling would get angry at Li Zhi and call off the wedding, or marry him and have a miserable life. That would make her happy.”
Gu’er could easily guess what was on Zhang Lili’s mind.
Sun Jiaming shot Zhang Lili a cold glance. ‘To think someone so beautiful could be so rotten on the inside.’
Zhang Lili said nothing.
“She also said that now that I’m pregnant, your eyes would start to wander, and you’d be tempted by a beauty like her. She told me to be careful. She’s threatening me.”
After speaking, Gu’er glanced at Zhang Lili.
“Oh.”
Sun Jiaming listened to Gu’er and then seriously sized up Zhang Lili. A glint flickered in Zhang Lili’s eyes. ‘I don’t believe a man could see a woman like me and not be tempted, not want to take advantage. Unless he’s not a man. He’s only acting this way because his wife is here. If she weren’t around, let’s see if this Sun Jiaming would still be like this. Men are all actors. Deep down, they’re the absolute worst.’
“Never. Don’t worry, honey. She’s too ugly. Your man here wouldn’t even look twice at someone like her.”
Sun Jiaming said to Gu’er after scrutinizing Zhang Lili.
“Are you blind?! Where am I ugly? Tell me, where am I ugly? In what way am I not as good as your wife? If you can’t tell me, this isn’t over!”
Before Gu’er could say a word, Zhang Lili exploded. She dropped her act completely and started shouting at Sun Jiaming. Her beauty was her only asset, the source of all her confidence. How could she possibly endure Sun Jiaming calling her ugly? It was only because she cared about keeping up appearances that she didn’t just lunge at him and start fighting.
Gu’er laughed to herself. ‘Sun Jiaming’s words really lit the powder keg. It’s no small feat to provoke Zhang Lili into saying such things and making that face.’
Sun Jiaming looked at the slightly crazed Zhang Lili and said with a serious expression, “You’re ugly everywhere. Especially your attitude, your expression, your heart—there isn’t a single part of you that isn’t hideous and nauseating. And you want to compare yourself to my Gu’er? How could you possibly compare? All my Gu’er thinks about is how to make things better for others. She wants her family to be well, her friends to be well, and she’s even kind to strangers. She’s willing to build a nursing home for the elderly and a primary school for children. She helps those in need. But you? You became a star, and what are you doing? You’re taking revenge. Maybe someone wronged you in the past. If you have a grievance, air it. If you have an enemy, get your revenge. But why come here to stir up trouble? Who here has wronged you? This is all your own doing. And you’re still trying to seduce men? Someone like you? Even if you threw yourself at a man for free, no one would want you. It was Li Zhi’s greatest fortune that he wasn’t fooled by you and didn’t end up with you.”
Since she wanted to hear it, Sun Jiaming told her. After he finished, he even nodded to emphasize that he was speaking the honest truth.
Zhang Lili’s chest heaved with rage. Sun Jiaming had made her sound utterly worthless while praising that Gu’er to the heavens. ‘Lin Gu’er was just born into a better family. If I had a background like that, I’d be a hundred times better than her!’
‘To think Sun Jiaming said that even if I threw myself at men for free, nobody would want me! I’m so angry I could die! It’s the same thing Gu’er said—that no one would want me even if I lay naked on a bed!’
‘No wonder those two ended up together. They’re cut from the same cloth—a pair of blind fools who can’t see my beauty and my good qualities! I’m furious! I wish I could just rush over there and beat them both up.’
Gu’er looked at Sun Jiaming with some surprise. She knew he could be eloquent, but he rarely said much, especially when she was around; he usually let her do the talking. Today, however, he had truly impressed her. She figured Sun Jiaming’s words were probably enough to make Zhang Lili die of anger.
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Thank you to the angel, Sleepless Night, for the peace charm, thank you to Dong Han Yue for the monthly ticket, and thank you all for your support.