If she didn’t go, Ling Chuxia couldn’t help but conjure up the dignified and elegant visage of Mrs. Shi in her mind. She shivered unconsciously.
She shook her head vigorously. No, no, not going was not an option, not showing up was equivalent to admitting defeat, and admitting defeat would an losing face for the Shi Family. And losing face...
Mrs. Shi would rather she lost her life than the Shi Family’s face.
So, she had to go, alone and unaided, and she had to ensure that Li Qian couldn’t spread rumors about her poor relationship with Shi Che.
But how was she supposed to do that?
Chuxia thought and thought but couldn’t co up with any strategy. She tossed and turned restlessly on the bed, unable to lie still. While shifting positions, her eyes inadvertently swept across the nightstand where her phone lay, silent and unmoving since she had hung up the call.
Wasn’t Shi Che even going to return her call?
The mont this thought crossed her mind, Chuxia found it ludicrous. Why would Che possibly return her call? She probably annoyed and angered him with her call earlier.
He was already displeased with her; now, he must be even more so, right?
As Chuxia pondered, her expression gradually darkened. Then, all at once, she smacked herself on the head and mumbled to herself, "Good heavens, at such a critical mont, why am I thinking about these nonsensical things! I need to focus on the class reunion, the class reunion!"
Chuxia slapped her head several tis, brushing away those ridiculous thoughts and trying to concentrate on the class reunion.
Regrettably, no matter how much she pondered, it was as if her brain was blocked. Her head hurt from thinking, but she ca up with no viable plan, and eventually, she drifted off into a confused sleep.
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The morning sunlight filtered into the room. The mont the first ray of light landed on Chuxia, she abruptly opened her eyes, squinting involuntarily at the sunlight.
She had been too troubled last night to rember to draw the curtains; now the sunlight was shooting straight into her eyes.
Chuxia squinted for a long ti before slowly adjusting to the light. She sat up, and the unresolved issues from yesterday imdiately flooded back into her mind.
After thinking all night, Chuxia had a realization: since Li Qian was simply going to use her troubled relationship with Che as a weapon against her, why couldn’t she turn the tables on her?
From what she knew, Li Qian’s relationship with her husband was nothing more than a show of affection. In reality, her husband was also fooling around, endlessly entertaining various mistresses.
Li Qian, who cared deeply about her image, had insisted on a lavish wedding to broadcast how well she had married and how happy she was to the whole world.
If Li Qian could mock her, she could certainly leave Li Qian speechless in return.
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