bookrebus Chapter 716 Blinded
Chapter 716 Blinded
Inside the banquet hall, the birthday banquet continued in an orderly manner, the aroma of wine wafting to every corner, while an unsettling atmosphere permeated the air.
At this moment, what happened to Li Chuyue did not affect the pleasant progress of the birthday banquet at all; in fact, it was completely out of place with the banquet atmosphere.
From the moment Xiao Yueyue coughed, interrupting Li Chuyue's words, it seemed as if what followed would not go smoothly.
As expected! From the moment Xiao Yueyue learned that Ou Jinghuan had brought his girlfriend to Grandpa Ou's birthday banquet, she had been suppressing her emotions.
She had heard some rumors about Ou Jinghuan before, but she never believed them.
Moreover, she was either influenced by what everyone said, or she herself felt that she would be the one to end up with Ou Jinghuan and stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
Therefore, Xiao Yueyue was completely unaffected and turned her attention to further her studies, focusing on improving herself and developing her career.
This is also why she insisted on going to find Li Chuyue with Ou Junli, ostensibly because she wanted to meet Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend.
At first, she was able to smile and talk to Li Chuyue, thinking that she would soon expose Li Chuyue's lie that she was Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend.
However, after Xiao Yueyue first met Li Chuyue, she was already stimulated by Li Chuyue's appearance and purple dress.
She especially found Li Chuyue's purple outfit irritating, praising her while secretly feeling flustered and jealous.
When she heard Xu Zhishan later reveal that Ou Jinghuan was having an affair with another woman, she finally lost control of her emotions.
Xiao Yueyue was unwilling to believe it, she was sad, and even felt a bit of anger and resentment at being betrayed.
Therefore, the friendly relationship that she and Li Chuyue could maintain was torn apart when she lost control of her emotions.
Afterwards, Xu Zhishan chose to stand by Li Chuyue's side and spoke up to defend her, only then did Xiao Yueyue show a hint of sadness.
It was precisely because Xu Zhishan, like Ou Jinghuan, chose Li Chuyue that Xiao Yueyue felt abandoned once again, which spurred her to insist on ignoring Xu Zhishan's warning.
At this moment, a tense atmosphere permeated the four of them, and the expressions on each of their faces were tense, as if foreshadowing the arrival of a storm.
Ou Junli thought it was Xiao Yueyue, whom she had brought, but such a bad thing happened.
She showed a hint of guilt, then spoke cautiously, offering her advice:
"Sister Yueyue, the time my brother praised you was a long time ago..."
Even if there was some ambiguity or other kind of chemistry between you two before…
As Ou Junli finished speaking, she seemed to realize that she had said something wrong, and she stopped abruptly, looking at Li Chuyue with a worried expression.
Seeing that Li Chuyue's expression remained calm, she immediately added:
"But my brother and Sister Chuyue are truly, truly in love now. I saw it with my own eyes last night, I'm not lying to you."
So what we miss will eventually be…
Ou Junli didn't finish her sentence, but Xiao Yueyue understood what she meant, so she lowered her head and remained silent.
When Li Chuyue heard what Ou Junli said, her eyes flickered slightly.
But she quickly controlled her expression and also stopped herself from thinking about bad things.
She glanced at Xu Zhishan, who had spoken up for her, then her gaze slowly moved to Ou Junli, and finally to Xiao Yueyue.
Li Chuyue was unaware of Xiao Yueyue's thoughts at that moment, but she was very clear about one thing.
That means Xiao Yueyue never intended to get to know her from the beginning, and her previous feelings of friendliness towards her were all fake.
So she readily played the role of the rival Xiao Yueyue wanted her to be, quietly waiting for her verbal offensive.
Li Chuyue's unusual calmness surprised not only Xu Zhishan and Ou Junli, but also Xiao Yueyue, who felt a slight displeasure.
Following Xu Zhishan's reminder, Xiao Yueyue turned and met Li Chuyue's gaze.
She seemed to be responding to Xu Zhishan's words, but her direct gaze towards Li Chuyue was clearly a warning to her.
This time, she spoke more directly, her tone still full of provocation, saying:
"Shanshan, Junjun, but what I said is the truth!"
Although I don't know what methods your current 'best' friend used to make you trust and protect her so much.
But I don't believe your brother would be as foolish as you, unable to see that a woman like her is just using you!
She must have used some means to gain your trust, intending to get close to you and achieve her desired goal!
Xiao Yueyue paused halfway through her sentence, as if she had thought of something.
Her expression became somewhat complicated and conflicted, as if there were some things she couldn't say.
Because of what she was about to say, she didn't believe Ou Jinghuan would do it, and she was also a little afraid to think about it too deeply.
However, she is also a relatively realistic and mature woman who has received several years of overseas education and has been exposed to open-minded ideas.
So, Xiao Yueyue finally spoke up about something that might have already happened, something she had previously found difficult to accept:
Even if your brother is an adult and can't resist loneliness, he might be blinded by her pretty appearance and acting affectionately towards her...
But that doesn't mean anything! Nor does it prove that he truly loves this woman who suddenly barged into our circle!
Before, I was busy with my work after returning to China and didn't know what had happened, but now that I'm back, I know!
I'm the last person who would hurt you and Jinghuan. I'll come back to you and won't let you continue to be deceived by this woman! I won't…”
At this moment, Xiao Yueyue put herself in the role of a rescuer and regarded Li Chuyue as an outsider who had accidentally intruded and caused damage.
But this time, before Xiao Yueyue could finish speaking, Xu Zhishan angrily interrupted her:
"Enough! Since you insist on attacking Chu Yue, then I can't bear it anymore!"
I remember a long time ago when I joked with you, you always said that you wanted to focus on your studies and wouldn't date.
You've been back in China for a while now, haven't you? I remember you said before you left that you would start working for your own company as soon as you returned, and that you would focus on developing a more important career.
Are you sure you don't want to continue investing in your important career? But! What I really want to ask is, are you sure your cousin ever liked you?
Are you sure the person who's being blinded right now isn't yourself?
This time, Xu Zhishan didn't greet Yueyue politely like before; her words were more direct and ruthless.
As Li Chuyue's friend, she could not tolerate or accept Xiao Yueyue's baseless slander of Li Chuyue before even knowing her.
As Ou Jinghuan had previously requested, she continued to act as a bodyguard, protecting Li Chuyue.
I don't want anyone to hurt Li Chuyue in the slightest. Even simple words are unacceptable if they might harm her!