PDLP Chapter 38 So she was just a delivery girl after all?
Chapter 38 So she was just a delivery girl after all?
Jiang Tianyao spent the afternoon dressing up beautifully and waiting in the living room for her brother to come home. They were going to the Pei family's celebration banquet later.
She deliberately appeared in the living room at this time so that Shi Sui could see her and see what the true temperament of a rich young lady was like, making her envious and jealous.
However, upon seeing Shi Sui, she felt envious, jealous, and resentful.
Was it really the Herms that Chi Yan gave her? Why is Chi Yan so nice to this country bumpkin?!
Jiang Tianyao's phone vibrated twice. She had just been chatting with her best friend, and her friend had replied to her message.
Song Xinying: [Sweetie, Pei Shao's celebration banquet... he's never invited anyone before, so why did he specifically invite the Jiang family this time? Is there some special reason behind it?]
The celebration banquet was to celebrate Pei Shuoxun winning first place in the International Chopin Piano Competition, which is an international competition with extremely high prestige.
[How could that be? Pei Shuoxun and I have only met a few times, and I already have feelings for Chen Yi. He was probably just mentioning it casually.]
Even as she typed, a strange, sweet feeling still flashed through Jiang Tianyao's heart.
Even wealthy families are ranked. The Jiang family can only be considered middle class. The Pei family, which is second in the pyramid, has never invited the Jiang family. In the past, she would attend such banquets, but she always had to beg Gu Chenyi to take her.
As the daughter of the Jiang family, she was not qualified, but as Gu Chenyi's fiancée, she could still go.
This time, Pei Shuoxun specifically mentioned the Jiang family. Although she didn't know his intention, Jiang Tianyao felt that she was special.
After all, the Jiang family and the Pei family had no business dealings, and her brother was not familiar with the Pei family. The only people he was familiar with were her and Pei Shuoxun, who were studying at Xinghua University.
She had met Pei Shuoxun a few times at school; he was gentle, polite, and had an extraordinary demeanor—a refined and elegant young man.
Not only is she good-looking, but she also excels in her studies, is the student council president, and is proficient in music, painting, and sports. She has all sorts of accolades and is truly the kind of child that everyone admires.
Everyone at school said that Pei Shuoxun and Shangguan Ying were a match made in heaven, but Jiang Tianyao didn't think so. She felt that the two had no feelings for each other and were only compatible because of their family background and abilities.
She remembered last semester when she was watching a basketball game on the court and was accidentally hit on the head by a basketball. It was Pei Shuoxun who took her to the school clinic.
Later, she encountered Pei Shuoxun a few times on campus. Every time she greeted him, he would respond gently. The boy's voice was melodious, and his peach blossom eyes were full of affection.
Could it be that Pei Shuoxun secretly harbors a crush on her? Is that why he invited the Jiang family...?
Just thinking about it made Jiang Tianyao feel so happy she could hardly breathe.
Song Xinying: [I don't think Pei Shuoxun mentioned it casually. Anyway, anyone with eyes can see that he doesn't like Shangguan Ying. He was forced into this relationship by those people.]
Song Xinying: [Sweetie, you're much prettier than Shangguan Ying. If Pei Shuoxun is going to like someone, it'll definitely be someone like you. In this school beauty pageant, your votes will definitely surpass Shangguan Ying's.]
Receiving praise from her best friend, Jiang Tianyao was overjoyed: [Xinying, don't flatter me so much. Shangguan Ying comes from a good family, so it's normal that she got more votes than me. I accept it wholeheartedly.]
Jiang Tianyao: [Also, Pei Shuoxun and I are just acquaintances, so please don't say anything carelessly. It wouldn't be good if someone with ulterior motives overheard and spread rumors.]
Song Xinying: [By the way, is your adopted daughter going?]
Jiang Tianyao: [Pei Shuoxun invited me, not her. It would be so awkward for her to go.]
Song Xinying: [That's true, she doesn't deserve to be there.]
When talking about Shi Sui, Jiang Tianyao couldn't help but think of Hermès again. She felt that Shi Sui was deliberately going against her, and her dream dress was Hermès's latest show model, Miss Muse.
The special packaging gift box in Shi Sui's hand is a custom-made gift box from the show!
Jiang Tianyao knew that Shi Sui couldn't possibly steal money to buy Hermès, because Hermès requires a purchase quota; only those who spend hundreds of millions annually are eligible to access the runway pieces, and Shi Sui wasn't qualified.
What made Jiang Tianyao even more resentful was that she was not qualified either.
Jiang Tianyao: [Xinying, my sister just came back. She's holding a picture of the latest Hermès runway collection and is showing it off to me, saying it was a gift from Chi Yan. Is that true?]
Song Xinying is the daughter of the Song family, whose status in the entertainment circle is second only to the Shangguan family. She is the highest-ranking person in the circle that Jiang Tianyao can get in touch with.
Jiang Tianyao carefully selected and painstakingly approached Song Xinying to become her best friend.
Song Xinying is the little princess of the Song family who is cherished by everyone. She is simple-minded and cannot pretend. All her likes and dislikes are on the surface. It is very easy to be friends with her.
Song Xinying was Chi Yan's number one suitor. She pursued him from elementary school to middle school to high school, boldly expressing her love and pursuing him passionately. Even when Chi Yan scolded her and made her cry, she would still be energetic and continue pursuing him the next day. This was no secret at school.
Jiang Tianyao thought that if she found out that Chi Yan had given Shi Sui something, that would be really interesting. Then she would be the only one left to deal with Shi Sui.
On the other side, Song Xinying looked at her friend's messages on her phone and unconsciously squeezed the teddy bear in her arms until it was deformed.
She knew Shi Sui. On one hand, Shi Sui was her best friend's fake older sister. On the other hand, the things that happened on the forum a few days ago were making headlines, and it was hard not to know.
Besides, she and Chi Yan were classmates. She met Shi Sui on the first day of school and even mocked her in her heart.
Like everyone else, she was waiting for Shi Sui to be kicked out.
However, when Shi Sui sat at the same table as Chi Yan, Shi Sui delivered water to the stadium.
It would be impossible not to feel anxious if your crush had another person of the opposite sex around him, but after secretly observing, Song Xinying found that the two of them basically had no interaction.
Every time that woman tried to be attentive, Chi Yan would angrily warn her, "I'm not falling for that."
Song Xinying found it laughable. Chi Yan wouldn't fall for persistent pestering. The more persistent you were, the more disgusted he would become. Song Xinying was much smarter. She knew that Chi Yan didn't like persistent women, so she toned it down a lot after starting high school.
Although Chi Yan will eventually accept the water that Shi Sui bought, Song Xinying inquired with Yan Ze and learned that it was Chi Yan who paid for her to buy the water.
Haha, turns out she's just a delivery girl.
So, she gradually lowered her guard against Shi Sui.
Firstly, Shi Sui was merely an adopted daughter of the Jiang family, someone who couldn't be brought into the public eye; secondly, Shi Sui was just a persistent errand girl.
Aside from her good looks, she couldn't stand this woman. How could Chi Yan possibly be interested in her?
But now——
Song Xinying recalled that at school today, as soon as she entered the classroom, she saw all those big brand packaging bags behind Chi Yan's seat. There were so many packaging bags, and the only space behind him was enough to put them all.
She asked, but was dismissed with "What's it to you?" Later, she asked Yan Ze, who said that he bought it yesterday while having dinner with Chi Yan.
And today after school, she saw Yan Ze carrying the bag and naturally assumed it belonged to him.
Song Xinying never imagined that these designer bags were actually gifts Chi Yan had given to that country bumpkin.
Only now did she belatedly realize that if Yan Ze bought it yesterday, was it really necessary for him to bring it to school? He could have just left it at home yesterday.
She never expected that even Yan Ze had kept it from her, despite the fact that she lent him her homework to copy every day.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and Song Xinying's eyes immediately reddened.
After letting her imagination run wild, she replied: [That country bumpkin in our class, he reeks of poverty and stinks the whole classroom. Brother Yan just can't stand having a poor bastard sitting next to him.]
Anyway, the country bumpkin will be leaving the international class next week, so Song Xinying felt there was no need to care.
Jiang Tianyao: [Really? If you can't stand that country bumpkin, just tell her to get lost. Why buy her clothes?]
Jiang Tianyao: [This country bumpkin has only been here a few days, and she already has over 200 votes in the school beauty poll on the forum.]
Jiang Tianyao: [There's definitely something fishy going on here. Maybe it was Chi Yan and his group of boys who voted for them.]
Jiang Tianyao: [I'm sure she has designs on Chi Yan. Xinying, I feel so sorry for you. What if, what if Chi Yan also...]
Song Xinying: [Impossible, Brother Yan could never like her.]
Despite her response, Song Xinying's mood had plummeted, and hatred welled up in her eyes.
She would not let any other woman take away her Yan-gege; the only one who could become his girlfriend and marry him was herself.