Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 260: Playing Ball

Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Playing Ball

Lin Jiayi was praising Shen Qian implicitly and explicitly, then she belittled Wan Chu’er as someone who overthinks a lot, which was quite misleading. Jiang Xiaoxiao, due to her preconceived notions, caught the hidden meaning and her facial expression grew even colder.

Jiang Lingling was singled out and she was startled, not expecting the issue to drag her into it.

If it were any other day, she would have followed Lin Jiayi’s lead without a second thought, but today she had exchanged a note with Wan Chu’er and just now was scolded by her.

So she made up her mind to be a spectator this time and not side with either.

Seeing Jiang Lingling’s hesitation, a flash of doubt crossed Lin Jiayi’s brows and she asked again: "Lingling, do you think I’m right?"

Jiang Lingling subconsciously glanced at Wan Chu’er, but saw that Wan Chu’er was not looking at her.

In the end, Jiang Lingling gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, I... I don’t know, let me observe more before I make any judgement."

Seeing that Jiang Lingling did not react as expected, Lin Jiayi was surprised, but she did not dwell on it.

Wan Chu’er reached out to pat Jiang Xiaoxiao’s hand, then raised her head and stood up straight, facing Lin Jiayi and Shen Qian with poise.

She said indifferently, "I’m sorry, Miss Shen, I’m not interested in those things you mentioned. Whatever I need, I will obtain on my own through effort and struggle, in an open and upright way, not by trading love or begging from others."

"I’m afraid you will be disappointed here, I will not agree to any of your unreasonable demands. Why don’t you try with Jiang Kechu?"

If Jiang Kechu dares to have even a tiny bit of unclear involvement with this woman, she’ll see how she’ll deal with him!

Upon hearing this, instead of being angry, Shen Qian actually smiled, "Good, no wonder Jiang Kechu took a fancy to you, for this very quality of not being tempted by wealth nor bending to power, you do have something worthy of attention."

Everyone was surprised by Shen Qian’s reaction; shouldn’t she continue to suppress Wan Chu’er? Instead, she was praising her rival.

Wan Chu’er was also startled and cautiously observed Shen Qian, seeing that her expression seemed genuine and her eyes were open and just.

Shen Qian then said loudly, "However, I will not give up on Jiang Kechu, I will still compete with you. Until the last moment, the outcome will not be revealed."

So straightforward?

Wan Chu’er was quite puzzled.

She tried hard to recall her past life; the first time they met, Shen Qian offered her money to leave Jiang Kechu and the second time, after the bar incident, Shen Qian disdainfully said she only knew how to bring shame to Jiang Kechu.

Another time, Shen Qian scolded her, calling her brainless, always holding Jiang Kechu back and hampering his future, cursing her to reap what she sowed.

It seemed in other shady dealings, Shen Qian had never appeared.

That bar incident, it was Lin Jiayi who brought her to the bar.

Later on, Aunt Jiang seemed to play a bigger role.

Perhaps Shen Qian was always a straightforward girl, and it was she who misunderstood?

That’s right, Jiang Kechu is outstanding, it’s normal for other girls to like him.

As long as Shen Qian doesn’t resort to dirty tricks, fair competition is nothing to fuss about.

While Wan Chu’er was lost in her thoughts, Shen Qian walked away to entertain herself elsewhere; she knew quite a few people here.

Lin Jiayi pondered for a while and still said to Wan Chu’er, "Chuchu, I’m sorry. I didn’t expect Shen Qian to come here today, that’s why I had Xiaoxiao and Lingling bring you over. I originally wanted you to get out and meet people, get to know you a bit, I didn’t anticipate this incident, I’m really sorry."

She seemed very sincere, and held a low posture that made it hard for others to be mad at her.

Wan Chu’er waved her hand dismissively, finding Lin Jiayi quite annoying.

Lin Jiayi didn’t understand Wan Chu’er’s gesture and asked quietly, "What’s wrong? Chuchu."

"Annoying!"

Lin Jiayi immediately froze, and then her face turned red. No one had ever bluntly said that to her.

The next second, Lin Jiayi quickly said, "Sorry." and turned to run away.

Seeing her fragile figure, as if she had suffered a great injustice, she looked pitiable.

Indeed, someone pitied her. Lin Jiayi had run only a few steps before a girl on the road called out to her, and then Wan Chu’er saw Lin Jiayi throw herself into the girl’s arms, sobbing on her shoulder.

Jiang Lingling tried to hold back but couldn’t, and said to Wan Chu’er:

"Aunt, how could you be so rough on my cousin? She has already apologized to you. Can’t you see how sincere she is? How can you be so heartless?"

Wan Chu’er replied expressionlessly: "Who told her to be so hypocritical? Isn’t this mess caused by her? She thinks an apology is enough to solve the misdeed? If apologies were effective, why would we need the police!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao chuckled out loud.

Jiang Lingling: "..."

Wan Chu’er didn’t pay her any heed, pulling Jiang Xiaoxiao and saying: "Let’s go, since we’re here, let’s have some fun. Call Xiao Bai and the others, let’s play volleyball."

At the mention of Xiao Bai, Jiang Lingling instantly forgot their recent quarrel, raising her hand excitedly: "I want to play too, I want to play too."

Wan Chu’er clicked her tongue.

The allure of a handsome man indeed holds great power, but she wasn’t planning to use any tricks. She really just wanted to play volleyball with Xiao Bai.

So Wan Chu’er and the Jiang sisters formed one team, while Xiao Bai and Li Shan made up the other, and they began playing volleyball.

Every time Jiang Lingling got the ball, she would gently pass it to Xiao Bai, who would then finish with a powerful smash.

Angered, Wan Chu’er and Jiang Xiaoxiao were going crazy, while Jiang Lingling on the contrary said: "Don’t you think Brother Yan’s smash looks so cool, so MAN, so charming?"

Alright, can’t provoke a fangirl.

While everyone was having fun, Lin Jiayi changed into sportswear and came over with Shen Qian.

"We want to join in."

Shen Qian tilted her chin at Wan Chu’er challengingly, "How about a competition?"

Wan Chu’er blinked and replied indifferently: "No problem!"

Shen Qian said: "If you lose, apologize to Jiayi."

Wan Chu’er spread her hands.

Thus, Jiang Lingling, Shen Qian, and Lin Jiayi formed one team, while Wan Chu’er, Li Shan, and Jiang Xiaoxiao made up the other team, and the game began.

Wan Chu’er whispered to Li Shan: "Knock out the one in the white shirt with one hit."

Li Shan looked up at the sky, not saying a word.

Shen Qian served the ball first. Her strong arm sent the ball directly towards Wan Chu’er.

Anyone with a clear sight could tell that the ball was hit with great force, and if it struck Wan Chu’er, she would likely be injured.

Without a second thought, Jiang Xiaoxiao rushed to stand in front of Wan Chu’er, and the next second the ball struck Jiang Xiaoxiao’s shoulder. She staggered and then fell to the ground.

None of them anticipated this would happen, and Wan Chu’er yelled: "Are you stupid? Instead of dodging, you move closer to it. You think I can’t dodge?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao weakly replied: "I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to dodge."

Wan Chu’er was speechlessly choked up.

Lin Jiayi said: "I’m sorry, Shen Qian didn’t do it on purpose."

...

In the end, Xiao Bai replaced Jiang Xiaoxiao to play. This time the serve was Wan Chu’er’s turn.

Wan Chu’er, without hesitation, slammed the ball towards Lin Jiayi who was closest to the net. The ball struck Lin Jiayi right on the forehead, and after staggering, she fainted on the spot.

Wan Chu’er shrugged: "I didn’t mean to. The ball doesn’t have eyes."