Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots
Chapter 83: No comparison, no harm

Chapter 83: No comparison, no harm

Xia Xing suddenly pulled Xia Ye back behind himself, like a hen protecting her chick, "Mr. Jiang, please mind your boundaries."

Jiang Xuan gave him a faint glance but said nothing.

Xia Ye reminded in a low voice, "We’re just trying to make your ex-girlfriend jealous on purpose, it’s not real."

Although Xia Xing knew they were acting, and it must have been his sister who first suggested asking Mr. Jiang to play along, Mr. Jiang’s last move, no matter how you looked at it, seemed a bit too much, didn’t it?

He was holding the waist of his beloved sister, his gaze intense and undisguised.

Xia Xing was also a man; he understood what that kind of look meant.

While the three of them were facing off here, over there, Jian Manman was still lying in the artificial flower bed, her heart in turmoil, looking pitiful.

Xia Xing had bumped her away, and what’s more, he didn’t even check on her!

This would have been absolutely impossible in the past.

He was now completely ignoring her, his eyes only on the sister that had been brought back from the village.

In just a few short minutes, so much had happened that the female employees were a bit stunned. They hadn’t recognized that the person who knocked over Jian Manman was Xia Xing. Weighing their options, they still chose to go and help Jian Manman first.

No matter what, Jian Manman had been talking business with Mr. Jiang before she fell. The CEO didn’t even give her a glance, but as employees, they still should help her up for the sake of their boss.

Jian Manman struggled to stand up while holding her knee, her complexion turning pale.

The glamorous star on the screen—who had seen her in such a disheveled state?

The female employees were at a loss for words. They had thought that since Jian Manman was dressed so beautifully and dining with the CEO, he must have had some intentions towards her, which is why they had been currying favor with her.

But who would have expected the CEO to completely disregard her while still showing interest in that girl from last time?

The female employees exchanged glances, only able to offer polite concern.

"Are you alright?"

"Do you need us to call a doctor for you?"

Jian Manman didn’t respond, just staring at the three people standing beside the railing, clutching the hem of her skirt stained with mud, her knuckles turning white.

She had never been so embarrassed in her life!

She knew Xia Ye was deliberately being affectionate with Mr. Jiang in front of her, but she still...

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Meanwhile, across the street in a fast-food restaurant inside the mall, Zhou Yao had just been taking pictures of the imposing Jiang Corporation building and its surroundings.

She was testing out the new phone’s moon photography mode, which was said to produce remarkably clear images even of distant subjects.

She scrolled through the pictures she had just taken in her photo album, clicking her tongue in admiration as she viewed them.

Indeed, the Jiang Corporation stood at the pinnacle of Capital City’s business district, with its adjacent business towers oozing grandeur as well.

She zoomed in with two fingers on the screen, enlarging it significantly, and the image remained crisp and clear.

The advertising wasn’t lying; she could even make out the decor of the top-floor café—

"Holy crap, why does this person look so familiar?"

In the picture Zhou Yao had taken, at the edge of the railing, a girl in Beijing No.1 Middle School pants was on her tiptoes, kissing the man beside her.

The man’s profile and back were visible, but the face of the girl was clearer.

Given the distance, the pixels were a bit blurry. From the photo, it looked like the girl initiated the kiss.

One couldn’t see the girl’s face in this photo. Zhou Yao flipped through to two pictures earlier, before the kiss when the girl’s entire face was captured clearly—

Zhou Yao suddenly brought the phone right up to her face.

This girl... isn’t it Xia Ye?

No wonder she found the man’s demeanor familiar; he must be... the man driving the nondescript car, the one who picked up Xia Ye from school!