Chapter 755 - Chapter 755: 198: Self-inflicted_2
Chapter 755: 198: Self-inflicted_2
Zheng Lingling could not help but despise herself for letting Ni Cuihua open the dance floor.
“Mom, what should we do now?” Zheng Xianjing then asked.
With such a grand kinship identification party held today, where could their family of three ever stand in the future?
“Don’t act rashly, just watch for changes.” Zheng Lingling suppressed the anger in her heart.
Having struggled for so many years in the upper class, Zheng Lingling certainly knew that she couldn’t be too impulsive at such a time! Sometimes being too impulsive could not only fail to achieve one’s goal, but also bring trouble to oneself!
Zheng Xianjing bit her lip, “Are we just going to let them take center stage?”
She simply found it unbearable.
Usually, when the Zheng family hosted banquets, many eligible bachelors would invite her to dance and then take the opportunity to strike up a conversation.
But today, not a single person came over to invite her to dance!
Not to mention striking up a conversation!
With Ni Yang, the legitimate granddaughter of the Zheng family present, what did she, the daughter of an adopted daughter, amount to?
Zheng Xianjing grew increasingly indignant—she wanted to smash the wine glass she was holding.
At this moment, Ni Yang passed by her.
The person accompanying Ni Yang was a well-known socialite from Beijing.
Back when she was the only granddaughter of the Zheng family, at every Zheng family banquet, this woman would hover after her. But in the blink of an eye, her object of flattery had turned into Ni Yang.
Zheng Xianjing, glancing at the blooming smile on Ni Yang’s face, squinted. Ni Yang was wearing a cheongsam and a pair of silver-white high heels. If she fell by accident, her position would definitely be very ungraceful.
Zheng Xianjing cornered her lips, holding her wine glass, and quietly stretched out her right foot.
Ni Yang seemed not to see Zheng Xianjing’s small action, her eyebrows and eyes as usual. While talking to the socialite next to her, she kept walking forward.
At this moment—
“Thud.”
Zheng Xianjing stumbled and fell flat on the ground, her red wine spilling all over the floor.
The previously lively banquet hall quieted down.
Everyone’s eyes were looking in this direction.
A banquet was a solemn occasion. Everyone’s every word and action were extremely careful. They cared greatly about their image. There was never someone like Zheng Xianjing, who couldn’t even walk properly.
“Who is that person who fell?”
“Today there are those who are pleased and those who are downtrodden. She is the daughter of the Zheng family’s adopted daughter.”
“In public, really quite embarrassing.”
“Understand, understand, her heart must be unpleasant right now. It’s normal for her to lose her cool.”
“Alas, there really is a difference between one’s own and not one’s own!”
The voices of the crowd drilled into Zheng Xianjing’s ears incessantly.
She lay on the ground, her hands tightly gripping the carpet, her knuckles already turning slightly white.
Clearly, the one who should be embarrassed was Ni Yang, so why had she become the one lying on the ground?
Just then, a fair and graceful hand stretched out in front of Zheng Xianjing. The nails were neatly trimmed, translucent with a faint hint of pink. They looked very nice, “Sister Xianjing, how could you be so careless? Get up quickly.”
Zheng Xianjing looked up and caught sight of a face as white as jade.
It was Ni Yang.
The person who had just made her stumble and made a fool of herself was surely Ni Yang.
Ni Yang, this little bitch!
What was she doing now?
Was she demonstrating her power to her?
Zheng Xianjing’s face turned whiter and whiter as she stared at Ni Yang.
“Sister Xianjing, what’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?” A faint smile spread across Ni Yang’s face, her eyes shimmering with concern.
This stirred up a lot of speculation among the people around them.
Zheng’s grandmother’s attention was quickly drawn to the anomaly here.
At this moment, Zheng Xianjing had no choice but to swallow her pride. She handed her hand to Ni Yang, “Thank you for your concern, little sister. I’m fine.”
“That’s good.” Ni Yang helped Zheng Xianjing up, her tone indifferent, “Sister Xianjing, be careful when you walk in the future. You were lucky today. If one day you happen to fall onto a chair or wall, you might not be so fortunate.”
That last line was both a hit and a warning.
After finishing speaking, Ni Yang turned around and left.
Zheng Xianjing looked up at Ni Yang’s retreating figure.
She knew that all of this was surely Ni Yang’s doing!
It was Ni Yang who made her look bad!
“Xianjing, what was that all about just now?” Zheng Lingling walked over from the other side, her eyebrows and eyes filled with reproach, “At such an important occasion, how could you lose your poise like that!”
She had originally arranged for Zheng Xianjing to shine today.
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