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Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Chapter 12: Being enviable is not exclusive to the heroine Part II
“Sir, if there’s an opportunity, I will make sure to credit you for it...”
“What did you say, miss?”
“Nothing.” Bai Yu sighed. She did not want to talk too much to Xiao Xi, otherwise, another rumor might originate. The case with the multiplication table already made her felt bad for Pythagoras. If anything happened again, she would not even know where to hide from the shame.
She had been transmigrated here for only a week and now she had not only changed fates but also created a big commotion. Oh well, maybe she should think of it as sharing knowledge with the public.
“First miss, ‘Lianhua Lady’ wishes to see you.” Bai Yu frowned. Before she could ask who that was, the maid who came to notify her spoke up, as if reading her heart. “Miss Xu Peipei, the second daughter of the chancellor.”
Ah, her beloved enemy.
“Where is she?”
.....
“She is waiting at the gazebo in the garden, miss.”
“I see. Thank you.”
Bai Yu said as she stood up to let Xiao Xi dress her in more elegant clothing. This ‘Xu Peipei’ that asked to see her was both her ‘friend’ in the public and ‘enemy’ in the shadow.
Bai Yu and Xu Peipei both had a similar background in age, social standing, and the position of their fathers. Though if beauty and magic are considered, all within the capital would say that Bai Yu was two parts above her.
It was clear from her title as the Meihua Lady, which had a higher position than other ‘lady’s, comparable to being the number one beauty. And the ‘number two’ was the Lianhua Lady title that Xu Peipei held.
Xu Peipei received her title the same year that Bai Yu was crowned Meihua Lady, and Xu Peipei had been trying to contest her every year. That was allowed according to the rules. If the events continued like in the series, she would lose her title to Xu Peipei this year due to being exposed by Bai Hua.
But who would let that happen?
How could the transmigrated villainess such as her let her life be dictated by fate!
“Today Miss Bai Yu is dressed beautifully. But it seems that you take longer than usual. It is because of your disabled...oh! Your injured hand, is it not?”
“Maybe, maybe not. Why don’t you let me use these ‘disabled’ hands to slap you a couple of times to prove?”
They both exchange gaze.
“You’re kidding me, Bai Yu.”
“I’m not afraid to do it, Xu Peipei.”
Bai Yu returned the same fake smile to the woman in front of her. The two sat on the opposite side of the table as they gracefully drank their tea. Servants and maids in the area were all enchanted by the dreamlike scene of two beauties talking to each other, not realizing the truth beneath.
“Why are you here?” The servants were standing quite far away from the gazebo, so Bai Yu did not fake her tone. Her monotonous voice clearly full of annoyance was the polar opposite to the friendliness often seen in public.
According to what she remembered from the series, Xu Peipei was a secondary villainess who could not be underestimated, though she did not have a role as prominent or as evil as Bai Yu. The hostility between the two women stemmed not only from the politics of their fathers but also from their love for the same man.
Xu Peipei was second to Bai Yu in beauty, fame, and closeness to Ouyang Mingxian. These were the reason why Xu Peipei had always been envious of Bai Yu and acted as her enemy after all this time... Being enviable was not exclusive to the heroine. A villainess like her was envied by many too.
Later on, the two villainesses would conspire to get rid of Bai Hua, but Xu Peipei faced a much better ending than Bai Yu.
“I saw that your hands were hurt at the banquet and even now still hadn’t healed, so I came to laugh...oops! to visit.”
“Yes, my hands are hurt. But I don’t think it concerns you in any way.”
“Of course it would concern you more. It’s just a small wound but takes so long to heal. It must mean that your magic has gotten much weaker.”
“As weak as your magic, even?”
“You!” Xu Peipei glared at her. The exquisite face turned sour only for a moment before returning to its bewitching beauty that was known to all in the capital.
If Miss Bai Yu was the refined beauty, then Miss Xu Peipei was the alluring beauty.
It was as if she was blessed by the fox spirit. Her charming eyes could burn anyone who dared to gaze at them with the most luscious flame. She had a slim figure, smooth skin, and most importantly, an ample bosom.
That’s right, the ‘ample bosom’ was Xu Peipei’s main selling point.
Bai Yu glanced at the cleavage accentuated by the tight white-and-green striped dress tied at the chest with a strip of the same color. She wore a dark green outer garment that was embroidered with a butterfly pattern on top, yet it still could not conceal the size of her breasts.
Lianhua meant lotus. And Bai Yu had to agree that Xu Peipei’s title as the Lianhua Lady did suit her very well since her ‘lotuses’ were more ‘blooming’ than anybody else.
“Miss Bai Yu does know how to boast. For this Meihua Lady competition, if you’re still disabled then I’m worried you might not do your best. I think this year I might have to take the title away from you.”
“Xu Peipei...I have to tell you something...” Bai Yu motioned her to come closer as if she was about to whisper, and Xu Peipei willingly cooperated. Bai Yu put one hand up next to the other person’s ear and whispered. “...The title of Meihua Lady is determined by your ability, not your breasts.”
“You!!” Xu Peipei pointed at her again. Her beautiful face graced by the fox spirit turned bright red, unclear whether because of anger or embarrassment. Bai Yu laughed softly.
“If there’s nothing else to discuss, then I’ll send Miss Xu off.” She openly said, uncaring of the reaction of the other villainess, who had to utilize a considerable amount of willpower to not scream out loud in front of Bai mansion’s servants. Her protruding bosom moved in time with the many of her deep inhales in an attempt to suppress anger.
“Where did you get that multiplication table? I don’t believe you can think of it on your own.”
She suddenly blurted out. Bai Yu had thought that Xu Peipei would not just come to see her with such trivial matters but probably came because of the multiplication table that had led to the surge in Bai Yu’s fame. The fame, of course, was many times more than Xu Peipei’s. She must have been so envious of Bai Yu that she had to come and ask her about it. And obviously, Bai Yu’s answer to Xu Peipei would be...
“Why don’t you ask your chest about it?”