Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 1229 - 1207: Bleeding So Much, and You Still Say It’s Nothing
This "same to you" was obviously laden with contempt.
The same.
She had also witnessed the tactics employed by actresses in the entertainment industry to gain fame.
She laughed at herself, realizing she was too detached from the affairs of the entertainment world. Times had changed, and today’s female celebrities were no longer seductive vixens but rather innocent "pure girls" appearing as pure as white lotuses.
Lan Yurou clenched her teeth. Of course, she could hear the disdain in Chu Xinyue’s voice, but she maintained a calm facade while gripping the stem of her glass:
"Actually, I really didn’t expect to be able to represent Miss Chu’s business this time. To be fair, I really have to thank the Crown Prince. Without his recommendation, I wouldn’t have had this opportunity. Don’t worry, Crown Princess, since it’s your sister’s business, I will represent it diligently without any negligence."
Xiaotao clenched her fists. This Lan Yurou was becoming excessive! Was she showing off?!
Chu Xinyue still remained indifferent: "Of course, I’m confident in Miss Lan. After all, my sister paid quite a lot, and you get what you pay for. Miss Lan will surely live up to the price."
Lan Yurou’s facial muscles twitched. Was she mocking her for being just a paid tool?
She bit her lip and said nothing more.
Nor did she dare to say anything provocative to Chu Xinyue.
After all, no matter what, Chu Xinyue was still Ya Chen’s wife.
Many actresses in the entertainment world finally managed to catch a wealthy man, only to hastily flaunt it in front of the man’s wife, leading to their own expulsion by the millionaire.
She wouldn’t be like those brainless actresses, tearing down her facade in front of the legitimate wife.
Doing so would only ruin her image in front of Ya Chen without any benefit.
She understood this.
Lan Yurou’s tense face softened, and she picked up her wine glass gracefully, shaking it slightly, then glanced at Xiaotao, who was looking at her with vigilance and anger: "Could you do me a favor?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Xiaotao, seeing Lan Yurou speaking to her, answered impatiently: "What does Miss Lan want?"
Lan Yurou bit her lip, pointing to a piece of chiffon cake on the table: "I haven’t eaten anything all night, and I’m a bit hungry. I’d like to have some cake to fill me up. The cake is too big to eat conveniently, could you please cut it into smaller pieces for me?"
She then gently spoke to Chu Xinyue in a soft voice: "I hope the Crown Princess doesn’t mind? I have to go on stage later, and I don’t want to dirty my hands."
Cut the cake?
Xiaotao wished she could slice that fake smile off her face but knew she couldn’t embarrass Chu Xinyue.
She’s just a servant, and helping to cut a cake is perfectly normal. If she refused, Lan Yurou might even mock Chu Xinyue for not being in control of her servants.
Thinking this, Xiaotao grabbed a knife to cut the cake, imagining it as Lan Yurou’s face as she cut into it vigorously!
"Don’t cut it too large, just small enough for one bite. I wouldn’t want to smear my lipstick. Actually, let me do it myself..."
Lan Yurou softly suggested from the side, perhaps finding Xiaotao’s pieces too large as she reached out, seemingly intending to take over.
Xiaotao was venting her anger on the cake, never anticipating that Lan Yurou would reach out suddenly, but it was too late to react!
With a flash of silver, the blade sliced across Lan Yurou’s hand!
Lan Yurou cried out, though she quickly retracted her hand, the knife was too sharp, and drops of blood fell on the carpet.
Her face turned pale instantly, and she took two steps back.
People near the terrace were alarmed, gathering around to see that Chu Xinyue’s personal maid was holding a knife.
While Lan Yurou clutched her injured hand, biting her lip.
There was an uproar—
"What happened?"
"That maid belongs to the Crown Princess."
Immediately, everyone’s gaze collectively focused on Chu Xinyue!
Everyone was well aware of the relationship between Crown Princess Chu Xinyue and Lan Yurou.
Need it be said?
Lan Yurou was the Crown Prince’s intimate confidante.
It was surely because Chu Xinyue’s jealousy turned to hatred, instructing her maid to harm Lan Yurou!
No one expected that the Crown Princess would have such a temper, dealing with her husband’s lover in such a manner at this occasion!
If this happened privately with no one around, who knows how much harsher she would be towards Lan Yurou.
Chu Xinyue felt a stir inside, wondering what tricks this woman was playing.
Lan Yurou’s manager heard the commotion too, ran over and, seeing her fair and slender hand bleeding, cried out: "Yurou, what happened to you?"
Lan Yurou huddled in a corner of the terrace with her injured hand, head lowered, not accusing Xiaotao, but her eyes were filled with a silent, unspoken grievance, lightly saying: "It’s nothing."
The crowd’s discussions grew louder, most siding with Lan Yurou.
Female celebrities rely on their looks, especially a popular starlet like Lan Yurou, who’s a cash cow for the company, with her entire body insured, and she can’t afford any damage; what if it left a scar?
The manager was anxious: "Bleeding so much and you say it’s nothing? Quick, get some medical gauze!"
A servant hurriedly ran off.
Jiayi, uneasy about Chu Xinyue, had been keeping an eye on the terrace, sensing something wrong, quickly came over with her assistant.
Upon reaching the terrace and seeing the scene, Jiayi’s face changed: "What’s going on?"
Chu Xinyue told her sister: "Miss Lan asked Xiaotao to help her cut the cake and wanted to take the knife from Xiaotao and accidentally cut herself."
Fearing that others might misunderstand Chu Xinyue, Xiaotao quickly explained: "That’s right! Miss Lan unexpectedly reached her hand over, causing the injury."
Lan Yurou’s manager couldn’t help but, not daring to shout at Chu Xinyue, sneered coldly at Xiaotao: "What do you mean by that, are you suggesting that our Yurou had nothing better to do than to cut herself for fun?"
Chu Xinyue knew this was innuendo, her expression shifted.
The whole banquet hall had cameras inside, but not the outdoor terrace, so there was no evidence to back them up even with explanations.
Perhaps this was why Lan Yurou intentionally chose the terrace to perform her tricks.
"Forget it, don’t say anymore, it was really just my carelessness."
Lan Yurou’s delicate voice played the peacemaker, secretly glancing at Chu Xinyue, her long lashes trembling.
This sentence seemed to diffuse the situation, helping to explain for Chu Xinyue.
But to the onlookers, it seemed more like due to Chu Xinyue’s status as Crown Princess, Lan Yurou had no choice but to concede!
This made Lan Yurou appear as the bullied little flower, while Chu Xinyue became the villain oppressing the little flower.
Jiayi frowned, with so many eyes watching, if it wasn’t clarified, Chu Xinyue’s reputation would suffer in the eyes of outsiders from now on!
Xinyue’s character had always been aloof, which might mean she didn’t care, but Jiayi couldn’t stand it.
Jiayi looked at the manager: "What do you mean? Are you saying Xiaotao deliberately used the knife to stab Miss Lan?"
