Chapter 188: Mosquito

In this moment, not only for Su Wanli and Bai Hewei, but the air in the entire banquet hall seemed to freeze. No one made a single sound.

“Well, what are you waiting for? Why don’t you do it? Su Wanli never had much patience at school, right?”

Bai Hewei secretly gulped, stiffly maintaining the posture of having just leaned down.

For some reason, Su Wanli was exceptionally calm this time. Even though the people he arranged had already started talking like that about her, she still hadn’t made a move.

Was the stimulation not strong enough? Or had she learned a few more tricks he didn’t know from that little maid?

What he didn’t know was that Su Wanli wasn’t unwilling to strike at this moment; she was simply conflicted over a common problem—

The task the system had assigned her wasn’t just to make Bai Hewei apologize to her, but also to let Meng Wangge show off her talent at the banquet as much as possible.

Even if she struck out now and Bai Hewei immediately begged for forgiveness, she certainly wouldn’t be able to stay at this banquet afterward.

Then, following that logic, since Meng Wangge was her personal attendant, she would definitely have to leave the Bai family estate along with her.

That definitely wouldn’t do. As Meng Wangge’s first appearance in such a high-society setting, her actions at this banquet had to be brilliant and dazzling enough.

Su Wanli silently rubbed her temples, thinking about what approach she should take next.

…Hit him a bit lighter? That would make it look like they were flirting, and the misunderstanding others had about those rumors would definitely deepen.

Directly tell him to apologize? But this guy had been shameless from the moment they met. Even if she insulted him as usual, he wouldn’t immediately apologize like other people…

She had to find a way to stall until Meng Wangge returned. At a time like this, the maid was much more capable than she was.

Seeing that Su Wanli still hadn’t acted, Bai Hewei’s legs finally couldn’t withstand the trembling anymore. He straightened his body with a bit of difficulty and then let out two light coughs toward Su Wanli—

“So, Miss Su, are you here today to give me a public response to my previous confession?”

“A response? Are you truly stupid or just pretending? Didn’t what I just said count as a response?”

Looking at her task target, Bai Hewei, who was standing in front of her, Su Wanli sneered coldly and gave him the middle finger—

“Although most of the things you say are nonsense, that part just now wasn’t bad. With your standing, you truly aren’t worthy of a single hair on my head.”

Su Wanli’s gaze coldly scanned the crowd from the inside out, seemingly looking for the gossips from before, but in reality, she was trying to find the figure of that silver-haired girl.

“…After all, some people look human in a suit and tie, but in reality, their meager skills can’t even compare to my personal maid.”

“Oh? Are you referring to that Miss Meng Wangge?”

Bai Hewei thought for a moment, nodded knowingly at Su Wanli, and looked behind her—

“It seems she isn’t by your side today. But that makes sense. It’s normal for the Bai family to exclude Miss Meng from the invitation list. After all, she’s just an orphan from a small northern town. Without your connection, she wouldn’t be able to enter the Bai family estate in her entire life.”

“…Huh? What did you just say?”

Seeing the killing intent that immediately ignited in Su Wanli’s pupils, Bai Hewei, who had been at a loss as to how to force her to act, felt a surge of joy.

Good! This was the right direction!

…So that was it. He had misunderstood before. Su Wanli actually had special feelings for this orphan girl named Meng Wangge. He had thought the girl was just a tool Su Wanli brought to break the rumors.

Bai Hewei smiled and brushed his hair, lightly rubbing his chin—

“However, even though that is the truth, please rest assured. If Miss Su is willing to speak up, our Bai family will certainly invite Miss Meng Wangge as well. After all, regardless of anything else, she is the top scorer of our Baiying Academy’s entrance exam. Inviting her wouldn’t lose face for the Bai family or the guests.”

…Inviting Meng Wangge wouldn’t lose face for the Bai family and the guests?

Who do they think they are!

Unknowingly, Su Wanli’s nails began to dig into her palm.

What was this idiot talking about in front of her? Just a rich second-generation brat with a decent background, yet he dared to look down on her like this?

She couldn’t take it anymore. She felt like she was about to snap.

“Oh, right. Although I heard rumors from Class 2-3 about Miss Meng Wangge cheating on the exam, I believe that with your character, the people around you naturally won’t be bad. So it’s just a simple rumor, right?”

“Even if a country girl like Miss Meng Wangge got a perfect score across all subjects within two days of arriving at Baiying Academy, such a ridiculous result…”

Bai Hewei wove irritating words in his head while squinting and slightly waving his finger.

Ah, so this was how Su Wanli felt when she humiliated him in front of so many people. It truly felt great.

Just now, he was so satisfied. Su Wanli probably wouldn’t do anything too extreme, right?

She couldn’t possibly stab a broken wine glass into his neck…

Bai Hewei’s fingertips stiffened for a moment, and then he silently opened his eyes—

At some point, Su Wanli had slightly lowered her head and was clutching the wine glass in her hand with terrifying force.

“Oh, I… of course I believe it. Miss Meng Wangge definitely achieved those scores on her own. It’s just that good grades are useless. No, I mean…”

“Bai. He. Wei.”

The petite black-haired girl, who was radiating a terrifying aura, suddenly raised her head. Then, she lunged forward, rushing in front of Bai Hewei—

Smack!

So painful!!

But it didn’t matter. As long as his goal was achieved, it was fine. Since Su Wanli dared to hit someone at the banquet, the surrounding photographers would capture this scene clearly. Before long, it would spread across major media outlets…

Bai Hewei used the momentum of the slap to stumble back two steps, then lightly wiped the corner of his mouth. He looked at Su Wanli in front of him, and then at the black-haired girl standing before her with a faint smile.

…What did you say?

“…I’m sorry, Mr. Bai Hewei.”

Meng Wangge lightly rubbed her wrist, adjusted the black half-gloves on her fingers, and smiled slightly at him—

“There was a mosquito on your face.”