Chapter 1225 - Winning Self-Righteously (1/2)

Wen Xinya and Xia Ruya returned to their seats.

Xia Ruya watched as everyone stared at her with looks of sympathy, pity, disdain, and contempt. Resentment simmered within her heart and she could not take the insult at all. She had never once thought of losing.

I’ll remember this clearly and one day, I’ll pay it all back. These people will all succ.u.mb to me and lick my feet to please me.

I’ll never let Wen Xinya off, either.

Although Wen Xinya was elated to have defeated Xia Ruya, she knew that she had taken a shortcut. But, who said that shortcuts were not a skill?

She may not be as skilled as Xia Ruya in painting, but the structure and overall appeal of her painting were much more intricate and exquisite compared to Xia Ruya’s painting of peonies. Hence, it was only understandable that Wen Xinya would win.

However, the host’s att.i.tude made her feel a little displeased. By rights, the host should not have expressed her opinions freely since she was the organizer of the gala. After all, the judges were all from Boya Pavilion and her opinion would influence their decisions.

Besides, the host had also forgone all of the redeeming qualities of her painting and criticized her for lacking skill. Hence, the host’s stand would mislead others.

She had observed the indecisive judge who chose to remain silent in the end. He had initially already come to a decision but somehow was suddenly stuck in a dilemma and became indecisive. If it weren’t because of Du Ruoxin’s suggestion, he probably would have changed his mind.

Hence, the host was obviously standing on Xia Ruya’s side.

How about Du Ruoxin?

What kind of a person is she? What is she thinking? She doesn’t seem to be helping me, actually. It seems like she’s trying to make a joke out of me because of our feud.

However, if she wasn’t planning to help me, why did she notify me of the spiked snacks and bring up that suggestion just now? Although she reminded me a little too late, it was better than never.

Wen Xinya did not think that Du Ruoxin was out to harm her because she did believe what Du Ruoxin said about herself—”I may not be a saint, but I don’t harbor ill intentions.”

She felt that Du Ruoxin was prideful. And those who were arrogant would not bother harming others.

But, what is her motive?

Does it have something to do with me?

Wen Xinya’s mind was sent into a state of frenzy and she was completely clueless. Wen Xinya began to get a headache and she felt a sudden lethargy that overwhelmed her. She rubbed her aching forehead, feeling a little angst and frustrated.

Reason being, she was facing a crisis which she had been intentionally trying to neglect—the fact that Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin had spiked her snacks and tea.

She had yet to discover anything unusual with her body and her greatest concern was that the drug might take effect on her all of a sudden. When that happens, what should I do?