Chapter 189 - Calling Her to Count (1/2)

Chapter 189 Calling Her to Count

Although her temper was not that good, she was not usually that bad tempered, either. But Li Xianxian had been trying to irritate her every now and then. Did she think that Tang Xia was such an easy target?

Moreover, she was not in a good mood at the moment. She could not tolerate Li Xianxian’s provocation at this time. She did not know what Chu Tiankuo thought of her, nor was she eager to find out.

Currently, they were surrounded by people who believed that they were quarreling, due to jealousy, and trying to play all sorts of monkey tricks on them. Didn’t Li Xianxian feel embarrassed? How could she still remain so aggressive?

“Slap!”

As the crowd sat back and watched, Tang Xia turned back abruptly, and slapped Li Xianxian strongly on her face, which made everyone draw a cold breath.

Even Tang Xia herself, did not know how much strength was in the slap that she dealt Li Xianxian, with. She just felt that through this single slap, she was able to vent all the dissatisfaction that had cumulated, through the days. This involved Chu Tiankuo, Ye Yifan’s death, and Li Xianxian’s words.

This slap helped to release the stress in her heart. She felt her palm turning numb.

“You…”

Before Li Xianxian could retaliate, she saw Tang Xia’s piercing and profound eyes, which made her feel as if she were stuck in a cold mire. She was only able to utter one word, and then she clammed up.

She stepped backward. But then she stood upright immediately, and stared at Tang Xia confidently, as she was reminding herself not to be overwhelmed by Tang Xia’s manner.

Tang Xia pushed Xianxian’s shoulder forcefully, making Li Xianxian stumble backward. Tang Xia then told her, one word at a time, in an icy tone,

“You-better-not-mess- around- with-me.”

The crowd were startled when they saw Tang Xia’s momentary outburst, and looked at her with wide open mouths. Obviously, Tang Xia had given the impression that she was a mild-tempered girl. They did not know what to make of her sudden, surging rage.

Li Xianxian was apparently frightened, and stunned at the same time. She always thought that Tang Xia was a person who was easy to handle. This woman, who gave her such a murderous look, frightened her. A saying came to her: The worm turns.

Tang Xia turned back in silence, and started packing her stuff. Li Xianxian remained motionless for a long while, just standing there and staring blankly. Her assistant, who stood beside her, tiptoed to her, when she saw Li Xianxian’s look.

She dared not bother Tang Xia, but since it was Li Xianxian who paid her salary, she had to nudge Li Xianxian, while holding her breath.

Li Xianxian recovered, feeling a burning and aching sensation in her cheek. She covered her cheeks at once. Recalling how she had lost her dignity before the crowd, when Tang Xia had not only slapped her, but also threatened her, she glared at her assistant indignantly.

“Where did you go just now?”

The assistant looked innocent. She kowtowed and kept apologizing. The crowd immediately held Li Xianxian in disdain, when they saw her not daring to bother Tang Xia, but venting her anger on her assistant, instead.

When she heard the chaotic arguments around her, Li Xianxian felt more and more ashamed. She stamped her foot fiercely, turned back and trotted away. Her assistant did not know what had happened, but turned and followed her.

Tang Xia seemed to have heard nothing, and acted as if she had not noticed Li Xianxian’s departure. She continued to pack her belongings. The place was extremely quiet now, since no one dared to comment on Tang Xia. Thus, everyone was looking at her in silence.

Having packed all her things, Tang Xia walked through the door and took a taxi home, without saying a word.

Exhausted, she carried her belongings and opened the door, with the key in her hand. Upon seeing the room that she was so familiar with, she put aside her stuff casually, threw her clothes all over the floor, and laid down on the couch.

She felt like the whole world was silent. There was no Chu Tiankuo, nor Ye Yifan or Li Xianxian. There was no source of trouble, and the day’s trials had been erased. She buried her head into the couch. Yes, she was trying to escape from it all.

But it was not that easy to hide. How she wished that she could get away from everything.

She raised her head instantly, got up and headed for the bathroom. She hoped that all the exhaustion could be washed away. Facing a fogged up mirror, she reached out and wiped, until the mirror reflected her image.

Since she had just taken a shower, her skin was fair and a little bit reddish, while her eyes were clear and bright. She raised her arms to dry her dripping hair, and saw herself in the mirror, with furrowed eyebrows.

After changing into a bathrobe, she was still eager to know the outcome of the latest state of affairs. She decided to face it, instead of evading the issue. She fetched a bottle of cold soda, sat on the couch, and set about updating her microblog.

“There must be an insider working for her!”

“Yes, Tang Xia must have someone working for her!”

“That’s it! How else could Yifan lose?”

“Alas! This is so mysterious!”

“…”

All that she saw on the microblog were indignant comments made by Ye Yifan’s fans. Tang Xia kept quiet, not knowing how to express her feelings.

“Tang Xia won honestly!”

“We don’t care about Ye Yifan’s fanboys.”

“Ignore them, Tang Xia. Xiaxia is the best!”

“…”

Tang Xia’s fans also rebutted, but it was useless. After all, Ye Yifan had maintained his popularity for a long time already, and a newcomer like Tang Xia, could not compare with him.

She put aside her cellphone and sighed. Actually, she did not know who Chu Tiankuo was. He was apparently a character in the game, but he seemed to be a real man, who lived in the game’s world. Unlike a program, he was so life like.

She did not understand what the game’s ending would be like, or who should have been the winner. She dared not face Chu Tiankuo, because she felt uneasy in her mind. Moreover, his expression, when he had questioned her in the last game, suggested that there was something that she did not know about.