Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 179 - 175 Handsome Son-in-Law is Here~

Jian Manman’s eyes bulged in disbelief.

Xia Xing heard the sound of a chair moving from across and glanced over, only then did he notice Jian Manman.

He paused for a moment.

Not for any other reason, but because Jian Manman had heavily lined one eye with makeup while the other was bare, making the difference in their size particularly striking and somewhat... frightening!!!

Pang Shen had the same reaction, but he quickly turned to look at Xia Xing, paying close attention to his emotions.

He noticed that Xia Xing’s reaction to seeing Jian Manman seemed really different from before, with no sign of losing control, just pure shock...

Gu Mingzhi didn’t look anywhere else; her entire focus was on the dessert her idol had given her, feeling very sorry for him, "You haven’t eaten either, have you?"

Xia Xing snapped back to reality, "I’ll eat when I get home."

With both hands, Gu Mingzhi cherished the dessert box against her cheek, her big eyes fluttering, "Thank you, Idol!"

The young girl usually wore glasses at work, which didn’t detract from her looks; she appeared clean and cute.

Xia Xing smiled, "You’re welcome."

Jian Manman noticed that Xia Xing had two identical desserts, but he only gave one to the makeup artist.

That meant the other one was for her...

Pang Shen suddenly asked, "Hey, is this other one you’re holding for me?"

Xia Xing gave him a look, "No."

Jian Manman sneered inwardly, thinking Pang Shen was overestimating himself and at the same time, felt somewhat dissatisfied.

What was Xia Xing doing, buying the same dessert for her and the makeup artist?

But the next second, she heard Xia Xing say, "This one is for my little sister, you think too highly of yourself."

Jian Manman heard a "snap" in her ears.

Xia Xing’s words were like a slap, firmly hitting her across the face.

In just a minute, she was struck twice!

Neither dessert was for her!!

Xia Xing and the others chatted and laughed, preparing to leave.

Pang Shen naturally picked up the heavy makeup box from Gu Mingzhi’s hands.

Gu Mingzhi kept saying she could carry it herself.

Pang Shen said, "Come on, just free your hands and cherish the dessert your idol gave you."

Ever since meeting Gu Mingzhi, Xia Xing had been in much better spirits over this period. Gu Mingzhi was literally their club’s lucky charm; helping with a makeup box was no big deal.

Xia Xing also smiled, "Just let him help you."

Jian Manman was nearly driven mad with jealousy!

When she was with Xia Xing, his entire world had been her, never looking at other girls like that, let alone talking to them!

That Pang Shen too, who used to be extremely cautious when speaking to her, treating her like a deity, fearing she would get upset and cause trouble with Xia Xing.

If Xia Xing wasn’t in the right state of mind, their club wouldn’t dream of winning any matches.

But now...

All that once belonged to her seemed to have shifted onto that little makeup artist!

The way Xia Xing looked at the makeup artist, she even felt that there was something different in his eyes, something more than when he used to look at her.

Despite just being a little-known makeup artist, she was treated like the darling of the group!

Men really are all Chen Shibei!

Last time she saw Xia Xing, he was still pining after her, look how things have changed now!

Three people walked toward the door, and their gazes naturally met with Jian Manman’s again.

When Jian Manman saw the face of the young makeup artist, her mood worsened even more.

To her surprise, the young makeup artist was actually quite attractive!

Not only was she beautiful, but she also had a noble air about her, resembling a lady of high society.

However, Jian Manman felt there was still a gap between them, so she purposely tilted her chin towards them and pretended to casually flip her hair.

With this comparison, they could more clearly realize who was more beautiful.

She was full of confidence, yet forgot that one of her eyes was bigger than the other due to the makeup, which truly made Xia Xing and Pang Shen uncomfortable for a moment.

Truth be told, excluding the current makeup faux pas, Jian Manman was indeed very beautiful since the Xia family people were quite focused on appearance.

But next to Gu Mingzhi, Jian Manman instantly seemed more flamboyant and provocative, lacking that pure and cute essence.

Not clean enough.

Seeing that there were other celebrities across the room, Gu Mingzhi subconsciously wanted to bow and greet, but upon recognizing it was Jian Manman, her slightly bent back stiffened again.

As Xia Xing’s only fan in the "Midsummer Night’s Dream" group, what she hated most was Jian Manman, who had her own affair with a wealthy businessman and acted at the press conference as if Xia Xing had wronged her.

Gu Mingzhi slightly snorted with her nostrils toward the sky and, with her head held high, walked away from the makeup room carrying the dessert her idol had given her!

Jian Manman was so angry that she couldn’t help trembling, biting her lips almost to bleeding!

**

Xia Yourong had been sitting in the living room for over 20 minutes, her stomach was already flat with hunger. She asked Mrs. Wu to bring her some snacks, but after responding, Mrs. Wu went back to help in the kitchen and immediately forgot what she had said.

Although Xia Yourong knew where the snacks were and they were not far, she absolutely wouldn’t go and get them herself.

That was the servants’ job, and doing it herself would be too humiliating.

"You can get here in ten minutes?" Xu He, holding the phone and smiling, came out from the kitchen, "Your brother should also be back around then, but mom hasn’t finished cooking yet, so you’ll need to wait a bit more after getting here, just explain that to him... Okay, okay, then mom will hang up first?"

Xia Yourong was quite curious, "Mom, what friends is sister bringing home? Are they schoolmates?"

Xu He couldn’t explain in a few words, and her tone was natural, "You’ll know when they arrive, you know them too."

Xia Yourong could clearly feel that since the family found out about her tampering with the PPT, her mother’s attitude towards her had changed significantly.

Her heart felt utterly cold.

But she felt that Xu He’s dislike for her wasn’t just because of that incident, there must be other reasons.

As for what that reason was...

Previously, she had tried several times to probe Xu Qing about who her real father was, Xu Qing’s elusive response made her even more curious about it.

At that time, Xu Qing said a phrase, "There’s nothing to be curious about, just remember, your dad is Xia Yuzheng! There’s no one else!"

Xia Yourong had always remembered that statement.

She felt that there was a deeper meaning hidden in those words.

And Xu He’s dislike for her definitely had to do with the implications of that sentence!

At that thought, an arrogant expression emerged on Xia Yourong’s face.

Then, ten minutes later, the sound of a car entering was heard outside the window.

Xia Yourong gave a detached glance outside.

The friends Xia Ye could bring home for dinner...

It better not be Zhou Yao and Tang Tianjiao, those two were now Xia Ye’s lapdogs, just thinking about them made her feel suffocated.

As long as it wasn’t them, anyone else would do!

Three minutes later.

Xia Ye came inside, and Jiang Xuan followed behind carrying her water bottle and coat—