Chapter 1197: Trampling on You to Climb the Ladder
Lin Yingxin’s graceful figure receded as she strutted further and further away. It was as if she had walked straight out of a painting. She was refined with her mannerisms and speech, so much that no one could find any fault with her at all.
Wen Xinya had a complicated expression on her face.
Previously, she had more or less guessed that Xia Ruya was just trying to deal with her by giving her the label of a talented girl. However, she had never thought of the Heiress’ Gala.
Lin Yingxin’s invitation was not coincidental, and the fact that she had even used Old Mr. Mo as an excuse meant that she was not going to stop until she got what she wanted.
Wen Xinya finally guessed what Xia Ruya was trying to do.
Those who would be attending the Heiress’ Gala were mostly talented. Xia Ruya first used the video of her performance of the war song, to announce to everyone that Wen Xinya was multi-talented before giving her the label and making her worthy of joining the Heiress’ Gala.
She then tried to ruin Wen Xinya’s reputation and make everyone shame her. After all, Old Mr. Mo was the one who taught Wen Xinya the four arts and Xia Ruya was certain that Wen Xinya wouldn’t bring shame to Old Mr. Mo. Hence, Lin Yingxin’s invitation seemed rather reasonable.
Wen Xinya had been involved in the scheme right from the start and there was no way she could escape at all.
Next, she would obviously be unable to control what went on during the Heiress’ Gala. Xia Ruya knew that it would be hard for Wen Xinya to have an advantage during the gala.
Xia Ruya has got a brilliant plan this time, but I wonder what roles Yan Menglu and Lin Yingxin are going to play in this scheme!
Ye Feiyu said with a sullen expression, “Xinya, why do you have to agree to her request? Don’t you know that in recent years, the Heiress’ Galas have all become events where people try their very best to build a good image and gain some reputation?”
Even Old Mr. Mo wouldn’t be impressed with such an event. Hence, Ye Feiyu did not agree to Wen Xinya’s decision to join the gala.
Wen Xinya stared at the light gray invitation card which was embossed with beautiful and elegant flowers. She asked, “Do you know Lin Yingxin?”
When they discussed about Lin Yingxin previously, Ye Feiyu sounded like she was familiar with Lin Yingxin and even despised her.
Ye Feiyu pursed her lips and answered, “I do. The Ye Family and Lin Family are related. She’s my distant cousin.”
This thought made Ye Feiyu her feel absolutely disgusted.
Wen Xinya burst into laughter and exclaimed, “Oh, I see!”
Staring at Ye Feiyu who seemed reluctant to talk about Lin Yingxin, Wen Xinya shook her head and took pity on Ye Feiyu for having a distant cousin like Lin Yingxin.
Ye Feiyu said, “Xinya, don’t be fooled by Lin Yingxin’s demure and soft-spoken appearance. She’s actually… a vicious and wicked woman!”
The Ye Family was from Capital city while the Lin Family was from Jiangsu. Although the two families were related, they were not close to each other and were in fact, rather distant. Since Lin Yingxin was studying in Capital city, the Ye Family got closer to her and took care of her. Since scholars were great at judging people, the Ye Family members soon found out what Lin Yingxin was really like after interacting with her for some time. Hence, they began to distance themselves from her.
The thought of being compared to Lin Yingxin by the Ye Family elders who kept saying that she was inferior to Lin Yingxin, made Ye Feiyu feel incredibly revolted.
How could they compare me to such a lowly and despicable person? It’s such an insult to me!
Wen Xinya gradually began to understand how Ye Feiyu felt, for she had also been constantly compared to Xia Ruya in her previous lifetime. Hence, she could empathize with Ye Feiyu.
After criticizing Lin Yingxin for a while, Ye Feiyu felt much better. “Xinya, you haven’t answered me yet. Are you really going to join the Heiress’ Gala?”
Wen Xinya nodded and said, “I’ve already accepted the invitation. I can’t be absent.”
Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin had both laid a trap for her, which she had no choice but to step into.
Ye Feiyu said nonchalantly, “No one can force you if you don’t want to attend the gala. It’s no big deal. You can just absent yourself by using the excuse of being sick.”
Ye Feiyu had a bad feeling about the gala and she felt that Lin Yingxin had ill intentions for inviting Wen Xinya. Hence, she did not want her to attend it at all.
Wen Xinya shook her head and said, “That won’t work. I can’t ruin my Grampy’s reputation.”
Old Mr. Mo was the one who had taught her. By then, if she were to absent herself, she would not only give herself a bad image, she would also ruin Old Mr. Mo’s reputation which he had built for years.
After giving it some thought, Ye Feiyu realized that she was right. She groused. “That woman Lin Yingxin might just do that. By then, Old Mr. Mo will be implicated. I’ve never seen such a shameless and despicable woman like her before.”
Wen Xinya said, “Don’t worry, I can manage.”
Ye Feiyu did not think so, however. Instead, she was a little worried. “Xinya, you don’t know how scheming Lin Yingxin is. I’m worried that she might make use of you to gain reputation during the Heiress’ Gala.”
Wen Xinya was Old Mr. Mo’s granddaughter. If Lin Yingxin could perform better than her during the Heiress’ Gala, she would gain a honorable reputation.
Three years ago, Lin Yingxin made use of her cousin to climb the social ladder during the Heiress’ Gala. Back then, she was close to her cousin and had intentionally hidden the fact that she would be joining the Heiress’ Gala from the latter. Later on, she found out the song that her cousin would be performing and proceeded to practice it in secret. At last, she performed that song right in front of her cousin and earned herself the applause and admiration of everyone. Her cousin then had no choice but to perform another song and ended up coming in second because she did not prepare herself well.
Hence, the invitation that she had extended to Wen Xinya was definitely not that simple.
Wen Xinya began to keep her guard up against Lin Yingxin. “I’m not the kind to be manipulated and bullied by others. If she dares to do that, I’ll dare to make her embarra.s.s herself too.”
Lin Yingxin was just a clown to her. Xia Ruya was the one whom she was truly wary about.
Ye Feiyu gave it some thought and felt a sense of relief. “It’s better to be careful.”
Wen Xinya was not one to be trifled with. If Lin Yingxin were to plot against Wen Xinya during the Heiress’ Gala, she would be in trouble.