“What?!”
Cui Zhenzhu became so agitated that her voice rose sharply. “What did you say?! A male servant?”
Li Wu nodded. “Yeah.”
Cui Zhenzhu was devastated.
Seeing the man she had secretly loved turn into her best friend’s male servant was even more unbearable than seeing him become her best friend’s boyfriend.
At that moment, Cui Zhenzhu almost wanted to kill Li Wu.
Su Mo’er covered her mouth, staring in astonishment at the ridiculous scene unfolding before her. In the refined tone of a noble young lady, she exclaimed, “Oh my God, Li Wu, you’ve gone too far. That’s Jiang Xun! What you’re doing is humiliating him.”
Li Wu didn’t care in the slightest. “Please. Being humiliated by me is his honor.”
Just when everyone else had accepted that a spoiled heiress like Li Wu was capable of doing something this outrageous, Cui Zhenzhu still couldn’t bring herself to accept it.
Cui Zhenzhu looked at Jiang Xun and tried to rescue him. “Jiang Xun, did Li Wu threaten you?”
Jiang Xun replied, “No.”
Li Wu rolled her eyes and said, “You should ask him, ‘If I threatened you, blink.’”
As soon as she finished speaking, all three girls turned their eyes toward Jiang Xun.
Jiang Xun: “…”
Su Mo’er gasped, “Oh my God, he blinked! Li Wu, did you threaten him?”
Cui Zhenzhu was heartbroken. “Jiang Xun, I’ll save you. Li Wu, what exactly will it take for you to let him go?”
Li Wu folded her arms, raised her chin, and glanced at Jiang Xun. “Jiang Xun, is it humiliating to be my male servant?”
Jiang Xun’s gaze darkened slightly. “No.”
To end this farce as quickly as possible, Jiang Xun turned to Cui Zhenzhu and emphasized in a cool voice, “I volunteered.”
Li Wu spread her hands innocently. “See? See? I didn’t threaten him.”
Cui Zhenzhu could do nothing about her and said angrily, “Just wait. I’ll definitely save him.”
Li Wu propped up her chin and smiled provocatively. “My devoted Pearl, if you want to take my male servant, please wait until your next life.”
Cui Zhenzhu was so angry that she was speechless.
Su Mo’er stepped in as the peacemaker. “It’s tiring standing around. Let’s all sit down.”
Li Wu’s waist was aching too, so she simply sat down.
The three girls sat together on the sofa while Jiang Xun instinctively stood behind Li Wu, looking exactly like a dutiful male servant waiting for his master’s orders.
Seeing Jiang Xun looking so aggrieved, Cui Zhenzhu felt both heartbroken and furious. She glared fiercely at Li Wu.
Li Wu completely ignored Cui Zhenzhu’s magical attack and turned her attention to the race outside with great interest.
The competition outside was in full swing and had already entered the final round.
“Tsk. Is Number 18’s Royal Storm going to win the championship again this time?”
Royal Storm belonged to Su Mo’er. As the previous champion, Su Mo’er was determined to claim the title again this time.
The moment her beloved horse was mentioned, Su Mo’er’s face filled with pride, and she became much more talkative.
“Of course. Royal Storm was the coming-of-age gift my daddy bought for me. It hasn’t lost a single race since its debut.”
Li Wu nodded approvingly and gave her a thumbs-up. “No wonder. It’s a top-class racehorse that cost thirty-five million dollars. I’m impressed, I’m impressed.”
In their circle of wealthy young ladies, showing off handbags and diamonds was no longer enough to satisfy their vanity.
They had inherited their parents’ game of capital and power, starting with the horse-racing circuit.
It was a symbol of status and power.
However, when the final round began, a dark horse suddenly emerged.
Amid the host’s excited cheers, the champion came flying across the finish line.
“Number 99, Ah Xun!”
No one had expected Number 18’s Royal Storm, which had held the championship for years, to lose to a newcomer.
The host’s voice rang throughout the entire venue. “…Number 99, Ah Xun, is a British Thoroughbred from a top breeding estate in Ireland, with a value of up to ten million dollars. Its sire is the legendary European stallion Lucca, while its dam descends from the bloodline of the veteran Australian champion mare Mary Ji. Every horse in its six-generation pedigree is a Group 1 winner. This is its first ever competition…”
“Impossible!”
Su Mo’er slammed her hand on the table in fury. “How could my Royal Storm possibly lose to some wild horse?!”
Li Wu laughed so hard that her entire body shook. “You’re too kind.”
Jiang Xun’s brows furrowed slightly.
Only then did Su Mo’er realize what was going on. She pointed at Li Wu’s nose and shouted, “Number 99 is your horse?”
Li Wu replied, “Yep. I just bought it. It only cost ten million dollars. What a bargain.”
Su Mo’er was so furious that she wanted to kill Li Wu.
The interests tied to horse racing were immeasurable. This was no longer merely a matter of saving face. Su Mo’er’s loss to Li Wu could potentially cause fluctuations in the Su family’s stock.
“Li Wu, you’re so vicious!”
Cui Zhenzhu, whose eyes had previously been fixed entirely on Jiang Xun, began taking pleasure in Su Mo’er’s misfortune as well.
She had suffered no small amount at Su Mo’er’s hands because of horse racing.
Now that Li Wu had somehow acquired a horse and dealt Su Mo’er such a humiliating blow, Cui Zhenzhu found it extremely satisfying.
Her anger subsided, and she stopped making a fuss. Pretending to be magnanimous, she advised, “Mo’er, you’re being such a sore loser. Just win the next race.”
Su Mo’er snapped, “You think this is about winning or losing? Everyone in the world knows that my Royal Storm was supposed to take the championship today. Li Wu is deliberately slapping me in the face!”
Cui Zhenzhu said, “So what? Your Royal Storm is old anyway. Why don’t you take advantage of today and retire? Otherwise, if it keeps losing one race after another, you might end up losing all the stocks in your family.”
“Shut up.”
Su Mo’er trembled with anger and rolled her eyes at Cui Zhenzhu. “Stop making snide remarks. Didn’t you see what ridiculous name she gave that horse?”
Cui Zhenzhu froze before repeating the horse’s name. “Ah Xun… Jiang Xun?”
Jiang Xun had clearly become numb to it all.
The young lady’s hobby today was publicly humiliating him.
Even if she named a stray dog she happened to pass by after him, he wouldn’t be surprised.
But Cui Zhenzhu couldn’t tolerate it. Her beloved man had been humiliated once again, and in a fit of rage, she grabbed the wineglass on the table and smashed it down.
“Li Wu, you’re vicious.”
The group of best friends parted on bad terms.
But Li Wu’s main quest still wasn’t complete.
The more quests she completed, the more she felt that the vicious female supporting character truly deserved the miserable fate awaiting her.
Within her social circle, she had already offended everyone she could and everyone she couldn’t afford to offend.
Yet the System was still encouraging her to continue doing bad things.
Li Wu came out of the changing room.
She saw Jiang Xun waiting by the entrance, already changed into his riding clothes and holding the reins of her newly purchased racehorse.
Dressed in a sleek, fitted black equestrian outfit, he looked tall and straight. Two buttons at the stand-up collar were undone, revealing his collarbones, while the contours of his broad shoulders and narrow waist were striking, giving him an untamed, wild edge.
The newly acquired horse had a deep chestnut coat, powerful muscles, and a temperament as fierce as wildfire. Yet in Jiang Xun’s hands, it was as docile as a dog.
Seeing this, she couldn’t help laughing. “Jiang Xun is holding Ah Xun.”
Jiang Xun glanced at her indifferently without much of a reaction.
Apparently, he had already become immune to her little tricks of humiliation.
Li Wu’s attempt to amuse herself fell flat. She walked over and looked him up and down, discovering that he actually looked quite good dressed like this.
Quite appetizing, too.
Li Wu looked at the horse, which stood much taller than her, and ordered Jiang Xun, “Kneel down. I want to step on you to get on the horse.”
Jiang Xun obediently dropped to one knee, turning his broad back toward her.
Li Wu showed no mercy as she stepped onto his back and climbed onto the horse.
Although she knew how to ride, she wasn’t familiar with this new horse. The moment Jiang Xun loosened his grip on the reins, the horse acted as though it had broken free, letting out a long, shrill neigh as it tried to throw her off.
And it actually succeeded.