CHAPTER 325: CHAPTER 325

But Si Ruo still felt that Jiang Moxi must have had good luck again to hit the bullseye.

So she must not let Jiang Moxi disrupt her composure; she had to steady her mind to win the ultimate victory.

After much mental preparation, Si Ruo took the lead once again in starting the third round of dart throwing.

This time, Si Ruo performed normally and scored 8 rings.

However, with previous experience in mind, she did not provoke Jiang Moxi.

Jiang Moxi quickly threw her darts for the third round as well, achieving a good score of 9 rings.

The score was still better than Si Ruo’s, but it was not a bullseye.

Si Ruo always felt that she still had a chance to surpass Jiang Moxi’s score.

So with renewed vigor, she quickly completed the following seven rounds.

But the outcome of the contest was something Si Ruo could hardly believe.

Because in these ten rounds of scores, although Jiang Moxi did not always hit the bullseye, she always scored just one ring more than Si Ruo each round.

So when all scores were summed up, Jiang Moxi’s score just happened to be ten rings more than Si Ruo’s.

Those spectators who watched the entire competition quickly noticed this pattern.

Thus, some insiders could not help but ask Jiang Moxi: "Jiang Moxi, did you intentionally win by just one ring each round against Si Ruo?"

But this person’s words were quickly rebutted by others.

"That’s impossible. If Jiang Moxi was intentionally winning by only one ring each round, her aiming ability would be too strong, right?"

Some even said: "Jiang Moxi hasn’t undergone the professional training that Si Ruo has, so it shouldn’t be possible for her to be so in control, it must just be a coincidence!"

In the midst of everyone’s discussion, Jiang Moxi suddenly grabbed a handful of darts from one side of the dartboard, and without even looking, she threw them towards the target.

Shockingly, this entire handful of darts hit the bullseye dead center...

At that moment, almost everyone was dumbfounded.

"My God, what did I just witness?"

"How did Jiang Moxi do that? She didn’t even look at the target, but the darts she threw all hit the bullseye..."

"I take back what I said earlier, this is definitely not a coincidence."

Under the murmur of the crowd, Si Ruo’s already ugly expression turned as nasty as a sewer beneath the ground.

She shouted at Jiang Moxi: "Jiang Moxi! You deliberately set me up and humiliated me!"

"It was you who proposed the contest, and it was you who suggested the bet. How am I setting you up?"

Jiang Moxi’s beautiful face remained calm, and even those clear eyes showed no ripples.

It was as if she was merely stating an established fact, yet it twisted Si Ruo’s expression into one of ferociousness, her voice nearing hysteria.

"You’re so good with darts, why did you deceive me saying you couldn’t play? Isn’t this tricking and playing with me? What is it?"

"Today is indeed my first contact with darts, but it seems Miss Si doesn’t quite understand that there are always people better than you, and mountains beyond mountains."

Si Ruo: "..."

Jiang Moxi had just thrown back the very words Si Ruo had said on the Hunting Ground back at her!

Jiang Moxi hadn’t lied to Si Ruo; she had previously been playing with knives!

She quietly looked at Si Ruo, her expression unassuming, yet there was a sense of looking down on all others, as if standing on a high ground of slaughter, making people involuntarily submit to her.

"You can play this well the first time you’re in contact with darts?"

Si Ruo didn’t want to admit that she had even lost to Jiang Moxi in darts, let alone fulfill the bet.

Thus, she accused Jiang Moxi, trying to invalidate the contest.

However, Jiang Moxi couldn’t be bothered to play word games with her, and didn’t show a hint of panic, even possessing a composure not common to her age.

"Miss Si, don’t make excuses for your incompetence! Now you just need to fulfill the promise you made earlier; every time you see me, you must call me granny, and also... apologize to Dingding!"

But Si Ruo was almost crazed: "You lied to me and still want me to keep my promise?"

In her rising anger, Si Ruo not only acted shamelessly but also coldly accused Yu Dingding, her words bordering on humiliation.

"And you want me to apologize to a public bus that’s been ridden by thousands? Wishful thinking!"

Jiang Moxi stepped forward and slapped her across the face.

Si Ruo screamed and fussed like a hysterical monkey.

Yu Dingding had not failed to hear such unpleasant words before.

During her time at Night Color, she almost heard such words daily, to the point where she could recite them backwards.

Yet, the phrase "ridden by thousands" still managed to evoke the helplessness and despair of being mercilessly bullied that day, making her feel as if she had been instantly submerged in an ice cavern.

Ye Chen was holding Yu Dingding, so he could feel her body inexplicably tremble when she heard those three words.

In that moment, Ye Chen’s peach blossom eyes also instantly lost their warmth, covered in frost.

He stared coldly at Si Ruo, his voice so chilling it almost made one’s scalp tingle.

"Miss Si, Dingding is my treasure. Even if she works in Night Color, she only serves me alone. I don’t know how many times cleaner she is than your promiscuous socialite heiresses! By speaking of her like that, you’ve stepped on one of my taboos."

Ye Chen’s ruthless rebuke made Si Ruo realize her mistake; she shouldn’t have said such things in front of Ye Chen.

However, she thought, no matter what, she was the precious daughter of the Si Family, Ye Chen would still show her some respect.

"Sorry, Brother Chen. I was just provoked by Jiang Moxi and spoke without thinking!"

Si Ruo opted to apologize to Ye Chen, shifting all the blame onto Jiang Moxi, trying to downplay the incident.

But it seemed Ye Chen had no intention of letting her off lightly, and with cold sarcasm, he said: "The person you should be apologizing to isn’t me."

Si Ruo stiffened.

Because she knew what Ye Chen meant: he was instructing her to apologize to Yu Dingding.

But deep down, Si Ruo looked down on someone like Yu Dingding who earned money with her body; apologizing to such a person was worse than death to her.

Therefore, Si Ruo just coldly stared at Yu Dingding, as if trying to use her status as the Si Family’s precious daughter to pressure Yu Dingding into taking the initiative to refuse Si Ruo’s apology.

But Ye Chen had been paying attention to Si Ruo all along, so the moment she tried to pressure Yu Dingding, he noticed.

He slowly raised an eyebrow, each word seemingly squeezed out between his teeth.

"Miss Si, you dare to insult my treasure on my territory, in front of me? Do you really think I, Ye Chen, am easy to bully?"

But without waiting for Si Ruo to respond, Ye Chen quickly added: "Unless you kneel down and apologize to Dingding today, don’t even think of leaving here alive."

Si Ruo instantly flushed with anger: "How dare you! I am the precious daughter of the Si Family, the blood sister of Si Lin!"

"Do you think I wouldn’t dare?" Ye Chen sneered and signaled the manager to bring over a few bodyguards.

The clubs and lounges Ye Chen owned were known for rarely having trouble because he hired bodyguards with excellent Kung Fu skills.

Once these men entered the scene, they immediately restrained Si Ruo’s hands behind her back.

Si Ruo, unwilling to lose face in front of so many people, continued to defy Ye Chen: "If you dare to do anything to me, my brother will never let you off the hook."

Yuan Zhou had just discreetly sent a message to Si Lin, who had left early, informing him of the trouble Si Ruo had run into here.

Turning around, he found that Ye Chen was truly serious, having the bodyguards force Si Ruo to kneel and apologize.

Yuan Zhou hurriedly stepped forward, trying to persuade Ye Chen, "Brother Chen, regardless of anything, Ruoruo is the sister of Young Master Si. If this goes too far and Si Lin holds us accountable, neither side will look good. Maybe we should—"

But Ye Chen cut him off: "If Si Lin dares to insult my treasure in front of me, I would treat him just the same, not to mention his sister! I won’t let off anyone who bullies my treasure!"

Seeing that Ye Chen was resolute and truly meant business, Yuan Zhou didn’t dare to say more, to avoid provoking further anger.

Other than Jiang Moxi, everyone else realized for the first time how much Ye Chen valued Yu Dingding.

So they not only refrained from stepping forward to reason with him, but also internally vowed never to provoke Yu Dingding in the future.

Si Ruo was still resisting the bodyguards and refused to kneel: "Let go! If my brother finds out how you’re treating me, you’ll all be in big trouble!"

Ye Chen couldn’t be bothered to wait any longer, he simply strode forward and kicked directly at Si Ruo’s knees.

Si Ruo immediately fell to her knees, kneeling before Yu Dingding...