Enough! If you have any grievances, take them out on me. Why involve others? The truth is, you're not worthy of Brother Muchen, yet you still have the gall to cling to him!" Sun Miaomiao could no longer hold back and finally stepped forward. Seeing her pluck up the courage, the matriarch of the Huo family seemed quite pleased.
"So, you admit that I'm venting my anger, do you?" Bai Nuanxi's words left Sun Miaomiao momentarily stunned. She actually admitted it? Wasn't it shameful to admit to such pettiness?
Sun Miaomiao had only made the remark in passing. She knew that Bai Jia'an and Bai Nuanxi didn't have a good relationship. Earlier, Bai Nuanxi's anger was clearly directed at Bai Jia'an, so why would she admit this now?
Bai Nuanxi shrugged. "You tell me—my husband and I are legally married, and we are protected by law. We're very much in love, with no signs of the so-called seven-year itch. Then you suddenly appear, trying to interfere. Forgive me for being blunt, but mistresses are garbage, no matter who they are!"
"And especially those who lure men into infidelity—it's repulsive!"
"Some men are naturally inclined to stray, but there are also men who find the mere thought of cheating repugnant. My husband belongs to the latter. As for you, why don't you reflect on where you stand?"
When Bai Nuanxi finished speaking, the room fell into a stunned silence.
This was a true, unabashed rebuke—unfiltered and unapologetic!
Yet, surprisingly… it was impressive.
"I agreed to this competition not because I want to leave my husband's side, but to prove that I am the woman most deserving to stand by Huo Muchen. You lot, step aside!" Bai Nuanxi's last words were said with such authority, they seemed almost supernatural.
*Clap, clap…*
There was a smattering of applause, quickly swallowed by the crowd, but Bai Nuanxi heard it clearly.
With a provocative smile, Bai Nuanxi quietly gazed at Sun Miaomiao.
—I dare you to challenge me. Do you dare to accept?
Sun Miaomiao clenched her fists. Why wouldn't she dare?
"I grew up with Brother Muchen. If you hadn't shown up and interfered, I would have been with him long ago. What's the point of a marriage certificate? What good does it do?" Sun Miaomiao's words made it sound as if Bai Nuanxi had stolen Muchen from her!
As if Bai Nuanxi was the real intruder!
"Then let's compete. The result of today's contest will decide: either you leave, or I stay!" Bai Nuanxi declared.
"You..." Sun Miaomiao was rendered speechless by Bai Nuanxi's words.
"Alright. Let's begin." Bai Nuanxi had no desire to prolong her standoff with Sun Miaomiao. The sooner they finished this, the sooner she could go home.
Sun Miaomiao accepted the challenge. "What will we compete in? You decide!"
"Since it was your idea, naturally, you should choose what we compete in." Bai Nuanxi shrugged, taking on the role of a hands-off manager, then walked over to Huo Muchen to show some affection.
"Why the long face again?" Bai Nuanxi asked, puzzled.
Huo Muchen murmured, "You mentioned walking around outside and people confessing to you?"
Bai Nuanxi: "..."
Really? I just gave such a stirring speech, and that's all you heard? You're really giving me a lot of credit!
But when the boss gets upset, she can't just ignore it and brush it off. She decided to flatter him instead, saying, "I may pass through a field of flowers, but none of them cling to me. The only blossom I'll pick is you, my beautiful flower."
Saying this, Bai Nuanxi lifted Huo Muchen's chin, pretending to examine him closely. She nodded and said, "Yes, indeed, a beautiful and kind blossom."
The crowd: "..."
Everyone had the same thought—she's done for. She called Huo Muchen a flower?
Is this a joke?
If Huo Muchen is a flower, then there are no carnivorous plants in the world!
Yet, to everyone's surprise, Huo Muchen didn't erupt in anger. He just calmly looked at Bai Nuanxi.
He stared at her until she nervously fidgeted with her fingers. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Huo Muchen thought for a moment, trying to come up with something that could complement the idea of a flower but couldn't. "If I'm a flower, then what are you?"
Seeing that Huo Muchen wasn't angry, Bai Nuanxi immediately recalibrated her understanding of his boundaries. It seemed like the only time he truly got mad was when she tried to leave his side.
"I'm... a green leaf! Only with me can your beauty be truly highlighted, right?" Bai Nuanxi cupped her face in her hands, mimicking a flower. "Am I cute?"
"Adorable," Huo Muchen said.
Bai Nuanxi beamed, her eyes narrowing in a smile. "Hehe."
"Brother Muchen!" Sun Miaomiao couldn't stand how comfortably Bai Nuanxi and Huo Muchen were chatting and stomped her foot in frustration, shouting coquettishly!
"Be quiet!" In an instant, his cold gaze swept over, and his previously gentle tone turned into one that sent chills down her spine, as if every word carried a hidden blade. "Remember your manners when you leave the house!"
"I..." Sun Miaomiao was taken aback, mostly by the unfairness of it all. Why? They had grown up together, but she couldn't compare to Bai Nuanxi, who appeared out of nowhere. Where did she stand in Huo Muchen's eyes?
"Brother Muchen, please don't be so harsh! What does Bai Nuanxi have that I don't? She doesn't have a better family background, she isn't as pretty, and she hasn't given you as much as I have. Why? What kind of spell has this woman cast on you?!" Sun Miaomiao, having been pampered all her life and knowing that the matriarch of the Huo family was on her side, wasn't afraid that Huo Muchen would actually lay a hand on her and spoke out.
"Sister, you can't put it that way. Look at yourself—what are you lacking compared to me?" Bai Nuanxi teased, deliberately puffing out her chest to show her what she had.
The difference between small buns and full buns—where was it?
"You..." Sun Miaomiao's face turned red as she snapped, "Shameless!"
Bai Nuanxi rolled her eyes. Even mistresses have great figures, curvy and attractive. But what did Sun Miaomiao have? Besides a pretty face, she had no outstanding features! "Hmph, at least I'm more appealing than someone who wants to be shameless but just can't pull it off!"
"Brother Muchen, are you just going to let your woman say such things?!" Sun Miaomiao, unable to win a verbal battle, resorted to complaining.