Chapter 513: Chapter 513: A Good Thrashing to Relieve My Frustration
After Xiao Jiyan and Bao Tingting grew up, they rarely fought physically anymore, but their silent rivalry never ceased.
Especially today. Xiao Jiyan was having a grand engagement ceremony while Bao Tingting was locked up at home.
This was simply intolerable.
So, when the furious Bao Tingting saw the splendidly dressed Xiao Jiyan...
...without a second thought, she let out a screech, "AHHH! You bitch, I’m going to kill you!"
She lunged forward, grabbed a handful of Xiao Jiyan’s long hair, and let loose a vicious torrent of curses. "You shameless bitch! How dare you get engaged to Ziquan!"
"SLAP... SLAP..." Xiao Jiyan didn’t bother with curses. She simply turned and delivered two hard slaps.
She hadn’t expected Bao Tingting to suddenly attack her, especially without any warning.
"You... you actually dared to hit me first?" Bao Tingting asked in disbelief.
Xiao Jiyan retorted boldly, "That’s right, I hit you! Who told you to act like a rabid dog and pull my hair like that? I’ll beat you to death!"
As she spoke, she clawed at her again, leaving several fresh scratch marks on Bao Tingting’s cheek.
Lin Sisi seemed stunned by the sidelines, making no move to help her cousin.
Bao Tingting’s face burned with a fiery pain. She immediately let go of Xiao Jiyan’s hair and touched her own cheek.
’Am I disfigured?’ The thought made her tremble with rage.
She squeezed a roar through her gritted teeth, "Xiao Jiyan, you dead bitch! I’ll fight you to the end!"
"Come on, then. Come at me if you’ve got the guts." With her hair no longer being pulled, Xiao Jiyan grinned.
Even though she was smiling, her eyes were filled with a bone-chilling coldness.
She had always lived by the creed of being ruthless and letting her fists do the talking in a fight. The moment she finished speaking, she delivered several more vicious slaps.
She slapped Bao Tingting so hard that she saw stars. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her pretty little face instantly swelled up like a pig’s head.
The pain was so intense that Bao Tingting could only huff and puff, resorting to insults and accusations. "Does Ziquan know how vicious you are?"
"SOB SOB... I’m going to tell Ziquan you’re a viper! That you dared to beat me like this!"
"Ooh, I’m so scared," Xiao Jiyan mocked as she continued to hit her. "Go on, go tell him right now."
Ever since she was a child, Xiao Jiyan had admired Mu Ziquan and the ruthless way he fought with the other kids.
When she grew older, the first stirrings of love led her to develop a secret crush on Mu Ziquan. But at that time, Grandpa Mu of the Mu Family had to go to the countryside to herd cattle.
So she begged her own grandfather to pull some strings and get Mu Ziquan sent to the army. Later, her wish actually came true.
She was happy for a long time, thinking she had finally done something for him. It was only when she was a little older that she learned it was Grandpa Mu who had asked for the favor.
During this time, Xiao Jiyan constantly practiced military boxing with her grandfather and cousins. She wanted to catch up to him, to stand by his side as an equal.
So now, dealing with the pampered Bao Tingting was nothing more than a one-sided beatdown.
Bao Tingting had also liked Mu Ziquan since childhood, and her Bo Family was distantly related to the Mu Family.
Mu Ziquan had also once received a favor from the Bo Family. After he was injured and crippled, his grandfather tried to arrange his marriage, but he was in no mood to care.
Back then, Bao Tingting had the chance to marry Mu Ziquan, but she hesitated.
She wasn’t driven like Xiao Jiyan. She enjoyed a pampered life; she even got into university through a guaranteed admission spot.
Let alone practice boxing—most of her time was spent on clothes and makeup.
Now, she was being beaten by Xiao Jiyan so badly that all she could do was sob and wail, with no energy left to even curse.
Bao Tingting’s tear-streaked face was a pitiful sight, and she did look genuinely heartbroken. For one, she was in real pain.
And for another, her mortal enemy had actually gotten engaged to her Ziquan.
In truth, to her, Mu Ziquan was like a bone she couldn’t swallow, a fishbone stuck in her throat.
But spitting him out felt like giving up a choice cut of meat. Especially now that her mortal enemy had snatched him for an engagement, he seemed more like a fragrant slab of pork belly.
Seeing her rival sobbing her heart out, a mocking smile touched the corners of Xiao Jiyan’s lips.
She said disdainfully, "Bao Tingting, it’s supposed to hurt. You brought this on yourself, so you can’t blame me."
"Bitch! You tried to beat me to death, and you forced Ziquan to get engaged to you! Ziquan would never fall for a venomous woman like you!"
Bao Tingting cursed, unwilling to accept defeat. The look she gave Xiao Jiyan was as if dipped in poison, glaring at her with utter malice.
Xiao Jiyan scoffed, her eyes filled with obvious contempt. "You need to remember that Ziquan and I are already engaged."
"You... don’t push it too far..." Bao Tingting pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Jiyan. "If my parents find out you tried to kill me, they won’t let you get away with it!"
"Your cousin is still standing over there enjoying the show. Your parents won’t be getting the news that quickly."
"Xiao Jiyan, you’ve gone too far! I’m going to get my uncle and aunt right now!"
After spitting out the threat, Lin Sisi ran away as fast as she could. She was afraid Xiao Jiyan would beat her. ’That woman is a lunatic,’ she thought. ’Ziquan would never like her!’
"Your cousin finally remembered to go get help, tsk tsk... Bao Tingting, you’re really pathetic, aren’t you? Even your dear little cousin won’t help you. What face do you have to cry and complain in front of me?"
"You..." Bao Tingting clutched her chest, where a pain made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
"You viper, how could you do this to me? No matter what, we still grew up together."
Bao Tingting’s eyes filled with tears, making her look pitiful and unspeakably desolate.
Because she had already noticed that a crowd of gossiping grandmas and aunties had gathered around them.
She was an expert at playing the victim, knowing that these people loved to sympathize with the weak, whereas her rival only had stubborn pride.
Every time they argued, no matter who won, everyone would side with her and blame her rival.
Ever since she was a child, she had used this tactic of feigning weakness to win against her rival and become the "good girl" in the adults’ eyes.
Otherwise, Grandpa Mu wouldn’t have first discussed a marriage between her and Ziquan with her father.
It was just that Ziquan was crippled back then, and she didn’t want to marry him. Meanwhile, her rival was running over to the Mu Family every other day.
’Always running over to fawn on that damn cripple. That’s probably why Grandpa Mu agreed to let that damn rival marry him.’
Even though she had been the one to give up first, she regretted it now because Ziquan could stand on his legs again.
"Hah, so what if I’m a viper?" Xiao Jiyan also knew a crowd had gathered, but she wasn’t afraid.
When it came to her fights with Bao Tingting, what mattered was her own family’s attitude. Although she had always been the one blamed by outsiders since she was young...
...whenever she went home, her grandfather and uncles would never blame her. Her cousins would even comfort her.
Her younger cousin, Xiao Rui, in particular, would loudly declare that Bao Tingting was just faking weakness to gain sympathy.
But today, Bao Tingting had trampled all over her boundaries. If she didn’t give her a thorough beating, she wouldn’t be able to quell the frustration in her heart.
Soon enough, Granny Bo and the Lady of the Bo Family—Bao Tingting’s own mother—arrived together.
When Mrs. Bo saw her daughter’s face beaten to a pulp, she asked with heartache, "Yanzi, what is going on here?"
