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Chapter 22 - Chapter 22: Deliberate Provocation

Si Xue stared at Si Fan's fair, jade-like face, with a flicker of complexity in her eyes.

Because in her impression, Si Fan always wore an ugly pair of black-framed glasses, which covered her eyes and most of her face, making her look unbearably ugly.

To the extent that she forgot just how stunningly beautiful the face behind the glasses was.

Even she, the campus belle of S University, couldn't help but feel ashamed.

She silently clenched her fingers, suppressing the surging waves in her heart, and admitted to Huang Mei, "She is indeed my sister, Si Fan."

Although she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't deny it.

Because this relationship was a sure thing and well-known to everyone.

It's just that she felt very uncomfortable, her pride in her beauty being crushed by the Si Fan she always looked down upon, how could she be in a good mood?!

Huang Mei snapped out of her shock, and besides jealousy, there was also a hint of disdain in her eyes towards Si Fan.

Because she heard about Si Fan being sent to a director's bed by her good friend Tan Lina, only to end up sending her into the police station instead.

She was probably already... by that director...

She sneered sarcastically, "Si Xue, so she's really your sister, huh? Really can't judge a book by its cover!"

Si Xue caught the sarcasm in Huang Mei's tone, smiled slightly, and kindly suggested to Si Fan, "Sister, you're here to eat too? Why not join us? I'll treat you."

Si Fan's eyes were indifferent, "No need, I'm not familiar with you."

Si Xue's smile froze a bit, feeling slightly awkward, "Sister, you really love joking."

She couldn't help but be surprised, is this still the timid, incompetent Si Fan?

How come her aura has changed so much?!

Making her incomprehensible and unpredictable.

This realization made her uneasy, always feeling that the current Si Fan was gradually slipping out of her control, something she absolutely didn't want to see.

Si Xue bit her lip and continued, "Sister, after all, we're sisters, you don't have to be so distant from me, your little sister, right? Did I do something wrong again recently to make you angry?"

Si Xue deliberately played the pitiful act, her eyes even misting up.

Those not in the know might think Si Fan was bullying her again.

Huang Mei and a few sisters saw Si Xue's eyes turning red and couldn't help but glare at Si Fan.

"Xiaoxue, why do you bother with her so much? She doesn't appreciate your kindness!"

"Exactly, a freeloader at the Si Family's, heartless like a stray wolf, even a dog is more loyal than her!!"

Si Xue heard her friends continuously slandering Si Fan, desperately suppressing the upward curve of her lips before quickly speaking, "Don't talk about my sister like that; she's not that kind of person."

Huang Mei disapproved and said, "Xiaoxue, how is she not that kind of person?! She's just a burden your stepmother brought into the Si Family, lowly and humble, while you're the real heiress of the Si Family, yet being bullied by a fake heiress under the guise of a sister! Such a selfish and vicious person, does she deserve to be acknowledged as your sister?!"

Another girl nodded, "That's right, Xiaoxue, you're too kind, 'a good person gets bullied, a good horse gets ridden', you're too nice to her, that's why she bosses you around, if it were me, I wouldn't care about her well-being!"

Si Xue's eyes welled up, "Stop talking, I believe in sister..."

With one playing the 'good cop' and the other the 'bad cop', their act was more captivating than a Beijing opera.

Gu Xiaoxiao was bewildered by this scene, not knowing how to react at all.

Si Fan's lips curled into a faint smile, her tone laced with sarcasm, "Isn't it just to treat me? Then go ahead, why waste so many words?"

Saying this, she took Gu Xiaoxiao's wrist and sat down at the two vacant seats.

This left Si Xue at a loss.

She initially thought, given Si Fan's character, that she would timidly decline and leave the restaurant in disgrace.

Unexpectedly, Si Fan agreed?!

Was Si Fan not afraid she'd go back and tell their father?!

Oh, right, Si Fan was kicked out by Father, so it's normal for her not to fear his authority now.

But now she had already offered to treat, refusing would sabotage her own image.

Si Xue smiled tightly, deliberately asking generously, "Then sister, what would you like to eat?"

Si Fan picked up the menu on the table, scanned it quickly, her lips moved slightly, "I'll have the supreme VIP set."

Supreme VIP set?!

Si Xue picked up another menu, glanced down, and couldn't help but turn pale.

The supreme VIP set costs 49,999 yuan, almost half of her monthly allowance!

Si Fan's move was truly ruthless!

How could she shamelessly order this supreme set?!

Having just left the Si Family, she's already letting herself go, if she dared to come back, let's see how she'd teach her a lesson!

Si Xue forcibly suppressed her inner anger, barely squeezing out a smile, "Sister, isn't this... a bit too expensive?"

If she'd known Si Fan would be so audacious, she wouldn't have offered to treat.

Si Fan played with the phone in her hand, casually asking, her voice low and languid, "Expensive? It's rare to honor me, your sister, so without expense, how do you show your sincerity?"

Si Xue's fingers instinctively tightened around the menu.

Huang Mei couldn't bear it anymore, "Si Fan, what do you mean?! Si Xue is sincerely treating you, you shouldn't be ungrateful!"

Others echoed, "Yeah, have you ever seen a younger sister treating her elder sister to a meal?! Only you, this vicious sister, is the exception! If I were Si Xue, I wouldn't care about your life or death!"

Si Fan lazily crossed her legs, sneering in retort, "Oh, are you saying I held a knife to Si Xue's throat and forced her to treat me?"

Huang Mei gritted her teeth, growling lowly, "But you can't eat something that expensive either!"

Si Fan nonchalantly parted her lips, "I'll have the most expensive, treat me or not, your choice."

This arrogant and domineering tone made people want to slap her.

"You!"

Si Xue pulled Huang Mei's clothes, gently tugging, her voice weak, "Alright, stop saying that, I believe sister didn't do it on purpose, if sister wants the supreme set, let her have it, I have no problem."

Though the tone seemed compliant, it was actually full of grievances.

But Si Fan wasn't accommodating her grievances, spoke plainly, "Si Xue, either treat or leave, if you're a human, stop making ghostly, sarcastic remarks from the Underworld, it's irritating!"

Wasn't this bluntly calling Si Xue two-faced?!

Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but want to laugh, Sister Fan was so fierce!

Si Xue nearly lost it upon hearing this.

Huang Mei furiously said, "Si Xue, don't treat them, we don't want to eat with them, it's irritating!"

Si Xue's eyes rolled, seizing the opportunity, "Sister, sorry, my girlfriends don't like you, so..."

Si Fan's fair fingers gently pressed against the smooth table surface, tapping rhythmically, her voice low and cold, "Then hurry up and get lost, move it, not seeing you off!"

Any observant person could see she was extremely impatient.

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