As she pondered, Ji Xinxin had already approached. Upon seeing Ling Yunshu, Ji Xinxin also raised her eyebrows in a pointed look, her gaze unapologetically scanning her up and down.
Ling Yunshu was naturally watching Ji Xinxin as well, but her observation was not so blatantly obvious, instead carried out with her usual demeanor of gentleness.
She curved her lips into a smile, her voice soft as she took the initiative to greet Ji Xinxin, "Xinxin, long time no see."
Ji Xinxin’s eyes fell on her face, looking at the gentle smile there. With a twitch of her lips, she gave a cold laugh, "Call me Ji Xinxin. You and I aren’t that familiar."
The smile on Ling Yunshu’s face involuntarily stiffened.
In fact, during their university days, although Ji Xinxin and Ling Chuxia were close and had a strong relationship, her relationship with Ji Xinxin was just average. There was no way around it, goddess versus goddess, their auras simply clashed.
Ji Xinxin was brightly beautiful, flamboyant in her beauty, while she was beautiful in a gentle, soft manner. Thus, their followers naturally split into two camps. Even though on the surface, they never mentioned competing over anything, these followers would always stand up for their own goddess, creating an invisible standoff between the two women.
Of course, the most crucial point was that because Ji Xinxin was very close to Chuxia, who at the time was also close to Shi Che, the three of them would often be seen together. Ji Xinxin wasn’t the kind of woman, like Li Qian, who couldn’t show her face in public; naturally, this made her feel very insecure, worrying that Shi Che might be attracted to Ji Xinxin. So in her heart, she disliked Ji Xinxin.
Yet she was adept at social interactions, always keeping a three-point smile with everyone, but she never expected Ji Xinxin to give her absolutely no face.
A trace of displeasure rose in Ling Yunshu’s heart, but her face still bore a smile as she dryly responded, "Xinxin, after so long, you still haven’t changed much."
Ji Xinxin held her chin high, looking down at Ling Yunshu with a condescending air, full of arrogance, "Why beat around the bush when insulting someone? If you want to insult, be direct, shall I demonstrate?"
She paused for a moment, then said coldly, "For instance, Ling Yunshu, you haven’t changed either, still so hypocritical, still such a fake!"
Ling Yunshu didn’t like Ji Xinxin, and Ji Xinxin didn’t necessarily have any warm feelings for Ling Yunshu either. Without being able to pinpoint the reason, it was just an instinctive dislike, feeling that Ling Yunshu was too pretentious, very hypocritical; although she was Chuxia’s twin, their personalities were worlds apart.
Hearing Ji Xinxin’s words, the smile on Ling Yunshu’s face was having trouble staying intact. She slightly composed herself and had no intention of getting entangled with Ji Xinxin any longer, especially since Shi Che could return to the ward at any time, and she needed to get rid of her quickly.
Ling Yunshu took a deep breath, pretending she hadn’t heard Ji Xinxin, and her voice remained gentle as she spoke, "Xinxin, Chuxia doesn’t want you to go looking for Che. Stop causing a scene and give her some dignity."
"Ha, my business with Che is my own, what does it have to do with Chuxia? Dignity? I am precisely here to help Xiaxia regain her dignity!" Ji Xinxin said, and without paying any more attention to Ling Yunshu, she lifted her foot and continued towards the ward.
A flicker of discontent passed through Ling Yunshu’s eyes; Ji Xinxin’s stubbornness was well-known, and she turned out to be just as difficult to deal with as expected. But no matter what, she couldn’t let her see Che.
As Ji Xinxin walked past her, Ling Yunshu hurriedly reached out to grab Ji Xinxin’s arm, "Xinxin, listen to me!"