"Heh, because that Guo Jiacheng guy treated you and Huo Shiqian one way to your face and another behind your backs, it didn’t take long before there was no one left keeping an eye on me."

With a twisted smile on her face, Xia Lan giggled, "What a pity, huh? He treated you two like that, and you still gave him your genuine hearts?"

"Once Guo Jiacheng had an ’incident’ at the border, Huo Shiqian ran over like a dog to save him."

"Little did he know, that was a road of no return!"

Maybe seeing how upset Xia Chuyi looked made Xia Lan too pleased with herself, and she simply laid out the whole story from beginning to end.

"And Guo Jiacheng, that idiot, we just used a tiny bit of trickery and lured him right to the border!"

"Heh, so yeah, the reason I can stand here intact in front of you now is all thanks to Guo Jiacheng."

"But the ironic part? Huo Shiqian went to save him and is about to lose his life at the border because of it!" Xia Lan grew more and more excited as she spoke. "Xia Chuyi, tell me, isn’t that exactly what he deserves?"

What had started as anger now cooled; expressionless, Xia Chuyi looked at Xia Lan and said, "Xia Lan, you’ve gone insane."

"Heh, insane? Yes, I’m insane!" Xia Lan said. "Because you people never gave me a way to live!"

"Xia Chuyi, I already stopped wanting to compete with you, stopped wanting to fight you!" Xia Lan said with a crazed expression. "I just wanted to rely on my own ability to carve out a world for myself!"

"Why did you have to fight me for that investment?"

"If you hadn’t fought me for that investment, you probably wouldn’t have grown to despise me at all!"

"So Huo Shiqian got into trouble entirely because you’re greedy and never satisfied, you fought me for the investment, and Guo Jiumin discovered your secret!"

"So, Xia Chuyi, you’re a jinx!"

"Xia Chuyi, what do you think Guo Jiumin brought you here for?" Xia Lan’s face twisted as she spoke. "He despises the fact that I can’t bring him enough benefit, so he wants to grab hold of you instead."

"And how’s he planning to keep you in his grasp? Heh, he wants to wait until Huo Shiqian is dead, then marry you into his family!" Xia Lan’s expression contorted further as she giggled. "That’s why he ruined your reputation in the first place—his goal was to play the hero saving the damsel, and win your tender little heart!" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Xia Lan!" Xia Lan’s filthy words made Xia Chuyi’s gaze suddenly sharpen. "Do you even know what you’re saying?"

Guo Jiumin wants to marry her?

The message Xia Lan revealed made Xia Chuyi feel utterly disgusted.

Only, whether what Xia Lan said was true or not, Xia Chuyi knew very well that Xia Lan’s aim was to provoke her.

Because once Xia Chuyi was provoked, once she lost her temper even a little, she would have a huge confrontation with Guo Jiumin.

And once that conflict broke out, not only would Xia Chuyi fail to steal Xia Lan’s consultant position, there was a good chance she wouldn’t even make it out of here alive.

So all of Xia Lan’s frenzied words and actions actually had another purpose.

At this moment, Xia Lan said proudly, "What am I saying? I’m just planning to tell you the truth, that’s all!"

"The truth?" Hearing the words "the truth," Xia Chuyi let out a cold laugh. "The reason you’re telling me all this is because you’re afraid I’ll cooperate with him and fully gain Guo Jiumin’s trust, isn’t it?"

"Xia Lan, right now you’ve only got this one lifeline left—Guo Jiumin, isn’t that so?"

Hearing Xia Chuyi’s words, Xia Lan’s gaze flickered slightly, as if she felt a little guilty.