Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 358

Just as Su Cairong was sending a message to Yuan Wenbin, Mo Qingran took the invitation Qin Ji had given her earlier and entered the Blue Palace.

She wore a very simple beige dress, and her hair, which was usually tied in a ponytail, was now curled and left loose. Her makeup was light and elegant.

She actually felt quite uneasy, and felt as if she shouldn’t have come. There are no fairy tales in this world; she was never going to be Cinderella… Yet in the end, she couldn’t overcome the longing in her own heart.

When Qin Ji saw Mo Qingran, he froze for a moment. Especially noticing her attire, clearly more carefully chosen than usual, but still obviously out of place in this banquet setting, Qin Ji paused slightly. And in the next moment, he walked straight toward her.

“You’re here,” he said to Mo Qingran with a gentle smile, “I’m very happy.”

Mo Qingran carried a resilience and pride that those noble ladies of this prosperous Imperial Star lacked. He admired that and genuinely liked it.

Mo Qingran pursed her lips and smiled. “Usually, you’re my senior, but today you’re the Highness. Your Highness, happy birthday.”

Qin Ji nodded with a smile. “Thank you.”

Sheng Nuan was standing with her mother, Mi Rong, when she saw Qin Ji approaching.

“Nuan Nuan, I’m sorry, I can’t dance the opening dance with you tonight… I’ll ask you to dance later. I’m really sorry.”

Sheng Nuan looked startled, and Mi Rong’s face instantly turned grim.

It wasn’t that she had truly pinned all hopes on her daughter dancing the opening dance with Qin Ji, the Crown Prince. However, it was Qin Ji who had extended the invitation, and now he was backing out just like that. Where did that put her daughter’s face… and the Sheng family’s face?

At moments like this, one could see the difference between wealthy merchants and officials. If Sheng Nuan were the daughter of a high-ranking official, Qin Ji would never dare treat her so lightly.

Yes, lightly… Even though Qin Ji came to apologize, polite and courteous, it still could not conceal the underlying disdain he held in his heart for the Sheng family and for Sheng Nuan.

“Nuan Nuan.” Mi Rong held her daughter’s hand, about to speak, when she saw her daughter turn around and cover her face. “Mom, I’m fine, I’m just a bit tired. I’ll go rest in the lounge for a moment and I’ll be alright.”

Sheng Nuan, looking as if she had suffered a great blow, quickly headed toward the lounge. Nearby, Sheng Siyang, who was talking to several companions of similar status, noticed something was off. He hurried to his mother’s side and, after learning what had happened, his face changed. He rushed off to the lounge with an angry face.

“Brother, I want to be alone for a while. Can you go and tell Mom and Dad not to bother me, please?”

Sheng Nuan spoke in a low voice.

Sheng Siyang’s eyes were full of heartache and dissatisfaction, but he didn’t want to say anything now that would only make his sister more hurt and embarrassed. He quickly nodded, “Alright… Don’t worry, Nuan Nuan. After you rest a bit, we’ll leave. We won’t come here again!”

Sheng Nuan smiled faintly, entered the lounge, and after locking the door behind her, her expression changed instantly.

Time was limited.

She drew the curtains, dimmed the lights to their lowest setting, and then entered the bathroom, locking the door behind her. She took off the evening gown she was wearing.

Underneath, she wore a strapless, tight-fitting bodice.

She stepped onto the sink, removed the ventilation cover, and slipped inside like a fish…

Outside, Yuan Wenbin was walking toward the lounge with a frown.

He couldn’t understand what Su Cairong was planning… Lately, she was becoming more and more troublesome.

Yuan Wenbin and Su Cairong were each other’s first loves. He truly loved Su Cairong, but back then, for the sake of his career, he had to break up with her and marry Xu Lan, whose father was a former Major General of the White Silver Army.

But once he had the power and status he wanted, he realized he still couldn’t let go of his former lover. In the end, Su Cairong became his mistress and was kept outside the family home.

As for Xu Lan, who was so proud of her background and even gave orders in bed, he had to deal with her only out of necessity. Su Cairong was the one he truly cared about…

Sheng Nuan quickly moved through the ventilation shaft toward the lounge where Su Cairong was located. She then took out something that looked like a cigarette from her concealed pocket.

Removing the cap, the “cigarette” began to burn on its own, releasing a strong, rich fragrance that quickly spread… Sheng Nuan took the initial rush of scent head-on, glad she had taken the antidote beforehand.

This was a potent aphrodisiac incense. Its effects came on fiercely, but would dissipate quickly. After it burned, it left no trace, just a bit of ash… In the ventilation shaft, there was no worry about leaving evidence.

She inserted the cigarette into the mesh of the lounge’s vent below. Just at that moment, she heard knocking sounds coming from the lounge beneath her.

Customer service prompted: “Yuan Wenbin is coming in.”

Sheng Nuan responded softly and quickly withdrew without making a sound, returning toward her own lounge…

The entire ventilation system now had a faint lingering fragrance, though not as concentrated. This scent would also be drawn outside through the vents.

Back in her own lounge, Sheng Nuan jumped out from the ventilation shaft. But just as she was about to land on the sink, customer service reminded her: “Host, there’s someone!”

Sheng Nuan looked up and saw that somehow, another person had suddenly appeared right across from her.

That’s right, a person had crawled through the opposite side of the ventilation shaft… The two people’s eyes met. In the next instant, that person tried to retreat.

Without thinking, Sheng Nuan suddenly reached out, grabbed the person’s neck, and yanked them out. She was standing on the sink and could use it as leverage, while the other person was stuck in that slippery ventilation shaft, unable to struggle effectively. They were pulled right out by her forceful tug.

Customer service prompted: “Host, it’s Huo Ling.”

Sheng Nuan eased the strength she was about to use to apply a chokehold. Both of them slammed against the wall, squeezed together above the sink.

Sheng Nuan lifted her leg to lock him in place, and directly tore off the human-skin mask disguise on Huo Ling’s face…

Huo Ling’s eyes were full of exasperation.

He had not expected to be so unlucky today, to run into someone just after crawling out of a lounge… And when he saw it was Sheng Nuan, he finally breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

“Let go of me,” Huo Ling said quietly. As he spoke, a hint of doubt crossed his face, and his gaze instinctively flicked downward.

It felt like he had been bounced against something just now?

For convenience, Sheng Nuan was now dressed only in a strapless top and tight trousers… Her chest was white and full, seemingly ready to burst forth. Huo Ling suddenly felt something was wrong with himself.

His Adam’s apple bobbed and he forced himself to look away.

Sheng Nuan hopped down from the sink but still did not release him. Pressing him by the neck against the sink, she waved the disguise mask in front of him and then glanced at the waiter’s uniform he was wearing. “What are you doing?”

Huo Ling’s tone was innocent, “Didn’t I tell you before, Miss? I just wanted to come and broaden my horizons.”

As he spoke, his eyes couldn’t help but wander again toward that pale expanse…

Sheng Nuan grabbed his collar and banged him lightly against the wall. “Where are you looking?”

Huo Ling sobered up slightly, then said in a low, faintly complaining tone, “Can’t you put on some clothes before talking?”

Only then did Sheng Nuan notice that his face was unnaturally flushed… He must have inhaled quite a bit of that scented incense while in the ventilation shaft.

She took out a pill from her small concealed pouch and tossed it over. “Eat this.”

Huo Ling guessed what it was. He took the pill, gave her a look, then swallowed it… A cool sensation spread from his stomach to his limbs, quickly dispelling the restless heat he’d felt moments ago.

Sheng Nuan had already slipped back into her long dress. Huo Ling, whether intentionally or not, glanced at her chest again.

Just a moment ago, that touch… He suspected that the size there might even surpass the size of her face…