Chapter 361: Cousin’s Invitation

Chapter 361: The Cousin's Confrontation

The nurse didn’t quite understand—was this visitor someone so important that Dr. Ye would avoid her?

"Do you know where Ye Xiaoxiao lives?"

He Jingxuan shot a haughty look at the nurse.

"I don't know."

The nurse shook her head. Even if she knew, she wouldn't dare say.

He Jingxuan left disappointed but didn't give up. Over the next few days, she kept tabs on Rende Pharmacy, determined to catch Ye Xiaoxiao the moment she returned.

Ye Xiaoxiao stayed home for three days. On the fourth day, feeling rested enough, she finally went back to Rende Pharmacy.

No sooner had she arrived at the entrance than a voice stopped her.

"Well, look who we have here… If it isn’t our little Xiao Xiao, who climbed the social ladder and became the young mistress of the Lu family. I thought you wouldn’t have to work so hard anymore. Why are you still coming in person?"

Ye Xiaoxiao turned around and saw a beautiful, fashionably dressed woman.

Around twenty-five or twenty-six, with curly hair, wearing a dress and small leather shoes.

Her lips were painted bright red, looking every bit the arrogant woman she was.

She was clearly ill-mannered too.

Though the woman spoke familiarly, Ye Xiaoxiao didn't recognize her.

"What? Not even calling me 'cousin' now?" He Jingxuan stepped closer. "I underestimated you—you actually dared to send Jinghong to prison."

A flicker of confusion crossed Ye Xiaoxiao’s beautiful eyes. "Cousin?"

Just as He Jingxuan was about to respond, her pretty cousin calmly retorted, "As if you deserve it?"

He Jingxuan’s face darkened. "How dare you!"

Ye Xiaoxiao tilted her head. "What are you, the emperor? Since when do you get to tell me how to talk to you?

If you're here for treatment, please register. Otherwise, move along."

Ye Xiaoxiao turned and continued inside. Uninvited visitors rarely brought anything good.

Besides, she already knew who this was—most likely He Jinghong’s twin sister.

These siblings had treated the original owner of this body terribly.

They constantly put her down in daily interactions and always hit her up for expensive gifts. The most valuable thing He Jingxuan had ever given the original host was probably some cheap, hand-me-down lipstick.

He Jingxuan glared. "Don’t walk away from me!"

Ye Xiaoxiao gave her a sidelong glance. "Was there something else?"

He Jingxuan burned with jealousy as she stared at Ye Xiaoxiao’s face. That damn girl was still so pretty.

Why?

Why did she get to have such a perfect face? She fumed.

Though green with envy inside, He Jingxuan pasted on a smile and said, "I'm fine. It's just that us girls haven't seen each other in forever. I'm having a welcome party tomorrow—I’d love for you to come check it out."

"This party is for you, isn't it?" Xiao Xiao sneered. "Then there's no need for me to go."

"Xiao Xiao, you're way more annoying than you used to be."

He Jingxuan finally showed her irritation.

Xiao Xiao: "Since you dislike me, then don't invite me."

He Jingxuan stood there steaming, but after a moment's thought, she stopped Xiao Xiao before she entered Rende Pharmacy.

"Xiao Xiao, I was just joking. We've always been the closest. How could I really be mad at you? Jinghong was just blinded by Hao Yanyan, which made him treat you like that."

"Now that Jinghong got what was coming to him, we're still family. You must come to my welcome party."

Seeing her eat humble pie like this, Xiao Xiao flashed a bright smile. "Alright."

He Jingxuan immediately said, "Then I'll be waiting for you. Here's the location of the party."

Xiao Xiao took the card, which had the name of a private club written on it.

Such places were where the rich and powerful hung out—ordinary people couldn’t get in, and most hadn’t even heard of them.

He Jingxuan exaggeratedly remarked, "Oh wow, cousin, have you never been to such a place before? Should I send someone to pick you up?"

Xiao Xiao said casually, "No need. I think I can find it."

He Jingxuan: "Then I'll be waiting for you, cousin."

With that, He Jingxuan strutted away, her smugness plastered across her face.

Xiao Xiao genuinely didn't know about this place, since she rarely went to entertainment venues.

After arriving at her office, she called Han Xing.

"Do you know where this Starlight Club is?"

"Starlight Club? Of course I know. It's Old Xu’s place. I’ll call him and get you a membership."

Xiao Xiao spun the card between her fingers. "Membership?"

Han Xing: "Yep. You need a million in assets to qualify. They check every member's bank balance."

Xiao Xiao asked, "If someone is hosting a party there, do the guests also need memberships?"

Han Xing: "Not necessarily, but they have to provide a guest list in advance. If you're not on the list, you're definitely not getting in."

Xiao Xiao now understood He Jingxuan's plan—pure and simple trying to make her look bad.

She'd always been like that since childhood, getting her kicks from putting others down.

Same old bitch.

"But Xiao Xiao, why are you going there?"

The Starlight Club was completely safe, so Han Xing wasn’t worried on that front.

But aside from safety, the place has quite risqué activities—it's the favorite spot for those trust-fund kids in the capital.

"No big deal. A friend just came back from overseas and asked to meet me there," Ye Xiaoxiao explained casually.

Han Xing nodded understandingly. "I'll have Old Xu get you a membership card right away. Do you need a luxury car, driver, or bodyguards? I can arrange all of that."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "...I'm not going there to fight."

Han Xing: "These parties are scarier than fights. But don't worry, Xiao Xiao, just go ahead—no one would dare look down on the Lu family anyway."

And even without relying on the Lu family, Ye Xiaoxiao held considerable status within the capital's social scene.

After all, she had many powerful clients as patients.

Even Han Xing’s grandfather knew her name.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "I know, but I won’t need any of what you mentioned."

Han Xing said disappointedly, "Alright then."

Han Xing was efficient, and Ye Xiaoxiao received her Starlight Club membership card that very afternoon.

The next day, Ye Xiaoxiao got ready quickly and drove to the Starlight Club.

From the outside, it looked like an ordinary white building, and passersby would only notice the tight security.

Without a membership card, one couldn’t even use a parking spot.

At the entrance, staff asked for her ID. After checking, they apologized, "Sorry, ma’am, your name isn't on our list."

Ye Xiaoxiao saw this coming.

Just as she was about to show her membership card, a luxury car pulled up right behind her. The passenger window rolled down, and He Jingxuan, who immediately noticed Ye Xiaoxiao, leaned out.

"Xiao Xiao, what's keeping you?"

He Jingxuan wasn't surprised that Ye Xiaoxiao had made it here.

After all, anyone could ask around and find the place. But she never missed a chance to give Ye Xiaoxiao a hard time.