Wasn't Shen Shuang doing this solely to mock her for giving such a measly gift?
Given her relationship with Shen Shuang, she had originally planned to just pick out a random lipstick worth about two hundred yuan to get it over with.
But then she thought, if she only used a small bag to hold the lipstick, wouldn't she seem too stingy?
Later, she felt that a single lipstick would feel too empty in the bag, making it easy for the ruse to be exposed.
So, she spent a few hundred more to buy a relatively small bottle of perfume.
If it weren't for being in a public place today and needing to save face, she would never have bought this thing for Shen Shuang.
She had just been humiliated by Jiang Cheng at Dior; she hadn't expected to be slapped in the face again so soon.
Watching Shen Shuang's every move, Lin Yanxi couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Could it be that Shen Shuang already knew the person who embarrassed her at Dior was Jiang Cheng?
After all, she knew Jiang Cheng.
Otherwise, why would she have suddenly stepped forward when she was venting her frustrations about Jiang Cheng earlier?
Lin Yanxi had clearly overestimated herself.
She thought that even if she had intentionally mocked the plainly dressed Xu Yan beside her,
Shen Shuang wouldn't have argued with her for the sake of such an ordinary girl.
After all this wild speculation,
Lin Yanxi felt the only reasonable explanation that made sense was that Shen Shuang already knew the whole story.
And right now, she was cooperating with Jiang Cheng to silently humiliate her in this way.
At this thought, Lin Yanxi could no longer suppress the raging fire of anger in her heart.
She trembled with rage, her face turning pale as her beautiful eyes glared at Shen Shuang. She raised her right hand, pointing her index finger straight at her.
Gritting her teeth, she squeezed out a single word: "You..."
Faced with Lin Yanxi's near-loss of control, the corners of Shen Shuang's mouth curled up slightly, revealing an imperceptible, cunning smile.
She deliberately put on a look of total confusion and ignorance.
First pointing at herself, she then asked back with a face full of bewilderment,
"What do you mean? I just praised the perfume you gave me. Why are you so angry?"
Lin Yanxi suppressed the urge to interrogate Shen Shuang.
Angry as she was, she knew very well that she couldn't ask.
Who among those present didn't know about the fire-and-water relationship between her and Shen Shuang?
With them clashing like this, others would at most think they were just bickering.
But if she took the initiative to question Shen Shuang's relationship with Jiang Cheng,
Wouldn't that be equivalent to telling everyone else that the person who humiliated her earlier was Jiang Cheng?
Thinking of this, Lin Yanxi gave a cold snort and stopped looking at Shen Shuang.
However, she was truly furious at this moment.
In her rage, she subconsciously vented her anger on Jiang Churan, who in her eyes had no background to speak of.
Seeing Lin Yanxi glare fiercely at Jiang Churan,
Jiang Cheng, standing nearby, unhesitatingly switched into his unique mode of sarcasm.
"Oh, what a coincidence. So you were the one who bought this perfume. Back at Dior, weren't you complaining about how cheap their stuff was? Why did you only buy one bag..."
As soon as Jiang Cheng said this, the originally calm scene instantly erupted into a frenzy.
The people who had been quietly watching the drama suddenly looked as if they had heard something incredible.
They wore exaggerated expressions of shock.
Their mouths hung open wide enough to fit an egg, and their eyes were perfectly round.
After the initial shock, everyone's expressions became subtle, and those who knew each other began exchanging meaningful glances.
So, Jiang Cheng and Lin Yanxi were shopping at Dior together just now?
And judging by Lin Yanxi's expression, it was clear that her encounter with Jiang Cheng was far from pleasant.
Yet Jiang Cheng and Jiang Churan just happened to walk in carrying those two large bags.
Coupled with the teasing smile on Jiang Cheng's face, everything seemed self-evident.
The person driving the bugatti was very likely Jiang Cheng!
"No way? Could this really be the person driving the bugatti that Yanxi mentioned?" someone muttered in disbelief.
"I'd say it's highly likely! Did you notice? As soon as this Jiang Cheng walked in, Lin Yanxi shut up immediately. Before that, she wouldn't stop showing off!" another person commented authoritatively.
"Haha, this is hilarious! But honestly, I think it's probably him. And look, this guy is really handsome. If it were me, I'd definitely want to add him on WeChat..." a girl nearby chimed in with a fangirl-like smile.
As the host of this gathering, Shen Shuang could no longer contain her laughter after receiving this specific piece of information, letting out a "pfft" sound.
Hearing that chuckle, Lin Yanxi instantly turned her head in a fit of pique and glared fiercely at Shen Shuang.
Originally, Shen Shuang hadn't intended to open the gifts.
After all, unwrapping gifts directly in front of everyone seemed somewhat impolite.
However, at this moment, seeing Lin Yanxi's gaze, Shen Shuang suddenly wanted to thoroughly provoke the haughty Lin Yanxi.
Because when Lin Yanxi had given her the gift earlier,
Judging by the shape and feel of the gift, she was almost certain that the so-called gift Lin Yanxi gave her was nothing more than a mere bottle of perfume.
Not only that, the volume of that perfume bottle was clearly one of the smallest sizes.
Usually, such small perfume bottles would come with a specially designed, dainty perfume bag.
But for some reason, Lin Yanxi had deliberately chosen a massive bag to hold it.
Even more ridiculously, to prevent others from easily figuring it out, she had painstakingly half-sealed the bag.
No wonder she was humiliated by Jiang Cheng at Dior earlier.
She was just trying too hard to pose.
Shen Shuang's lively eyes quickly swept over Jiang Cheng and Jiang Churan, and then, with the corners of her mouth curling up, she shot them a playful and meaningful look.
Immediately after, she asked in a sweet voice, "I heard Dior perfume recently changed its packaging. Oh my, I really love this perfume. I wonder if I could open it and take a look first?"
Receiving Shen Shuang's look, Jiang Cheng silently gave her a thumbs-up in his heart.
Shen Shuang's 'troublemaking' look was clearly that of a blackened princess... Jiang Cheng smiled slightly and gave a gentle nod in response.
"Open it and see. Chu Ran said you would like it."
Seeing that Jiang Cheng understood her intent, a flash of surprise and joy crossed Shen Shuang's eyes.
She immediately reached out happily with both hands, unable to wait to open the exquisite gift bag.
Once the gift bag was fully opened, the contents inside left Shen Shuang's mouth agape in surprise.
She let out an extremely exaggerated and somewhat affected gasp of admiration.
"Wow! There's so much! Oh my god! These are all luxury-tier products! Look, isn't this the Prestige Le Grand Masque? I remember clearly that one bottle of this mask sells for 4,000 yuan! Looking at everything in here, the whole set must be close to ten thousand yuan!"
Hearing this, Xu Yan's eyes instantly widened like copper bells, her face filled with envy.
After a round of gasps and exclamations, the corners of Shen Shuang's mouth curled up into a meaningful smile.
Then, she deliberately reached out and picked up the large bottle of perfume, holding it high like she was displaying a rare treasure.
She then cried out in feigned surprise, "Wow, it's actually the extra-large bottle! This 150ml one must be nearly 2,000 yuan too. This new packaging is quite pretty."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Shuang quickly glanced at Lin Yanxi standing nearby.
Shen Shuang thought to herself,
The best way to deal with these 'Green Teas' is to become one yourself. Fight fire with fire.
With this in mind, she acted without hesitation, immediately reaching for the gift bag Lin Yanxi had brought.
Her movements were rough and urgent, completely disregarding her image, as she kept muttering, "Come, come, let me see if the one Yanxi gave me has the same packaging."
After saying that, she forcefully tore at the tape on the seal.
Seeing Shen Shuang treat her carefully prepared gift so rudely, Lin Yanxi's face instantly turned ashen, and her previously calm expression was now clouded over.
She also began to look a bit panicked.
If this was opened, she would die of embarrassment.
Anxious and frantic, Lin Yanxi quickly spoke up to stop her, "Oh, Shen Shuang, what are you doing! There's no reason to open a gift right in front of the person who gave it..."
Shen Shuang completely ignored Lin Yanxi's protest.
She continued to dismantle the gift bag on her own.
Fearing Lin Yanxi might try to grab it, Shen Shuang even quickened her movements, tipping the perfume out of the bag as soon as it was open.
The small, delicate perfume bottle traced an arc through the air before landing steadily on the table.
Then, to prove to everyone that there was indeed only this one tiny bottle of perfume in the bag, Shen Shuang shook it upside down several more times.
The people present looked at each other, and the relaxed, pleasant atmosphere once again became subtle.
Everyone's eyes focused on the solitary little perfume bottle on the table and the massive gift bag beside it.
So, from such a big bag, she only produced such a tiny turd??
Seeing Lin Yanxi stand up in a rage, looking as if she wanted to skin her alive,
Shen Shuang maintained her innocent and harmless act.
She pouted and muttered, "Oh dear, alright, alright. If you think it's not good, then I won't look... I'll just reseal it. But honestly, Dior's packaging is so strange! It's just a tiny bottle of perfume, so why use such a big bag? Did they run out of the right-sized bags?"
After saying this, Shen Shuang even shook her head with a serious expression.
At the same time, she mumbled, "Is there something seriously wrong with Dior's training? How could this happen!"
In truth, everyone knew exactly what was going on.
How could a boutique counter intentionally give you such a large bag?
This was clearly Lin Yanxi's deliberate attempt to show off.
And Shen Shuang's words were obviously directed at Lin Yanxi, intended to thoroughly disgust her.
After all, when Lin Yanxi walked in, she had haughtily placed the item on the table and even specifically mentioned she had spent a fortune at Dior.
Who would have thought that inside such a large bag, there was only a tiny bottle of perfume.
Especially those who had been sycophantically praising Lin Yanxi for her generosity just moments ago; their faces now burned with embarrassment, and they were at a loss for words.
One of them couldn't help but mutter under their breath, "My god, after all that, it's just this thing?? And she used such a big bag..."
Another chimed in, "Yeah, she kept saying she bought a lot, but it turns out to be just this. It's really speechless."
Yet another person exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, I've really seen it all today! When she first walked in with that huge bag, I thought she must be incredibly generous. Then I looked at myself, having only bought two lipsticks. Who would have thought..."
Listening to everyone's ridicule, Lin Yanxi felt like she was truly about to spit blood this time.