Take Away My Sickly Beauty [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 8

Originally, given the He family’s status, the banquets they hosted did not permit the presence of a CEO from a declining company like Chen Jiyu.

However, the founder of Cupid looked upon Chen Jiyu with great favor, and that changed everything.

Thus, it could be said that Chen Jiyu stepped onto the He family’s turf by riding on Ye Wuming’s coattails.

“I heard that the CEO Ye from Cupid has a penchant for women? Is it true?” a group of gathered noble socialites gossiped idly.

“How could it be false? Otherwise, how do you think the Chen Corporation, which was on the brink of bankruptcy, managed to get help from Cupid?”

“Exactly. Speaking of which, wasn’t Chen Jiyu placed on the He family’s ‘no-contact’ list long ago? Who knew this plucked chicken would have a day to fly up and become a phoenix. Regardless of what she used to rope in Cupid’s founder, at least the He family is preparing to contact her for cooperation again.”

“Look, they even sent her an invitation.” A socialite with her hair in a bun cast a disdainful glance at the glamorous woman sitting in the corner.

“Look at that fox-like skin of hers. Who knows how much of her effort in becoming the CEO of Chen Corporation came from that face. Humph, she’s probably climbed into more beds than one can count.”

Those cliquish socialites attacked Chen Jiyu with the foulest words.

Chen Jiyu heard them clearly but chose not to pay them any mind. They were simply jealous that she, as a woman, could hold power and control her own destiny.

Unlike them the daughters of prestigious families who, no matter how radiant they appeared, would eventually become bargaining chips for family interests and tools for political marriages.

Outside, they swaggered and acted as proud as peacocks. At home, they dared not resist their husbands or their families.

They envied and hated Chen Jiyu’s freedom and strength, so they used verbal abuse to wound her, as if doing so made them equals.

“Her bit of beauty isn’t much to look at in front of the He family’s second young mistress,” a woman close to the He family matriarch snorted coldly. “The second young mistress just returned from abroad recently, and I heard Chairman He wants to find her a good marriage match. Heh, it just so happens that Cupid’s CEO Ye likes women; there’s going to be a good show to watch now.”

“How can Chen Jiyu even be compared to the He family’s second young mistress? At the very least, she is healthy and not a cripple. Do you think this CEO Ye of Cupid has some kind of fetish for ugliness? Can a cripple’s leg even look good?”

If Chen Jiyu could ignore the previous comments, these few lines purposely raised in volume for her to hear certainly made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Chen Jiyu set down her wine glass and thought indifferently: Noisy.

“Kate, put these people on the blacklist.” A magnetic female voice rang out, carrying a unique charm and a cold arrogance that made it difficult for anyone to approach.

The gossiping socialites were instantly startled and looked to the side, only to see a remarkably tall woman in formal attire frowning with impatience.

That face was far too famous. Honored as a “living world-class treasure,” Ann’s profile appeared in major prestigious magazines and exclusive interviews.

The Chief Designer of Cupid a woman whom royalty and aristocrats vied to hire. Her status was not only unsurpassed in the world but was also equal to that of Ye Wuming within Cupid.

Her word was the word of the entire Cupid organization.

Moreover, she had been dragged to the banquet by Ye Wuming specifically to protect her “soft light.”

Therefore, Ann, who was already displeased about being forced into such a hypocritical social occasion, grew even more incensed upon seeing someone bullying Chen Jiyu.

“Director Ann, these people are not on the shortlist for cooperation,” the incredibly strong Kate pushed up her glasses and stated bluntly. “They aren’t qualified enough.”

This sentence carried little physical weight but was extremely insulting.

“If the He family, as the host, can’t even restrain the people they invite, what else can they do?” Ann strode to Chen Jiyu’s side and pronounced a death sentence for the He family: “Put the He family on the blacklist as well.”

The socialites, who were used to wagging their tongues, never imagined they would one day cause such a disaster.

The husbands of the various families noticed the situation and rushed over. One by one, these prestigious CEOs, dripping with sweat, apologized to Ann.

“Director Ann, my wife is ignorant and speaking nonsense. If she has offended you, please be magnanimous and forgive her.” Those men dragged their dazed wives along, incessantly apologizing to Ann.

However, Ann was not an easy person to talk to.

“Ignorant? Is your wife being raised in the manor such that her age is regressing, or has her brain been raised right out of her head?” Ann sat down beside Chen Jiyu and sneered. “She’s already a mother, yet she’s as ‘ignorant’ as a child? Why, do you gentlemen have some kind of pedophilia, or do you simply like the brain-dead?”

Using the same sentence structure the socialites had used for their gossip left them with no face to talk back.

Ann, who had been forced by Ye Wuming to stop using profanity, had not lost an ounce of her combat effectiveness when it came to verbal output. If she weren’t sitting next to the well-behaved CEO Chen Jiyu, she could have said things much worse.

Ann hadn’t expected that Chen Jiyu lived this kind of life every day.

Being humiliated and verbally abused, with her limp becoming a weakness that everyone could attack it made Ann extremely unhappy.

Unwilling to look at these “disgusting maggots” any longer, Ann simply raised her hand and had her assistant escort them away. As for the collateral damage to the He family, they hadn’t even had the chance to let Ye Wuming meet their second young mistress before they were blacklisted by Ann.

Later, the head of the He family tried several times to come over and offer an apology, but he was blocked by Kate every time. After three or four attempts, the head of the He family had to accept the reality that Cupid was determined to blacklist them.

Because of this, the He family head flew into a massive rage at the families who had caused the trouble. As for what happened to those people in the end, Ann wasn’t interested.

Instead, the silent, calm woman beside her caught more of her attention.

“Hello, I am the Chief Designer of Cupid. You can call me Ann.” Ann, who was the first to extend her hand, regained her usual gentle and glamorous demeanor.

It was as if the person who had just lectured a group of people into silence and cold sweats wasn’t her.

Seeing this, Chen Jiyu shook her hand politely. “Hello, Miss Ann. I am Chen Jiyu.”

She didn’t offer thanks for what just happened; after all, she didn’t have the audacity to presume the other party was standing up specifically for her.

Hearing this, Ann narrowed her phoenix-like eyes, her smile carrying deep meaning.

Mm, this CEO Chen is very mature. It’s a pity she’s been entangled by that brat Ye Wuming.

“No need to be so formal. I was forced to come here by that fellow Ye Wuming. My task is to protect you, so please relax, CEO Chen.” Ann was even more direct than Ye Wuming in some aspects.

For a moment, Chen Jiyu didn’t even know how to answer her.

Ann wasn’t in a hurry either; she just tilted her head and looked at her, seemingly weighing something.

“Thank you, Miss Ann. This is indeed the quietest banquet I have ever attended,” Chen Jiyu recovered her senses and nodded in gratitude.

“The quietest?” Ann narrowed her eyes, not quite satisfied with that answer.

What, was this CEO Chen complaining that she and Kate were blocking her chance to socialize with others?

However, Chen Jiyu’s next words made her truly happy.

“Yes. Quiet and comfortable.”

Ever since Chen Jiyu’s parents had their accident, no one had ever stood in front of her to block those idle rumors and slanders.

She couldn’t even remember the last time she had attended a banquet that was so quiet and comfortable.

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