92: Chapter 93: The War Between Two Women

After the press conference ended, there was a celebratory cocktail party.

Yin Tianxue was surrounded by media and guests, constantly socializing.

Tang Guo held a wine glass, standing in a corner, watching Yin Tianxue from afar as she navigated the crowd with ease, looking radiant. Her heart was a mix of complex emotions.

"Guoguo!"

A crisp, pleasant voice called out. Tang Guo looked up and saw Yin Tianxue making her way through the crowd toward her.

She wore a bright, radiant smile, her eyes clear and bright; she seemed to glow.

Tang Guo quickly hid the complex emotions on her face, putting on her usual playful, teasing smile as she went to meet her. "Yo, our Eldest Miss Yin, the philanthropist, finally done? You were quite impressive on stage just now!"

Yin Tianxue walked up to her, gave her a playful glare, and lightly punched her. "Cut it out! When that reporter was giving me a hard time just now, were you laughing at me in your heart?"

"No way!" Tang Guo feigned being wronged, winking at her. "That was... me being proud of you! Look at our Eldest Miss Yin, so powerful and imposing now! You left that annoying reporter speechless with just a few words, and he ran away with his tail between his legs. Tsk tsk tsk, simply stunning!"

Yin Tianxue was amused, a hint of shyness and pride appearing on her face. "He deserved it! Who told him to have such a foul mouth!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, the atmosphere relaxed and pleasant.

Tang Guo watched the happy, satisfied smile on Yin Tianxue's face, and the slight bitterness and loneliness in her heart seemed to be diluted by that smile.

As long as Tianxue was happy, as long as she was joyful, that was enough. As for her own little thoughts... just let them rot in her stomach.

"Right, I saw that jerk Yang Junyi pestering you earlier?" Yin Tianxue suddenly remembered something, frowning with a tone of disgust and worry. "He didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Mentioning Yang Junyi, Tang Guo's expression turned cold, a flash of disdain and disgust in her eyes. "What could he do to me? He's just a clown. It's just... his hands weren't clean, trying to take advantage of me."

"What? How dare he!" Yin Tianxue was immediately furious, her gaze sharp. "If he dares to touch a single hair on your head, I won't let him off!"

Seeing Yin Tianxue's protective, puffed-up look, Tang Guo's heart warmed, and the earlier unpleasantness instantly vanished.

She smiled and hugged Yin Tianxue's arm, her tone light. "Relax, relax! Could I let him take advantage of me? Besides, your CEO Yu is still here."

Mentioning Yu Bo, the anger on Yin Tianxue's face instantly dissipated, replaced by a touch of sweetness and shyness. Her eyes drifted unconsciously to Yu Bo, who was chatting with several business tycoons not far away, her tone carrying a hint of feigned blame and sweetness. "He... he's just too impulsive; if he started a fight in an occasion like this, it wouldn't be easy to clean up."

Tang Guo watched her shy, womanly expression, feeling another wave of bitterness in her heart, but her smile only grew brighter. She deliberately leaned closer, lowering her voice, her tone suggestive. "Yo yo yo, feeling sorry for him already? The way Yu Bo played the knight in shining armor just now was incredibly cool, wasn't it? You didn't see the look he gave Yang Junyi earlier; it was like he wanted to kill him. Tsk tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that our CEO Yu, who usually looks so cold and abstinent, would be so... well, manly when protecting his own."

Yin Tianxue was teased until her cheeks turned crimson, and she reached out to pinch her waist. "Tang Guo! If you keep talking nonsense, see if I don't rip your mouth apart!"

"Ah! Murdering your Best Friend!" Tang Guo laughed and dodged, but didn't stop talking. "I'm serious! The way Yu Bo looked just now was simply stunning! If I were a woman, I'd be head over heels for him too. Tianxue, you're really lucky to have found such a handsome, wealthy, good-in-bed man who protects you like this. Tsk tsk tsk, I'm dying of envy!"

"Tang Guo!" Yin Tianxue was blushing furiously, chasing after her to hit her. "You... do you have no shame! How can you say things like that!"

The two laughed and played, their crisp laughter drawing the attention of many around them.

Yu Bo also noticed the commotion here. He turned his head and saw Yin Tianxue and Tang Guo laughing and playing. The corners of his mouth lifted unconsciously into a gentle smile, his eyes filled with indulgence.

Out of the corner of her eye, Tang Guo caught Yu Bo's gaze, and her heart gave a sharp pang. The smile on her face stiffened for a moment, but quickly returned to natural.

She stopped, letting Yin Tianxue catch her, and laughed while begging for mercy. "Alright, alright, I was wrong! Spare me, Eldest Miss Yin! Can't I just stop talking?"

Yin Tianxue finally let her go, glaring at her while panting. Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes shimmering with a hint of feigned anger and charm, which made Tang Guo's heart flutter again.

Such a Tianxue was truly too beautiful, so beautiful that one couldn't look away. No wonder Yu Bo loved her so much and protected her so well.

"Tianxue," Tang Guo put away her joking expression, her tone becoming more serious as she took her hand. "Seeing you like this now, I'm really happy for you. Really."

Yin Tianxue looked at her serious gaze, her heart warming. She squeezed her hand back, her smile gentle and sincere. "Thank you, Guoguo. Thank you for always being by my side, supporting me, and encouraging me. Having a friend like you is the greatest blessing of my life."

Tang Guo looked into her clear, bright eyes, and a wave of immense guilt and sin surged in her heart.

Tianxue trusted her so much, was so sincere, and treated her as her Best Friend, yet she... harbored inappropriate thoughts about Tianxue's man.

She lowered her head to hide the complex emotions in her eyes. When she looked up again, a radiant smile was already on her face, and her tone was light. "Of course! I'm your Best Friend! If I don't support you, who will? But..."

She changed the subject, winked at Yin Tianxue, and her tone became suggestive again. "If you really want to thank me, why not... lend me Yu Bo for a few days?"

Yin Tianxue froze for a moment, then realized what she meant, glaring at her in shyness and annoyance. "Tang Guo! You're doing it again!"

Tang Guo watched her blushing cheeks and flickering eyes, her heart stirring. Suddenly, a mischievous impulse arose, or perhaps... some secret desire deep in her heart was at work.

She leaned close to Yin Tianxue, lowered her voice to a volume only the two of them could hear, her tone testing and teasing. "What? Can't bear to? Or... are you afraid I'll really seduce him away?"

Yin Tianxue's face turned even redder, and she reached out to pinch her waist, but her voice lowered, carrying an imperceptible tremor and... a secret expectation she hadn't even realized herself. "You... stop talking nonsense! Yu Bo... he is mine!"

"I know, I know, he's yours, always yours." Tang Guo laughed and dodged her "attack," but her eyes dimmed. She then leaned even closer, her breath almost spraying onto her earlobe, her voice lowered further, carrying a bewitching suggestiveness. "But Tianxue... seriously, that stamina of Yu Bo's... can you really handle it alone? Last night... I saw you were almost falling apart. Do you want... your Best Friend to help you share the burden?"