Reborn Aristocrat: Return of the Vicious Heiress
chapter-580

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

All media agencies, news presses, tabloids, online news, and media platforms were vying with each other for an exclusive scoop and were all reporting about Old Mr. Mo transferring his assets to Wen Xinya in a short amount of time. Everyone was beyond stunned and the groundbreaking news had caused an uproar in the entire nation as the citizens paid more attention to the media.

“Wealthy Heiress Transforms Into A Billionaire On The Day Of Her Coming-Of-Age Ceremony!”

“Wealthy Heiress Inherits Exorbitant Dowry And Turns Into A Billionaire!”

The headlines were enough to give everyone a great shock and the entire city was flabbergasted, including the upper-class society.

Being highly reputable and esteemed, the virtues that Old Mr. Mo had mentioned instantly became a hot topic for search.

Wen Xinya, too, had become a viral topic on the internet and everyone began digging up her past and the events that took place after she returned to the Wen Family home. However, most of the information about her was positive, thus giving Wen Xinya a better reputation.

At the same time, there were also plenty of people looking forward to Wen Xinya’s coming-of-age ceremony.

Xia Ruya and Ning Shuqian were shocked speechless and dumbfounded after they saw the news.

Xia Ruya thumped herself down on the couch and seemed to have had her energy drained out of her instantly.

She felt excruciating pain from head to toe, as if she was being clenched tightly in a huge palm, overwhelmed with agony.

Wen Xinya had stolen her limelight with the groundbreaking news, and her meticulous efforts to plan a perfect coming-of-age ceremony were foiled.

When the news of Wen Xinya’s ancient-style coming-of-age ceremony was first released, Xia Ruya comforted herself that Wen Xinya might just make a blunder during the coming-of-age ceremony because of how complicated the customs and etiquette were. Most importantly… she had put in lots of effort in preparing her own coming-of-age ceremony which was not inferior to Wen Xinya’s.

Later on, it was exposed that her coming-of-age ceremony would be held in Shande Mansion. Although Xia Ruya felt as if she was about to suffocate, she continuously tried to comfort herself that Shangri-La was not too bad either. After all, most of the members of the wealthy families in the city held their coming-of-age ceremonies in the Shangri-La banquet hall. She felt that Wen Xinya would only end up embarrassing herself if she messed up, despite it being a unique ceremony.

Yet… Wen Xinya had now inherited such expensive dowry and became a billionaire. Old Mr. Mo’s reputation was the last straw that broke the camel’s back—and Xia Ruya was the camel.

Wen Xinya had outshone all of the girls in the city.

She had become the subject of envy and jealousy.

Xia Ruya had never felt so inferior to Wen Xinya before. She could not hold a candle to her at all, be it in terms of family background, status, wealth, talent or appearance.

She felt extremely indignant and thought to herself, Why does Wen Xinya get everything that I have worked hard in hopes of attaining, without having to put in any effort at all?

A strong sense of hatred and resentment exploded within her and she was consumed by exasperation. It seemed the pretentious facade that she had painstakingly tried to put up had instantly vanished.

She had never known what it was like to hate someone so much. She felt as if a dagger was slitting her heart open and causing blood to flow out of her chest continuously, bringing her immense pain.

“Ruya, Ruya…” The sharp and high-pitched voice gave her a splitting headache and she felt incredibly frustrated, feeling a sudden urge to cover her ears and scream.

At last, she bit her lip tightly and looked down to drink some piping hot coffee, the fumes glassing her eyes over.

“Ruya, are you alright? You seemed like you were possessed just now. You didn’t respond to me no matter how hard I tried to call you,” Ning Shuqian said while staring at Xia Ruya’s pale and tender face. She no longer looked as devilish or menacing as she did a few moments ago.

Xia Ruya’s makeup was slightly smudged and her hair was a little messy. Shaking her head, she answered, “I’m alright, don’t worry!”

“How could you still say that you’re alright when you’ve injured your hand? You’re bleeding so much too.” Ning Shuqian grabbed her hand and opened her palm to see that there was a piece of ceramic that cut her hand and caused it to bleed.

Xia Ruya snapped out of her trance and finally felt the pain of her wound which seemed to radiate through her body, causing her heart to contract rapidly before quivering. She stared at her palm and watched her blood flow like a broken faucet.

Feeling a little dumbfounded, she wondered, How did I injure myself?

Ning Shuqian hurriedly cleaned her wound with an antiseptic cotton swab. “Why were you so careless? It’s alright that you’ve broken the ceramic cup, but how could you not realize that you had hurt yourself?”

Xia Ruya blinked and stared at the broken ceramic pieces around her. She then suddenly remembered that she had gotten too agitated after reading the reports about Wen Xinya and ended up breaking the ceramic cup in her hand by accident. She then mistakenly took Ning Shuqian’s coffee too.

“Fortunately, the wound isn’t too big or deep. You’ll be fine after resting for two days. Otherwise, you’d have to wear a bandage during your coming-of-age ceremony,” Ning Shuqian said while disinfecting her wound.

The antiseptic solution made Xia Ruya feel a sharp pain in her wound, causing her arm to tremble slightly. It felt as if a million needles were being stabbed into her skin.

Ning Shuqian meticulously applied some medicated cream on her wound to stop the bleeding before securing a plaster on it. “I know you’re feeling terribly upset. Old Mr. Mo has made a vicious move this time. He helped Wen Xinya improve her reputation by giving her the expensive dowry on the exact same day of her coming-of-age ceremony. This is the first time that this has happened in the city and there are rarely any heiresses who become billionaires once they turn eighteen, unlike Wen Xinya. She has outshone all of the heiresses in the upper-class society. Regardless of how grand and perfect of a coming-of-age ceremony you hold, you’ll still pale in comparison to her.”

Tears welled up in Xia Ruya’s eyes and she said aggrievedly, “Aunt Ning… you have no idea how much the coming-of-age ceremony means to me. My scandal still hasn’t blown over completely yet and I can only rely on my coming-of-age ceremony to declare to everyone that I, Xia Ruya… may just be the illicit daughter of the Xia Family but am still the brightest star in the city. No amount of criticism, defamation or accusations can defeat me.”

However… with the power that Wen Xinya now has, how am I supposed to surpass her? No matter how grand my ceremony is, it’ll only seem normal because I don’t have the clout that Wen Xinya enjoys.

Ning Shuqian stared at Xia Ruya, who was tearing up uncontrollably, and could not help but take sympathy on her. “We’ll let that bitch Wen Xinya steal the limelight for now. There are still plenty of chances for us to deal with her in the future!”

Ning Shuqian hated Wen Xinya just as much as Xia Ruya did. When she read the news reports earlier on, she almost smashed the television screen in a moment of pique. She did not expect that the ominous feeling she had about Wen Xinya’s coming-of-age ceremony would turn out to be true.

Old Mr. Mo had always kept a low profile. However, when he did show his prowess and made a move, it would be sufficient to banish one to Hell and cause them to be trampled.

All of hers and Xia Ruya’s arrangements for the coming-of-age ceremony and scheming plans had all gone in vain.

Xia Ruya began bawling loudly while her teardrops rolled down her cheeks like the beads of a broken necklace. “Why did the plan that I meticulously devised end up becoming a joke at the end of the day? Just how am I inferior to Wen Xinya? Why do I have to live in Wen Xinya’s shadow? It’s unfair, it’s unfair…”

The room was filled with the shrilling sounds of Xia Ruya yelling and wailing at the top of her lungs, her voice full of resentment which had eroded her pretense.