Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Competing for Favor
Jiang Baocu really didn’t want to ask Sheng Tang.
Her aunt kept talking about the plus-size model, and she thought it would hurt Sheng Tang’s self-esteem.
Sheng Tang was already working hard to lose weight.
However, she respected her aunt a lot and thought this might be an opportunity, so she told Sheng Tang in a very tactful way.
"...She saw your photo and thought you looked particularly beautiful, so she asked me to inquire," Jiang Baocu didn’t mention the event’s theme, planning to take it step by step.
Sheng Tang: "No time, the final exams are coming up soon, and you know my grades are a bit behind."
Jiang Baocu breathed a huge sigh of relief: "Alright, I’ll tell her no."
"But I’m still happy she noticed me," Sheng Tang smiled again, "It means I have potential."
"You have a lot of potential!" Jiang Baocu said.
Sheng Tang used to be a star, and she was best at posing for photos and smiling. Besides having outstanding facial features, she was the most relaxed in her posture, which made her more photogenic than her classmates.
Among those photos, there was one of her alone.
She faced the camera, smiling faintly. Surrounded by pure white snow, she stood there like the most exquisite picture. Her black hair and red lips exuded a hint of charm.
Sheng Tang thought this one was pretty good.
She sent it to Gu Shiting.
Sheng Tang always felt she was becoming childish, like a little kid—getting a candy and immediately wanting to share it with her friends.
When she had something nice, the first person she thought of was Gu Shiting.
Gu Shiting immediately replied: "Beautiful."
Sheng Tang sent him a smiley face.
Gu Shiting usually used WeChat only for family, he didn’t add any teachers or classmates from school.
Therefore, he made Sheng Tang’s photo his cover photo and also his phone’s wallpaper.
His parents and sister quickly noticed his changed cover.
"Showing off!" his sister messaged him, "Are you the only one in a relationship? What are you flaunting for?"
Gu Shiting didn’t reply to her and decided that if she kept chattering, he would block her.
Mrs. Gu also messaged her son: "Is that Tangtang’s photo? Let me see the original."
Gu Shiting replied: "Deleted."
Mrs. Gu: "...."
How could this son be so stingy?
Is his girlfriend a treasure that even his own mother can’t see? His possessiveness is too strong.
"Ha, this little fox wants to compete with me..." Mrs. Gu picked up her phone and called Song Chen.
If you won’t let me see, I will see it anyway, just to annoy you!
Sheng Tang was about to start class when she got a message from Song Chen.
"Tangtang, send me the original of the photo you sent to the young master, madam wants to see it," Song Chen said.
Sheng Tang: ???
Song Chen explained: "Madam asked the young master, and he wouldn’t give it..."
So, this mother is trying to fight with her own son?
What about the grace and aloofness of a top noblewoman?
Sheng Tang was speechless for a long time before sending it to Song Chen.
She had never added Mrs. Gu on WeChat. Mrs. Gu was very busy, and whenever Sheng Tang saw her, they always had a lot to talk about. She seemed to want to know more about Sheng Tang.
Because she had Song Chen in between, Mrs. Gu didn’t need to add Sheng Tang herself.
Soon after she sent the message, she received a friend request.
She picked up her phone and saw it was Mrs. Gu.
Sheng Tang: "...."
As soon as she accepted, Mrs. Gu’s message came through: "Very beautiful, Tangtang."
"Thank you, Auntie, it’s photoshopped," Sheng Tang replied truthfully.
Mrs. Gu: "Can’t tell it’s photoshopped, you look this beautiful usually."
Sheng Tang: "...."
So, in order to compete with her son for Sheng Tang’s affection, even this noble madam learned how to give insincere compliments?