Chapter 174 Fierce Competition (Part One)

"She is fine. They won't be getting any results, anyway, so they might as well end early." Christina
shrugged. She had never thought her elder sister and Zac would end up being together.

Hearing their conversation, Hanson's eyes twinkled. "Christina, is your sister named Leila?" Their last
names were the same, and considering the relationship that they were discussing, he felt that he was
correct.

Christina nodded and said, "Yes, my sister is a special guest for the second round of 'Beauty on
Runway.' Hanson, you probably know my sister, right?"

"Yes, I know her." An unreadable expression flashed across Hanson's eyes. "What's the relationship
between your sister and Ivy's cousin?"

"They used to be together. I guess you can call them each other's first loves," Christina said in an
understatement.

Hanson frowned and shot a worried glance toward Ivy. "Last time at the opening ceremony of Yang City
fashion week, I saw that your cousin and Christina's sister attended together. Are they still dating
secretly?"

"I don't think so..." Ivy trailed off, uncertainty evident in her voice. After all, her cousin took Leila to a
dancing party when Essie returned to Yang City.

This matter had fired up all sorts of speculations and rumors within the upper class and celebrity
circles.

Of course, Christina knew that as well.

"The relationship between them has always been vague, and outsiders can't really tell for sure. But
then, they've been together for so many years, so it's but natural for them to have retained some



affection for each other," she said faintly.

Hanson was seething inwardly. Zac had an ongoing situation with his ex-girlfriend while clinging to
Essie. Zac Rong was a greedy, disgusting, despicable, and hateful SOB.

Noticing the displeasure on Hanson's face, Ivy thought that he wanted to defend his old schoolmate,
Essie, so she tried to explain her cousin's side. "My cousin is very cautious in handling matters. He
knows that it is impossible for him to be with Leila, so they probably had to give up their feelings for
each other. As far as I know, they're just friends now."

Hanson furrowed his brows in confusion. "Why can't they be together?"

"Marriage between our two families is not allowed." Ivy sighed.

"Why? Are you relatives?" asked Hanson.

Christina and Ivy looked at each other. The grudge between the two families was no secret among
celebrities, so they didn't have to hide it from Hanson.

"Our families used to be related by marriage. My aunt was married to Ivy's uncle. At first, their married
life was great, and nobody thought they would get into conflict. Then, they had a fierce quarrel, which
ended up in them dying in an accident. The two families became enemies then and vowed never to let
anyone from each family marry into the other," Christina spoke slowly and carefully.

A cold light settled in Hanson's eyes. No wonder Zac wanted to take his Essie; as it turned out, it was
impossible for him to marry his first love. That made him even more despicable. That meant that that
bastard didn't love Essie at all and would probably take her for granted in the future.

It was all his fault. He allowed Essie to play into the hands of that devil.

His heart was full of hatred for Zac; even so, he had to school his face into some semblance of calm.



"Since your two families have become enemies, how come you're still friends?" he asked half-jokingly.

"Actually, only the old generation holds on to that grudge. We don't care much about it, and since we
study in the same school, we couldn't help but become friends." Wearing a smile, Christina looked at
him and asked carefully, "Hanson, can I call you every once in a while?"

Hanson handed her a business card. Since her elder sister was so in love with Zac, she might be able
to help him out in the future. He would do anything to save Essie from that man at any cost.

Ivy pouted inwardly. She thought she was the only one who had received Hanson's business card.
Now, there was another one.

Evidently, Hanson made a good impression on Christina, and now she, Ivy, was in a crisis.

At that time, Zac was hanging out with Essie and Holy on the boat in the lake.

Holy called Essie in the morning. When he found out that she was back in Dragon City, he rushed over
to spend the time with the two, even with him being a third wheel.

"Sister Essie, you must take good care of Brother Zac from now on. He's always up to no good. Once
your back is turned, he will date other girls." Holy's clear eyes glared at Zac in annoyance.

'Touché!' Zac clutched at his heart, which felt as if an arrow hit it and managed to draw blood and then
someone made him jump overboard and swim ten laps. Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he
wouldn't be able to wash himself clean. "You bad kid, you are framing me!" He then reached out and
pinched one of his round cheeks.

"Didn't you take that Qin sister to the party the other night?" He pouted because the thought had been
bothering him for days. He had to punish Zac for betraying Sister Essie.



Zac slapped a hand over his forehead, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This naughty boy was
going to be the death of him.

"The Qin sister and I are good friends. This ball is a normal get-together between two friends," he
explained.

"I don't believe you. You are each other's first loves." Holy stuck his tongue out and said, "Brother Zac,
don't you know that hanging out with your first love may cause a lot of misunderstandings? At the ball,
everyone was saying that you've never forgotten your first relationship with the Qin sister. When I grow
up, I will never be as indecisive as you, keeping one eye on the bowl and the other on the pan."

Zac nearly lost his head.

He could not help but feel a bit miffed at the kid. With him saying such things against him, how could he
convince Essie that he truly loved her?

Essie threw him a side eye and a sneer.


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