A moment later.
Zhan Xiaojun listened to their intentions to block her and looked at them with a half-smile.
"Want to compete with me in shooting? If I lose, I have to admit I'm a fraud. What if I win?"
Liu Xiyuan rolled her eyes. "Wait until you can win me. Didn't you just say you knew some shooting? Then compete with me and let me see if you're just bragging."
"If I win, you have to admit you're a country bumpkin and agree to compete with me. If you don't agree, then get lost," Zhan Xiaojun said with a faint smile, her tone as cold as ice.
Grandma Ning wasn't here, so she didn't have to worry about scaring her.
She had never been a patient person.
They came to her door wanting to humiliate her. Did they really think it would end so easily?
She, Zhan Xiaojun, hated being cornered the most, and negotiating unequal treaties.
"Who did you say should get lost?" Liu Xiyuan's eyes widened. She didn't expect Zhan Xiaojun to be so defiant!
Zhan Xiaojun raised an eyebrow. "Who do you think I'm talking about?"
"You!"
Qian Yue quickly whispered to Liu Xiyuan, "Don't get angry yet. She's from the countryside, so her speech is crude. Just agree to her, as long as she competes with you."
"Okay, you remember your promise. We all heard it. If you lose and cry for mercy, don't go back on your word," Liu Xiyuan said sternly, her face flushed with anger.
Zhan Xiaojun smiled. "Keep that in mind."
Ten minutes later.
They arrived on the twentieth floor of the hotel.
The twentieth floor was a place for entertainment and fitness.
There was a shooting range.
It wasn't a live-fire shooting.
It was with bows and arrows.
It was safer.
There were many such shooting ranges in Yancheng, where people who liked shooting would go to play in their spare time.
Yancheng even had some small and large competitions of this kind.
Archery talents cultivated from a young age could enter the national team.
Because the national team had won championships in the competitions they participated in, many people in Yancheng liked archery.
Five-star hotels were equipped with shooting ranges.
"Do you want to go first, or should I? Never mind, you go first. If I go first, I'm afraid you'll back out at the last minute," Liu Xiyuan asked Zhan Xiaojun condescendingly.
She looked as if she was absolutely sure she wouldn't lose.
She believed in herself.
Facing Zhan Xiaojun, she could never lose.
She was destined for the national team, and if she had joined the national team back then, she would be a world champion now.
So, how could a country bumpkin from the countryside compare to her?
Zhan Xiaojun glanced at the bows and arrows and, hearing Liu Xiyuan's words, turned her head to look. "You go first."
Liu Xiyuan smiled. "Are you sure you want me to go first?"
Zhan Xiaojun narrowed her eyes, feeling that Liu Xiyuan in front of her was like a clown, talking too much.
"Alright, then I'll go first. You wouldn't dare not compete with me anyway. But let's make it clear beforehand, don't surrender without even trying," Liu Xiyuan said with a cold laugh.
Qian Yue and the others nodded repeatedly. "What Xi said is right. You absolutely cannot refuse to compete later."
"Put your minds at ease. You talk too much," Zhan Xiaojun said coldly.
Seeing Zhan Xiaojun's undisguised disdain, the few socialites who considered themselves influential in Yancheng were furious.
Good!
They would see if she would be scared by Liu Xiyuan later!
If she would surrender on the spot!
It would be best if she lost face completely.
At the same time.
Grandma Ning noticed that Xiaojun hadn't returned after going to the restroom and asked a waiter.
The waiter informed her that the young ladies had gone to the twentieth floor. Grandma Ning frowned.
She stood up. "I'll go to the twentieth floor to take a look."
These young ladies in Yancheng were all very scheming. Xiaojun hadn't been in Yancheng for long and didn't know these people. What if she was bullied?
She cherished her as a treasure, and if she was bullied by others, what kind of grandmother would she be?
"Let's go take a look together. These children went to the twentieth floor to play something. It seems they're bored with us old ladies," Grandma Qian said with a smile as she stood up.
Then the others followed.
In their hearts, they all understood.
Something was definitely happening on the twentieth floor.
They just didn't know if Zhan Xiaojun could escape the danger like she did with the guzheng just now.
Many people were still very unhappy.
Quite a few had secretly been trying to find out what kind of woman Ning Yecheng liked, and then these people would cultivate their daughters according to his preferences.
In fact, they hadn't gathered much information over the years.
Because Ning Yecheng rarely interacted with women.
And the other collateral branches of the Ning family had their own calculations, and their status was not comparable to Ning Yecheng's.
Therefore, everyone wanted to get their hands on this prize.
But the prize was right there, and they couldn't get it. Now someone unknown had obtained it. How could they swallow this?
Twentieth floor.
The competition had ended.
Liu Xiyuan looked at the results in disbelief. "How is this possible? How could you be better than me? You..."
Qian Yue and the others also looked incredulous.
They were all here and watched Zhan Xiaojun win.
Although Liu Xiyuan's score was already very good.
However, Zhan Xiaojun's ten arrows all hit the bullseye!
A score that could be compared to a world champion!
Most importantly, there were surveillance cameras here, which could record their every move. Zhan Xiaojun had not cheated!
This could only mean one thing: Zhan Xiaojun's shooting was better than Liu Xiyuan's!
And Zhan Xiaojun had won effortlessly.
Liu Xiyuan would pause and hesitate for more than ten seconds with each arrow, but as soon as Zhan Xiaojun had an arrow on the string, she would release it directly, without any pause.
"The result is obvious, Miss Liu, you lost," Zhan Xiaojun said, putting down the bow and arrow.
When she was learning to drive with Zhang Xin, there was a shooting range on the second floor of the driving school. She had been itching to try it, but time was tight, and she had to go home to see Lin Ya.
She hadn't expected to play archery after having tea today.
Liu Xiyuan's face turned pale. She couldn't accept this result. How could she lose to a country bumpkin?
"No, this round doesn't count. I suspect you cheated. Otherwise, how could you have beaten me? Did you collude with the staff just now? Did they help you? Otherwise, you could never have beaten me!" Liu Xiyuan couldn't accept this outcome.
What happened today would definitely spread, and she couldn't lose face!
Not to mention the bet Zhan Xiaojun had proposed.
If she honored the bet, she wouldn't be able to hold her head up in Yancheng!
"I cheated?" Zhan Xiaojun looked at Qian Yue and the others.
Qian Yue and the others lowered their heads. They had seen with their own eyes that Zhan Xiaojun hadn't cheated, but they couldn't speak up for Zhan Xiaojun.
Zhan Xiaojun chuckled. "Let's go to the monitoring room and see what the surveillance footage says."
Upon hearing about the surveillance, Liu Xiyuan's face immediately turned red, and she shouted, "You just don't dare to compete with me again!"
"Alright, I can compete with you again, but the bet will be increased. You have to slap yourself ten times, and with each slap, you have to shout 'I am a country bumpkin.' If you agree, we'll have another round," Zhan Xiaojun suggested with a smile.