He summed it up, "They are both uniquely, supremely beautiful within their own realms. If you insist on comparing them, it is like asking whether the sun or the moon is more beautiful. They are two different kinds of ultimate radiance, impossible to rank so simply."
As Snow Empress listened, the tips of her ears reddened ever so slightly, though her face retained its cool expression. Only, the hand holding her spoon seemed steadier as she lowered her head and continued drinking her soup, the corners of her lips curving upward almost imperceptibly.
Ice Empress raised a brow, looked at Jiang Bai, and curled her lips.
Yet every word of that conversation had reached Jiang Li'er at the neighboring table.
The sun and the moon? Ultimate radiance?
Was Qian Renxue that important to him?
An inexplicable emotion, mixed with unwillingness and competitiveness, began to grow and coil within her heart.
She abruptly set down the menu in her hand and stood up.
"Li'er?" Bi Ji looked up in confusion.
Jiang Li'er did not answer. She walked straight toward Jiang Bai's table.
She stopped beside Jiang Bai, folded her arms, and looked down at him where he sat. On her exquisite face, those crimson eyes were particularly sharp at that moment.
"Then tell me," she said, her crisp voice carrying a hint of provocation, "between me and your girlfriend Qian Renxue, who do you think is prettier?"
"???"
Jiang Bai looked up at the breathtaking face before him, unfamiliar yet carrying a strangely subtle sense of familiarity, and was briefly at a loss.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Jiang Li'er." Jiang Li'er lifted her chin slightly. "Do you dare fight me? The rules are simple. If you lose, you have to admit that I am prettier than Qian Renxue. If