Chapter 19 - Gossip Queen (19) (2/2)
Mother Jiang and her husband looked at each other and got the relieved answer from each other’s eyes.
Jiang Xun had been absent for a long time, so Mother Jiang asked Ming Shu to check on him. But Ming Shu was entirely focused on her food, not knowing what they were talking about. And now all she knew was that Jiang Xun made her starve again.
She added it to her mental list of Jiang Xun’s misdeeds, bitter.
Interrupting my meal can’t be forgiven.
Outside the room, Ming Shu walked toward the restroom. Before going near, she saw a few people gathering around the restroom door.
A noisy argument was coming from inside. Ming Shu approached and saw two people clearly.
Ning Keqing and Li Shaonan’s first love.
The latter was against the wall, looking uncomfortable. Ning Keqing, with her hair disheveled and a clear palm print on her face, was pointing at Li Shaonan’s first love, saying something.
The first love was getting more and more uncomfortable. Her body was almost sliding down to the floor, and tiny, cold beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead.
“Stop acting! Weren’t you strong enough to slap me on the face?” Ning Keqing screamed in a shrill voice. She looked a little hideous with that expression.
Usually in a story of this kind—where the first love and the substitute quarreled with each other—people would have more sympathy for the substitute. But in this case, it looked like the first love was more pitiful.
Li Shaonan showed up in time. When Ning Keqing was about to take further action, he came to protect his first love like a hero. After warning Ning Keqing, he took his first love in his arms and left in a hurry.
Ning Keqing went after him, yet was held up by his assistant ruthlessly.
“Li Shaonan!” Ning Keqing shouted, her eyes turning red.
The man didn’t look back once. After his figure disappeared from sight, the assistant also left. The others hanging around, seeing the show coming to the end, discussed with each other in front of Ning Keqing and then trickled away. Finally Ning Keqing was left alone in the restroom.
She felt the familiar despair and helplessness of her previous existence.
How could…
How could he treat her like this!
He once promised…
Ning Keqing was stunned. Now she realized that Li Shaonan had never liked or been in love with her. All he had done for her was just what she asked of him.
“Ha ha ha…” How ridiculous of her, being so foolishly sentimental.
What was the meaning of being reborn and living life again?
Ning Keqing laughed loudly as tears streamed down her cheeks. With her blurred vision, she seemed to see a smiling face she would never forget.
“Jiang Nian!” Endless hatred was shooting out from Ning Keqing’s eyes.
Kill her!
Kill her!
Driven by the voice inside, Ning Keqing rushed to Ming Shu fiercely.
Ming Shu didn’t give her any chance to get near and kicked Ning Keqing in the belly. Ning Keqing had been in poor health recently because of unexpected changes. Suffering a heavy kick, she directly fell onto the floor.
“Whoops, I didn’t use any strength.” Ming Shu looked at Ning Keqing with a smile.
Coughing, Ning Keqing covered her aching belly, her pale face filled with hatred. “Jiang Nian… Jiang Nian… I’m going to kill you.”
Ming Shu opened her arms and said happily, “Come on.”
Ning Keqing crawled up from the floor, teeth biting into her lip, and staggered toward Ming Shu.
She was going to kill her.
All because of her! She’d lost everything!
Her career, her love, all gone.
It was all her fault!
Kill her, and she would be the superstar in the spotlight again, with millions of people chasing after her.
Kill her, and Li Shaonan would like—no, he would love her.
Kill her…
Then everything would return to normal.