Chapter 34 - The Slap (1/2)
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Ning Mufan only sneered back at her. “Are you finished, Niu Caijie? Who do you think you are, talking about Tang Qiu like that?”
Niu Caijie’s face was contorted. She wanted to cry from frustration, but no tears would come, so she resorted to glaring at Ning Mufan in shame and indignation. “How can you say that about me? She’s the shameless one. She sold her body to a rich man, then still tried to get lucky with you! It’s
unacceptable. She’s a whore who spreads her legs for money! What did I say wrong?”
Tang Qiu listened to Niu Caijie malign her with every word. It seemed like dumping soup on her hadn’t been enough to get her point across.
To hell with the moral high ground. She stepped forward and slapped Niu Caijie across the face.
A wave of silence fell over the crowd. It was one thing for Tang Qiu to hurl the contents of her plate at Niu Caijie, and another to physically strike her.
“You don’t seem to be thinking clearly, so this is a wakeup call for you. Do you take me for a pushover?”
Niu Caijie clutched her cheek. Her face was burning red, and she was still soaked in soup. Eyes watched her from every direction, including the dreamy Ning Mufan, who was staring at her coldly. It was the last straw for her. She lunged at Tang Qiu, heedless of the consequences.
In the blink of an eye, Ning Mufan had shoved her away, shielding Tang Qiu behind him.
“Stop this, Niu Caijie!”
Niu Caijie was about to lose her mind. Every fiber in her body was on edge, leaving her an unstable wreck full of rage. “I’m your classmate, Ning Mufan. She slapped me, and you’re protecting her? Are you under some kind of spell?”
“This has nothing to do with him.” Tang Qiu spoke before he could. “Niu Caijie, you slandered me and tarnished my good name. If you can’t prove any of your allegations, then you owe me an apology. Or this slap will be just the beginning of everything I will do to you.” She pushed Ning Mufan aside, not
wanting to drag her senior into this.
“Evidence?” Niu Caijie mocked. “You want me to take some sickening photo of you and whatever vulgar man you hooked up with in bed?”
“So you don’t have any evidence at all!” Ning Mufan snapped harshly. “You’re just trying to frame Tang Qiu. Apologize now!”
His words were like a knife to Niu Caijie’s heart. Here was the man she had feelings for, forcing her to apologize to that bitch Tang Qiu. She dug her heels in even deeper. “She slapped me. Why should I apologize? She should be the one to apologize to me!”