Chapter 34 - The Slap (2/2)

Just then, the noise of a bouncing ball sounded out. Before anyone could react, a basketball sailed through the air and directly into Niu Caij

The sheer force of the attack caught her off guard. Niu Caijie fell flat to the ground. Clutching her throbbing arm, she leveled a hateful glare in the direction the ball had come from.

To everyone’s surprise, it was the star of the basketball court and medical student, Qian Hongwei. Dressed in sports attire, he walked over and retrieved his basketball. “Didn’t you see my ball coming your way?” he drawled, looking at Niu Caijie. “You could have at least ducked.”

Fury twisted Niu Caijie’s face, flooding her vision red. It was obvious he had deliberately thrown the ball at her. Meanwhile, Tang Qiu stifled a laugh. It was just like Senior Qian Hongwei to lose his temper, then somehow brush off all responsibility.

“You haven’t gone mute, have you?” Qian Hongwei made an exaggerated noise of disapproval. “I don’t know what’s up with this ball either. When it sees someone it can’t stand, it can’t help but want to teach them a lesson. I couldn’t stop it in time. But no hard feelings, right?”

“Cut the crap, Qian Hongwei,” Niu Caijie gritted out. “You did that on purpose!” Even he was protecting Tang Qiu-you almost had to respect the bitch, really, getting Ning Mufan to speak up for her and Qian Hongwei to leap to her defense. She could hardly bear it any longer.

Qian Hongwei leaned on Tang Qiu’s shoulder. His words were unhurried, but injected with scorn. “All Tang Qiu did was get a change of outfit, and you’re calling her a whore. What about you? If you buy a couple of new clothes, does it mean you paid for them with your body?”

“T’ve got the money to buy new clothes!” Niu Caijie bit back, torn between rage and shame. “How can you compare me to her?”

“Where’s your proof?” Qian Hongwei eyed her tauntingly. “According to your logic, the fact that I don’t have any scandalous photos of you in bed isn’t enough to prove that you’ve really got the means to cover the cost of your clothes, so…”

Niu Caijie was fuming to the point of speechlessness, but she kept listening.

“You said that Tang Qiu sold herself for money. In that case, answer me this: between me and Ning Mufan, who’s richer?”

Niu Caijie’s gaze flashed red. The Nings and the Qians were neck to neck amongst the most elite families. How could they be compared?

“Aren’t you two relatively on par?”

Qian Hongwei lifted a brow. “Which one of us is more popular with girls, then?”

Niu Caijie couldn’t decipher his intentions. Her gaze flickered between the proper Ning Mufan, with his regal bearing, and Qian Hongwei’s bold, dashing figure. How could she choose between them? “You’re both very attractive,” she admitted. She met Tang Qiu’s gaze then, and the flash of embarrassment

she felt only deepened her resentment.

Qian Hongwei scoffed coldly. “You say Ning Mufan and I are both rich and attractive.. In that case, if Tang Qiu is the gold-digger you claim she is, why didn’t she offer herself to us? Why didn’t she overstep any boundaries, instead being content with our senior-junior relationship?”