Chapter 21 - Maybe We Should Check the CCTV (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Laughter echoed down the corridor, drawing nearer, coupled with the sound of a ball bouncing up and down. Two tall men walked up from behind Tang Qiu.
The one holding a ball slung his free arm around Tang Qiu’s shoulders. “I heard someone threatening my junior,” he said, grinning. “What’s all that about? What is our lawful society coming to? Don’t be afraid, though. I’m here.”
Tang Qiu stood there helplessly with his arm around her for an instant. It was just like Qian Hongwei to be so thoughtlessly casual, so full of ease, no matter the situation. She pushed away from him. “I’m not afraid, Senior.”
Qian Hongwei didn’t look the slightest bit bothered at being shoved away. His height made it easy for him to lean an elbow on her shoulder. “There’s some people here who look like they’re itching to beat up our little junior,” he said cheerfully. “Aren’t you going to give a damn, Mufan?”
Ning Mufan fixed his gaze on Tan Yugi and Feng Yao. “What happened?”
Feng Yao looked him up and down-his casual style of dressing, his gentle demeanor, his soft, pleasant voice-while thinking of how he rarely ever spoke to her. Her heart gave a small flutter. “It’s nothing,” she said demurely. “We were just having some fun with Tang Qiu.”
Jealousy surged through Tan Yugi at the sight of Qian Hongwei standing next to Tang Qiu. Her face twisted in savage fury. The nerve of that whore, to try and steal the man she liked.
“Stop doing this injustice to yourself, Feng Yao. We were confronting Tang Qiu about her scheming intentions. She knocked into Feng Yao first without apologizing. She’s an ill-mannered bastard with no parents, and she’s lived off the Fengs for years, but is bullying Feng Yao behind their backs!”
Ning Mufan and Tan Yugj’s mothers were bosom friends. Naturally, this made them siblings of a sort. Ning Mufan and Qian Hongwei’s foreheads both creased in exasperation at Tan Yuqi’s antics.
Tang Qiu’s eyes prickled with tears at the mention of her having no parents. She wasn’t a bastard-she wasn’t; her parents just wouldn’t acknowledge her as their own.
“Like I said, I didn’t knock into Feng Yao. You said I bullied her. What proof do you have?”
“I saw you bang into her with my own two eyes! What other proof do I need?” Tan Yuqi’s glare dripped with loathing. To Ning Mufan, she said, “Brother, Senior Hongwei, this woman is a two-faced liar. Don’t you believe her.”
Ning Mufan’s brows were still pinched together, but he kept his tone mild as he replied, “Don’t speak so freely about things without any evidence, Yugi. Plus, Feng Yao said you were just having fun earlier. Let’s not make things any worse, shall we?”
Qian Hongwei swept the hair from his eyes and drawled, “Since no one can seem to make up their minds, maybe we should check the CCTV for proof.”
“Yes, let’s do that! I’ll show you all Tang Qiu’s true colors!” Tan Yuqi’s face had turned smug.
Inwardly, Feng Yao began to panic.