Lin Xiaoguai found it quite satisfying to watch, as she’d had enough of Lu Rong’s antics.
But she still reached out to pull Shen Chi back, signaling him to take it easy, especially with parents around.
Involuntarily, she turned to look at Mrs. Huang, only to discover that the latter’s eyes didn’t hold the sympathy or rage she expected, but rather a hint of pleasure?
In the end, Mrs. Huang half-supported Lu Rong as they walked out. By then, Lu Rong didn’t dare to glance at Shen Chi, let alone display her previous brazen covetousness, walking with her head down and teeth clenched.
"How come I feel like there’s something off about those two?" Lin Xiaoguai asked.
Clearly, Mrs. Huang came today to erase Lu Rong’s school punishment, but she didn’t seem to have much affection for Lu Rong. In fact, considering her behavior earlier, there might even be some resentment. Otherwise, after Lin Xiaoguai turned down her request, she wouldn’t have given up so easily after a token attempt.
Shen Chi smoothed the stray hair by her ear and said indifferently, "These two clearly have a facade of harmony but are at odds at heart."
He furrowed his brow, "Stay away from that woman in the future." Although he thought Lu Rong was all bark and no bite and posed no real threat, considering Wanwan’s passive nature, he couldn’t help but worry.
"I would if I could, but we’re in the same dorm, how far can I really stay away?" Lin Xiaoguai was equally sick of Lu Rong.
"Should I try to arrange a change of dormitory for you?" Shen Chi began considering where to start.
Lin Xiaoguai was tempted, but after thinking it over, she shook her head, "No need, I’m only living there for one year and besides, the other two roommates are pretty nice." Especially Zhu Huixi, whose vibrant and outgoing personality came as a pleasant surprise; straightforward and smart, they got along very well.
Shen Chi didn’t insist, merely saying, "Just be cautious, and if anything happens, let me know right away. Don’t be time."
"I know, I just forgot this time, okay?" Lin Xiaoguai cooed, pecking the corner of Shen Chi’s lips.
She rarely initiated affection, which brought a pleased smile to Shen Chi’s lips.
"By the way, how did they get in here? Isn’t the Military District off-limits to outsiders?" Lin Xiaoguai suddenly remembered.
"They probably live here too," Shen Chi said, his brow furrowing slightly. "Wait for me, I’ll find a way to get some information." And given that they could find out Wanwan’s address, they were clearly not ordinary military personnel.
Lu Rong regained her composure after walking a distance and left Mrs. Huang’s side, striding ahead.
Mrs. Huang followed leisurely behind without concern.
"How did it go?" Returning home, Yu Bingliang, who was sitting in the living room watching TV, looked up and asked.
"Uncle Yu, you have to stand up for me, Aunt Huang just didn’t put in the effort. Lin Xiaoguai thought one thousand yuan was too little, so she was too stingy to even speak up, and I got bullied. She didn’t say a word in my defense, just stood there reveling in my misfortune! Look at my face, Dad, it must be red from the slap!" Lu Rong rushed to him to complain.
Yu Bingliang’s expression darkened at her words, and looking up at Mrs. Huang, he rebuked, "Weren’t you supposed to resolve this matter?"
Mrs. Huang wasn’t fazed by him and coldly looked at Lu Rong, "You’re just making stuff up. Do you think she cares about one thousand yuan? Even ten thousand yuan probably wouldn’t interest her. Did you really expect me to cough up a hundred or two hundred thousand? Do you think money grows on trees in our house?"
One thousand yuan was already a year’s worth of expenses at home; Yu Bingliang’s annual salary and allowances only totaled a little over two thousand. If it weren’t for the fear of Lu Rong causing a scene, she wouldn’t have even agreed to give that much. Her son would need money to establish a family in the future, wouldn’t he?
"And as for you being bullied, why don’t you mention why they bullied you? A grown woman oogling a married man, do you have no shame? The old saying is true, ’like father, like son,’ as your mother is shameless too!"
In the past, Huang Xue Mei would have bitten her tongue and not shown any displeasure towards Lu Rong, but now that her son was grown and had a stable job, what was there to fear?
Because of her words, Yu Bingliang’s face turned black, but Lu Rong reacted even more strongly. She lunged like a madwoman, "How dare you call my mom shameless, you wretched woman!"
Huang Xue Mei adeptly sidestepped and mocked, "You only know the word ’wretch,’ it’s good to see you’re self-aware."
"Huang Xue Mei, don’t go too far!" Yu Bingliang couldn’t hold back his anger.