The others originally harbored a mix of belief and doubt, thinking on one hand that Shen Mianmian appeared to be an honest girl, not like that kind of girl, while on the other hand wondering if there really was nothing, would Zhou Lanfang speak up ?
Now that they saw Lu Siyuan protecting Shen Mianmian so tightly, they started to believe it might be true.
Lu Siyuan pursed his lips, feeling somewhat apologetic as he turned to glance at Shen Mianmian. He seemed to have created more trouble for her. Chapters fırst released on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩
A girl’s reputation is very important, he thought. If it was because of him...
His eyes suddenly hardened with resolve. If it really was because of him that Shen Mianmian’s reputation was ruined, then he would just have to marry her later on.
Shen Mianmian swept a glance over the crowd, taking in the expressions on their faces and paying closer attention to the lewd gaze of the old bachelor in the village directed at her without any good intentions.
A flicker of disgust passed through the depths of her eyes.
Taking a deep breath, she fixed her stare on Zhou Lanfang and demanded, "Just because someone didn’t like you hitting me, it means there’s something between us?"
"Then why did he come to find you?"
Zhou Lanfang pointed at her fiercely and retorted.
"I caught a cold and didn’t go to work today. I went to town to get medicine. His family is also in Mashutun Village. Since others don’t know where our house is, he was asked to come over and see why I didn’t go to work. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Shen Mianmian was certain Lu Siyuan wasn’t so foolish as to tell the truth. The excuse he came up with must have been something , so she wasn’t worried at all about conflicting with what Lu Siyuan had said.
Furthermore, she had been deliberately hunching her neck to conceal her injuries and her voice was hoarse, which made everyone believe her story somewhat.
Lu Siyuan, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but feel a surge of stealthy joy. This girl was really thinking along the same lines as him.
The excuse he had used when he arrived was indeed this one.
Although the words were different, the general idea was the same, that Shen Mianmian hadn’t gone to work that day.
As soon as the others heard Shen Mianmian say this, they once again stood by her side. Everyone knew that Shen Mianmian went to work every Sunday,
"You..." Zhou Lanfang was so countered she couldn’t continue the conversation and changed the subject with suspicion, "You were all right this morning. How did you suddenly catch a cold?"
"Look at how sick I am and you didn’t even notice," Shen Mianmian shifted from her previous indifference, her expression becoming somewhat pitiful, tears swirling in her eyes yet she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Her sensible appearance was somewhat heart-wrenching to see.
Zhou Lanfang’s eyes bulged, "What’s with the act? You’re so robust you could kill a cow, do you need anyone’s concern?"
"Even if you don’t care about me, you shouldn’t be throwing dirty water on me, right?" Shen Mianmian pouted, "Just because someone came to see me means there’s something between us? How old am I? You’re my mom, even if outsiders say anything about me, shouldn’t you be the one to protect me?"
This barrage of questions left Zhou Lanfang speechless.
Auntie Liu, who had been itching to chime in, seized the opportunity and said, "Lanfang, I told you earlier, why make up things about Mianmian for no reason? Even if Mianmian is not..."
Mid-sentence, she realized something and hastily shut herself up.
Even though everyone knew Shen Mianmian wasn’t Zhou Lanfang’s biological daughter, Shen Mianmian didn’t know!
Perhaps she would find out in the future, but it couldn’t come from her mouth, otherwise, it would cause a fight between the two families.
So the words that reached her lips changed to, "Even if Mianmian isn’t as good a student as Siyu, you can’t do this! She’s your own daughter, what kind of mother acts like you? Aren’t you worried about being the talk of the town?"