No, why should she be afraid of Shen Mianmian?
What is Shen Mianmian anyway?
So what if she said something, even if she beat up Shen Mianmian right now, nobody could do anything to her.
With that thought, Cheng Xining suddenly felt emboldened, "So what if I said it? You dare to hit me? Which of my words weren’t true? Where did you get so much money to buy a house, and where did you get the money to spend here?"
Shen Mianmian let out a cold laugh, "That’s my business, Miss Cheng doesn’t need to worry about it. Even if I did use Brother He’s money to buy a house, Brother He has no objections, so what gives you the right to question me?"
Since Cheng Xining was pushing her too hard, she didn’t indulge Cheng Xining.
"You..." Cheng Xining was so blocked by Shen Mianmian that she was at a loss for words, her face flushing red with anger, and it took a long time before she said, "Shen Mianmian, you use other people’s money to buy this and that, where do you get the nerve to say such things?"
If it weren’t for Xiaonan siding with Shen Mianmian, she would really like to slap Shen Mianmian dead right now.
"I use Brother He’s money, and that’s because he willingly gave it for me to use." Since Cheng Xining was convinced she used Brother He’s money, no amount of explanation would help, so Shen Mianmian simply admitted it.
"Exactly, Brother He couldn’t be happier for Mianmian to use his money, why are you being a busybody?" Yang Xiaoxi followed, echoing Shen Mianmian’s words, as she enjoyed seeing Cheng Xining furious.
"Shameless." Cheng Xining was close to crying from anger, usually she was the one bullying others, flattered by everyone, when had she ever been this humiliated? Get full chapters from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽
Apart from calling the other person shameless, she couldn’t think of anything more vicious to say in the moment.
"If you were so concerned about face, why bother meddling in other people’s business?" Yang Xiaoxi didn’t give in at all and retorted directly.
Seeing that Cheng Xining was being bullied, Ruan Lingyu’s face also looked very ugly, filled with disgust when she looked at Shen Mianmian and Yang Xiaoxi.
"Shen Mianmian, I used to think that, although you are a bit scheming, you’re not bad-hearted and maybe you really didn’t want to break contact with Xiaonan because you liked him. But now it seems your intentions are not that simple. What kind of decent girl would casually spend another man’s money and take pride in it? Don’t you have any sense of shame as such a grown woman?"
Her words were even more unpleasant than what Cheng Xining had said, each sentence poking at the heart, and even though Shen Mianmian had heard a lot of harsh words, she still found Ruan Lingyu’s words hurtful.
"Madam Ruan, I respect you as my elder, so I don’t want to say anything too harsh. What kind of person I am doesn’t need your judgment; at least, I haven’t spent a penny of your son’s money."
She paused, seemingly remembering something, and added, "Oh yes, your son sent some fruit over last time, I’ll buy an identical batch and return it later. If we happen to run into each other again on the road, just pretend you didn’t see me. We can act like strangers; that way you won’t be bothered by me."
Yang Xiaoxi felt a rush of excitement upon hearing Shen Mianmian say this, Mianmian was really so domineering. That was how it should be, to let Ruan Lingyu and Cheng Xining know that they were not easy to bully.
If they couldn’t make it in Beijing, they could simply move to another city after graduation, or go back to Licheng. They refused to put up with their nonsense.
Before this, Shen Mianmian had always been rather respectful towards the two of them, so Ruan Lingyu and Cheng Xining subconsciously thought that Shen Mianmian was somewhat intimidated by their status.
They never expected Shen Mianmian to dare say these things to them.