Song Yan didn’t recognize Zuo Tingting at all.
Although Shen Ci had been shown kindness by Zuo Tingting many times, he had never taken it to heart and hadn’t recognized her immediately.
Meng Chuyue had a good memory and keen eyesight, and she recognized Zuo Tingting right away.
She was puzzled: what excuse was Zuo Tingting using to seek revenge?
The kind-hearted Chuyue couldn’t think of one.
And Zuo Tingting, already frantic with rage, spat out her reason for picking this fight, "Cousin, it was after eating their fruit salad that my mom fell ill. You must help me take revenge."
Zuo Tingting used this excuse because, starting the day before yesterday, her mother, Wang Juan, had been suffering from constant stomach pain.
Right after Zuo Tingting spoke, her cousin of considerable stature, Wang Qing, immediately showed her fierce temperament and said, "Who’s in charge here? Come out and explain yourself."
"Right, my aunt suffered and spent money because of you, you owe us compensation."
The group Zuo Tingting brought with her were all girls around seventeen or eighteen; they all chimed in noisily to back her up.
Before Meng Chuyue could speak up, Song Yan, who was manning the shop today, took the initiative. He scoffed and said, "Nonsense! If there was a problem with the fruit salad, why is it that no one else got sick? You better leave now, or we’ll call the police."
"Call the police if you want; do you think I’m scared?" Zuo Tingting retorted defiantly, her head thrown back, "That’d be great; I could report Meng Chuyue for drugging the fruit salad she sold me because she’s jealous of my past relationship with Brother Ci."
Isn’t that just shameless?
Shen Ci and you were involved?
Shen Ci coldly said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don’t even know your name."
A glint of malice flashed in Zuo Tingting’s eyes as she pretended to be in utter despair, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Shen Ci, I didn’t expect you to be so heartless. If that’s the case, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Shen Ci, I’m carrying your child now. If you refuse to marry me, I’ll just die... right in front of you."
This... was Zuo Tingting’s true reason for coming today.
That day she had pondered her situation and decided to stake everything on not needing a good reputation anymore and to stubbornly claim Shen Ci.
Now that Shen Ci was the top scorer in the college entrance exams, a scandal at this time could lead to his expulsion. No matter how reluctant he was, for the sake of his future, he would agree to marry her.
This idea wasn’t something she had concocted out of thin air; she was replicating the strategy her mother had used when dealing with her father.
If her mother had succeeded back then, so could she.
Faced with this absurdity, Shen Ci couldn’t help but scoff, "It seems you’re unaware of modern medicine and how paternity tests can determine the blood relation between people through blood or hair samples. You say you’re carrying my child? Fine, after it’s born, if we do a paternity test, what do you think the consequences would be?"
She really didn’t know about paternity tests, so what should she do now?
Meng Chuyue took hold of Shen Ci’s hand and spoke calmly, "Zuo Tingting, we’re giving you one chance to back out. Otherwise, let’s all go to the police station right now."
The still virginal Zuo Tingting, "..."
No, she couldn’t go to the police station.
That would be the end of it.
She clenched her fists, mumbled, "Brother Ci, are you sure it wasn’t you that night?"
Had it not been for Erhu telling Meng Chuyue in the space that Zuo Tingting was still a virgin, she might have misinterpreted Zuo Tingting’s words and thought that she was claiming to have been violated without her knowledge...
However, Zuo Tingting really was ruthless, willing to defame herself to escape responsibility.
Soothing Shen Ci, who was on the verge of exploding, Chuyue pretended to sympathize and asked, "Which night are you referring to?"
Zuo Tingting covered her face, "The night of the first day of the college entrance exams."
She chose this night because she was still in Hai City then and hadn’t gone to her grandmother’s house. Moreover, she was in a bad mood that night, which made it easier for something to happen.