Chapter 169: Chapter 170: Are You Causing Trouble?
Qin Cuifen returned to the dormitory humming a song happily. She walked up to Sheng Ning, staring down at her as she busied herself with writing and drawing, her face showing disdain.
“Such poor academic performance, yet here you are, pretending to be a college student, a cultured person. Your skin is really getting thicker.”
She, Qin Cuifen, had truly come to know Sheng Ning now. Everything before had been an act, initially thinking her foolish, but it was all pretense. But what did it matter? Despite her fondness for Shen Jianguo, didn’t she end up with nothing?
She thought she was impressive because she married Living Yama? That kind of man, who kills on the battlefield without blinking, isn’t afraid of being slashed in his sleep and dying without knowing why.
Thinking of this, Qin Cuifen finally felt somewhat better. Shen Jianguo, good family background, good character, good personality. Now that is the perfect husband.
Sheng Ning kept her head down, earnestly editing the script, while the fluorescent light overhead was blocked, casting a shadow over her.
“Excuse me, you’re blocking my light.” She knew it was intentional, but she didn’t take it to heart.
Chen Huaying, who was washing her feet across the room, watched Qin Cuifen coldly. Liu Yilan, sitting cross-legged on the bed and reading a book, looked up disdainfully and said, “Some people always look for ways to gain attention.”
“Sheng Ning is really useless!”
“Exactly, if it were me, I would’ve slapped her hard already,” Chen Huaying waved her fist.
“You all can say that,” Zhang Hongmei said somewhat resentfully, “We’re not like you; we can’t just do whatever we want.” Back in her hometown, she hadn’t felt this way, but since joining the General Union and the well-known Song and Dance Troupe, she realized the gap between her and others. Some gaps couldn’t be bridged by effort alone—her rustic accent, low education level, lack of sophistication. Above all, being poor, having no money, no connections in the union. No matter how hard she worked, waking up before dawn to clean and help in the kitchen, she was still inferior in every way.
During this period, Zhang Hongmei reflected a lot. She hadn’t spoken to Sheng Ning; mostly, she was pondering these thoughts.
“What’s wrong with her? Did she take the wrong medicine?” Chen Huaying looked perplexed and slightly hostile, which made Zhang Hongmei involuntarily shrink her shoulders.
“You know better, be careful or I’ll hit you,” Chen Huaying flaunted her fists arrogantly, and finally, Wu Youli couldn’t stand it any longer and quickly changed the topic, “Stop it, they’re about to fight.”
That comment successfully shifted everyone’s attention.
Qin Cuifen stood provocatively still, listening to Chen Huaying and others whispering and wishing she could tear their mouths apart.
One day, she would stomp everyone under her feet. Let those who looked down on her, laughed at her, bullied her, kneel down and beg her.
Sheng Ning’s temper was also ignited, and she abruptly put down her pen, making a loud slap on the table. The room fell silent for a moment.
She rose proudly and faced Qin Cuifen, standing against each other with a long table between them.
“Are you causing trouble?” Sheng Ning directly used a popular internet term from a previous life, a catchphrase particularly favored by hotel staff.
Qin Cuifen was indeed causing trouble; she wasn’t foolish and could see through Qin Cuifen’s intentions at a glance. Zhou Xuelian had hardly waited for her to leave the room before she came running and began indirectly cursing.
Her point was that Shen Jianguo didn’t want her anymore, so she shamelessly went to seduce Xu Qigang. However, this time Zhou Xuelian was smarter, speaking quietly so that others in the dorm couldn’t hear clearly.