Rolling up his sleeves, he walked in to find it was actually Qin Cuifen. Instantly furious, he grabbed her hair and dragged her straight into the dormitory.
"Let go, let go..." Lu Dabao was too strong, and Qin Cuifen had no chance to resist.
"I’ll let go of your grandma’s leg!" Lu Dabao violently threw her to the ground.
Sheng Ning and Wu Youli hurried over when they saw what was happening.
"Dabao, calm down, there’s no need to get angry with this kind of person," Wu Youli said, worried that things would escalate again. If Dabao were also taken away, it would be trouble.
Besides, their General Union Song and Dance Troupe had been causing too much trouble lately; they couldn’t withstand any more setbacks.
Enraged by Wu Youli’s words, Qin Cuifen snapped, "What do you mean by that, Wu Youli? Is that how you talk someone down?" It was hard to believe that someone who usually spoke so amiably could reprimand without a single curse word.
Wu Youli despised Qin Cuifen’s actions. She could hold back before because there had never been a direct conflict, but now she didn’t want to tolerate it any longer. She let go immediately, crossed her arms, and stood aside, "Dabao, hit her however you want! I’m not holding you back."
"Wu Youli, you’ve gone too far!" Qin Cuifen said angrily as she got up from the ground, "But I won’t stoop to your level."
"Who wants to stoop to your level!" Wu Youli stuck out her tongue and quickly moved aside.
"Speak! What sneaky thing are you up to?" Lu Dabao planted her hands on her hips, her face stern.
Qin Cuifen looked around, her eyes landing on Sheng Ning, who stood there only in her tight-fitting thermal underwear, looking strikingly attractive. The soft lighting made her skin appear fair and translucent.
Qin Cuifen’s pupils shrank; this was the reason she had disliked Sheng Ning since childhood, guessing that not many women would like her.
"Let me guess," Sheng Ning stepped forward, speculating, "You’re here to beg me?" Since they grew up together, she could easily guess Qin Cuifen’s thought processes.
Lu Dabao and Wu Youli looked on in surprise, their eyes wide.
Guessed right about her intentions, Qin Cuifen suddenly knelt down, "Ningning, please help me! Just say something to Director Su, and I won’t be fired. Please, I don’t want to be sent back to my hometown; I really don’t! As you know, if I were sent back, the people in the village would drown me with their spit. I fought so hard for a future just to see it destroyed; I can’t accept this! Please, just a word from you will make a difference."
In her past life, she had said these words herself. When she was fired over the issue with Meng Ping, she also knelt in front of Qin Cuifen, begging desperately. The scene back then was almost identical to the present, a striking similarity and irony.
What had Qin Cuifen done at that time? She agreed with soothing words, comforting her that she would definitely help. And in the end? The result was that she collaborated with Su Yun to send her to prison.
On the day she went to prison, Qin Cuifen even went out of her way to visit her. Smiling, she said, "Ningning, I’ve been thinking about what’s best for you, and it’s to come in here. It’s very safe; no worries about losing face by going back home."
Sheng Ning painfully closed her eyes, and it took about three seconds to open them again. When she did, her gaze was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as calm as a stagnant pool of dead water.
"Weren’t you just cursing in the detention room? How come you’re begging me now?" She admired the woman’s thick skin; she had never been as shameless as her in her past life.