When her gaze swept around, she neatly ignored everyone, including her own daughter.
Chen Huaying looked at Sheng Ning’s expressionless face and felt a twinge of pity.
Having such a mother was worse than not having one at all.
"Sure, Auntie!" Bai Oulan smiled slightly at Sheng Ning and, with the poise of a victor, said affectionately, "Comrade Sheng Ning, no matter how you slander me, you still can’t close the distance between us. I look forward to the day you can truly show your abilities, instead of just throwing around malicious words! Take care of yourself!"
Sheng Ning clenched her teeth and remained silent!
"Thank you!" Bai Oulan walked forward gracefully.
The others immediately rejoiced in her misfortune.
"Ha ha ha... that is really annoying."
"Exactly, she should look at her own status."
"Do you really think becoming the lead dancer is such a big deal? Even if you die, you’ll never reach the heights of Bai Tian’e."
Sheng Ning didn’t care about the scornful jeers.
Chen Huaying asked quietly, "Why are you targeting Bai Tian’e, Sheng Ning?" Although she wasn’t close to Bai Tian’e, she had interacted with her a few times and found that she wasn’t so bad!
Not nearly as annoying as Hai Lan.
Sheng Ning pulled Chen Huaying a little closer and quietly recounted the scene she had witnessed in the grove the day before.
"What?" Chen Huaying covered her mouth in shock, her eyes filled with fierce rage.
"You don’t believe me?" Sheng Ning asked subconsciously. Chen Huaying was one of the people she trusted the most. Last time at the dance hall, it was both of them who had joined forces to make it happen.
So she didn’t hesitate to share her discovery with Chen Huaying this time.
"I believe you," Chen Huaying nodded without hesitation, "I just can’t believe she would be so shameless."
"Mm!" Sheng Ning also intensely disliked such people.
"How could she do that when Brother Meng Fan is so outstanding and treats her so well?" Chen Huaying gritted her teeth with hatred, wishing she could go and tear Bai Oulan to pieces.
"That wretched woman, she’s really detestable! I definitely won’t let her off," Chen Huaying paced back and forth anxiously, but since they were standing in formation, she dared not make too big of a move and could only mutter fretfully, "Actually, Meng Fan has been dead for two or three years now, and she could marry someone at any time – the Meng Family wouldn’t stop her. Even Chairman Meng specifically brought it up once, but she rejected him firmly, saying that she wanted to stay chaste for Meng Fan. She didn’t dare promise a lifetime, but five years was feasible. Pah! I can’t believe I admired her at the time for that! It was all a lie."
In those days, women tended to marry early; rural girls were having children at seventeen or eighteen. If Bai Oulan truly didn’t remarry for five years for Meng Fan, she would miss out on her prime years.
This way, the Meng Family would always owe her something.
"How revolting, why didn’t she say she’d stay single for life?"
Sheng Ning analyzed, "Her saying five years actually shows she’s smart! Think about it! For a young and beautiful woman to remain a widow because her fiancé – not even her husband – has died and to stay single for the rest of her life, no one would truly believe it even if she were willing. But five years is quite achievable, and it’s a long time that most people need to recover from a painful separation. So, her five-year plan worked really well; it not only earned her a good reputation but also a debt of gratitude from the Meng Family."
"You’re right, she really played a good game," Chen Huaying said, then glanced disdainfully at Su Yun, "It’s ridiculous that some people still treat her like a treasure."
Sheng Ning turned her head away unaffected, pretending not to hear.