Chapter 1931 - 77: Flaunting Power
Chapter 1931: Chapter 77: Flaunting Power
"Take it! I bet you won’t have a chance to see this much money in your lifetime."
Zhu Meihua clenched her teeth tightly, trying hard not to pour the boiling water over the other person. Growing up, even when she went to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, she was never mocked so bluntly.
She absolutely could not swallow this humiliation.
She looked at the thick envelope on the table, her hands clenched into fists, then slowly relaxed, only to clench tightly again. In the end, she resisted the urge to throw the money in the other person’s face; she didn’t have the guts for that.
She was also aware of the harsh realities; she accepted the money, but the insults would be returned in full. She still held the biggest trump card, unwilling to use it until now.
Good steel should be used on the cutting edge, but she couldn’t hold back any longer. She was eager to use it, to make Fu Shuzhen kneel before her.
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While the two were talking in the room, Gu Yuehong and Ping Simin were chatting on the small playground, in an even more harmonious atmosphere. Gu Yuehong wasn’t as arrogant as Fu Shuzhen; she preferred to slowly cut with a soft knife and enjoyed seeing people’s frightened and fearful expressions.
Her smile made people shiver, eerie and unsettling, like a cold Poison Snake’s smile with no warmth. Holding Ping Simin’s hand, she gently stroked it, with a tenderness that made one feel like a puppet doll.
"Simin, would you blame me?"
Ping Simin shook her head, "No." She wasn’t beyond all hope of rescue. Gu Yuehong’s demeanor terrified her, rendering her unable to lose her temper, and in such situations, she would calm down instead.
"Simin, we are to be lifelong friends. Rest assured, I’ll help you with anything you encounter in the future."
"Re... really?"
"Of course."
"Then will you help me deal with Gu Yunbo?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Yuehong’s eyes, then she smiled even more warmly, "Of course, you’re my best friend, of course, I’ll help you."
"But you’ve been hanging out with her."
"I haven’t, I’m just putting on an act. Gu Yunbo is obviously no good; you should guard against her, or one day you’ll be plotted against without knowing it."
Ping Simin nodded vigorously, her head lowered.
"Simin, do you know? I particularly sympathize with you. Now that your reputation is gone, the whole thing is widely known. What qualifications do you have to like the Young Chairman anymore? You probably don’t even have the right to like him secretly now."
Ping Simin suddenly looked up, her face ashen gray, with lips bitten to the point of bleeding. This... this was the thing she feared most, what she hated most in her heart.
Gu Yuehong observed her expression and felt slightly satisfied. Hmph! Did she truly believe that bowing her head could conceal everything successfully? "You should give up! Really, I’m saying this for your own good."
"If you keep fixating on the Young Chairman, it will only, only..." Gu Yuehong pretended to look troubled and hesitated for a long time before saying, "It will only make people feel disgusted. I heard the Bai Tian’e from Qianjin Dance Troupe has always liked the Young Chairman, she’s the daughter-in-law that Su Tuan has set his eyes on. You’re..."
Ping Simin could no longer control herself, shaking off Gu Yuehong’s hand and saying excitedly, "It’s all you, it’s all your fault..."
"How could it be me?" Gu Yuehong’s expression was utterly innocent, "I’ve heard it all, it’s all Gu Yunbo’s doing, she plotted against you, she was jealous of you, that’s all it is!"
"It’s you guys..."
Ping Simin’s words were abruptly interrupted by a sudden sound.