Chapter 248
Chapter 248: Chapter 248
Lu Shijing had just reached the door and was about to leave.
Zhai Mijiu, barely conscious, said, "Mr. Ryan... I don’t understand."
"I don’t understand why you would do something like this. You clearly shouldn’t be held back by such antiquated ideas."
Zhai Mijiu truly couldn’t wrap his head around it. The things he had proposed were offers that no one would refuse.
Lu Shijing turned around. "I love my wife and my wife alone. What gives you the right to slander her?"
"Someone like you isn’t worthy of even speaking her name."
With that, he said coldly, "Beat him."
"When you’re done, send him to the police station."
Then he strode away, heading in the direction of the restrooms.
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After Gu Shengsheng arrived at the restroom, Wang Biao followed her.
He said, "Ma’am, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you in private."
Wang Biao had a sleazy expression, but he didn’t dare let his ulterior motives show in front of Gu Shengsheng. After all, she was his patron.
Wang Biao knew who he could mess with and who he couldn’t.
Gu Shengsheng crossed her arms and looked at him. "Mr. Wang, are you saying the donation wasn’t enough?"
"It’s not just about that." Wang Biao was all smiles. "Miss Gu, I think you understand that men have a hard time controlling their... lower halves. I imagine your husband..." He paused there intentionally.
"Before you married Mr. Ryan, you must have known how things are with these wealthy families."
Seeing his all-knowing look, Gu Shengsheng played along, feigning humiliation and anger. "Our family matters are none of your business!"
"Don’t stand here spouting nonsense!"
Gu Shengsheng’s eyes were filled with disgust and suppressed anger.
Of course, Wang Biao interpreted that look differently.
He thought there was definitely a problem with Gu Shengsheng, and that he had just hit a nerve.
He pressed on, "Miss Gu, it’s not just us saying it. You really need to see the situation for what it is."
"Men are what they are. If I were you, I’d secure my own interests. Don’t let all that outside riffraff get close, you know what I mean?"
Gu Shengsheng laughed. "So I should transfer my money to your foundation, and you’ll hold on to it for me? As an intermediary account? That would make a divorce easier?"
’I thought he was going to introduce me to some kind of deal, but he’s actually trying to persuade me to get a divorce. Why are men so eager to see others get divorced?’
’And so gossipy, too?’
It was a first for Gu Shengsheng.
Wang Biao immediately grew tense. "Ma’am, what are you talking about! That’s not what I meant at all!"
"I’m not trying to persuade you to do anything. I just hope you protect what’s yours, that’s all. I never get involved, really. That’s just how I am."
Gu Shengsheng didn’t want to say any more and walked straight into the women’s restroom. Wang Biao didn’t follow, waiting for her outside.
She was just about to send a message to Lu Shijing.
"Big Sister! Are you the one who donated to us?" Two young girls were standing in a corner of the women’s restroom, looking at Gu Shengsheng with excited eyes as they asked timidly.
They even looked at her with a hint of longing.
"Yes. Mr. Ryan and I donated together. You should be able to see the announcement." Gu Shengsheng remembered seeing a banner with their names on the website.
She then walked over to the two girls. They were trembling, unsure if Gu Shengsheng was a good person or a bad one, just standing there looking terrified.
They kept swallowing nervously. They were taking a gamble—a gamble on whether Gu Shengsheng was a good person, a gamble on whether they could be saved.
Gu Shengsheng asked, "You are..."
"Big Sister, we’re the students you sponsored," one of the girls said.
Gu Shengsheng carefully observed what they were wearing. They were clearly very young, yet they were dressed in mermaid dresses and backless gowns that were completely inappropriate for their age.
The dresses looked like children had stolen and put on adult clothing, creating a very strange and unsettling sight. The reason for it was obvious at a glance.
Their lips moved, but they didn’t dare to speak. They watched Gu Shengsheng, as if curious to see what she would say.
Then Gu Shengsheng asked, "Were you forced to come here?"
Just then, the phone in one of the girl’s hands rang. She froze like a frightened bird, looking terrified.
Gu Shengsheng saw the caller’s name: Wang Biao.
An idea was already forming in her mind.
"I know Wang Biao. He’s right outside."
Finally, one of the girls summoned her courage and said, "Hello, Big Sister. We’re very happy that you sponsored us. We’re also happy we could leave our village. It’s just..."
She sighed at that point. "I just hope you won’t donate to the Rui City Foundation anymore. Because we only get a tiny bit of the money."
"But we still have to... pay it back." The girl continued, "You’re a very good person, Big Sister. Just please don’t donate to them next time, okay?"
Gu Shengsheng’s heart ached. The feeling of her insides being constantly twisted was unbearable.
That feeling of being stuck, choked with anger, made Gu Shengsheng feel like she was about to explode.
"What are they doing to you?" Gu Shengsheng clenched her fists. "Is everyone treated like this?"
The quieter girl next to her looked terrified. "We were in school... we didn’t know about these things until high school."
"Did your teachers not teach you about biology? Do you know what a period is?" Gu Shengsheng asked.
"We know about periods," one of them said shyly. "A few of us girls sleep in the same room, so we figured it out."
"Our teacher avoided the topic. She was too embarrassed to teach it, so we just read that Chapter on our own and skipped it."
"Then in high school, we learned about it in biology class. The younger girls don’t know anything. We only just found out ourselves."
Her eyes were full of helplessness as she said, "Big Sister, we’re sorry to trouble you."
Then she answered the phone. "Hello...?"
"Where did you brats go?! Why aren’t you out here? All you do is wander around all day! Don’t you know you’re just a couple of country bumpkins? You think coming to a fancy hotel makes you rich?! Both of you, get your act together!"
Gu Shengsheng took the phone from her and hung up.
She led the two girls out. "From now on, you won’t have to live like this anymore."
As she spoke, the two girls gripped her hands tightly. What was this feeling?
They couldn’t describe it, but they felt like they could hold on to this Big Sister forever.
Every word she said was completely convincing.