Chapter 101: No Reason to Cry

Too much to bear?

Shen Qing laughed, her beauty in full bloom. “You point fingers and talk behind backs, yet you still dare to yap at me.”

“You…” Ruan Yingying clenched her fists at her sides, the corners of her eyes reddening, her voice trembling.

“Yingying, don’t…” The girl accompanying her quickly grabbed a tissue and wiped her tears.

The others watched the spectacle, no one daring to step forward or even comment.

It was the restaurant owner who finally came out to mediate. With Shen Qing’s reputation as the school’s undisputed queen, he didn’t dare say a word against her. Instead, he comforted Ruan Yingying and her friends, offering them a sixty percent discount.

Fatty glanced over and rolled his eyes. “Girls like her are pure white lotus! Their mouths are filthy, gossiping everywhere, and yet, neither beaten nor scolded, they act as if they’re so wronged.”

Shen Qing, seated at the table, heard Fatty’s words and looked up, rare praise in her tone. “You’re quite perceptive.”

Fatty scratched his head and grinned. “That’s because I followed the right boss.”

Yao Panpan checked the forum. Someone had already posted about the incident, and the comments were all condemning Shen Qing for bullying girls.

“Damn! These people are sick. They don’t know what happened and just spew nonsense.” Yao Panpan replied, cursing the most vicious posters.

[Someone’s behavior is disgraceful. She looks glamorous on the outside, but rotten within. The girls did nothing to provoke her, yet she hit them. She’s not fit to be a student at No. 1 High!]

[Agreed, our school doesn’t tolerate such trash!]

[No. 1 High is a school, not a place for someone to flaunt their power. Those girls are seniors; she doesn’t study herself, but drags others down.]

[Liushang i: Damn! You don’t even know the truth, and a single white lotus flower makes you forget all the books you’ve read for years! She gossips everywhere, nothing even happened, yet she cries! Cry for what, exactly?]

Angry, Yao Panpan put down her phone, but still uneasy, she opened Weibo.

Her Qing sister was now a public figure; today’s incident might get posted there, and if trolls gathered, it would be trouble.

“Yao Panpan, aren’t you eating?” Fatty reminded her, knowing if she didn’t start, the dishes would soon be gone.

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Yao Panpan didn’t look up. “No time, sister’s busy.”

Fatty clicked his tongue and helped her with some food.

“Qing sister, aren’t you worried?” Chu Yu glanced at Shen Qing, who was eating with gusto.

She was a public figure now, half a foot in the entertainment industry, and after just hitting the trending list, this happened. Her heart was certainly big.

“Worried about what?” Shen Qing looked up in response.

Chu Yu paused. Qing sister wasn’t short of money, and she could fight. There really wasn’t much to fear.

“Huh? Qing sister, your trending topic is gone?” Yao Panpan exclaimed in shock.

Could today’s incident already have been posted?

Shen Qing remained calm, sipping water before speaking slowly, “Oh, I had someone remove it.”

I had someone remove it.

I removed it myself.

Yao Panpan’s mind buzzed, as if she were in a dream.

Trending topics could just be withdrawn at will?

Damn! Qing sister’s background was that strong?

Chu Yu and Fatty weren’t surprised. After all, in Shen Qing’s eyes, thirty thousand yuan for a bag of candy was nothing special.

Nie Huan helped Shen Qing with more food, and Chu Yu frowned. “Huan sister, are you full?”

He hadn’t seen Nie Huan eat much all evening. She was over one meter seventy, yet ate so little—could she really get enough nutrition?

“More or less.” Nie Huan glanced at him, reaching into her pocket and pulling out a piece of candy.

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And there it was—another piece costing over three thousand yuan.

“Oh.” Chu Yu lowered his head and ate a few bites, finding the food tasteless.

“Huan sister, is that candy really delicious? I see you eating it every day.” Yao Panpan rubbed her palms, her face filled with anticipation.

Chu Yu and Fatty both paused, especially Fatty, whose face turned green, as if the sourness lingered in his mouth.

Nie Huan raised her eyelids and looked at her. “Want to try?”

“Can I?” Yao Panpan hesitated. This was candy Qing sister specially bought for Huan sister; would it be right for her to eat it?

Fatty’s mouth twitched. How familiar the scene was.

“You can.”

Fatty: It’s over!

Yao Panpan happily took the candy, but after tasting it, her expression changed again and again.

She shot up and rushed outside, Fatty quickly following.

“Don’t spit it out!” Fatty swiftly covered Yao Panpan’s mouth.

“Mmm…”

“If you spit it out, that’s three thousand gone.”

“Huh?” Yao Panpan stared blankly. This sour little thing cost three thousand?