Chapter 215 - Chapter 215: Hush Money
Chapter 215: Hush Money
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“First of all, that’s not me. Secondly, this has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to feel embarrassed on my behalf,” Mei Shu said disdainfully, rolling her eyes. “You can leave now.”
Li Zhen was clearly infuriated. He clenched his neck and shouted angrily, his veins bulging, “My uncle said that the video is real, and you dare to argue! The school has already reported it to the police. Don’t you know how to cover your tracks?”
Mei Shu chuckled, her laughter filled with confidence. “Shouldn’t you be saying these things to the people who framed me? Your uncle? Who is your uncle, anyway? He must have terrible judgment!”
“My uncle is the most famous private detective in Lincheng! His skills are on par with top-tier hackers!” Li Zhen thought his words would intimidate Mei Shu and looked somewhat smug. “Your stubbornness won’t help. The truth will come out sooner or later. Everyone will know how dirty and lowly you are!” “You’re the one who’s dirty and lowly, and so is your entire family!” Wen Miao couldn’t bear it any longer and joined the argument.
Mei Shu patted her on the back to calm her down and said, “Forget it, Miaomiao. There’s no point arguing with this rabid dog. Let him say whatever he wants. In the end, he’ll be proven wrong.”
“So let’s wait and see, but don’t you dare cry when the truth comes out!” Li Zhen snorted coldly and left in a huff.
However, Wen Miao refused to let go of the matter. She confronted Zhou Li, who had come in with Li Zhen earlier, blocking her path to her seat. “Did you bring him here? Since you’re so biased towards him, why don’t you switch classes and join his class?!”
Zhou Li was caught off guard and became the target of everyone’s attention. Her face turned red instantly as she defended herself, “What are you talking about? His presence has nothing to do with me. We just happened to bump into each other at the door. 1 left to go to the restroom!”
“Don’t pretend to be innocent. 1 know exactly what you’re thinking,” Wen Miao said, her arms crossed as she smiled slyly at Zhou Li. “You just wanted to embarrass Mei Shu in front of Lu Yan, right? You thought you could snatch Lu Yan away when he sees her make a fool of herself!”
“Don’t spout nonsense!” Zhou Li glanced towards Mei Shu with a pitiful look and stomped her foot in frustration. “I really didn’t. Wen Miao, you can’t just baselessly accuse people without evidence!”
Wen Miao, imitating Mei Shu’s carefree attitude, raised an eyebrow and said, “Then why did you seem pleased when I suggested you switch to Li Zhen’s class?”
“I wasn’t pleased!” Zhou Li pushed her way past Wen Miao, intending to leave.
But Wen Miao relentlessly blocked her path, saying, “Oh, right, you should be unhappy. After all, with your grades, you can’t get into Lu Yan’s class. Only my goddess can!”
Zhou Li’s face darkened, and she glared at Wen Miao with a cold expression. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you want to move or not?”
Wen Miao wasn’t afraid of her.
Why should she tolerate the princess’ temper without reason?
Wen Miao had made up her mind not to let her get away with it!
“I’ll tell you, don’t think you can fool anyone with your innocent act. When the truth comes out, you’ll have to kneel down and apologize to my goddess!” Wen Miao said firmly.
“I won’t kneel, but since you’re so eager to please her, why don’t you kneel for her every day?” Zhou Li retorted angrily.
Their classmates quickly rushed over to intervene.
Of course, Mei Shu had to protect Wen Miao. She positioned herself between the two, her eyes warning, “Wen Miao is my friend. If you’re just arguing, that’s one thing, but if you dare to do anything underhanded, I won’t spare you!”
“Do you think I’m afraid of you?” Zhou Li sneered as she glared back at Mei Shu.
Mei Shu grinned, sending a chilling smile her way. “Feel free to try.”
“You!” Zhou Li was seething with anger, almost tempted to slap Mei Shu’s smug face.
Unfortunately, at that moment, the school bell rang, and the teacher walked into the classroom. Seeing the commotion, the teacher frowned, displeased, and asked, “What’s going on? Didn’t you hear the bell for class? Hurry back to your seats and focus on your studies!”
With a cold snort, Zhou Li turned and left, casting an infuriated glance at Mei Shu.
Mei Shu patted Wen Miao’s shoulder soothingly. “Don’t worry about her for now. Just focus on your studies. Preparing for the college entrance exams is the most important thing.”
“Alright, I understand,” Wen Miao obediently nodded and followed Mei Shu back to her seat.
On the other side, Wang Yue received a text message and couldn’t stop smiling. “Thank goodness, this time 1 can finally take down that b*tch!”
“I told you from the beginning, you can trust me to handle this. You don’t need to worry!” Land Ming’s tone changed as he casually brought up another matter. “By the way, I’ve helped you out with such a big favor this time. Shouldn’t you give me a more substantial hush payment?”
At his words, Wang Yue’s smile disappeared. “Why do you need more money? Haven’t I already given you five hundred thousand? Besides, you still haven’t found out who posted my daughter’s video online!”
Land Ming smiled like a sly fox. “Mrs. Wang, don’t rush. Let me explain. This five hundred thousand isn’t just for me! The reason this matter has caught the attention of the school leaders is thanks to those people spreading rumors on campus.. Hiring people to do illegal things like this costs money!”