Chapter 2187: Both People Lied

The senior was furious, and the words that spilled out were quite rude: "Can you get lost and stop meddling in other people's business here!"

Qingkong, however, remained very calm.

He said: "Momo is a like-minded friend of mine; standing up for her does not count as meddling."

Like-minded?

Li Moning liked these four words.

Even if there was a bit of exaggeration in those four words.

The senior, however, scoffed at Qingkong's words.

He tilted his head and asked Li Moning: "Anyone can be your friend now? How did your standards get so low?!"

Li Moning could tolerate others not liking her.

After all, she was not renminbi.

But to dare to belittle Qingkong...

Small flames ignited in Li Moning's eyes.

She slowly raised her head, her tone grim: "He is sincere and talented, better than you lot by I don't know how many times! If I hear you badmouthing him again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

As the words fell, Li Moning lifted her foot and kicked the mop handle.

Only a "crack" was heard.

That mop handle... snapped.

This scene scared the senior sister so much she stopped crying.

It also stunned the senior.

The senior was still wondering if his hand had touched Li Moning just now, would his fate... be the same as this mop handle?

This hypothesis made the senior shiver.

When Li Moning left again, he did not dare to reach out and stop her.

Li Moning returned to her high-spirited and vigorous self.

She even felt that the kick she had just delivered was simply extremely cool!

It should... have impressed Qingkong, right?

Thinking this in her heart, Li Moning stole a glance at Qingkong beside her as she walked.

But she ended up seeing him smiling!

This made Li Moning unhappy.

She stopped at a corner and asked discontentedly: "Do you find something funny?"

"Hmm... I feel like you were just now very much like a spoiled young lady."

"What? Shouldn't I be like a heroine who punishes evil and promotes good?"

"Uh, if you want to describe it that way, that's fine too."

Qingkong agreed somewhat reluctantly.

Li Moning saw it.

In this instant, Li Moning was like a deflated balloon, saying gloomily: "If I were really a spoiled young lady, I wouldn't have been set up like this."

Li Moning said, sighing heavily.

And from the corner of her eye, she saw Qingkong handing her a tissue.

She raised her eyes slightly and asked: "What for?"

"Your eye makeup is smudged."

Reminded by Qingkong, Li Moning remembered that her appearance at this moment might be terrible.

She had no heart to wallow in self-pity anymore and hurriedly took the tissue to wipe around her eyes.

As a result, the more she wiped, the more smudged it became, turning her into a panda.

Pfft—

Qingkong's irrepressible laughter made Li Moning pull a long face.

She huffed: "Laugh then, laugh then, I know I look ridiculous too!"

"Not ridiculous, but very cute."

Qingkong evaluated truthfully.

His evaluation made Li Moning's breath hitch.

Her beautiful eyes turned uneasily.

Her small hand tightly clutched the crumpled tissue, and then she hummed: "You must be teasing me."

Qingkong did not commit to an answer, but instead reminded her: "Hurry and call your family; they are very worried about you right now."

Hearing this, Li Moning pursed her lips.

She knew that running away was not a solution.

But at this moment...

Qingkong saw Li Moning's thoughts and comforted her: "Family and friends are your backing; in front of them, you don't need to worry about losing face. They've seen you look even more embarrassing anyway."

The first half of the sentence made Li Moning feel a bit of warmth.

But the second half...

She looked up at Qingkong and asked: "Are you comforting me?"

"Of course."

"But why do I feel like it stings even more."

Qingkong smiled.

He said: "Actually, whether it is good or bad, smooth or not smooth, it is all an experience in life. Take just now, for example, did you have any realization?"

"Of course I did. From now on, I must keep my eyes peeled when looking at people!"

"See, this is the harvest. This is more useful than friends and family nagging in your ear a hundred times. With such valuable experience, you didn't lose out today."

Qingkong's comfort was truly plain and unadorned.

But it really struck a chord in her heart.

Li Moning slowly calmed down, and the awkward feeling in her heart gradually disappeared.

After taking a deep breath, she looked up and said to Qingkong: "No matter what, thank you for comforting me."

"Don't thank me, hurry up and make your call."

"Mm!"

Li Moning took out her phone.

But before she could make the call, Jiang Motian found her here.

Seeing Li Moning, Jiang Motian let out a sigh of relief.

Then she knitted her brows and asked: "You girl, why did you hide here, and why aren't you answering your phone?"

"I... wanted to calm down."

"Calm down?"

"Oh, let's talk about it when we get home."

Li Moning did not want to reenact the embarrassing scene in front of Qingkong, so she hurried forward alone.

Seeing that she did not want to talk, Jiang Motian had no choice but to temporarily suppress her curiosity.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that Li Moning could not hear, she whispered to Qingkong: "How did you find Momo?"

"Just now backstage, I saw Momo's senior. I wanted to ask that boy about something, and then I heard some..."

Qingkong did not continue.

Jiang Motian, however, understood that the truth Li Moning did not want to tell was likely hidden in those unfinished words.

No matter what, the little girl had been wronged.

Watching Li Moning run off the stage in shame and anger, Jiang Motian felt heartbroken.

Their Li Family would certainly get to the bottom of the whole matter.

And then help Li Moning stand up for herself!

Jiang Motian pondered silently in her heart.

Her peripheral vision, however, was caught by a flash of red.

Qingkong was replying to a message on his phone.

The moment he put his phone down, he noticed Jiang Motian staring straight at the red doll... on his phone.

Jiang Motian shifted her gaze upward.

She feigned composure and said to Qingkong: "This thing looks very familiar."

"Oh, this was given by Momo. She said she likes doing handicrafts lately and made quite a few to give to people around her."

"Ah, no wonder it looks familiar, I have one too."

In fact, Jiang Motian was lying.

She had not received a handmade doll from Li Moning.

Li Moning had also lied.

She had only made one, then converted it into a phone charm and given it to Qingkong.

But Jiang Motian did not point it out.

Thinking back to that day, seeing the peach-blossom-like smile in Li Moning's eyes...

Jiang Motian's brow twitched uneasily.

The Li Family, with their extraordinary means, quickly investigated the cause and effect of the matter.

And the next step was to teach those two students a harsh lesson.

Li Beijue even thought of several plans.

No matter which one, it could make those two ignorant young people and their families behind them pay a painful price!

But Li Moning refused.

The reason she refused was not because she was soft-hearted.

It was because Li Moning wanted to use her own methods to punish them!

For example, if she knew what activities those two were participating in, Li Moning would strive to enter them and use her own radiance to overshadow theirs.

Whatever competition they entered, Li Moning would also enter, and then crush them with her strength.