Chapter 480: Then no one will have a good time

The atmosphere at the scene took a sudden turn, and all sorts of scrutinizing gazes fell squarely upon Yu Xinxin.

The act of isolating and bullying others directly reflects a person's character, and based on what everyone had seen so far, the theory that she was jealous of Shen Ci's appearance was entirely plausible.

Coupled with the fact that Yu Xinxin had indeed been very aggressive just moments ago, everything was clear.

Feeling the weight of everyone's stares, Yu Xinxin panicked for a moment and hurriedly defended herself: "She's talking nonsense. I didn't do it; we just didn't get along, that's all."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Shen Ci and asked with a look of feigned certainty: "Shen Ci, tell them, in the year we shared a dorm, did I ever lay a hand on you?"

Shen Ci raised an eyebrow: "That, you didn't."

Because she had been dating Li Xiao at the time, no matter how much Yu Xinxin disliked her, she hadn't dared to actually strike the girlfriend of Li Xiao.

"But bullying doesn't seem to be limited to physical violence, does it?" Shen Ci shifted the topic. Since things had already reached this point, she decided to speak plainly: "You used material goods to bribe the other two roommates into not speaking to me, you acted out little plays in the dorm to humiliate me about how I wasn't good enough for Li Xiao, you secretly poured out my new shampoo, smeared hair dye on my desk, and..."

"Enough!" Seeing that the more Shen Ci spoke, the darker the expressions of the crowd became, Yu Xinxin cut her off sharply.

Shen Ci, however, just smiled with relief. Recalling the humiliation she had suffered in her previous life during college, she felt no ripples in her heart now.

Beside her, Shi Ye's fists were clenched in heartache.

"Do you admit to any of this?" Shen Ci asked softly, looking at Yu Xinxin's flushed, angry face.

Admit it?

Of course, Yu Xinxin wouldn't admit it. How could she possibly confess to these things in front of so many people, especially her own boyfriend?

"I never did those things. You just couldn't get along with your roommates, so why are you blaming me?" Yu Xinxin held her ground, trying to remain composed: "If three people in one dorm didn't like you, you should look for the reason in yourself."

A classic case of "victim blaming."

Shi Ye wanted to speak up, but Shen Ci didn't intend to drag anyone else into this.

In fact, she hadn't planned on having a conflict with Yu Xinxin today at all; it was Yu Xinxin who kept pushing to make things difficult for her, so she couldn't be blamed for retaliating.

Shen Ci gently pressed Shi Ye's arm, took a slight breath, and then raised her wrist, revealing the diamond-encrusted bracelet she was wearing.

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. I don't have much evidence anyway, but you and I both know the truth."

Seeing that bracelet, Yu Xinxin's heart sank, and Shen Ci continued: "You should remember this bracelet, right?"

Shen Ci scanned the faces of the crowd and explained softly: "She maliciously damaged my bracelet, not knowing it was expensive. I called the police and had her taken to the station, and her father had to come forward to pay the compensation—a full one hundred yuan. I still have the settlement documents."

Saying this, she looked at Yu Xinxin: "Do you want me to take them out and show everyone?"

"One hundred yuan?"

"That expensive?"

"The diamonds on it are real!"

"She's got guts. I couldn't afford to pay for that even if I sold myself."

"Still, it shows she comes from money!"

Hearing Shen Ci's words, Xu Zhengze felt a strange sensation. He turned to look at Yu Xinxin, because what Shen Ci said was completely different from what Yu Xinxin had told him.

In Yu Xinxin's version, Shen Ci was a gold-digger who would stop at nothing, using her beauty to toy with men's feelings and even blackmailing her ex-boyfriend's family for a huge sum of money as a condition for breaking up.

But looking at Shen Ci's demeanor now, she was composed and calm, as if she feared nothing.

If someone had really done so many bad things, could they really appear so upright?

Yu Xinxin, on the other hand, had completely lost her composure.

"Shen Ci! Stop trying to confuse everyone!" Yu Xinxin erupted in rage, dropping the act entirely. She pointed at Shen Ci: "That's right, I don't like you. I hated you from the moment I first saw you, because you are a slut yourself!"

The incident reached its climax. Everyone was watching intently when suddenly, someone rushed over in a flash. Before anyone could react, a crisp slapping sound echoed through the quiet air.

"Smack!"

Shen Yuzhen raised her hand and delivered a slap: "Clean up your mouth. If I hear you curse Shen Ci again, see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

This sudden turn of events left everyone present stunned, their mouths slightly agape.

Yu Xinxin clutched her stinging cheek, her eyes filled with shock, her entire face a mask of disbelief.

"You—how can you hit someone?"

Xu Zhengze reacted and stood up immediately, rushing to check on Yu Xinxin: "Are you okay, Xinxin?"

"If your mouth is filthy, you deserve to be hit!" Shen Yuzhen glared at the two of them, then turned to Shen Ci: "Let's go, Ci. If I had known such disgusting people were here, we wouldn't have stayed to play."

As she spoke, she didn't forget to explain to the others: "This has nothing to do with you all, it's just aimed at her."

Xu Zhengze watched the red mark on Yu Xinxin's cheek, his heart aching: "Does it hurt? Let me get some ice to soothe it."

But Yu Xinxin pushed Xu Zhengze away, her sense of humiliation reaching its peak in that instant.

In her entire life, the only two slaps she had ever received were one from Shen Ci and one from Shen Ci's friend.

And it had happened on an occasion like this, in front of her boyfriend and so many other people.

"Get away from me!"

Yu Xinxin shoved Xu Zhengze aside and screamed like a madwoman: "Fine! Then no one will have a good time!"

Yu Xinxin stepped forward and looked directly at Shi Ye: "You guys are too stupid. You were easily fooled by Shen Ci's face. You don't know what kind of person she is, do you? You don't know that she was out on a date with you at noon, and by night, she had switched to another rich kid driving a luxury car? That's right, that's what she's best at."

Shi Ye looked at Yu Xinxin with nothing but disgust and disdain, not believing a single word she said.

Seeing this, Yu Xinxin sneered: "Refusing to give up until you see the coffin, huh? Fine. I happen to have proof. I'm going to make sure everyone sees clearly what kind of fickle, wanton woman Shen Ci is!"

With that, she turned to Xu Zhengze and held out her hand: "Give me your phone!"

Xu Zhengze hesitated, reaching into his pocket, his eyes darting toward Shi Ye, feeling incredibly conflicted.

No matter what, he had never intended to embarrass Shi Ye. Even if he were to tell Shi Ye, it should have been done in private at an appropriate time.

Not like this.

But Yu Xinxin was already beyond reason. Seeing Xu Zhengze fumbling, she shrieked: "Give me the phone!"

(End of chapter)