CHAPTER 164: CHAPTER 164: SLAPPED IN PUBLIC

Wu Taotao, Leng Ziqing, and others finished eating and then headed to KTV for some singing.

Today, Leng Ziqing was treating everyone, encouraging them to have fun.

On the way, they passed by a mall, and unexpectedly ran into Zhang Meimei and Ye Ya.

Ye Ya was the first to spot Leng Ziqing and nudged Zhang Meimei, "Meimei, isn’t that Leng Ziqing?"

Zhang Meimei then looked over and indeed saw Leng Ziqing.

Just then, Wu Taotao was skipping along, walking too fast, and twisted her ankle accidentally, tilting towards Leng Ziqing.

Leng Ziqing quickly reached out and caught her shoulders.

"Are you okay?"

Wu Taotao shook her head with a blush, "I’m fine, thank you, Senior Brother Leng."

Leng Ziqing nodded, looking at her gently, but did not release his hold for quite some time.

Seeing this, Zhang Meimei grinded her teeth in anger.

Leng Ziqing was her fiancé, and here he was tangling with another woman as if she didn’t matter at all.

"Leng Ziqing,"

Zhang Meimei shouted and strode over.

"Meimei,"

Ye Ya hurriedly followed.

A sharp slap echoed.

Zhang Meimei rushed to Leng Ziqing and Wu Taotao, and without saying anything, slapped Wu Taotao’s face.

Wu Taotao was stunned by the hit.

She held her face, looking at her in disbelief.

Leng Ziqing lashed out, "Zhang Meimei, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? Leng Ziqing, what do you think you’re doing? Don’t forget the relationship between us, and here you are cozying up to another woman! Do I mean anything to you?" Zhang Meimei retorted angrily.

Leng Ziqing furrowed his brows at her accusation, explaining in a low voice, "It’s not what you think. She’s my classmate, we..."

Wu Taotao, upon hearing Leng Ziqing’s explanation showing they were merely classmates, looked up at him, incredulous.

But then, Wei Hanzhang stepped forward, awkwardly trying to clarify to Zhang Meimei, "Miss Zhang, we really are just classmates, just out for a meal together. Don’t misunderstand."

"Stay away from my fiancé, and if I ever see you deliberately seducing him again, I’ll ruin your face," Zhang Meimei warned Wu Taotao.

Wu Taotao, clutching her face, tears welled up in her eyes.

She glanced at Leng Ziqing.

Leng Ziqing avoided her gaze.

Wu Taotao let out a disappointed laugh and quietly told Wei Hanzhang, "Senior Brother Wei, I’m leaving now."

With that, she turned and ran off.

The other classmates witnessing the scene felt terribly awkward.

Wei Hanzhang quickly signaled to the others to leave quickly.

Soon, only Leng Ziqing, Zhang Meimei, and Ye Ya remained at the scene.

"Are you heading home, or joining us for a stroll?" Zhang Meimei smugly asked Leng Ziqing.

Earlier, she had hit that woman, and Leng Ziqing hadn’t dared to speak up for her, which made Zhang Meimei quite satisfied.

So, her tone with him had improved a lot.

Yet it was unexpected, Leng Ziqing coldly stared at her, rebuking, "Zhang Meimei, even being arrogant requires limits. They’re all classmates of mine, and you hit them without hesitation. Is this what your family teaches?"

Zhang Meimei: "..."

"Leng Ziqing, you dare criticize me? I haven’t even called you out yet for tangling with another woman on the street!"

"If you’re not happy, you can suggest calling off the engagement. I don’t care," Leng Ziqing retorted harshly.

Having said that, he left, ignoring Zhang Meimei’s astonished and dazed expression.

"Meimei, are you okay?"

After Leng Ziqing left, Ye Ya looked at Zhang Meimei’s stunned expression and gently nudged her.

Zhang Meimei came back to her senses, angrily stomping on the spot, "Leng Ziqing is too much, talking about calling off the engagement. Is it really for that woman? It’s too much. Who does he think he is, that I, Zhang Meimei, can’t live without him?"

"Meimei, calm down. I know that girl from earlier," Ye Ya said.

Zhang Meimei asked quickly, "You know her? Who is she?"

"She’s a friend of my cousin, Ye Ningwan, from the same place. I never expected she’s also a classmate of Young Master Leng."

"Ye Ningwan? That bitch, no surprise her friend is also a bitch," Zhang Meimei said with a clenched fist, incensed.

Ye Ya said, "My third sister is currently in Jiangcheng. You know what happened to our family. It’s all because of her, I don’t even have a place to stay now. Meimei, thank you for taking me in."

"Yaya, you are my friend, I’ll avenge you. Personal vendetta, old grievances, all at once," Zhang Meimei snorted coldly.

Ye Ya lowered her head, a peculiar glint flashing in her eyes.

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"Miss Wu? What’s wrong? Who bullied you?"

Wangyue, holding a lollipop, was about to get some ice cream in the lobby, and saw Wu Taotao running in crying.

Wu Taotao choked out, "Is Ningning back yet?"

Wangyue nodded, "She’s back, in her room."

"Thank you!"

Wu Taotao entered the elevator crying and quickly went upstairs to find Ye Ningwan.

Ye Ningwan opened the door, surprised to see Wu Taotao with red and swollen eyes standing there.

"Who bullied you?"

"Ningning."

Wu Taotao sobbed, hugging Ye Ningwan tightly.

"Don’t cry, don’t cry. Tell me who bullied you, and I’ll get revenge for you."

Ye Ningwan, heartbroken, held and gently patted her back to soothe her.

Wangyue came up with an ice cream, paused at the scene, and walked over asking, "Want some ice cream?"

Ye Ningwan signaled with her eyes.

Now of all times, the thought is about ice cream?

Yet surprisingly, Wu Taotao released her, sniffling and nodded, "Yeah, give me one."

Ye Ningwan: "..."

So is she sad or not?

"What actually happened, can you tell now?"

Ye Ningwan asked, sitting on the couch while watching the two devour a bucket of ice cream, finally unable to resist asking.

Wu Taotao calmed down significantly after eating the ice cream.

Ye Ningwan had already applied ointment to her face.

Her face, initially somewhat swollen and red from being hit, had improved a lot with the ointment.

"Who hit you?"

Ye Ningwan asked again.

"Leng Ziqing’s fiancée."

Wu Taotao said miserably.

"Zhang Meimei?"

Ye Ningwan frowned.

Thinking of that spoiled and capricious girl, she indeed might do such a thing.

"It was Leng Ziqing’s birthday, and we were celebrating for him. Unexpectedly, that girl showed up and just hit me out of the blue," Wu Taotao said, aggrieved.

Wangyue promptly asked, "So did you hit back?"

Wu Taotao lamented, "I didn’t hit back, and that’s why I cried. I was too stunned to react, and Leng Ziqing didn’t do anything. I was so upset, I forgot to hit back."

"It’s not too late to find her and hit back now," Wangyue said.

At this moment, there was a knock at the door, and Tingyu’s voice came from outside.

"Miss Ye, a man named Wu Wei is here to see you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Taotao hurriedly whispered, "Don’t let my brother know I was hit, or he’ll kill that woman."

"Hide in the bathroom,"

With quick eyes and hands, Wangyue pulled her into the bathroom.