[Didn't you, Lin Lan, trick her into proposing? You said that female manager was having an affair, and told my sister to quickly win her back?]
Oh my god, it's my sister-in-law!
Hello, Auntie.
【Ahhh, I'm so touched! So, has this person officially recognized my princess?】
[...]
Cheng Rong sent the message too quickly, unexpectedly revealing her identity, but she was also blocked by the information.
But she was watching the live stream the whole time, and of course she wouldn't allow Mingyue to turn the tables on her hard-won opportunity.
She lied to her sister about how terrible it was—the reservoir incident, the college entrance exam, the marriage proposal—each and every one of them was simply vicious.
Knowing that her older sister scored nearly 700 points on the college entrance exam, she offered to send her to the same university as her?
Just kidding, if you want your sister to drop the matter, what can't be exchanged for something else? Does it have to be this?
The family had a huge fight back then, not only because they gave up on pursuing the reservoir's responsibility, but also because Cheng Qing gave up a better university. Even more importantly, Cheng Qing went to Ming Yue's school instead.
Therefore, after reading those diaries, Cheng Rong was not only angry at her older sister's lack of ambition, but also hated Ming Yue to the core.
But more importantly, as family members, no one noticed the long-term bullying her sister had endured. This gave Mingyue the opportunity to take advantage of her sister and make her the center of her world.
It was the neglect of her family that plunged her sister's world into darkness. Mingyue became that ray of light, but now, Cheng Rong has to be the one to turn off the light.
[Are you Cheng Qing's sister? If you're her sister, of course you'll speak up for her.]
[Does that wound prove she ever loved? You lied to my sister about proposing, and the whole class laughed at her. She cut her wrists because of your lie, Lin Lan, you murderer.]
This is no joke.
So, who exactly is Lin Lan?
[To trick someone who deeply loves another into proposing to you, and then mock them—that's like killing someone's spirit.]
Poor Teacher Cheng.
[Ugh, I'm so angry! The whole class is laughing at Teacher Cheng? Why? Teacher Cheng is so nice.]
Fortunately, she met Losie.
The most wonderful thing in the world is that they met.
[Thank you, Director Kong, for choosing Professor Cheng to join us.]
[Sobbing, I'm so touched. I'd give ten years of my life for their lifetime of peace.]
Guests: "..." So ruthless?
***
Those companies that had just noticed this and immediately sent a bunch of online trolls to infiltrate the bullet comments were now watching as Mingyue and her team ruined their brilliant move.
Such a great opportunity to break up a couple has been squandered like this; those fans are furious.
Now, whatever people say, the fans are all "smitten."
***
—You were once my whole world.
Mingyue knew, of course, and because she knew, she couldn't believe that Cheng Qing had fallen for someone else.
The friendship I once looked down upon is now something I can't have.
Mingyue finally admitted that she had been unable to obtain the affection she desired.
But that doesn't matter anymore, it's no longer important.
She averted her gaze from the two people opposite her, knowing that Losi wouldn't listen to her anymore. Therefore, she felt uneasy, both guilty and uncomfortable.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that all the guests around the table were looking at him with surprise and suspicion.
Unbeknownst to her, comments on the live stream had already brought up the class reunion from back then, and some had revealed the hidden story behind the proposal. This made it even clearer how deeply Cheng Qing had loved back then, but because of this, the person who toyed with such deep affection was also... disgusting.
Even if you say all that, it doesn't change the fact that Cheng Qing was a mistress who proposed to someone else after they had already proposed.
[Ha, so not sentencing you doesn't change the fact that you lured her to the reservoir and almost drowned her, does it?]
【？？？】
【？？？】
【？？？？？】
【？？？？？？？】
The guests were shocked when they saw this, and more than ten people looked up at Cheng Qing with complicated expressions.
Cheng Qing naturally felt that intense gaze.
Cheng Qing: "???"
But... I'm very confused.
Author's Note:
Goodnight! Mwah!
Chapter 124
An eerie silence fell over the scene. Even Mingyue, who was standing to the side, looked at the threatening text message sent by her manager with a dazed expression and finally shut up.
—"Shut your mouth, say another word and you'll have to pay for the breach of contract!"
Although the farce was over, everyone was still utterly shocked: this seemingly calm, mature, reserved, elegant, and all-around capable teacher… was she once a hopeless romantic? My goodness! That's unbelievable! If she had that kind of brain, the princess would have won her over long ago, right? But would the princess have liked a teacher like that?
As the older brother, Qi Shenghui hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Teacher Cheng, when did you learn to swim?"
Cheng Qing was taken aback. Why did the topic change so suddenly? But fortunately, she was quick-witted and almost instantly thought of a possibility.
Therefore, she immediately showed a look of reminiscing about the past, and then said sadly, "Once in high school, I almost drowned. In order to prevent such a thing from happening again, I made up my mind to study hard."
Wow!
Although people are still unclear about what happened back then, they have roughly figured out what kind of thing it was by secretly watching the comments.
It was so heinous that it was outrageous, but what's admirable is that Cheng Qing actually learned to swim after such an incident!
How could someone who almost drowned dare to learn to swim?
The guests couldn't help but applaud.
Kong Mingyan laughed: "Most people who have experienced something like this would never be able to go back into the water." Looking back now, it was really too much to ask her to swim back from such a distance.
Cheng Qing chuckled and looked at Luo Xi, saying, "I hope that one day what I've learned can protect someone. So, I must learn it."
Everyone applauded loudly again, and even the comments section was filled with admiration for these words.
Teacher Cheng is truly remarkable; it's incredibly difficult for anyone to control that kind of fear.
Indeed, I once fell from a great height, and now I'm afraid to climb high places.
Me too. I rode a roller coaster when I was too young, and now I'm too scared to ride an elevator.
It's really hard for people to overcome fear.
After expressing my admiration for Teacher Cheng, I still have to ask: the reservoir incident was far too egregious; shouldn't a celebrity like Mingyue be blacklisted?
I agree. Deceiving people into going down into the reservoir? Is that something a human would do?
Seeing the barrage of criticism in the comments, Cheng Rong finally felt a sense of relief. Her eyes reddened; this matter, which had weighed on the Cheng family's hearts for so many years, had finally come back to haunt Mingyue.
A short while later, the agent called the director to say that Mingyue had left early.
After reading about everything, Kong Mingyan felt no goodwill towards Mingyue whatsoever. After discussing it with the others, they all agreed.
***
A light drizzle fell outside, and after Mingyue left with a seemingly reasonable excuse, the entire gathering suddenly became peaceful.
Everyone gathered together and shared some funny stories they hadn't told others. The initially noisy comments section also became cheerful.
After we ate and chatted, it got dark.
After Kong Mingyan announced the disbandment, the groups headed out. Cheng Qing also led Luo Xi and Mu Xue towards the door; they had each brought an umbrella when they came, and of course, they did the same on their way back.
A light drizzle falls from the sky, and walking forward with an umbrella is quite a beautiful sight.
Luo Xi stood beside Cheng Qing and looked up to see Cheng Qing calmly opening her umbrella. She wondered how Cheng Qing was feeling today, and whether Ming Yue's matter truly had no impact on her.
She was worried about Cheng Qing, but didn't know what to do.
The moment Cheng Qing opened her umbrella and walked out, Mu Xue suddenly raised her hand and pushed Luo Xi out the door.
Luo Xi paused for a moment, then called out softly. Cheng Qing, who was holding the umbrella in front, turned around and looked at her with surprise on her face.
The raindrops in the sky and earth were all behind her, forming an extremely beautiful ink painting with the distant green mountains under the white mist.
She reached out and caught Losi when she lunged at her, blinked, and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Lossie's heart was pounding, and as she blinked, her mind went completely blank.
As Mu Xue opened her umbrella at the door, she said, "Her umbrella is broken, I don't want to share an umbrella with her."
As she spoke, she took Losi's umbrella, glanced at the two of them, snorted, "How annoying," and then quickly ran away.
Losi remained dazed. Cheng Qing shifted his gaze from Mu Xue to Losi, who was supporting his arm, and chuckled softly, asking, "Then come with me?"
Losi lowered her head and nodded gently: "Mm."
The two walked under the umbrella, heading towards the ink painting, towards home.
The cameraman behind them dutifully captured the moment, and because of this scene, even without any words, the comments section was filled with sweetness that surpassed any other language.
The other staff members, seeing this scene, were filled with emotion, realizing that even Teacher Cheng had experienced heartbreak.
Because the staff needed to stay in the store to pack up the props, only the cameraman who was filming was allowed to leave.
Kong Mingyan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Cheng Qing and Luo Xi's backs, and said with a smile, "The production team was able to promote this couple, and I hope they can really stay together."
***