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Chapter 291 Cause and Effect
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Lin Yao didn't know how much such a large private room would cost. He wanted to know so he could get a sense of the market rate. However, it was difficult to find out. Xiang Honglian was very busy. She was very popular, and almost every male and female classmate was happy to see her, and they were genuinely happy.
Except for one female classmate, Song Tiantian.
Song Tiantian is not sweet at all. Although her appearance is above average and she has a baby face, her expressions and speech are not sweet at all.
Song Tiantian's father was a deputy director-level cadre. When Xiang Honglian and she were classmates, Song Tiantian's father was only a division-level cadre.
A few years ago, there was a popular saying: "When you get to Beijing, you realize how low your official rank is; when you get to a factory, you realize how little money you have; when you get to Hainan Island, you realize how bad your health is."
Therefore, Song Tiantian's father's deputy director-level official position is nothing compared to the countless officials in Beijing. You might throw a paper airplane in the park and hit a director-level official.
However, Song Tiantian's father worked in a prestigious department and therefore held considerable power. Many people sought favors from her family, and she had lived a very "high-class" life since childhood, which fostered a deep sense of superiority.
Despite her baby face, Song Tiantian couldn't match Xiang Honglian's delicate and refined demeanor. Coupled with Xiang Honglian's strong sense of right and wrong, the two became like oil and water since they became classmates. Apart from a few female classmates with ulterior motives and male classmates with lustful intentions, no one dared to befriend Song Tiantian.
All of this led Song Tiantian to blame Xiang Honglian, so she did everything she could to hurt her. Even when Xiang Honglian was about to get a job at a large state-owned enterprise after graduating from university, Song Tiantian found out and used her connections to ruin it.
Therefore, Xiang Honglian, who hardly ever cared about her classmates, also became angry and would never tolerate Song Tiantian again. Lin Yao's appearance this time was also to save face for herself and prevent that annoying baby-faced girl from ruining the atmosphere with her sarcastic remarks.
As the saying goes, people in the martial arts world are often not in control of their own destiny. Xiang Honglian only wanted to avoid trouble, so she dragged Lin Yao along to pretend to be a suitor. She originally didn't intend to pay any attention to Song Tiantian, but she didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to cause trouble.
"Oh my, Honglian, I heard you're working at the Longchang Building now, on the 21st floor! That's high!"
Song Tiantian's voice is very shrill, not the kind of shrillness of a child's voice, but the kind of sharpness you get from someone shouting and cursing in the street. It has a faint metallic quality, which can be used to modify the strength of a soldier's voice when it is on a male voice, but when it comes on a female voice, it is really jarring.
Xiang Honglian nodded without speaking, her smile unchanged, and turned to continue whispering to Mei Lanhua beside her.
Lin Yao sat a few seats away from Xiang Honglian. Next to him was a man named Song Xuan, who was quite well-mannered and knowledgeable. Lin Yao was having a pleasant conversation with him.
"Han Lang, this is Xiang Honglian, whom I often mention to you. She's the social butterfly among our classmates from No. 4 Middle School." Song Tiantian introduced her to the man who had come with her, her tone arrogant, even glancing at Xiang Honglian with a sidelong glance. "Honglian is the most ambitious person in our class. She's starting from the bottom, working as a sales clerk at an appearance company. Although she only earns two or three thousand yuan a month, she's accumulating experience and paving the way for her future development."
The room's stereo was playing soothing light music at a low volume so as not to disturb the students' conversations; they weren't actually there to sing.
Song Tiantian's shrill voice was heard by dozens of people in the room, who all turned to look at her. Some of Xiang Honglian's classmates even came over, frowning and glaring at Song Tiantian.
The socialite's evaluation was really too hurtful.
Han Lang is Song Tiantian's boyfriend. His family owns a company. Because Song Tiantian's father controls the company's lifeline, or rather, as long as he gets involved with Song Tiantian, the company can have a rapid development in the future, so the two became a couple.
"Oh, that's truly admirable. I think since you're starting from the bottom, you should start as a cleaner; that's the real grassroots level." Han Lang, whose appearance could barely be described as handsome, naturally agreed with his girlfriend's statement, while simultaneously intensifying his criticism, all in an effort to please Song Tiantian.
"Song Tiantian, what do you mean? You've changed ten men and you're showing them off? Are you making fun of me?" Xiang Honglian's mouth was sharp, and one sentence made Han Lang's face turn green. No man could stand such words, especially one who considered himself a promising young man with a bright future.
Song Tiantian was clearly taken aback by Xiang Honglian's words, and was overcome with shame and indignation. She blurted out something she shouldn't have, "Xiang Honglian, let me tell you, you're destined to be a wage earner your whole life! Even if you find a boyfriend in the future, I'll tell him all about you."
"What secrets do I have that I can't let people know? I, Xiang Honglian, am upright and honest, and I don't change men casually." Xiang Honglian raised her eyes contemptuously, glanced at Song Tiantian, and then turned back to continue talking to Mei Lanhua, not wanting to pay any more attention to that arrogant woman.
"Hmph! You've seen what happened to your father. If you want to fight with me, Song Tiantian, I'll find a way to get you." Song Tiantian's words were like a thunderbolt, leaving Xiang Honglian completely stunned.
After a long while, Xiang Honglian finally stood up and shouted angrily, "Song Tiantian, what grudge does my dad have against you?! You made him lose his job and lay off his wife, and then you even set a trap for him, you've gone too far!"
Tears streamed down her face. The seemingly delicate Xiang Honglian was finally defeated, and her vulnerability could no longer be concealed.
Xiang Honglian comes from a single-parent family. Her mother passed away early, and she was raised by her father. Therefore, her father is extremely important to Xiang Honglian.
My father was 51 years old and was just a few years away from retirement when a work mistake caused serious losses to his workplace, leading to his dismissal from his public office.
Her father had been unable to pinpoint the cause of his work mistake. Little did he know that it was simply a result of his daughter's squabble with a classmate.
As soon as Song Tiantian spoke, the clever Xiang Honglian immediately discovered the truth. It turned out that the reason her father had been puzzled was Song Tiantian. It turned out that this classmate from middle school was so ruthless that she could cause such serious consequences from such a trivial matter.
Not to mention the loss of future livelihood due to the inability to retire normally, the shame of losing his public office alone made the honest father depressed and unhappy. He stayed at home sighing all day and felt ashamed even when he went out.
Song Tiantian is too vicious! Xiang Honglian wanted nothing more than to pounce on her and bite or scratch her, but she knew that such thoughts were too unrealistic. If another person were to physically harm her, her grieving father would only become more distressed.
Xiang Honglian suddenly felt weak all over, her frail body falling freely downwards as if her legs did not exist.
There aren't many fools in this world. With just a few words, everyone understood the truth. Even Song Tiantian felt that she shouldn't have said such things in this setting. These words were only suitable for attacking Xiang Honglian in private, because they wouldn't leave any evidence.
Lin Yao rushed over and pulled Xiang Honglian into his arms, giving this petite and fragile woman some support.
Staring angrily, Lin Yao's voice was icy cold, "Get the hell out of here!"
An uncontrollable rage burned in Lin Yao's heart. He never expected that such a trivial matter would lead to such a violent retaliation. Xiang Honglian had already told him about the conflict between her and Song Tiantian. In Lin Yao's view, it was just a minor squabble between classmates, not worth mentioning and not a serious grudge at all. However, he never expected it to cause such a consequence.
"Little Grass..." Lin Yao couldn't help but call out to Little Grass, as his skills and abilities were not suitable for him to take action personally.
"Yaoyao, I understand." Xiaocao's voice rang out, very calmly, "Entering the world doesn't mean you can't punish others, as long as you don't fall into blind killing impulses."
"So, what do you want?"
Lin Yao hesitated for a moment, then abandoned his plan to have Xiao Cao take action. He thought to himself that things in society should be handled according to social rules. Although Song Tiantian was despicable, there were better ways to deal with her. As long as the foundation and support for her arrogance were eliminated, he could strike her down to the greatest extent possible.
"Forget it, I'll let Ge Yong handle it." Lin Yao made the decision. He had heard Hong Lian talk about Song Tiantian's family background. Based on the past situation, Song Tiantian's father was definitely not a law-abiding person. It would be better to let Ge Yong's people handle it directly, because they are good at obtaining intelligence and carrying out strikes.
"Okay." The little grass stopped talking; she had slowly learned to observe and remain silent.
Originally, Song Tiantian and Han Lang planned to confront Lin Yao head-on. However, they were collectively attacked by the surrounding classmates. Under such accusations and attacks, they could no longer stay and hurriedly said goodbye and left.