Shi Qingyin’s teeth ground with hatred, especially when her eyes landed on Shi Ning’s beautiful face—smug, arrogant, and practically begging to be slapped.
She lifted her hand furiously. “I’ll hit you…”
But before her palm could fall, Shen Xizhou grabbed her wrist and yanked her back. “What’s wrong with you? Do you think you can hit Ning Ning right now ?”
Shi Qingyin was burning with rage, her mind in chaos.
“Why shouldn’t I hit her? She’s toying with us! Making us look like monkeys like clowns!”
“She’s still so arrogant! Just look at her smug face! I’m going to hit her! Let me go!”
She hadn’t slept a wink last night from fear, and just now, Shen Xizhou had even thrown a garbage bag over her and beaten her.
Not only that—she’d posted on the platform labeling herself as a mistress! Her public image was ruined!
And yet, Shi Ning was still provoking them.
Shi Qingyin was desperate to slap her back, right across that infuriatingly pretty face.
[Bullet screen: If the heroine dares to slap the supporting actress in the face, the villain will break her hands first! And then smash her face!]
[Bullet screen: Forget slapping her face—if the heroine so much as makes the supporting actress lose one strand of hair, the villain will shave her bald, brand her with six monk’s ordination scars (traditional dots burned on a monk’s head during initiation), and send her straight to a temple.]
[Bullet screen: It seems the villain has been too docile lately. People are forgetting he’s a yandere (偏执狂 — obsessive/crazy love type) villain!]
[Bullet screen: He’s the kind of villain who can flip out, go ruthless, and treat everyone cruelly—except the supporting actress. Only she can suppress his dark side!]
[Bullet screen: Don’t make the villain sound so terrifying. He’s been so cute recently—you can hardly tell he’s a villain at all.]
[Bullet screen: The vicious supporting actress has never lost when it comes to being ruthless. Otherwise, how could she suppress the villain? She’s even more merciless than him!]
Shi Ning thought that last comment was absolutely right about her .
As the vicious supporting actress, she had no reason to hold back her temper.
The atmosphere in the room grew tense.
“Shen Xizhou, let her go,” Shi Ning said coldly. “Let her hit me. If she dares, I’ll break both her hands. And if she so much as touches a hair on my head…”
Her gaze swept to Shi Qingyin’s hair, her red lips curving into a smile. “Then I’ll rip out every strand of her hair . and made her a bald donkey!” (Bald donkey is a slang insult in Chinese, often used to mock someone by likening them to a monk.)
“You…”
Shi Ning’s viciousness startled Shi Qingyin so much she instinctively stepped back, her will to strike vanishing in the air instantly.
Because at this moment, Shi Ning looked far more ruthless than her. As she really dared to do it what she said!
Shi Qingyin’s chest rose and fell with frustration, as her anger get no outlet. She glared at Shi Ning, eyes filled with jealousy and envy.
“You dare to be so arrogant? Isn’t it only because Qin Heye is protecting you?”
Shi Ning’s smile grew brighter, dazzling, flamboyant. “Yes. Not only do I have a wealthy father, I also have a husband who’s the richest man.”
“You don’t have any of it ! Are you envious? Jealous? Want to play mistress again and steal someone else’s man?”
Shi Qingyin was so furious she nearly spat blood. The frustration in her chest grew heavier and heavier by the minute. But she could only swallow it down.
Shen Xizhou tugged Shi Qingyin behind him, shooting her a look. Then he raised his head, his expression soft as he looked at Shi Ning.
“Ning Ning, we’ve been together for so many years…”
Shi Ning had no patience for his hypocritical, nauseating words. She raised her chin and cut him off coldly. “Don’t talk nonsense. All you want is for me to help you get Plot 15 in West City right.”
Shen Xizhou admitted bluntly, “Yes.”
Shi Ning immediately named her conditions. “Ten billion plus Plot 7 in East City—the one you won at auction—in exchange for Plot 15 in West City.”
[Bullet screen: Plot 7 in East City—that’s the bargain land the author specifically wrote for Shen Xizhou. The price was only 1 billion, and most people thought it was worthless.]
[Bullet screen: Even if some optimists had bid on it, the author would’ve written it so Shen Xizhou won anyway. Even Qin Heye couldn’t take it.]
[Bullet screen: Now Shi Ning wants Shen Xizhou to give up Plot 7 in exchange for Plot 15. Brilliant! In the future, when East City develops, it’ll be clear that Shen Xizhou gave it away personally—because Shi Qingyin made him do it.]
[Bullet screen: When that time comes, will their relationship still be intact? Shen Xizhou will probably want to skin Shi Qingyin alive, eat her flesh, drink her blood, and grind her bones!]
If Shen Xizhou hadn’t already seen the “free transfer” contract, he might have agreed without resistance.
But now? To go from free to suddenly paying 11 billion—it was like someone ripping the flesh from his body.
Still, Shen Xizhou gazed at Shi Ning with feigned tenderness. “Ning Ning, can’t you ask Qin Heye for mercy again? It doesn’t have to be free—maybe half price. No… better yet, I’ll buy it at the original price. But can we skip Plot 7 in East City?”
To show sincerity, he quickly added, “I’ll buy it at the original price, isn’t that good enough? Qin Heye doesn’t need that extra billion anyway. Just let him give it up.”
He spoke as if he were being magnanimous. After all, paying the original price—what generosity!
Shi Ning couldn’t help but laugh. Shen Xizhou’s shamelessness truly knew no bounds.
He even treated other people’s money as if it were his own.
“You’ve got such thick skin—why don’t you slice it off and feed it to the dogs?”
Shen Xizhou’s face darkened. He frowned at Shi Ning, full of blame.
“Ning Ning, why are you protecting Qin Heye? You weren’t like this before.”
Shi Ning almost burst out laughing from sheer disbelief. “He’s my husband. Of course I’ll protect him.”
“Besides, if I don’t protect him, do you think he’d ever agree to transfer Plot 15 of West City to you?”
Hearing this, Shen Xizhou’s emotions tangled. “You always protected me before—even during the three years of our marriage. Now you’ve changed. You won’t even speak to Qin Heye on my behalf to save me a billion.”
Deep down, he agreed with her words. Without Shi Ning coaxing Qin Heye, he wouldn’t even have the right to meet him, let alone dream of getting land from him.
But at the same time, he twisted the truth in his mind—convincing himself that he never asked her to please Qin Heye; she’d done it willingly.
Why was she making it sound as though she sacrificed herself for him? As though he were a useless scumbag living off a woman?
She was the one who forced him to owe her favors, then dressed it up as “love,” morally blackmailing him.
Shi Qingyin was right—it was obvious Shi Ning didn’t love him.
Back then, she’d been drugged, but it wasn’t as though she couldn’t have gone to the hospital. Even if the hospital failed, couldn’t she have just jumped out the window and died to preserve her chastity?
Instead, Shi Ning had chosen to cling to fame and fortune, using the drugging incident as an excuse to sleep with Qin Heye, the man with both power and money.
Shen Xizhou convinced himself of this version of events.
Even though Shi Ning had given him her heart for years, he never acknowledged it, never cherished her—and even cheated with Shi Qingyin.
For him to say such words now was utterly shameless!
Though she didn’t know the full extent of his thoughts, Shi Ning couldn’t hold back her disgust. “You bastard!”
She raised her hand and slapped him across the face with all her strength, sending his head snapping to the side.
Her palm stung from the blow.
Shen Xizhou, already injured, now had blood at the corner of his mouth.
He roared, “Shi Ning!”
Shi Ning looked at him coldly, her voice dripping with disdain. “I’ve already tried my best to get Plot 15 West City for you. Take it or leave it.
“Anyway, Qin Heye has no interest in that worthless land in East City!”