Tian Ting pursed her lips. âHavenât you heard? People are now on the rise, men are fighting over her as we speak.â
Li Tian at me, âHmph, all because of her vixen-like face? I really donât get these menâs tastes, they must be blind! Then again, they might be playing with her. After all, she is no wife material. If theyâre looking for someone to marry, definitely theyâll pick someone like my cousin!â
Jing Ni was angry and was about to retort when I pulled her back.?Why waste time on these people?
?I led Jing Ni away but the two girls were not yet done. They moved to stop our way.
Tian Ting hissed angrily, âNanxing, how dare you walk away from us? Yes, youâve become one of the top 100 students at school but that is nothing to be proud of!â
I answered evenly, âI agree with you and Iâm not proud of it either. It wasnât my goal to be one of the top 100 students anyway.â My goal was to get into the top 10. I knew telling them that would only make them mock me more so I saved my breath.
Somehow the girls misconstrued my silent confidence as guilt and fear.
Li Tian pointed her finger until it almost touched my nose. âNanxing, who are you to get into top 100 at school when my cousin hasnât made that distinction? Next time, you better think twice before scoring better than my cousin!â Li Tianâs expression was vicious. She gnashed her teeth.
Jing Ni huffed angrily, âYou girls are such bullies!â I gently pulled on Jing Ni. I didnât want her to stand up for me.
Tian Ting said with a fake smile, âNi Ni, you have to screen the type of friends you make.â Tian Ting turned to me and said, âThis kind of person doesnât deserve to be your friend. Even if you are not favored by the Jing Family, you are still a Young Miss of the Jing Family, you shouldnât hang out around this illegitimate bastard!â
I suddenly raised my head to glare at Tian Ting, âWho did you call an illegitimate bastard? Say that again!â
Tian Ting was shocked. As an outsider, she had no right to comment on the Nan Family business. She quickly hid behind Li Tian, who was.
Li Tian scoffed and pointed at me, âWas she wrong? You are a bastard! You are born an illegitimate bastard. If not for the kindness for my uncle and aunt, youâd be begging for food on the street! You depend on the Nan Family for everything! So as a member of the Nan Family, I naturally have the right to critique you. Remember, you are just a leech of the Nan Family! Do you really think you are the second miss of the Nan Family? Wake up please! At this family, you are even worse than the family dog! So stop acting all high and mighty around us, you illegitimate bastard!â
My brain buzzed and my hands went to slap Li Tianâs face. Blood pounded in my ears. Before my hands met their target, a pair of hands grabbed my wrists. âNanxing, itâs me.â Jing Tianâs voice rang beside my ears.
There were only 2 sounds in the world which could register in my brain at any time. The first was a gunshot. Gunshot was the key that unlocked the door to my childhood memory.
The second was naturally Jing Tianâs voice. No matter how turbulent my emotions were, Jing Tianâs voice and warmth could always offer me peaceful solace.
Behind Jing Tian, a smiling voice that carried no warmth began, âNan Feng, can you remind me the details of our contract again? Nanxing is my only niece. I left her with the Nan Family and provided for everything that she needed monetarily. On top of that, I even gave your family funds to use, a sign of appreciation for taking care of Nanxing. Over the years, the funds would have reached over several hundred million RMB already, right? So can you tell me why my niece is treated less than a family dog at the Nan Family? Why is she called a bastard to her face?
âOr is it because Nan Zheng was not a member of the Nan Family? Tong Huan was Nan Zhengâs lawfully wedded wife, so how could their daughter be a bastard, an illegitimate child? Is it because theyâre dead so their daughter can be trampled on freely?â
I looked at the speaker dumbly, it was my little uncle. I had never seen him so serious before. His presence was chilling. His curly hair was unruly. When he spoke, he possessed the demonic charm that couldnât be ignored.
Jesus, this is the dumb little uncle who always banters with me? My God, he is so cool!
Nan Feng who stood beside my little uncle was sweating profusely. He glanced at Tong Le and explained, âOf course not! That is not true. Master Si, please donât misunderstand! They are just children, you shouldnât take their words too seriously!â