Chapter 22 - 22 Shooting Oneself in the Foot

The man stepped forward and pushed her away, chiding, “Sun Yingke, are you blind? How dare you hit Xiao Yu?”

Sun Yingke fell to the ground, dumbfounded, watching the scene unfold before her.

Ning Yuli’s eyes widened as she screamed, “Why is it Bai Yun? Where’s Gu Qiaoqiao?”

“I’m right here,” Gu Qiaoqiao stood at the door, smiling wryly, “Since you all know each other, get her dressed quickly. It wouldn’t be good if she caught a cold.”

At this moment, Qin Xiaoyu, the girls from the private room, and some of the boys had already reached the door.

The door was wide open.

They all instantly saw the scene inside the room, and everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

Bai Yun in a tank top, the disheveled man with his clothes in disarray, and Ning Yuli and Sun Yingke.

Someone curiously asked, “What happened?”

“No idea,” came the response.

“Isn’t that man Bai Yun’s second cousin Zhu Jianguo?”

A chill ran through Gu Qiaoqiao as she cast a sinister gaze at the people inside the room.

The second cousin, huh.

Not only did she know him, he was a relative as well.

In her past as well as her present life, the person Gu Qiaoqiao hated the most was Bai Yun, a woman cloaked in the guise of a white lotus, but inside, her heart was pitch black.

So, no matter how Bai Yun lived her life now, she would never forgive her!

At this moment, Bai Yun seemed to have somewhat regained her senses. She glanced around at the onlookers by the door and saw herself half-naked.@@novelbin@@

Her cheeks, originally flushed, turned stark white in an instant.

Her lips trembling, and with shaky hands and the aid of Ning Yuli, she managed to get her sweater on. Ning Yuli helped her stand up, and Sun Yingke was also lost.

The slap earlier had been so forceful, her palms still hurt.

She was frightened.

Bai Yun seemed gentle and kind on the surface, but deep down, she was wicked.

She needed Bai Yun’s family’s help with her father’s matters, how could she dare to offend her?

Inquiring glances turned towards the man, who looked incredibly dejected.

Sun Yingke was quick to react, now that she was already working, pointing at Gu Qiaoqiao and speaking harshly, “Was it you who bullied Bai Yun?”

“I am a woman, how could I bully Bai Yun?” asked Gu Qiaoqiao calmly.

“Did you splash the water and wine on Bai Yun?” demanded Ning Yuli fiercely.

Bai Yun’s mind was in turmoil, staring intently at Gu Qiaoqiao, biting her lip, forcing herself to calm down.

And upon calming down, Bai Yun remembered everything that happened just before.

Some things were blurry, but others she remembered very clearly.

The glass of orange juice?

Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t drink it?

Was it she who drank it?

Before Bai Yun could figure it out, Gu Qiaoqiao acknowledged with a nod, “It was I who splashed it…”

The crowd looked at Gu Qiaoqiao in shock.

She continued, “If I hadn’t made her sober up, she would have stripped off all her clothes. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her second cousin.”

Gu Qiaoqiao was ready for the potential backlash.

And the expressions on the faces of the crowd became even more ambiguous.

Qin Xiaoyu made her way to the front, glanced at the now cold-faced Gu Qiaoqiao, then at Bai Yun. Bai Yun quickly grabbed Qin Xiaoyu, tears streaming down her face, “Xiao Yu, your sister-in-law…she…”

She stopped mid-sentence, which ignited a flame of anger in Qin Xiaoyu. She pointed at Gu Qiaoqiao and demanded, “Sister-in-law, you came out with Sister Bai Yun, so why is she like this? Did you do something to her?”

Gu Qiaoqiao thought her heart was as sturdy as iron, yet even now, it felt somewhat sour. How much of a failure could she be?

Qin Xiaoyu, in such a situation, was accusing her in return.

In her past and current life, whether she was framed or had wisely drawn back, she was always the one who was blamed for being in the wrong.

In her last life, she was even more wretched than Bai Yun, having been forced to kneel on the ground and apologize.

What was Qin Xiaoyu doing at that time?

Standing alongside Bai Yun, looking at her as if she were a clown.

Not speaking a word in her defense, not even a single word, nor offering a kind look.

If Qin Xiaoyu had treated her back then the way she was treating Bai Yun now, she thought, she would have repaid her in this life as if she were her benefactor.

But sadly…

However, Qin Xiaoyu was being an idiot, and she couldn’t afford to argue with her here because Bai Yun aimed to divert everyone’s attention.

How could she let Bai Yun have her way?

Gu Qiaoqiao looked at Bai Yun with icy eyes, “Bai Yun, just now you and Ning Yuli were pulling me, saying… that my husband Qin Yize was in this private room. When you and I entered, it turned out you mistook someone else for him. How could you have mistaken your second cousin for Qin Yize?”

This statement carried a heavy load of information, and some people looked at Bai Yun and Zhu Jianguo with doubtful eyes.

What were these two up to?

“Gu Qiaoqiao, you…” Bai Yun’s face was a mix of paleness and rage, her vicious gaze firmly fixed on Gu Qiaoqiao.

She wanted to stop Gu Qiaoqiao, but Gu Qiaoqiao spoke too quickly.

“I was pulling you out, but you suddenly threw yourself into your second cousin’s arms, started tearing at his clothes, and touching all over him. I was frozen in shock back then. Then, when I heard your second cousin call you Xiao Yun, I realized that you knew each other. But unexpectedly, you went on to strip off your clothes. If I hadn’t splashed you with cold water to wake you, I dread to think what you might have done next…”

“Gu Qiaoqiao, you’re slandering me, I didn’t, I didn’t…” Bai Yun let out a piercing scream, “It was you, you must have caused this to happen to me.”

How could this happen?

Her brain felt like it was about to explode.

“I caused this to you? How did I cause this? Did I join your second cousin in stripping off your clothes?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked calmly.

People started whispering among themselves, “Bai Yun is so close to her second cousin, how could she help Gu Qiaoqiao strip her own cousin? Isn’t he afraid of being killed by Bai Yun’s parents for this?”

“Yeah, but why would Bai Yun suddenly act like this?”

“Did she have a drink?”

“Not sure.”

“Maybe she drank too much and got rowdy after drinking.”

Although Bai Yun was well-liked, she couldn’t get along with everyone.

Some people didn’t look upon her favorably.

Of course, there were also plenty of unkind words.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s gaze shifted, and she said with an appearance of distress, “Bai Yun, everyone knows we have a good relationship. It’s only right for me to help you. I don’t expect your gratitude, but you can’t turn around and accuse me of causing you harm.”

As Bai Yun met everyone’s gaze, her mind finally exploded. She screamed recklessly, “It was you who harmed me. It should be you standing here, you throwing yourself into a man’s arms. It was you who switched our orange juices. Gu Qiaoqiao, you will not die a good death…”

Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly stood up straight, her sharp eyes fixed on Bai Yun, “What about the orange juice you gave me? Explain yourself clearly…”

The room instantly fell silent.

Those around looked at one another, wondering what was wrong with the orange juice—they all had some just now.

“Bai Yun, stop talking…” Ning Yuli was terrified. Brother Hao had mentioned before administering the drug that if they dared to leak this out, he would certainly not let the two of them off easily.