"So he’s being kept by a sugar mommy!"
"If that’s really the case..."
"Then I’d really lose all respect for Lin Feng!"
A few classmates standing nearby muttered amongst themselves.
Meanwhile, the expression on Wang Shan’s face grew even more smug.
It was as if slandering Lin Feng brought her a twisted sort of pleasure.
For a fleeting moment, Wang Shan even believed her own lie.
In fact, the more Wang Shan talked, the more she convinced herself that Su Ruoxi looked exactly like the kind of rich woman who would keep a man.
When you spin a lie so elaborate that you start to believe it yourself...
...the liar becomes increasingly self-righteous.
And that was exactly what was happening to Wang Shan.
Most of the people there, however, were still rational.
After all, with Lin Feng’s bearing, he didn’t seem like the kind of pretty boy who would let himself be kept by someone.
Besides, most of them knew about the history between Wang Shan and Lin Feng.
So, many people figured Wang Shan was just making things up.
It made them realize just how frightening it was when love turned to hate.
At that moment, Wang Shan was completely lost in her own malicious speculation.
She had even subconsciously convinced herself it was true.
Just then, a girl sneered, "Tell a lie enough times, and you start to believe it yourself."
Wang Shan’s head snapped to the side.
The speaker was none other than Wang Ling’er, the same girl whose red envelope Wang Shan had snatched earlier.
"You... How do you know I’m lying? Every word I said is true!"
Wang Shan retorted.
Wang Ling’er clearly despised Wang Shan, but she had no proof to back it up.
So she could only purse her lips and say no more.
Just as Wang Shan was getting into the swing of her slander, Lin Feng’s phone suddenly rang.
"Brother Feng, is your party wrapping up?"
Su Ruoxi’s cheerful voice came through the phone.
Before Lin Feng could answer, Wei Tianyu, who was next to him, whooped, "Ooh, is that our sister-in-law calling to check up on you?"
Wei Tianyu’s loud exclamation made everyone in the room turn their gazes to Lin Feng.
On the other end of the line, Su Ruoxi blushed crimson when she heard Wei Tianyu’s shout.
Su Ruoxi hadn’t originally planned on making this call.
It was Lin Xiaoman who had insisted, telling Su Ruoxi she needed to fulfill her duties as a girlfriend.
That meant checking in on him from time to time.
It was only at Lin Xiaoman’s urging that Su Ruoxi had dialed Lin Feng’s number.
But as soon as the call connected, she heard the booming voice of that goofball, Wei Tianyu.
Being called "sister-in-law" made Su Ruoxi’s face burn.
But deep down, Su Ruoxi’s heart swelled with delight.
At the very least, it showed that Lin Feng had told his close friends about her.
It meant he truly cared for her.
Lin Feng clapped Wei Tianyu on the shoulder. "Alright, don’t scare your sister-in-law!"
"Brother Feng!"
Su Ruoxi called out shyly through the phone.
"Okay, okay, the reunion is about over. I’ve had a few drinks. Do you and Xiaoman want to come and pick me up?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.
The moment Su Ruoxi heard that Lin Feng had been drinking, her shyness faded.
"Then whatever you do, don’t drive yourself! Wait for me and Xiaoman to get there!"
Smiling, Lin Feng hung up the phone.
Over on the girls’ side of the room, a discussion had already broken out.
After Wei Tianyu’s boisterous cry, most of the girls’ eyes were fixed on Lin Feng.
After all, just moments ago, Lin Feng had been the center of their gossip.
Wang Shan’s expression, meanwhile, was slowly turning strange.
This was especially true when she heard Lin Feng ask Su Ruoxi and the others to come pick him up.
At that point, "awful" wasn’t a strong enough word to describe the look on Wang Shan’s face.
Wang Ling’er had been watching Wang Shan’s expression the whole time.
Seeing how ghastly Wang Shan looked now, Wang Ling’er had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
"Well, well. The star of the show is about to arrive. I can’t wait to see what this ’sugar mommy’ looks like!"
Wang Ling’er said in a taunting, passive-aggressive tone.
Most of the others snapped back to reality at her words.
They subconsciously glanced over at Wang Shan.
And they all saw the awful look on her face.
Wang Shan’s face had already gone deathly pale. She never imagined Lin Feng would actually have Su Ruoxi and the others come over.
’Doesn’t this mean all the lies I just made up are about to be exposed?’
But Wang Shan, stubborn to the last, refused to back down:
"I’m not scared if she comes. She’s just some plain-looking woman, right?"
Though her words were harsh, her tone had lost much of its conviction.
Another girl nearby, who had long since grown tired of Wang Shan’s attitude, chimed in:
"A minute ago you said she was hideous. Now she’s just ’plain-looking’?"
Wang Shan pressed her lips together and said nothing.
But she was visibly growing more and more restless.
The resentment in her heart began to boil over.
The other girls couldn’t care less how awful Wang Shan looked.
They were all incredibly curious about Lin Feng’s girlfriend, who was about to arrive.
Was this mysterious girlfriend tall or short? Plump or thin? Beautiful or ugly?
Everyone was dying of curiosity.
In the end, most of them didn’t really buy the rumor that Lin Feng was being kept.
For one, Lin Feng just didn’t seem like the type.
For another, the rumor came from the mouth of someone like Wang Shan—a person bitter from unrequited love.
That alone made it far less believable.
As for Wei Tianyu and the guys, when they heard Lin Feng’s girlfriend was coming to pick him up, they were all incredibly excited.
Mostly, they just wanted to meet her.
They wanted to see what kind of person had become their "sister-in-law."
After all, back in high school, Lin Feng’s standards had been notoriously high.
They wondered what kind of beauty had finally managed to catch his eye.
In an instant, Su Ruoxi had unwittingly become the most anticipated arrival of the evening.
So, even though people were still chatting with each other, there was a hint of distraction in the air.
Lin Feng, however, paid no mind to everyone’s reactions.
He simply continued his conversation with Teacher Ge about Patek Philippe.
Lin Feng could tell that Teacher Ge was a true enthusiast of the Patek Philippe brand.
He was also quite knowledgeable about it.
As a result, the two of them hit it off and had plenty to talk about.
Su Ruoxi and Lin Xiaoman were already strolling through a nearby shopping district.
After hearing that Lin Feng had been drinking and couldn’t drive, Su Ruoxi and Lin Xiaoman headed over as quickly as they could.
So, in less than half an hour, they arrived at the hotel entrance.
Lin Xiaoman walked ahead, then suddenly realized Su Ruoxi wasn’t behind her.
She turned back in confusion and asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you just standing there? Let’s go!"
A rare, shy expression appeared on Su Ruoxi’s face. "Brother Feng is at his class reunion... If I just walk in, will it be...?"
Lin Xiaoman immediately knew Su Ruoxi was feeling a bit shy.
After all, she was about to present herself to all of Lin Feng’s high school classmates. Even though Su Ruoxi was by no means lacking in any department, she felt an inexplicable, faint sense of nervousness.
Lin Xiaoman’s eyes lit up with an idea. "Sister-in-law, don’t be shy! Remember that Wang Shan I told you about?"
"I heard from my brother that she’s so shameless she actually showed up to this reunion!"
"Who knows how she’s trying to humiliate my brother in there right now? This is exactly when he needs you, his sister-in-law, to make an appearance!"
Hearing Lin Xiaoman’s words, the nervousness and shyness in Su Ruoxi’s heart vanished instantly.
She still had a vivid memory of the vicious things Wang Shan had said in the lingerie store last time.
The very thought of that woman made Su Ruoxi feel like a hedgehog with its quills raised.
Full of imposing momentum, she strode into the hotel.

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