Shameless to the Bitter End

Anyone who could enter the store, especially the VIP section, was bound to be wealthy. The sales associate obediently stepped aside as directed, making room for the spectators.

She quietly joined them in watching the drama unfold. If she had been alone, she would have wanted to stay as far away as possible. But with others around, curiosity got the better of her, and she forgot all about the risk of getting caught up in it.

After all, everyone loved a bit of gossip, employees included.

Bo Hanmo looked at them with a dark expression. The moment drama broke out, they forgot who they were.

The spectators: Hahaha, well, this is... ￣□￣｜｜ Awkward.

Fang Yao didn't care whether anyone else was watching. The argument over there was heating up, so she called on the system for gossip.

[Good grief, are all White Moonlights this shameless? She's unhappy, so she has to steal someone else's happiness. What nerve.]

Bo Hanmo pricked up his ears and nodded in agreement with Fang Yao. Bo Miao had been listening from the start. She had nothing but contempt for a woman like that. →_→

[It's a story as old as time. They were childhood sweethearts, and both families were delighted when they started dating. They even urged them to get engaged.]

[Xie Jiaxi wanted to, of course. But Lin Yuqing thought they hadn't established themselves in the entertainment industry yet. Then she happened to meet a famous Director. When he asked if she had a boyfriend, she instinctively hid the truth.]

[Xie Jiaxi had no idea he was about to be cheated on. He was planning to propose when he found his girlfriend nestled in another man's arms. Lin Yuqing told him outright that, given a choice between her future and her lover, she chose her future. She was going abroad with the Director to build her career.]

[Xie Jiaxi tried to make her stay, but Lin Yuqing mocked him every way she could. Heartbroken, he met his current wife. Her cheerful nature helped him recover, and his career gradually took off. Lin Yuqing's parents felt they'd failed to raise their daughter properly and were too ashamed to face him, so they moved away.]

[Lin Yuqing went abroad with the Director, but her career went nowhere. Early on, she married a foreign Director, only to discover he was a scumbag. Her life became miserable. Then she saw on television how well Xie Jiaxi's career was going and heard that he still hadn't married. Thinking he hadn't forgotten her, she found a chance to divorce her husband and return home.]

[Lin Yuqing struck her most alluring pose and knocked on Xie Jiaxi's door. When a woman in pajamas appeared inside his home, she lost it on the spot.]

[After that, Lin Yuqing decided Yuan Jiajia had stolen everything from her. She believed she was the one who deserved to be by Xie Jiaxi's side, not some nobody. She wanted to take back the man she considered hers and revive her career too.]

[Oh my god, what the hell? How are these White Moonlights so shameless about it? Wasn't all this her own choice? Why blame someone else?]

Fang Yao smacked her lips and thought, [If anyone calls me his White Moonlight, I'll send him straight to heaven with a brick.]

Bo Miao nodded. Fang Yao was absolutely right. What was the point of wanting a White Moonlight like that? Wasn't a wife at home good enough? Why chase someone like her? Was a happy life too much to bear?

Bo Hanmo glared at Bo Miao. What's that supposed to mean? Does your brother look like that kind of man? Stop looking at me like that.

Feeling guilty, Bo Miao avoided his gaze. She really had thought that, especially with Chen Qing around.

Bo Hanmo was discovering that listening to gossip was fun, but it was far too easy to become part of it. That wasn't fun at all. Speechless, he looked up at the sky.

There was no sky, only a ceiling. Bo Hanmo suddenly wanted to rub his nose.

＼(^o^)／

Fang Yao glanced at Bo Hanmo, then thought of the two-faced girlfriend at Bo Zhe's side and clicked her tongue.

At that sound, Bo Hanmo straightened a little.

[Luckily, Xie Jiaxi ignored all Lin Yuqing's hints and attempts to win him over. Talk about being oblivious. Once, while they were out of town, she even slipped into his bed. He asked if she'd gone into the wrong room and said he'd call the staff over. She was so frightened she ran straight out.]

[Hahaha! That's not oblivious, that's devious. I love it. I'm laughing so hard I'm tearing up.]

Fang Yao wiped her eyes. She had nearly laughed her mouth crooked.

[Xie Jiaxi doesn't seem like a scumbag, though. So why does he keep protecting Lin Yuqing and making plans for her? Is he getting revenge? Then they'll explain everything, get back together, kick Yuan Jiajia aside, and live happily ever after?]

Bo Hanmo and Bo Miao bristled. What, was his wife just a stepping stone?

Where is that man? Bring him out so I can beat him up and expose him on the spot! How did that cheating bastard become an award-winning actor? Bo Miao ground her teeth in fury.

????

Fang Yao heard the grinding and turned to look. What was that darn Bo Miao doing?

Bo Hanmo silently took out his phone.

[Childhood sweethearts either live happily ever after or become each other's curse. Ah, love... Love can make a boar climb a tree~]

As she went on, Fang Yao began singing in her head.

Bo Hanmo had a feeling Fang Yao's earlier glance had meant something. He didn't believe in Buddha, but for a moment he considered praying to drive away the bad luck.

Isn't it supposed to be a sow climbing a tree? That's discrimination against boars, isn't it?! Isn't it? Isn't it?!

Bo Miao agreed with Fang Yao once again. Her eyes drifted toward Bo Hanmo despite herself, and he glared at her again.

Bo Hanmo and Bo Miao were so absorbed in Fang Yao's thoughts that they barely noticed what was happening nearby.

The argument had reached a fever pitch. The sales associates helping the two women were nearly in tears. At last, one of them raised a trembling hand and said the store had rules.

Lin Yuqing hurriedly pulled out a card and had a sales associate take it to the register, without even asking the price of the dress. Then she turned and blocked Yuan Jiajia. "Sorry, but this dress looks expensive. I don't think you can afford it, so you'd better leave it to me."

Yuan Jiajia looked Lin Yuqing up and down, then smiled without saying a word.

Before Lin Yuqing could react, the sales associate returned from the register, looking embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Miss Lin, but your card won't go through. We've tried several times. Do you have another card?"

"Impossible. It worked yesterday. Your machine must be broken."

"Miss Lin, we tried a different card reader. We also used it to process another customer's card."

In other words, the problem wasn't theirs. It was her card. If she had another one, she needed to produce it. If she didn't, why had she fought over the dress?

The color drained from Lin Yuqing's face, leaving her pale and weak.

As she swayed on her feet, Lin Yuqing realized that only Xie Jiaxi could have frozen her card.

"Don't tell me you have no money, Lin Yuqing!" Yuan Jiajia had been waiting for this moment. Her fair cheeks flushed, making her look beautiful and bold. "It seems some things stop belonging to you once you let them go."

The sales associate just wanted to know whether Lin Yuqing could still pay. "Miss Lin, if you don't have the money, I'll put the dress..."

Lin Yuqing felt as though she'd been slapped across the face a thousand times. She nearly lost her footing.

As the saying went: even if you lost the fight, you couldn't let it show!