Li Wei froze in place. Qin Chuxia's casually spoken words landed like a crushing weight, leaving her dizzy.
She ignored Qin Chuxia and stared fixedly at Chen Lin through her tear-streaked eyes, her gaze filled with pleading and one last shred of hope.
"Chen Lin, you aren't still angry with me, are you? There really wasn't anything between Wang Lei and me. It's just..."
"It's just that he checked your educational background!"
Qin Chuxia's clear voice rang out again, cutting her off without mercy.
Chen Lin looked utterly bewildered.
"What do you mean?"
Educational background? What did this have to do with that?
Li Wei froze, then bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Her whole body went rigid as she pointed at Qin Chuxia and shrieked.
"How could you say something so crude and filthy!"
The moment she spoke, the entire room fell silent.
Every guest present, Chen Lin included, was dumbfounded.
Crude and filthy?
Checking someone's educational background... how was that crude and filthy?
Had this woman lost her mind?
The atmosphere turned incredibly bizarre. Only Li Wei's three best friends and a few of the other women there understood. Their faces flushed red as they struggled not to laugh, their shoulders shaking nonstop.
Chen Lin wanted nothing more to do with this woman, who had clearly lost her senses.
He turned and strode toward the banquet hall's exit.
"Chen Lin! Don't go!"
Seeing him leave, Li Wei tried to chase after him like a madwoman and keep pestering him.
Chen Lin sneered inwardly and silently transmitted a command.
Clear Wind! Deal with her!
The next second, as Li Wei stumbled after him, she felt something catch her foot, as though an invisible object had hooked it. She lost her balance.
"Ah!"
She cried out