Lin Ranran rolled twice on the ground, the blows leaving her blood surging and her head spinning.
Before she could react, she had barely propped herself up when searing pain spread through her struck left cheek. By now, Lin Ranran no longer cared about saving face:
"Ye Xunzhi, have you gone cra-"
Smack! Another resounding slap landed on her right cheek.
Both cheeks swelled rapidly, almost visibly, and Lin Ranran screamed:
"Aah!!!"
Thud! This time, her hair was grabbed and her forehead slammed hard against the ground.
Lin Ranran's face contorted with pain, her entire body trembling and her pupils contracting sharply.
"Ye Xunzhi, how dare you hit me, and right in front of the cameras! I'm going to sue you!"
After screaming herself hoarse, she had thought Ye Xunzhi would look worried, frightened, or wary. Instead, the other girl smiled.
"Sure, go ahead and sue me. At worst, we'll take each other down. We can go to court together, but do you dare?"
Ye Xunzhi stroked her cheek with extraordinary gentleness, then slapped her again, without a trace of amusement in her eyes:
"The cameras clearly captured you throwing Wu Jia into the bear's jaws to save your own skin. What I did was assault, at most.
"But are you sure what you did to Wu Jia wasn't attempted murder? Want to see which of us goes to prison first, and who gets the last laugh?"
"Exactly!"
Whether because Ye Xunzhi had just saved their lives or because his son had nearly died because of Lin Ranran, Wu Chengshan stepped forward without hesitation to support her.
"You little brat! Don't think we're just going to let you off for throwing my boy into that bear's jaws. You were the one who brought the bear here in the first place!"