Chapter 101: The officials' sons
Xue Lingzhu could never have imagined that a scene she had only heard about or seen happen to others would be directed at her today. Back in Xiahai, and now in Ge City, she had enjoyed a considerable reputation wherever she went. She might not have been domineering within her circle, but she had at least carried some weight. That was also what had emboldened her to ridicule Su Can in public today.
She had also thought that ridiculing the boy before her would be no different from the countless times she had cut other boys down. A few words would strip away his pride and strike deep into his heart. Who knew that Su Can would prove impervious, while she would be the one to suffer?
Su Can could no longer bear watching. After all, Xue Lingzhu was quite pretty. For a girl so confident and beautiful, raised from childhood surrounded by affection and indulgence, being a little prickly was perfectly normal. Before today, she had presumably built her confidence on the support of Wang Haoran and his group of boys. Then, seeing Wang Haoran lose ground again and again before Su Can, without any of his usual ease, she had stepped forward to win back some pride for him. Who knew she would only bring trouble down on herself?
One on either side, Su Can caught Ran Yu and Li Weimei by their wrists and pulled them back. Xue Lingzhu had almost stopped resisting, blankly allowing the two girls to humiliate her. They really did seem to have found a punching bag that would not fight back. From Xue Lingzhu's unfocused gaze, it was clear that today's situation had shocked her all the more because she had never received such "treatment" before.
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