Chapter 216: Performing Tea Arts
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Who’s Shi Man?” Chen Min looked around in confusion and did not find the woman with a strange aesthetic sense. A trace of confusion flashed across her face. “Sister Song, are you going to say that she’s Shi Man?”
The noisy crowd instantly fell silent.
Everyone looked at Shi Man and sized her up from head to toe. They could not associate her with the woman who dressed strangely in their minds.
Song Zhi rolled her eyes speechlessly at the sky and pretended to be calm as she asked again, “Did you really splash red wine on Minmin just now? Why did you do this?”
Su Tang couldn’t stand it anymore. She had just mustered her courage to tell the truth. Now, she recounted what had happened again, afraid that if she delayed for a second, Song Zhi would find another reason to stir trouble with Shi Man.
She made it very clear that this matter had nothing to do with Shi Man. She didn’t mean to bump into Chen Min. On the contrary, if she had to be calculative, it was Chen Min who was too busy talking to someone and didn’t see clearly that there was someone in front of her and bumped into her.
When Song Zhi heard this, her face turned red. She thought that she could take the opportunity to smear Shi Man’s reputation, but she did not expect to have caused trouble while the other party was still safe and sound. She brushed Chen Min’s hand away angrily and said, “You can’t blame anyone else for this. How can you twist the truth and spout nonsense?”
“1 didn’t!” Chen Min was extremely aggrieved. She had never been so embarrassed in public. She was used to being surrounded by people. When she suddenly met a tough opponent, she lost her mind and only knew how to ask Song Zhi for help. “Sister Song, don’t listen to her. I’m the victim. Father specially custom-made my dress from overseas for me. She dirtied it just like that!”
Song Zhi sighed softly, but her eyes looked around shrewdly. She realized that she basically knew all the young ladies of the aristocratic families who were watching. Although she did not have much of a relationship with some of them, compared to Shi Man, she was still able to communicate with them.
She immediately had crooked thoughts in her heart and looked at Shi Man seriously. “Although Su Tang isn’t fully responsible for this matter, she’s half responsible.
Minmin’s dress is indeed very precious. She dirtied it, so she should compensate.”
Song Zhi only dared to pester her because everyone around her was watching the show. No one would speak up for Shi Man. As long as she could embarrass Shi Man, she would still be the little sister Yi Zheng doted on in the eyes of outsiders. Her status in the noble circle could be secure.
However, no matter how much she thought about it, she missed the fact that Shi Man was not someone to be trampled on.
No one provoked her, but Shi Man already had to hold it in for someone she didn’t like, let alone people like Song Zhi and Chen Min who argued unreasonably.
She pulled Su Tang behind her to protect her. Her cold gaze was bone-chilling. “Chen Min bumped into Su Tang herself and you want us to compensate her? Is framing others the traditional virtue of your two families? How much is this dress worth? Is it worth you trying to bite her? Is this all your two families have?”
“Don’t go overboard, Shi Man. Don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because your family is the richest. This is the Yi family!” Chen Min roared angrily.
Now, she had long lost the cuteness and innocence she had affected. After a round of argument, she had completely become an unreasonable shrew. Everyone had their own comments about her.
Song Zhi did not want to get too involved and cause trouble at Lu Xiang’s birthday banquet. However, seeing that Shi Man was smug, she was unwilling.
She stomped her feet aggrievedly, and Song Zhi’s eyes were red as if she had been bullied. “Shi Man, you have to watch your words. I’m Yi Zheng’s sister. My family and the Yi family are old friends. Don’t forget how you tried your best to please me in order to woo Brother Yi Zheng!”
Shi Man raised her eyebrows slightly and said frivolously, “Do you think I’m still the same as before?”
Song Zhi was about to retort when she suddenly recalled everything in the past. She suddenly lost her confidence, but in front of so many people, she still forced herself to say, “Are you any different from before? No one here doesn’t know your feelings for Brother Yi Zheng. You offended me today, so don’t even think about letting Brother Yi Zheng look at you again in the future!”
“Oh?” Shi Man deliberately dragged out the expression and looked casually at the other side of the garden. “Have you looked enough? Your little sister said she would not let you look at me again.”
Song Zhi was slightly stunned. Before she could react to whom Shi Man was talking, she heard a familiar male voice behind her.
Yi Zheng slowly walked around the flowers and walked over with a smile. “Are you asking me for help? My fiancee.”
Shi Man was so disgusted by his clingy way of addressing her that she almost vomited her morning tea. She glanced at him coldly and smiled cooperatively. “Ah Zheng, did you hear what your little sister said about me just now?”
“Brother Yi Zheng.” Song Zhi wanted to explain in a panic, but after being glared at by him, the blood drained from her face and the words in her mind turned blank..
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