"Don't worry, your husband will definitely arrest this hooligan," one of the women comforted her.
"That's right! Even though that's a waste of his face…"
"Just because he's handsome, doesn't mean he can be rude!"
"True… maybe he can leave after paying a fine? Besides, I'm sure he was just hoodwinked by Li Xue Ning and her family!"
"You're right! Who can blame him… I'm sure someone that looks like him wouldn't be a bad person on purpose. She must have led him to it!"
"Yes! Jin Lian, he'll surely apologise to you afterwards, after he sees her true face. You can introduce him to your youngest daughter then!"
Jingwei clenched his fist. He had never hit women before, but when faced with such rudeness about Xue Ning's character, he wanted to lay them flat on the floor! He reminded himself to calm down - he would get even for Xue Ning's sake.
He went over to her and asked worriedly. "Hey, are you alright? Those women were saying very mean things about you."
"Nothing I've not heard before," Xue Ning said reassuredly, but that just made Jingwei and Wei Yan look even more upset. "No seriously, I'm fine. I got used to this after a while, and this is quite tame already."
She wasn't even lying. After all, her school life was much worse.
"I see," Jingwei said, clenching his jaw tightly as he watched the women continue to chatter on obliviously, still mindlessly insulting the Li family and Xue Ning in particular. They were going to pay for their words, and he didn't mean in cash.
They were going to pay in blood.
Meanwhile, Yue Niang could only smile as she gazed up at the sky. Excellent. Today wasn't going to rain, so if there was blood spilled, it'd stay longer on the pavement. Sun Jingwei was going to help her enact her revenge, and best of all, her hands would remain relatively clean after everything!
After all, it was Sun Jingwei who made the declaration!
A literal stranger to their tiny town was calling them out on their behaviour. Even if they were to find out who he was and try to slander him, how could they possibly hope to damage his reputation?
He could destroy them with a flick of his pinky finger. She was waiting for that to happen!
As the women chattered among themselves, news of the wager spread. In a tiny town like theirs where entertainment was sparse, news like this set tongues wagging and more people immediately made their way over, impatient for the show to start.
Many people had been a victim of Poh Jin Lian's wicked tongue, but they had comforted themselves with the knowledge that they could never fall as far as the Li family. That family was the bottom of the bottom. The sacrifice they all needed to keep them safe from Poh Jin Lian's attention.
Now it seemed like the Li family was going to get their revenge - how could they miss the drama? They had to see this historical event for themselves!
Soon, police sirens were heard. Xue Ning's eyes were getting tired from how often she rolled them. Mayor Poh was another annoying man who loved to overreact!
"My wife! Are you alright?" A portly middle-aged man dressed in a cheap suit, boasting an moustache that resembled a caterpillar, got out of the police car and looked over at his wife. She seemed physically unharmed, but she turned her watery eyes on him, gripping his arm.
"Laogong! You are here! Finally! I was so scared!" She wailed pathetically. "Look, this is the man that harassed me!"
"Which one? Is it this man?" He asked angrily, pointing at Ming Guang who was standing in the corner, who had a thoroughly unpleasant look on his face. This, paired with his muscles, clearly showed he was a threat!
"No it's not," his wife snivelled and pointed to Jingwei, but Jingwei took the chance to duck behind Wei Yan.
"So it's you? You little punk! I'm sending you to the police station!" Mayor Poh yelled, his eyebrow twitching. Of course Xue Ning would mix with an unsavoury crowd! Despite this man's baby face, he was hiding a black heart!
"No! It's not him!" His wife shook her head frantically. "It's the man behind him! He's hiding like a coward! See, there he is now!"
Sun Jingwei cheerfully stepped out with a cheerful wave. Mayor Poh was going to yell at him for fooling around, but then his eyes registered who he was actually seeing, and his heart stopped.
Were his eyes deceiving him? Why was Sun Jingwei standing right in front of him?
Jingwei shook his head, a mockery of sadness.
"I'm not ill-mannered! Laogong! Don't listen to him! It's not my fault! He was the one that said those mean things to me!" Poh Jin Lian insisted, pointing a trembling hand at Jingwei. "You have to arrest him! You promised!"
"You idiot woman! Don't you recognize who this man is?" Her husband hotly yelled, grabbing her arm to pull it back down, tight enough to hurt. Poh Jin Lian winced, but she felt more aggrieved at the fact that her husband was raising her voice to scold her in public! Did he not care for her pride and reputation?
She wrenched herself free and glared at him, willing tears to form in her eyes.
"No! But that doesn't matter! Didn't you promise me that even if the president himself did me wrong, you would still arrest him and seek justice for me? Are you going back on your words now?"
Mayor Poh sucked in a huge breath. Why did he marry this woman? Was he cursed? She didn't know when to shut up!
"Laogong! You must help me -"
Mayor Poh had enough, and he slapped his wife straight on her cheek!
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