Chapter 103: Chapter 100: Don’t Cry, I Know You’ve Been Wronged Today
"Didn’t I tell you to leave?" Mu Yan spoke even more rudely than Jian Liangtong.
The woman looked at Mu Yan in disbelief and shame, her eyes reddening, and her lips trembling several times, yet she couldn’t utter a single word!
Tang Ruan noticed that both Jian Liangtong and Mu Yan seemed a bit "overbearing," frowned slightly, and looked with gentle eyes at Jin Jumo who followed, "Miss Jin, I think there must be some misunderstanding here."
"Did we say something that makes you think there’s a misunderstanding?" Jian Liangtong scoffed, lifting her chin slightly, eying Tang Ruan.
Tang Ruan frowned even more, her soft eyes looking at Jian Liangtong, "Miss, you..."
"Who are you calling ’miss’? You like calling people ’miss’ so much?" Jian Liangtong looked at the pitiful face in front of her, feeling nothing but disgust, which arose without any warning.
Tang Ruan remained silent, her slightly lowered eyes flashed with contempt that Jin Jumo saw clearly. The arrogance as if talking more with Jian Liangtong would lower her status came out of nowhere, even though she hid it well!
Squinting, Jin Jumo stepped forward, stood by Jian Liangtong’s side, and looked into Tang Ruan’s eyes without emotion, "There is indeed a misunderstanding, but it’s Miss Tang Ruan who misunderstood. We had a little unpleasantness with the ’lady’ beside you before, nothing serious. Since Miss Tang Ruan is this lady’s friend, her parents didn’t have time to teach her to watch her mouth, maybe you could help as a friend."
"..." Jin Jumo’s words, though devoid of any emotion, had a different connotation, each word going into her ear like a thorn, making her uncomfortable.
Tang Ruan’s face was shocked, "Miss Jin, what do you mean by that?"
Jin Jumo smiled brightly, "Miss Tang Ruan and this lady are both noble ladies. How could you not understand such an obvious literal meaning?"
Her smile was honest, utterly without deceit, making it hard for people to tell if it was a compliment or sarcasm.
"You’re obviously calling us uncultured, you..."
"Hey, miss, you’ve really misunderstood. I just told the truth; how could that be an insult? Besides, I didn’t say anything about Miss Tang Ruan. Don’t assume others think the way you do."
Jin Jumo continued with a faint smile, her soft voice tenderly murmuring.
The woman’s face changed drastically, anxiously looking at Tang Ruan, "Sister Tang Ruan, I didn’t!"
Tang Ruan didn’t look at her, slightly pursing her lips while gazing at Miss Jin, her eyes sinking into thought.
She wondered if what she just said in the bathroom was overheard by Jin Jumo.
Otherwise, how could the previously polite woman suddenly become so sharp-tongued and piercing?
Jian Liangtong liked Jin Jumo’s sharp tongue and smug look, which left people speechless; it felt great!
Mu Yan also looked at Jin Jumo with admiration.
She thought, she must ask her for tips one day, because in school, where rules and regulations are often used to pressure people, it’s better to use words than fists!
"Miss Jin, if Qin Yue has offended you earlier, I apologize on her behalf." Tang Ruan suddenly said, with a hint of grievance in her eyes as she looked at Jin Jumo.
Tang Ruan was originally a gentle beauty, and now with a touch of grievance, her fragility and softness grew even more, making any man who saw her feel the urge to hold and console her.
Jian Liangtong rolled her eyes to the ceiling in response.
Jin Jumo still smiled brightly, "Miss Tang Ruan, what’s this about? I said that we only had a bit of an unpleasantness with, um, Miss Qin. It’s not serious enough to require an apology. Besides, she’s not an important person, so I won’t keep it in mind."
"Don’t you dare!" Qin Yue, seeing Tang Ruan’s "humble" apology, was furious that Jin Jumo ignored it, and she "stood out" filled with hatred, glaring at Jin Jumo, "You’re just a toy for men, it’s an overestimation to treat you as a person. What do you have to be so arrogant about? Just living is a pollution, a disgrace to women..."
As she spoke, she glared at Mu Yan, completely ignoring Mu Yan’s darkened face, offering her a "well-intentioned" advice, "Miss Mu Yan, people like her don’t deserve a friend like you, and certainly don’t deserve to be here, Mu..."
"Slap!"
A loud slap resounded clearly in the confined space of the bathroom.
Qin Yue held her face, looking at Mu Yan in disbelief, her trembling lips unable to form words.
Not only Qin Yue, but also Jin Jumo and Jian Liangtong were stunned, looking at Mu Yan.
Mu Yan’s outstretched small hand was still trembling with anger, her face darkened to the point it could peel away layers of black, "You’re not welcome here, get out now!"
"...Ah, you dare hit me, you actually dare hit me! Even my parents won’t lay a finger on me, and you dare hit me!" Qin Yue went berserk, lunging at Mu Yan.
Jin Jumo reacted quickly, pulling Mu Yan aside, but her own arm was scratched deeply by Qin Yue’s nails.
A sharp pain shot through her nervous endings, Jin Jumo gasped in pain, looked down to find five visible scratches, with some blood oozing out.
"My God, Ju Zi, your hand..." Jian Liangtong saw the scratches on Jin Jumo’s arm and was furious, turning around to slap Qin Yue, "You dare hit her? I’ll ruin you!"
Saying that, Jian Liangtong grabbed Qin Yue’s collar and pinned her to the ground, the two started fighting, though Jian Liangtong had the upper hand, she didn’t gain much advantage over the now insane Qin Yue.
The scene turned chaotic, Jin Jumo’s head throbbed as she bent to separate the fighting pair.
"Mo Chen..."
Tang Ruan’s choking voice sounded helplessly at this moment.
Jin Jumo’s body paused, and she looked back, seeing Rong Mochen and his group standing at the bathroom door, surrounded by many celebrities attending the banquet, all craning their necks to look inside.
Jin Jumo’s eyes narrowed, her gaze meeting Rong Mochen’s. The emotions in his dark eyes were deeply hidden as he stared straight at her, making it impossible to decipher his emotions at this moment, with his thin lips pressed tightly and his cold features appearing even colder now.
Jin Jumo’s eyelids twitched, she pursed her lips and glanced at her hand holding Qin Yue’s arm, her eyes flashing again.
Her actions at this time were somewhat difficult to explain.
Her original intent was to break up the fight, but now it seemed as though she and Jian Liangtong were both "dealing with" Qin Yue alone.
"Mo Chen, quickly tell them to stop." Tang Ruan looked helplessly at Rong Mochen with reddened eyes.
Tell them to stop?
What does that mean?
Should she and Jian Liangtong stop? Or should the three of them stop?
Jin Jumo glanced at Tang Ruan, her ambiguous words truly made it seem like she and Jian Liangtong were "bullying" Qin Yue together!
With a slight tug of her lips, Jin Jumo withdrew her gaze, looked at the two who were still fighting hard to separate, frowned at Mu Yan who was scared by the commotion at the bathroom door or by the suddenly cold gaze of Xiao Nanqing directed at her, and said, "Little Yan, quickly help!"
"..."
"Jin Jumo!" As soon as Jin Jumo’s words fell, a cold, shadowy voice was thrown over.
Jin Jumo’s back trembled slightly, before she could turn around, the heavy sound of footsteps forced their way over.
Xiao Nanqing narrowed her eyes, stepping forward, she glanced at Mu Yan with burning intensity.
Mu Yan bit her lip, her little face pale.
Xiao Nanqing and Lei Yicheng together managed to separate Jin Jumo and Qin Yue.
The evening dresses on both of them were now in a state of disrepair beyond recognition.
Jin Jumo noticed Tang Ruan draping a coat over Qin Yue’s shoulders, which she found from somewhere, then looked at Jian Liangtong, standing alone in embarrassment, her eyes couldn’t help but turn red fiercely.
Taking a breath, Jin Jumo stared at Rong Mochen, her trembling voice carried a hint of humble plea, "Mr. Rong, could you let go of me first?"
Rong Mochen looked at Jin Jumo’s black eyes getting redder and redder, a certain part of his heart ached dully, he lowered his brows and eventually released his grip on her.
Once free, Jin Jumo hurriedly walked towards Jian Liangtong, pulling her into the bathroom stall.
"Ju Zi, I’m okay!" Jian Liangtong said angrily, flicking the messy hair from her face very casually.
Jin Jumo said nothing, lowering her head, her fingers trembling slightly as she helped Jian Liangtong straighten her evening dress.
Jian Liangtong lowered her head to look at Jin Jumo, seeing her depressed and calm mood, her eyes flashed, she heartily patted her on the back, "Hey, come on, it’s not like I haven’t fought before, don’t be like this, come on, give sis a smile."
Jin Jumo’s hand paused, she slowly raised her head to look at Jian Liangtong, her gaze falling on her pretend indifferent face, her throat trembled fiercely, yet she managed a smile, "You know, you were incredibly cool just now!"
"Ha, you bet, sis has never lost a fight since childhood." Jian Liangtong bent her eyes to smile.
Jin Jumo tugged at her lips, raised up to help her comb her hair, softly asking, "Did she hurt you?"
"It’s okay." Jian Liangtong shook her head resolutely.
Jin Jumo frowned, "Really?"
"Yes." Jian Liangtong nodded seriously.
Jin Jumo was about to say something else when the stall door of the bathroom was knocked from outside, then Mu Yan’s cautious voice came through, "Sister Jin, it’s me."
Jin Jumo glanced at Jian Liangtong, then spoke to the door panel, "We’ll be right out."
"..." Mu Yan paused, then said, "I brought a coat for Sister Jian."
Jin Jumo froze, a warmth welling up inside, she opened the door slightly.
Then a small white hand holding a coat reached in.
Jin Jumo took the coat and simultaneously held Mu Yan’s hand to reassure her.
She helped Jian Liangtong put on the coat, stayed in the bathroom for a while, and then they both walked out.
Once outside, they noticed that the celebrities who were originally gathered to watch the "excitement" had all scattered.
Only Rong Mochen, Xiao Nanqing, Mu Yan, Gu Yan, Lei Yicheng, Tang Ruan, and Qin Yue stood outside the bathroom.
Qin Yue kept sobbing on Tang Ruan’s shoulder, and whether intentionally or not, her hand covering half her face had several obvious red marks.