"Let her deal with her own headaches," Qin Yue said nonchalantly. "She made her own choices, so she should solve her own problems."
Qin Dad was taken aback again. "You're not going to help her?"
"Why should I? She makes excuses even when she's at home with me. When she faces others, let her keep making excuses," Qin Yue shrugged. "Let's see if she's as good at talking to everyone else."
You can't be skilled in internal conflicts but clueless in external ones.
Qin Dad was a bit worried. "But this situation is really outrageous..."
"Exactly because it's outrageous that I don't need to intervene, and I shouldn't have to," Qin Yue said lightly. "Dad, you've been retired for too long; you're a bit slow on the uptake."
Qin Dad was slightly stunned, thinking to himself that being retired for too long had nothing to do with it. He was just worried about the relationship between his two daughters and hadn't thought much about anything else.
"Anyway, don't worry. More importantly, Dad, Mom," Qin Yue looked out the window, "Are the facilities on the back mountain usable?"
......
"Thank you, Si Youxue," Bai Ningning said sincerely. "I didn't expect you to come specifically to remind me."
Si Youxue replied indifferently, "Because I work in your department. If you fail, it will affect my work too."
Just an emotionless intern machine.
"Regardless, you helped me," Bai Ningning said calmly but seriously. "Consider it a favor I owe you."
Bai Ningning was someone who knew how to repay kindness. Several female classmates at school spoke highly of her, like Lingyin, Nainai, and others...
"No need for that. Miss Bai should focus on finding a way to get through this tough time. I don't want it to affect my work."
After saying this, Si Youxue turned and walked away. Just as she passed the corner, Su Le and Lin Yi happened to walk over.
"Hey, look who it is," Su Le laughed. "Isn't this the office worker?"
Lin Yi turned and saw Bai Ningning, a bit surprised. "With so many people in the lobby, you came over to chat privately with Bai Ningning? You can't be serious..."
Goodness, after what happened last Saturday, although they spread some rumors about "Si Youxue and Bai Ningning getting involved," they were just rumors and didn't think it was true.
Unexpectedly, they saw this scene today.
Si Youxue glanced at the two of them lightly. "You can say what you want. Do you know why?"
Before they could react, Si Youxue had already left. Su Le glared at her back.
"What's she so smug about? Her support and lover are about to disappear; let's see how long she can keep that up."
Lin Yi tugged at her. "Look, Bai Ningning is still standing there."
Bai Ningning stood in place for a while, not because she was troubled by what she just heard, but because she was contemplating where to go next.
The Qin family's old house was grand and had beautiful scenery, but it really couldn't be said to have any fun activities.
"Hey, Miss Bai."
Su Le and Lin Yi approached, singing in harmony: "Sister Qin Yue is talking to someone in the lobby; why aren't you keeping her company?"
"Could it be that you made Sister Qin Yue angry?"
"Well, after doing something like that, it's really pitiful. But we're not saying this to you, Miss Bai; your actions are really too much."
"But don't worry, if you really get kicked out, our car can give you a ride."
The two were having a great time chatting, and Bai Ningning walked past them, blinking in confusion, leaving behind a sentence: "Why not see a doctor? I heard Dr. Chen will be coming in a couple of days."
This left Su Le and Lin Yi stunned. After Bai Ningning walked away, they finally understood.
Dr. Chen was said to be a good friend of Sister Qin Yue and was a psychologist.
"She thinks we're crazy!" Lin Yi gritted her teeth.
"Don't worry," Su Le said ominously, "When we eat later, she'll be the center of attention!"
This time, their complaint was different from the last minor skirmish; they were adopting a strategy of not fearing trouble and casting a wide net. Basically, all the elders at the dinner table knew about the incident.
Of course, they hadn't done anything wrong; they just expressed "Concerns about any misunderstandings and suggested everyone take a good look to clarify," along with a video link.
"You say," Su Le chuckled coldly, "What do you think will happen to her later?"
"Best case scenario, she gets kicked out, but that's unlikely," Lin Yi crossed her arms, also sneering. "But she will definitely lose face."
They could already imagine the scene at the dinner table, with several radical elders standing up to criticize her, while other elders either chimed in or watched coldly, making it seem like everyone was pointing fingers at her.
At that moment, Su Le and Lin Yi exchanged glances and instinctively moved away from each other.
"Why... did you step back a bit?"
"I wanted to sneeze, afraid I'd spray you. What about you, why did you step back?"
"I wanted to stretch, afraid I'd hit you."
Both knew what was going on but just smiled at each other. That's right, since Bai Ningning was about to be out of the picture, their only remaining competitors were just the two of them.
They were already thinking about their next opponent.
......
On her way to the main hall, Bai Ningning ran into Qin Xin again.
"Ningning, why are you still wandering around outside?" Qin Xin stepped forward and lowered her voice, "Things aren't looking good here."
She had heard from her friends that the elders who came basically all knew about that incident and had seen that video.
"Not looking good is fine," Bai Ningning waved her hand nonchalantly, "If you're upright, you don't fear shadows."
That sounded good, but Qin Xin couldn't help but wonder if she was really upright.
Taking a closer look, she had curves in all the right places, a figure that was both alluring and youthful. To say the least, she didn't seem very upright.
"Alright, since you know what you're doing," Qin Xin said, "Let's go to the restaurant."
There was still some time before mealtime, but since there were many family members today, everyone took their seats early to avoid delays later.
Bai Ningning didn't care how others sat; she sat next to Qin Yue and Qin Xin, with Qin Dad and Qin Mom on the other side, just like last time.
There were familiar faces at the dining table, as well as some new ones, who occasionally glanced at her. Bai Ningning didn't pay much attention; it was all pretty much the same. As for their unfriendly intentions, there was no need to worry.
With a sense of righteousness, she felt justified.
The restaurant was nearly full, but the atmosphere wasn't very lively. Su Le and Lin Yi sat nearby, watching the scene in front of them with great confusion.
What was going on? Why wasn't anyone standing up to denounce her? Was it because they didn't want to offend Qin Yue and didn't want to be the scapegoat?
Su Le and Lin Yi exchanged glances; they couldn't wait any longer. If they delayed, they would really start eating, and they had to act now… with their mouths.
"Um, Qin Yue's girlfriend is Bai Ningning, right?" Su Le suddenly raised her voice, "I think I've seen that name online."