Chapter 44 - Friend or Foe

'Hmm! Friend or Foe. They are obviously taunting me. I don't think I recall seeing these faces... Ah! They must be side characters of the originals life,' Zhu Yunqing pondered to herself as she sized all three ladies up. The three ladies were Qi Meng, who spoke first; Mu Liu Yue, the next girl who spoke before Xia Jia. The original Zhu Yunqing was not really familiar with them. They had only met twice before, and both times, they found trouble with her. The original Zhu Yunqing always wondered how she offended them. Zhu Yanyu was there to defend her both times, but now at least Zhu Yunqing realized that she was only beside her for her own selfish gains.

"Tch! You always try to act like you are better than your cousin, but you two are exactly the same. So who is this now? Your new boyfriend or one of your many lovers?" Qi Meng said scornfully.

"Tsk! Tsk! totally shameless!" Xia Jia clicked her tongue.

"She is obviously like that bitchy cousin of hers. After all, they are related," Mu Liu Yue commented.

Zhu Yunqing had remained silent for too long only because she wanted to get a complete understanding of the situation. But, she was already feeling irritated by how the three ladies approached her and started cussing at her. What crime had she committed exactly? Knowing a scum?! Everyone knows one or two right? And she was being persecuted for that. She was definitely not going to stand for it.

After listening to their non-sense, Zhu Yunqing scoffed and said, "Let's get some things straight."

Then she took a few brisk but confident paces closer to the three ladies and stood in front of them.

"What did you say? Hot news? Heh! I created it," Zhu Yunqing had a smug look on her face as she uttered each word.

Hearing what she said, the three ladies could not help but be shocked.

"W-what?! Y….... you released it?" Qi Meng asked in shock while her other friends just stared blankly at Zhu Yunqing as if she had grown two heads.

"Released? No, don't get me wrong! I only realized how terrifying rumours could be, especially when real facts get mixed up with it. What?! Was it not hot enough, or ….... should I have made it more intense? Tch! Tch! Sorry to disappoint, but I only had a limited time to make their sinister plan fall through. Else, I wouldn't spare a single hair on their head. Oh, but don't worry, I'll handle them as I see fit, so you better not cross me also. I have to say I hold a grudge. Besides, you should learn to pick the bone with the right person," her face held a wry smile as she started talking, but it quickly changed to a piercing and threatening gaze as she warned them.

Zhu Yunqing was never one who tolerated injustice, and now when it came to herself, she would fight tooth and nail to deal with it. Form what she could remember and hearing them speak, Zhu Yunqing realized that this group of girls did not have anything against her. It was her sleazy cousin, Zhu Yanyu they were after.

While the girls were shocked speechlessly after being told off and warned by Zhu Yunqing, someone came in-between Zhu Yunqing and the girls at lightning speed.

Wei Chujiu, who had come back and was looking for Zhu Yunqing, saw them standing there as so she rushed towards them to help Zhu Yunqing. She could not believe that aside from Zhu Yanyu, others would still dare to find trouble with Zhu Yunqing.

"What do you think you are doing? How dare you try to bully Qingqing on my watch?! Why don't you go look for Yanyu? Whatever that bitch does has nothing to do with Qingqing!" Wei Chujiu angrily glared at them. She was like a lioness protecting her cub from predators, ready to bite at anyone who approaches.

Wei Chujiu had good resources, especially since she had a cousin like Lin Yan. So, when she witnessed Zhu Yunqing and Zhu Yanyu being bullied in the past, she quickly investigated what happened. That was how she found out that Qi Meng and her friends only bullied Zhu Yunqing because of what Zhu Yanyu was doing in secret. Zhu Yanyu secretly coveted Zhu Yunqing's boyfriend, but he was not the only one.

Everyone knew that Qi Meng, who was the only daughter of the Qi Family was engaged to Si Muchen, son of the Si Family. Though, it was an arrangement by the families. However, after spending most of their childhood together, Qi Meng and Si Muchen naturally became childhood sweethearts. Wei Chujiu had found out that Zhu Yanyu had her sights on Si Muchen. His family was not as wealthy as the other three most powerful families but compared to the Tang family they were of a higher class. Tang Chonglin couldn't even hold a candle to Si Muchen. Wei Chujiu knew that was why they were also after Zhu Yunqing, but she couldn't care less about Qi Meng's real motives. All she knew was that she wouldn't let them bully Zhu Yunqing, no matter what.

After regaining her composure, Qi Meng said haughtily, as she wasn't ready to deal with the Little Miss of the Wei Family, "Humph! Let's go."

Wei Chujiu turned to Zhu Yunqing and flared up, "Qingqing, why didn't you call me? I could have taught them a lesson or two. They should know who to mess with and who not to mess with! Who do they think they are? Humph! They were lucky......"