Chapter 157: A Drama Queen Forces Maturity
"You sickly weakling! Where did you get so much strength? You hurt me! Brother, hurry up and beat her up!"
Sheng Yueyue, sprawled on the ground, roared with uncontrollable rage.
Most people, after being knocked down, would endure the pain and get up immediately, not wanting anyone to see them in such a pathetic state.
They wouldn’t want to become a laughingstock, nor would they want to worry their parents and family.
But Sheng Yueyue was different. She stayed on the ground, in no hurry to get up, and instead started cursing up a storm.
Since Sheng Yueyue was being so shameless, Gu Jiaojiao simply walked over and planted a foot on her back.
"You damn bitch! How dare you step on my back! WAAAH... it hurts so much... WAAAH... Brother! Throw the bike over here and kill this bitch!"
Sheng Shiwen had just put the kickstand down on his bike and was about to help his sister up when he saw Gu Jiaojiao arrogantly standing on Yueyue’s back.
He rolled up his sleeves, ready to go and hit Gu Jiaojiao. It was one thing for him to have issues with his sister.
But for Gu Jiaojiao to have savagely dragged Sheng Yueyue off the bike—that sent Sheng Shiwen into a rage.
Gu Jiaojiao crossed her arms, looking at Sheng Shiwen with defiance. ’You can’t reason with an idiot. Looks like fists are the only answer.’
The furious Sheng Shiwen stared into Gu Jiaojiao’s bottomless black eyes.
Her gaze was like a blade of ice, stabbing straight into his heart and freezing the very air in his lungs.
The raging lion froze on the spot, as if doused with a bucket of cold water.
It made Sheng Shiwen recall the last clause his father had included in the newspaper announcement severing their ties.
If the two parties were to resort to violence, neither could use their former family relationship to demand the other stop resisting. If one person was injured, they were to be treated as strangers and pursue legal action.
’If I throw this punch and injure Gu Jiaojiao, she can sue me for intentional assault!’
There would be no leniency for old times’ sake. Besides, his father and older brother wouldn’t let him off the hook, and even Xiao Wu would probably fight him to the death.
And when he remembered Su Shuochi’s eyes, which were even more terrifying than Gu Jiaojiao’s, Sheng Shiwen couldn’t help but shudder.
He stared hard at Gu Jiaojiao, hoping to see a trace of fear on her face. Unfortunately, there was none.
Realizing how this would play out, Sheng Shiwen began to resent his own sister, still lying on the ground.
Meanwhile, Sheng Yueyue, still on the ground, saw that her brother wasn’t making a move and was instead staring "infatuatedly" at that bitch Gu Jiaojiao.
She tried to struggle to her feet to take matters into her own hands, but after several attempts, she failed each time.
Sheng Yueyue was so angry she could have coughed up blood. She screamed at the top of her lungs, her voice filled with rage.
"Brother! What the hell is wrong with you? Aren’t you going to help me? Do you want to just watch this ingrate stomp me to death?"
His sister’s voice snapped Sheng Shiwen back to reality. He looked down and saw Sheng Yueyue’s pathetic figure pinned under Gu Jiaojiao’s foot.
Although his impulse to hit Gu Jiaojiao had been scared out of him, his annoyance with her only grew.
He wanted to use force, but he didn’t dare hit Gu Jiaojiao. After all, she was delicate and frail; if he hurt her, he couldn’t bear the consequences.
He thought about cursing her out, but even Yueyue couldn’t win a verbal fight with Gu Jiaojiao. Being clumsy with words, he stood even less of a chance.
He snapped in frustration, "Shut up! Who asked you to run your mouth like that? You can’t blame anyone else. Now get up and go to class!"
As he spoke, he rushed over, bent down, and grabbed Sheng Yueyue’s arm, yanking her up from the ground.
Not only did he pull so hard that Sheng Yueyue’s arm throbbed with pain, but he also caused Gu Jiaojiao to stumble and nearly fall.
On instinct, Sheng Shiwen quickly reached out his left hand to steady Gu Jiaojiao.
Gu Jiaojiao sidestepped him gracefully, avoiding his touch. She thought he was trying to take the opportunity to push her down.
After all, the look in his eyes just moments ago made it seem like he wanted to tear her apart.
Seeing Sheng Shiwen’s action, Sheng Yueyue was furious. She took the chance to lean against Sheng Shiwen, falling into his arms.
Her weight made him stumble back several steps, drawing a wave of laughter from the onlookers.
He was so angry he wanted to just abandon his sister then and there, but he still held onto her arm tightly.
Sheng Yueyue gritted her teeth, enduring the pain in her arm, but didn’t forget to curse Gu Jiaojiao a few more times.
"Gu Jiaojiao, you ingrate! You grew up eating the Sheng Family’s food, and now you dare to openly hit the Sheng Family’s biological daughter..."
Seeing Sheng Yueyue’s face red and neck bulging as she cursed, Gu Jiaojiao let out a few scornful laughs, unable to resist retorting.
"Sheng Yueyue, can’t you get some new lines? All you ever say is ’bitch’ and ’ingrate.’ Can’t you learn a few new words?
For example, how about ’you ungrateful thing’? You say I grew up eating the Sheng Family’s rice, but did you grow up eating dirt and breathing air?
Or ’you heartless backstabber,’ or ’you treacherous snake’? Stop embarrassing yourself out here..."
"You... b-bitch... WAAAH... in... ingrate... WAAAH... you ungrateful... don’t take it too far... WAAAH..."
Sheng Yueyue wanted to call her a bitch, but seeing the disdainful looks from the crowd, she panicked. She then thought of calling her an ingrate, but that didn’t feel right either, so she just burst into sobs.
Sheng Shiwen saw that a large crowd had gathered to watch the spectacle. He turned to Gu Jiaojiao and forced a smile that was uglier than a crying face.
"Gu Jiaojiao, don’t stoop to Yueyue’s level. You aren’t hurt or anything, so why don’t you head to class?"
Gu Jiaojiao thought to herself: ’So the Sheng Family’s blockheaded second son can learn to be tactful when pushed by his drama-queen sister.’
"Tsk, tsk... The old saying goes that time makes people old, but I never thought a drama queen could make someone mature... Tsk, tsk..."
"You big idiot! How could you smile at that ungrateful bitch? Have you fallen for her?"
"Yueyue, stop talking! Can’t you see everyone’s laughing at us? I only like you now. We cut ties with Gu Jiaojiao a long time ago."
"Brother! You really do like that vixen Gu Jiaojiao! You’re ignoring your own sister for her..."
Seeing his sister crying hysterically, Sheng Shiwen was afraid she was losing her mind, so he could only explain patiently.
"Yueyue, Gu Jiaojiao was our sister for eighteen years. When we didn’t know the truth, we liked her and doted on her like she was the apple of our eye. Was that wrong?"
"Calling you an idiot is a compliment! Is that the kind of ’like’ I was talking about? AAARGH!"
The crowd: ...
’So Sheng Yueyue really is this stupid? How did we never notice it before!’
It was common knowledge that Sheng Shiwen had liked Dong Lili from next door since they were children. In his heart and in his eyes, Dong Lili was the only one he saw as a potential partner.
The old Gu Jiaojiao and the current Sheng Yueyue were his sisters; all other women were just, well, female.
"Sheng Yueyue, who’s been filling your head with all this nonsense? If you’re this stupid, you’ll be at the very bottom of the pecking order when you marry into the Song Family."
Gu Jiaojiao knew that Sheng Yueyue had been reborn and had many modern ideas in her head.
But she was also deeply ingrained with the mindset of this era, which made her a bizarre, mismatched hybrid.
The onlookers couldn’t help but start murmuring among themselves. "I told you Sheng Yueyue was losing it."
"Yeah, I didn’t believe it before, but seeing it with my own eyes today, it’s obvious something’s not right with her."