Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 124

In November, M City was in deep autumn, with chilly mornings and evenings.

On some days, the skies were clear, and in the evening, you could enjoy the unique beauty of the “sunset glow.”

Today was no exception.

Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing had finished dinner and were walking towards the park.

At that moment, Qin Mei, with swollen eyes and tears streaming down her face, stumbled towards them from the street corner.

“Uncle Lin, Aunt Yu, I’m begging you…”

Before Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing could react, Qin Mei dropped to her knees with a thud, her face full of sorrow and helplessness. “Please, call Lin Mengting and ask her to leave me alone, okay?”

“Qin Mei, what are you doing? Get up! Let’s talk this out!”

Even though he had become a police officer, Lin Yimin had never given up his “basic” daily exercises, so he had noticed Qin Mei the moment she appeared at the street corner.

Therefore, seeing this unexpected scene, Lin Yimin didn’t panic like Yu Fengqing. Instead, he quickly pulled Yu Fengqing aside to avoid Qin Mei’s kneeling position.

Seeing this, Qin Mei’s swollen eyelids twitched slightly, and a hint of regret flashed in her heart.

—Although she knew it wouldn’t be easy to manipulate Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing, she hadn’t expected the success rate to be a terrifying “zero” when she actually tried it!

However, Qin Mei quickly suppressed the regret and hesitation, kowtowing without hesitation and sobbing. “Uncle Lin, Aunt Yu, I’ve never asked you for anything, but today, I have no choice!”

“You don’t know, Lin Mengting…” At this point, Qin Mei suddenly thought of something horrible and began to wail loudly. “She took me to a nightclub, drugged me, and sent me to an old man’s bed!”

Seeing this, the bystanders began to speak up in defense.

“How can someone be so cruel to a young girl?”

“I always wondered how Lin Mengting, so young and just a vocational school graduate, could make so much money so quickly. She calls home often and sends lots of nice things. Now it makes sense!”

“Young people these days are more and more restless! Doing such things for money, ignoring basic morals, it’s disgraceful!”

“No wonder, recently, someone said Qin Mei broke up with the son of that big company’s chairman. She must have felt unworthy after being taken advantage of by Lin Mengting, so she had to break up with him!”

…

Qin Mei lowered her head further, her face flushed with shame, her body trembling, portraying a picture of weakness and misery. However, her straight back and tightly clenched fists clearly showed her unyielding spirit.

Sometimes, “silence speaks louder than words.”

At this moment, Qin Mei perfectly illustrated this saying.

The growing crowd and their accusations, insults, and mockery directed at Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing were proof of this.

Lin Yimin’s lips pressed into a straight line, his face dark as coal, and his narrowed eyes cold as ice.

Yu Fengqing felt her blood run cold, her head buzzing.

In such a moment, with these words and this posture, how could anyone not overthink?

Although she wanted to rush over and slap Qin Mei, tearing away her disguise of “weakness” and “helplessness,” Yu Fengqing knew she couldn’t do such a thing in public.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that prove Qin Mei’s “victim” status?

Just as Lin Yimin took a step forward to confront Qin Mei, Yu Fengqing grabbed his arm.

Given the circumstances, it was inappropriate for Lin Yimin to act!

“Miss Qin, you can talk nonsense, but you can’t slander people!” Yu Fengqing coldly stared at Qin Mei, realizing how close her previous thoughts had come to ruining Lin Mengting!

If Qin Mei could publicly twist the truth and falsely accuse Lin Mengting, who could say she wouldn’t do the same to Lin Mengting’s friends and colleagues tomorrow?

Even if there’s a saying that “a clear conscience laughs at false accusations,” there’s also “repeat a lie often enough, and it becomes the truth.” Who could guarantee that rumors wouldn’t spiral out of control?

Such a vicious heart in someone once admired as an “ideal child” was truly laughable!

“I remember you and Mengting were colleagues for three months, but you hardly saw each other. After March, Mengting started working at another company. In the past eight months, you’ve only met five times. And each of those few meetings was initiated by you. Either asking Mengting to buy things, borrow money, or help you with something…”

At this point, Yu Fengqing paused, a mocking smile on her lips. “I’ve always wondered, how thick-skinned must you be to repeatedly bother Mengting for help under the guise of ‘neighborly relations’? Though there’s an old saying, ‘A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor,’ having neighbors like you is just bad luck! Thankfully, Mengting had enough sense not to let you and Qin Dong manipulate her into giving up her career just to help you with ‘little favors’!”

The words “little favors,” combined with Yu Fengqing’s sarcastic tone, made everyone immediately think of her earlier mentions of “borrowing money” and “buying things.”

The bystanders who had been sympathizing with Qin Mei and glaring at Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing suddenly changed their stance.