Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 75

Lin Mengting seemed unaware of Qin Mei’s probing gaze and said calmly, “Sister Mei, why did you leave M City People’s Hospital, abandoning your iron rice bowl, to become a small worker in S City? Don’t tell me you got tired of the internal politics at the hospital and decided to work as a leisurely factory doctor.”

Iron rice bowl?

Working girl!

These words were sore spots for Qin Mei!

At that moment, Qin Mei’s face turned from pale to red and then to a dark black, as if the never-healed wound had been ruthlessly stabbed a few times, the blade twisted 360 degrees, and then several bags of salt were poured on the bloody wound. The pain made her want to curl up into a ball immediately.

“Lin Mengting, what do you mean by that?!”

Glancing at Qin Mei, whose eyes were wide with fury and whose face was twisted with anger, looking like a vengeful ghost from the eighteenth level of hell, surrounded by intense black aura, Lin Mengting turned her gaze back to the beautiful sunset and spoke in a dreamy tone.

But to Qin Mei, these words were like a thunderclap out of a clear sky!

“Sister Mei, ‘you can’t hide paper from fire,’ and many things will leave traces once done. As the saying goes, ‘Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.’ If someone clings to you as persistently as your brother does to me, how would you handle it?!”

“You… you… you…” Qin Mei’s lips trembled, her face turning from green to red, then to ink-black, her eyes filled with intense hatred and resentment as she looked at Lin Mengting, mingled with a fear and unease she hadn’t realized.

If even a young and naive girl like Lin Mengting knew about those things, had her story of inviting a wolf into the house and being schemed against already spread through every corner of their town?

Would people think she had overplayed her act, and that’s why she ended up in such a miserable state, not deserving sympathy or pity?

The only thing she could contribute was serving as a “cautionary tale” for others!

…

This reality made Qin Mei’s vision darken, almost causing her to faint and escape this awkward and embarrassing situation!

But she had a “mission”!

Yes, a mission!

Thinking this, Qin Mei somehow found the courage, bit her cheek hard, took several deep breaths, and regained her composure. Her gaze at Lin Mengting returned to the initial sadness, and her face showed just the right amount of sorrow.

“Tingting, I didn’t expect even you to know about this. Sigh… Who could have thought that I treated her as a friend, yet she would do such a thing behind my back? With my bloody lesson, you should keep your eyes open and not invite wolves into your house like I did! However, I can guarantee that with Qin Dong’s character, no matter how your friends ‘seduce’ him, he would treat you like a treasure and never have a second thought!”

…

This time, Lin Mengting didn’t bother to argue with Qin Mei anymore, adopting an attitude of “no matter how eloquently you speak, I remain unmoved.”

When someone gets no reaction, they tend to “cease fire”!

…

Unfortunately for Qin Mei, Lin Mengting’s lack of response was not the silence that would lead to an explosion but true acquiescence.

So, Qin Mei became even more enthusiastic, eager to detail all the efforts Qin Dong had made for Lin Mengting over the past six months, hoping to further solidify the image of Qin Dong’s “undying love.”

Fortunately, just before Lin Mengting’s ears grew calluses and she became completely irritated, they arrived at the teahouse Qin Dong had reserved.

Sitting facing the entrance, Qin Dong immediately stood up and waved his hands energetically as soon as Qin Mei and Lin Mengting appeared, shouting loudly, “Sis, Tingting, over here!”

What effect does it have when a person of Qin Dong’s build shouts energetically?

This was evident from the way everyone in the restaurant turned their heads towards the entrance simultaneously.

Idiot!

At that moment, Qin Mei wished the ground would open up and swallow her.

Qin Dong quickly realized his mistake, his dark face flushing red as he lowered his head, not daring to make any more noise.

Only Lin Mengting remained calm and composed, her expression unchanged, as if she hadn’t noticed the peculiar, sympathetic, mocking, and disdainful gazes from the onlookers.

Wait…

That familiar gaze?

A faintly oppressive gaze?!

Lin Mengting suddenly looked up, and the next moment, she met a pair of deep, night-sky-like eyes.

That person was smiling?

And it was a “seeing someone in trouble, feeling very happy” smile!

Ha! Indeed, a scoundrel!

Next time, I must check the almanac before going out. Otherwise, if a few more of these “unlucky” scenes are witnessed by this person, it can’t just be described as “incompatible fate” anymore!

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“Tingting, what are you looking at?” Qin Mei followed Lin Mengting’s gaze, scanning the teahouse but finding nothing unusual, then slowly withdrew her gaze, looking inquisitively at Lin Mengting.

At that moment, she felt a strange premonition that things were slipping out of her control!

“This teahouse is nice, I might bring clients here in the future.” Lin Mengting replied vaguely, her peripheral vision once again sweeping over the window-side corner seat.

If that person hadn’t deliberately revealed himself, she might not have noticed him even after leaving the teahouse!

“Tingting, this is the teahouse’s new osmanthus cake. Try it and see how it tastes.”

“Tingting, here’s your favorite mung bean cake.”

“Tingting, I think today’s chicken feet are quite tasty.”

“Tingting, this fried dumpling is also good.”

…

In less than a minute, the plate in front of Lin Mengting was piled high, making it impossible for her to start eating. Qin Mei, on the other hand, smiled contentedly, as if pleased with Qin Dong’s behavior of “cherishing and pampering” Lin Mengting, ignoring others.

As for Lin Mengting’s earlier words? Qin Mei had already discarded them without hesitation!

After all, fundamentally, Lin Mengting and Qin Dong’s situation was very different from hers with that official’s son!