C48 Cao Nana's Resentment

The atmosphere froze in an instant.

As the questions kept coming, Huo Niannian stayed quiet, her hand surreptitiously pinching her thigh until the pain brought tears to her eyes.

Looking forlornly into the camera, Huo Niannian said, "I don't understand why Nana would say such things about me. She liked He Feng, so I let him go to her. Does she expect me to give up Tingshen as well?"

Her statement made the reporters gasp.

Huo Niannian, already striking, now looked like a flower destroyed by the storm, tears streaming down her face. She tugged at Gu Tingshen's sleeve, feigning distress and fear.

Seeing the shock on the reporters' faces, she continued, "Doesn't everyone have a past? Can any of you say you've lived without troubles? I've endured darkness and witnessed the worst of humanity, but then I met Tingshen. He pulled me out of the depths of heartbreak. What woman could resist such a man? We're in love. Why are you still clinging to my past?"

"Did Cao Nana steal your boyfriend?"

The question drew a bitter smile from Huo Niannian. She looked directly into the camera and said earnestly, "Nana, let's not bring up the past, okay? Since you like He Feng, I've stepped aside. Can't we still be friends?"

The flashbulbs immortalized the scene.

In a room in S City, Cao Nana watched Huo Niannian's live interview, her teeth clenched in fury.

When had this little minx become so sharp-tongued?

"Thud!" The door was suddenly kicked open. Cao Nana, displeased, looked up to see He Feng staggering in the doorway, bottle in hand, his shirt dirty and hair a mess.

Seeing him like this, Cao Nana was livid, "Why are you back? Didn't you say you had to work late?"

"Hehe, work late?" He Feng entered, slammed the wine bottle on the table, and fixed Cao Nana with a red-eyed stare, causing her to tremble. She asked hesitantly, "What are you doing?"

"What am I doing? I should be asking you that, Cao Nana! Haven't I been good to you? When you wanted to get married, I didn't hesitate to go register with you. Your mother demanded a house and a dowry—didn't I provide that? I emptied my parents' savings just to make the down payment on this house. Anytime you wanted jewelry, I bought it for you. Why are you doing this to me?"

In a burst of fury, He Feng slammed the bottle onto the ground, shattering it with a loud crash. Cao Nana instinctively covered her head, her eyes wide with shock as she looked at him. "What are you trying to do?"

"I can't endure this any longer. If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have lost my job!" He Feng's eyes were filled with a rage that was close to breaking.

This very morning, upon his arrival at work, his boss had summoned him into the office and suggested he resign. He Feng was stunned. Resign? Why would he resign?

He had dedicated himself to the company since graduating. The thought of resignation was absurd.

It only became clear when his boss informed him that his personal issues had been leaked.

And who was behind his misfortune? None other than Cao Nana herself!