C8 He Failed to Steal the Chicken and Ended up Losing the Rice

Shen Geyao felt a bitterness in her heart, as if she had inexplicably gotten involved with another difficult man. Even now, back in her room, Liang Xinghao's words, "I'll handle the inspection myself," echoed in her mind.

"What a lunatic," Shen Geyao thought, still shaken.

Checking a woman's virtue was simple enough. But who would let that jerk do it?

Everyone in the Shen family treated this Young Master Liang like a treasure, but she didn't see it that way. She had no interest in wealthy men and even less in marrying into a rich family.

"Shen Geyao, you shameless woman!"

Suddenly, the door burst open with a bang, and Shen Nianxin and her mother, Sunn Shumei, stormed in, furious. At this moment, Shen Nianxin's face was twisted with jealousy and anger, making her look unusually fierce.

"You liar! Why did you deceive Young Master Liang?"

"What did I deceive him about?" Shen Geyao, freshly out of the shower, sat leisurely on the bed, combing through her long hair.

"And sister, aren't you supposed to be a role model for the younger generation of the Shen family? Why are you acting like a shrew now, not afraid of showing your ugly side?"

"Shen Geyao, cut the act. Tell me, why did you deceive Young Master Liang?" With the door already closed, Shen Nianxin wasn't worried about her image taking a hit.

No one will see this anyway!

“You’re nothing but a used-up tramp, and you still dare to deceive Young Master Liang? What’s your game?”

“Maybe the one who’s been used up is you?” Shen Geyao replied calmly, a hint of a cold smile in her eyes. “You seem to know an awful lot about those guys and their countless ‘moves.’ You must hang out with them a lot, huh?”

“You... you’re just making stuff up! I’ll tear your mouth apart!”

Shen Nianxin’s face turned beet red. Seeing Sunn Shumei standing there in a daze only fueled her anger.

“Mom, are you just going to stand there and let her bully me?”

Sunn Shumei had been momentarily stunned. Shen Geyao’s words seemed to hold some truth; otherwise, how would her daughter know about those guys’ moves? Could it be that her daughter really had been messing around with them?

But right now, her daughter was being bullied. How could she stand by and do nothing?

“You disrespectful girl, how dare you be rude to your elders? I’ll teach you a lesson!”

Snapping out of her daze, Sunn Shumei charged forward in anger, grabbing a fistful of Shen Geyao’s long hair.

Shen Nianxin’s eyes lit up. Here was her chance. She rushed forward, raising her hand to strike Shen Geyao’s face. In the Shen family, the thing she hated most was Shen Geyao’s face. She’d long wanted to ruin that face she envied so much!

"Let's see how you plan to seduce Young Master Liang with a ruined face! Dream on if you think he'll give you a second glance!" Shen Nianxin's twisted smile was unsettling, her long, multicolored nails looking sharp as they aimed for Shen Geyao's delicate, fair face.

Shen Geyao's expression darkened as she swiftly grabbed Sunn Shumei's wrists, squeezing hard. Sunn Shumei felt a numbness spread through her hand, making her grip on Geyao's hair loosen involuntarily.

But Geyao wasn't about to let go. She pulled Shumei's wrist and stepped back, causing Shumei to stumble forward into Geyao's previous spot.

Smack...

A sharp slap echoed through the room, followed by a woman's scream. Nianxin's vicious slap had landed squarely on Shumei's face.

"My face!" Shumei shrieked, clutching her burning cheek. The intense pain made her rub her face, only to find blood on her fingers.

"My face... my face," she wailed, rushing out the door in search of medical help, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Her daughter slapped her so hard that her face started bleeding. Sunn Shumei never imagined that her own daughter would be the one to ruin her face!