Back Then, I Adored You

The resounding slaps shocked everyone present. Even Jiang Qianqian was momentarily stunned before she raised her hand and touched her throbbing cheek. She turned her head and glared at Xu Wennuan. “Did you just hit me? How dare you hit me?!”

As Jiang Qianqian said that, she pounced on Xu Wennuan; however, being so drunk made her no match for a fight, particularly given her difficulty balancing. The two of them exchanged blows, but Jiang Qianqian could not lay a finger on Xu Wennuan, much less return the two slaps that she was dealt.

Jiang Qianqian, who knew she was done, started screaming furiously. Then, she yelled at the people around them who were just watching dumbly. “What are you guys doing? Help me!” she screamed. With that, her friends returned to their senses one by one and stepped in to intervene.

Most of them tried pulling Jiang Qianqian away, but when Xu Wennuan was forcibly separated from her, the latter lifted her leg and exerted a lot of force into kicking the former’s thigh. Now in intense pain, Jiang Qianqian, started spitting out in furiousness. “Are you guys stupid? Why are you pulling me away? Go get her!”

As though they had been awakened from a dream, Jiang Qianqian’s minions released her and rushed to Xu Wennuan. No matter how furious Xu Wennuan was, she was unable to fight so many girls at once, and soon her elbows were restrained. When Jiang Qianqian saw Xu Wennuan stripped of the ability to struggle, she immediately reached out and grabbed a glass from the table. Intending to smash it on Xu Wennuan’s face, she realized that such an act wouldn’t soothe her anger in the end. Glaring right back at Xu Wennuan’s piercing stare, Jiang Qianqian’s chest was heaving when she suddenly had an epiphany. She rushed up to Xu Wennuan, grabbed the collar of her wool sweater, and started tugging.

Xu Wennuan started struggling like her life depended on it, displaying strength that Jiang Qianqian could not resist. But Jiang Qianqian was evidently mad with anger and had lost all her rationality as she pulled a male companion into the tugging and enlisted him to help her rip off Xu Wennuan’s clothes. Being intoxicated, the man failed to recognize Jiang Qianqian’s behavior as absurd, and he immediately grabbed onto Xu Wennuan’s sweater. His drunkenness, however, did not affect his strength other than to increase it. As a result, he easily ripped the seam at Xu Wennuan’s shoulder, revealing her fair skin.

The man’s breath, his tearing action, and the scent of alcohol clinging to him combined with a scenario where she could not break free no matter how much she struggled, making Xu Wennuan think of a nightmare from many years ago. Her face instantly blanched, and her composed expression started breaking down, as well. She started to struggle wildly.

Xu Wennuan felt her sleeve being ripped off, and her entire body started shaking. Her bloodless lips trembled uncontrollably. No one around them seemed to recognize how abnormal the assault was. The man grew increasingly excited from ripping off her clothes and increased his force twofold.

The deafening music from the DJ, the depraved laughter from Jiang Qianqian’s friends, and Xiao Qin’s furious swearing all became abstract sounds that drifted farther away from her. Just when she felt like the fabric at her waist area was being ripped off, as well, her body shuddered, and her initial struggling stopped. She grew desolate, and her eyes instantly lost all their brilliance.

Jiang Qianqian suddenly felt deflated seeing Xu Wennuan in this state. She shouted for them to stop and gestured for the man to back off as she approached Xu Wennuan. She lifted her chin and elevated her delicate face. Their eyes met. Jiang Qianqian opened her mouth furiously and enunciated every single word as she said, “Weren’t you very arrogant just now? What’s going on now? Are you scared? Do you think I’ll let you go just because you’re a mess already? Xu Wennuan, let me make it clear: I hate you so much that I want you to die!”

Following these words that were uttered through gritted teeth, Jiang Qianqian reached for Xu Wennuan’s sweater. She was just about to gather all her strength into ripping it completely off Xu Wennuan’s chest when someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.