Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1106: Chapter 1016: Those Bygone Years 26

Wen Shuangshuang’s words stunned Qu Chengdong, shocked Lin Qianqian into a daze. It was Lin Qianqian’s own lack of caution; in her attempt to make Wen Shuangshuang like Bai Xiaojie, she exaggerated Bai Xiaojie’s virtues as if his kind was one in a million.

Even though Lin Qianqian and Bai Xiaojie had separated, she had once been married to him and knew his habits like the back of her hand.

At that moment, a lapse in attention allowed her familiarity to show in front of Wen Shuangshuang, who caught onto it and used it against her as evidence.

Now, this situation was just like when Lin Qianqian framed Zhou Meijuan and Zhou Meijuan had no way to defend herself. This particular understanding Lin Qianqian had of Bai Xiaojie served as more compelling evidence for Wen Shuangshuang’s accusation of Lin Qianqian’s infatuation with Bai Xiaojie, making Lin Qianqian experience that same feeling of helplessness.

Qu Chengdong’s face turned sullen as he looked at Lin Qianqian with a particularly unpleasant expression. He could tolerate Lin Qianqian’s arrogance, her tendency to make unreasonable scenes, her greed for vanity, her love for luxury goods, always demanding him to buy this and that.

He could even tolerate Lin Qianqian acting like a shrew cursing on the street, but he could definitely not tolerate Lin Qianqian daring to cuckold him. That was a man’s dignity, absolutely untouchable.

Lin Qianqian looked at Wen Shuangshuang, both shocked and furious, not daring to meet Qu Chengdong’s suspicious eyes and his dark, terrifying face.

What made Lin Qianqian even more alarmed was that Wen Shuangshuang’s words had attracted the attention of the people working around them, who had now gathered around in a large group.

If she couldn’t explain herself, Lin Qianqian knew she would end up like Zhou Meijuan, her reputation completely ruined, something she absolutely couldn’t accept.

In a panic, Lin Qianqian, overwhelmed with fear, instinctively grabbed Wen Shuangshuang and shouted angrily, ”You bitch, what nonsense are you spouting?! How dare you frame me? Clearly, it’s you who has a crush on Bai Xiaojie, why are you slandering me?”

Lin Qianqian’s performance was filled with grief and outrage, with an expression full of grievance. She held only one thought: she must not let Qu Chengdong doubt her, she had to solidify the rumor of a secret affair between Bai Xiaojie and Wen Shuangshuang.

As soon as Lin Qianqian said this, Wen Shuangshuang almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Truly, there’s no saving such foolishness; even when framing others, there must be some basis. Wen Shuangshuang had hardly spoken to Bai Xiaojie twice, no one would believe Lin Qianqian’s words.

Without Wen Shuangshuang needing to speak, people gathering around to watch the commotion already began to babble, defending Wen Shuangshuang.

”Are you lying without even thinking? Comrade Little Wen and Comrade Little Bai haven’t even talked, how could there be any feelings involved?”

”Exactly, Comrade Little Wen and Comrade Little Bai don’t even work together, they don’t talk when they meet on normal days, these two could not possibly have a relationship.”

”If there really was a relationship, there’d be no need to deny it, both Comrade Little Wen and Comrade Little Bai are educated youth. If they were together, they’d make a perfect match and wouldn’t need to lie about it.”

”Honestly, when working near Comrade Little Wen, while chatting, I’ve never once heard Comrade Little Wen mention Comrade Little Bai.

But what I did hear was Comrade Xiao Lin often coming to find Comrade Little Wen, always talking about Comrade Little Bai.

I overheard Comrade Xiao Lin praise Comrade Little Bai to the skies, as if saying he could sprout a flower from it.

And her intimate knowledge of Comrade Little Bai’s likes and habits is crystal clear; the situation is quite obvious, Comrade Little Wen knows nearly nothing about Comrade Little Bai.

Yet Comrade Xiao Lin knows so much about Comrade Little Bai, saying Comrade Little Wen likes Comrade Little Bai is too far-fetched. Saying Comrade Xiao Lin likes Comrade Little Bai is much more reasonable.”

Lin Qianqian was angered to tears by the various speculations and peculiar looks from everyone, experiencing firsthand the feeling Zhou Meijuan had when she was defenceless.

Lin Qianqian wanted to explain amidst her cries, but before she could speak, Qu Chengdong, who had stayed silent, was already angrily glaring at her, demanding, ”How many things have you done behind my back? What are you really like? I’ve never truly seen you, Lin Qianqian, you’ve really disappointed me.”

Qu Chengdong was truly disappointed in Lin Qianqian. Before, his attraction to her had been particularly superficial, all because of that stunningly beautiful face.

When he fancied Lin Qianqian, Qu Chengdong knew she was a girl with little education. At that time, Qu Chengdong had already prepared himself for the possibility that beyond her face, Lin Qianqian might not be outstanding in other areas, perhaps even flawed.

To Qu Chengdong, being uneducated or lacking in etiquette didn’t matter as much; those were things that time and wealth could cultivate. Only beauty was innate, impossible to change later. So, while beauty was hard to find, talent, or even a person’s charisma, could be developed later.

But Qu Chengdong didn’t expect that Lin Qianqian was not only lacking in etiquette and talent but also in character and morals, creating a fundamental dissonance in values, hard to mend.

Although Qu Chengdong shallowly prioritized appearance in finding a partner, it didn’t mean he had no expectations regarding character. In fact, Qu Chengdong had a strong sense of ethics; he could accept Lin Qianqian’s lack of depth but not her flawed character.

Lin Qianqian saw the genuine disappointment and anger on Qu Chengdong’s face and suddenly panicked. She always thought Qu Chengdong was a bug captured in her hand, forever unable to escape her grasp. She never imagined that there would be a day when the compliant Qu Chengdong would have a moment of anger.

Lin Qianqian feared that in his moment of anger, Qu Chengdong might want to separate from her, and her concern wasn’t without reason, as Qu Chengdong indeed had a fleeting thought of breaking up with Lin Qianqian.

But that thought was instantly suppressed; Lin Qianqian was just a girl. If he really broke up with her over what seemed like an affair, Lin Qianqian wouldn’t be able to face anyone in the future.

Moreover, the matter was merely a suspicion. Even though Qu Chengdong had spoken of disappointment, deep down he hoped it was just a coincidence. So Qu Chengdong only briefly had the thought and did not really intend to break up with Lin Qianqian.

Though he didn’t truly intend to, Qu Chengdong felt uneasy, because Lin Qianqian’s excessive familiarity with Bai Xiaojie was real.

Therefore, Qu Chengdong felt that even if Lin Qianqian hadn’t really cheated on him with Bai Xiaojie after being together, Lin Qianqian must have liked Bai Xiaojie before getting together with him. It was even likely that Lin Qianqian still liked Bai Xiaojie, which was why she unconsciously praised Bai Xiaojie in front of Wen Shuangshuang.

After thinking like this, whether Lin Qianqian cheated or not, Qu Chengdong felt a thorn lodged deep within his heart, causing intense discomfort.