Chapter 93: Bad Woman

If it were usual, being inexplicably questioned by Huai Xiang, Cheng Shimumeng would only retort confidently, or directly mock back.

But this time was different.

The instant she heard Huai Xiang’s question, she clearly became a bit nervous, her gaze unconsciously drifting somewhere, but quickly pulling back.

Huai Xiang perfectly caught this momentary flaw.

She immediately turned her head to look, and at a glance saw…

That extremely ugly mall mascot.

Ah?

Huai Xiang turned her head in surprise and doubt, only to see Cheng Shimumeng had already returned to her original expression, as if the earlier panic was fake.

“Nonsense, I didn’t ask.”

Cheng Shimumeng shook her head with a speechless look, as if Huai Xiang was talking nonsense and she really hadn’t done such a thing.

“Liar, I just saw you looking at that thing!”

Thinking she had caught a flaw, Huai Xiang excitedly pointed at the giant mascot in the middle of the mall.

“What?”

Cheng Shimumeng frowned, a flash of panic in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down: “I just thought that thing looks very peculiar, so I glanced at it.”

She was still quibbling.

In Huai Xiang’s view, this was lying without even drafting first.

“Hehe, still quibbling. I heard it just now—that’s the gift you’re planning to give An Yu, and you even asked An Yu’s opinion!” Huai Xiang nodded confidently, seeming to have grasped Cheng Shimumeng’s psychology.

But she didn’t expect that Cheng Shimumeng only frowned, not showing any panic from being exposed at all.

“When would I have time to ask An Yu? I think you’re just dragging my time because you don’t know what to buy yourself?”

Cheng Shimumeng shook her head, no extra expression on her face.

“You play here by yourself, I’m going to pick a gift oh?”

After saying that, Cheng Shimumeng wanted to leave, but her steps were deliberately very slow.

All this was seen by Huai Xiang.

In her view, she had solidly caught Cheng Shimumeng cheating, and also learned An Yu’s preference!

Although that thing really looked silly and ugly, thinking that An Yu likes it…

It somehow felt a bit cute?

So Huai Xiang confidently spoke: “Then you go, I’m buying that!”

Huai Xiang pointed at the mascot in the middle.

As expected, Cheng Shimumeng’s steps paused, no longer intending to continue leaving.

“Hehe, why aren’t you going?”

Huai Xiang decisively mocked: “Hmph hmph, can’t bear to? Admit it!”

Cheng Shimumeng stood in place with her head down, silent for a long time.

“Tsk.”

After a while, she somewhat unhappily pursed her lips: “So what if you know?”

Cheng Shimumeng had a broken jar attitude, mockingly glancing at Huai Xiang.

….

Huai Xiang was instantly shocked, not expecting that her gift really was this thing.

“Now it’s almost the end of the month, can your wallet still afford it?”

As if thinking of something, Cheng Shimumeng covered her mouth and laughed.

That thing, don’t look at how ugly it is, but it’s big ah, big things, they’re expensive ah!

“Ha?”

Huai Xiang angrily: “You bad woman, you admit it!”

“Yes ah, I did ask, what can you do about it~ You can’t afford it either~”

Cheng Shimumeng nodded with a light laugh, a little expression of even if you know, what can you do to me.

This completely enraged Huai Xiang.

In an instant, she wanted to take a photo of this smug face, then show it to little An Yu, tell little An Yu to stay away from this kind of bad woman.

But no, she didn’t have that chance.

She couldn’t even stop Cheng Shimumeng from increasing little An Yu’s favorability.

Unless… she could buy that thing herself.

But just as Cheng Shimumeng said, it’s almost the end of the month now, her pocket money isn’t very sufficient.

What to do ah, just watch the bad woman be arrogant like this?

Looking at the brightly smiling Cheng Shimumeng, a nameless fire surged in Huai Xiang’s heart, but nowhere to vent.

“What are you two arguing about?”

Just when Huai Xiang was most helpless, a somewhat helpless yet gentle voice suddenly came from the side.

It was Ning Wanqiu.

She finally noticed her two good sisters were missing, so she hurried over.

However, if not careful, they would start quarreling—really not letting people worry.

Ning Wanqiu helplessly shook her head.

And Huai Xiang, the moment she saw Ning Wanqiu, excitedly had tears in her eyes.

It’s Ning Wanqiu, the savior ah!

She wants to bring Ning Wanqiu to fight the bad woman together, can’t let Cheng Shimumeng brush the little angel’s favorability!

At this moment, she had already forgotten that she herself was also a bad woman wanting to secretly keep things private.

Otherwise, why did she secretly confirm Ning Wanqiu hadn’t noticed, then pull Cheng Shimumeng aside to discuss?

But, those aren’t important anymore. Huai Xiang linked arms with Ning Wanqiu, tearfully accusing Cheng Shimumeng:

“Wanqiu, listen to me, Shimumeng is really super bad ah, she secretly cheated alone—”

Ning Wanqiu froze: “What do you mean?”

She didn’t understand, and Cheng Shimumeng at this moment kept her mouth shut, no words.

“Aiya… How to explain?”

Huai Xiang thought, this matter seemed not easy for her to explain either.

But, there was one thing, she invited Ning Wanqiu to help…

“Wanqiu, can you lend a bit…”

Huai Xiang’s voice became somewhat guilty: “Next month, next month I’ll return it right away!”

Ning Wanqiu frowned, somewhat puzzled looking at Huai Xiang.

“You don’t have enough money?”

“Mm mm!”

Huai Xiang nodded.

“Is that so…?”

Ning Wanqiu slightly narrowed her eyes.

Lending money is of course no problem, but she remembered Huai Xiang rarely spends over her allowance.

Sure enough, something happened with Cheng Shimumeng?

Ning Wanqiu looked at Cheng Shimumeng, only to see the other raise a finger to her lips, showing a mischievous bad smile.

“Sigh….”

Subconsciously sighing, Ning Wanqiu knew Huai Xiang had been pitted by Cheng Shimumeng again.

Although not knowing exactly what happened, Ning Wanqiu still couldn’t watch Huai Xiang be pitted like this; if she can salvage, salvage a bit.

“I can lend, but you have to tell me first, what do you want to buy?”

Ning Wanqiu softly asked.

“Uh…” Huai Xiang fell silent.

“Hm?”

Ning Wanqiu doubtfully hummed.

If Huai Xiang doesn’t explain, she won’t lend.

Seeing Ning Wanqiu’s expression, Huai Xiang decided to go all out.

She randomly pointed: “Aiya, it’s, it’s that! I want to buy that as a birthday gift for little An Yu! But money not quite enough…”

Yes, it’s her who wants to buy, not that Cheng Shimumeng wants to buy.

Anyway, bad woman brushing favorability is wrong, but her brushing favorability is right.

Ning Wanqiu followed the direction of Huai Xiang’s finger, saw what she was pointing at, opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

This… What exactly did Cheng Shimumeng say to make Huai Xiang choose to buy this kind of thing to give to An Yu?

Ning Wanqiu looked at the silent Cheng Shimumeng beside her, a drop of sweat flowing down her forehead.