The younger sister pretends to be hypnotized, and her older brother gets addicted.

It was almost noon.

Ruan Yang was about to tell Meng Ling that she couldn't have lunch with her today.

Meng Ling spoke first, "Junior, my crush asked me to lunch. Do you want to order takeout, or should I get it packed for you at the restaurant?"

"No need, I'm going out for dinner anyway."

Ruan Yang asked curiously, "Is it the crush you mentioned before, the one who's a sophomore?"

Yes, yes.

Meng Ling smiled and said, "I also thought he was too young, but I couldn't resist how handsome he was in the photos."

"But your divorce certificate hasn't been issued yet. Won't that be detrimental to you?"

"It's okay, my ex-husband was even more promiscuous."

She took out the photos.

"Look, every photo that young master from Australia posts is full of beautiful women. Luckily, I got tested for HIV before we got married, and I always wear a mask when I do it, otherwise sharing a rotten cucumber would be quite dangerous—"

"Junior, you also need to be careful. You and your boyfriend have to wear them every time."

Ruan Yang blushed, "It hasn't come to that yet..."

Meng Ling's heart melted at the sight!

Such innocent young girls are the easiest to be taken advantage of by older men!

Meng Ling was generous; she took out a small, thin, strawberry-flavored spiral-patterned pastry and handed it to her, saying, "Here, have one!"

Ruan Yang blushed even more. "No, no need."

"Don't be shy!" Meng Ling stuffed it directly into her pocket, then waved her hand, "Alright, I'm going to see Crush now."

Ruan Yang: "..."

She was still in a daze when she received a WeChat message from Jiang Yanci.

[Jiang Yanci]: Traffic jam, arrived five minutes late.

Ruan Yang snapped out of her daze and, as if it were a hot potato, stuffed the ultra-thin little square into her bag.

After doing all this, she picked up her bag and went downstairs, intending to wait for Jiang Yanci at the door.

But when she got to the first floor, she saw two familiar figures.

Qiao Lingling walked up with a fruit basket in her hand. "Miss Ruan, what happened yesterday was really just an accident. I came here today specifically to apologize to you."

Ruan Yang had a headache.

Didn't she apologize yesterday? Why is she here again?

Ruan Yang looked at Jiang Zhuo, "Your not showing up in front of me is the best apology. Take the person away."

Jiang Zhuo, however, refused to listen.

The fruit basket overturned on the ground during the pushing and pulling.

Qiao Lingling was startled, her eyes filled with tears:

"Miss Ruan, if you don't like me, you can just say so. Why waste these fruits?"

"I know you're from a wealthy family, unlike a small-town girl like me... But I rarely got to eat these fruits when I was little, and I only dared to treat myself like that when I grew up."

Ruan Yang remained silent.

Qiao Lingling's determination to come up with a brilliant line is just like my own experience writing an essay for the college entrance examination.

Ruan Yang tilted her head. "Xiao Zhuo, what do you think?"

Jiang Zhuo frowned slightly.

That strange feeling of "the eldest sister-in-law educating her younger brother-in-law" resurfaced.

This time he saw it clearly; it was indeed Qiao Lingling who hadn't held it properly.

But then I remembered what Dr. Song said—

Only by stimulating Ruan Yang can his memory be restored.

Jiang Zhuo spoke up: "Ruan Yang, no matter what, this was Lingling's good intention, and now it's been ruined. You should apologize."

Meng Ling forgot her power bank, so she went back to get it and saw this guy apologizing.

Yes, she had seen Qiao Lingling's vlog and knew that this was the ex-boyfriend Ruan Yang was talking about.

Meng Ling has been a champion of justice since she was a child.

Since receiving compensation after the divorce, he has achieved worldly success and has also let himself go.

She walked over.

She forcefully shoved the half-finished milk tea into Jiang Zhuo's hand.

"Wow! This young man is really handsome, I like him. Here, take this milk tea!"

Jiang Zhuo frowned. "Are you sick?"

Meng Ling blinked, looking aggrieved:

"Handsome, if you don't like me, you can just say so! We villagers haven't seen anything good before, this Peach Four Seasons Spring is a high-end product, why don't you want it?"

She held the milk tea high, insisting that Jiang Zhu drink it.

Jiang Zhuo's lips twitched.

Where did this mentally ill person come from!

He waved his hand to block it.

The milk tea was spilled all over the floor, and a few drops even got on his expensive AJ shoes.

Jiang Zhuo's temper flared up immediately.

Meng Ling was even more annoyed and preemptively said, "This was my heartfelt intention no matter what, and now you've ruined it. Apologize!"

This is clearly Qiao Lingling's line from just now.

Ruan Yang smiled gently.

Jiang Zhuo also realized what was happening, his face turning pale and then flushed.

As for Qiao Lingling—

She was verbally abused in front of everyone, and her frail body seemed unable to withstand the blow, as if she was about to faint.

She felt so wronged.

She meant well, so why did Ruan Yang and her colleagues mock her?

Does it mean you look down on poor people?

Clutching the Chanel dress Jiang Zhuo had bought for her, Qiao Lingling recalled her best friend Song Lejiao's words.

She originally disagreed with that plan.

But this time Ruan Yang really went too far.

Young ladies like this have no idea about the self-esteem of poor people, and they don't know what it feels like to be slandered and unable to defend oneself.

Qiao Lingling took out the latest iPhone 17 Max and sent a message.

Soon, a curly-haired woman, who looked to be in her late forties and somewhat plump, barged in.

The woman stormed up to the front desk.

The receptionist reassured her, "Ma'am, who are you looking for?"

The woman's voice boomed: "I'm looking for a mistress! I'm looking for the woman who seduced my husband! Do you know who it is?"

Receptionist: "...I don't know."

Woman: "That's you!"

Ruan Yang and Meng Ling exchanged a glance.

These lines sound so familiar. Have you seen them in a TV series?

Next, the woman said to the receptionist, "You're Ruan Yang, aren't you!"

Ruan Yang: ?

Meng Ling: ?

The receptionist was young and terrified. "I'm not," she cried.

"Where is she?"

The receptionist couldn't help but look in Ruan Yang's direction.

The woman looked over, her eyes narrowing. "You're Ruan Yang! You're the one who seduced my husband, aren't you!"

It's lunchtime now, and there are many people coming and going, all stopping to watch.

A similar incident happened at Xingcan before.

A female teacher has been accused of seducing a student's male parent, and photos of them in bed have been leaked.

Ruan Yang had a headache.

Especially after seeing the photo of the male parent, she bluntly stated, "Don't worry, I only like handsome men."

The woman got angry, "You're just after my husband's money! I've seen plenty of girls like you, clinging to any rich man you see, how shameless!"

Ruan Yang's temper flared up as well.

She put her hands on her hips and said, "A man like this, whose height is less than mine and who can't even see his feet when he looks down, could stand naked on the street and no one would call the police. People would think he's a Piggy Hero statue."

Meng Ling couldn't help but laugh.

Enraged, the woman raised her hand to slap him.

Ruan Yang grasped the woman's hand. "Apologize now and leave, and I may not pursue the matter further."

The woman was surprised.

This little girl looks thin and frail, but she's actually stronger than me?

But the woman came prepared; how could she possibly leave?

She sat on the ground, slapping her thigh:

"Oh my god, everyone look! Xingcan's female teacher is seducing my husband, how shameless!"

Outside the door, many passersby stopped to watch and even recorded videos with their phones.

"I never expected to see a wife beating up her husband's mistress!"

"That mistress is really pretty!"

"Tsk, you can't blame men for this. If such a beautiful woman seduces me, I'll go for her too!"

The more they said it, the uglier it got.

Jiang Zhuo frowned and took a step forward.

Proving that something happened is easy, but proving that something never happened is incredibly difficult.

Right now, the quickest way to quell this storm is neither to call the police nor to argue.

Instead, a man who completely outshone the woman's husband in looks, wealth, and status immediately appeared and publicly declared that he was Ruan Yang's boyfriend.

Jiang Zhuo had just taken half a step.

He was about to say that Ruan Yang was his fiancée.

But Qiao Lingling grabbed his arm.

"...Ah Zhuo, I know you're worried about Miss Ruan, but right now everyone thinks you're my boyfriend."

"If you go out like this, what will people think of me...?"

"Do you want netizens to misunderstand me as the homewrecker?"

Jiang Zhuo paused, his expression changing.

Just as she was hesitating, Ruan Yang caught a glimpse of Jiang Yanci, who had just come down from the Cullinan, through the glass of the door.

Her eyes suddenly lit up, and like a little butterfly fluttering its wings, she rushed into his arms.

"Honey, you're here!"