Cao Shuang: …………! ?

Everyone: ………………! ! ?

I've seen others rush to clarify things, but I've never seen anyone rush to fall into a trap.

Qin Ning's groundbreaking statement left everyone in the audience speechless, their mouths opening and closing repeatedly.

Only An Qin remained unsurprised; she kept her head down, obediently listening with complete trust.

Qin Ning, like a leopard teasing its prey, wasn't in a hurry to turn the page, remaining leisurely and content.

The cat's eyes darted around, and its smile unexpectedly deepened.

She stretched out her hand and pointed down at Cao Shuang.

Despite being a great distance apart, Qin Ning's stubborn and arrogant demeanor made it seem as if she were pointing a finger directly at Cao Shuang's nose.

"What, I admit she sold it, why are you so surprised?"

"Are you lying? You even feel guilty when I refute you?"

Cao Shuang was completely bewildered by Qin Ning's statement, "That's right, she sold him out."

It's unclear what Qin Ning is up to.

...Does this mean that no matter what An Qin does, they will support her to the death?

But Qin Ning's last two questions brought him back to his senses. He suppressed his shock, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

Oh, I see.

...Is she bluffing herself?

Ultimately, she still didn't believe An Qin would do such a thing.

It's just a different way of protecting her.

She's very clever, but unfortunately, that's all the wisdom a woman can have.

He was smarter than her, and he wouldn't fall for it. As long as he stuck to this stain, no amount of rebuttal would work.

Thinking of this, he calmed down and smiled unhurriedly.

"...Of course I wasn't lying."

“Miss Qin knows and can accept it, I have nothing to say about that, but this kind of person, a woman who would sell her body, I am just giving you a friendly reminder—you should think carefully about what good works this kind of person can create. I can’t even imagine that she can get thousands of people to see her works.”

As Cao Shuang spoke, he suddenly pointed to the mother with her child beside him.

"Look, even such a young child is here to see the art exhibition."

“With this kind of character, this kind of behavior, and this kind of person’s artwork, showing it to such young children… I don’t even dare to imagine what kind of negative influence it might have.”

The mother and child who were pointed at were startled, and the mother quickly bent down and hugged the child in her arms.

The parents who were with their children immediately looked alarmed and deep in thought.

Many people who were initially neutral began to waver.

Bai Weiran had to admit that Cao Shuang had done a brilliant job.

Adults may have different perspectives and may not readily accept Cao Shuang's words in their entirety.

But once children are involved, they all become moral guardians.

Who wouldn't want to provide their child with a pure and clean environment?

Qin Ning turned her head slightly, looking at Cao Shuang with a naive look of confusion.

You have a point.

He actually agreed with Cao Shuang's words for the second time.

"...But if that's the case, why did you help her in the first place?"

"You think she has character issues, yet you say you admire her talent and want to help her. Isn't that a contradiction in logic?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Shuang sighed deeply, revealing a melancholy and bewildered expression.

"Indeed, but at the time I thought, how can anyone not make mistakes? As long as she was willing to change and stop doing that, I was willing to help her... I was too naive, always thinking I could be a hero. I was just a stupid, very stupid man."

"I thought she really only had me to rely on, that she couldn't live without me. I didn't care about her past and wanted to build a new future for her."

He then gave a bitter laugh, his expression dazed, like a man who had once been troubled by love.

"But I never imagined that to her, I was just a disposable item that could be used and then discarded."

"I was too arrogant."

"When I saw her here, I could hardly believe my eyes."

"She left without a word, and I was worried... I was worried to the point of madness. I searched everywhere she might have gone, fearing she might have encountered someone with ill intentions... But I never imagined it was all just my overthinking. She's doing very well, even better than when she was with me, haha... hahahaha..."

Melancholy and deep affection, self-loathing and self-abandonment—truly the posture of a victim.

“I didn’t originally intend to say these things—” Cao Shuang suddenly looked up as the laughter subsided.

"But I don't want more people to be harmed. I only need to be the one who was deceived."

Cao Shuang saw no element of acting in his performance.

All I can say is that this is the most brilliant actor.

He told a lie, then deeply believed it, and finally made himself the victim in the lie.

The crowd was also moved by this melancholy and deep emotion, and fell silent.

Cao Shuang glanced around with the corner of her eye and then squinted happily.

"...Pfft."

A soft chuckle drew the attention that had been focused on Cao Shuang.

Qin Ning covered her mouth and laughed.

When she noticed everyone looking at her, she stopped smiling innocently.

But the next second he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

His face was full of mischief.

This caused a strange sense of unease to rise up among everyone.

It's like something everyone experiences in life: classmates or friends around you staring at you and smiling, as if they're hiding a secret. You want to know that secret, but they just won't tell you, leaving you hanging, feeling stuck and unsure.

Qin Ning played with this feeling perfectly.

This made Cao Shuang frown.

"Is this something to be laughed at, Miss Qin?" he asked coldly.

"Is it because you've been in a superior position for too long, breathing the air of the upper class, that you see other people's misfortunes as nothing more than amusement and a source of amusement?"

Qin Ning stopped laughing and met his gaze.

"No, I was just laughing at you."

"I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you rambling on with all this nonsense?"

“I said she sold it—and she really did sell it.”

Qin Ning raised her hand, and another wad of banknotes flew wildly through the air.

They fell one after another—

An Qin looked up, her palms facing upwards, and saw several banknotes fall into her hands before landing at her feet.

This behavior confused everyone.

But this time Qin Ning didn't stop. She kept throwing money at An Qin, one handful after another. The banknotes were like endless snowflakes, swirling and dancing in the air, constantly landing on An Qin's head and forming a circle around her feet.

And this circle keeps expanding.

Tens of thousands, millions, tens of millions—when the amount of money falling exceeds the imagination limit of ordinary people's money concepts.

The power of money began to take effect, capturing everyone's attention.

Even Cao Shuang's tragic story has been forgotten.

What does it matter if you're betrayed by a woman?

This is money!

Money, oh money, piles of gleaming cash are falling right before my eyes.

It was so beautiful that it made one's eyes blur and one couldn't help but swallow.

Even Cao Shuang couldn't control himself, forgetting his own script and staring intently at Qin Ning's movements.

Who can loudly reprimand a beautiful young girl who throws money around?

Finally, the girl's sweet voice rang out as the last handful of banknotes fell.

"Yes, she sold herself, she sold everything she had to me, she has to listen to me."

"What, you have a problem with that?"

Chapter Thirty-One: I'll Slap You in the Face

Bai Weiran burst out laughing in an instant.

Qin Ning's move was something he really couldn't use.

He never expected Qin Ning to do this, but—it was perfectly reasonable.

His appearance to defend An Qin and refute her claims was seen by someone like Cao Shuang as definite evidence that An Qin had sold her body.

What other reason could there be for a man to guard a woman?

He hadn't originally intended to reason with Cao Shuang.

I'll beat you until you submit, beat you until you apologize, beat you until your own mother wouldn't recognize you!

He's not one to use roundabout methods.

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