The air hung in silence for a few seconds. Then, a wave of shock suddenly burst out from the crowd.
"Damn it! Is it for real? That expensive?"
"It should be. Before the online issue was clarified, these two took pictures of the stuff privately. That set of skin - care products seems to cost around thirty or forty thousand."
"These two have sticky fingers."
"..."
Hearing the comments, the two roommates' faces turned deathly pale and their legs started to tremble.
Shi Wan didn't care what they were thinking. "It seems we should call the police?"
"Don't!" The two were on the verge of tears but still stubbornly said, "We'll return the stuff to you. We've only used it a few times anyway. We even thought it was dirty for us to use."
"What you two have used, I also find dirty. Pay me back. How you deal with it is your business."
The two were stunned. They simply didn't have that much money.
"Sister, we're all roommates. Why not just let it go?" Shi Qing said generously.
"Really? Then why don't you pay for them?" Shi Wan said, "I think you're just like the heroines in those novels from a few years ago, so kind - hearted. You'll definitely pay for them, right?"
Hearing this, the two looked at Shi Qing expectantly.
Shi Qing was seething with hatred inside but still had to put on an act on the surface. "Sure. After all, I don't want others to hold a grudge against you."
She didn't even know them, and it wasn't just a few hundred or a few thousand.
If she paid for them, it would cost her several days' living expenses.
"How ridiculous. If you didn't want to pay, you shouldn't have taken my stuff. Isn't it only right to pay back after taking something?"
The three of them suddenly looked extremely embarrassed. Yes, now they didn't even dare to hold a grudge.
Shi Qing was forced to transfer the money. "Sister, I really didn't expect you to become like this..."
"To be honest, Shi Wan really didn't handle this matter well."
"Exactly. If it were me, I'd endure it as much as I could. We're all classmates. Why make such a big deal out of it?"
"Such a coward! I like Shi Wan's way. Why should she endure when others are bullying her?"
"No wonder her family doesn't like her. With such a picky sister, even I'd want to hang myself!"
"..."
"Do you know the truth before you start blabbering?" Zheng Zhi couldn't stand it anymore and scolded, "You came to college to gossip? Is this what nine - year compulsory education has produced?"
Someone was unconvinced. "Are you her dog? Your master hasn't said a word yet, but you're barking first?"
"I think you've wasted all those years of studying. You're just projecting your own flaws onto others!"
"You!"
"This classmate..."
"Shut up! You claim to be family? When Wanwan was bullied, you were the first one to ask her to apologize and blame her. You're just wishing she'd never get better, aren't you?"
Shi Qing's face lost its color. "How could that be? I just don't want her to go astray..."
"Go astray? Tell me, what have I done?"
Shi Wan felt a warm current in her heart for Zheng Zhi's support. She stepped forward and said.
"Online..."
Shi Wan's eyes turned cold. "If you don't want your corneas, donate them. I can perform the operation myself."
Shi Qing was speechless. She glanced at Mo Xiaoyun, who also looked unhappy, and thought to herself that it was bad.
Now she had definitely offended Mo Xiaoyun.
Bringing up the online issue was like dragging Mo Xiaoyun out for another round of criticism.
"Shi Qing, don't act like a good person here. Didn't you also have a hand in those online things?"
"You... You're talking nonsense!"
Shi Qing looked flustered. It was impossible. She had erased all the traces. Shi Wan couldn't have found out.
"Since that's the case, I'll post it on the school forum."
"Sure, go ahead. I know the Shi family owes you, but it's your own fault for not listening to Mom and Dad. If you had, your grades wouldn't have...," Shi Qing paused, "Sister, I'll put it bluntly. If you don't have any evidence, I'll tell Mom and Dad about this. Don't blame me for being merciless then."
Seeing this, everyone took out their phones, waiting to watch the show. They thought it was just Mo Xiaoyun getting slapped in the face, but they didn't expect Shi Qing to offer her face up for a beating.
This show today was really something!
Shi Wan ignored her and calmly looked up.
Seeing this, Shi Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As expected, she was just a paper tiger.
How could she have evidence in just a few seconds?
Unexpectedly, within a few minutes, a continuous stream of discussions and disgusted voices came.
"Damn it! The Shi family treats Shi Wan so badly but treasures Shi Qing. It seems it's really the ones living together that are closer."
"I didn't expect Shi Qing, who usually seems okay, to be so cruel to her own sister behind the scenes. She's really something!"
"..."
Shi Qing panicked. Could it be that she really had evidence?
She quickly took out her phone and logged onto the school forum. In just a short time, that post had been pinned.
This was impossible!
She glared angrily at Shi Wan. "You must be behind this!"
"I did post the post, but I'm no match for you when it comes to scheming." Shi Wan said indifferently, "You have such good acting skills. It's a pity you're not in the entertainment industry."
"You!"
The post couldn't have been pinned unless someone was helping Shi Wan.
But Shi Wan was just a country girl. How could anyone help her?
"Hey? These people look so familiar."
"Aren't they those crazy archaeology students?"
"I heard Shi Wan also applied for that hopeless and unpopular major. She's already out of favor in the Shi family, and now she's chosen an unpromising major. It seems she'll really be disliked in the future."
"In comparison, although Shi Qing is a bit ruthless, Shi Wan has no future."
"..."
All the noisy voices fell on Shi Wan's ears, but she seemed not to hear them.
"Who said Shi Wan has no future?"
A cold voice came. Everyone looked over and saw several people striding over with dirty bags in their hands, looking menacing.
It made people's hearts skip a beat.
The group stood in front of Shi Wan. "Who dares to say a single bad word about our Wanwan? We'll dig you up, believe it or not!"
"These... Aren't these the senior students from the archaeology department? Why are they here?"
"Could it be they're here to support Shi Wan?"
"You're right. We heard someone saying that our Shi Wan's second major is no good, so we came over to see who's being so annoying. Also, who dares to bully Shi Wan?"
A senior sister standing in front of Shi Wan looked at the crowd and said.
"Whoever says Shi Wan has no future in our major, we senior students will protect her. As long as she wants, she can go to the research institute to work right away!" The senior sister said proudly, "Envious? Jealous? It'll kill you with envy!"
Everyone: "..."
They were really envious and jealous. Not just anyone could get into the research institute.
Shi Wan was just a freshman, but she had already received such a guarantee. Who would dare to look down on her now?
The senior sister looked at Shi Qing and the others, nodded, and said, "Got slapped in the face, huh? Acting like a good person here, calling her sister all the time. Sister, your great - uncle! If you dare to slander our Wanwan again, watch out or I'll beat you up!"
They had just come back and heard that their junior schoolmate had been bullied. After learning the truth, they brought the whole department over to support her.