"Qianqian is going to take you all out to play. Go and get ready quickly..."
Seeing the fruit platter from the air - conditioned room in front of Qian Lili, Aunt Zhou's face turned even colder. Her brows furrowed as she seized the opportunity to scold.
"Qian Lili, did you eat all the fruits in the platter by yourself? How could you do this? The fruit platter was meant for you and Yu Wenwen!"
Sitting with her legs crossed, Qian Lili heard Aunt Zhou's scolding and felt the coldness radiating from her. She immediately realized that Zhou Qianqian must have said something to Aunt Zhou, changing Aunt Zhou's opinion of her.
Hearing Aunt Zhou's angry voice from the living room, Li Jiayi, who had just come downstairs, quietly moved to Zhou Qianqian's side. Frowning, she asked,
"Is Auntie angry?"
A look of glee appeared on Zhou Qianqian's face, filled with the pleasure of revenge. Her voice was full of sarcasm.
"Qian Lili is so selfish. She ate the whole fruit platter meant for two people. My mom hates people who don't know how to share the most."
Saying this, Zhou Qianqian walked down to the living room to watch Qian Lili's embarrassment up close. Li Jiayi and the other two exchanged glances and followed.
Among everyone, Yu Wenwen was the happiest to see Qian Lili being criticized, apart from Zhou Qianqian.
Qian Lili had bullied her, and she deserved to be scolded!
Qian Lili wasn't the least bit flustered when being accused by Aunt Zhou. Instead, she leaned back on the sofa, looking extremely relaxed.
"Who said I didn't offer Yu Wenwen any? She just didn't like it. I was worried about wasting the food, so I ate it all."
Qian Lili lied without batting an eyelid. When she caught a glimpse of Yu Wenwen coming downstairs from the corner of her eye, she immediately shifted the blame to Yu Wenwen.
"Yu Wenwen, you're just in time. Didn't you say you didn't want to eat the fruit, so I ate it all?"
Qian Lili's words immediately drew everyone's attention to Yu Wenwen.
Yu Wenwen, who had thought Qian Lili would finally get the punishment she deserved, was stunned.
Meeting Qian Lili's threatening gaze, Yu Wenwen's mind went blank for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
If she admitted it, she would be helping Qian Lili out of trouble, and Aunt Zhou might have a bad impression of her.
But if she didn't admit it, with one more year of high - school life ahead of her, she was afraid Qian Lili would torture her in every possible way.
Yu Wenwen's pleading eyes turned to Li Jiayi and the vice - monitor, filled with uneasiness and fear. She hoped Li Jiayi could say a few words for her.
She had just told Li Jiayi the truth. Li Jiayi was her good friend and must help her out!
But Li Jiayi didn't want to get involved in this mess. She lowered her head, pretending not to feel Yu Wenwen's plea for help. The vice - monitor also turned his head away, avoiding Yu Wenwen's gaze.
Yu Wenwen's heart sank. She was only filled with disappointment towards her two so - called good friends.
It was Li Jiayi who had brought Qian Lili here. Why should she be the one suffering from Qian Lili's torture!
Seeing that Yu Wenwen didn't answer for a long time, annoyance and impatience flashed in Qian Lili's eyes with thick, upturned eyeliner.
"Yu Wenwen, tell the truth quickly and clear my name! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Qian Lili's words were clearly a threat, which made Yu Wenwen shiver.
Seeing the atmosphere getting more and more tense, Qin Hongying smiled and tried to smooth things over. "It doesn't matter. If they're eaten, just buy some more, Aunt Zhou."
"No, I can't let people wrongly accuse me for no reason."
Qian Lili was so picky. Her eyes scanned Aunt Zhou and Zhou Qianqian menacingly.
Similar anger appeared on the faces of Aunt Zhou and Zhou Qianqian, making their expressions extremely ugly.
Qian Lili was so shameless. Lying right in front of them was just too much!
"Qian Lili, you ate the fruits but didn't admit it. Is this what a student should do..."
Aunt Zhou wanted to scold Qian Lili some more, but Yu Wenwen, who couldn't stand Qian Lili's fierce gaze any longer, finally took the blame. She lowered her head and timidly said,
"I didn't like the fruits, so I let Qian Lili eat them all. Aunt Zhou, it's all my fault. Don't be angry with Qian Lili."
After saying these words, Yu Wenwen felt as if her dignity had been completely shattered. She was filled with grievance.
She shouldn't have come if she had known she would suffer so much!
Aunt Zhou swallowed the second half of her words back into her throat. She looked at Yu Wenwen in disbelief, with a bit of resentment in her eyes.
Yu Wenwen was willing to take the blame to protect Qian Lili, making her lose face!
Qian Lili burst into a triumphant laugh. Looking at everyone's faces that were about to vomit from discomfort, she was overjoyed.
Those who dared to fight against her would end up with nothing!
"Aunt Zhou, you wrongly accused me just now. Shouldn't you apologize to me?"
Qian Lili was aggressive, with a faint sneering smile on her lips.
Because she had had a pleasant conversation with Qian Lili just now and was flattered by her, which greatly satisfied her self - esteem, Qin Hongying stood by Qian Lili's side.
Qin Hongying spoke for Qian Lili and looked at Aunt Zhou with a bit of reproach in her eyes.
"Aunt Zhou, you're in the wrong this time. Apologize quickly."
Forced to apologize by the two of them, Aunt Zhou's face turned as ugly and green as if she had eaten a fly. Zhou Qianqian looked at Aunt Zhou worriedly from the side, hating Qian Lili even more.
"Aunt Zhou, apologize quickly!"
Seeing that Aunt Zhou didn't say a word for a long time, Qin Hongying impatiently urged her, and the Buddhist beads in her hand spun faster.
"Fine."
Out of consideration for Qin Hongying's face, Aunt Zhou had to apologize to Qian Lili with a dark face.
"Qian Lili, I'm sorry. I wrongly blamed you without knowing the truth. Please forgive me."
"I accept your apology."
Qian Lili, who had turned the tables, said happily with a rising and falling tone. She lazily put down her legs and stood up.
"Didn't you say we were going out to play? Let's go quickly."
After being disturbed by Qian Lili like this, Zhou Qianqian had no interest in going out to play at all. But considering Li Jiayi and the others, she had to go out with a gloomy face, saying nothing.
Li Jiayi and the others quickly followed. Qian Lili walked slowly at the end. When passing by Aunt Zhou, she even gave her a provocative look.
Your daughter has to endure my bullying, and you're not going to get away either.
After conveying her message, Qian Lili happily followed Zhou Qianqian out to play.
After the kids had all gone out, Qin Hongying stood up and talked to Aunt Zhou with an unsatisfied look.
"Although Qian Lili doesn't understand anything about business, her words are quite pleasing to the ear."
Qin Hongying had talked to Qian Lili about business, and Qian Lili's answers to Qin Hongying's questions were completely off - topic. But Qin Hongying still liked Qian Lili.
After all, Qian Lili was the only one who had shown kindness to her.
Hearing this, Aunt Zhou's face became even more gloomy, as if water was about to drip from it. She turned around without saying a word and walked into the kitchen.
She had underestimated Qian Lili's evilness. If she wanted to avenge her daughter, she needed to make a good plan.
Zhou Qianqian took Qian Lili and the others to the sunny beach to enjoy the sea and have fun.