Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Crying Jiang Mei Ling

But the girl in front of her was smiling like a flower, and yet her eyes held a bright spark that was impossible to ignore.

Song Li Na: “You’re really getting full of yourself!”

Song Li Na finally could not hold her expression. She stood up and pointed straight at Jiang Shi Yue as she scolded, “You actually talk to an elder like this? Do you have any manners at all?”

The smile on Jiang Shi Yue’s face did not change. Instead, she looked at Chen Xue Ru and sighed. “Aunt Ru, she’s throwing shade. She’s saying you failed at your job!”

She was actually insulting you…

Of course, Chen Xue Ru did not argue over it. She might be gentle, but even a clay figurine had a temper. She frowned and said with mild displeasure, “Professor Song, I’ll handle my own child. You’re the elder – whatever happened, you should at least let Shi Yue finish first.”

Jiang Shi Yue sat down in the chair unhurriedly and looked over in surprise. “Professor Song, Lan Lan didn’t tell you? Then why don’t you just let my Sister Mei Ling tell you.”

As she spoke, she said softly to the servant pouring tea, “Please ask Second Miss to come down. Thank you.”

The servant nodded. She stole a glance at Chen Mei Ru, and when she saw that the other woman did not say anything, she hurried upstairs.

Soon, Jiang Mei Ling came downstairs in a panic. Her complexion was terrible, worn and pale. She had not slept at all last night, afraid that Jiang Shi Yue would kill her to keep her quiet once she fell asleep.

She looked to Chen Xue Ru for help, but Chen Xue Ru did not look at her. She was watching Jiang Shi Yue.

Jiang Mei Ling’s mind was a mess. She clutched her sleeve cuffs tightly, panic already spreading with every heartbeat.

Jiang Shi Yue seemed not to notice Jiang Mei Ling’s fearful expression. She curved her eyes into a smile. “Mei Ling, you need to tell Professor Song exactly what happened yesterday, word for word.”

Gulp…

Jiang Mei Ling heard the sound of herself swallowing.

She did not dare look at Jiang Shi Yue again. Taking a deep breath, she finally spoke timidly. “Yesterday, we ran into four thugs. They started getting handsy with Zhao Lan Lan… Luckily… luckily Sister called the police, otherwise…” By the end, her eyes reddened and she actually burst into tears. Tears almost completely blurred her vision.

At this moment, Jiang Mei Ling could not even tell whether she was crying on purpose to sound more believable, or whether she was truly crying because she was terrified of Jiang Shi Yue.

Either way, Jiang Mei Ling’s tears worked pretty well with what she had just said.

Song Li Na froze. So that was what happened?

To be honest, she felt a little guilty, but she really did not like Jiang Shi Yue, and she did not want to lower herself to thank her.

“Then what do you want?” Song Li Na curled her lip and let out a contemptuous cold laugh.

She was a university professor, and she looked down most of all on students like Jiang Shi Yue who took sick leave year after year. In her eyes, it was just an excuse to avoid studying.

Jiang Shi Yue did not mind her dismissive attitude. She simply smiled at her, looking completely eager to learn. “Professor Song, I just want to ask you one question. My friend filmed a video – could you help me take a look? From the perspective of communications, how can we make it so more people see it?”

The video was the one Li Wen had edited overnight –