Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Textbook Immortal Maiden-Style Crying

Jiang Shi Yue sighed. “You know, someone who falls into the water usually passes out in less than three minutes, and struggling is useless. Your throat and stomach will take in water first and make you cough; once the coughing makes you choke on water, it goes into your lungs, and you’ll feel a burning pain that tears you apart. Oh, and water also seeps into your body’s tissue fluid – your skin swells up, the oxygen you take in keeps dropping, and you get dizzy, just waiting for death to arrive.”

Zhou Ling struggled with all she had, but she didn’t even have the strength to speak anymore. Her mind went blank, her consciousness almost scattered, and the burning pain of the water swallowed her like madness.

But at that moment, Jiang Shi Yue suddenly reached out and grabbed her. “Sigh, I’m such a good person. Look, I saved you.”

But she didn’t pull Zhou Ling up right away.

Instead…

“Help! Miss Zhou fell into the pool!!” Jiang Shi Yue screamed for help, her voice turning hoarse, even carrying a panicked, choked sob.

Finally, people rushed over when they heard her.

They saw a scene like this…

A slender girl reached out without regard for her own life, trying desperately to pull Zhou Ling out of the water. But Zhou Ling was dragging her down, and she was about to fall in too. The sight made everyone’s scalp go numb.

Everyone froze for a second, then snapped back and ran over, helping Jiang Shi Yue pull Zhou Ling up.

Zhou Ling lay on the ground in utter misery. Her dress clung to her, drenched through, her carefully styled long hair was a total mess, and her makeup had been washed into a smeared disaster. She gasped for air in huge gulps, as if she didn’t even have the strength to speak.

Jiang Shi Yue’s eyes glistened with tears, and her wrist was red and swollen. One look told everyone it was Zhou Ling’s doing. If they had arrived a moment later, Jiang Shi Yue probably would have fallen into the water as well.

People couldn’t help but sigh.

Jiang Shi Yue sobbed. “Miss Zhou, are you okay?” She covered her wrist, as if she were forcing herself to endure the pain.

Zhou Ling’s awareness slowly came back. The instant she heard Jiang Shi Yue speak, Zhou Ling suddenly sprang up and lunged at Jiang Shi Yue viciously, screaming like she’d lost her mind, “It was you! You wanted me dead!”

The people around them jumped in fright and quickly grabbed Zhou Ling.

Jiang Shi Yue seemed startled. Tears slid from the corners of her eyes, her eyes were red, and the tip of her nose was a little red too, yet she still forced the tears back.

She covered her lips, looking completely unprepared for it, her voice trembling, soft and sweet. “Miss Zhou, do you hate me that much? Why would you say that…”

It was textbook immortal maiden-style crying.

On one side was the hysterical Zhou Ling.

On the other was the pitiful, delicate Shi Yue.

On top of that, everyone had just seen how Jiang Shi Yue risked her own life to save Zhou Ling.

No one was stupid. Everyone understood.

And some people’s imaginations ran wild. Jiang Shi Yue and Second Young Master Fu clearly had a close relationship, so Zhou Ling had to be jealous. Jealousy made her ugly, so it wasn’t like she had no reason to frame Jiang Shi Yue.

Jealous fighting between women really was terrifying.

Even after being framed, Jiang Shi Yue still quietly picked up a thin blanket and draped it over Zhou Ling, as if she were afraid she’d catch a chill.

The onlookers were about to cry. No wonder Second Young Master Fu liked her.

This young lady truly had a heart of gold.