Chapter 11 Men, Goodbye

Clap clap clap.

A crisp round of applause suddenly came from the side; Hao Luwei had stood up on her own.

She clapped slowly, her previous pitiful demeanor completely gone, as if she was too lazy to continue acting. "I really didn't expect you to be able to find out this much. Jiang Miaomiao, I really regret taking you as my man. After all, the cost of starting over in a different place with a different name is a bit too high."

Sui Yupeng looked at her incredulously: "You've done so many shameful things and been exposed, and this is what you say?"

Hao Luwei said calmly, "Do I need to say anything more?"

"You!" Sui Yupeng was so angry at her words that he clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

Hao Luwei felt a slight pang of pain in her heart. After all, she really liked Sui Yupeng, a gentle and devoted man. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been willing to get pregnant!

She turned to look at Jiang Miaomiao, her eyes filled with resentment and triumph: "So what if you ruined my wedding? Today's wedding was just a formality. He and I already got our marriage certificate! I'm already the rightful Mrs. Sui!"

Sui Yupeng also thought of this and immediately said, "Hao Luwei, I will definitely divorce you."

Hao Luwei turned her head and sneered: "I disagree. I'm determined to be Sui Yupeng's wife!"

Sui Yupeng nearly went berserk: "You just want money? I'll give you the money, and you'll come with me to get a divorce right now."

Hao Luwei nodded brazenly: "Yes, I want money! But I also want both money and her! You still want to be with Jiang Miaomiao? Keep dreaming! I won't let either of you have your way!"

Sui Yupeng roared on the spot: "If you hadn't framed me, I would be marrying her right now after graduation!"

Hao Luwei retorted sarcastically, "Too bad you've married me now. This is the US, I don't agree to a divorce, what can you do about it?"

...

The two were locked in a stalemate when Jiang Miaomiao coolly interjected, "Sorry, I have no interest in having anything to do with either of you."

Upon hearing this, Sui Yupeng couldn't help but reach out to pull Jiang Miaomiao.

But Jiang Miaomiao withdrew her hand even faster, leaving his right hand awkwardly hanging in mid-air, his gaze towards her filled with grievance and pitifulness.

Upon seeing this, Hao Luwei's expression became even more complicated.

She said with resentment, sadness, anger, and sarcasm, "Jiang Miaomiao, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for? If it wasn't for a man, what else could you be here for?"

Jiang Miaomiao asked doubtfully, "Didn't I explain the reason before?"

Hao Luwei was stunned for a moment, "Just because I had someone sabotage your defense?"

Jiang Miaomiao nodded.

Hao Luwei stared at her expression, remaining silent for a long while. It was as if her anger had finally been ignited, and she roared, "I don't believe it! It's just a defense, how could I let you go to such lengths to find this evidence and have these people frame me? You're clearly still after the position of the young mistress of the Sui family!"

"It's just a defense..." Jiang Miaomiao repeated coldly, word by word, "and that's all?"

Jiang Miaomiao was so angry she laughed. "You're just as angry as you are about your wedding being ruined, I'm just as angry as you ruined my graduation defense! I've studied so hard all these years, striving to maintain the top academic record in the entire school. If I could just get an excellent grade on this defense, I could win the title of this year's best graduate! Because I told myself that I must stand on the graduation stage as the most outstanding student and tell the media, the entire school, alumni, and especially that Chinese student who said 'only the air in the US is fresh and sweet, and studying in China is meaningless,' I would stand above her and refute what she said at her graduation ceremony! But now, because of you, all my efforts have been in vain... So tell me, should I kill you?"

Hao Luwei was stunned, and everyone present was stunned.

They probably never imagined that Jiang Miaomiao's disruption was for this very reason.

But the professors and young students present vaguely recalled a Chinese student at the graduation ceremony of the neighboring MLL University three years ago, who, upon being invited to speak, bluntly stated: The air in China is terrible; you can't breathe without a mask. In contrast, the air in the US is so fresh that she felt sweet even after throwing away her mask. She also said that what she learned about life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness in her Chinese history classes was meaningless. She said only in the US could she speak freely…

Most Chinese students were extremely agitated and angry when they first heard this speech online.

Many people went online to criticize her for insulting China in order to pander to overseas audiences, forgetting that China is the foundation upon which she stands.

Many people get angry for a moment and then nothing happens.

But Jiang Miaomiao was determined; she always remembered that. Since she was going to spend time studying anyway, why couldn't she strive for first place while she was at it? Why couldn't she bring honor to her country?

Jiang Miaomiao looked at the pale-faced Sui family members below the stage and asked quietly, "What exactly constitutes a scholarly family?"

"Does Hao Luwei think she can claim to come from a scholarly family just because someone in her family is a teacher?"

"Your Sui family also engages in so-called 'money-grubbing' business, but a hundred years ago, having an ancestor who passed the imperial examination as the top scholar allowed you to boast of your family's high social standing and culture?"

For our generation of young people, we all start from the same point, but who else can be the top student in the whole school every year like me?

Based solely on my academic achievements, while I might not have been the top scholar in the entire country in ancient times, I was certainly at the level of a Xiucai or Juren. Wouldn't you say I've built a scholarly family? But now, with your Hao and Sui families' self-righteous attitude of considering yourselves superior, you've raised a woman whose mind is only focused on scheming against men to live a life of luxury, and a man so foolishly manipulated that he ends up paying you money, and then you say they're more deserving of the title "scholarly family" than I am? Don't you find that laughable? Now you've even brought shame upon yourselves on the international stage. I find it utterly ridiculous!

Jiang Miaomiao slammed her hand on the emcee's table, causing the microphone to tip over and emit a sharp hissing sound, making everyone in the room even more uneasy.

She exhaled a deep breath.

Having finished speaking, it was time to leave. Just as Jiang Miaomiao turned to go, Hao Luwei, unwilling to accept defeat, said, "Jiang Miaomiao, you say I'm good at guessing men's hearts, but aren't you the same? After spouting a passionate speech here, you think you're superior to me?"

Jiang Miaomiao chuckled, rearranged the microphone on the table, and asked, "What other desperate struggle do you want to make?"

Hao Luwei naturally wouldn't let Jiang Miaomiao leave so triumphantly, leaving herself alone amidst laughter and mockery. She glared angrily: "You got into trouble with some shady characters, isn't that a fact? At least I had one-on-one combat, you had one-on-many! When it comes to being shameless, how can I compare to you?"

Jiang Miaomiao frowned dismissively: "Is this all you can think of to retaliate against me now?"

Hao Luwei said viciously, "The police initially issued a report saying you were gang-raped, but they changed it later. Wasn't that because they wanted to cover it up for you? Jiang Miaomiao, whether you were willing or forced, you are now a ruined woman!" Based on this ambiguous statement alone, Hao Luwei felt that it would be difficult for Jiang Miaomiao to prove her innocence.

"Hey, that's going too far! Even if she really is... she's an innocent victim, completely different from what you're saying!" Xie Liang, standing next to Jiang Miaomiao, couldn't help but defend her with righteous indignation.

Hao Luwei immediately sneered: "See? Don't you also need a man's support?"

Jiang Miaomiao tilted her head slightly. "But I don't use sex to gain a man's support," she replied lightly, even quite understanding of Hao Luwei, because, "Are you trying to support yourself with these specious rumors now? So you won't feel ashamed in front of me."

"Why should I feel ashamed?" Hao Luwei said angrily. "What did I do wrong? I just dated a lot of people."

Xie Liang said bluntly, "Is this what dating is? You're clearly just scamming people out of money and deceiving their feelings!"

Hao Luwei glanced at him indifferently, "For men and women to get along, they're either after the person or the money. You're so old and still so naive, don't blame me for disliking you back then! Whether I'm dating or selling myself, the process still involves having sex. What's the difference between having sex with one man a few times, or having sex with the wrong person and then having sex with another a few times? Don't talk about the nature or the initial intention, there's no difference in behavior!"

Xie Liang was speechless for a moment: "You...I..."

Hao Luwei became even more smug, "I'm doing you a favor by dating you. Since we're dating, isn't it only natural for a man to spend money on a woman? So what's there to be angry about? Is it because I'm not a virgin? Are you men virgins yourselves? You don't even have one, yet you demand that I have that hymen. It's ridiculous!"

Standing next to Jiang Miaomiao, Xie Liang couldn't help but want to refute the fact that he was a virgin back then!

He noticed the unusual silence among the sixteen men in the audience, and instinctively... he quietly withdrew his hand from the gesture of wanting to raise it to speak.

Hao Luwei turned to look at Sui Yupeng, both amused and annoyed: "You want to marry Jiang Miaomiao? Even if she wasn't gang-raped by so many people back then, are you sure she didn't sleep with other men?! Sleeping with one man is the same as sleeping with a dozen or twenty men, so what's the difference between her and me?"

Sui Yupeng's gaze froze for a moment. Clearly, this was what he cared about most subconsciously! Otherwise, he wouldn't have so easily chosen Hao Luwei's virginity and pregnancy over Jiang Miaomiao's accident and the mistaken belief that it was her first time or pregnancy.

Everyone seemed unable to refute Hao Luwei's words for the time being, with only Jiang Miaomiao still able to speak: "...I think the difference is quite big."

Her fingers tapped directly on the keyboard as she said with a smile, "After all, it's the same $350, but you use it to get a fake hymen, while I'm risking my life to get a medical checkup."

"Complete and unbroken?" Hao Luwei's pupils constricted when she saw the examination results: Jiang Miaomiao was still a virgin?!

Jiang Miaomiao said, "Hao Luwei, after dealing with you, I have to reflect on my previous 'the innocent are innocent, I'll remain aloof' approach, which was indeed inappropriate. It's better to be more spontaneous. Since I have a mouth, I must fight back against slander; if I have hands, I should fight back against bullying. You always use my accident to stir up trouble. To deal with someone like you, the only way is to fight fire with fire. This is the full-body check I had with the police after the accident that night; it's absolutely impossible to fake. I was taking care of a family member who was hospitalized and temporarily rented an apartment nearby when the accident happened. It was purely an accident, not something I brought upon myself by standing under a dangerous wall!"

Hao Luwei shook her head in disbelief: "How could you still be a virgin? I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

"You have to believe me!" Jiang Miaomiao decided to destroy his spirit. "Whether someone is a virgin or not has no direct relation to their character, but you always try to use your twisted logic to mislead others. You're narrow-minded. Women like you who lack ambition are the minority. You refuse to believe that more people are like me—self-respecting, self-loving, and decisive!"

After Jiang Miaomiao finished speaking, she closed the computer screen and gracefully turned and left.

Xie Liang followed, still bewildered.

The disappearance of the entire projection also brought everyone's wavering thoughts back to reality.

They looked at each other, but after a while, they got up and left at the same time.

The Hao family tried their best to persuade the guests to continue the wedding, which was a marriage of convenience and social climbing. As for the Sui family, they knew they had lost face and were even more ashamed.

Everyone glanced at Sui Yupeng, who was still standing there in a daze on the stage, and shook their heads and sighed.

Although Jiang Miaomiao was young and impetuous, she at least had a legitimate reason for her actions and was righteous, unlike the Sui family who were blind and foolish and were manipulated by Hao Luwei!

...

“It’s all over now, why are you still following me?” Jiang Miaomiao walked out of the hotel and turned to look at Xie Liang, who was following her closely.

Xie Liang laughed matter-of-factly, "It's fun following you, anyway, we're all friends now..."

Jiang Miaomiao was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "I will never be friends with Hao Luwei's ex-boyfriend."

Xie Liang immediately became unhappy and said sullenly, "We were also scammed, nobody wanted this. Hey, it seems like the guys in the group are looking for you, hurry up and reply to the group messages."

"?" Jiang Miaomiao took out her phone in confusion and found that the group message "bloodshed" was in the middle of a meme war, with people sharing pictures of the different expressions on the faces of the various guests at the event, as well as pictures of the banquet hall being deserted after people left. But as the meme war went on, the group messages inexplicably turned into praise for Jiang Miaomiao's courage and self-discipline, and some people even expressed their desire to pursue her.

Jiang Miaomiao: "..."

She replied briefly, "Thank you all for your kindness, but I prefer virgins."

Instant kill!

The WeChat group fell silent instantly.

Before they could even react, Jiang Miaomiao disbanded the WeChat group and cut off all contact.

Xie Liang looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Miaomiao said, "Actually, Hao Luwei is right about something. Since you like virgins so much, why do you sleep with women when you're not married? Your double standards are no more open than Hao Luwei's."

"...Uh, well," Xie Liang said, poking his finger, "I don't know about others, but I really can't handle a drink. I was still a virgin back then."

Jiang Miaomiao sighed helplessly, patted his shoulder, and said, "Fine, I'll look down on you one level less than they do. Goodbye forever, don't ever see me again." She hailed a taxi, pushed Xie Liang, who had followed her again, back, and then slipped into the car to go solo.

Xie Liang remained where he was, his face contorted with grief: "Jiang Miaomiao, please don't be like this. I'm not actually that bad... I just think you're amazing and want to be your friend. I really didn't have any other intentions. Let's meet back in China, okay? I'll definitely come back to Hong Kong to find you!"

Jiang Miaomiao didn't bother to glance back.

Although she had prepared a backup plan for this defense, her disheveled appearance during the defense naturally affected some professors, who deducted some points. Since the graduation thesis defense is a competition where everyone can express their ideas and opinions, even a small difference in points can lead to a huge loss in the end.

Her advisor just replied, saying that she passed her defense but unfortunately ranked second overall. This means she won't have the opportunity to stand on the graduation speech stage.

Sigh... She felt a little disappointed, her heart filled with turmoil.

At the later graduation ceremony, she sat quietly in the audience, just like the other graduates, watching the blond, blue-eyed student on the podium confidently talk about his motherland and the bright future.

On the night before leaving Country M, Jiang Miaomiao unexpectedly received a phone call from Sui Yupeng.

On the phone, Sui Yupeng's voice choked with emotion, "The amniocentesis proved that she is indeed carrying my children, twins. My parents really can't bear to part with the children, and she threatened to abort them if I divorced her... Miaomiao, why did it have to turn out like this..."

Thinking that they might never see each other again, Jiang Miaomiao's tone softened: "When you woke up that night, even if Hao Luwei secretly fed you aphrodisiacs, those drugs wouldn't have clouded your judgment. You made the mistake willingly."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then he finally broke down in tears, “I just couldn’t help making a mistake, but is it really necessary… do I have to suffer this result? This is so unfair to me!”

“If you think you can make a fundamental mistake by paying a small price, Sui Yupeng, then you are even more wrong.”

"Miaomiao, even if Hao Luwei and I get divorced, is it still impossible for us?"

"There's no possibility left," Jiang Miaomiao replied, then hung up the phone.

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