There were quite a few museum staff members watching nearby, and they were all shocked when they heard Meng Sheng's explanation.

They all knew that Gu Ci was the Italian painter Ivy who had previously collaborated with the art museum. They hadn't expected her to be the third young lady of the Gu family in the west of the city, and now they hadn't expected that such a gentle and pure young lady like Ivy would be so shameless.

Not only did she try to steal the curator's boyfriend, she even went so far as to harm the curator's father. The word "shameless" is too lenient; "vicious" is the only word to describe her.

Everyone started looking at Gu Qinglian with strange eyes.

If he was just angry and annoyed with Gu Qinglian earlier because of her rudeness and arrogance, he now felt a bit more contempt and disdain.

Instead of dealing with their own troublemakers, they come to cause trouble for the victims. This Gu family's behavior is truly despicable.

The curator is right, the Gu family is a classic example of a corrupt upper beam leading to a corrupt lower beam.

This whole family is full of bad apples.

Let's just mess with their curator.

Seeing the increasingly hateful and disgusted looks from those around her, as if they were about to rush up and hit her, Gu Qinglian couldn't help but feel alarmed.

When she arrived at the hospital last night after receiving a call, she was shocked to see Gu Ci's swollen face, which was unrecognizable. She quickly asked Sister He and learned that it was Meng Sheng who had hit her. In addition, Gu Ci kept crying out in pain, so much so that she couldn't eat anything. Both of her hands were wrapped in gauze, and she couldn't even hold chopsticks or a spoon.

In her anger, she was so focused on feeling sorry for Gu Ci that she completely forgot to ask Meng Sheng why he hit her.

However, even if she thinks about it, it doesn't matter. In her mind, hitting her sister is unacceptable, especially hitting her sister so badly.

Especially at night, Gu Ci woke up several times in pain and had a nightmare. The heartache and resentment were intertwined, and she wished she could just chop Meng Sheng up.

Gu Ci didn't say anything; it was all He Jie's words. All she had to do was cry out in pain, act weak, and play the victim to arouse Gu Qinglian's pity and sympathy.

It's also because Liu Lingyi has been too busy lately; otherwise, if she had come today, the art museum would probably be even more lively.

"You...you're talking nonsense, spouting lies! I'll...I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Gu Qinglian was furious, especially when Meng Sheng's cold, scrutinizing gaze felt like needles pricking her skin, making her feel uneasy.

She couldn't accept Meng Sheng's statement from the bottom of her heart. A Ci had always been close to and cared for her as her older sister. How could she possibly take advantage of her or set a trap for her?

Ah Ci is not that kind of person.

Meng Sheng is definitely trying to smear A Ci.

It must be!

Thinking this, her eyes widened in fury, and she charged towards Meng Sheng with a ferocious expression.

Just as she was about to grab Meng Sheng's hair and slap her to avenge Gu Ci, Meng Sheng reacted quickly and dodged backward.

Gu Qinglian reacted quickly. Compared to Gu Ci, who was weak and helpless yesterday, Gu Qinglian's movements were much faster and more practiced. When her first slap missed, she quickly rushed forward a few steps and raised her hand again to slap Meng Sheng's face.

This time, Meng Sheng didn't dodge. Instead, he firmly grabbed her wrist and slapped her across the face.

To be honest, she was really fed up with Gu Qinglian's idiotic and brainless behavior.

"You dare hit me?" Gu Qinglian was stunned by the slap. In all her life, she had always been the one to hit others, never the one to be hit.

Her expression shifted from shock to rage in an instant. She broke free from Meng Sheng's grasp and pounced on him like a vicious wolf, grabbing his hair. "Who do you think you are, daring to hit me? You bitch, you bitch!"

Meng Sheng was not one to be bullied. The moment her hair was pulled, she grabbed Gu Qinglian's hair with one hand and ruthlessly scratched her face with the other.

The scene changed almost in the blink of an eye; before anyone could react, the two women were already fighting.

The scene was rather unsightly, even comical, and undignified.

But who cares about appearances at a time like this? Gu Qinglian has already delivered herself to be beaten, so why not give her a good beating?

Minister Zhou roared, "What are you all standing there for? Go save the curator!" Everyone rushed to pull the two women away.

These people were completely biased. After rescuing Meng Sheng's hair from Gu Qinglian's grasp, they all pulled Gu Qinglian aside to make it easier for Meng Sheng to do her thing. Some of them who disliked Gu Qinglian would even take advantage of the chaos to secretly pinch her.

Huang Ying, in particular, took advantage of the chaos to kick Gu Qinglian twice more, making her scream in pain.

Gu Qinglian was at a disadvantage because there were fewer people around. Meng Shengzhi's hair was pulled by her, but he didn't lose many strands, it was just messed up. But Gu Qinglian was in a bad situation. Her face was cut, and she was in excruciating pain because someone had pinched her. She was probably bruised all over.

After the beating was nearly over, the crowd loosened their grip, and Gu Qinglian collapsed to the ground, looking utterly disheveled. She screamed angrily, "You...you've gone too far! What kind of skill is it to gang up on someone? Meng Sheng, you're shameless! If you're so capable, then stop them from attacking! I'll beat you to death!"

Meng Sheng slowly tidied her messy hair, looked down at Gu Qinglian on the ground, and felt a sense of satisfaction in beating a dog when it was down.

She scoffed, "What nonsense are you spouting? Miss Gu, watch your words! You were the one who rushed up to attack people just now. They were merely trying to break up the fight. What? Has turning the tables become a skill exclusive to your Gu family?"

"You...you just wait, I've remembered this, and I'll never let you get away with this!"

Gu Qinglian struggled to her feet, wishing she could tear Meng Sheng apart, but with so many people around her, she dared not make a move, or she would get beaten up again.

She gritted her teeth, made a harsh statement, and prepared to leave first.

The location wasn't chosen well today; it just so happens to be in the art museum, which is full of Meng Sheng's people.

If a fight breaks out, who will suffer if she doesn't?

As the saying goes, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. She was in pain all over and just wanted to go back quickly to see if her body was covered in bruises. She didn't know which little bitch was so ruthless and cruel as to secretly pinch her like that.

She glared fiercely at the people around Meng Sheng, then turned to leave.

Meng Sheng took a step forward and stopped her. "Wait."

Gu Qinglian was furious. "What else do you want to do?"

Meng Sheng pointed to her two employees whom she had hit, "You hit them, pay them compensation."

Gu Qinglian was panting heavily. She pointed at herself and said, "Since you beat me up like this, shouldn't you pay me compensation? I don't want much, just give me 30,000!"

Meng Sheng was incredulous. "I hit you in self-defense. They were just trying to break up the fight. I didn't expect Miss Gu to be so ignorant about the law. Do you need me to have Ah Sui give you a lesson in the law?"

"No, Meng Sheng, your shamelessness has once again broadened my understanding of what shamelessness is." Gu Qinglian was almost laughing out of anger.

"Miss Gu, you're too kind. You've updated my status countless times; I'm used to it."

The two were arguing and neither was willing to back down, when a security guard rushed over and said that the police had arrived.