Just as Chen Ningsheng was about to lose his patience, Xu Xinchen strode up to him and pulled him behind her.

She looked at the people around her with a very aggrieved expression: "I am his girlfriend. If you have anything to say, just say it to me. Don't surround us and criticize him."

As soon as Xu Xinchen spoke, the people around him immediately became angry. You just bullied people like this, and you still have the nerve to pretend to be wronged and speak so confidently?

The woman who handed Wang Xue a tissue immediately couldn't hold back anymore. She grabbed Wang Xue's hand and angrily accused Xu Xinchen.

"I said, you look like a very gentle and refined woman, how come you act so aggressively? You did something wrong, and you're still so self-righteous. Don't you have any manners?"

Others chimed in, "That's right. I've never seen anyone act like they're immune to trouble after doing something wrong. I've really seen something new today."

"You don't seem like the type of woman who would do this kind of thing, but I didn't expect you to be. This has given me a lesson: I can't judge people by their appearance alone."

Xu Xinchen patiently listened to the people around her, and only spoke coldly after all those who were just watching the drama had finished expressing their opinions.

"Have you all finished speaking? Does anyone have anything to add?"

When those around her saw that Xu Xinchen was still like this, they became even angrier, and their accusations escalated.

One sentence after another came out.

Chen Ningsheng's expression was icy. He was about to confront these people when Xu Xinchen firmly grabbed his hand and whispered in his ear, "It's okay, don't worry. I'll make them swallow their words in a moment."

Seeing this, Chen Ningsheng knew that Xu Xinchen had her own plans, and in order not to ruin Xu Xinchen's plans, he suppressed his impulse.

After calming Chen Ningsheng down, Xu Xinchen continued to listen to the accusations from those around her until they finished their rounds of comments. Only then did she speak coldly.

"Alright, now that you've all finished speaking, it's my turn to speak." Xu Xinchen said, while sweeping her cold gaze over Wang Xue.

Wang Xue lowered her head somewhat guiltily. She hadn't expected Xu Xinchen to come out of the hot spring so quickly, and judging from Xu Xinchen's appearance, she probably saw all of Wang Xue's behavior in front of Chen Ningsheng.

Realizing that Xu Xinchen had witnessed her every move, Wang Xue felt even more guilty. She lowered her head and kept looking down at the ground, not daring to look Xu Xinchen in the eye.

However, Wang Xue didn't know that her behavior only confirmed Xu Xinchen's accusation of bullying her to those around her, especially the woman who held her hand and gave her a tissue, who was furious.

"Look how scared that young girl is! How can you talk like that? Do you have any conscience at all?!" the woman yelled at Xu Xinchen.

After saying this, the woman turned around and patted Wang Xue's arm with a look of heartache: "Little Aunt..."

"Mom, don't be afraid. If she dares to bully you again, all of us will help you. I don't believe she'll dare to cause trouble in public."

Wang Xue lowered her head even further, not daring to respond to the woman. But to the woman, this only served as further evidence of Wang Xue's fear and anxiety. Instantly, the woman's gaze towards Xu Xinchen was filled with intense disgust.

Xu Xinchen took a deep breath and said quickly, "Sister, I see you are older than me, and I don't know how to address you, so I'll just call you 'sister.' I hope you don't mind."

The woman gave a cold snort, not even responding to Xu Xinchen. However, Xu Xinchen didn't seem to care at all. After saying hello, she quickly explained everything that had happened in the hot spring.

"You just said that I bullied her in the hot spring, and that I bullied her so badly, but did you see it with your own eyes? Do you know what actually happened in the hot spring?"

The older woman frowned slightly, thinking that Xu Xinchen was trying to shirk responsibility, and her expression turned ugly: "Do you even need to look? Just by looking at your attitudes, I know you're definitely not a good person."

Xu Xinchen coldly curled the corner of her mouth: "Then I'll tell you now, listen carefully, about the woman next to you just now."

As Xu Xinchen spoke, she pointed at Wang Xue with undisguised disgust in her tone: "She slandered my reputation, saying that my normal relationship with my boyfriend was a money transaction. After I and the older women around me who couldn't stand it, we scolded her, it turned out that I was the one bullying her."

"Huh?" The woman was stunned for a moment, her gaze sweeping over Xu Xinchen and Wang Xue with suspicion: "Are you telling the truth?"

Xu Xinchen sneered: "There are still many older women in the hot spring who witnessed what just happened. If you don't believe me, I can go in with you right now and ask them."

As she spoke, Xu Xinchen glanced at Wang Xue with a mocking expression: "I'd like to know exactly how I bullied her in the hot spring pool just now."

After saying this, Xu Xinchen turned her gaze to the woman who stood up for Wang Xue: "Sister, you know without me saying it that this woman just pressed me down on the charge of money transactions between my boyfriend and me. If this had happened a few years ago, what would have happened to me?"

The woman's face immediately turned extremely ugly. She was well aware of this crime; if it had happened during that period, this woman would have been dragged away for criticism and denunciation.

If the girl next to me really said those slanderous things just now, then she truly deserved to be scolded.

Thinking of this, the woman immediately let go of Wang Xue's hand, wiped herself off with a look of disgust, and took a few steps to the side.

Seeing this, Xu Xinchen knew that the woman believed her, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on her face.