Xu Yao didn't explicitly say that Nan Zhi was being kept, but everyone guessed it from there, and somehow it eventually turned into the fact that her goddaughter said it herself.
"What's the name of this Shen family head you're talking about?"
Bai Yarou asked with a pale face, and the man whispered, "Your name is Shen Xingmian. You dare not say it out loud, otherwise the Shen family can easily deal with us small fry."
"How can someone like this have survived this long? I wonder who his parents are."
"Needless to say, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too; the whole family will definitely be bad."
Bai Yarou felt like she couldn't hear what they were saying anymore. It turned out that these people had been talking about her daughter the whole time, using vicious language and even cursing. At first, she was puzzled and just listened, but in the end, she couldn't help but ask a question.
Unexpectedly, her daughter was being spoken of in such a negative light. Bai Yarou raised her head and glared fiercely at the women around her. "Didn't you brush your teeth this morning? Your mouths smell so bad. The people gossiping here aren't any good either. Before you talk about others, you should look in the mirror first."
Bai Yarou's words clearly shocked the ladies present. They stared in astonishment, their faces full of disbelief. Bai Yarou had been very gentle and rarely spoke since they started chatting together. Who would have thought that this gentle woman would be so good at cursing?
Are you out of your mind? What business is it of yours who we talk about?
The faces of those wealthy women also turned sour, their gazes falling unhappily on Bai Yarou.
"Exactly, with you protecting her so much, could it be that you're also someone's mistress?"
"Haha, I knew it! We're the same kind of people."
"Like that vase, it should go out and get hit by a car and die. If it survives, it will only bring disaster to the world."
With a "slap," the noblewoman who said the last sentence was slapped across the face by Bai Yarou, turning her to the side.
The slap silenced the scene for a few seconds. The wealthy woman was not to be trifled with for uttering such words. She was about to fight with Bai Yarou, but Bai Yarou wouldn't let her. The two quickly began to wrestle. Several onlookers took advantage of the gaps in the fight to pull Bai Yarou away, while no one pulled the other wealthy woman away. In fact, some people even pushed her forward.
Soon, Bai Yarou was at a disadvantage.
The commotion was so great that it quickly attracted a crowd.
Xu Chaoci, the protagonist, was on the male guest's side when she heard the commotion over there. She frowned and went over to investigate.
Nan Li, Shen Xingmian, Lian Jin, and Hu Lai all went.
The crowd naturally parted to make way, and when Xu Chaoci's gaze fell on the two fighting people, his face changed completely. Just as he was about to reach out and push away the noblewoman who was hitting Bai Yarou, he heard a "bang" and the noblewoman was kicked into the crowd.
Shen Xingmian's face darkened, and she uttered a single, cold word: "Get out."
The women who were holding Bai Yarou immediately shook themselves and released her.
Nanli called out, "Mom."
She quickly pushed the women aside, helped her mother up, and Bai Yarou’s hair was pulled and disheveled, her face was scratched, and her clothes were torn and askew, but she stubbornly did not shed a single tear.
Nan Li had never seen his mother look so disheveled. He said:
"Mom, let me take you to freshen up."
Bai Yarou pushed him away and stood in the middle of the crowd, her expression firm. Even though she was covered in grime, it couldn't hide her determination.
"You people must apologize to my daughter."
When Nanzhi arrived, this was the scene she saw: her mother was covered in marks from being beaten, but the usually gentle woman stood straighter than ever before, and her voice, which was usually soft and gentle, was now righteous and stern.
"Many of the people present just now said those vicious things that defamed her and must apologize. Otherwise, we can take legal action."
Everyone was completely confused. What daughter? What did they say?
"Who is your daughter? We don't know her."
Some people looked puzzled, clearly unaware of what had happened.
“My daughter is Nam Chi, the one you’ve been talking about.”
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Only then did Nanzhi realize that they were talking about her.
She stepped forward and grabbed Bai Yarou, saying, "Mom, let them say what they want. Why are you arguing with them?"
Nanzhi looked at the bruises on Bai Yarou's face with some heartache. Bai Yarou held Nanzhi's hand and said, "Mom can't stand hearing those people say things about you. You clearly didn't do it, so why should you let others insult you?"
Upon hearing this, Nanzhi was moved, and her nose tingled. Her mother had gotten into this state all because she wanted to protect her.
Nan's father arrived late. He had just gone to the restroom and was unaware that his wife had been bullied. When he saw Bai Yarou, he couldn't hide the heartache in his eyes and quickly stepped forward to embrace her.
Nanzhi handed her mother to her father and said:
"Dad, take Mom back to her room and tidy up. Leave the rest to me."
Bai Yarou was reluctant to go back, but under Nan Zhi's gaze, she finally left with Nan's father.
Immediately afterward, Nan Zhi's expression changed abruptly. She looked coldly at the women, especially the one who had been helped up, who clearly had been assaulted.
"It seems you all have some issues with me. Why don't you say them so I can hear them too?"
The women were also unsure of what was going on, so the woman who had attacked spoke up to explain:
“These are not things we said. Some people said you were kept by the head of the Shen family and that you are good for nothing. We are not the source, so it's no use coming to us.”
Nan Zhi sneered, "Just because I'm not the source, does that mean you can just follow the crowd and slander me? Just because I'm not the source, does that give you the right to hit people at will?"
The man argued, "She hit me first; I was acting in self-defense."
I've always felt that a woman who's been kept by a sugar daddy has no right to be here.
Nan Zhi couldn't help but smile; this was probably the funniest joke she had heard all year.
At this moment, Shen Xingmian, who had been keeping a stern face, spoke up, "Who told you that she was being kept by me?"
Facing Shen Xingmian, the woman dared not be presumptuous. She spoke weakly:
"I heard it was your sister who said it herself."
Shen Xingmian curled her lips and said sarcastically, "My sister? My Shen family has always only had me as a child, where did this so-called sister come from?"
As he spoke, ignoring the surprised expressions of everyone, he took Nanzhi's hand and said, "In addition, it seems that I need to clarify something. Nanzhi is my wife. We registered our marriage a long time ago. I don't know who maliciously injured my wife, but I will definitely pursue this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene erupted in an uproar, especially among the women, who were the ones gossiping. The men also arrived one after another.
Lian Chuchu, standing in the crowd, clenched her fists, trembling with anger.
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