Chapter 131 A brain is a good thing; I hope you have one.
He seemed to have come specifically for this purpose, and was now dressed in a brand-new scholar's robe, which accentuated his handsome figure and refined features. Now, with the glory of being the top scholar, he exuded even more pride and confidence.
However, the look in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Lingxi held a complex and unreadable expression.
“Miss Lingxi,” he said gently, just like before.
As soon as Xiao Lingxi saw him, her brows furrowed, her face showing undisguised disgust. She pulled Zisu and tried to get around him, saying, "Get out of my way."
Shen Moyan's face stiffened at her words, but he quickly regained his self-righteous and affectionate demeanor. Instead of moving aside, he stepped forward and blocked Xiao Lingxi's path.
"Lingxi, why do you have to say such hurtful things to me?"
“I heard your conversation with Miss Du just now.”
Xiao Lingxi raised an eyebrow: "So?"
Is he blocking this spot because he misunderstood something?
Just as Xiao Lingxi was about to explain and tell him not to flatter him, Shen Moyan said again, "Lingxi, you can fool others, but you can't fool me!"
Shen Mo said firmly, looking at her with deep affection: "I know you've always had me in your heart. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so sad when you heard I was going to marry someone else."
"What you said to Miss Du just now was just said in anger, a pretense of strength, wasn't it? Deep down, you must resent me, you must miss me, and you must regret it now..."
"Stop!" Xiao Lingxi felt so disgusted by his narcissistic interpretation that she almost threw up her dinner from the night before, and quickly interrupted him.
"Shen Moyan, I think you're not only blind in the eyes but also in the heart. Which eye of yours saw me thinking of you or resenting you?"
Arrogance is a disease, it needs to be cured! Do you think that just because you passed the imperial examination, every woman in the world will be obsessed with you? Where does your confidence come from? Is it your widowed mother? Or your two cunning sisters-in-law?
She looked Shen Moyan up and down with undisguised disdain: "Even if I, Xiao Lingxi, am blind, I won't trip over the same piece of dog shit twice. Still thinking of you? Do you deserve it? I'm here today to sincerely wish you and Du Tingting well. If you're a man, keep her on a tight leash and don't let her out to bite people again!"
A barrage of words, like pearls, struck Shen Moyan's face hard. The affection and confidence on his face shattered instantly, turning ashen, his brows furrowing as if he had just met Xiao Lingxi.
"Lingxi, why do you speak such wicked words! I know you're not that kind of person. You're just lying to me, and to yourself. I don't believe you have no feelings for me anymore!"
"I'm lying to your sister! I..."
Xiao Lingxi finally couldn't help but swear, but halfway through her sentence, she spotted Du Tingting leading a few girlfriends towards her from the other side of the path.
Xiao Lingxi's words suddenly caught in her throat.
"What? Your silence means you agree?"
Shen Moyan had already approached Xiao Lingxi, and the two were less than a step apart.
Just as Xiao Lingxi was about to back away, Shen Moyan suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist:
"Lingxi, tell me the truth, you were lying to me just now, weren't you?"
Xiao Lingxi could have easily dodged, but she caught a glimpse of Du Tingting walking towards them. If she shook off Shen Moyan now, wouldn't all her previous acting have been for nothing?
What if Du Tingting realizes her true intentions and doesn't fall for it?
While Xiao Lingxi was hesitating, Du Tingting had already seen what was happening.
"What are you doing?!"
Du Tingting's voice was shrill and sharp, full of anger, and she rushed up in a few steps.
From her perspective, Shen Moyan had his back to her, his figure almost completely blocking Xiao Lingxi. The two were very close, and Shen Moyan was holding Xiao Lingxi's wrist, their posture intimate, almost like an embrace.
A surge of anger called 'betrayal' rushed to Du Tingting's head, and she was so angry that her chest felt like it was going to explode.
"Fine! Xiao Lingxi, you bitch!"
She rushed forward and shoved Shen Moyan away. When she saw that their wrists were clasped together, she was so angry that she trembled all over. "In broad daylight, how dare you come to the poetry gathering to seduce my fiancé! You are shameless!"
"Xiao Lingxi, are you that desperate for a man?"
Xiao Lingxi had already broken free of her wrist when she came over, and at the same time subconsciously wiped her hands with a handkerchief.
Faced with Du Tingting's barrage of accusations, she neither defended herself nor refuted them; her eyes simply reddened slightly, and she lowered her eyelashes in grievance.
In Shen Moyan's eyes, this appearance was that of someone who had suffered injustice, endured it all, and had no way to speak out.
He quickly stepped forward to comfort Du Tingting: "Miss Du, it's not what you think, I..."
"Shen Lang!" Du Tingting was already furious, and seeing him speak up for Xiao Lingxi only made her angrier: "Even you're taking her side?"
"Don't forget, who you owe your success to? If you dare to do anything to betray me, my father will be the first to punish you! And your Shen family won't have a good life either!"
These words were like needles, piercing Shen Moyan's most sensitive and insecure nerves.
His hands were clenched tightly in his sleeves, and the veins on the back of his hands were clearly visible.
What he hates most now is having people bring up the fact that he relies on the Du family!
Xiao Lingxi took in his reaction, sneered inwardly, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.
Very well, this thorn has now pierced Shen Moyan's heart, and Du Tingting's arrogance and domineering nature has been fully exposed.
These two will likely live a very 'harmonious' life from now on!
The show's over; it's time to wrap it up!
Xiao Lingxi straightened up, patted off non-existent dust from her skirt, and her previous aggrieved and weak appearance had vanished, replaced by her usual flamboyant and bright demeanor.
She raised an eyebrow at Du Tingting, whose face was ashen: "Miss Du, getting angry is bad for your health. Instead of arguing with me here, you should discipline your 'Chen Lang'. After all... not everyone has the ability to get the top scholar to defend me."
After speaking, she glanced at Shen Moyan's tense profile, her tone becoming more playful:
"Oh, by the way, I wish you two a harmonious marriage and a prosperous future."
After saying that, she grabbed Zisu's hand and turned to leave this place of trouble.
"stop!"
Du Tingting was furious and wasn't about to let her leave so easily.
She gave a wink, and the two young ladies who usually fawned over her immediately stepped forward and blocked Xiao Lingxi's path.
“Xiao Lingxi!” Du Tingting walked up to her, gritting her teeth.
"You seduced my fiancé and think you can just walk away like that? There's no such thing as a free lunch! You have to apologize to me today and explain in front of everyone what you were doing!"
Xiao Lingxi frowned. She noticed that quite a few people had heard the commotion and were gathering around, pointing and whispering.
Xiao Lingxi scoffed coldly, crossing her arms: "You want me to apologize? On what grounds? It was your fiancé who came up to me and wouldn't let go. If anyone should apologize, it should be him apologizing to me, or... you should ask him what he's up to?"
If she had known she would run into this lunatic Shen Moyan, she shouldn't have gone out today.
Her words only added fuel to the fire, and Du Tingting's face flushed with anger. "You're talking nonsense! It was clearly you, you vixen, who seduced him..."
"Du Tingting," Xiao Lingxi interrupted her impatiently, "A brain is a good thing, I hope you have one. Do you think I'd kidnap him in front of everyone? You can't control your man, and you blame me? What a joke!"
"You...you're being insolent!" Du Tingting was furious and raised her hand to slap Xiao Lingxi.
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