Cheng Dan's legs were held tightly by the girl, and she felt both angry and annoyed.
She didn't want to get engaged or married to Lu Lei, but she also didn't want to lose face like that.
How dare Lu Lei?!
If this were handled privately, even if she had no feelings for Lu Lei at all, she would still ridicule this woman a few times.
How could a privileged young man possibly be interested in a poor woman like that? It's just wishful thinking.
It's all because of these arrogant and ignorant women who swarm around the outstanding men in the compound like flies, which is why someone as excellent as her, a member of the compound's elite family, is still unmarried at this age.
Cheng Dan glanced at the crowd and saw Xu Ruantang's nonchalant demeanor, her expression darkening further.
"Let go of her first!" Cheng Dan was furious and kicked the girl directly.
Caught off guard, the girl cried out, clutching her stomach and collapsing to the ground, her face deathly pale. She began to scream, "Ah! My stomach, my baby, my baby... Help..."
Cheng Dan didn't retract her kick, and she started to feel scared. She took a step back to distance herself from the girl.
"Have you no shame? You got pregnant before you were even married, and you still dare to come here?"
Cheng Dan's voice trembled slightly as she forced herself to remain calm and reprimanded the girl.
She wanted everyone to direct their anger at that scumbag couple, so that even if the child was lost, it wouldn't have anything to do with her!
That way, we can break off the engagement with the Lu family.
Cheng Dan pointed at the girl and said, "Your behavior is very serious. I will talk to Lu Lei and explain the situation. I, Cheng Dan, will not get engaged to someone like that! Because he doesn't deserve it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd parted to make way for him, and a figure rushed in quickly.
Lu Lei ran to the girl and squatted down, helplessly watching her roll on the ground, blood flowing from between her legs.
"Xiaomei, Xiaomei, what's wrong?"
The girl's face was as white as a sheet, and she looked at Lu Lei with barely a whisper, a tear rolling down her cheek. "Brother Lu, please, save the child...this is...our child..."
Upon seeing the blood, the crowd erupted in uproar.
"Dr. Cheng, you're a doctor! It's a human life at stake, how could you be so cruel!"
"Dr. Cheng, please take a look. If the child is lost, you won't be able to escape responsibility."
"Yes, stop talking and get him to the hospital quickly!"
"Oh, the child is innocent."
"Who says otherwise? It's not entirely the girl's fault. Look at Dr. Cheng, why is she so domineering!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Cheng Dan wanted to leave, but her legs felt like lead and she couldn't lift them. The accusations made her furious.
"Shut up, all of you!" Cheng Dan roared. "They're having an affair, a pair of sluts, and now they're blaming me?!"
Everyone remained silent.
Lu Lei's face was extremely ugly. He never expected to hear such words from Cheng Dan. She used to be so understanding.
Lu Lei looked at her coldly, his eyes like ice, and said, word by word, "Dr. Cheng! Please watch your words!"
"Heh, you've already gotten someone else pregnant, how am I supposed to be careful? Otherwise, I'd be grateful that you slept with someone else before we got engaged?! How can you be so shameless!"
Cheng Dan was so angry that she jumped up and down, and started to say things without thinking.
Lu Lei's face was as cold as ice. "We're not engaged yet, are we? I was planning to tell you that I'm not getting engaged anymore, and I'll marry Xiao Mei instead."
Whether it's for the sake of saving face or because it's a very serious matter of conduct in this era, Lu Lei has to say this.
He originally intended to deal with the unexpected child in Xiaomei's belly privately and slowly.
Cheng Dan only needs to pretend she doesn't know, and he will take care of everything before getting engaged to her.
But this woman is so tactless! She's made such a big fuss; how can I let her handle it slowly now?!
Since Cheng Dan is heartless, then don't blame him for being ungrateful.
The onlookers were truly juicy gossip, their eyes gleaming with excitement.
Cheng Dan looked at Lu Lei in disbelief.
How could he be so shameless?
"Lu Lei, you..." Cheng Dan's chest heaved violently with anger, "How...how dare you?!"
“Dr. Cheng, we’ve always just been revolutionary friends. I have nothing to do with you.” Lu Lei said coldly, “Didn’t you say that yourself? Our engagement was just something our elders decided on their own. I will go back and ask my parents to cancel the engagement, and I will marry Xiao Mei. I hope you will stop bothering me in the future.”
After saying this, Lu Lei took off his clothes, wrapped the girl lying on the ground, picked her up, and left without waiting for Cheng Dan's reaction.
The car parked at the entrance of the compound opened and closed, kicking up a cloud of dust as it sped away.
Only bright red marks remained on the ground in front of the courtyard gate.
Cheng Dan almost rolled her eyes in anger.
Just because she doesn't like Lu Lei doesn't mean Lu Lei can dislike her, betray her, and make her lose face!
Cheng Dan glanced around fiercely, startling everyone into scattering and walking away as if nothing had happened.
Xu Ruantang was the last to leave, a smile still lingering on her lips.
Cheng Dan glared at her, but her smile only grew wider. She showed no fear of Cheng Dan's gaze, and was even full of disdain.
"It was you, wasn't it?" Cheng Dan's eyes were filled with venom as she stared fiercely at Xu Ruantang, taking a step closer. "I brought your family into the compound and made you lose face, so this is how you retaliate against me?"
"Xu Ruantang, you vicious woman! Do you think I can be defeated by you?" Cheng Dan sneered. "Don't dream about it. To me, Lu Lei is just a dispensable person."
"And your family, can you just abandon them like that? You're not good enough for Chen Ji. Your family will keep dragging him down, and he'll get tired of you sooner or later! You're like bedbugs, you'll disgust him!"
Cheng Dan approached Xu Ruantang step by step, her fists clenched tightly.
Xu Ruantang listened patiently to her finish speaking, then smiled gently and said, "So, Dr. Cheng, you brought them here to cause trouble?"
"So what if I did! I just pointed out a direction. Your family is greedy and selfish!" Cheng Dan's eyes were full of sarcasm. "You are not good enough for him at all! He's only interested in you out of novelty. Once he gets tired of you, you'll be nothing!"
“A man’s career is more important. I’m willing to wait until he realizes this. I can help him. You can’t. You’re not even as good as an ant.”
Cheng Dan felt much better.
So what if it's embarrassing? As long as the ultimate goal is right, she's not afraid!
Xu Ruantang remained calm and took a step forward with a smile. "Dr. Cheng, are you sure you can wait?"
Just as Cheng Dan was about to say "Of course," a slap unexpectedly landed on her face.
Xu Ruantang was naturally strong, and although she only used half her strength in this slap, it still made Cheng Dan stagger back two steps, and her mouth immediately filled with the taste of blood.
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