Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The girl who spoke was also from the city, like Lu Xiaoshuang. The two of them were closer to each other than they were with the others.
Lu Xiaoshuang’s anger gradually subsided when she heard this. She knew Qin Cuifen wasn’t like that idiot Sheng Ning. Qin Cuifen wasn’t easy to deal with, so Lu Xiaoshuang had to be more cautious.
“Ahem… I’m here to see you,” Lu Xiaoshuang said to Qin Cuifen. “I just wanted to see how happy you were, having dragged everyone down with you.” Lu Xiaoshuang was still upset, so her words were especially cutting.
“Xiaoshuang, it wasn’t my fault. It was Sheng Ning…” Qin Cuifen looked resentful. She spoke vaguely, but her meaning was apparent: The culprit was Sheng Ning. “I’m a victim too. I wish I could die right now.”
There was someone in the room who couldn’t stand how two-faced Qin Cuifen was being. “Qin Cuifen, we don’t want to listen to this. You were the one who said you and Sheng Ning were good friends and asked us to take care of her,” she scoffed. “Is this the kind of ‘good friend’ you are? We just came from Sheng Ning’s room, and she didn’t act anything like you.”
Qin Cuifen gritted her teeth so hard they felt like they were about to shatter. How did this little wh*re Sheng Ning suddenly become so different?
“It’s fine. Let’s just leave her here to recover. We have to return this afternoon. Let her stay here alone.”
Lu Xiaoshuang was about to leave when Qin Cuifen pounced over from the bed. She pulled on Lu Xiaoshuang and pleaded. “Xiaoshuang, I’m sorry. I didn’t want it to turn out like this, either. I’m really innocent. Please don’t be mad at me. I’ll do anything you ask of me in the future.”
“Yeah, you wish. You’ve harmed all of us. We’re too ashamed to let anyone know we’re from the General Union Ensemble.”
Lu Xiaoshuang tried to free herself from Qin Cuifen’s grasp with an expression of disdain on her face, but her movements were too wild, and she unintentionally slapped Qin Cuifen. The loud slap made everyone in the room freeze in shock.
Qin Cuifen cupped the right side of her face, which burned painfully, and said pitifully, “I’m sorry, Xiaoshuang. It’s all my fault.”
“Why… why didn’t you dodge that?” Lu Xiaoshuang looked at her own hands in bewilderment. She didn’t mean to slap Qin Cuifen. If Qin Cuifen was innocent, why didn’t she dodge her slap?
“Xiaoshuang, I don’t blame you. I was the one who got everyone in trouble. As long as you guys can stop being mad at me, I’m willing to do anything.”
“All right, all right. Stop acting like this. It p*sses me off.” Although she said this, Lu Xiaoshuang didn’t continue reprimanding her. “The Union asked us to come see you. When can you leave the hospital? If you can leave now, come back with us.”
“I can. I can leave right now.”
The group came and left with purpose. Lu Xiaoshuang felt guilty for hitting Qin Cuifen, so she helped her complete all her discharge procedures. Then, she made her teammates support her. She had gone there to denounce Qin Cuifen but ended up taking her back in and helping her leave the hospital. Lu Xiaoshuang didn’t look too happy the entire way back.
Sheng Ning’s injury was confirmed to have no other issues, so she also left. Zhang Hongmei was worried Sheng Ning and Qin Cuifen would get into a fight, so they didn’t leave with the Union car. Instead, the two of them waited for a car at the hospital gate.
All the cars coming in and out of the hospital were from the General Union. The two of them didn’t have much money, so they waited for a car from the Song and Dance Ensemble.
“Sheng Ning, do you want to sit?” Zhang Hongmei asked naively when she saw how red Sheng Ning’s face was from the blazing sun.
“It’s fine. I can stand.” Sheng Ning leaned on her cane and shook her head. She had a bone fracture. It hurt earlier, but it was much better now. They only put a plaster cast on her because she was a dancer, and it was important for her foot to heal completely.