Zheng Lingbo was truly helpless, he didn't understand what this girl was after and he wanted to beat her up just to get it over with. However, after thinking about it, he decided to hold back and avoid the situation instead. This caused him to reduce the frequency of going out, thus avoiding his chance encounter with Xinyi.
As for Liu Chengwang, they originally had different social circles. Previously, Zheng Lingbo had to force it to keep him around, but now that Zheng Lingbo doesn't want much to do with him, if not actively approaching each other, they hardly have any opportunities to meet. For a time, it has a sense of peace.
Only did they not expect that at Mu Renhuiyan's birthday banquet, those two were also present.
Seeing Zheng Lingbo's expression was not good, and hearing rumors between the two, Zhang Yueyin understood it very well and couldn't help but speak up to console him: "The Qinghui family of Liu is a prestigious family, if he wants to come, there is no reason to keep him outside."
Zheng Lingbo could only nod and thank Zhang Yueyin's kindness.
However, she was well aware that according to Mu Renhuiyan's usual reckless manner of doing things, and considering her intense dislike for Liu Chengwang, if it were not for Zheng Lingbo's repeated requests in past years, there's no way those two would have been able to get near the main gate of the pavilion.
I suppose this year Zheng Lingbo and Liu Chengwang had a falling out, the manager in charge of posting notifications was not aware of the details, so he still followed the previous routine and posted it, which gave Liu Chengwang the chance to bring Xinyi in.
Zheng Lingbo massaged his hair, too lazy to think about the person who had ruined the mood.
Today is a good day as friends, as long as the other two don't provoke anything, she will just ignore them.
This is what she thinks, but those two are not people with self-awareness.
Zheng Lingbo had heard from Zhang Yueyin that the two were sightseeing at the Fish Leap Pavilion, so she deliberately veered away from the corridor and strolled around the Chrysanthemum Garden in the side garden.
The Chrysanthemum Garden lived up to its name, as it was filled with an ocean of blooming chrysanthemums. Right now, at this time of the year, different varieties of flowers were trimmed into various patterns by the color, and Zheng Lingbo couldn't help but feel dizzy and dazzled by it.
While immersed in it, she heard a soft and sweet female voice say from the distance, "That one is nice. Brother Chengwang, can you help me pluck it down? Is that okay?"
A male voice, full of a smiling warmth, replied: "Alright, Xinyi has a good eye for beauty. This color really matches your dress today."
After hearing the content of the other's speech and looking at the speaker again, Zheng Lingbo felt like she was about to be sick.
— What kind of karma! The two were supposed to be in the pavilion over there.
"Halt!"
She rushed forward to stop Liu Chengwang from picking a flower, but unfortunately, she was still a step behind. By the time she went around, a well-opened snow pearl red plum had already been in Liu Chengwang's hand.
Zheng Lingbo: "!!!"
She raised her eyebrows and said, "Taking without asking is stealing. What kind of education is this for your Liu family?"
The two of them turned around at that, seeing that it was Zheng Lingbo, their expressions varied.
Xinyi was startled and let out a scream, then quickly ran over to Liu Chengwang's embrace.
Liu Chengwang took the opportunity to hold the person, with an unfriendly look: "You still dare to appear!"
Zheng Lingbo snorted coldly: "If you dare to appear, why can't I?"
Liu Chengwang stared at her in disbelief, saying, "You pushed me into the lake before, and now, even after all this time, you still have no regret at all!"
Zheng Lingbo was actually laughing: "You want to say that again? You couldn't beat someone and ended up in the lake. Now you want to blame me?"
Liu Chengwang's throat constricted slightly: "Then you truly didn't save me when I saw you were dying?"
Zheng Lingbo was too tired to argue with Liu Chengwang about this matter anymore.
Regarding the incident at Xuanming Lake, even if she did something wrong, it was not that she didn't try to save him when he fell into the lake. It would be more accurate to say that she didn't take advantage of the situation by stomping him underwater, so she can be considered fortunate that she didn't add fuel to the fire.
Xinyi watched as the two of them exchanged words, and Liu Chengwang's attitude was subtle and not as resistant to Zheng Lingbo as he usually was.
Zheng Lingbo said a few words and didn't want to argue with him, so she directly reached out to grab the flower branch in Liu Chengwang's hand. Liu Chengwang still wouldn't give it up, and he even made some sarcastic remarks while talking.
More to the point, he probably hasn't gotten used to Zheng Lingbo's current attitude yet. Seeing that she didn't listen to him, he couldn't help but want to be rough as usual.
After a series of exchanges, Zheng Lingbo's anger boiled over. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and with a swift and skillful move, she pushed Liu Chengwang to the ground and gave him a beating.
——That shows that one still needs to exercise every day.
In her previous life, Liu Chengwang casually pushed her and she had no way to retaliate. Now, even when Liu Chengwang struggles, she can still hold him down and continue beating him.
At first, Liu Chengwang wanted to resist, but he didn't expect Zheng Lingbo to have such great strength. He also lost the initiative and was pressed down, his abdomen kicked until he could barely use any strength, unable to get up. He was so angry that his head felt dizzy and he cursed fiercely.
However, the more he cursed, the harder Zheng Lingbo hit him.
She didn't need any special techniques, she just kicked his chest and abdomen as hard as she could, as if she wanted to release all her hatred from the previous life. She didn't say a word.
— How many times did Liu Chengwang come home, full of anger from outside, and without hesitation beat Zheng Lingbo? The most common way was to give her a hard kick to the stomach or chest.
In such a private place, even if she was kicked until purple and blue, it wouldn't be easy to explain to anyone. Moreover, the Liu family would never allow Zheng Lingbo to see a doctor...
Xinyi had previously been screaming and shouting, wanting to reach out and stop, but not even half a step could get close enough. She also saw that Zheng Lingbo seemed to have truly caught fire and didn't dare to approach. She could only watch helplessly as Liu Chengwang was beaten up.
Zheng Lingbo gave several fierce kicks to the person's stomach, feeling extremely relieved in her heart, but her eyes involuntarily reddened.
Liu Chengwang dared not curse anymore, and his face turned gray. He tried to struggle, but could not. He looked at Xinyi, who was crying beside him with her eyes wide open for a moment, and then his eyes flickered slightly. He shouted: "Save...”
Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Lingbo gave him a forceful push, causing him to black out and his breath to be knocked out.
Xinyi saw the situation and immediately felt that something was wrong. She whispered timidly from the side, "Zheng sister, how could you be so rough!"
Her mouth and expression were all full of concern for Liu Chengwang, but in reality, she dared not take even half a step to stop him.
Zheng Lingbo roughly wiped her face with her hand, raised an eyebrow: "What's the matter? You didn't get hit either, did you?"
Xinyi: "……”
Xinyi had a strange feeling that she dared not to respond.
Zheng Lingbo looked so fierce and terrifying at the moment that it seemed as if she would hit Xinyi too if she dared to say another word.
After venting her anger, Zheng Lingbo shook her hair and muttered to herself, "Beating people actually isn't very enjoyable."
Liu Chengwang struggling to get up: "……"
Xinyi, too scared to say a word: "……”
——Listen, does this sound like something a human would say?
The two were full of resentment, but dared not speak out.
