roccoschili Chapter 221 Slander! When did I ever like you?
Chapter 221 Slander! When did I ever like you?
In fact, Jiang Tunan was not always so calm when facing unfriendly comments from people around him.
It was a long, long time ago, so long ago that Jiang Tunan could hardly remember it. It seemed to be the summer vacation of the first grade in elementary school. At that time, her name was still Jiang Nan.
It had only been a year since her parents died in a car accident, and she was taken back to the township by her grandparents.
Because the neighbors are familiar with each other, everyone around them knows about Jiang Nan's parents.
So every time he bought breakfast, the shop owner would kindly give him an extra egg or secretly put a bottle of milk in his schoolbag. Many uncles and aunts he met at the school gate also took the initiative to offer to give him a ride home.
Such kindness is seen as unfair by other peers.
"It's her. I heard her parents don't want her anymore."
"Her parents don't want her anymore, so she comes to steal our parents?"
"How annoying! No wonder he was thrown away! He deserves it!"
Many young faces surrounded Jiang Nan, but their eyes were full of malice.
"My parents didn't abandon me."
They’re just not in this world anymore.
"But your mother doesn't want you to run away with someone else."
"Your father died in a car accident, and then your mother went to marry someone else!"
...
It was raining heavily that day. Jiang Nan pinned the little boy, who was half a head taller than him, down on the playground and beat him for a long time.
Later, the grandfather who was working outside was called over by the head teacher. Most of his clothes were wet. Jiang Nan stood in the corridor outside the office and saw through the glass that the grandfather was constantly bowing and apologizing to the teachers and parents of the students inside.
During the more than ten years that Jiang Nan was growing up, she would also ask about this matter, and every time her grandfather would always touch Jiang Nan's head with a smile.
"How could anyone be willing to abandon such a lovely girl like our Nan Nan?"
As an adult, Jiang Nan may have understood the unspeakable things of adults at that time, but the answer is no longer important, because she still grew up surrounded by the love of her grandparents.
"What does Miss Jiang mean?"
Su Xiaoxiao's voice quickly brought Jiang Tunan back from his memories.
Yes, she is no longer Jiang Nan now, but Jiang Tunan, an orphan who is not liked by her grandmother’s family and has to live in other people’s homes.
"Don't you understand what I mean, Miss Su?"
There was no trace of emotion in Jiang Tunan's eyes. She calmly explained her thoughts.
"Ms. Su just came over to me and said a bunch of inexplicable things. First, she said you were surprised that you were the one who got the jade pendant, and then she said she hoped I wouldn't have any estrangement from you because of this..."
"I said those words from the bottom of my heart. If Miss Jiang doesn't believe me, forget it."
Su Xiaoxiao's face was full of indignation after her love was misplaced, and people around her gradually began to whisper.
"I can understand that. After all, there are winners and losers in a game, so it's normal for the loser to feel bad."
"Su Xiaoxiao is quite sincere in her treatment of others..."
Jiang Tunan smiled sarcastically.
"So Miss Su thinks I will be upset about the competition? It turns out that in Miss Su's heart, the emperor's jade ring is nothing, but it is the king's promise."
Jiang Tunan took out the jade ring from his pocket, held it up to the sun and looked at it again and again.
"Maybe Miss Su was born in the Prime Minister's Mansion and has seen a lot of good things, so she thinks the emperor's jade ring is just average."
"So everyone thinks so too?"
Jiang Tunan waved the jade ring in front of everyone, and the people around him waved their hands.
"No, no, we don't have..."
Everyone wondered in their hearts how could Jiang Tunan just casually put the emperor's jade ring in his pocket? Shouldn't a normal person put it in a brocade box and keep it safely? It was really scary to take it out suddenly.
If anything gets bumped into, everyone here will be in trouble.
"In fact, Miss Su, you got the dragon-patterned auspicious cloud pendant, and I got the jade ring awarded by the emperor. It's a win-win situation anyway. So where do you get the confidence that I will be jealous of you because you got the jade pendant?"
"I don't!"
Su Xiaoxiao's face flushed red, but she was actually a little proud. At the beginning of the competition, one person was chosen as the reward for the jade pendant, and she ended up getting the jade pendant. She thought that the jade ring was just a token of the emperor's appreciation as he was afraid that Jiang Tunan would be embarrassed.
My own jade pendant has a dragon pattern on it, unlike Jiang Tunan's reward which was just picked from my body by the emperor. How can the two be compared?
"Ah yes, yes, you are gone again. Next you should get ready to start crying."
After Jiang Tunan said this, Su Xiaoxiao's tears got stuck in her eyes, and she felt a little embarrassed as to whether to let them flow or not.
Damn, she actually predicted it.
"Why is Miss Jiang so aggressive? Xiao Xiao also has good intentions."
Tian Tian stood in front of Su Xiaoxiao with disapproval, and it seemed that she was going to attack Jiang Tunan in the next second.
"My family is a military family, so I speak a little bluntly, please forgive me. But if Miss Jiang didn't have any grudges against Xiao Xiao because of this matter, why did she act so indifferent just now?
Tian Tian became more and more excited as she spoke. Seeing that Jiang Tunan did not refute her, she felt that she had hit the point.
"Does Jiang Tunan think that only celebrities like Miss Ji from the Anguo Mansion are worthy of being your friend, so you look down on the rest of us?"
Ji Lingyue was a little flustered when she heard this, but because she was shy in front of others, she didn't dare to speak.
Jiang Tunan narrowed his eyes and the smile disappeared from his lips. Ji Lingyue had not communicated with others much before because of her social phobia, so many people thought that she was self-righteous and disdainful of interacting with others.
Tian Tian not only described her as a narrow-minded person, but also dragged Ji Lingyue into it and put her down.
"If Miss Tian says that, it's simply slander"
Tian Tian had a look on her face that said, "Your weakness is finally exposed." Just as she was about to speak, she heard Jiang Tunan say,
"What do you mean I'm ignoring you because of this? When have I ever liked Su Xiaoxiao? It's not just this time."
Tian Tian was stunned. She didn't expect Jiang Tunan to admit it.
"Ms. Tian, do you think it's normal for everyone in this world to revolve around Su Xiaoxiao? Su Xiaoxiao is a golden ingot, so I have to cling to her?"
"If others don't flatter you, you think they look down on you, then you must be living with low self-esteem every day, right?"
"And about Miss Ji, she and I are also related by blood, so do you think I should stay away from my sisters in the clan and curry favor with someone who always speaks sarcastically to me and pisses off her horse piss?"
Jiang Tunan: You are so arrogant that you are just peeing, but if you meet me, your life or death will be unpredictable.
"That's right. I have always been by Xiaonan's side, but Miss Tian only saw Ling'er. Miss Tian, do you think that my father is just a small Jingzhao Yin, so I, the daughter of Jingzhao Yin, am not worthy of your attention?"
Ye Ruzhen put one hand on her waist. It was just a rumor. She could do that.
"You, you guys..."
The people around them were no longer on Su Xiaoxiao's side. Tian Tian felt that she had caused trouble for Su Xiaoxiao.
"Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled indifferently, turned to Jiang Tunan and said,
"I'm sorry, Miss Jiang. This is all my fault. Don't blame Xiao Tian. She always speaks directly. She did this for me..."
"Speaking directly? Are you kidding me? I didn't know speaking directly was rude."
Jiang Tunan was too lazy to listen to Su Xiaoxiao's nagging anymore.
"You like to talk straight, don't you? Well, Miss Su, did the people around you tell you that every time you cry, your nose runs, but you only wipe your tears every time, so from a distance it looks like your nose is reflecting the light. Oh, I don't mean anything else, I'm doing this for your own good~"
"Ms. Tian, right? I really want to remind you that your clothes are torn. How about we not eat so much next time? After all, those who sew clothes for you are also very tired every day. Oh, I have no ill intentions. I just want your own good~"
Jiang Tunan imitated Su Xiaoxiao's usual tone and said,
"Please don't be angry, sisters. I did this for you. Hello, I really didn't mean it~"