Chapter 520: Chapter 177: 80s Drama Queen Forced to Act as a Top Student (12)

A vein throbbed on Xiao Xuezhen’s forehead.

As expected, Sheng Leyun turned and stormed out. "Fine! If this house doesn’t want me, there are plenty of other places that do! You can’t bully me at home, so you go find people outside to do it for you?"

"If you don’t like me, just kick me out. Why do you have to spend every second thinking up ways to torture me?"

Xiao Xuezhen hurriedly gritted his teeth and hissed, "Sheng Leyun, you stop right there! Get back here!"

But Sheng Leyun paid him no mind, simply wiping away her tears and walking off with her head down.

Xiao Xuezhen had no choice but to stride forward after her.

Just as he was about to grab her, the young girl glared at him resentfully. Her crisp voice uttered the most infuriating words: "You dare touch me, and I’ll report you for improper advances!"

Xiao Xuezhen’s eyes widened. "Where did you hear such vulgar nonsense?"

"And what’s this about Pang and Junzi?"

Unable to grab Sheng Leyun, he simply stepped in front of her, blocking her path and demanding in an interrogating tone.

Sheng Leyun glanced up at him. "If you don’t want me to start shouting about how your precious daughter and son are little instigators, then by all means, keep blocking my path!"

She watched in satisfaction as Xiao Xuezhen instinctively stepped aside. Then, her eyes curved into a smile as she added, "Don’t worry. I’ll just run off to the police station and ask the officers there to get me some justice."

Xiao Xuezhen immediately blocked her path again. His face was a picture of helplessness, exhaustion, and compromise as he whispered:

"Sheng Leyun, what exactly is your problem with me and your mother?"

"Why don’t you just tell us everything at once? We’ll do our best to accommodate your requests and preferences. You have to understand, not every marriage lasts a lifetime."

"Your mother is still young; she couldn’t be expected to remain a widow for your father’s sake forever."

"I think I’ve been more than good to you. I brought you to the Capital City to get the best education. You have a roof over your head, clothes on your back, good food to eat, and all the kids in the neighborhood come from good families."

"What more could you possibly be unsatisfied with?"

Xiao Xuezhen’s voice rose with every sentence.

’I feel wronged, too,’ he thought. ’I haven’t even officially started scheming against Sheng Leyun, and I’ve already run into a heap of trouble.’

"You asked for money, and how much have we given you, all told? And how much have we spent on you? It must be in the hundreds, if not pushing a thousand, right?"

"And it’s only been four or five days! Go on, ask anyone around here—what kind of stepfather does as much as I do?"

’In the eyes of outsiders, I’ve definitely done more for her than her own mother.’

’So why can’t I stand my ground? Why can’t I let everyone see what a heartless, ungrateful little brat she is!’

Sheng Leyun’s clear, bright eyes seemed to see through every plot and scheme, and the slight smile on her lips never faltered.

"Comrade Xiao Xuezhen," she said, "are you sure you want me to speak my mind in front of all these people? About last night, for instance..."

The moment she said those two words, Xiao Xuezhen’s scalp tingled with dread.

He knew this girl didn’t play by the rules. No matter how right he was, if people found out that he and his new bride had "just talked while tucked in bed" right in front of his stepdaughter...

...his reputation would be shattered into a million pieces and scattered across half the Capital City.

"Young Student Sheng Leyun," he asked, his voice devoid of energy, "can we please go home and have a proper talk?"

’What does it feel like to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot?’

Xiao Xuezhen had never imagined that his sophisticated psychological ploy would be grabbed by this little girl and used as leverage against him.

His plan had been to pique her curiosity about the affairs of men and women. He wanted her, in a state of naive curiosity, to make an irreversible, life-ruining mistake.

That way, without lifting a finger or expending any effort, he could destroy Sheng Xibao’s only offspring, root and stem.

But who would have thought she’d turn around and target *him* instead!

In that moment, Xiao Xuezhen realized it. He’d spent two nights holding his new wife without being able to consummate their marriage, and he was even developing a complex over it—all because this little hellion was sabotaging him on purpose.

Fortunately, Sheng Leyun knew when to quit while she was ahead. With a cold expression, she asked, "Are you sure you want to have a ’proper talk’ with me?"

"Because if you can’t meet my reasonable demands, then I won’t mind sharing what I’ve seen and heard with everyone here."

The more she spoke like this, the more wary Xiao Xuezhen became, and the more curious the crowd of gossiping onlookers grew.

It’s true that when men get together, no matter how the conversation starts or what lofty ideals they discuss, the topic inevitably turns to women.

They’d joke about anything, crude or otherwise, but when it came to their own pride, they rarely shared the intimate details of what went on in their own bedrooms.

But Sheng Leyun’s innocent-looking eyes held a rebellious glint. He had no doubt she was articulate enough to, while feigning total ignorance, blab to everyone about his "three-minute victory."

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