Chapter 41 Hidden Poisonous Secrets

Chapter 41 Hidden Poisonous Secrets

The smell of disinfectant in the hospital corridor was so strong it made one's nose feel stuffy. A pretty but fierce figure, wearing ten-centimeter high heels, clattered across the smooth floor tiles.

Bai Susu wore a sequined haute couture dress that accentuated her fair skin, and she wore an innocent yet sweet smile. Two assistants carrying her bags followed behind her.

At first glance, she appears to be a charming and innocent rich girl. But only she knows what kind of vicious heart lies beneath that delicate exterior.

She had just stepped outside the VIP ward when she was stopped by bodyguards in black standing at the door.

"Miss Bai, Mr. Xie instructed that no one is allowed to disturb Sister Lin's rest." The bodyguard's expression was blank, and his tone left no room for negotiation.

"Oh dear, how can you be so heartless?" Bai Susu immediately concealed her sharpness, her voice so soft it could melt water, but a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.

"I'm just worried about Mianmian. I haven't apologized to her yet for what happened in the cafeteria that day. We've known each other for a while now..."

Upon hearing this, the bodyguard's expression turned even colder.

Everyone knows that the cafeteria incident a few days ago was caused by Bai Susu deliberately leading a group of followers to ambush Lin Mianmian, showing off and mocking her as a "wild sparrow that has flown up a branch," trying to embarrass her in public.

And what happened? Xie Lin appeared in the cafeteria at some point, and in front of the entire school, he showed her no respect, his eyes as cold as ice, his words piercing her heart.

She was seething with hatred, but could only keep this resentment hidden in her heart.

On the surface, she was still the charming and adorable Miss Bai, but in secret, she already hated Lin Mianmian to the core.

Now that she heard that Lin Mianmian was bullied by the Zhang family father and son and was almost sold as a wife, Bai Susu not only felt no sympathy, but was secretly overjoyed.

But then I thought about it again. Xie Lin had personally led a group to break into the Zhang family's house for Lin Mianmian's sake, and even sent the Zhang father and son to the police station.

He even forced Lin Mianmian, that vampire mother, to sign a severance agreement. This overwhelming pampering was so intense it hurt her eyes.

No, she absolutely couldn't let Lin Mianmian get away with it!

The smile in Bai Susu's eyes faded little by little, replaced by a sinister ruthlessness.

She dismissed her assistant, took out her phone, hid around the corner of the corridor, and dialed a number.

Her voice was sweet but carried a chilling, poisonous edge.

She spoke into the phone, each word dripping with venom: "Go and dig up all the dirty secrets of Lin Mianmian's gambling brother and vampire mother. The more disgusting, the better."

"Take Lin Mianmian for example. She has been materialistic and vain since she was a child. In order to get close to Xie Lin, she did not hesitate to stage her own kidnapping. Afterwards, she heartlessly abandoned her biological mother and younger brother. She is simply an ungrateful wretch."

She paused, then remembered something, a malicious smile curving her lips. She lowered her voice slightly: "Oh, right, contact a few more gossip media outlets, find some ordinary people who look like Lin Mianmian, take some ambiguous photos of them, Photoshop them, and say that she has a messy private life."

"She had ambiguous relationships with quite a few boys at school. We must make a big scene, completely ruin her reputation, and make sure she can never face Xie Lin again!"

The paparazzi on the other end of the phone quickly agreed, patting his chest and promising to handle things perfectly.

Bai Susu hung up the phone with satisfaction and raised her hand to tidy up the stray hairs at her temples.

She regained her charming and sweet appearance, as if the vicious and ruthless woman from just moments ago was not her at all.

She glanced at the closed door of the ward, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

Lin Mianmian, do you think you can rest easy just because Xie Lin is protecting you?

Let me tell you, I, Bai Susu, have never failed to get my things back.

You want to climb the social ladder? I'll let you taste what it's like to fall from grace and be condemned by thousands! Then we'll see if Xie Lin still wants a woman with such a tarnished reputation!

She turned around, strutting out of the hospital in her high heels, looking haughty and arrogant.

Sunlight streamed through the corridor windows, falling on her silhouette, but it couldn't penetrate her heart, which was filled with jealousy and hatred.

In the ward at this moment, Lin Mianmian leaned against the headboard, her face still pale, her fingertips gently tracing the patterns on the blanket, completely unaware of the impending storm.

The VIP ward was quiet.

Xie Lin sat on a chair by the bed, his slender fingers holding a tube of ointment, carefully wiping the bruise on Lin Mianmian's lips.

His movements were so gentle, as if he were afraid of breaking a precious gem; his fingertips brushed against the skin with a slightly cool temperature.

Lin Mianmian lowered her eyes, looking at his focused profile, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she reached out to grasp his wrist.

"I can do it myself." Her voice was still a little hoarse, but it carried a soft warmth.

Xie Lin looked up, his coldness turning into tenderness. He took her hand in his, his fingertips brushing against her palm. "Don't move," he whispered.

"It would hurt me if I hurt you." Lin Mianmian's cheeks flushed slightly, and she turned her head away from him.

The warmth in the ward didn't last long. As evening approached, Lin Mianmian's phone started vibrating incessantly.

She didn't have the energy to look, but Xie Lin, afraid of missing some important news, casually took her phone and unlocked it for her.

But as soon as he saw the push notifications popping up on the screen, the temperature around him instantly dropped to freezing.

#PoorGoldDiggerFromImpoverishedFamilyStagesUpToHighRankings #LinMianmianAbandonedMotherAndBrotherAndIgnorantWomanConfirmed #PoorFemaleCollegeStudentHasChaoticPrivateLife

Several bright red trending search terms, like red-hot branding irons, are fiercely burned into people's eyes.

The first post I clicked on was a long article that had been pushed to the top of the hot comments by online trolls, and every word of it was filled with contempt and malicious slander against Lin Mianmian's background.

The post exaggerated how she approached Xie Lin, the son of a wealthy young man in Beijing's elite circles, wearing a faded old T-shirt and harboring malicious intentions. It also described how she "deliberately" got sold to an old bachelor by her mother, just waiting for Xie Lin to play the hero and rescue her, so she could rise to the top and squeeze into high society.

The post also included several heavily photoshopped pictures, including an old photo of her in her high school uniform, which was maliciously labeled as "hanging out with hooligans from outside the school".

There was also a candid photo of her eating steamed buns in the cafeteria, which was ridiculed as "her poor appearance is hard to change, and she only got involved with Xie Lin to make a living."

Even more maliciously, some people dug up all of Wang Shumei and Lin Yaozu's dirty secrets and deliberately manipulated public opinion, saying that she was backed by the Xie family.

He drove his biological mother and younger brother to desperation, refusing to give them even a hundred yuan. He is an ungrateful wretch.

The comment section had already exploded, filled with profanities and insults, each word piercing people's hearts:

"How disgusting! Dressed like a beggar, yet trying to climb the social ladder? Shouldn't she take a piss and look at herself in the mirror?"

"It's true what they say, 'Women often come from humble backgrounds'! She can even abandon her own mother; her heart is more venomous than a snake."

"Look at her innocent appearance, it's all an act. Who knows how dirty she is behind the scenes? Young Master Xie has probably been completely fooled by her."

"Get out of high society, you penniless slob! Don't sully Young Master Xie's eyes, and don't pollute our screens."

"This kind of gold digger should be thoroughly exposed so she can never hold her head up high again."

Lin Mianmian leaned over to take a look, and her fingertips instantly turned icy cold, as if her blood had frozen.

Those vicious words were like poisoned knives, stabbing deeply into her heart. In particular, the words that mocked her poverty and belittled her background made her tremble all over.

She did nothing wrong, yet she is being slandered and vilified like this.

Tears welled up uncontrollably, blurring my vision.

Her hand gripping the phone trembled violently, her knuckles turning white, her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Xie Lin's face was terribly gloomy, his dark eyes surging with boundless rage, and the air around him was so low that it was hard to breathe.

He snatched the phone, turned it off, and threw it aside. He then reached out and pulled the trembling Lin Mianmian into a tight embrace, pressing her head firmly with his large hand to prevent her from seeing those vulgar words again.

He didn't say a word, but his taut jawline and slightly trembling fingertips betrayed his suppressed anger.

Meanwhile, in a luxury apartment in the city center, Bai Susu was nestled on a velvet sofa, scrolling through online discussions, a smug yet malicious smile playing on her lips.

She picked up her wine glass, took a small sip of red wine, and looked at the comments on the screen that were insulting Lin Mianmian, feeling extremely pleased.

"Lin Mianmian, this is just the beginning." She whispered to the empty room, her eyes filled with a ruthless determination.

"I'm going to ruin your reputation, you poor, wretched girl, so you'll live in the gutter for the rest of your life and never be able to get close to Xie Lin again!"