It was not strange that they reacted with such disbelief, because in all the years they had bullied Song Xinyu, she had never once fought back.
That weak and pitiful appearance had only made them want to trample on her even more.
Song Xinyu felt that the previous Song Xinyu still existed in a sense, but she hoped someone would help her change that.
So this time, Song Xinyu had to fully take control of herself.
She curled her finger at them. “Come at me!”
Song Xinyan was hiding in a corner outside the restroom, eavesdropping. She was waiting for the right moment to step in as before, to appear when her younger sister was at her most miserable, like a hero descending from the heavens.
But this time, the sounds inside were far too intense.
Screams were especially miserable.
Yet there was a “Under Maintenance” sign placed outside the restroom. Many people passed by, but none of them wanted to get involved and simply walked away as if nothing was happening.
“Ah! Stop hitting me! Please stop hitting me, my lady!” The leader was the first to beg for mercy, tightly covering her face. “Stop hitting my face!”
Her face had already been beaten into a swollen mess.
In the past, it had always been the four of them bullying a thin and small girl.
But now, Song Xinyu was no longer the same.
In her previous life, she had carried a violin to her teacher’s house for practice. Because she was beautiful, delinquents often followed and harassed her.
To protect herself, she had learned boxing and taekwondo.
So when it came to fighting, she never missed.
The four of them, now bruised and swollen beyond recognition, never expected Song Xinyu to be this strong.
What was worse, Song Xinyu had no intention of letting them go. “When you hit me back then, did you ever show mercy?”
“When I begged you to stop, did you stop?”
“And now you’re asking me to stop?”
With that, Song Xinyu slapped them again and again, each strike landing brutally.
Only then did Song Xinyan finally realize that the ones being beaten were those four girls.
Useless trash.
A dark glint flashed in her eyes.
Immediately, she rushed inside. “Who dares bully my sister?”
The moment she finished speaking, she pretended to be shocked and looked at her sister. “Sister, what happened?”
The four girls saw Song Xinyan as if they had seen a savior and immediately cried out: “Song Xinyan, your sister is hitting us…”
“Xiao Yu, how can you hit people…”
When Song Xinyan entered, she threw away the “Under Maintenance” sign.
Then she opened the door.
This was clearly meant to draw people in.
Song Xinyu saw through everything.
She had already known the plot in advance and knew there would be a scene in the restroom today, so she had even brought a dining knife with her.
Of course, she would not lose in a fight either.
Looking at Song Xinyan, she sneered. 【Song Xinyan is doing this again—instigating these people to deal with me, then appearing at the end as the good person… Does she never get tired of acting?】
More people entered, following Song Xinyan’s implication, and began accusing her. “Song Xinyu, how can you still be beating people in the restroom? Today is Young Master Ji’s birthday banquet. Are you trying to cause trouble?”
The four beaten girls quickly took advantage of the situation, exchanging looks and crying loudly. “Song Xinyu, you’re bullying us, is there no justice anymore? We’re calling the police!”
It was true that there were no cameras here. With so many of them, they could coordinate their story and claim Song Xinyu had attacked them.
Even if they could not send her to jail, they could still cause her serious trouble.
Just then, they saw Lin Ting approaching.
They quickly cried out: “Lin Ting, your fiancée is beating us. This won’t end so easily!”
“You’re really good at reversing blame.” Song Xinyu said coldly.
“We just said a few things behind your back—that you used your body to steal your sister’s fiancé—and you attacked us like a mad dog with a dining knife, beating our faces into this state. If you don’t pay medical fees and compensation, don’t even think about leaving.” they added shamelessly.
“Yes, why are you so violent? Were we wrong?”
“We can even ask Song Xinyan to testify. She saw you hit us.”
The four of them spoke rapidly, each voice overlapping the other.
“Shut up. I should have torn out your tongues earlier.” Song Xinyu snapped.
The four immediately fell silent in fear.
What was going on? Since when had Song Xinyu become this insane?
They secretly looked at Song Xinyan, but she also acted as if she knew nothing.
Lin Ting stood coldly beside Song Xinyu, as if backing her up.
He did not even glance at the four swollen faces and instead asked directly: “Are you injured?”
Song Xinyu shook her head, then nodded. “A few strands of hair were pulled out. The strongest one did it.”
The strongest one trembled and raised her hand. “I only pulled out a few strands of hair, but you knocked out my tooth.”
She cried in pain.
“Fine.” Song Xinyu said. “If you want to call the police, go ahead. I have a habit of recording audio.”
“Who started it will be obvious.”
As soon as she said this, the four women’s faces turned pale again. Though their faces were already swollen and purple, the change was still visible.
They had not expected her to have a backup plan and all looked toward Song Xinyan for help.
They had done this to help Song Xinyan. She could not just abandon them.
Some people really should think carefully before acting. If they became someone else’s pawn, they had to pay the price.
“Your families rely on the Lin Family for business, don’t they?”
That single sentence made the four girls panic.
They had dared to bully Song Xinyu in private because they knew she was weak and would not resist.
But now, she had completely changed.
At that moment, Song Xinyu leaned against Lin Ting and said pitifully: “Xiao Tingting, to be honest, I was bullied by them since childhood, so I secretly learned taekwondo later. They tried to bully me again today, so I just defended myself. Compared to what they did to me, this is nothing.”
The entire room was shocked.
“We didn’t…” the four tried to argue.
In panic, they almost exposed the real instigator. “It wasn’t us, it was So—”
Song Xinyan quickly stepped forward. “Is that really so? You girls are truly terrible. How could you bully my sister?”
Ji Mu and Madam Ji also rushed over.
Ji Mu knew these four girls had acted to help Song Xinyan, and he had tacitly allowed it.
But now, the situation was unfavorable.
He quickly stepped in. “Who are these people? They went too far.”
“Send them to the hospital first. It’s my birthday banquet—I can’t have something like this happen here.”
Ji Mu immediately had them taken away.
On the way, he warned them to keep their mouths shut.
Otherwise, the Ji Family could make their families collapse as well.
Madam Ji, with a few clever words, dispersed the crowd.
This incident, which had happened in the Ji Family, would also end within the Ji Family.
Clearly, the Ji Family did not care about the truth of who had hit whom.
They only cared about protecting their own reputation.
However, Lin Ting’s reaction surprised Song Xinyu.
Only he seriously asked her: “Were you really bullied at school?”
“Otherwise?”
Song Xinyu thought inwardly: 【I originally wanted to escalate things by saying that. But clearly, the Ji Family is trying to suppress it. That makes sense too—Ji Mu was likely involved in my past bullying. They are guilty and trying to cover it up.】
Lin Ting frowned slightly.
But Assistant Xi’s report to him had described Song Xinyu as someone who bullied weak girls using the Song Family’s power.
Moreover, something felt off—the four girls kept looking at Song Xinyan, as if she were the leader.
Most importantly, they had almost said the word “Song” just now.
It seemed they had been about to reveal Song Xinyan.
And then Song Xinyan had interrupted them.
Right after that, Ji Mu had arrived and immediately sent them away without listening to any explanation.
It was all too suspicious.
Lin Ting could not help but think deeper.
But just then, Mr. Ji sent word inviting him to discuss a cooperation project in person.
Lin Ting looked at Song Xinyu. “I’ll be back soon.”
“Go.” Song Xinyu said, knowing he was there for business.
“Don’t get into trouble again.” he added.
“Go already.” she replied impatiently. 【It’s not that I want trouble—someone else wants me in trouble…】
Still uneasy, Lin Ting turned to Assistant Xi. “Stay here and look after Song Xinyu.”
“Yes.”
Assistant Xi’s eyes turned unfathomable.
Song Xinyu wanted to leave.
She had lost all interest in eating.
But Ji Mu shamelessly held her back, insisting she stay for the birthday cake.
He wanted her to go through the final act of the evening before leaving.