Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Unbearable!

She had heard that this was Lu Zhaozhao’s favorite painting–tch tch…rumor had it that it was even by the famous overseas artist, Luna.

Could there be anything that would make her happier than to destroy Lu Zhaozhao’s beloved, to upset her?

The smugness in her eyes was clearly visible to Lu Zhaozhao.

Had it been any other painting, she would have merely threatened them and let it be, but this was a Luna painting, one she had finally managed to acquire!

And now, they had ruined it…

Her patience with Xia Wenjin instantly vanished.

“Indeed, many paintings have been destroyed, but the culprit should be caught quite soon,” Lu Zhaozhao said with a cold look in her eyes, clearly showing her animosity towards Xia Wenjin.

Xia Wenjin shrugged her shoulders. “Although I can understand how you’re feeling right now, this is the old teaching building with hardly any surveillance…”

“Surveillance, huh? I have some,” Lu Zhaozhao said as she lifted the paint-smeared painting and wiped a handkerchief over the location of the pinhole camera. “Here, the damages to the entire art studio should be enough to get the perpetrator a ten to eight-year sentence, right?”

When Lu Zhaozhao said this, her gaze swept around Xia Wenjin, causing Lin Lin, who was nearby, to go weak at the knees and collapse to the ground.

“How, how could this be? Jin, didn’t you say earlier…umph…”

Before she could finish, someone by Xia Wenjin’s side quick as a flash covered her mouth.

Now, all the smart people present had already figured out the situation.

It seemed Lin Lin had been goaded by Xia Wenjin…

Seeing the change in the way others were looking at her, Xia Wenjin hurriedly spoke up, “Lu Zhaozhao, you actually installed a pinhole camera on a painting and placed it in such a hidden spot in the art studio; you couldn’t have foreseen this, could you?”

Her remark immediately sparked a flurry of gossip.

“It kind of makes sense. If it’s not foresight… could it be for some other purpose?”

“Oh my god, someone in our school secretly installed cameras, that’s terrifying…”

“Could this all be staged?”

…

Xu Zhenzhen listened to Xia Wenjin’s ploy to deflect blame and the surrounding students getting carried away by the narrative–she could’ve rolled her eyes to the sky.

How could someone be so shameless?

To throw mud at others during a time like this?

Lu Zhaozhao scoffed. “Why would I install a pinhole camera on my painting? Because my painting is valuable–a signed original by Luna. What do you all think?”

“My God, a signed original by Luna? I’ve heard there are no more than three to this date.”

“The unsigned ones are worth several millions; if it’s signed…”

“Indeed, with such value, it wouldn’t be odd to have surveillance, not to mention a personal bodyguard.”

…

Watching the public opinion sway back towards Lu Zhaozhao, Xia Wenjin gritted her teeth. “You claim to have a signed painting by Luna, how do we know that’s true? For all we know, you might be behind all this, trying to extort the school!”

Her cronies caught on to Xia Wenjin’s intent and started to pitch in.

“Yes, yes, yes! How can you prove that your painting is authentic?”

“Exactly, exactly, probably there isn’t even a purchase record!”

“Show us the evidence! Then we’ll believe you!”

Now, with paint all over the painting, Lu Zhaozhao would have to produce Luna herself to prove its authenticity.

And everyone knew Luna was like an elusive deity, never revealing her true face to the public–Song Sinian would struggle to assist Lu Zhaozhao even if he wanted to.

The more Xia Wenjin thought about it, the prouder she felt. The corners of her mouth curled up, and she feigned consolation, “Lu Zhaozhao, I advise you to let this matter go. Otherwise, making a big fuss out of it will only bring shame to the Song Family, don’t you agree?”

“Yeah, Jin really is a kind person, still thinking of others at a time like this.”

“Jin, you just can’t indulge these kind of people, she wasn’t so friendly to you before, so just make her produce the evidence!”

“That’s right! Show us the evidence that this painting is genuine, then we’ll believe you!”

“…”

Xu Zhenzhen’s brow furrowed tightly in an instant.

How Lu Zhaozhao got this painting, she had heard from Zhao Xi before, that it was exchanged at Luna’s art exhibition for a painting made by Lu Zhaozhao herself.

So there was simply no possibility of a purchase record, let alone authenticating the painting from this pile of paint.

Now, everyone’s attention was on Lu Zhaozhao’s painting, and no one was paying attention to who had splashed the paint in the studio.

After all, the paintings brought by the others weren’t considered valuable, and to these people, even if there was a loss, it wouldn’t be worth much money.

As for the more expensive paintings, Xia Wenjin and her group had clearly avoided them.

Everything in front of them was clearly a trap Xia Wenjin and her group had set for Lu Zhaozhao.

Xu Zhenzhen grew more and more angry the more she thought about it, almost wanting to go up and give Xia Wenjin a few big slaps.

Just as Lu Zhaozhao saw Xu Zhenzhen getting all flustered, she immediately reached out to stop her.

She was just about to speak when she suddenly heard a familiar voice at the entrance of the studio.

“I can prove that this painting is authentic.”

Lu Zhaozhao, surprised, looked towards the entrance and saw Wen Qingyu standing there.

Xia Wenjin, upon seeing the newcomer, started to grumble with an irritated look on her face, “You’re Lu Zhaozhao’s biological mother, of course, you would side with her.”

Her lackeys, upon hearing that the newcomer was Lu Zhaozhao’s biological mother, became arrogant again.

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; no wonder the daughter assumes other people’s identities, steals their fiances.”

“Like daughter, like mother, thick-skinned, tch… Ah!”

“Smack!”

Before the second person’s unpleasant words could leave their mouth, Wen Qingyu slapped them across the face.

Lu Zhaozhao was internally shocked; who would have thought that her mother, who appeared so gentle and refined, could have such a fiery temper?

The others, seeing this, went to step forward, but Lu Zhaozhao instinctively blocked in front of Wen Qingyu and kicked the girl who lunged at them away.

Xia Wenjin was utterly stunned, “Lu Zhaozhao, have you, you guys gone crazy?! You… Ah!”

Before she could finish her sentence, Wen Qingyu slapped her across the face with a grim look.

“I’ve put up with you for a long time!” “Smack!”

She had raised Xia Wenjin for 20 years and, upon reflection, had never mistreated her, yet after finding her biological parents, she made life difficult for Lu Zhaozhao in every way.

She had even done so many heinous things, she was… unbearable, to say the least!

“Ah!” “Smack!”

“Ah!” “Smack!”

…

Xu Zhenzhen, watching Wen Qingyu lay into them, couldn’t help but say to Lu Zhaozhao, “Zhaozhao, your mom’s fighting strength is impressive~ Just look at how she has Xia Wenjin wailing, tsk tsk… I’m her fan from now on!”

“…”

Lu Zhaozhao couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth, silently watching Wen Qingyu.

Seeing her mother’s fierce moves, Lu Zhaozhao suddenly understood where her own explosive temper came from…

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