Chapter 205: Chapter 206: Bitten by a Mad Dog Chapter 205: Chapter 206: Bitten by a Mad Dog “Fine! We’ll leave after breakfast.” Zhang Hongmei neatly folded her clothes and tidied up her bag, seeing that it was also time to eat. Just then, Chen Huaying and Wu Youli came in, and the four of them went to the canteen together for breakfast.

On their way to the canteen, they happened to run into Qin Cuifen and Zhou Xuelian.

Chen Huaying snorted, “Those two are really something else, fighting so fiercely one moment and then playing nice the next.” She truly admired their audacity.

Zhou Xuelian and Qin Cuifen looked less proud than before, walking timidly and instinctively avoiding people when they passed by.

They were obviously scared off by the pointing and gossip, not showing up at last night’s celebration banquet either. Probably too embarrassed to go, or afraid they’d be the subject of ridicule if they did.

After all, the competition results had nothing to do with either of them.

Qin Cuifen had been walking with her head down, but hearing Chen Huaying’s voice, she looked up at her resentfully, not hiding her true feelings.

She used to be afraid of offending Chen Huaying, but now that the gloves were off and she knew that sucking up was pointless, she might as well go down in flames. And she did indeed hate Chen Huaying to death–if it weren’t for her constant protection of Sheng Ning, that bitch would have been finished long ago.

And she wouldn’t have to watch her bask in glory now.

“What are you looking at?” Wu Youli asked, displeased. She really didn’t like the look in Qin Cuifen’s eyes, feeling it was venomous like that of a poison snake.

“If you don’t look at me how would I know I’m looking at you?” Qin Cuifen lacked confidence but still tried to maintain her usual haughty attitude, proudly sticking out her protruding chest.

Sheng Ning’s gaze swept over her chest, which indeed was tumultuous, objectively noticeable even under the loose clothes.

“It was you who looked at me first,” Wu Youli said angrily.

“Do you think you’re so beautiful? Why would I look at you?” Qin Cuifen had never lost an argument since she was a child.

“You…” Wu Youli’s face turned red with anger; she might not have been beautiful, but she was certainly not ugly either.

“Enough! Don’t waste your words on this kind of person,” Chen Huaying said languidly.

“What kind of person am I?” Since Qin Cuifen had decided to throw caution to the wind, there was no point in hiding anymore, and she laid bare all the aspects of herself she used to keep hidden.

“It’s your fault for scheming against us. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been punished with solitary confinement and disqualified from the competition,” Zhou Xuelian shouted hysterically, full of resentment.

“Is she a mad dog or something? Biting anyone she can find?” Chen Huaying asked Sheng Ning seriously.

Sheng Ning solemnly replied, “Hmm! She must have been bitten by a mad dog when she was young.” After saying that, Sheng Ning gave a slight smile and moved a step closer.

Qin Cuifen instinctively stepped back, looking at her warily.

After several clashes, she had come out the worse for wear, and the shift in status between them was huge. This not only increased Qin Cuifen’s jealousy but also added a sense of dread and fear to her feelings.

“I remember you were indeed bitten by a dog when you were a kid, right? Rabies has an incubation period; it doesn’t manifest right away, but who knows, it may flare up after a decade or so.” So many years had passed, and much of her childhood memories had faded, but she never forgot the incident of Qin Cuifen being bitten by a dog.

The reason for the vivid memory was simple: she loved keeping little cats and dogs as a child, but living conditions were poor–sometimes there wasn’t even enough food for people, let alone pets. So the pets she cared for would grow thinner and eventually die of illness.

It broke her heart, and she didn’t dare to keep another pet for a long time. Eventually, her father brought home a little wolfhound from an old friend’s house, which looked very majestic. She adored it. But after six months, the dog disappeared; after searching the entire village, the last place they found dog meat was in a pot at the Qin Family’s.