Chapter 463: Spit Upon
It wasn’t just Wu Sheng and Su Li who were shocked; even Little Hei, the one involved, was stunned.
"You pushed me because of *that*? The tree was so thick, how could it possibly..."
At his young age, Little Hei couldn’t comprehend it at all. The tree was so thick that even a three-year-old would know it was safe, but instead...
Little Hei couldn’t understand, but many people present, including Wu Sheng and Su Li, instantly knew why Bai Xinyue had done what she did.
It wasn’t that she didn’t know the tree was thick enough to hold their weight. It was that in that split second, her first reaction was to make a choice.
In the end, it was just human selfishness. She simply didn’t treat another person’s life as if it mattered.
Bai Xinyue was a self-centered person. So whenever she encountered danger—or what she *thought* was danger—she would subconsciously make a choice.
Pushing Little Hei was her reflexive reaction, her choice.
No matter how many times she faced a similar situation in the future, her choice would never change.
If that tree truly hadn’t been able to hold their weight, after pushing Little Hei, she would have gone after Wu Sheng next without a second’s hesitation.
In an instant, while Little Hei was still in disbelief and others were still reeling from the shock, Wu Sheng and Su Li already saw the whole situation with perfect clarity.
"Worse than an animal." The look Wu Sheng gave Bai Xinyue could no longer be described as merely cold.
It was a phrase usually used to describe men, but applying it to Bai Xinyue felt all too appropriate.
’Truly worse than an animal.’
Just because she heard a sound and *thought* the tree couldn’t hold their weight, she shoved Little Hei off without hesitation. The key point was that she only *thought* it; it wasn’t a certainty. If the danger had been real, maybe her actions would have been slightly more forgivable.
This was the kind of person she was. She pushed Little Hei. Wu Sheng was seriously injured saving him. And after all that, she had the gall to pose as his savior, cause all this drama, and even orchestrate a crowd to condemn him.
"I can’t believe someone so shameless exists in this world."
One of the people who had originally come to demand justice for Bai Xinyue couldn’t help but mutter this after coming to their senses.
This sentence voiced what most of them were thinking.
"Who’s shameless?! I told you I didn’t push him! It was a slip of the tongue just now! He lost his footing and fell!"
Hearing this, Bai Xinyue spun around and retorted sharply.
The expression on her face was vicious, filled with murderous intent. Just moments ago, she had seemed so pitiful and respectable, but in a second, she had transformed into a complete stranger—a terrifying one.
Her once-beautiful face, now twisted with rage, had become repulsive.
In that moment, Bai Xinyue’s true colors were finally revealed.
As a member of the "upper class," she had always been high and mighty. Even if she looked down on ordinary people and saw them as ants, she could usually hide it. But because she had lost an eye, and because of the string of recent events, Bai Xinyue could no longer conceal her true nature.
Little Hei couldn’t see Bai Xinyue’s face, but he immediately refuted her words.
"You *did* push me! I remember it clearly! I could have held on with both hands, but I was afraid you’d get hit by a branch, so I blocked it for you. And then you pushed me."
"If I had been holding on with both hands, you wouldn’t have been able to push me off so easily..."
Little Hei paused here, then snorted. "Serves you right for being mean! Serves you right for saying bad things about Big Brother! You deserve it."
"You pushed me off, and then you got hit in the eye by that branch and went blind, didn’t you! That’s karma!"
Little Hei was just like Little Tang Mo from before. Growing up in a village with few storybooks and no television, his favorite pastime was listening to stories from the elderly or his parents. He had heard the term "karma" and knew that people who do bad things get what they deserve, so the words just tumbled out.
With Little Hei’s words, the whole matter became perfectly clear.
What "going blind to save Wu Sheng"? It was obvious she had pushed Little Hei and ended up harming herself in the process.
She had truly gotten her just deserts.
Bai Xinyue, who had known the truth all along, how could she not know what happened? Hearing this, she immediately roared.
"Shut up! Shut your mouth! I said, shut up! Why don’t you just die!"
She spun back toward Little Hei and lunged at him, intending to shut him up for good.
Wa Wa Lian, who had been on guard, was prepared. He struck like lightning, kicking out without a hint of politeness.
The kick landed squarely on Bai Xinyue’s head. With a THUD, she crumpled to the side.
Amidst Mrs. Bai’s scream, Wa Wa Lian stood in front of Little Hei, his face a mask of vigilance as he bellowed.
"Someone call the police already!"
The crowd, which had shrieked and retreated in unison from Wa Wa Lian’s kick, snapped back to reality. "Right, right, we need to call the police."
What Bai Xinyue did was intentional assault. The circumstances were serious.
"Don’t you dare call them! Who dares to make that call?"
Mrs. Bai, who had been in a complete daze, was jolted awake by the word "police." She cradled Bai Xinyue and roared furiously.
"All of you, get out there! Stop them! Don’t let them call the police!"
Mrs. Bai shot her head up to look at her previous support group. These were all people who had dealings with the Bai Family, and some were even dependent on or trying to curry favor with them.
Her eyes filled with malice as she gave the cold command, but it was uncertain if they would obey.
Seeing Mrs. Bai like this, the people who had come with her all tensed up, but not a single one dared to respond.
This... couldn’t be stopped. It wasn’t up to them anymore.
Bai Xinyue had previously secretly but widely publicized the story of how she went blind saving Wu Sheng. Many people already knew about it, and it had long since spread through their social circles.
Coupled with her suicide attempt, it had become explosive news. The story had already blown up and spread everywhere.
They couldn’t shut everyone up. And with Little Hei and the others as witnesses, even if the police didn’t come now, they could come later.
What’s more... Mrs. Bai had even called reporters earlier.
The reporters had already arrived; there was no way they would let a story like this go.
As Mrs. Bai was shouting, a reporter in the chaos with a camera hanging from his chest started snapping photos furiously of her and Bai Xinyue.
"What are you doing?! No pictures!"
Blinded by the flash, Mrs. Bai saw the reporter and immediately screamed, shielding Bai Xinyue in her arms.
She was the one who had called the reporter, wanting him to write a story about Wu Sheng’s ingratitude, but instead...
Mrs. Bai was getting a taste of what it felt like to be hoist by her own petard.
"Xinyue, Xinyue..." Mrs. Bai cradled Bai Xinyue. Seeing that she hadn’t woken up, she turned her hateful gaze on Wu Sheng, Su Li, and Wa Wa Lian.
The hatred in her eyes was practically spewing out.
"If anything happens to Xinyue, you just wait!"
She, the nanny Sister Li, and the driver she had brought with them picked Bai Xinyue up to carry her out.
Little Hei’s parents, who had remained silent while being intimidated, were so angry at this threat that they felt like they could cough up blood.
Just as they were about to rush forward, Wu Sheng held them back.
Wu Sheng stood up from his hospital bed and spoke.
"You’re the ones who should be waiting."
Mrs. Bai’s body stiffened, but she continued to push her way through the crowd.
"Move, get out of the way! Doctor, Doctor! Someone check on my daughter!"
Among the onlookers, aside from the Bai Family’s supporters, the other gawkers weren’t very inclined to move.
"Pah! A black-hearted person like that might as well be dead. Why bother looking for a doctor?"
"Serves her right for going blind! Just one eye isn’t enough for someone who would push a child that small."
"Exactly! And she still has the nerve to shout. So what if you’re rich? I spit on that."
It’s unclear who started it, but soon everyone was cursing and spitting. This was literal spitting, and globs of saliva of all sizes rained down on Mrs. Bai, Bai Xinyue, and Sister Li.
"You lunatics! How dare you!"
Mrs. Bai was about to go insane with rage.
Just as Bai Xinyue slowly regained consciousness, a thick, yellow glob of spit landed right on her face.