How could she be so stupid? It must be because she was anxious about this meeting that she spoke without thinking.

Of course she looked down on Neil. How were they of the same status? She was not like Lu Meili who could tolerate and even befriend people of a much lower status than her.

Neil had only managed to be in the same school as her because he had won a cholarship after being the best student in his country in an examination. His background was nothing worth mentioning. As if she would like such a man.

She only closed her eyes to his background because he was Lu Meili's friend and she needed his help at the time. Also, he was a very important chess piece. She would never like him even if there were no other men on earth.

She was in fact considering creating a 'misunderstanding' for them to break up.

However, she could only pretend and act cute at the moment.

"I'm scared that if Meili finds out about our relationship, she might want to turn us against each other. She might even..." she looked so scared that she hiccupped. "What if she says bad things about you to my parents? They will not let us get married when that time comes."

Of course, Neil caught her main point. She had taken effort to emphasize it.

He stupidly felt elated. She was considering getting married in future? So she wasn't ashamed of his status after all.

Luckily, he was working very hard. Soon, he would be able to provide a nice home and life of comfort for his wife. He only needed to be more persistent.

"Ruoxi, you don't have to worry about her. How can you allow yourself to be bullied by a girl younger than you?" He pulled her into a hug. "Don't worry. I will protect you. I will not let anyone hurt you."

Ruoxi felt so dusgusted she could throw up. How could this man touch her with his filthy hands? "We should keep our distance. That trash will be here any moment."

Neil let go of her. Though he wondered, Lu Meili was very nice when they were younger, or so he thought.

Was it that she suddenly changed, or was she acting all along and just showed her true face when he least expected it?

Whatever it was, he wouldn't let her hurt his Ruoxi.

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Meanwhile, Katy Blanc was not shocked as she watched the duo. As expected of Ruoxi. She had a terrifying ability to twist the facts and weave traps for people to fall into and fall apart. She was trying to take control over everyone by breaking them apart and making them weaker.

Lu Meili, on the other hand, felt even more hurt. She had yet to accept the fact that Neil had changed this much over just a few weeks. Was it even weeks?

Feeling sad, she sent over a message, telling them separately that something came up and she wouldn't be able to make it; they would talk later.

Katy Blanc could tell why she was so broken. "Both of them are so ungrateful. Especially Neil. In the last year of junior high, he made a mistake in school and lost his scholarship. Then anonymously, someone paid up his school fees just when he was about to be forcefully dropped out. I heard it was a family. That was the Lu family, right? And it was because you spoke to Uncle Lu about it, right?"

Lu Meili remained silent, confirming her guess. "I always thought so. That afternoon, you even told Uncle Lu that if he cared for your happiness, he should not let it happen. You were referring to Neil's education being terminated, right?"

Lu Meili put down the wineglass. "Sis Katy, it doesn't matter." That was in the past. She wasn't expecting Neil to repay her for that favor anyway. And if there was anyone to be repaid, it had to be Lu Aotian, not her.

Katy Blanc twirled her glass leisurely. "I only ever heard of people stabbing their saviors in the backs in movies and novels. I finally saw it in real life, not once but twice. It's really an eye-opener.

Hey! That's enough. Don't drink too much."

She snatched the wineglass from Lu Meili. Was that the fifth? Or was it the sixth? This Lu Meili must be crazy.

The girl was not yet drunk. The effect was yet to kick in. "I saved this video to my phone."

Katy was elated. "Then I'll have to thank you and trouble you at the same time. If I show it to aunty Lihua, she will know what type of person Ruoxi is."

Lu Meili rolled her eyes at her. "Do you really have a brain? Everything is worded so vaguely. It's not enough to accuse her of anything. Besides, just who do you think aunty Lihua will believe between the two of you?"

Katy Blanc remained silent. Although it was blunt, Lu Meili was right. She needed to gather enough evidence before finding the most suitable person to give it to Lin Lihua as well as sue Ruoxi. She would never believe for even one second that the incident with the gun when they were fourteen was an accident.

Even if she believed it before, she no longer did. That had to be deliberate.

Sighing, she downed the content of the wineglass and took another, which she downed as well.

Lu Meili looked at her wide eyed.

In the next second, she ordered another bottle.

"Let's drink away our sorrows tonight. We will not leave unless we are drunk."

Katy snatched the bottle. "Meili, you can't drink too much." Or else, Uncle Lu will have my head.