Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2782 - 2783: Playing the Victim

"Your dog bit someone, and you still think you’re justified?" Meng Jinse flared up. She had never been the type to quietly endure injustice, otherwise, she wouldn’t have attempted to assassinate King Rui on her wedding night.

"What does a dog know? My Xuexue is usually very well-behaved and only bites when she meets bad people. Dogs are the best at judging people," the young girl said, crossing her arms and looking smug.

Bai Ruozhu could see that this young lady was intentionally causing trouble.

But she didn’t recognize the person at all, and she hadn’t been in the Capital City for a long time, so she shouldn’t have any enemies. Even if there were enemies, they wouldn’t dare to provoke openly right now, would they?

As for Meng Jinse, who was wearing a human-skin mask, the other party wouldn’t recognize her identity at all, so it was clearly not targeted at her.

That left only one possibility: jealousy among women. Looking at Meng Jinse’s skirt, which was bitten and ruined, it was indeed a unique new item.

"Of course a dog doesn’t know better; it followed the wrong owner and was poorly taught." As she spoke, she reached out to pet the little white dog.

The little white dog looked fierce, but when Bai Ruozhu touched it, it whimpered in fear, its body trembling violently.

"Xuexue, come back!" The girl was annoyed; her dog’s demeanor was truly embarrassing.

Whimpering, the little white dog dared not bark and only whimpered.

Previously, it had charged fiercely, but when Bai Ruozhu grabbed it, it immediately sensed the presence of Xiaohei. It was just a small dog; how could it compete with the aura of a leopard like Xiaohei? It was instantly intimidated.

"Let go of my dog, or I’ll kill you!" the girl threatened fiercely.

Bai Ruozhu lazily petted the little white dog again and said, "Apologize and pay, or I won’t just let your dog go—I won’t let you go either."

"How dare you!" the girl shouted, "Do you know who I am?"

"I’m not interested in knowing. I don’t have time to waste with you. Seeing that you’re young, I’m giving you one last chance to correct your behavior," Bai Ruozhu said.

The girl looked around, seeming to check if Bai Ruozhu and her companion had any allies. Seeing there were only two of them, she rushed over to Bai Ruozhu. "You want me to apologize? Who do you think you are?"

She suddenly attacked Bai Ruozhu, showing some skill and considerable inner strength, no wonder she was so arrogant.

Bai Ruozhu tilted her head to dodge and then slapped the girl twice on both cheeks.

"Ignorant of danger." Bai Ruozhu smirked. Being somewhat mischievous at her age was understandable, but mischief should not be malicious; otherwise, someone will eventually teach you a lesson.

Unexpectedly, the girl suddenly burst into tears, covering her face and shouting, "Everyone come and judge! My little dog accidentally tore her skirt, and I’ve already apologized and offered to pay, but they’re trying to kill my dog and even slapped me! It’s so unfair! Please help me judge the situation!"

Bai Ruozhu and Meng Jinse exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh. This girl had some skill; she knew how to act flexible and accuse first.

Soon, many people noticed and some brave and enthusiastic ones gathered around.

"Talk it out nicely, don’t hit people. The young girl’s face is all swollen," an older lady said.

"Yeah, how can you hit people? You can’t bully someone just because they’re younger," someone agreed.

Bai Ruozhu smiled lightly and said, "Since everyone wants to judge, let’s see if she deliberately set the dog on us or if it was accidental. Let’s assume she didn’t manage her dog well, and it led to this accident. Now, she can apologize and pay. We’re not unreasonable."

The girl hurriedly said, "I apologized just now, but you didn’t listen. You didn’t want the money, and now that you’ve hit me, how can you say it’s me who didn’t apologize or offer to pay?"

"You’re the only one saying these things. Did anyone see you apologize or offer to pay? I don’t suppose anyone saw anything but your swollen face. You came up to hit us first, so we obviously need to fight back," Bai Ruozhu replied calmly, taking out the receipt from the dress shop owner. "This dress is brand new, only one of its kind, and it’s hard to find another. But since it wasn’t intentional, just pay the original price."

Someone standing close saw the price on the receipt and gasped in shock, "Is this a dress or something golden studded?"

"Mrs., why haggle with a young girl over something so expensive? How can she afford it?" an elderly woman said, seeming like a kind-hearted person.

"By that logic, if she sets your house on fire, you wouldn’t haggle with a young girl, nor ask her to pay?" Meng Jinse asked angrily.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "A debt must be repaid; damaging someone else’s property calls for compensation. If mere words could brush things aside, wouldn’t the world be in chaos?"

The girl started crying again, "I really don’t have money, just let me go. You are wealthy and don’t care, but we poor people are different."

She cried so pathetically that many people sympathized, especially when she referred to "we poor people," instantly resonating with many.

Bai Ruozhu scoffed, "Look at her clothes, pearl hairpin, necklace—does this look like a poor person?"

The girl wanted to argue, but Bai Ruozhu waved her hand, "No time to accompany you in this dramatic play anymore."

She took out a token and showed it to everyone.

"The Medical Alliance’s token!" someone exclaimed.

"It’s the leader’s token!" another person exclaimed in surprise.

The elderly woman who had previously been so kind suddenly kneeled, "It’s Lord Bai! You must be Lord Bai! Last month, my husband was seriously ill and had no money for treatment, but the Medical Alliance offered free treatment and medicine; otherwise, he wouldn’t be here today."

"Yes, I just had a free consultation at the beginning of the month. It’s all thanks to the Medical Alliance; otherwise, I couldn’t afford the doctor’s fees," someone echoed.

The people who had been glaring at Bai Ruozhu a moment ago now all showed signs of reverence and guilt, hastily thanking Bai Ruozhu.

"Lord Bai founded the Medical Alliance, providing free monthly consultations, so there’s no way she’d bully a young girl. Looking at the fine clothing on this young lady, she must be someone significant; it’s clear she’s deceiving us," someone said.

"Yes, we trust Lord Bai!"

"Young lady, were you deliberately pretending to be pitiful?"

"..."

As the crowd began to speak one after another, the girl’s face turned red with anger, and her maid, hidden in the corner, whispered, "Miss, we better leave quickly; it’s too dangerous here."

"Alright, I don’t like explaining much. Everyone, disperse. Be more discerning in the future and don’t be so easily deceived," Bai Ruozhu said to the crowd.

Her words were quite effective; the onlookers really began to scatter.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief; if so many people had attacked her, escaping would have been difficult.

Only to find the next second Bai Ruozhu was in front of her, giving her another two slaps.