My Wife Is a Superstar

Chapter 901 Peak Of Life

Ning Ran understood her own child. Erbao would never falsely accuse Luo Zhiyi if Luo Zhiyi didn't cross a line.

On top of that, Dabao was by Erbao's side. Ning Ran knew, for a fact, that Dabao wouldn't let his sister act that way if Luo Zhiyi hadn't done something terrible.

Thus, Ning Ran didn't plan on exposing Erbao's act. Instead, she picked Erbao up into her arms. “We didn't teach our children well as parents. You can let us know if Erbao offended you in any way, Ms. Luo, and let us be the ones to reprimand our children. She's still very young, so hitting her will only scare her.”

A crowd formed around them with gazes directed at Luo Zhiyi. Naturally, the mass would condemn her for lifting her hand against a small child.

However, no one directly criticized her since they had decency and dignity. Instead, their gazes expressed their distaste.

“No, I didn’t! I didn't hit her! This child is lying!" Luo Zhiyi shouted.

“I saw you hit Erbao! You're a bad person!” Lu Yunxue screamed.

Lu Yunbing glanced at her sister. We just arrived. How did you witness Erbao getting hit?

Lu Yunxue shot a look at Lu Yunbing, asking for her support.

Even though Lu Yunbing would bicker with Erbao on a daily basis, she considered those exchanges as internal conflict, and since they were outside, they needed to unite against outsiders.

Lu Yunbing turned to Dabao, and Dabao returned her with a look.

Lu Yunbing immediately comprehended what Dabao was implying. That woman must have done something to offend Dabao and Erbao, and it's most likely related to Ms. Ning.

“I saw it too.” Lu Yunbing joined the witness party.

Guilt filled her since she had never lied in front of so many people before. Her action didn't fit her usual persona.

“You're still a child! How can you slander others just because your friend does? When have you seen me hit her? Kids nowadays are becoming more and more uncouth. They're basically slandering me right now!”

Luo Zhiyi was beginning to panic, and she was starting to lose control of her emotions.

Once she broke down, her dignity and elegance would go up in smoke.

Hence, the ability to control oneself and others’ emotions was deemed emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence was just as equally important as intelligence quotient. It might even be more significant than the intelligence quotient.

Hard work could replace one's low IQ.

However, having low EQ was more troublesome. Not only would a person with low EQ hurt others, but they might also hurt themselves too.

Luo Zhiyi's EQ wasn't low. In most situations, she could control her emotions well. That day, however, she lost her cool because she had never been accused by a bunch of kids before.

Things would usually go her way. Typically, she would be the one bullying others and not the other way around. She didn’t imagine kids would bully her one day.

Usually, losing one's cool would only happen during adversity and not during the peak of her life. Luo Zhiyi's condemnation affronted yet another person—Lu Jingyuan.

Hailing from a notable family, Lu Jingyuan wasn't one to be easily intimidated. However, someone was calling her children rude.

When one struck a dog, one had to answer to its owner, much less scold one's child.

Calling my child ill-mannered is equal to scolding me for not educating my child.

"Since you're so sophisticated, Ms. Luo, you shouldn't have hit a child, then. Today is Old Madam Feng's birthday, and we're at the Nan residence. Hitting a child in front of so many elders, I wonder the kind of upbringing you received,” Lu Jingyuan snapped.

“Lu Jingyuan? Is it really you?”

Lu Jingyuan had been hiding at the back the entire time, not showing her face to the crowd, because of her slightly awkward situation with Nan Xing.

Hence, Luo Zhiyi didn't notice her before.

Ning Ran hadn't expected the two to know each other.

From Luo Zhiyi's tone, it sounded like they were much closer than mere acquaintances.

"Are these your children?” Luo Zhiyi pointed at Lu Yunxue and Lu Yunbing.

"Yes, they are. If they're being uncouth, I'll see to it. You struck a child, though. You sure have an excellent upbringing,” Lu Jingyuan said sarcastically.

Awkwardness filled Luo Zhiyi. “I didn't hit her! I would never do such a thing!”

“Enough! Stop fighting. I trust Ms. Luo.” Nan Chen had joined the circle.

Naturally, he was also aware of the kids having each other's backs when one of them singled out an enemy.

It was apparent that Erbao being hit was false since Luo Zhiyi would never dare to hit a child of the Nan family, let alone at Commoner Residence. He knew she wouldn't dare to lay a finger on a child of the Nan family despite being somewhere else.

Plus, Luo Zhiyi came from a family of diplomats. That kind of family cared a lot about nurturing their children with etiquette. Therefore, he deduced Luo Zhiyi would never hit anyone, much less a child, at such an important event.

That was how he knew Luo Zhiyi was falsely accused.

Regardless of their character, everyone who attended the birthday banquet at the Nan residence was the Nan family's guest and shouldn't be humiliated. That was the bottom line.

Humiliating one's guest would not only embarrass that guest herself but also the host, the Nan family.

That was the reason Nan Chen put an end to the whole thing.

Of course, that wasn't the only reason Nan Chen stepped up. He also had his personal reasons. After all, their relationship wasn't ordinary.

Ning Ran bit her lip from anger when Nan Chen defended Luo Zhiyi in public.

However, she held back her temper because her decorum dictated the need to control her emotions.

“Jingyuan, let's sit over there,” Ning Ran offered.

Comprehending her intention, Lu Jingyuan led her kids and followed Ning Ran.

Luo Zhiyi felt wronged. “I didn't hit the kids. You know me, Nan Chen. I'm not that low of a person.” Nan Chen nodded. “I understand. Don't put it in your heart. Let me have someone give you a ride home.”

“They're too much for conspiring together to single me out. What's your family relationship with Lu Jingyuan? What is she doing here?” Luo Zhiyi was still enraged.

"She's... Ning Ran's good friend,” Nan Chen explained.

“But those two children are hers. Didn't your brother claim one of those kids as his? Is your brother with her?”

Nan Chen wasn't aware of the two's exact relationship, but he knew Nan Xing fetched Lu Jingyuan from the capital and arranged for the kids to be enrolled in the same school as Erbao.

Nan Chen didn't have the time and mental space to ask about the details.

“I'm not sure about his affairs, so I can't answer you,” Nan Chen said honestly.

At that moment, Qiao Zhan approached them. “The driver has brought the car to the front.” “Please help me send Ms. Luo off and have the driver send her back carefully,” Nan Chen said to Qiao Zhan.

That comment was basically him cueing Luo Zhiyi to leave.

Since she wasn't welcomed there, naturally, he needed to send her away as quickly as possible to maintain the peace and harmony of the venue and avoid further clashes.

Even though Luo Zhiyi wasn't happy about the situation, she didn't have a choice. Her continued stay there wasn't going to gain her any favor.

She had six opponents who had it out for her, with the two women being Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan, and the four children.

In contrast, she was on her own. Alas, the odds weren't in her favor.

Moreover, the adults still cared about decency, while the children had no care about following the rules and banded together to accuse her. She had no way of explaining herself.

Luo Zhiyi lost terribly that night.

Before she left, she shot one last glance at Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan. I'll remember the humiliation I suffered tonight. It's never too late to take revenge.