Chapter 4

Jia Wenjun glanced at the GoPro clipped to Zhao Di's body, which was still recording, and said calmly, "Where you got your man has nothing to do with me. I'll say it one last time, your phone falling into the sea was an accident. You can call the police. If they determine that I knocked it in, then I'll compensate you. If not, you'll have to compensate me for my reputational and emotional damage."

Seeing that Jia Wenjun didn't take the bait, Zhao Di sneered, "Ridiculous, what reputation do you even have left to lose?"

Jia Wenjun, not wanting to argue with her in her drunken state, moved to another seat.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Di followed her again and deliberately sat next to Jia Wenjun, opening a video call on her laptop to flaunt her love with Lin Yang.

Listening to her alternating between "honey, give me a kiss" and "honey, give me a hug," Jia Wenjun would have thought Zhao Di was still live-streaming if she hadn't heard Lin Yang's voice.

Seeing that Jia Wenjun didn't react, Zhao Di deliberately stirred things up, saying to Lin Yang in the video, "Honey, your ex-girlfriend is right next to me, do you want to say hello?"

Lin Yang didn't expect Zhao Di to be sitting next to Jia Wenjun, and his face turned a little ugly, "Stop it, have a little less to drink."

Zhao Di hiccuped, "I'm not drunk. This old woman is occupying your apartment and now she's trying to gain sympathy in front of everyone, saying that the apartment was bought by her parents and that she's going back to find evidence. Honey, what did you ever see in such a shameless woman?"

Jia Wenjun suddenly walked over, looking coldly at Lin Yang in the video, "Did you tell her that you paid the down payment for my current apartment?"

Zhao Di and Lin Yang didn't expect Jia Wenjun to suddenly walk over and ask so directly. Facing the two women on the other side of the camera, Lin Yang hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Wenjun, let bygones be bygones. I won't hold it against you, and you shouldn't bring it up again."

Lin Yang's words made Jia Wenjun's blood boil, "Lin Yang, do you have any shame?"

Zhao Di was immediately displeased, yelling with a drunken air, "Who are you calling shameless? You take advantage and then act innocent, right? If Lin Yang hadn't been so soft-hearted and stopped me from demanding the down payment back from you, would I have to be streaming every day, smiling obsequiously at those old geezers to make money? Jia Wenjun, have some shame, okay?"

Seeing the two women arguing over him, the man in the video didn't say a word and simply hung up.

Jia Wenjun was truly amused by these two geniuses. At that moment, she felt somewhat fortunate that she wasn't the one who had entered into marriage with someone like Lin Yang.

Looking at Zhao Di, who treated Lin Yang like a treasure, she sincerely wished them well, "Zhao Di, I thank you for taking over such a lying, freeloading man. You two must have a good life together, and please don't come out and cause trouble for others again."

Seeing the commotion, Gong Dalong rushed over like a fire extinguisher, glared at Jia Wenjun, and then smiled, grabbing Zhao Di and saying, "Hey, beautiful Zhao, didn't we agree before that we wouldn't bring up your private matters on the ship? You're going back on your word. You have to punish yourself with three drinks."

The tipsy Zhao Di was pulled by Gong Dalong and Lili, and they sat her down at the other end.

Everyone didn't want to see her cause any more trouble, so they egged her on to drink, hoping she would pass out and be quiet.

Zhao Di couldn't resist and drank three more glasses of baijiu (white liquor).

Gong Dalong gave a thumbs up, "Beautiful Zhao is so generous. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is better than a distant relative. We'll see each other around in the future, so we should get along well."

"That's right, what can't be overcome? It's just a man," Sun Jiaojiao said while cracking melon seeds.

"Don't say that, there really are people who can't get over a man. Wasn't that girl who committed suicide by jumping off the building because of a relationship? It's such a pity," Teacher Lin said with emotion.

The disoriented Zhao Di paused, enduring the burning sensation in her throat, waved her hand, and said with slurred speech, "That girl didn't commit suicide, she was pushed!"

"What?" Gong Dalong didn't hear clearly.

Zhao Di mustered her strength, "I said, that girl didn't commit suicide. I saw her being pushed!"

Her shout startled half of the people awake.

Teacher Lin listened in fear, "Who... who pushed her?"

Old Man Wang across from her glanced at Zhao Di, "Sigh, if you've had too much to drink, go back to sleep! Don't talk nonsense here! If you really saw someone push her, why didn't you say so when the police were investigating?"

"That's right, you can drink recklessly, but you can't speak recklessly." Hu Sixiang, with fish in his mouth, spoke unclearly, "If this really gets out, our neighborhood's property prices will drop even more!"

"That's right, the previous suicide has already lowered property prices a lot. If you keep talking nonsense, can you compensate all the homeowners for their losses?"

Hao Jiening spoke after her husband. She couldn't stand this woman who was always stirring up trouble. She thought she was so special just because she had a pretty face and put on airs all the time. She called herself an "internet celebrity," but wasn't that just an online beggar? Smiling obsequiously every day to beg for rewards, what's so great about that!

The tipsy Zhao Di, seeing that no one believed her, got angry, slammed the table, and stood up, "If Zhao Di is lying, may I be struck by lightning, may I fall into the sea and drown!"

Anna frowned, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, why are you making such a poisonous oath in the middle of the night? Quickly spit and say something else."

Zhao Di looked aggrieved, "It's because they don't believe me!"

Jia Wenjun, who had been ignoring Zhao Di, thought of the girl lying in a pool of blood, and then thought of how Zhao Di's floor happened to have a view of the girl's home. Although she also thought Zhao Di was just talking drunk, she couldn't help but ask, "Did you see what the person who pushed her looked like?"

Bai Ma Shan also spoke, "Did that person have any distinguishing features? If you really saw it, I think you should go to the police and explain it clearly after the weekend is over and the ship docks."

Zhao Di's head was throbbing, and her face, propped up by her arms and palms, was about to fall onto the table. But she was still trying to recall the person's appearance.

Gong Dalong shook Zhao Di, who was about to close her eyes, and said to Bai Ma Shan, "She's so drunk, do you really believe her drunken ramblings?"

"Who says I'm drunk? I'm not drunk!" Zhao Di couldn't stand hearing the word "drunk" and kept yelling at everyone.

The shrill voice echoed in the vast, dark sea, creating a strange feeling.

Anna really couldn't stand it anymore and stood up, "Okay, you're not drunk. I'll help you back to your room to rest."

"I'm not going back, I want to drink," Zhao Di threw a tantrum on the bed.

Gong Dalong was afraid that she would really break something, not only would Zhao Di have to pay for it, but the property management would also be involved. He told Lili to quickly help Anna get Zhao Di into the room.

How could Lili dare to approach the drunken Zhao Di? If she was scratched by her long fingernails, it would ruin her face.

"Hurry up, what are you waiting for?" Seeing that she wasn't moving, Gong Dalong was exasperated.

Lili glared at Jia Wenjun, who was standing by and watching, and stiffened her spine to go and support Zhao Di, coaxing her, "Let's go back to the room and drink more."

Zhao Di shook off her hand, "Don't give me that! I'm not drunk, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"What else do you want to say?!" Old Man Wang's temper flared up, and his voice was a little loud.

"The person who pushed the girl down was..." Zhao Di pointed straight at Lili, who was standing across from her.