Her backside, however, was too large, and Jiang Ling's kick, precise and fierce, wedged her buttocks snugly against the toilet bowl, rendering her immobile.
"Tu Sasa, you slut with no upbringing..."
The moment these words were uttered, Sister Sa's heart felt as if it had been stung by a venomous scorpion. A wave of distress instantly surged, causing her eyes to redden.
She grabbed the dirty mop water the sanitation worker had just used but hadn't discarded, and unceremoniously doused the woman.
"Ah—"
The woman in black stockings, drenched like a drowned rat, let out a bloodcurdling scream. Her exquisitely drawn makeup instantly transformed into a disaster scene.
"Go pee and look at your own lewd self. You want to compete with me? You've got a long way to go, pfft!"
Sister Sa spat at her viciously before grabbing Jiang Ling and making a swift departure.
Back in the film crew's resting room, Jiang Ling took out the bruise-reducing ointment from her travel case and carefully applied it to Sister Sa's injured areas. She couldn't help but ask, "Who was that woman? Why did you get so angry?"
Having known Sister Sa for so long, this was the first time she had seen her like this.
Sister Sa pursed her lips, "Her? She's just a bitch, a low-down, shameless bitch!"
Hearing her grind her teeth, Jiang Ling became even more surprised. "What did she do to make you hate her so much?"
Sister Sa paused for a moment, then sighed softly, "That woman's name is Zhang Jingjing. Her mother and my mother were childhood best friends."
"Ah?" Jiang Ling was astonished.
Childhood best friends should have a very close relationship. Even if the daughters of these two friends couldn't become great sisters, they shouldn't be tearing at each other like this.
"Can't comprehend it, right? But real life is often more dramatic than television!"
Sister Sa took out a lady's cigarette from her bag, lit it with a lighter, and took a deep drag.
Then, she gently exhaled a ring of smoke, "Because they grew up together and attended the same schools and classes, my mother treated her mother better than her own sisters. Yet, this very best friend, when my mother was pregnant, got involved with my heartless father. When my mother caught the adulterous pair in bed, she was already over six months pregnant. In her anger, she went into premature labor and was admitted to the hospital. Although she successfully gave birth to a baby boy, the child was born weak and passed away less than a day later."
The smoke enveloped Sister Sa's face, making it impossible for Jiang Ling to discern her expression. However, from her gritted-teeth tone, she could tell how devastating this incident had been for her mother and for her.
They say, 'Guard against fire, theft, and your best friend,' and it's certainly true. A husband having an affair is disgusting enough. But if that woman were your closest friend, it would be even more indescribably vile. When she discovered her husband and her best friend in bed together, she lost not only a love but also decades of friendship. Perhaps this friendship was even more precious to her than the love. Such a double blow would be unbearable for any woman.
"Husband's infidelity, best friend's betrayal, child's death – each of these blows finally pushed my mother to a mental breakdown. I was spending my summer vacation at my maternal grandmother's house in the countryside when my eldest uncle, with red-rimmed eyes, told me that upon hearing of her younger brother's death, my mother became dazed and vacant. That very night, she climbed onto the hospital's rooftop and leaped to her death..."
At this point, Sister Sa's voice had become extremely mournful, and her body trembled uncontrollably.