“Jia Wenjun, you’re doing this on purpose! You’re retaliating against me!” Zhao Di charged over like a madwoman, but just as she was about to grab Jia Wenjun’s hair, Bai Ma Shan caught up and stopped her.

Zhao Di struggled to break free. “Let go of me! Jia Wenjun, you’re nothing but a white lotus, pretending to be all innocent and pure on the outside, but you’re dark and scheming on the inside. I’m telling you, if you don’t compensate me for my equipment today, I’m not letting you off the hook!”

Bai Ma Shan didn’t let go, but tried to reason with her. “Let’s talk this out calmly. We’re all residents of the same community.”

Zhao Di was furious. “I have nothing to say to that old woman! She’s always putting on an act, pretending to swallow her grievances and hide her pain, but she’s more vicious than anyone else. Don’t be fooled by her phony act. I, Zhao Di, swear to God, she deliberately snapped the rod to hit my hand! If she hadn’t done that on purpose, my phone wouldn’t have fallen into the sea. She has to pay for the phone!”

Jia Wenjun stood up and faced the seething Zhao Di.

She smoothed her hair, which had been ruffled by the sea breeze, and said calmly and composedly, “First, you say I did it on purpose, but you have no proof. Swearing doesn’t count. If you can’t provide evidence, I can sue you for defamation. Second, your equipment fell from your own hands. You were the one who brought the equipment close to me and the fishing rod. No one asked you to do that. There are witnesses to all of this. If you’re going to stage an accident, at least be professional about it. Third, this sea fishing trip is a group activity. You’re constantly shouting and screaming, which has seriously affected the other residents. In the future, if there are similar activities, our property management will consider this incident and won’t hesitate to ban you from participating.”

Ever since Anna allowed these darn residents to board the ship, there hadn’t been a moment of peace. If it weren’t for the master saying she shouldn’t create bad karma on this trip, she would have already cursed these noisy, gossiping neighbors until they bled.

At this moment, she took several deep breaths and looked at Gong Dalong.

Gong Dalong received the signal from his sugar mommy and quickly spoke up to support Jia Wenjun. “Ms. Zhao, Jia Guan’s words are right. Everyone came out to have fun and enjoy the excitement. What are you doing? You’re constantly being hysterical. If you keep making a scene like this, we won’t be able to invite you to any of our property management activities in the future.”

Zhao Di puffed herself up with anger. “Bah! Do you think I care about your property management activities? I’m going to expose her in front of everyone today. You all feel sorry for her and help her talk, but she’s just a bloodsucker. When she was with my husband, she squeezed and exploited him in every way possible. My husband paid the down payment for the house, but she forced him to put it in her name, threatening to commit suicide if he didn’t. My husband finally got rid of her, but she’s still spreading rumors that my husband cheated on her and let her down. She’s constantly making trouble for us in the community and refuses to move out, just to disgust us. Jia Wenjun, I’m telling you, I’ve seen plenty of white lotuses like you. Lin Yang doesn’t want to mess with you, but I’m not afraid of you. You’re all ganging up on me today and taking her side, so I can’t do anything to you right now, but I can spread your dirty deeds. I have so many followers, I don’t believe I can’t deal with you!”

Jia Wenjun didn’t know if Zhao Di’s words were just slander or if that cheating scumbag had really twisted the truth in front of Zhao Di. If it was the latter, then she had been not only blind but also heart-blind to have fallen for such a thing.

Thinking of Zhao Di’s hostility towards her, Song Xian suddenly remembered the man who had been standing outside her door that night. She didn’t know if this matter was related to Zhao Di, but if it was, she wouldn’t let it go.

Lu Maowang was already annoyed with Zhao Di for putting the camera in front of Jia Wenjun’s chest. Now, seeing that she was still relentless, he couldn’t contain his anger any longer. He stood next to Jia Wenjun and pointed at the arrogant Zhao Di. “You’re threatening us now? I’m telling you, you’re just a woman. If your husband were here, I would have slapped him already.”

Most people would have been too scared to say anything after seeing Lu Maowang’s fierce appearance, but Zhao Di wasn’t an ordinary person. Her courage had been inflated by her hundreds of thousands of followers, so how could she stand this? She jumped up, trying to break free from Bai Ma Shan’s grip and scratch Lu Maowang. “You want to hit me, huh? I’d like to see who hits who today!”

Old Man Wang had never had a good impression of Zhao Di, and now, seeing her acting like a shrew, he shook his head. “What a mess this girl is. She starts acting like a shrew and even gets physical. If they really start fighting, the next step will probably be to get a medical examination and call the police.”

Bai Ma Shan stood between Lu Maowang and Zhao Di, taking quite a few scratches from Zhao Di.

Jia Wenjun also pulled Lu Maowang back, telling him to control his emotions.

Old Hu also wanted to help, but his wife stopped him. “Are you going to go and get scratched? There are property management people here. It’s their turn to handle it.”

Gong Dalong winked at Lili, who was hiding in the back. The two of them gritted their teeth and came forward to persuade her, but Zhao Di was still pointing at Jia Wenjun and cursing like a madwoman.

Jia Wenjun let go of Lu Maowang, walked up to Zhao Di, and took out her phone, which was recording audio and video. “I’ve recorded everything you just said. You said that Lin Yang paid the down payment for my house. I’m telling you now, my house was bought by my parents. There was no loan. It was a one-time payment. There’s no such thing as a down payment. I have records of all the bank transactions here. I can show them to you when we go to the police station. As for the phone, that’s your responsibility. I won’t take responsibility for it. If you use this as an excuse to spread rumors and slander me online, then you can wait to receive a lawyer’s letter.”

Unlike Zhao Di’s hysteria, Jia Wenjun remained calm throughout. But the more calm she was, the angrier Zhao Di became. She hadn’t expected Jia Wenjun to secretly record them, and she cursed angrily, “You vicious old woman, I’ll let you record!”

After she finished speaking, she tried to snatch Jia Wenjun’s phone, but Jia Wenjun was prepared. She quickly pulled her hand back, causing Zhao Di to miss.

Bai Ma Shan grabbed her again and raised his voice. “Alright, stop making a scene!”

Zhao Di was stunned for a few seconds when the always good-tempered nice guy suddenly lost his temper. For some reason, she wasn’t afraid of Lu Maowang’s anger, but she was a little afraid of Bai Ma Shan’s anger.

“Am I the one making a scene? It’s clearly her, not only spouting nonsense, distorting the facts, and slandering my husband, but also daring to secretly record us. Why don’t you go and tell her?” Although Zhao Di was still making a fuss, she was now able to communicate with people in a normal voice.

Bai Ma Shan said with a cold face, “When you were live-streaming and recording everyone earlier, did you ask everyone? Whether what she said is true or not, you can all verify it yourselves when you get off the ship. This is a gathering for all the residents, not a place for your personal grudges. If you want to argue, wait until you get off the ship.”

“That’s right. Why should we let your personal matters disrupt our gathering?” Hao Jiening chimed in.

Teacher Lin had suffered a setback with Jia Wenjun before, so she hadn’t wanted to help her speak, but Zhao Di was indeed going too far. She also joined in, “Xiao Zhao, it wasn’t easy for everyone to win a boat ticket, so put those things aside for now. Look, isn’t there still something recording on your clothes?”

“That’s right. You haven’t lost all your equipment. It’s just a phone. You can buy several with just one live stream. Why make everyone uneasy?” Sun Jiaojiao rolled her eyes.

Ever since Jia Wenjun saw what happened between her and Manager Gong, Sun Jiaojiao had been wary of Jia Wenjun. Jia Wenjun hadn’t said anything about it, so of course she had to “repay the favor” appropriately.

Of course, Zhao Di didn’t believe Jia Wenjun’s words. Lin Yang couldn’t possibly lie to her. The only one who could be lying was the old woman in front of her. But she couldn’t argue with this cunning old woman any longer, because that woman was too good at pretending, making her the target of public criticism. She had already aroused public anger. If she continued to make a scene, she wouldn’t be able to stay on the ship.

Zhao Di glared at Jia Wenjun and spat out a harsh threat. “You just wait!”

Then, she looked up at Anna, who was standing on the second floor deck and looking down. Zhao Di endured her anger, tore off the GoPro hanging diagonally from her collar, and turned to go back to the lounge.