The laughter of the crowd rang out and I had almost nowhere to escape under the gaze of more than a hundred pairs of eyes.

I gritted my teeth and walked over to Sarah step by step.

The surrounding chatter became increasingly harsh.

"No way, she really has the nerve to take the money?"

"I heard that Zendaya is so poor that she can't even afford the cheapest meal in the cafeteria, so it's normal for her to take the money."

"Fifteen dollars for the night, she's really cheap."

"If it were me, I would never take this money even if I died. She's so pathetic ...."

In the midst of the chatter, I picked up the money on the table and sprinkled it on top of Sarah's head.

I was foolish and naive, I might be fooled by scumbag, but I was not a weak and cheap girl!

More than ten thousand dollars flew through the air and fell one by one to the floor.

Sarah, who was crossing her arms in front of her chest, widened her eyes in surprise. "You! Are you crazy?"

"I never expected you to be even more despicable than I thought!"

I picked up the microphone and cried out to the audience with tears in my eyes. "Killian, stand up!"

In a corner of the hall, my boyfriend stood up with his head down.

I held back the sobs in my throat and complained. "Isn't it satisfying to deceive other girl into sleeping with you and spending money on you while you have a girlfriend?"

Killian lowered his head, not daring to meet my eyes, as if he was feeling guilty.

I could not control my emotions anymore and shouted at him. "Why did you lie to me?"

Killian struggled to lift his head, looked at Sarah and then looked at me. His Adam's apple moved, but he did not say anything.

Sarah smiled and said threateningly, "Dear, if you don't answer, do you really like this bitch?"

His eyes were teary and he said with difficulty, "Zendaya, remember this."

"The reason why you were deceived by me is not only because you are cheap, but also because you are stupid."

He finally spoke up. His every word was like the sharpest knife, piercing my heart fiercely.

I grasped my chest, feeling dizzy and almost suffocated by the pain amid the laughter of hundreds of people.

Before I lost consciousness, I seemed to see Killian rushing towards me. He shouted in panic. "Call a doctor quickly!"

My world was completely fell into darkness.

In a few moments later, I woke up and I found myself lying on the bed of the campus infirmary.

A strange girl sat by the bed and seemed to have been with me for a long time.

Seeing me wake up, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zendaya, you finally woke up."

I remembered that the girl's name was Joanna Ryder. She was Killian's cousin.

I asked weakly, "What are you doing here?"

Joanna took out a bank card and a plastic ring from her pocket. "Zendaya, my brother knows that you have paid the house rent and the hospitals bills for him."

"His secondary card has a limit of one hundred forty thousand dollars, you can use it freely."

"This ring is a token of your love. He hopes you can keep it for him temporarily."

"You just need to be patient for another seven days and my brother will give you an explanation."

I asked coldly, "Are you done?"

Joanna stood up and said politely, "Zendaya, I won't bother you anymore. Take care of yourself."

When I left the infirmary, I broke my boyfriend's secondary card and threw it into the garbage dump along with the plastic ring.

My feelings for him, along with the token of our love, also ended up in the garbage dump.

A scumbag who had deceived me, I did not care about him no matter how rich he was!

I did not have any classes recently, so I bought a train ticket and planned to go back to my hometown to have a rest for a few days.

After a two-hour trip by train, I returned to my old residential building at dusk.

When I opened the door, I saw my mother sitting at dining room, secretly wiping away tears. Meanwhile my seven-year-old little sister was crying uncontrollably and her eyes were swollen.

I was surprised and asked, "What are you guys doing?"

My mother was also surprised by my arrival. She hurriedly picked up her apron, covered the pile of advertising papers on the table and forced a smile on her face. "Zendaya, how did you get back home?"

I did not respond my mother's question and asked her back, "Mom, what are you hiding?"

My mother lifted her sleeves and secretly wiped away her tears. "Nothing. It's just some people with no sense of public morality who threw flyers around."

I asked again, "Where's Dad?"

My mother answered a bit haltingly, "Your dad was working in construction site a few days ago, then he accidentally fell and got injured quite badly. Now, he is resting in the room."

I pushed open the door to my parents' room and saw my father, with bandages all over his body and a bruised face, reading a newspaper on the bed.

The injuries on his body were clearly from being beaten!

I realized something was wrong, so I grabbed my little sister and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

My sister burst into tears. "Zendaya, someone threw flyers insulting you on the street. Dad went to argue with them and got beaten up by them."

"There's nothing we can do. They threw the flyers everywhere, then Mom and I picked the flyers up a quite far away behind them."

"It took a whole day and night to pick up all the flyers."

Hearing my sister's whole story, I hurried back to the dining table and flipped through the messy flyers.

There were slogans such as 'Bitch', 'Seducing another girl's boyfriend' written on it. Below the slogan, there were various disgusting photos of me that had been photoshopped.

My tears welled up in an instant. "Mom and Dad, I won't let those bastards bully us for nothing!"

"I'll go find them!"

I ignored my family's objections and bought the fastest train ticket back to the campus.

When I rushed into Sarah's dormitory, she was sitting on a chair, looking at me with an evil smile. "Oh, Zendaya, how does it feel to be home?"

I said angrily, “You spread rumors and stir up trouble and even hire thugs to beat people!”

"I'm going to sue you and make you go to jail and pay the price!"

Sarah responded arrogantly, "Which step doesn't cost money, from investigating to hiring a lawyer to going to court?"

"I can hire the best lawyer in the country. But what about you? You can only seek legal aid."

"If you lose the lawsuit, I'm afraid even if you sell your house or land, you still won't be able to compensate me for my mental damages."

I stood in place for a while, speechless.

I could fight to the death with Sarah, but what about my parents and little sister?

For the sake of my family, I immediately gave up the idea of revenge. I said desperately, "Sarah, you can humiliate me, but don't harass my parents."

Sarah crossed her legs and said with a sinister smile, "You want to beg for mercy? That's easy."

"At the graduation ceremony seven days from now, I will hold an engagement ceremony with Killian in front of all my classmates."

"When the time comes, I hope you can wear a bridesmaid dress and go on stage with me."

I said numbly, "As long as you can let my parents go, anything is fine."

She threw a piece of clothing on the ground and said, "Go back and try it on to see if it fits."

What was thrown on the ground was not clothes at all, but a chain and a revealing cosplay costume with a dog tail.

I was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Sarah smiled and said, "A female dog in heat like you, seducing my man, of course you have to wear dog clothes."

"Seven days later, I will lead you to the stage in front of all the officials, lecturers and students in the university. I'm so excited just thinking about it ...."

I was angry. "Don't even think about it!"

Sarah threatened. "You probably don't want your parents to lose their jobs or your sister to be expelled from her school."

I grabbed the clothes representing humiliation, then walked out of Sarah's dormitory in a daze and came to the rooftop on the twelfth floor.

It was late at night and the wind was very strong.

I leaned against the railing and shed tears silently. The depression that I had overcome a year ago came back to me again.

Under the countless negative emotions, a terrible idea came into my mind. If I jump down, will I still suffer?

But the sound of the phone ringing interrupted my thoughts. It was my father calling.

"Zendaya, I believe you will never do that."

"Your mom and I have discussed it. Even if we have to sell our house and land, we will sue the people who spread rumors about you ...."

I wiped away my tears and tried to make my voice sound calm. " Dad, I'm fine."

"I ... I had a little bit misunderstanding with someone at campus and I have explained it clearly."

"From now on, no one will harass our family anymore."

After hanging up the phone, I gripped the clothes that represented humiliation and returned to the dormitory silently.

For the sake of my family, no matter how much injustice I suffer, I had to live well!

Seven days later.

In the morning, the graduation ceremony was held as scheduled.

It was said that Killian spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make the ceremony unprecedentedly luxurious.

He was really willing to spend money on Sarah ....

In the auditorium, the graduates were dressed in their best clothes, eating, drinking, chatting and laughing in groups of three or five and the atmosphere was extremely joyful.

I sat on a chair in the corner, staring blankly at the group of people.

I did not know whether it was intentionally or unintentionally, Sarah, who dressed up in formal attire, chose to sit right in front of me.

The stage had been set up and under countless spotlights, Killian, dressed in a gorgeous suit, stepped onto the stage gracefully.

Today, he had swept away his former decadence and haggardness and appeared in front of me with the demeanor of a noble man, dazzling and brilliant.

Sarah cupped her chin with both hands and her eyes sparkling with love. "Killian is still so elegant, worthy of being my husband."

"Oh my god, I can't imagine him kneeling down on one knee and proposing to me later."

In the center of the stage, Killian picked up the microphone and said affectionately, "Today, in front of all the officials, lecturers and students of the university, I want to propose to the most important woman in my life."

"In my most desperate and helpless moments, she appeared in my life like a beam of light."

"It's because of her that I have the courage to live."

"With her, I realize that life is a meaningful thing ...."

Her cheeks blushed that she covered her face and said shyly, "Killian, really, saying so many complimenting words in front of everyone, it's really embarrassing."

A few of the wealthy girls that Sarah was acquainted with came to celebrate with their wine glasses.

They exaggeratedly praised Sarah as the most beautiful girl in the university and Killian as the most handsome boy in the university, saying they were a perfect match with both talent and beauty.

Both of them were from the top wealthy families in the city and together, they were a perfect match ....

Someone said sarcastically, "Hey Sarah, why did you call this bitch here?"

"Oh, her family is so poor, she probably just came here to make a living."

"She's so shameless to even attend such an occasion ...."

Killian brought his microphone closer to his mouth, strode off the stage and said affectionately, "Please, my love, come with me to the stage."

Sarah stood up excitedly and did not forget to remind me. "Hurry up and change your clothes!"

"I'll have to hold your hand when we go on stage later."

With tears in my eyes, I slowly unfolded the shameful clothes.

Killian walked over to me and said with his eyes were full of affectionate, "Darling, would you like to accompany me on stage?"

The grand engagement ceremony was both luxurious and romantic.

The people in the auditorium shouted at the same time.

"Say yes!"

"Say yes!"

Sarah was so excited that she wanted to grab her boyfriend's outstretched hand and said eagerly, "I do!"

However ....

A crisp slap landed on Sarah's left cheek. She fell into a chair with disheveled hair, blood flowing from her nostrils and mouth.

Killian said coldly, "Bitch, do you deserve it?"

Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, he reached out to me again and said, "Zendaya, I love you and that has never changed."

"Would you like to give me a chance to explain myself?"