"You… you think you are so great," He snapped. "Don't be so arrogant. Before you came along, I was Su Jiyai's first love!"
The words were like a rock dropped into still water. The noise in the base died instantly. People stopped moving. All eyes turned toward them.
For a moment, no one spoke. Then, from the crowd, a man shouted, "You are crossing the line, Ou Lin! Watch your mouth!"
Another voice joined in. "If you keep talking like this, even if Boss Su lets you stay, we will throw you out ourselves!"
A woman folded her arms and glared at him. "Yeah, you should be ashamed!"
More and more people began to nod. Then voices started to chant together, their anger building. "Get out! Get out! Get out!"
Ou Lin's fists clenched tight. His jaw trembled. "Stop! All of you, just stop!" he shouted, his voice cracking.
The chanting slowed, but the eyes of the crowd stayed sharp and full of dislike.
