“Are you Lin Xinyuan?”
As the girl sat quietly on a stone bench by the flower garden, the sound of hurried footsteps and a sharp female voice suddenly shattered the silence.
“You are…”
Having just replied to Li Tang’s message, Lin Xinyuan was startled by the commotion. She looked up from her phone to see three girls standing before her. The one speaking was the girl in the center.
She was dressed stylishly and had a good figure, carrying a certain “literary” aura, but the arrogant look in her eyes made Lin Xinyuan extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Xinyuan blanked for a second, quickly realizing that they had not come with good intentions. Her heart began to race, but she forced herself to maintain a facade of calm.
“You don’t even know Lin Shiyu? She’s the ‘Campus Beauty’ of our Liberal Arts College! And the President of the Literature Club! You actually don’t know her? What backwater hole did you crawl out of?”
Before the pretty girl—clearly the leader—could speak, a plain-looking girl beside her spoke up first. She looked at Lin Xinyuan with utter disdain, as if looking at a country bumpkin.
The girl was momentarily stunned, her face a giant question mark.
What the heck is a ‘College Beauty’? When was that voted on? How come I’ve never heard of this?
“Alright, stop talking nonsense. We’re just here to get to know Student Lin Xinyuan. What’s with all that?”
Lin Shiyu stopped the girl, yet she didn’t deny the titles. Instead, a faint curve appeared at the corner of her mouth under her mask; she was clearly very satisfied. Her flirtatious eyes narrowed—she was smiling gently, but it only made Lin Xinyuan feel a deeper chill.
Lin Xinyuan didn’t care what this girl had to say. Her eyes shifted, and she stood up immediately to leave. In her mind, there was nothing to talk about with these people who were clearly looking for trouble—people whose intelligence seemed on par with that of Lin Minghua.
Regardless of the consequences, Lin Xinyuan just wanted to leave this den of trouble.
Lin Shiyu was stunned by this. The hidden jealousy in her heart surged instantly, and her “gentle” expression nearly cracked. She hadn’t expected the girl to play so far outside the script—trying to leave the moment she wanted to. It was humiliating.
She shot a look at the two girls beside her. The two lackeys understood immediately and stepped forward quickly to block Lin Xinyuan’s path.
“Just as I thought, a country bumpkin with no manners. You don’t even answer when you’re asked a question?” The girl from before looked at Lin Xinyuan with disgust, her gaze raking over her face and legs with overflowing jealousy.
“Exactly! Shiyu asking you a question is an honor!” another sharp-featured girl echoed, sizing her up with loathing. “So you’re the ‘ladyboy’ everyone’s talking about? You certainly look like a vixen. No wonder you caught the eye of the great School Idol Qin!”
She let out two cold laughs, her eyes full of malice. “You must have used some ‘bedroom tricks’ to seduce him, right? Otherwise, how could Idol Qin fall for a freak who’s neither male nor female? Truly a slut!”
Even though she had experienced unprovoked insults before and had mentally prepared herself, hearing such filthy, disgusting words face-to-face made Lin Xinyuan nearly lose her footing. Her throat felt tight with bile; she felt like she was going to vomit.
The world seemed to spin, and her chest throbbed with a sharp pain as if being sliced by a blade.
How can they be like this… I’m not a ladyboy… I’m not! I’m a human, I’m a girl… a boy? No! I’m a girl, I’m Qin Nanfeng’s girlfriend…
The girl’s beautiful eyes trembled. Even though the pain in her chest didn’t subside and the nausea persisted, she ultimately suppressed it. Lin Xinyuan gritted her teeth, her expression becoming firm.
I am Brother Feng’s girlfriend. I was chosen by him! I’m not a ladyboy. I am a girl, a complete girl!
She would never allow anyone to insult Qin Nanfeng’s taste. At this moment, the grievance in her heart was becoming uncontrollable. Though a trace of cowardice remained, her eyes were now burning with anger.
The scene had happened so suddenly and loudly that it drew the attention of many passersby. Some had already recognized Lin Shiyu and the girl and were whispering to each other, eager for the “tea.”
Lin Shiyu watched coldly as her lackeys hurled insults and even began pushing the girl. Just as she was about to step forward “kindly” to play the peacemaker, she was caught off guard.
The girl, who had been hanging her head, suddenly looked up. The silent, submissive look was gone.
Slap! Slap!
Two crisp sounds of palms hitting faces echoed through the area.
In an instant, the entire space seemed to go silent. Only the burning pain on the two girls’ faces—which even their masks couldn’t hide—served as proof of what had just happened.
Damn… She just walked up and gave them two ear-slaps?
Watching this, not only were the onlookers stunned, but even the protagonist herself, Lin Xinyuan, was a bit dazed. She stared blankly at her fair, reddened palm.
Did I… actually hit someone? I couldn’t control myself… But… it’s not my fault. Who told these idiots to put their hands on me first…
Thinking this, Lin Xinyuan was the first to snap back to reality. Her heart was still fluttering with panic, but she kept a stiff face and said nothing. She moved to go around the girls, wanting to leave immediately.
“You little bitch! You dare hit me?!”
The sharp-featured girl was the first to react. Seeing the girl about to leave, she let out a piercing, shrill shriek. Having lost all reason, she lunged forward. Even Lin Shiyu couldn’t stop her in time.
Lin Xinyuan hadn’t even taken a few steps before she was violently pulled back. Her strength was pitifully small—even smaller than an average girl’s. She couldn’t resist the lunge and nearly fell over.
“Ah…”
At this moment, she felt a sense of despair. Seeing the palm about to strike her face, she instinctively closed her eyes, powerless to fight back.
“Stop! What do you think you’re doing?”
A roar came from the distance, startling everyone and snapping the sharp-featured girl back to her senses. She stopped her movement and looked toward the sound, only to see a tall, muscular man.
Someone quickly recognized him. Wasn’t that Sun Ce from the Physical Education College? What was he doing at the Liberal Arts College?
While people were still wondering, Sun Ce had already reached them. He stared down the three girls, his eyes fixed on the hand still gripping Lin Xinyuan’s arm.
“Hitting people? Do you want to be expelled?”
The rugged man’s build was massive. Standing next to the smaller girls, he looked like a mountain, radiating a heavy sense of pressure. The sharp-featured girl immediately let go of her hand.
“Sun… Sun Ce? Why are you meddling in our business?” After her initial surprise, Lin Shiyu felt a mix of annoyance and fear.
“What am I doing? Do I need to tell you?” Sun Ce let out a cold, disdainful laugh. He hated people who bullied others with superior numbers. He glanced at the girl and gave a nod, signaling her not to be afraid. “Besides, she’s my brother’s girlfriend. How could I not meddle?”
“I previously…” Hearing this, Lin Shiyu’s jealousy flared even higher, but she hesitated.
Before she could finish, Sun Ce cut her off. This time, he didn’t even look at her.
“You’re not worthy. You think Old Qin doesn’t know what you’ve done? Heh… there are plenty of people like you. Just get lost! I don’t want to say more, unless… you’d prefer a charge of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’?”
Lin Shiyu’s pupils shrank. Her eyes filled with fear and resentment. She turned around and glared fiercely at the sharp-featured girl, blaming this useless lackey for ruining her plan.
The sharp-featured girl was already terrified after hearing Sun Ce’s words. In other schools, her gender might have shielded her from serious punishment, but this was Tianbei University. Right now, the leadership was on a crusade, and the punishments for this kind of behavior were terrifyingly strict. If the influence of this event grew, expulsion was a very real possibility.
But then she saw Lin Shiyu blaming her? Despite the resentment in her heart, she swallowed her pride and remained silent.
Lin Shiyu could sense the people nearby whispering about her. Her arrogant pride felt increasingly wounded. She wanted to say something, but the tall man in her peripheral vision told her not to act rashly. Finally, with one last resentful look at the girl with the lowered head, she could only leave in defeat.
“I… we’re leaving!”
“Oh, oh… okay, Shiyu…”
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