All of this had long been within An Qing’s expectations.
She would never invest feelings in anyone, because anyone could be taken away by An Yu.
In her previous life, no matter who it was, they all ended up siding with An Yu in the end.
No one ever chose An Qing.
Because that was simply how An Yu operated.
Yet she only realized this truth much, much later, and it wasn’t even her own discovery.
An Yu had revealed everything herself.
Human emotions are truly worthless.
They can vanish so easily for all sorts of reasons, or be transferred to someone else.
But now, An Qing no longer cared about any of that.
Every ounce of pain she had tasted would be returned to An Yu in full.
It was laughable.
From beginning to end, the only person who had ever truly cared about her might have been An Yu, the very same person who tried every possible method to steal everything from her.
So calm down, An Qing.
That Ning Wanciu who was currently so close to An Yu had merely been deceived by her, nothing more.
There must be something An Yu wanted from her. That was the only reason she acted this way.
Just like the old An Qing from her previous life.
Foolishly trusting a monster who could devour people without batting an eye.
But it didn’t matter. The day after tomorrow was her birthday.
Very soon, An Qing would let Ning Wanciu experience for herself what it felt like to have something important stolen away.
As for now, all she had to do was wait.
She had never done anything like framing or slandering anyone at home, yet An Yunfan’s favoritism was already glaringly obvious.
An Qing didn’t need to resort to those things. She only had to demonstrate her own value.
She didn’t want to use such low-class methods yet.
She wanted to see an even more despairing expression on An Yu’s face, right up until the moment An Yu lost everything.
An Qing’s eyes were empty, devoid of any light.
Her determination to take revenge on An Yu had always been this unshakable.
Tap tap—
“An Qing? An Qing?”
An Qing reflexively raised her head and immediately saw the teacher standing in front of her holding a textbook.
Her eyes trembled slightly. Class had started? Since when?
She hadn’t even noticed when the lesson began.
Not even the bell had registered in her ears.
Was it because she was too looking forward to An Yu’s reaction?
Temporarily pushing those thoughts aside, An Qing still had to maintain her persona.
She acted as though nothing had happened, looking innocently at the teacher with a slightly puzzled expression.
“Sigh… go to the blackboard and solve this problem.”
The teacher didn’t point at An Qing’s book; he pointed at his own.
After all, An Qing’s textbook wasn’t even open. Luckily she had prepared in advance, so at least there was a book on her desk.
…
An Qing’s expression remained calm as she stood up neatly.
“Yes, Teacher.”
She nodded and walked toward the blackboard.
Even without listening to the lesson, she could still solve it effortlessly.
This was already her second life, after all.
No one knew what An Qing was thinking.
Shen Huahua also no longer had the courage to approach An Yu on her own.
Nothing happened all the way until school ended.
It was boring, but it was still better than something actually happening.
If An Qing reported An Yu for playing on her phone in class, she would be in serious trouble!
If her phone got confiscated, it would practically be like losing half her life!
So An Yu was very relieved that the day passed peacefully.
A boring routine wasn’t bad at all.
At least she still had getting out of school and the end of class to look forward to, right?
An Yu silently packed her bag. An Qing and Shen Huahua happened to walk past her seat.
An Qing completely ignored An Yu’s existence. She had zero intention of asking An Yu to walk home together anymore.
After all, An Yu would never agree anyway, and wouldn’t even spare her a glance.
As for Shen Huahua, she did glance subconsciously at An Yu, but quickly looked away.
The two of them went downstairs, said goodbye, and parted ways.
Everything was perfectly normal.
An Qing was exactly the same as the An Qing from the very beginning; there was nothing strange about her at all.
“See you tomorrow, Shen Huahua.”
“Mm! See you tomorrow, An Qing!”
Shen Huahua scratched her cheek, her eyes filled with confusion.
For some reason, she had a very weird feeling right now.
Could it be…
But obviously, no one was going to clear up Shen Huahua’s doubts, and she couldn’t bring herself to ask.
In the end, she could only head home alone in silence.
Was she just overthinking it? Had nothing actually happened?
Inside the classroom, An Yu had also finished packing her bag.
Today she wasn’t going to hang out with Ning Wanciu and the others.
She needed to hurry home because she had promised Ning Dongli she would play games with her tonight.
Promises had to be kept.
She was a good An Yu who protected her agreements.
However, although An Yu hadn’t gone looking for Ning Wanciu and the others, they came looking for her instead.
An Yu raised her head and saw the trio of spicy girls standing right in front of her desk.
She tilted her head expressionlessly and looked at the three of them, not knowing what they were planning.
“Little An Yu, all packed?”
Seeing Cheng Shimumeng suddenly speak, An Yu nodded.
“Mm.”
She was done packing so she could go home and play games.
“Then let’s go~”
Cheng Shimumeng smiled, casually picked up An Yu’s backpack, and handed it to Huai Xiang.
…Why?
Because she’s strong. Make good use of free labor.
“Hey hey!”
Huai Xiang instinctively caught it and shot Cheng Shimumeng a dissatisfied glare, but she still carried the bag.
It was very light.
There was almost nothing inside; all the textbooks were left in the desk.
“Fine, I won’t stoop to your level!”
Huai Xiang made a magnanimous “I’m the bigger person” face, then turned and grinned at An Yu.
“Little An Yu, let’s go! We’re walking you home!”
An Yu blinked.
She had thought they were here to invite her to hang out.
If that were the case, she would’ve had to refuse, which would’ve been a shame.
She hadn’t expected they just wanted to walk her home.
But…
It felt a little sudden.
“Mm, because we heard there’s been a pervert around lately who especially likes little girls like little An Yu. You might get attacked, so we have to escort you home~”
Cheng Shimumeng seemed to notice An Yu’s confusion and explained with a smile.
Of course, that was just something she made up on the spot.
This area actually had pretty good public safety; there were no rumors of any perverts.
But it wasn’t completely false either.
Wasn’t that young master from the Chen family rumored to be a lolicon?
That was exactly who she was guarding against. Little An Yu was too innocent.
Those rich young masters all played around a lot and had a whole arsenal of tricks to deceive girls.
Even though An Yu seemed quite vigilant, Cheng Shimumeng wouldn’t feel at ease unless she took precautions.
So she had used the same excuse on Ning Wanciu and Huai Xiang.
The goal: all three of them would walk An Yu home together.
Sure enough, after hearing Cheng Shimumeng’s words, An Yu’s half-lidded eyes actually widened a little.
Why were there more lolicons again?!
Last time it was that Chen Yu guy who was suspected of being a lolicon!
An Qing was clearly the female lead, and she wasn’t even a loli!
Why didn’t this world’s aesthetic lean toward the female lead type, and instead everyone was a lolicon?!