Stepping out from Teaching Building No. 2 where Su Wanli and her friends were, the first thing to greet their eyes were two rows of lush phoenix trees, framing a wide, well-paved asphalt main road. The edges of the road were even lined with a few decorative cobblestones, purely for show.
According to the System, if one followed this road straight ahead, in less than five minutes, they would reach Baiying Academy’s Cafeteria.
The clock atop the Teaching Building already showed 12:23. Su Wanli propped herself up with her arms, tightly furrowing her brows as she leaned against the only entrance of Teaching Building No. 2.
The bell for the fourth period’s end had rung nearly half an hour ago. Right after class, the road had been packed with students walking together toward the Cafeteria, but now the crowd had thinned considerably. Many students were already on their way back to the classrooms from the Cafeteria.
Yet, Meng Huange, who had been left behind in the Equipment Room, still hadn’t returned to Class Three, Year Two’s classroom.
Damn that annoying Meng Wange. Where on earth did she run off to? Could it be she really found some place to wash her coat and now refuses to come back without it being dry?
At that moment, Su Wanli clearly only made a casual excuse to stop her from following. Even that couldn’t be seen through…
The phoenix tree beside her stood straight and tall, its trunk resembling Meng Wange’s spine. Su Xiaoli bit her lip in frustration and kicked the tree trunk.
Originally, with Meng Wange by her side, along with those three somewhat clueless followers, things had felt okay. But once they all disappeared from her side in one fell swoop, an inexplicable emptiness surged into Su Wanli’s heart.
Sigh, after all, this academy was a completely alien place for her. Feeling lonely was normal, especially with occasional teasing laughter from high school girls echoing by her ears.
“Look, that’s what the group chat said. It’s not some battle challenge, but a confession letter!”
“…Really? Is that true? Did Su Xiaoli succeed in confessing?”
“No idea, but it’s probably close to that. Unless Meng Huange is really that bold to openly oppose Su Wanli’s will. If the confession failed, I guess we won’t see Meng Huange around school this afternoon.”
“Not necessarily. Remember, Meng Wange came riding in Su Wanli’s car? Miss Wanli surprisingly tolerates her a lot. Maybe this rebellious streak of Meng Huange’s is her way…”
“Rebellious streak? So that cold indifference from Meng Huange now is actually to keep Su Xiaoli interested. If she shows any response, she’ll lose Su Wanli’s favor…”
“Whoa, that’s like walking on thin ice! Having her is like having a tiger by your side!”
“Right, right, we should put this version together and send it to the group…”
Su Wanli silently stood there, listening to the lively discussion of the two students walking toward her.
“Ah, it’s Su Wanli!”
“Cough, let’s go, just pretend we didn’t see anything…”
“Did you see that? She just kicked the tree like she was angry. Could it be because Meng Huange is playing hard to get… Our guess just leveled up! Hurry and take a picture as evidence…”
“Shh, lower your voice, she’s looking this way…”
Coldly watching the two flee in panic past her, Su Wanli pinched the bridge of her nose and gazed indifferently at the sky over Baiying Academy.
What kind of rhythm is this…
And wasn’t this just this morning’s incident? How did it already turn into this? There are so many versions! Are they writing novels about Meng Huange and me?
Sure, what happened in the Equipment Room was, in a sense, a kind of confusing infatuation, but that was just an accident. In the end, nothing even happened between the two of us; in fact, we barely even exchanged words!
Su Wanli sighed quietly, turned around, and continued leaning against the corridor beside Teaching Building No. 2.
Sigh, I originally wanted to keep the fact that Meng Huange and I were together in the Physical Education Equipment Room a secret. Now it’s all out in the open, and they’ve come up with all sorts of messy stories…
[That’s right, in fact, nothing really happened, but rumors are never controlled by those involved. Especially when there’s no concrete evidence, everyone only spins the most exaggerated and entertaining versions.]
The System’s voice sounded in Su Wanli’s mind after a long absence—
[Host, by precisely controlling the timing and scale of your bullying, you’ve made the relationship between Meng Wange and you among the students become shrouded in mystery through word of mouth.]
[And your three followers successfully assisted the Physical Education Teacher in leading the entire class to search for your and Meng Huange’s whereabouts during the fourth period, providing further “evidence” to support the rumors, causing their spread and evolution to spiral out of control.]
[Evaluation: Although the process was somewhat bumpy, the outcome is that what should have been Baiying Academy where the Main Female Protagonist shines brightly is now filled with various unfavorable rumors about her. Truly worthy of you.]
[Villainess Performance Rating: Perfect.]
[Meng Wange’s current campus reputation: 40 (Well-Known) (Relatively Negative)]
[Reference: Su Wanli’s campus reputation: 80 (Widely Known) (Extremely Negative)]
[Your current Villainess Value is: 92, with Extra Villainess Value supplementing it up to 20.]
Huh? That’s allowed too?
Su Xiaoli silently scratched her forehead, staring at her impressively luxurious Villainess Value progress bar.
Well, it seems that just like Meng Huange has a Main Female Protagonist Halo where she excels at everything perfectly, I have my own great Villainess Halo, where no matter what I do, it brings the female protagonist some degree of negative impact.
Back in the Equipment Room, my little performance was practically going with the flow. That alone filled up my Villainess Value and even gifted me a vial of Villainess Potion…
Before she could rejoice, a wave of hunger surged through Su Xiaoli’s stomach.
“Gurgle…”
So hungry.
Compared to the so-called Villainess Persona and Villainess Value, the most important thing now seemed to be replenishing energy.
Damn Meng Wange. Where on earth did you go? Am I really going to wait for you forever?
[Host, Baiying Academy’s Cafeteria closes at 1:30 p.m., but most windows start closing at 1 p.m. It is recommended you head there promptly for your meal.]
“Tch, got it. Stop nagging. I just don’t want to eat alone.”
Sigh, Meng Wange can be forgotten, but why haven’t my three little followers shown up after P.E.? Were they made to run laps by the P.E. Teacher?
Not only did they not follow my plan to bully Meng Wange, they’ve caused so much trouble and let the rumors spread everywhere…
Xiao Fen, Da Zhuang, Potato Thunder, Snow just wait till I catch you all. You’re going to get what’s coming.
Su Wanli quietly counted her fingers, then, alone, headed toward the Cafeteria.