Chapter 6

Although she had already clashed with Zhou Lu, it seemed like her focus had shifted entirely to that matter.

But if we’re being honest, her issues with Qiao Yuqi hadn’t been resolved yet.

Or rather, it could be said that these two things were never really separate to begin with—after all, he was the spark that ignited the whole situation.

In her past life, Jiang Muti stubbornly reached the age of twenty. When it came to being opposed to others, she was systematic, but when it came to being mature and dealing with matters straightforwardly, that seemed like a concept far removed from her.

For someone who had been used to acting willfully and arrogantly, it was common to vent anger on others, not to mention this guy wasn’t wrong in terms of both his motives and actions.

She glanced at Qiao Yuqi, gave him an ambiguous smile, then said nothing and brushed past him.

Qiao Yuqi originally didn’t want to engage with her. When it came to social interactions, he was particularly skilled in playing the game.

Such people usually knew how to take the opportunity and withdraw before things got worse—or to put it another way, they wouldn’t stubbornly stick to one path when things could go south.

He had misjudged this fatty before, which had caused him public embarrassment twice, but now that Zhou Lu had stepped in and confronted her, there was no need for him to get involved in this chaotic situation.

Besides, this person seemed to be very good at making the atmosphere awkward, and considering the persona he had crafted for himself at school, it was clear that it wasn’t wise to get tangled up with such a person.

Now that Zhou Lu was involved, wasn’t it just right for him to watch from the sidelines?

But her smile, which was neither here nor there, made Qiao Yuqi uncomfortable. Putting himself in her shoes, he was almost certain she had bad intentions.

“Wait!” Qiao Yuqi couldn’t help but call out to her.

Jiang Muti turned around at the sound of his voice. “Is there something?”

Qiao Yuqi suddenly didn’t know what to say. He had instinctively felt a pricking discomfort, but for a moment, he didn’t know how to express it.

This was rare for someone who was skilled at dealing with girls. His usually gentle face unknowingly creased into a frown.

Jiang Muti was a bit impatient. “If you’re going to call someone, just speak. I don’t have time to admire your melancholic beauty.”

She then pointed to the few girls who had just gone upstairs. “Look, the performance can’t be suppressed anymore. How about you go support them?”

“Seeing your ‘idol’ frown will surely break their hearts. You can count on their reaction.”

Unexpectedly, her sharp and sarcastic words seemed to relieve Qiao Yuqi.

He smiled lightly. “They’re all good girls, so please don’t say such things. Even if you don’t appreciate their feelings, you’re not any more noble or special than they are.”

If it weren’t for the original novel’s established character setting for this person, and the real-life trouble she had caused after arriving, one might have truly believed that this guy was a chivalrous knight protecting others.

If those ignorant girls who liked him heard this, they would probably be moved to tears, right?

Jiang Muti, however, sneered. “Of course, if I had such a useful dog, I’d think it’s cute too.”

“However, now that the person has already gone upstairs, emphasizing this to me is of no benefit.”

“Ah! I can’t say they’re more noble, after all, a girl’s heart is priceless,” she said these seemingly correct words, but her indifferent expression and tone made it uncomfortable.

“What a pity!”

“What a pity?” Qiao Yuqi wasn’t offended by her sharp words, he had heard worse.

However, he didn’t think the victory or loss of a war of words had any meaning. He usually took his dissatisfaction out in other ways, so he only grew more interested in watching others’ smug faces collapse.

He said, “From the standpoint of things, it seems like you don’t have time to sympathize with them right now. I can understand the feeling of someone waking up and looking back at their past self with a superior, judgmental attitude. But do you really have the time for that now?”

Saying this, as though hitting someone’s sore spot, he feigned an apologetic expression. “Sorry, please believe me, I do not agree with Zhou Lu’s actions at all, but I can only cheer you on in my heart.”

At his words, Jiang Muti suddenly laughed. Her shoulders trembled at first, and then she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

She looked at Qiao Yuqi and teased, “You, really know how to disgust someone.”

Qiao Yuqi didn’t speak, but his expression clearly said—

“Same to you!”

Jiang Muti continued, “But instead of cheering me on, you’d better save your energy for yourself.”

“After all, facing the indifference of the girl you like every day, and the deep resentment from rivals, maintaining your gentle persona despite all the hardships must be exhausting. It really is tough.”

As expected, even though Qiao Yuqi had good self-control, he couldn’t help but frown when the pointed remarks hit their mark.

Before turning to leave, Jiang Muti added, full of encouragement, “Good luck! May you bring a fulfilling and wonderful day to all the girls in the school today.”

Too bad no one understands the emptiness and frustration you’re dealing with.

She raised an eyebrow, turned, and left, very satisfied with the expression she had seen on his face.

It was still very early. The school had just started its morning classes, and many office workers were probably still on their way to their companies.

Stores like cafes likely hadn’t opened yet, and Jiang Muti realized that she couldn’t find a good place to kill time at the moment.

She could go home, but that would definitely lead to questions from her family.

To be honest, she didn’t like her family interfering too much when it came to things she could handle herself. Moreover, her goal wasn’t just to resist Zhou Lu’s dominance.

How boring would that be?

Ultimately, vanity and exaggeration were the essence of her nature. Being a marginalized figure that everyone avoided didn’t fit the tone she had planned for her daily life.

The core position, surrounded by stars and envied by everyone, was the true form of life that Jiang Muti enjoyed.

Jiang Muti arrived at the library, put in her earphones, and played a few rounds of games. The librarian had never seen anyone skipping class to play games in the library.

She gave her a few glances, but Jiang Muti ignored it.

When the time was right, Jiang Muti made a call to Old Yun to inform him of the arrangements she had made.

Yesterday, she had gone through the original owner’s belongings and checked the available funds in her account, discovering that, despite being a minor still dependent on her family, this girl actually had more at her disposal than what Jiang Muti had inherited in her past life.

She couldn’t help but marvel at the wealth of the Jiang family.

The things she had instructed didn’t require her older brother’s involvement at all, and she doubted Old Yun would take it seriously either. A single phone call was enough to handle it.

Sure enough, not long after, her phone rang. It was the head of her grade, who personally called to say that they had already processed her report the day before, but due to busy matters, they hadn’t spoken to anyone immediately. Now, something like this had happened again.

The matter had been handed over to the class teacher to deal with seriously, and once the troublemakers were found out, there would be no leniency. New desks, chairs, and textbooks were already prepared and would be placed back in her spot.

However, there was one thing she had to be severely criticized for: as a student, how could she skip class without permission? But given the circumstances, this time it would just be a verbal warning. In the future, there could be no more acting impulsively.

Jiang Muti enjoyed dealing with such smart people. It was so much easier and less trouble.

She followed the lead and expressed her gratitude for the teacher’s guidance. In any case, in front of people with real authority, both the substance and the surface could be maintained.

By the time Jiang Muti wobbled back to the classroom, the atmosphere had completely changed.

If the mood when she first arrived this morning was one of excited anticipation before an all-night party, now it felt as if everyone had been doused with a bucket of water, leaving them all sluggish and downcast.

The whole morning, their class had been in turmoil. The fat girl had thrown out her words, made them disgusted, and then left in a carefree manner.

But they didn’t have it any easier. The entire morning, none of them had been able to focus on their lessons. One by one, students were called to the office at the end of the hallway for questioning, investigations, and to have their thoughts worked on.

If, when Jiang Muti had been flaunting her wealth, they had been grinding their teeth and looking at her like a nouveau riche,

by the end of the morning, everyone realized they had kicked a steel plate.

Anyone unaware would think that some foreign royal princess had been wronged at their school, and it was about to become an international issue.

The teachers, who usually knew how to smooth things over, now looked stern and unyielding, with no tolerance in their eyes.

Although the law doesn’t punish the whole group, the two students who had actually thrown the desks and caused the trouble were singled out, their parents were called in, and they were given major demerits. Their entire student record was forever stained.

This was after the teachers had clarified the situation and learned that the key issue actually lay with Zhou Lu.

Despite this, the matter was still handled seriously. The students were naive, not stupid, and this time it was clear that two powerful forces were clashing.

Of course, such a big commotion, though it had only happened in their class, had already spread throughout the entire grade by lunchtime.

So, after school that afternoon, wherever Jiang Muti went, she was eyed with strange looks from everyone.

The fact that this inconspicuous fatty had a background strong enough to clash with Zhou Lu was indeed shocking.

Then, Jiang Muti ran into Zhou Lu in the hallway!

This time, he wasn’t accompanied by Li Xi, and when he saw Jiang Muti, he sneered and walked over.

He carefully sized her up for a while before speaking: “If it weren’t for the commotion today, I wouldn’t have remembered. So, you’re from the Jiang family. Haha! No wonder.”

“Sorry, since some people never participate in social circles, I didn’t recognize you at first. If I accidentally hurt your feelings, you can’t blame me.”

Jiang Muti smiled graciously. “Where? Do I look like someone who would bother with people who are half-brained?”

“If you can’t remember, just don’t. With that small brain of yours, why trouble yourself? But I do have to correct you on one thing about this accidental hurt.”

Her expression suddenly changed, turning from pretentious grace to disdainful sarcasm.

“Accidental hurt? You?”

Zhou Lu, who had ^[1]“grown up in a honey pot” means someone who has been raised in a very privileged, comfortable, or pampered environment, often sheltered from difficulties or hardships. It implies that … Continue readinggrown up in a honey pot and rarely encountered anything unpleasant, had patience that couldn’t even compare to someone like Qiao Yuqi.

He was a ticking time bomb, and upon hearing Jiang Muti’s words, his eyes turned red with anger.

“You—”

“Haha! Tsk tsk—” Jiang Muti glanced at him sympathetically. Some people just have their own specialties—he was dumb with his mouth, yet he still managed to walk right into it.

To put it bluntly, if it weren’t for his family background and status, with his rough and quick-tempered personality, Jiang Muti could’ve made him mad in seconds.

At this moment, Yun Duo came down from upstairs. Her class was a few floors away from Jiang Muti’s, and the rumors probably hadn’t had time to spread yet.

When she saw Jiang Muti in a standoff with Zhou Lu again, she hurried over and pulled her aside. “It’s been half a break, why are you still here? Let’s go, we’re having lunch.”

Jiang Muti shrugged, indicating that there was no one worth fighting with, and reluctantly nodded in agreement.

But Yun Duo was suddenly called by Zhou Lu. “You? I think I’ve seen you before—”

“Ah, you’re Yun Cheng’s sister.”

With that, he seemed to forget about the anger Jiang Muti had stirred up and flashed a dangerous smile filled with battle intent.

“Tell Yun Cheng, for tomorrow’s competition, he should clean his neck and wait.”

Yun Duo pursed her lips and didn’t respond. The rivalry between the two sides had been ongoing for a long time, and her brother had often made threats. She wasn’t keen on acting as a messenger for these overly passionate guys.

But Jiang Muti suddenly realized that, in the original story, the male lead had been obsessed with basketball during his student years.

Due to family reasons, he was destined to have no future in the professional sphere, but he was truly passionate about the sport back in school, and there was even a plot where he got injured.

She didn’t expect that the powerful rivals, who weren’t depicted much in the story, were actually Yun Cheng and his group.

So, the game that the male lead lost back then… was it to Yun Cheng and his team?

Jiang Muti chuckled and decided to get Yun Cheng an extra chicken leg tonight.