16 – Your name is Tiantian, what a rustic name, doesn’t it sound sickeningly sweet?
The morning classes had already ended.
Ruan Tiantian and her group went to the cafeteria together. University B had many cafeterias, and they went to the one closest to the girls’ dormitory.
This made it more convenient for them to return for their midday nap.
The four girls went up to the second floor. Today, they were having a buffet. After selecting their dishes, they casually took a seat at a table.
The second floor was less crowded than the first, offering a much quieter atmosphere.
Ruan Tiantian picked up some bamboo shoots with her chopsticks and ate them.
Just then, Jiang Xizi and another girl walked past their table with their trays. At a glance, she spotted Ruan Tiantian, who was looking down as she ate.
The moment she saw her, Jiang Xizi’s face instantly darkened. She deliberately walked over and intentionally bumped into the table.
The seaweed and egg drop soup that Ruan Tiantian had placed on the table spilled all over it.
Some of the oily liquid even splashed onto her white dress.
When she looked up, she saw Jiang Xizi’s face.
“Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention just now.”
Jiang Xizi’s gaze fell on the oily stains and bits of seaweed clinging to Ruan Tiantian’s white dress. She couldn’t help but smirk inwardly, feeling quite pleased with herself.
She struggled to suppress the corners of her mouth from curling up and asked in a sickeningly sweet tone, “Do you need me to pay for your dress?”
Ling Yushi, Xu Qi, and Fu Li, being girls themselves, could already sense the hostility in the air.
Xu Qi glared at Jiang Xizi. “The aisle here is so wide, yet you had to squeeze over here!”
Fu Li couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Exactly.”
She really couldn’t stand this girl’s inexplicable hostility and her sickeningly sweet tone—it was utterly disgusting.
Jiang Xizi replied sarcastically, “Classmate, didn’t I just say sorry? I also offered to pay for her dress. What more do you want?”
Ling Yushi glanced at this senior but said nothing, sitting to the side to avoid getting involved in the mess.
Upon hearing Jiang Xizi’s words, Xu Qi slammed the table and stood up, staring directly into her eyes. “You’ve ruined Tiantian’s dress and spilled all her soup, and we can’t even say a few words about it?”
Jiang Xizi turned her gaze to Ruan Tiantian and criticized her without a care. “So your name is Tiantian? What a tacky name. Aren’t you embarrassed by how cloying it sounds?”
Fu Li also stood up to protect Ruan Tiantian. “If you’re sick, go see a doctor. Don’t act like a rabid dog, biting people for no reason.”
Jiang Xizi sneered dismissively, her eyes sweeping over the girls with contempt.
After listening for so long, Ruan Tiantian also stood up, her expression calm. “I don’t need you to pay for the dress. I want you to apologize to my friends.”
Jiang Xizi scoffed. “Apologize? You think you deserve it?”
Ruan Tiantian stepped forward, moving closer to Jiang Xizi step by step. Although she was only 1.6 meters tall, a head shorter than Jiang Xizi, her face remained composed and unruffled.
Jiang Xizi truly couldn’t guess what she was about to do.
Ruan Tiantian looked at her and smiled. “I think you probably don’t want Shen Xiuyu to hear our conversation just now, right?”
Then, she waved her phone. “I’ve recorded everything. He and I are in the same class. If I accidentally let him hear the recording…”
She didn’t finish her sentence, smiling sweetly at Jiang Xizi.
Jiang Xizi stared at the phone in her hand and reached out to snatch it.
Ruan Tiantian deftly dodged her hand. Xu Qi and Fu Li stepped forward, shielding Ruan Tiantian, lifting their chins as they glared warningly at Jiang Xizi.
Watching Jiang Xizi’s furious yet hesitant expression—wanting to teach her a lesson but not daring to—Ruan Tiantian felt an immense sense of satisfaction.
Having been reborn, she was no longer someone to be bullied at will. After all, living a second life had changed many of her perspectives.
“I advise you not to provoke me. Apologize properly, or else…”
Wen Ru tugged at Jiang Xizi’s arm, trying to calm her down. “Xizi, they outnumber us, and now they have leverage. Don’t confront them for now.”
Only then did Jiang Xizi compose herself and say to the group, “I’m sorry.”
Even while apologizing, her tone remained haughty, with no hint of genuine remorse.
“Now you can delete the recording.”
“With that attitude, you expect me to delete it? What are you thinking?”
With that, she picked up her tray and walked away.
Seeing her leave, Xu Qi, Fu Li, and Ling Yushi also grabbed their trays and followed.
Jiang Xizi immediately turned to Wen Ru. “Did you see how arrogant she was? Now that she has leverage, won’t she have you at her mercy from now on?”
“Don’t worry. She won’t let Shen Xiuyu hear it anytime soon.”
In the dormitory.
Xu Qi asked, “Tiantian, you’re amazing. How did you know she likes Shen Xiuyu and even recorded it?”
Fu Li nodded. “Tiantian, I realized you’re really impressive. I didn’t even react in time.”
Ruan Tiantian smiled, took out her phone, and opened the recording file—it was completely empty, with nothing inside.
Ling Yushi asked, “You didn’t record it?”
“That’s right. I was just bluffing her.”
“Then how did you know she likes Shen Xiuyu?”
“Today, when I went to the restroom, I saw her looking for Shen Xiuyu.”
Xu Qi clapped her hands and gave her two thumbs up.
“Tiantian, I never realized you had such a sly side. Your adaptability is incredible.”
Fu Li added, “But this skirt of yours probably can’t be cleaned.”
Ruan Tiantian looked down at the stain on her skirt and sighed.
Resigned, she said, “Forget it. It’s dirty now, and I don’t expect her to actually pay for it.”
She took out a pink T-shirt and denim shorts from her wardrobe and was about to head to the bathroom to change when Ling Yushi asked another question.
“That girl today—how did you offend her? She wouldn’t cause trouble for you without a reason, right?”
Ling Yushi’s words brought back memories from that morning.
That girl was probably jealous.
It seemed she’d have to keep her distance from Shen Xiuyu in the future. With so many admirers, if each one came to cause trouble for her, she’d be exhausted.
“I don’t know either. Maybe she was embarrassed after I saw her fail to hit on Shen Xiuyu.”
Ling Yushi stared at Ruan Tiantian’s expression, clearly not believing her explanation.
But she didn’t press further.
Ruan Tiantian took her clothes and went to the bathroom.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror with a headache.
This face was undoubtedly beautiful, but it was too prone to attracting unwanted attention.
Who would have thought she’d attract someone like Shen Xiuyu? A guy like him had seen all kinds of girls.
Why had he suddenly set his sights on her? How could she make him shift his attention elsewhere?
She took off her dress, changed into her clothes, and still couldn’t think of anything.
Oh well, after all, there were so many beautiful girls at B University. Maybe before long, he would find her boring and stop bothering her.