The first video came from a live stream by a small-time streamer. Since the streamer wasn’t well-known and didn’t have many viewers, it didn’t attract much attention at first.
However, as more and more people at the scene uploaded videos, and these videos were shared and reposted, an increasing number of viewers began to notice the content and the people in them.
[Is this at that restaurant on Huangshan?]
[I know the people in the video. One is the talented girl from our J University, and the other is a well-connected figure at our school.]
[So what’s going on here?]
[What happened is that these two groups got into an argument. One group was provoking the other, while the other group tried to persuade them to leave. There were other empty seats in the restaurant, but they still refused to move.]
[Who is this woman? Her tone is so flippant.] This comment referred to Liu Yue.
Wei Jia and Wu Xinyu, who were in their dorm watching a drama, unexpectedly stumbled upon gossip involving their own dorm.
“Isn’t that Lu Huan and Jiang Wenshu?” Wei Jia said, watching a video she had accidentally discovered on the forum. “Dong Sisi is here too. What’s going on?”
“Lu Huan?” Wu Xinyu, who had been thinking about what to message Lu Huan, immediately leaned in to take a look.
Seeing Lu Huan being bullied by Jiang Wenshu and Dong Sisi, Wei Jia was furious. “Is Dong Sisi out of her mind?” she exclaimed, then paused as something occurred to her. “Why is she with Jiang Wenshu?”
Wu Xinyu sneered. “Isn’t it obvious? Dong Sisi likes Jiang Wenshu, which is why she’s always targeting Lu Huan. The ridiculous part is that we never noticed and ended up being used as pawns.”
Reflecting on how, since the start of the semester, they had isolated Lu Huan for half a month and listened to Dong Sisi’s constant slander, Wei Jia was filled with regret.
After this exchange, the two finally focused on the content of the video.
“Lu Huan was bullied in high school?!” Wei Jia was shocked once again.
Wu Xinyu also found it hard to believe. The idea seemed so distant from their reality, she couldn’t imagine someone as gentle as Lu Huan being bullied repeatedly by a group of girls.
But as she watched the video and saw the determined look in Lu Huan’s eyes, Wu Xinyu’s heart began to race again.
Meanwhile, netizens reignited discussions about school bullying.
Other viewers found even more topics of interest in Lu Huan’s words.
[Wow, this girl is the ‘other people’s child’ that parents always talk about, isn’t she?]
[Praised by teachers, the principal, and even other parents in the class her grades must be incredible.]
[Parents hold her up as a benchmark. This girl is practically a winner in life.]
[I’m curious just how good her grades were to earn so much praise.]
[Me too.]
[Curious +1]
[Curious +2]
While many praised her, others expressed skepticism.
[I have to wonder if what this girl said is even believable.]
[Exactly. Just because she says everyone praised her doesn’t mean it’s true. That sounds unrealistic.]
[Right? Even the principal praising her every week during the flag-raising ceremony sounds fake to me.]
[Yeah, if she has proof, she should show it. You can’t just take her word for it.]
[Maybe she’s just saying this to gain sympathy.]
Some felt sympathy, while others were full of sarcasm. For them, anything they hadn’t personally witnessed was deemed fake, let alone the fact that Lu Huan’s claim of being praised by everyone around her seemed exaggerated.
Then, someone claiming to be Lu Huan’s high school classmate stepped forward.
“Lu Huan is telling the truth. Her grades were genuinely praised by everyone excellent academically, morally upright, and beautiful too. Her personality was actually very good. While some held grudges against her, many admired her. My parents even urged me daily to learn from her.”
“My parents were the same. At first, I found it annoying when they told me to emulate her, but every time her scores surpassed the second-place student in the school by thirty or forty points, I couldn’t help but laugh at myself. With grades like that, what right did I have to dislike her? After that, I started studying on my own without my parents pushing me and ended up getting into my dream university.”
“I was in the same class as Lu Huan. There were indeed many in the class who disliked her, especially after parent-teacher meetings when the exam results came out. Their resentment toward Lu Huan would deepen, and they’d even gossip about her behind her back.”
“What Lu Huan said about school bullying is also true. I witnessed it once, but I was too scared to step in. I quietly went to get a teacher, but I never dared to ask what happened afterward. Those bullies had connections with local troublemakers, and no one in the school dared to cross them.”
“When Jiang Wenshu and Lu Huan got together, none of us could believe it. After all, Lu Huan had been avoiding Jiang Wenshu for months despite her persistent pursuit. But thinking about it, Jiang Wenshu wasn’t afraid to confront those bullies, even risking conflict with outside troublemakers. With that kind of courage, it’s no wonder Lu Huan saw her in a different light.”
The critics were left speechless by these accounts. Coincidentally, Lu Huan’s former high school also posted on Weibo, uploading numerous images her report cards from all three years of high school.
Looking at the nearly perfect scores across almost every subject, no one could utter a word of doubt. Even the initially supportive netizens, who had just been casually following the drama, were utterly stunned by the transcripts.
“Holy crap, these scores! No wonder teachers and parents praised her. My total scores across all subjects combined don’t even match one of hers.”
“The key is she maintained these grades throughout all three years of high school.”
“Didn’t Lu Huan say it herself? While we were playing or sleeping at night, she was studying. With that kind of dedication, I’d call her the new queen of academic grind!”
“This is way too intense. Thinking back on my own study habits, I don’t dare claim how hard I worked anymore. Compared to the grind queen, I’m just trash.”
“I just realized this year’s national liberal arts top scorer is Lu Huan.”
“I checked the newspaper, and it’s true!”
“Wow, I just noticed it too.”
At the same time, high school students chimed in.
“Ahhh, study goddess, please teach us your methods!”
“Starting today, I’m going to study seriously too. No more playing around time to hit the books!”
“I’m taking Lu Huan as my study role model!”
“My mom just watched Lu Huan’s video and told me to learn from her too.”
“Same here.”
“I’m only in my first year of high school, and my mom’s already pushing me to aim for perfect scores in every subject. Meanwhile, my grades are in the single digits.”
Unaware of the online drama, Lu Huan and the others had no idea what was happening. After leaving that restaurant, they found another place to eat.
Cui Lin remarked, “Luckily, we hadn’t ordered yet at that place. It would’ve been unethical to leave after placing an order.”
Lou Qing added, “At worst, we can go back tomorrow to pay. I’d rather lose a little money than stay there watching that scumbag.”
Since sitting down, Song Meixi had been quietly sipping water.
Tao Hai asked curiously, “What’s wrong with you? You’ve been sulking since earlier. Could it be that you’re shocked by little Huan’s words?”
“Get lost!” Song Meixi rolled her eyes at her.
Song Meixi was beautiful in a charming, alluring way, with a mature, commanding voice exactly the type many younger, sweet-natured guys adored.
Setting down her glass, she let out a long sigh. “Thinking about what I did last month makes me sick.”
“What do you mean?” Cui Lin’s attention was piqued.
Instead of answering, Song Meixi turned to Lu Huan and asked, “Was that girl with long, loose hair and a pink outfit your roommate?”
Lu Huan nodded blankly.
“Does she usually play games at night, like Honor of Kings?”
After a moment’s thought, Lu Huan nodded again.
Once confirmed, Song Meixi buried her face in her hands and sighed, looking utterly defeated.
“Seriously, what’s going on with you?” Cui Lin grew impatient watching her.
Tao Hai thought for a moment, then widened her eyes and exclaimed, “Holy crap, is that the ‘cute wifey’ you were talking about?”
“Cute wifey?” Cui Lin asked curiously.
Lou Qing, who knew the story, explained to Lu Huan and Cui Lin’s curious faces, “Last month, she met a girl while gaming. The girl had a sweet, coquettish voice and loved acting cute with her, so she ended up forming an in-game couple without thinking it through.”
Lu Huan quickly connected the dots. “So, the ‘cute wifey’ Meixi mentioned is Dong Sisi?”
She said the word “wifey” softly, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Lou Qing watched the girl’s ears turn red, rested her chin on her hand, and covered her smiling lips. No matter how she looked at it, the girl was adorable.
“Stop, just stop,” Song Meixi pleaded, recalling how, just a few nights ago, the same person who had been sweetly cooing to her one moment had switched to a slightly androgynous voice to curse the next. After that, she had nightmares for several nights in a row.
She had finally managed to forget about it, but seeing the person in real life today brought it all back. The girl was somewhat pretty, but her way of speaking and her troublemaking personality reawakened that nightmare all over again.
“I’m never dating online again,” she declared. Who would have thought that such a charming, beautiful woman would also fall for online romance?
“How many times have you tried online dating?” Cui Lin showed no sympathy, even laughing gleefully at her misfortune and teasing her further.
“First time,” Song Meixi replied, unbothered by her attitude, wearing an expression of utter despair.
Cui Lin remarked, “You’re really brave.”
Then, as if remembering something, she added belatedly, “So, you like that sweet, cute type of girl?”
“What, got a problem with that?” Song Meixi glared at her fiercely. Even when angry, she was stunning.
Lu Huan, sitting across from her, stared intently.
Lou Qing moved a cup of tea in front of her, successfully drawing the girl’s gaze to herself. Only then did she feel relieved and said, “Drink some water.”
“Alright.” Lu Huan hadn’t noticed her peculiar behavior at all. Taking the cup, she cradled it in her palms and continued watching the two people playfully bickering in the distance. Her heart gradually calmed down, and she stopped dwelling on what had just happened.
Cui Lin shook her head repeatedly in a timid manner. “No objections, no objections.” She didn’t dare to have any objections anyway.
Seeing Cui Lin act so timidly, Lu Huan’s eyes crinkled into a smile.
Lou Qing, who had been watching her all along, thought of what the girl had said to her last night at the hotel. She swallowed hard, lowered her gaze to the teacup in her hands, and unconsciously rubbed the rim with her thumb. A thought crossed her mind: Girlfriend?