The next day, the sky was overcast with light rain. Shi Qing took a taxi to a shop specializing in items like yellow paper. Finding authentic yellow paper vendors was quite difficult, and they didn’t always have stock available.
Fortunately, she had pre-ordered a batch that had just arrived today.
Before even receiving the items, Shi Qing took another taxi to the school gate. Among the numerous luxury cars, the taxi she rode in stood out conspicuously.
After scanning the code to pay, another car pulled up at the school gate. Shi Qing found it somewhat familiar, and when the passenger got out, it turned out to be exactly who she thought.
Shi Yi Yi.
In the past, unaware of Shi Yi Yi’s true nature, Shi Qing hadn’t planned to target her—after all, Xue Mei’s actions couldn’t be blamed on her.
But now she understood: Xue Mei and Shi Yi Yi were birds of a feather, truly a product of her womb.
Watching the Truth Ghost trailing closely behind Shi Yi Yi, Shi Qing chuckled darkly, then looked her up and down before flashing a contemptuous smile and walking into the campus.
Shi Yi Yi also noticed Shi Qing’s gaze, and instantly, a feeling of humiliation flooded her chest. Tears welled up involuntarily in her eyes.
How dare Shi Qing!
She only relied on being the biological daughter of the Shi family. Her grades weren’t as good, her talents were inferior, her manners were lacking, and her insight and vision were nowhere near Shi Yi Yi’s. Neither her adoptive parents nor her biological parents liked her—what right did she have to look down on her?
“Yi Yi, I just saw that woman Shi Qing pass by. Did she bully you again?”
Shi Yi Yi’s friend Hua Nana came over and began comforting her.
Shi Yi Yi wiped her tears and forced a weak smile for her friend.
“No, I’ve taken over her good life for over a decade. It’s only natural for her to hate me. It’s all my fault. No matter what she does to me, I won’t blame her…”
Shi Yi Yi hung her head, glistening teardrops falling one by one onto the ground.
Seeing her like this, Hua Nana grew even more disgusted with Shi Qing, and a surge of anger rose from within.
“Yi Yi, you’re just too kind. She’s gone too far. Wait for me—I’ll gather some friends later to teach her a lesson for you.”
“Don’t, Nana. I know you mean well, but she is after all our parents’ biological daughter. Even though they say they don’t want to acknowledge her, I don’t want them to know we’re on bad terms. Otherwise, her relationship with Mom and Dad will only worsen. I can endure it. It’s fine…While verbally persuading, a flicker of excitement flashed in Shi Yi Yi’s downcast eyes.
Get more people to vent anger for her—the best outcome would be to ruin her.
She knew Hua Nana’s temperament and was aware that she only sucked up to her because of He Yan Ting standing behind her.
What Hua Nana truly wanted was to curry favor with He Yan Ting, but since He Yan Ting completely ignored her, she settled for being friends with Shi Yi Yi instead.
What friends? Did she really think Shi Yi Yi didn’t know what she was thinking?
So stupid and naive.
Now that she had said this, Hua Nana would surely rush to find people to retaliate against Shi Qing, hoping to claim credit in front of her and He Yan Ting later.
She didn’t understand what was wrong with He Yan Ting. Even after Shi Qing had humiliated him so badly, and despite her subtle hints about being constantly bullied by Shi Qing, he still remained indifferent.
“Yi Yi, don’t worry about this. I’ll handle it for you.”
…
“Shi Qing, over here.”When Shi Qing arrived, Feng Shuangshuang was already seated and waving at her.
“Here, for you.”
Feng Shuangshuang pulled a bottle of fruit tea from her backpack—a specialty of her family’s housekeeper, whose brewed fruit tea was absolutely exceptional.
After learning Shi Qing loved it, Feng Shuangshuang had been bringing some for her every day.
“Mm, this is for you.”
Shi Qing took an apple from her bag and handed it to Feng Shuangshuang, whose eyes instantly lit up.
“Qingqing, you’re so good to me! By the way, where did you buy this apple? It’s incredibly delicious—I’ve never tasted one this good before…”
As she spoke, Feng Shuangshuang took a big bite, the sweet flavor instantly filling her mouth.
Shi Qing didn’t respond, instead pulling several books and test papers from her backpack.
Ever since she had cursed out He Yan Ting without facing retaliation, the others in the class had toned down their behavior. At the very least, the books in her desk no longer got torn up for no reason, and her desk compartment stopped being filled with random trash.
“Tch, it’s just an apple, and you’re treating it like some treasure. Feng Shuangshuang, have you never eaten an apple in your life? Acting like such a bootlicker.”
Hu Yiting, sitting in front of them, had always disliked Shi Qing. Seeing Feng Shuangshuang lavishly praising the fruit Shi Qing had brought out, she couldn’t help but sneer.
Back when the original host first joined this class, Hu Yiting had constantly made sarcastic remarks. After seeing the original host score only a few points on a test, she had even publicly torn up her exam paper, calling her the class’s disgrace…
Shi Qing tilted her head slightly, stood up, and walked over to Hu Yiting’s desk. She gathered up the test papers on it, tore them into pieces bit by bit, and finally scattered them over Hu Yiting’s head.
“What’s with the sarcasm? Seeing someone eat an apple and you start barking like a dog here. If you’re so good at barking, why not go to the restroom and fill your stomach first? Oh, I forgot—the restrooms are clean and tidy now, so you probably won’t find anything to eat in there. But I guess you must have already eaten your fill on the way here, given how foul your mouth is.”
“Shi Qing, you—”
Hu Yiting’s face flushed red with anger and shame. She shot to her feet, glaring at Shi Qing with disgust, but Shi Qing just chuckled lightly and patted her head.
“Good girl, sit down. If you curse at me one more time, I’ll hit you, since you can’t beat me anyway.”
With that, Shi Qing firmly pressed Hu Yiting back into her seat before leisurely returning to her own.
Feng Shuangshuang, leaning over her desk, stifled her laughter and couldn’t resist giving Shi Qing a thumbs-up.
Served her right.
Dealing with someone as foul-mouthed as Hu Yiting deserved exactly that.
“Alright, finish eating and start working on those test papers.”
The college entrance exam was just around the corner—what was there to laugh about?
At those words, the smile on Feng Shuangshuang’s face instantly cracked.
“Fine, fine. Who asked me to be your deskmate? Of course, I’ll brave life and death to keep you company and study with you…”
Feng Shuangshuang sighed in resignation, but soon remembered something else.
“Oh, by the way, He Yan Ting’s condition has worsened again. I heard the He family brought in a skilled psychologist for him…”
There were surveillance cameras in He Yan Ting’s hospital room. After he had another “episode” last night, they specifically checked the footage. It turned out there was nothing in the room—they only saw He Yan Ting screaming at thin air.
Moreover, his physical exams showed no issues, so it had to be a psychological problem.
After saying this, Feng Shuangshuang’s gaze drifted around Shi Qing as if searching for something. Shi Qing simply rolled her eyes at her.Feng Shuang Shuang immediately pulled her head back and obediently started working on practice problems.
But solving problems was truly agonizing. She recognized the questions, but the questions didn’t recognize her. Whimper… she felt like she was undergoing a brutal “problem-solving” cremation ceremony.
……
Before she knew it, evening self-study had ended. Shi Qing stretched lazily, bid farewell to Feng Shuang Shuang, and headed out.
The school gate was absurdly crowded with luxury cars. Shi Qing’s booked ride-hailing car was parked on another street.
Just as she stepped out of the main gate, an unfamiliar boy blocked her path.