Chapter 2: Bit Down Hard

Meng Yao’s eyes were like a pitch-black, bottomless abyss.

She lay on the bed, staring straight at Zhao Xue like a puppet without a soul.

Having received no answer, Zhao Xue used her finger to twirl a strand of her own long hair, her eyelids drooping slightly.

“Alright, I’ll take your silence as consent.”

“Zhao Xue, you are as arrogant and conceited as always.”

Along with the sound of the door opening, a male voice drifted over.

Swish. The curtain was pulled open, and Zhao Xue turned her head to look at the newcomer.

White shirt, gray trousers, and a face belonging to a school heartthrob.

It matched the memory of the “School Grass” the original host liked.

The system introduced him at the right time: [The gentle School Grass of the elite school’s F4 and one of the male leads. He has a very deep background and holds significant influence in the school.]

[He is the person your current identity likes. You’ve confessed many times and been rejected many times. Your repeated pestering has made him feel extreme loathing toward you.]

[And for some unknown reason, rumors started spreading on campus that he has fallen for the female lead. Thus, you held a grudge against her and began leading your lackeys to bully her.]

[Su Xu: Favorability -20 (A fly that won’t go away)]

This favorability program could only see the favorability levels of people other than the female lead.

Zhao Xue stood up to face Su Xu.

The moment Su Xu saw Zhao Xue, his expression turned cold, completely disconnected from the word “gentle.”

Zhao Xue found it a bit funny, so she also began to laugh.

It wasn’t the kind of sycophantic, flattering, and cautious smile of the past, but a purely bright one.

Su Xu’s eyes flickered.

Was Zhao Xue always this good-looking?

He saw Zhao Xue’s rosy lips part and close before spitting out a sentence.

“None—of your business. Do you like eavesdropping on other people’s conversations that much?”

As soon as her words fell, the system began to go haywire.

[Ahhh! How can you treat the male lead like this? Although I didn’t say you couldn’t break character, still—]

The system was a bit noisy, so Zhao Xue directly blocked it.

This sentence affected both people present.

Meng Yao’s stagnant heart felt a slight ripple, but it immediately returned to tranquility.

Meanwhile, Su Xu’s face turned completely cold.

Ignoring the inexplicable discomfort in his heart, he bypassed Zhao Xue and came to the bedside.

His expression softened, carrying a hint of worry as he leaned over slightly, his tone gentle.

“Classmate Meng Yao, are you alright? I heard you fainted. Is it anything serious?”

Zhao Xue crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, her expression half-smiling.

Rumors weren’t born from nothing; looking at Su Xu’s current attitude, someone who didn’t know better would think his girlfriend had been injured.

But if she guessed correctly, this current period was the timeframe where the F4 were toying with the female lead.

In other words, the gentleness Su Xu was displaying now was all an act for the female lead to see.

Meng Yao looked at the man above her.

A surge of nausea from the depths of her heart made her lean over the bed on the spot and vomit into the trash can.

However, there was nothing in her empty stomach; she only threw up some stomach acid.

Seeing this, Zhao Xue seemed to have encountered something very joyful, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents.

Her clear, bell-like laughter was no different from adding fuel to the fire for Su Xu.

Su Xu took a deep breath, suppressing the rage in his heart.

“Classmate Meng Yao, get some good rest. I’ve already requested leave for you.”

Next, he walked in front of Zhao Xue, his eyes dark and heavy.

“Zhao Xue, come out with me for a moment.”

Just like before, his tone was cold and mixed with loathing.

Zhao Xue noticed Meng Yao’s gaze shifting toward her.

She said carelessly: “Ah? Why should I go out with you? Who even are you?”

Su Xu lowered his voice: “Zhao Xue, what kind of madness are you playing at?”

Zhao Xue frowned, appearing somewhat impatient.

“If you’re going to leave, then leave quickly. Don’t disturb the bonding time between me and my little dog.”

This was the first time Su Xu had been treated this way by Zhao Xue.

His face was terrifyingly cold: “Heh, don’t regret this.”

He looked a bit like he was flying into a rage out of humiliation, yet he didn’t care at all about Zhao Xue calling Meng Yao a “little dog.”

The answer he received was an impatient roll of Zhao Xue’s eyes.

Su Xu left in a fit of rage.

Zhao Xue took out her handkerchief.

Knowing Meng Yao wouldn’t take it, she directly reached out and wiped Meng Yao’s mouth with the handkerchief herself.

The faint fragrance on the handkerchief was exactly the same as its owner.

Meng Yao had no strength to dodge; she could only let Zhao Xue hold her neck and wipe her mouth.

Zhao Xue’s strength was neither light nor heavy.

The soft palm resting against the back of her neck made Meng Yao extremely uncomfortable, but the moment she resisted even slightly, Zhao Xue’s hand would tighten.

Meng Yao didn’t know what new game Zhao Xue was playing, but it didn’t matter anyway.

Nothing mattered anymore.

Zhao Xue wiped very meticulously, as if she didn’t mind at all.

After she finished, she put the handkerchief away.

Under Meng Yao’s wooden gaze, she used her clean hand to pat her head.

Her face carried pure malice: “Good doggy, I’ll wait for you at the school gate tonight.”

Meng Yao thought somewhat mockingly that she really did treat her like a dog.

Zhao Xue returned to her own classroom.

The moment she stepped through the door, the sounds of discussion stopped.

Ignoring the various looks around her, Zhao Xue sat down in her seat composedly.

The two little lackeys immediately came to Zhao Xue’s side.

Opening their mouths, they said: “Sister Xue, look at the campus forum!!!”

Zhao Xue lowered her eyes and took the phone handed over by the lackey.

Family, guess what I saw today!

Attached was a nine-grid collage of pictures.

— Confession Girl hugged MY!!!

— Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Doesn’t she hate MY the most? Last week I saw her ruin someone’s textbooks.

— Person above, I saw her corner MY in the restroom today too.

— Can this kind of person just disappear!!!

— Confession Girl always relies on her family background to be fearless. Can the four gods do something about her!!!

What followed were all comments complaining about or cursing the original host.

Zhao Xue’s finger tapped lightly on the desk.

The classroom was terrifyingly quiet.

Actually, most students in this school were from wealthy families, but those whose backgrounds could compete with Zhao Xue’s were only those four people.

Moreover, Zhao Xue had a terrible temper; if she was unhappy, she might get someone expelled.

“The photos were taken well.”

Zhao Xue handed the phone back.

She took out her textbook with a serious face: “Alright, class is about to start. Go back to your seats.”

The lackeys were stunned.

Shouldn’t she be finding all those IDs that cursed her and then teaching them a lesson?

Until school ended, Zhao Xue remained very quiet.

…

The sun quietly slanted toward the west, and half the sky was dyed by the dusk.

Meng Yao left the school gates with her backpack.

Looking at the crowd at the entrance, Meng Yao suddenly thought of a sentence Zhao Xue had said.

‘Wait for you at the school gate.’

However, Zhao Xue’s conspicuous figure was not at the school gate.

It was just the casual words of an Eldest Miss.

Meng Yao walked quickly back home.

She could have chosen to live at the school, but that would make it difficult to look after her grandmother.

So, even if she had to walk for over an hour every day, she chose to go home.

However, seeing the luxury car at the entrance of her dilapidated small house and the open door, Meng Yao’s emotions suddenly tensed up.

Without time to think further, she almost ran into the house.

Gazing at the empty room, Meng Yao’s eyes gradually became bloodshot.

The house was very small and visible at a glance.

The door to the only room was open, and a familiar back was standing inside, but it wasn’t her grandmother.

Zhao Xue was standing in the room, observing if there was anything else that needed to be brought along.

She sensitively felt someone attacking from behind.

She turned around quickly, but she was still a step too slow.

She was grabbed by the neck and slammed onto the bed.

After Zhao Xue saw clearly who the newcomer was, she stopped resisting and let Meng Yao choke her.

“Zhao Xue, where did you take my grandmother!!!”

[Death Value: -5]

[Death Value: 85/100. Friendly reminder: If the death value reaches 100, she will die immediately~]

The system watched with trepidation from within the space.

Even though the death value had dropped, it couldn’t feel happy.

The heroine pinning the host down with a crazed expression was no “pure white lotus” from an old campus novel.

She was simply a lunatic—a lunatic who had completely lost her sanity.

The hands on her neck tightened more and more.

Zhao Xue felt pain, and her gaze darkened.

She reached out and squeezed Meng Yao’s wrist.

In that instant, the positions were reversed.

Meng Yao was pinned down beneath Zhao Xue, her hands restrained.

Actually, because Meng Yao had done manual labor for a long time, her strength was quite great.

However, Zhao Xue’s current body was generated based on her soul’s numerical values.

Furthermore, Meng Yao was currently in a state of malnutrition.

Zhao Xue easily suppressed her.

Long black hair fell across Meng Yao’s cheeks, bringing a slight itch.

Zhao Xue looked down at Meng Yao, naturally not missing the intense hatred in her eyes.

Arching a brow, Zhao Xue felt that Meng Yao looked much better now than she did before.

She had a soul; she was no longer a walking corpse.

‘System, look at how beautiful she is now.’

System: …Host, you haven’t unblocked me yet, and I’m very afraid you’re going to be beaten to death by the female lead!!!

Zhao Xue seemed to remember that she had blocked the system. She unblocked it.

Immediately, the system’s “da-da-da” electronic voice transmitted into her mind.

[Ahhh! Host, what have you pushed the female lead into!! Hurry up and let her go, otherwise I feel like she’s going to explode in the next second and beat you—]

System: …

Zhao Xue: ‘System, you are so noisy. It’s better to block you again.’

Zhao Xue’s eyes curved slightly, her high-and-mighty appearance looking extremely noble.

She loosened her grip slightly: “Your grandmother was taken by me to—mmph.”

Almost instantly, Meng Yao propped up her upper body and bit down hard on Zhao Xue’s neck.