Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 278 Brainwashing

Guo Qi finally revealed the whole truth under violent torture.

Actually, it was raining that day, and when Su Qing lent him her umbrella, he was truly smitten.

But that very night, the umbrella he longed for disappeared. He wondered if the people at the tutoring center had taken the wrong one.

He was extremely annoyed. What should he do? If he couldn't return the umbrella to Su Qing, she would definitely have a very bad impression of him.

He doesn't want this.

So he decided to buy an identical umbrella to return to Su Qing, so that the matter of the lost umbrella could be covered up.

With a heavy heart, he had just stepped out of the tutoring school building when he ran into Zhou Boming, who was finishing his advanced tutoring class.

Zhou Boming is Guo Qi's senior in school. He takes good care of Guo Qi and is a very kind person.

Guo Qi had always had good grades, but his family was too poor to afford good schools or tutoring classes, so Zhou Boming sponsored him.

So when he saw Zhou Boming, he felt both grateful and inferior.

He bowed deeply: "Young Master Zhou."

Zhou Boming turned his head and saw Guo Qi, nodding and smiling: "You're too kind, Guo."

After Guo Qi finished his polite greetings, he prepared to leave, but Zhou Boming noticed that he didn't have an umbrella.

"Guo, it's raining heavily, why aren't you using an umbrella?" Zhou Boming asked with a refined and approachable manner.

He could only manage an awkward, wry smile: "My umbrella is gone."

Zhou Boming politely gestured for him to wait: "Come with me to the training school gate with an umbrella. My car is there, and there are definitely extra umbrellas in it..."

Zhou Boming's kindness gave Guo Qi a sudden surge of courage he didn't know he had found from somewhere: "Young Master Zhou... could you lend me some money?"

"Oh?" Zhou Boming asked without changing his expression. "What difficulties have you encountered?"

"Actually, a classmate lent me the umbrella, but I lost it, so I have to pay them back..."

"May I ask who it is? If I know them, I can put in a good word for you. It's just an umbrella, no need to be so nervous," Zhou Boming reassured him.

"Uh, it's a girl named Su Qing," Guo Qi answered honestly.

“Oh, Su Qing.” Zhou Boming nodded thoughtfully. “She’s a very kind girl, she won’t hold it against you… but…”

Zhou Boming looked at Guo Qi, who was biting his lip, wanting to speak but not daring to: "But you probably don't want to leave a bad impression on her, right?"

Guo Qi nodded.

"You want to pursue her?" Zhou Boming still smiled gently.

"I...I..." Do I deserve it? Guo Qi couldn't help but think of himself receiving financial aid, as a student from a poor family...what right did he have...?

"You feel that you come from a poor, remote area, have no money or ability, and are not good enough for her, right?" Zhou Boming saw through Guo Qi's inferiority and embarrassment at a glance.

Zhou Boming had seen plenty of these poor people with no money. He sneered inwardly.

“Actually, even though you’re a student now, it’s not like you can’t make money…” Zhou Boming offered his bait.

"Make money?" Guo Qi's eyes lit up. How could he not be tempted? He was terrified of being poor.

Zhou Boming patted him on the shoulder: "Of course, with your abilities, what kind of money can't you make?"

"Really?" Guo Qi felt somewhat relieved by Zhou Boming's words.

"Of course, I have a good eye for people. Everyone has seen how many outstanding students from poor families I have sponsored. Those I choose are the future stars of society," Zhou Boming boasted.

He even put his arm around Guo Qi's shoulder affectionately: "You should know that there is a reason why God chose you."

He made Guo Qi very happy with just a few words.

“Here,” Zhou Boming took out a business card and handed it to Guo Qi: “Go find this master craftsman and have him make a special umbrella for Su Qing. Wouldn’t she be moved to tears?”

Guo Qi held the business card, frowning: "It looks very expensive..."

In the end, it's all about money. Zhou Boming looked down on these poor people, but on the surface he remained gentle and polite: "I'll lend you money."

"Really? Is five hundred okay?" Guo Qi cautiously held up his hand and showed five.

Zhou Boming laughed loudly: "Look at you, so pathetic!" He then snatched Guo Qi's phone and fiddled with it for a while.

Guo Qi's bank account instantly gained 20,000 yuan.

Guo Qi stared in astonishment at the balance in his card, before he could even open his mouth to speak.

"If you succeed, consider this money as a gift from me," Zhou Boming said magnanimously, waving his hand.

Guo Qi was extremely grateful to him and couldn't wait to contact the craftsman.

Later, he gave Su Qing an umbrella with a small note inside expressing his feelings, but Su Qing returned it to him after only one class period.

She didn't even open the umbrella, nor did she see the note. Unwilling to give up, Guo Qi confessed his feelings to Su Qing again the next day, only to be ruthlessly rejected.

He remained dejected for two days until a group of menacing-looking men blocked his doorway at his rented apartment.

These small, one-bedroom apartments of about 20 square meters were provided free of charge by the Zhou family. Only students whose grades, thanks to the Zhou family's financial support, ranked among the top 100 in the city were entitled to this single-room accommodation.

Guo Qi lived up to expectations, ranking among the top 100 in the city.

But now, he was being dragged into a rented room by three or five burly men who grabbed him by the collar…