kvmb Chapter 193 The Breeding of Kindness and Hatred
Chapter 193 The Breeding of Kindness and Hatred
After Lin Yingxin left, Lu He stood there in a daze for a long time.
"System, are you sure the female lead is a positive character?" she couldn't help but ask.
"Don't ask me, you have to rely on yourself, good luck!" The system encouraged her and then disappeared.
It seems I'll have to be careful around Lin Yingxin from now on; she's not someone to be trifled with.
A short while later, six more girls arrived on the rooftop. They were the same girls who had followed Lu He in the restroom earlier.
They brought snacks and cigarettes to the rooftop, and suddenly discovered that their leader, Han Xi, was also there.
"Boss!" the group greeted excitedly.
Lu He frowned. There was actually a cigarette! This was outrageous. She rushed over and snatched the cigarette from the mouth of a girl who had just put it in her mouth.
"Uh, boss, there's more here if you want, I've already sucked on this..." the girl replied blankly, clearly not expecting Lu He to take what was in her mouth.
Lu He's face darkened, a hint of displeasure in his eyes. He spread out his palms: "Hand over all the cigarettes!"
The girls looked at each other, but obediently handed over the cigarettes in their hands and pockets, about four or five packs.
Lu He took the trash can on the rooftop and threw it all away.
"Boss! What are you doing!" they exclaimed, confused.
What else can I do? Students aren't allowed to smoke! Lu He cursed inwardly. But she definitely couldn't say that directly. This Han Xi probably smoked before, and if she suddenly told everyone not to smoke, people would be suspicious.
"Quit smoking! Seeing cigarettes makes me annoyed. From now on, no cigarettes are allowed in the school! They ruin my mood!" She deliberately spoke with a particularly fierce expression.
The girls swallowed hard and nodded. They knew how terrifying Han Xi was, so naturally they followed all the rules according to her temperament.
Lu He leaned against the railing and pointed at one of the girls: "Come here, I want to talk to you about something."
The chosen girl walked over timidly, afraid that Han Xi would bully people again due to her unpredictable mood.
"What exactly happened between Lin Yingxin and Zhao Rongrong? Do you know?" Lu He asked her.
The girl nodded: "They're deskmates."
"Be more specific, say more!"
"Okay, boss. We used to bully Lin Yingxin all the time, but this semester she suddenly dared to fight back, and we can't even beat her..."
"Suddenly?" Lu He pondered. It seemed that Han Xi had been bullying Lin Yingxin before, but now it had suddenly changed to Rongrong...
"Ever since that incident... Boss, haven't you been causing trouble for Rongrong every day...?" The girl suddenly stammered as she spoke.
"What is it?" Lu He asked impatiently when she stammered and couldn't speak properly, like a radio that had jammed.
"Hey boss, you've forgotten? It's that time when Lin Yingxin cornered us in the art room and beat us up..."
"Huh? We... Oh, of course I remember, I was asking about her deskmate Rongrong."
Lu He thought she had misheard. It took her a second to process what had happened. How could the school bully have been cornered and beaten up by the female lead? But she tried her best to remain calm and avoid revealing her secret.
"It's because Zhao Rongrong was also in the studio. We cornered Lin Yingxin and Zhao Rongrong there, intending to teach them a lesson... but Zhao Rongrong just let us bully her, while Lin Yingxin, after being slapped twice, suddenly fought back..."
Lu He listened attentively, not missing a single detail.
"We didn't know she was so well-hidden and so powerful. None of us could hold her down, and we all got a good beating. Boss, didn't you get slapped a few times and warned by her too..."
"Oh, is that so? This female lead is not simple. Is she pretending to be weak to deceive others?" Lu He nodded and pondered. This was the first time he had seen a female lead who could subdue the villain with one hand.
"Later, didn't you only dare to bully Zhao Rongrong and not dare to touch Lin Yingxin anymore?" The girl pouted, "Lin Yingxin can't watch over Zhao Rongrong 24 hours a day..."
"That's strange. Didn't Lin Yingxin save Zhao Rongrong? Why does Zhao Rongrong seem to dislike her?" Lu He muttered to himself.
"What did you say, boss?" The girl didn't hear what Lu He was muttering because her voice was too soft.
"Oh, it's nothing. Please continue. What other friends does Lin Yingxin have?"
"I don't know..." The girl shook her head.
“Go and find out, you guys…” Lu He still didn’t know the names of his little followers.
Just as she was struggling with this, the system put the names of six little followers above her head.
That was quite timely.
"Ya Xiu, Zi Yi, Li Yin, go and find out about Lin Yingxin's other friends," Lu He instructed. "Jiang Fei, the three of you, go and quietly bring Zhao Rongrong to the rooftop."
"Okay, boss!" The six men immediately took on the task and got to work.
After they left, Lu He sighed, slowly sat down, and began to eat the large bag of snacks they had brought.
Lin Yingxin is probably not easy to deal with, so it's better to start with Zhao Rongrong and see what we can get out of her.
Soon, Zhao Rongrong was brought over by Jiang Fei and the other two.
Lu He gestured with her lips, indicating that the three of them should go to the rooftop stairwell to keep watch, as she had something to ask Zhao Rongrong alone.
Zhao Rongrong stood trembling in front of Lu He.
"Why are you scared now? You seemed pretty fierce in the bathroom just now." Lu He deliberately mocked her for being opportunistic.
Suddenly, Zhao Rongrong squatted down, covered her head, and said, "I was wrong, Sister Xi, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I'll never do it again..."
Such a strong stress response must have been incredibly painful for them to develop such a conditioned reflex of fear.
Lu He stopped approaching her and instead slowly and deliberately tried to get information out of her: "Tell me, how long have we known each other?" His tone was full of provocation.
"Two or two years."
"You know how good our relationship has been these past two years," Lu He said sarcastically, observing Zhao Rongrong's reaction.
Zhao Rongrong squatted on the ground, facing Lu He in a dodging posture: "Sister Xi, I was blind. I shouldn't have refused your order back then. I know I was wrong now. Please give me another chance."
"Heh, do you remember what the order was?" Lu He pretended quite well, even though she clearly didn't know anything.
"I remember, I remember." Zhao Rongrong nodded frantically and was about to kowtow in Lu He's direction. Startled, Lu He stepped forward and caught her, and then the two of them froze for a moment.
To maintain her public image, Lu He immediately changed her tactics, grabbing her by the collar and lifting her up: "Don't try that, just tell me!"
Zhao Rong burst into tears, the scenes of being bullied by Han Xi in the past flashing before her eyes: "You were the one who made me take off Lin Yingxin's clothes for a photo in the gym, I didn't dare... I was wrong, Sister Xi, I was wrong, I can now... I can now..."
"What, aren't you friends with her? You didn't want to mess with her before, but now you dare?" Zhao Rongrong's answer just now was quite revealing. Han Xi actually instigated others to take nude photos, which is a crime.
"Sister Xi, please don't mock me. I know I was wrong." Zhao Rongrong sobbed, "I'm not friends with her at all. I've always been your follower, but because I was cowardly, I messed things up and that's why I was kicked out..."
After hearing this, Lu He completely understood.
Although Zhao Rongrong was Lin Yingxin's deskmate, they weren't friends. Zhao Rongrong had always been on Han Xi's side, and the group of them had been bullying Lin Yingxin until that time when Zhao Rongrong was asked to rip off her clothes, but Lin Yingxin was too scared to do it.
This angered Han Xi, so Han Xi started taking it out on Zhao Rongrong. Hmm? No, Ya Xiu clearly said that she only started bullying Zhao Rongrong after the incident at the art studio.
So, Han Xi locked Lin Yingxin and Zhao Rongrong in the art studio, intending to teach them a lesson together?
"Zhao Rongrong, let me ask you, why does Lin Yingxin always protect you?" The answer to the relationship between the characters should be obvious, but Lu He wanted to confirm it.
"I don't know, I really didn't have any friendship with her, Sister Xi," Zhao Rongrong kept pleading.
Lu He thought about it for a moment and roughly understood, so she decided to let Zhao Rongrong go back to the classroom: "Okay, then you go back..."
"Oh dear!" A cry came from the top of the stairs. Lu He looked over and saw Lin Yingxin standing at the top of the stairs.
"Han Xi! Don't you dare bully Rongrong!"
Ugh, it's that ancestor again. Lu He was sweating profusely. His three lackeys over there had already been beaten up.
"Did I touch her?" Lu He retorted confidently, "Don't make false accusations!"
Lin Yingxin approached suspiciously and looked at Zhao Rongrong, whose face still had tear stains: "Did she hit you?"
Rongrong shook her head frantically.
In Lin Yingxin's eyes, this behavior was tantamount to being threatened. She glared at Lu He angrily: "Han Xi, you really bullied her!"
"No, how did you come to that conclusion?" Lu He was almost dumbfounded: "Which eye did you see that? You're just talking nonsense!"
Lin Yingxin took a step forward, which startled Lu He into taking a step back. This ancestor couldn't possibly hit someone, could she?
Zhao Rongrong grabbed Lin Yingxin at just the right moment: "She really didn't bully me, she just said a couple of words to me, don't go crazy!"
Lin Yingxin was now in disbelief. She stared blankly at Zhao Rongrong, hesitant to speak.
Zhao Rongrong shoved her hard and yelled at her, "Can you please stop following me?! Do you think I'm not miserable enough?! Get out!" She shouted, tears streaming down her face, as if all the resentment she had accumulated before had exploded in that instant.
In Zhao Rongrong's eyes, Lin Yingxin was not her salvation, but the culprit who caused her to fall into a darker abyss every time.
That's why she hates her.
I regret not taking pictures of her after stripping her clothes off back then, which is why I've ended up like this today.
"Didn't you ever feel that everything you suffered was Han Xi's fault?"
Faced with Lin Yingxin's questioning, Zhao Rongrong scoffed and shook her head: "Before you got involved with me, I had a pretty good relationship with Sister Xi! It's all because of you!"
Lu He was a sensible person. She knew that although Zhao Rongrong was expressing her stance to Han Xi and pledging her allegiance, Zhao Rongrong did not deserve any sympathy.
The three faced each other in an atmosphere so quiet that even breathing could be clearly heard.
The system suddenly spoke up: "Notification: Lin Yingxin has been detected as having the intention to beat you up. Do you wish to exchange for boxing, Sanda, or other skills?"