I Heard That I am a HeartBreaker - Chapter 56

Gu Lingxi was genuinely astounded by the other woman’s behavior. She hadn’t expected someone to be so unrefined, disregarding all sense of propriety to punch her right in the face the moment they met.

Heavens, Gu Lingxi didn’t know what to say. Did she really seem that villainous in the other’s eyes? Fine, she hadn’t been a “good person” in the past, but one thing had nothing to do with the other—she had changed now, hadn’t she?

“Qi Sijiao, what kind of madness has possessed you!”

Gu Lingxi was just about to raise her fist in retaliation but ultimately lowered it in silence. The other girl’s family had been lawyers for generations, and the Gu family had been through so much lately—both internal strife and external pressures—that they truly couldn’t afford any more scandals.

In the past, Gu Lingxi would have definitely struck back. But she couldn’t now. Looking at her junior who had just woken up, she remained silent. At a time like this, playing the victim was a profitable move, so why not? As for this punch, Gu Lingxi would surely pay it back later.

Qi Sijiao glared at her, then rushed toward the seemingly newly awakened Qiu Shuang, completely leaving Gu Lingxi stranded and ignored. She checked that Qiu Shuang’s clothes were tidy and showed no suspicious marks before letting out a sigh of relief.

Qiu Shuang was utterly fed up. She didn’t understand why this person had suddenly appeared here for no reason and started picking her over like a quality control inspector.

She snapped her hand out, swatting away the hand that was trying to pull at her collar to peek inside.

“What on earth is wrong with you all?”

“I was just worried about you! You didn’t come back tonight, and you stayed out with her. What if something happened!”

As soon as Qi Sijiao finished speaking, she received a slap from Qiu Shuang—though the slap landed on her arm.

Qiu Shuang was truly done with Qi Sijiao. She felt she really needed to change dorms; living with such “god-tier” individuals would surely lower her IQ.

Qiu Shuang used to consider herself a very dignified person. Even when facing a moron like Song Ya, she hadn’t resorted to violence. Now, thanks to Qi Sijiao, her composure was completely shattered. The face-to-face brawls and unrefined slaps of her life had all been spent on this person.

Gu Lingxi watched the two of them closely. She needed to judge their relationship. If they were on great terms, Qi Sijiao could whitewash this as “concern between best friends,” and then Gu Lingxi’s attempt to play the victim wouldn’t work.

But seeing Qiu Shuang’s irritation at the other’s intrusive behavior, she was pleased. Since Qi Sijiao wasn’t someone important, it was time for her own performance to take center stage.

Thinking this, Gu Lingxi felt a sense of disappointment toward Qi Sijiao. Living under the same roof, she hadn’t managed to win the girl over and had instead made the relationship this bad; it was proof of her failure. As expected, the other was just a one-track-minded, multicolored feather duster.

“It was too late to return to school conveniently, so we got a room. And there are two beds—can’t you see that? You rushed in and hit me; what exactly are you trying to do?”

Gu Lingxi didn’t mention the fact that they had been drinking. She could see that Qi Sijiao was likely a brainless creature. As for how she found this place, she was probably being fed information by someone else.

With a binary brain like hers, if she knew they had been drinking, she would probably imagine a whole slew of things, and then Gu Lingxi would have to explain. Qi Sijiao was willing to be someone else’s blade, but Gu Lingxi wasn’t willing to be someone else’s punching bag!

“What?”

Qi Sijiao didn’t react immediately to Gu Lingxi’s words. She looked at Qiu Shuang with a lack of understanding. She believed that, living under the same roof, she already understood the other girl fairly well.

She didn’t believe Qiu Shuang was the type to stay out all night for such a minor reason. Moreover, what kind of dinner did they have? How could they eat that slowly?

Something must have happened to prolong that dinner. Now, the hot-headed Qi Sijiao was cooling down. Regardless of who sent her the message, she had more or less been used by someone else.

But now, all pretense of dignity was gone; they had completely fallen out. Even if Qi Sijiao apologized to Gu Lingxi now, the two of them could never stand on the same side.

At the very least, as rivals in love, they were already blatant enemies. The mastermind’s goal had likely been achieved.

“I received an anonymous text. Given Miss Gu’s ‘renowned reputation,’ I had no choice but to rush over as fast as I could.”

When Gu Lingxi heard this, she understood the other was threatening her. What? What could she do? Tell Qiu Shuang about her glorious past romantic history?

Gu Lingxi had never hidden herself. What she had done, she had done—there was no need for deception. She was that kind of person, so why bother pretending?

Besides, anyone could find out those things by asking around. However, the bit about the anonymous text was worth discussing.

Gu Lingxi narrowed her eyes at the other but said nothing. She wasn’t an idiot; by this point, she had guessed it was likely one of the remaining few or someone from her own circle spreading news.

But just for her pursuing an ordinary girl, was it necessary to make things so ugly?

Gu Lingxi didn’t understand, but she could only decide to put this matter aside for now. After all, there were more important things at hand.

“I don’t care about any texts. In short, I want to sleep. The two of you can go wherever you want. If you want to keep fighting, get out!”

“No, Senior, please don’t be angry!”

Hearing Qiu Shuang’s outburst, Qi Sijiao knew it was time to change tactics. She pressed her hands together, hoping for forgiveness. She had already been hit once by Qiu Shuang when she was at the hot springs with Song Ya. This time she wasn’t hit, only yelled at—how could that not count as progress in their relationship?

If Qiu Shuang knew the other’s internal monologue, she would have closed her eyes in despair. In this life, she truly could not communicate with people prone to over-imagining things, nor did she want to understand their inner worlds.

Qiu Shuang only knew one thing now: no place, no time, and no person was going to disturb her sleep. She wasn’t a judge, let alone a submission desk for the school newspaper; there was no need for her to pass judgment or approve someone’s petty essays.

What did it have to do with her? But after looking up at the seemingly aggrieved Gu Lingxi, who was clutching her arm, Qiu Shuang fell silent. Regardless, the other woman had suffered an undeserved calamity.

“No, I believe you’ve misunderstood the Senior. And you hit her. Qi Sijiao, what you did was wrong. I know you care about me, but you should apologize to her.”

“No, Qiu Shuang, it’s my fault.”

Hearing Gu Lingxi speak like this, Qi Sijiao looked at her in shock.

She didn’t know what this woman was trying to do. Was she taking the opportunity to play the victim? Unbelievable—what a perfect opportunity. If she’d known, she would have done the same.

Thinking of this, Qi Sijiao became even more annoyed. No wonder the other hadn’t used much force when hitting her and hadn’t left a mark—all her strength and tactics were being saved for this moment.

She wouldn’t believe it. Qi Sijiao wanted to hear what Gu Lingxi would say next. But the words that followed left her stunned on the spot.

“Qiu Shuang, you are a very excellent girl. I’ve been watching you since the first day, and I couldn’t control my heart. I told myself many times to suppress my feelings.”

“But I can’t help but draw closer to you again and again. You can reject me; that is your right. I know that perhaps because I… well, sometimes I can’t control my eyes, that’s why Qi Sijiao targets me so much.”

Qi Sijiao was profoundly shocked that the other would make a deep confession under these circumstances. Wasn’t this just throwing mud at her? On one hand, she was called petty; on the other, she was accused of being a sore loser.

Qi Sijiao really wanted to crack the other’s head open to see where the “deep affection” was. All she saw was a shameless woman who arranged useless work for the Senior to take up her time and used her position to force dinner dates.

If the Senior hadn’t been here, she would have definitely rushed forward to give the woman another beating. Qi Sijiao felt Gu Lingxi’s head must be full of water; a few more punches to let the water out might cure this habit of hers for delusions and wild claims.

Hearing Gu Lingxi’s long speech, Qiu Shuang was indeed a bit confused. The other liked her, but hadn’t expressed it openly, and she herself had pretended not to know. That state was fine, but the other had unexpectedly made it clear in front of a third party. What did this mean?

Qiu Shuang was a bit stumped. She looked at Gu Lingxi and received a signal from her eyes. Oh, so this was helping her clear out pursuers? But it was useless.

She was currently trapped in a web; it was difficult to attract new pursuers, and these people had already become a fixed group—effectively suppressing and restraining each other. If one moved, who knew what reaction it would cause?

In Qiu Shuang’s mind, Qi Sijiao still had a great use. Thinking of this, Qiu Shuang became increasingly miserable. She didn’t know whether to be happy or sad, but the old saying was true: all things in the world complement and restrain each other.

If she only attracted one freak, she would only be unfortunate. Attracting a bunch of them actually made things somewhat safer.

Let these “gods” fight it out among themselves. Regardless, Qiu Shuang believed these idiots would absolutely never agree to any kind of “sharing.” Each and every one of them was dying to be her “one and only.”

“Senior, you’re a good person. I think it’s best if we just remain the best of friends.”

When Gu Lingxi heard this, she knew she had been temporarily “returned.” She had received a rare “good person card.” To be honest, this was the first time someone had called her a good person.

To go from Senior, to ordinary friend, to best friend—how could that not be considered the greatest progress in a relationship? It didn’t matter. Progress a little today, a lot tomorrow; over time, there would surely be a good result.

Qi Sijiao almost died laughing hearing the other get rejected. But then, she saw that the other wasn’t sad at all, but was instead smiling—it nearly scared her to death.

Had she really punched the woman into stupidity? She’d better find a doctor to check her out. Although Qi Sijiao hated her, she didn’t want to casually ruin the other’s future.

“…How about we go to the hospital now?”

Qiu Shuang looked at Qi Sijiao with confusion, seemingly unaware of what the other was trying to do. They had just had a scrap—and she didn’t mean to discriminate—but neither of them had that kind of terrifying strength. At most, there would be some bruising; it wasn’t worth a hospital visit.

Gu Lingxi was even more stunned. She felt the other woman’s brain truly had issues. Forget it, why argue with a fool?

“You two can do whatever you want. I really need to sleep.”

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