My Wife Became a Top Star After I Came Back from Quick Transmigration - Chapter 93

Bai Jin didn’t understand what Su Qixi meant. After she asked that question, Su Qixi had been very quiet. Even during dinner, her face was strained. After eating half of her meal, she stopped and sat by the window, spacing out.

This hotel was the biggest in Dingma Town. Wedding banquets and full-moon parties were usually held here. The owner had rented out four floors in total. Su Qixi and Bai Jin were in a small private room on the second floor. Even though it was the only big hotel in Dingma Town, business wasn’t always good. For simple meals, most people would go to a small restaurant on the side of the road. This place’s business was usually good for gatherings, banquets, and during the Chinese New Year.

At this time of year, the young people had already gone to work, and the students hadn’t started school yet, so there weren’t many people in the hotel. The owner didn’t make things difficult for Su Qixi and Bai Jin when they asked for a private room. He didn’t even recognize them. The private room’s window faced the road. Standing by the window, you could see the cars coming and going. Because it was the road leading to Wuli Town, it was well-paved and wide, unlike the road in front of Dingma Middle School, which was already in disrepair.

Su Qixi stared at the night view of Dingma Town, wondering if Lin Mo had been to every single one of these places. She stood up, feeling a wave of sadness in her heart. Today, she was torn between believing and not believing. Emotionally, she would never question Lin Mo’s words. But this unwavering faith was more out of comfort. She didn’t truly believe, and Lin Mo knew that she didn’t. Even so, they still lived in a rhythm, working during the day, embracing and kissing each other, and making love at night. But they never spoke about those eight years. Lin Mo couldn’t give her an answer that wasn’t science fiction, and Su Qixi couldn’t give her complete trust.

She didn’t know why Lin Mo didn’t tell her the truth. She wouldn’t blame her for hiding it because she believed that if she wasn’t telling her, there had to be a reason. Even though she disappeared for eight years, used their love to get a loan, and came back after Su Qixi became successful—which would seem despicable to others—Su Qixi believed she had a reason. Now that she was being cursed by everyone, Su Qixi also believed that Lin Mo could not be a bad person. Before the investigation, she used her entire reputation to vouch for Lin Mo. This level of trust was enough to justify their love for each other all these years.

Su Qixi had never doubted her feelings for Lin Mo. Even when Lin Mo made the most absurd claims, she said she would believe her. But when a simple height marker appeared before her eyes, the scars on the tree had healed with time, and the wounds from the carvings were no longer visible. Su Qixi realized that her trust was in a balloon. And now, a crack had suddenly appeared in that balloon. In a daze, she started to wonder what it would be like if everything Lin Mo said was true, and she had never believed her. What kind of feelings must Lin Mo have had to always smile at her and say, “It’s okay, you probably don’t believe me anyway.” The balloon was about to burst at any moment.

Once this thought entered her mind, it was so terrifying that she was afraid to dig deeper. But the Chinese have a saying: “Since you’re already here, you might as well…” The next day, Su Qixi woke up early. Unlike her dejected state yesterday, she was full of energy today.

Bai Jin turned on the live stream. The viewers greeted her. Seeing that Su Qixi was in a good mood, they asked Bai Jin.

Your boss is in a good mood today. Ask her why.

Oh my god, a live stream is so great! I get to see Su Su right after she woke up!

Oh my god, she looks so beautiful without makeup. Her skin is flawless.

That’s because she has a filter on.

You dummy, didn’t you see the video with the old man yesterday? Su Su’s live stream doesn’t have a filter.

Seriously, this isn’t a filter. Her skin is just that good. I’ve seen her in person, and she looks like this.

Bai Jin glanced at the comments and saw that Su Qixi was indeed in a good mood. So, on behalf of the viewers, she asked, “Boss, you’re in a good mood today, aren’t you?”

Su Qixi turned to look at her and smiled. “Yeah. I slept well and figured things out.”

The hotel was the only one in Dingma Town, and it didn’t get much business all year. So, the rooms weren’t great, but they were big and cheap. Su Qixi and Bai Jin got a twin room, so Bai Jin could see her boss’s frown as she slept last night. She didn’t get any phone calls or messages last night, and she slept so uncomfortably that it couldn’t have been a good dream. So how did she figure things out?

“What did you figure out?” Bai Jin asked curiously.

Su Qixi stood by the window. She tilted her head up slightly, closed her eyes, and felt the cold wind on her face. The winter wind, with just a gentle blow, instantly made her feel energized. The soft morning light created a halo around her. As a recognized beauty in the entertainment industry, this one scene looked like it was taken from a poster.

“I suddenly thought, maybe this trip here…” Her expression softened, and her voice became quieter. “Is all for me to see?”

Bai Jin heard her, but she didn’t understand. Su Qixi didn’t continue talking, so the two of them simply ate breakfast and left. The hotel they were staying at was about 10 minutes away from the school, so they didn’t call a car and walked along the road, following the signs to their destination.

On the way, Bai Jin asked with some concern, “It’s still the winter break today. We don’t know if we’ll be able to get into the school. Sigh, I should have asked Sister Jingjing if she could pull some strings and get a teacher to receive us.”

Su Qixi said, “Don’t worry. I saw a notice at the school gate yesterday. They’re going to start school in two days, and some teachers will be there today to get things ready.”

When they arrived at the school gate, they saw a black car waiting for the security guard to open the door. Su Qixi took the opportunity to knock on the car window. The person inside was surprised and rolled down the window to look at Su Qixi. Because not many people in the small town knew her, Su Qixi didn’t disguise herself. The teacher in the car immediately recognized her and was stunned. “You… you… are you… Su Qixi?”

She recognized her? That made things easier. Su Qixi took off her baseball cap, and her smooth black hair fell like a waterfall. The features that had been hidden by the shadows instantly became dazzling in the sunlight. With this, there was no doubt that it was Su Qixi. The woman in the car couldn’t help but sigh. She was even more beautiful in real life than on screen.

Su Qixi smiled softly and whispered, “Hello, I’m Su Qixi. I’m here to find out some things about Lin Mo. By the way, Lin Mo… do you know her?”

The teacher nodded and said, “I do. By the way, my name is Zhao Wu. I’m a Grade 8 English teacher at this school. Even though I wasn’t Lin Mo’s teacher, all the teachers at our school know about her.”

Su Qixi’s eyes lit up. She then heard Zhao Wu say, “You want to go in, right? Get in the car! Teacher Lin Ling, Lin Mo’s homeroom teacher, is also here today. I’ll take you to her.”

Su Qixi’s eyes lit up even more. What a coincidence! She quickly thanked her and got in the car with Bai Jin. In the car, Zhao Wu continued. “Lin Mo is quite famous in our school. After all, she was the third top scorer in our province back then!”

“Our school is a dump, but we produced a Huada University student! When the news came out, our school immediately received the information. The next day, the principal announced it to the whole school during the morning assembly.”

After the car entered the school, it quickly parked in a nearby spot. The three of them got out of the car, and Su Qixi looked carefully at her surroundings. Even though it was a middle school in a town, it also had a high school section, so it wasn’t small. There were two academic buildings, an office building, and a science and technology building. Behind them were the student dorms and teacher dorms. The parking lot was near the teacher dorms. During school hours, cars would enter and exit through the back gate to avoid students.

Zhao Wu saw Su Qixi looking around curiously and smiled as she introduced the school. “In the past two years, the government has allocated a lot of money to the school, along with social donations. The school has been renovated a lot, so it looks pretty good. I heard they’re going to fix the road in the front this summer…”

Zhao Wu chattered on about Dingma Middle School, and Su Qixi didn’t feel bored. She listened carefully. The two of them followed Zhao Wu to the office building. Because school hadn’t started yet, there weren’t many people on the road. When they entered the office building, they found that many teachers were already there. When they saw Zhao Wu bringing Su Qixi in, they all looked over curiously.

Zhao Wu took Su Qixi directly to the middle school office and called out, “Teacher Lin, are you here? Someone is looking for you.”

A woman with thick glasses, who looked to be in her 50s, looked up from a stack of documents. She had a kind face and a smile on her face. She was clearly a teacher who loved to laugh. Seeing Su Qixi, she smiled and asked, “Who are you? What are you looking for me for?”

Zhao Wu giggled and said, “This is Su Qixi. Don’t you know her?”

Lin Ling was surprised. She pushed her glasses up and looked at Su Qixi carefully. She seemed to recognize her and said, “Oh~, Lin Mo’s little girlfriend, right?”

Hahaha, this teacher is interesting.

Everyone knows Su Qixi because of Lin Mo, but this is the first time I’ve met someone who knows Su Qixi because she’s Lin Mo’s girlfriend.

She’s Lin Mo’s teacher and doesn’t follow celebrities. It’s normal for her not to know.

When Su Qixi heard that, her face turned red, and she nodded.

“Hey,” Teacher Lin Ling said with a laugh. “This is great. I never thought Lin Mo could find such an excellent girlfriend like you. You two have a good relationship.”

Su Qixi nodded again and whispered, “Okay.”

Teacher Lin Ling put down her work and asked, “What brings you here? Didn’t Lin Mo come with you?”

Su Qixi: “Lin Mo is temporarily out of the country for work. I came here because of the recent scandal in the country. I wanted to come to his school to find out the truth about him beating up a student.”

Teacher Lin Ling didn’t rush to answer. She slowly picked up the thermos on her desk and walked to the water dispenser. While filling her thermos, she slowly said, “That matter! I know about it. After the news came out, I was waiting for someone to contact me and ask about what happened back then. But no one ever came.”

No one came?

No one came?

It was such a big deal, and no one came?

Su Qixi’s eyes lit up. “No one came to investigate?”

Teacher Lin Ling filled her thermos and took a sip. She sighed and said, “It’s warm.” Then she nodded and answered, “No one came. No one.”

Oh my god, so the news wasn’t accurate at all?

It must be pretty accurate with all the surveillance footage, right?

But we don’t know what happened before and after.

Su Qixi also remembered the surveillance footage and asked, “How did that footage leak out? If no one came, who would have that footage?”

Teacher Lin Ling laughed. “That matter was a big deal back then. The parents also sued him. As evidence, the police station should have a copy, right? But the school deleted it a long time ago.”

Su Qixi frowned. Since she couldn’t find the person who released the footage, she had to find out the truth first. With that in mind, Su Qixi asked, “Teacher, do you know why Lin Mo hit them?”

Teacher Lin Ling had already sat back down at her desk. When she heard the question, she answered without even thinking. “It’s not strange! They were hitting Lin Mo, too. Before that, Lin Mo was also called out and beaten up. And it was a lot of people hitting her.”

Su Qixi was stunned. “Why?”

Teacher Lin Ling was a bit hesitant, but she knew why Su Qixi was there. She chose her words carefully and said, “Actually, before she graduated from middle school, Lin Mo was a bit… dumb. For those three years, she was bullied by her classmates. And because she was so good-looking, it was even easier for people to bully her. This happened so many times over those three years that we couldn’t stop it.”

Bullied?

What? Lin Mo was bullied?

No, someone like Lin Mo was bullied?

Su Qixi’s heart sank. She asked with a hint of anxiety, “Are you saying she was bullied in middle school?”

Teacher Lin Ling finally stopped smiling and confirmed, “You could say that.”

With Teacher Lin Ling’s words, the room suddenly became silent. Su Qixi stood there in a daze for a while. She shook her head and said to herself, “How is that possible? From the video, she was able to beat up more than ten people by herself. How could she have been bullied?”

Teacher Lin Ling was still drinking her tea. When she heard that, she sighed and said, “Before she graduated from middle school, she was dumb, but that didn’t affect her strength. She was just easy to fool.”

“That child was in a daze every day in middle school. Her grades weren’t terrible, but they weren’t great either. The teachers talked about her conflicts with other students many times, but we couldn’t follow her 24 hours a day.”

“After the middle school entrance exam, I heard that her classmates asked her to go out. That one time, she fell into the reservoir and had a high fever when she was rescued. Isn’t that amazing? When she woke up, she wasn’t dumb anymore.”

Teacher Lin Ling looked at Su Qixi with a kind smile. “Science can’t explain it. The doctors said that we know too little about the brain. In short, the fever must have activated some part of her brain. But some people say that her three souls and seven spirits all came back. Who knows? Anyway, when she came here to fill out her application, she looked very smart. After she filled it out, a group of people took her to the back gate. What happened after that is what you saw in the video.”

Oh my god, so she was bullied for three years and then fought back! Those bullies got what they deserved!

Oh my god! She got into Huada University! Was she dumb in middle school? I don’t believe it!

Ask the teacher what her middle school entrance exam score was!

Bai Jin asked what was on her mind. “What was Lin Mo’s middle school entrance exam score? Do you remember?”

The teacher smiled and nodded. “Her middle school entrance exam score was pretty average, 627.” This score was only average in middle school. It was no problem for her to get into a good high school.

That’s not bad. My middle school entrance exam score was 630. So I’ve also surpassed a genius!

The progress is too big. She was average in middle school, went to an average high school, and then crushed the whole province!

Even a web novel wouldn’t write something like this.

The comments were also in heated discussion because of this news. Some people mentioned the video, but the viewers weren’t as angry anymore. They even thought that those people deserved to be beaten. In this world, when bullies are fought back, no matter how serious the injuries, they will not get any sympathy on the internet.

At this moment, Su Qixi was the only one standing there, feeling cold all over. She became smart after middle school?