The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 25

“No need, Fang Duoduo’s temper isn’t a one-day thing. You’ll probably suffer living with her later.”

“She has a bad temper and is also very good at pretending,” another girl said. “It’s clearly her fault, but she goes out and plays the victim to the counselor, saying we’re bullying her.”

System A: Who isn’t like that?

“It’s fine, I can bully her back with my influence,” Ji Mingxiao said with a smile. “It seems I’ll need to pursue a Ph.D. if I want to stay in the school to do research. A person with her personality probably wouldn’t want to be a teacher at another school. If she wants to go out and find a job… I’ll make things clear with her.”

“Well done.”

After seeing those people off, Ji Mingxiao checked the time and called Su Mian: “Hello.”

“Hmm? I’ll come pick you up.”

“Okay, pick me up at the west three gates. I just went to the dorm to take a look and plan to move my things over the day after tomorrow.” Ji Mingxiao wiped the desk. The two girls had already quickly taken their things back. They had only placed a few books there; most of the things belonged to Fang Duoduo, which Ji Mingxiao had directly thrown onto her desk and chair.

“So soon?”

“Yeah, I just had some time, so I took care of the procedures. Can you send me a message when you’re about to arrive at the gate?” Ji Mingxiao asked.

“Okay. Did anything happen?”

“It’s alright. One of my roommates had a problem with me, but it’s already been resolved,” Ji Mingxiao said with a hint of grievance.

“What happened?”

“Oh, because I like girls, she… got very emotional, I guess. But just now, a lot of people spoke up for me, and then she said I was using my influence to bully her,” Ji Mingxiao chuckled. “Then I said I was going to remove her from the Nan family’s sponsorship list, and she stopped talking.”

Su Mian was silent for a few seconds: “Do you need my help?”

“She’s just a student; I don’t need you to get involved. I can handle it myself,” Ji Mingxiao rubbed her shoulder. “I’m exhausted.”

“I had Auntie prepare some late-night snacks for you.”

“I eat Auntie’s late-night snacks every day. What will I do when I’m living at school? My taste buds will get spoiled.”

“Then don’t move out.”

“It’s hard to leave,” Ji Mingxiao lowered her head and smiled.

Su Mian on the other end of the phone fell into a long silence again: “I’m almost at your school. Come on out.”

“Okay.” Ji Mingxiao hung up the phone and looked at the two girls who were studying. “Let’s add each other on WeChat. We’re roommates now. You’re Ni Yin and Liao Wen, right?”

“That’s right. Let’s create a dorm group chat.”

“Didn’t you have one before?”

“No,” Ni Yin shook her head. “There was no need. I was already annoyed just adding her as a friend.”

Ji Mingxiao added the two girls’ friends and left the dorm.

She hadn’t expected to encounter a dorm war before she even moved in. She wondered what kind of luck she had.

This must be the legendary fate of a protagonist?

Ji Mingxiao waited for a while after she went out, and then Su Mian arrived. She got into the car with her bag on her back.

“Did you cry?” Su Mian looked at Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao was taken aback and wiped her eyes: “Is it that obvious?”

“Didn’t you say you resolved it?”

“It’s resolved,” Ji Mingxiao leaned against the chair, a hint of smugness on her face. “I made her so angry she ran out of the dorm.”

“So proud of yourself?”

“Yeah, this is my first time winning a head-on confrontation, although I still had to borrow the influence of my family and you,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Su Mian and smiled.

Su Mian reached out and rubbed Ji Mingxiao’s hair, a doting smile in her eyes as well: “That’s good.”

Ji Mingxiao: Just talk, why do you have to touch me?

Although she disliked it, she still smiled.

The car then fell into a peaceful silence.

Ji Mingxiao looked out the window, wondering when she would finally meet Xi Ruan.

NPC.

How can she find someone with such a minor role?

By the time they got home, it was already dark.

Auntie had prepared late-night snacks. Both Su Mian and Ji Mingxiao had some before going upstairs.

There was no morning class tomorrow, so Ji Mingxiao started to pack her things.

Su Mian stood by the side, watching.

“Aren’t you going to work?”

“I don’t want to. Are you planning to live there until you graduate?”

“Yes, after all, I’ll be getting busier.”

“What do you want to do after graduation?”

“I don’t know. My parents hope I’ll join the company to help my brother.” Ji Mingxiao glanced at Su Mian, not seeing any particular expression.

“But you don’t like it?”

Ji Mingxiao pursed her lips: “But I want to give it a try. Only when I’m capable will I not be bullied.”

“Mm.”

Ji Mingxiao’s clothes filled two suitcases, and her books filled two more.

There were a lot of things. People from the villa would help deliver them directly to the dorm.

Su Mian went out again at night. Where she went, Ji Mingxiao didn’t ask; she just stood on the balcony, seeing her off.

Of course, in Su Mian’s eyes, this behavior might have been a sign of reluctance to part.

“Ms. Su, it seems the madam has been very clingy lately.”

“Mm.” Su Mian looked out the window, not saying anything else.

She was a little confused.

She knew that You Shi was about to return.

She had already planned out what to do, but now, letting go of Ji Mingxiao felt a little hard.

Su Mian rubbed her temples.

She was feeling a bit restless.

On the day Ji Mingxiao moved into the dorm, she still brought bubble tea for everyone on the floor, except for Fang Duoduo.

She personally delivered it to each person, which brought them closer and also helped solidify the relationships with the people who had spoken up for her last time.

Fang Duoduo found everything Ji Mingxiao did unappealing, but she was genuinely envious of the things she took out of her bag.

Aside from clothes, the rest of her things were basically organized by the accompanying maids.

“I’ll take care of the rest myself. You can go back now.”

“Okay, goodbye, Madam.”

“Mm.” Ji Mingxiao nodded, put her things away according to her own habits, and then took out her books to start studying.

She had already told Nan Cheng about Su Mian and had asked him to help her look into You Shi.

The information had just been sent over, confirming that she was returning to the country. Su Mian had likely received the news too.

[Nan Cheng: If she treats you badly or does anything to hurt you, just divorce her. I never agreed to the two of you getting married in the first place.]

[Nan Yu: Brother, I know, don’t worry. Don’t say anything in front of Su Mian so that I don’t get exposed.]

[Nan Cheng: What are you planning to do now?]

[Nan Yu: Get a smooth divorce.]

[Nan Cheng: Then just divorce her!]

[Nan Yu: If I bring it up now, Su Mian definitely won’t agree. She’ll probably even throw dirt on me. You know how much she values her reputation.]

[…]

[Nan Yu: To get a divorce, I need to catch her doing something wrong. She’ll definitely contact You Shi. The only reason she was with me was because I looked a bit like You Shi.]

[Nan Cheng: Look like what? That woman doesn’t look like you at all. She’s not even close.]

Ji Mingxiao felt like laughing. This older brother of hers was a little bit silly, but he only acted silly in front of his family. To outsiders, Nan Cheng was a cunning fox.

If it weren’t for Nan Yu’s sake, he wouldn’t have lost so badly against Su Mian.

[Nan Yu: I need to study now, so I’ll stop here. I’ll come home for dinner on the weekend.]

[Nan Cheng: Okay.]

Ji Mingxiao had not yet told Nan Cheng that she had moved out. She placed her phone to the side, leaned back in her chair, and fell into deep thought.

For the next few days, Ji Mingxiao was up early and back late. She occasionally chatted with her roommates and completely ignored Fang Duoduo. The two of them were outwardly harmonious.

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