The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 43

Zhao kou clenched his fists.

Ji Mingxiao tapped the table, then looked at Xue Qingran. “Poisoning someone at the Alliance University should result in immediate expulsion, right? And damaging a military cadet’s spiritual power—someone like that would be terrifying in the army.”

Xue Qingran glared at Ji Mingxiao.

“I suggest permanently revoking her eligibility to join the military.”

When Ji Mingxiao said this, everyone present was stunned.

Xi Ruan blinked, completely unprepared for Ji Mingxiao to be so ruthless.

Since they had already nearly fallen out, there was no need to show any more mercy.

Xue Qingran was so shocked by Ji Mingxiao’s words that she was speechless, even though she had already prepared her explanation.

“Lin Yuan! How could you…”

“Why not? When you drugged me to harm me, did you think of me?”

“I was forced,” Xue Qingran said, and Zhao Mo, standing nearby, scoffed.

Ji Mingxiao laughed. “At a time like this, do you still think I’m an idiot? You told me I wasn’t suitable for the single-combat specialization, urged me to change majors, and then wanted to follow me home. You’re very interested in my family’s quota, aren’t you?”

“I liked you so much that if I were to become disabled, I would definitely have persuaded my parents to give you the quota,” Ji Mingxiao said with a sneer. “Forced? Couldn’t you have told me? My family isn’t afraid of the Zhao family. If you had told me, wouldn’t we have protected you?”

“It’s nothing but personal greed at work, don’t say you were forced,” Ji Mingxiao said with a poker face. “I will demand that the school follow the rules.”

Xue Qingran looked at Ji Mingxiao, not knowing how to argue.

She had also wanted to force Ji Mingxiao to eat the medicine.

They stared at each other for a long time, and Xue Qingran’s face turned very pale.

After all, she was still just a sophomore girl. Ten years from now, she probably wouldn’t show such an expression.

Xi Ruan stood beside Ji Mingxiao like a silent vase.

“General Zhao, have you thought about how to handle this?” Ji Mingxiao looked at him. “Zhao kou meticulously tried to harm me. Letting him go just like that seems impossible.”

“Little girl, don’t be so ruthless.”

“Didn’t the Zhao and Lin families fall out long ago?” Ji Mingxiao scoffed. “You’re only allowed to burn down houses, while the common people aren’t even allowed to light lamps. Your son can do any bad thing he wants, but I can’t ask for justice?”

“If I don’t get justice, I’ll sit here and wait for it,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at the onlookers. “I hope you all enforce the law impartially.”

The atmosphere became awkward.

Media reporters were already lingering outside the door. This matter had already become public.

After all, Ji Mingxiao’s mecha was still parked at the entrance, which was extremely eye-catching.

The final outcome of this matter was no different from what Ji Mingxiao had expected. The Zhao family threw Zhao kou out to take the blame, and all the evidence Ji Mingxiao provided was usable.

As for what punishment Zhao kou would receive…

Ji Mingxiao didn’t care. She had already put all the medicine into Zhao kou’s water glass.

She had wanted to do the same to Xue Qingran, but she only had one bottle of medicine with her.

“Host, you’re really ruthless.”

“Oh, you have to be ruthless to your enemies,” Ji Mingxiao said blandly.

Xue Qingran’s case was announced to the whole school. She was directly expelled, which shocked everyone. She and Zhao kou were now under supervision, awaiting trial.

On the day the medicine took effect, Zhao kou’s state scared the people watching him.

Because the medicine was consumed all at once, Zhao kou started to have a severe headache about half an hour after drinking the water.

When he was sent to the hospital, he had already fainted. The test results showed that his spiritual power was completely destroyed.

Medicine residue was found in the cup, but according to the video, Zhao kou poured the water himself. Others drank water from the same source without any problems.

He had become a completely useless pawn.

Zhao kou was considered a prominent figure among the Zhao family’s younger generation.

After he woke up, he directly smashed the things in the hospital room, falling into a state of frenzy.

“It must have been Lin Yuan! It must have been her!”

“There’s no evidence,” Zhao Yuan said with a poker face as he looked at him. “Who told you to act so rashly and say those ridiculous things!”

Zhao kou clutched the quilt. “Dad, save me, Dad! I was wrong.”

Zhao Yuan didn’t say anything, just glanced at him, and turned to walk out of the room.

Zhao kou watched Zhao Yuan’s back and knew he was finished.

In the following days, Ji Mingxiao witnessed the Zhao family’s heartlessness. Zhao Yuan pushed everything onto Zhao kou, acting incredibly heartbroken on television and expressing his willingness to compensate the Lin family. The public was also willing to believe Zhao Yuan’s words, as the Zhao and Lin families had similar status, and who would want to believe that the two families had a bad relationship and were slaughtering each other?

Zhao kou was exiled to a mining planet to do hard labor, which, if nothing unexpected happened, would be for a lifetime.

As for Xue Qingran, she only needed to stay in prison for a few years. She insisted that she was threatened.

Although Ji Mingxiao had laid out her course of action, it was ultimately just speculation with no concrete evidence.

Xi Ruan was in a somewhat bad mood when she learned the outcome of the incident.

“The mission hasn’t been completed. How long do we have to stay here?” Xi Ruan sighed as she looked at Ji Mingxiao.

“It’s fine. Didn’t you say the longer we stay, the more points we get?” Ji Mingxiao tapped the table.

“I feel like we’ve hit a dead end now. If she was going to regret it, she would have already. Since there’s no reaction, it’s clear she hates you to death and has probably become evil.”

Ji Mingxiao laughed. “Because she hasn’t despaired yet. She’ll only regret it after she’s despaired. It’s only three or four years. If she reforms well, maybe she can get out early. She probably thinks she still has a chance to turn things around.”

“But if she can’t join the army, how can she turn things around?”

“Some self-defense forces on the front lines have lower requirements, and besides, who will remember her in a few years?” Ji Mingxiao glanced at the bowl on the table.

Xi Ruan looked at her. “You really don’t worry at all.”

“What’s there to worry about?” Ji Mingxiao quietly pushed the bowl away.

Xi Ruan glanced at her, pushed it back, and said with a poker face, “Drink it all.”

Ji Mingxiao: …

“I’ve already used a skill card, so I don’t need to drink it,” Ji Mingxiao said. “My spiritual power was checked a few days ago, and it’s all good.”

“To get this medicine for you, I looked through so many books and asked so many people.”

Ji Mingxiao: ???

“So, you deliberately prepared this medicine for me?”

Xi Ruan’s eyes shifted. “Good medicine tastes bitter.”

“I’m not drinking it. You drink it yourself. Anyway, it’s a tonic. You’re clearly weaker than I am right now. If you weren’t, would you have been so easily taken away?”

Ji Mingxiao pushed the bowl back again, looking at her.

The two fell silent.

“Fine, just pour it away,” Xi Ruan huffed.

Ji Mingxiao was a little helpless. “You know I’m afraid of bitter things?”

Xi Ruan blinked. “I don’t know, but I had a hunch that you would be.”

“Oh.” Ji Mingxiao didn’t ask any more questions.

Although the Xue Qingran incident had passed, Xi Ruan still stayed by Ji Mingxiao’s side. Both of them had to go through security checks when entering and exiting the school and dorm building.

During the summer break before Ji Mingxiao’s senior year, war broke out again, and Lin’s parents went to the front lines.

However, there were still two people at home, as Xi Ruan had long been persuaded (tricked) by Ji Mingxiao into living in the Lin family’s mansion.

“Aren’t you worried at all?” Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao.

Perhaps it was because she had spent a long time with Lin’s parents, but Xi Ruan now found Lin’s father to be quite amiable. Of course, she might feel this way because Lin’s father often pulled Ji Mingxiao aside to practice.

“What’s the use of worrying?” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan. “Why don’t you worry about yourself?”

Xi Ruan was stunned. “Because my death isn’t a real death, but their death would be a real death, even though it’s in a book… So I don’t really like to form too many emotional entanglements with the people here.”

Ji Mingxiao reached out and ruffled Xi Ruan’s hair. Although she didn’t know what had happened to Xi Ruan in her second world that made her choose to forget about each world after leaving, she could guess a little from what she said.

“Don’t touch my hair, you’re making it greasy. I just washed it.” Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao didn’t let go and ruffled it a couple more times.

Xi Ruan raised her hand to do the same to Ji Mingxiao’s hair, but her wrist was caught by Ji Mingxiao, and she fell onto Ji Mingxiao’s body.

Both of them were stunned for a moment. Xi Ruan’s face flushed, and she moved, but her cheek touched something soft.

Realizing what it was, Xi Ruan’s face turned even redder.

They looked at each other.

Ji Mingxiao “tsk’d” and leaned close to her ear. “Envious?”

Xi Ruan: ???

“Don’t be envious, you won’t have any.”

Xi Ruan: !!!

Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao. “You’re too awful!”

“After all, you’ve been leaning on me for so long.”

“You let go of me, and I’ll get up!”

“Oh, is that so?” Ji Mingxiao blinked at Xi Ruan and let go. “See, you’re still lying on top of me, aren’t you?”

Xi Ruan: …

“Why are you so childish!” Xi Ruan realized her body couldn’t move.

“Childish? It was very expensive.”

Xi Ruan bit her lip and glared at Ji Mingxiao. “Why are you so wasteful.”

Ji Mingxiao poked Xi Ruan’s forehead. “As long as you’re happy, I can earn more.”

Xi Ruan rolled her eyes in annoyance. Three minutes later, Xi Ruan regained control of her body, gave Ji Mingxiao a hard punch, and immediately ran away.

System A: …

Ji Mingxiao leaned back on the sofa, unable to help but smile.

“Host, was I supposed to give you a cheat to flirt with girls?”

“What else?”

Ji Mingxiao picked up her optical computer and saw a notification in the class group chat.

She scanned it and frowned.

Xi Ruan came out of the kitchen with two bottles of drinks and looked at Ji Mingxiao’s expression. “What’s wrong?”

“There seems to be a situation on the front lines.”

“Ah?”

“If it was a good situation, they wouldn’t send our D251 district,” Ji Mingxiao said, a little annoyed. “This place is very close to the front lines.”

She asked a question in one of her other groups, scanned it, and found that many students from military academies in their junior and senior years had indeed been urgently called up.

“Do you think they’re sending us for practice because the front lines are too relaxed, or is the situation on the front lines not good and we’re going for support?” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan.

“How would I know?” Xi Ruan placed a bottle of water in front of Ji Mingxiao. “Then I’ll be the only one left here?”

“Looks like it.”

Xi Ruan pursed her lips. “With more people, there will probably be more accompanying doctors.”

“Probably not. Robots are enough,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at Xi Ruan.

“I’ll find a way to follow you,” Xi Ruan squinted.

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