The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 78

Ji Mingxiao raised her eyebrows and couldn’t help but laugh. “Why is she so cute?” she thought.

She rubbed her neck and walked out of the teaching building.

Jian Huanhuan was standing not far away and was stunned when she saw the smile on Ji Mingxiao’s face.

It had been a long time since she had seen her smile like that. Years ago, the reason she wanted to go after Chu Qing was because of that beautiful smile.

Jian Huanhuan frowned as she watched Ji Mingxiao.

A woman’s intuition is always accurate. In an instant, Jian Huanhuan felt that the person chatting with Ji Mingxiao was someone of unusual significance to her.

Jian Huanhuan’s mind exploded. No wonder things had suddenly changed like this—it turned out she was cheating!

“Chu Qing.”

Ji Mingxiao turned off her phone and looked up at Jian Huanhuan. “Is there something you need?”

Her expression instantly turned cold, and the disgust in her eyes was obvious.

“Are you cheating?”

“Pfft.” Ji Mingxiao laughed. “Have you realized you can’t clean up your own mess, so you want to drag me down with you?”

“Then who were you just chatting with?”

“What does that have to do with you?” Ji Mingxiao said irritably. “If you have something to say, we can say it in court.”

Jian Huanhuan reached out to grab Ji Mingxiao.

As someone who had lived through both an interstellar and a cultivation world, Ji Mingxiao was no longer the weak woman who couldn’t fight. Although her physical fitness wasn’t as good as it was in her previous lives, she still remembered what she needed to.

As Jian Huanhuan was about to touch her, Ji Mingxiao grabbed her hand and threw her directly to the ground.

The people passing by were shocked.

Jian Huanhuan was also stunned, never expecting Ji Mingxiao to do something like this.

“I’ll say this one last time: stop harassing me. The lawsuit will definitely happen, so don’t even think about throwing mud at me. I’ve acted with integrity and I’m not afraid of your accusations, but if you ruin my reputation outside of this, I’ll sue you again.” Ji Mingxiao took out a tissue and wiped her hand.

After speaking, Ji Mingxiao threw the tissue into a nearby trash can. She was afraid that if she didn’t leave, she’d be tempted to stomp on Jian Huanhuan a couple of times.

By the time Ji Mingxiao returned to her dorm from the teaching building, the news of her throwing Jian Huanhuan to the ground had already spread.

There were even dedicated posts on the school forum.

[When a good-tempered person gets angry, it’s often more terrifying.]

[Spilling the tea on that beautiful senior.]

[When will the Chu Qing and Jian Huanhuan saga end? Can we audit the court hearing?]

“Are you okay?”

As soon as Ji Mingxiao entered the dorm room, all her roommates looked at her with concern.

“I’m fine.” Ji Mingxiao shared the milk tea she had just bought and went back to her seat. “I have to say, getting physical was really satisfying.”

Zhou Wang smiled. “That’s good. That Jian Huanhuan won’t dare to lay a hand on you next time.”

“But can you actually beat her? If it really came down to a fight?” Fang Ai asked. She couldn’t imagine the two of them pulling each other’s hair.

Ji Mingxiao raised an eyebrow. “I think so. I’ve been working out recently, just in case a real fight happens.”

The three roommates exchanged glances.

“Then you should train hard,” Jiang Yu said, taking a sip of milk tea. “By the way, I heard that Jian Huanhuan seems to be looking for a new target, and she’s even looking in the school. Is there something wrong with her brain?”

“She must think everyone is an idiot. The news is already so widespread,” Fang Ai said with a look of disdain.

Jiang Yu sighed with a sense of helplessness. “I wonder which unlucky freshman is going to be targeted.”

Ji Mingxiao held her milk tea cup and sent a message to Xi Ruan.

[Chu Qing: Is she still bothering you?]

[Xi Ruan: I can’t believe she got my WeChat from somewhere. She just added me.]

[Xi Ruan: Honestly, I’m a little curious what she’ll say.]

[Chu Qing: Then have some fun with it, but don’t get yourself sucked in.]

[Xi Ruan: I’m not an idiot, thanks!]

Ji Mingxiao thought about it and decided not to tell Xi Ruan that she was the unlucky freshman.

On the other side, Xi Ruan was already chatting with Jian Huanhuan.

[Jian Huanhuan: Hi, junior.]

[Xi Ruan: What’s up?]

[Jian Huanhuan: I just wanted to get to know you. When I saw you for the first time, I felt a sense of kinship.]

Xi Ruan rolled her eyes in annoyance.

[Xi Ruan: Is that so? When did you see me?]

[Jian Huanhuan: I saw you during military training, and I didn’t expect to run into you again tonight.]

Xi Ruan glanced at the message and didn’t reply, switching directly to Ji Mingxiao’s chat window. The other person sent a “whatever makes you happy” sticker.

In the minute that she didn’t reply, Jian Huanhuan had already sent a bunch of messages.

Xi Ruan felt strongly that even if she didn’t reply, this person could talk to herself all day long.

Why do people always have such bad judgment and fall for crazy people?

[Jian Huanhuan: Junior, are you ignoring me? Because of the rumors going around school recently?]

[Jian Huanhuan: They’re all fake. I don’t know how to explain. Chu Qing is a student union official and has a very wide network. She’s also good at pretending, so most people have been fooled by her. With her wide network, the rumors spread, and I don’t know where to start to deny them.]

[Jian Huanhuan: I heard you also interviewed for the Public Relations Department. I suggest you don’t get too close to her. She’s really not a good person. You’ve all been deceived by her.]

[Jian Huanhuan: She has someone she likes outside, and to maintain her image in other people’s eyes, she’s spreading rumors.]

Xi Ruan rolled her eyes again. She felt like if she kept rolling them, she might develop some kind of eye problem.

[Xi Ruan: Well, that’s her problem. Who’s to say she has chat logs, purchase records, and even sued you? It would be pretty impressive if she could fake all that.]

[Jian Huanhuan: You don’t believe what I’m saying?]

[Xi Ruan: If you want to debunk the rumors, you can provide evidence to show people you’re innocent, instead of adding people on WeChat to say it’s all fake.]

Jian Huanhuan didn’t reply for a while. Xi Ruan took a screenshot and sent it to Ji Mingxiao. Ji Mingxiao went to the balcony and called her directly—a video call—which startled Xi Ruan, who also went out onto her own balcony.

After the call connected, Jian Huanhuan saw Ji Mingxiao leaning on the balcony railing. It was dark, and only the light from her phone and the light coming from the dorm room illuminated her face. Her hair was casually draped over her shoulders, blown across her face by the wind.

Ji Mingxiao casually brushed her hair to the side.

“Why did you call so suddenly? You scared me,” Xi Ruan said. She had already showered and was wearing a cute nightgown.

“I just suddenly felt like calling you,” Ji Mingxiao tapped the railing. “If you want to play along, you can be a little softer with Jian Huanhuan. Create a persona of someone who’s really gullible and easy to fool. If possible, it would be best to get her to invite you into her group chat for trash-talking.”

Xi Ruan was silent for a few seconds. “That sounds like a difficult task.”

“It’s okay if you can’t do it,” Ji Mingxiao said with a smile.

“But I do have a way to get close to her quickly.”

“Oh?”

“That is, by joining her in badmouthing you,” Xi Ruan said with a smile.

Ji Mingxiao was silent for a few seconds before she couldn’t help but give a few more warnings. “It’s not about badmouthing me, it’s about badmouthing Chu Qing. Just be careful and stay safe. It’s best to limit contact to online chats. Don’t go out to eat with her.”

“I know,” Xi Ruan nodded.

Ji Mingxiao was silent again but didn’t say goodbye or hang up. The two of them just stood on their balconies.

“That…” Xi Ruan began.

“Hmm?”

“Do you need money?”

Ji Mingxiao raised her eyebrows. “What, are you planning to support me?”

“I can’t afford to support you,” Xi Ruan said. Just by looking at Ji Mingxiao, she knew this person spent money like water. “I have about 900,000 yuan left. I bought a few bags last time. If you need it, I can give you half.”

To Xi Ruan, this was no different from game currency.

“I don’t need it right now. I’ve been playing the stock market recently and made about 10,000 yuan.”

Xi Ruan was stunned. “Isn’t that too risky?”

“Yeah, but it’s the fastest way to make money I can think of right now. Other methods take too long.” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan’s face. “See how easy it is to get money from you? I hadn’t even said anything, and you were already offering to give it to me.”

“Just pretend I didn’t say anything,” Xi Ruan said, not knowing why she had brought it up. “Do you need anything else? If not, I’m going to hang up.”

“Go to bed early tonight.”

“Okay.” Xi Ruan nodded, looking at Ji Mingxiao. Although it was Chu Qing’s face, in her eyes, it had somehow turned back into Ji Mingxiao’s own.

She accidentally swiped and hung up the call.

Even without the memories of their past lives, they were becoming closer and closer.

It was strange, too, why she and Ji Mingxiao seemed to be “bound” together, always in the same world.

She had asked the system this question, but the system didn’t know either.

Xi Ruan returned to her dorm room and looked at WeChat. Jian Huanhuan had sent another bunch of messages.

She felt a little annoyed just looking at them, but remembering what Ji Mingxiao had said, she decided to be nicer. She now had a better understanding of the bonus point system, and if she could get into that trash-talking group, she would definitely get a lot of points.

Xi Ruan sighed and couldn’t help but post on her (friends circle):

[Xi Ruan: In the end, I’ll have to bear it all alone.]

Ji Mingxiao saw Xi Ruan’s post and smiled.

Although she hoped Xi Ruan could get the information, she felt uncomfortable just knowing that Xi Ruan was chatting with that jerk.

[Chu Qing: If you can’t stand chatting with that jerk anymore, I can do it for you.]

[Xi Ruan: No way. Are you doubting my abilities?]

[Chu Qing: No, I just don’t want you to have too much contact with a jerk. She might corrupt my beautiful you.]

Xi Ruan suddenly didn’t know how to reply. She pinched her face and took a deep breath.

[Xi Ruan: Why do you just say things like that? How many young women have you scammed before?]

[Chu Qing: ???]

[Chu Qing: What are you talking about? I’ve never scammed a single young woman.]

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