The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 79

【Xi Ruan: I don’t believe a word you say.】

【Chu Qing: Are you jealous? You sound so sour.】

Xi Ruan was stunned, her fingers clutching the phone turning slightly white.

【Xi Ruan: No, who’s jealous? I don’t get jealous.】

【Chu Qing: Don’t worry, I’m not close to other girls, only to you.】

Xi Ruan bit her lip, her face flushed.

【Xi Ruan: I’m not talking to you anymore. I have military training tomorrow, I’m going to sleep.】

【Chu Qing: Okay, good night.】

The first-year military training lasts for fifteen days, and it was two days from being over.

Ji Mingxiao turned off her phone and sat still for fifteen minutes.

The thought of Jian Huanhuan trying to hook up with Xi Ruan made her extremely unhappy. She suddenly felt an urge to put a sack over her head and beat her up.

Ji Mingxiao had always thought of herself as not a violent person, so why was she constantly thinking about violence now?

She casually picked up a book, but she couldn’t focus on reading at all.

That night, Ji Mingxiao didn’t sleep well.

When she woke up the next morning, Ji Mingxiao was enveloped in a low-pressure aura, and her three roommates didn’t dare to speak to her.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Ji Mingxiao took a deep breath. “Last night I dreamed that I was pinning Jian Huanhuan to the ground and beating her up, and then I woke up and really wanted to beat her, so I didn’t get much sleep after that.”

The dorm fell silent.

“There are cameras everywhere at school, so it’s not easy to get your hands on her,” Zhou Wang said seriously.

The three of them looked at Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang’s face was innocent. “Or maybe we can find a classroom without surveillance?”

“That might work?” Jiang Yu said.

Fang Ai was silent for a few seconds. “Are you guys serious or just kidding?”

“I kind of want to do it,” Jiang Yu shook her fist. “I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time.”

Ji Mingxiao: …

“Let’s be rational. Getting a demerit for someone like that is not worth it,” Ji Mingxiao rubbed her temple. “Let’s just think about it.”

Jiang Yu sighed quietly and gave Ji Mingxiao a look.

“Besides, if we hit her, she can claim it’s campus bullying,” Ji Mingxiao stretched. “Let’s go to class, don’t overthink it.”

When Ji Mingxiao finished her class, she heard people talking about Jian Huanhuan. This person was back at it, and had just given water to a first-year student.

Many people looked over at Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes.

She really should find a chance to beat her up.

“Don’t be sad, it’s good to break up with trash like that early.”

“Exactly!”

“When’s the court date? We’ll go with you!”

…

Everyone saw Ji Mingxiao’s somber expression and assumed it was because Jian Huanhuan had found a new partner so quickly. No one knew that Ji Mingxiao was angry because Jian Huanhuan was harassing her new partner.

“It’s fine. It’s just a scumbag, there’s nothing to be angry about. I’m just worried that the junior will be fooled,” Ji Mingxiao smiled, her expression showing a hint of worry.

She was very busy these days, needing to sort out the list of new club members, a total of twenty-five people.

To make it less obvious, Ji Mingxiao wrote Xi Ruan’s name as the fifth one on the list.

“Xi Ruan?”

“What’s wrong?”

The director of the department frowned while holding a cup. “Your ex-girlfriend seems to be going after Xi Ruan.”

“Not going after, she’s kneeling and licking,” Ji Mingxiao said casually. “How could someone like her be worthy of her.”

After she spoke, Ji Mingxiao noticed the director next to her looking at her with a strange expression.

She was silent for a few seconds. She really gets suspected of having bad judgment in every world…

“I was blind before,” Ji Mingxiao showed a desolate smile. “Are you satisfied now?”

The director patted Ji Mingxiao on the shoulder. “It’s good that you’ve been cured.”

The people next to them laughed.

“Director, if you tease the secretary-general again, she’ll make you work overtime.”

“What are you talking about? Our secretary-general is so kind, how could she do that?”

“Why wouldn’t she? I am now Niu Kulü·Chu Qing, anything is possible,” Ji Mingxiao gave the director a friendly smile.

“I’m sorry.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the time. “I’ve put the list here. You can send the messages later. I’m leaving now.”

“Okay.”

On Saturday afternoon, Jian Huanhuan was going to basketball practice. Ji Mingxiao bought a five-minute space-time isolation tool in the mall. This item was very expensive, costing three thousand points. Within these five minutes, anything that happened would not be noticed or recorded by anyone or any machine. The people or things she came in contact with could be decided by her whether or not to be exposed to others. The consequences of actions taken within the five minutes would remain.

In other words, whatever she did within those five minutes, others would think it was a ghost.

Although it was five minutes, Ji Mingxiao only had three minutes. Like manual editing, she had to leave a complete trail of her movements under surveillance. If she left immediately after doing the deed, it would appear as a teleportation. However, three minutes was enough. Ji Mingxiao had planned everything, and after several calculations, she accurately found the spot to activate the tool. There was only one variable, Jian Huanhuan.

But everything went smoothly. Jian Huanhuan and her team ended their practice on time at 6:30. The moment Ji Mingxiao saw her walk out of the basketball court, she activated the tool. No one saw Ji Mingxiao sprinting on the road. As Jian Huanhuan passed the small path next to the basketball court, she was pulled into it and then subjected to a brutal beating for three minutes.

For those three and a half minutes, no one came by.

Jian Huanhuan did see Ji Mingxiao, but after three minutes, she would forget everything.

The person kept talking, but Ji Mingxiao didn’t reply.

When she heard the alarm go off, she immediately left.

Only Jian Huanhuan was left lying on the ground, her face bruised, clutching her stomach and curled up.

System A watched Ji Mingxiao’s actions and didn’t know what to say. She bought such an expensive item just to beat someone up?

She had never seen such a thing before.

That night, all of the online forums and social media were talking about Jian Huanhuan being beaten up. Although there was a camera at the entrance of the alley, it only showed Jian Huanhuan being suddenly pulled into the alley by something. Three minutes later, she was bruised and battered, crawling out of the alley alone. Besides her, no one else had entered that alley that day.

Most people thought that Jian Huanhuan had done too many bad things and was getting her comeuppance. This was probably what they called “divine retribution.”

The first person Xi Ruan thought of after seeing this was Ji Mingxiao.

【Xi Ruan: Rich woman.】

【Chu Qing: I’m a person of the lower class, I have no money.】

【Xi Ruan: A three-thousand-point item, you might as well have given it to me.】

【Chu Qing: …】

Chu Qing looked at her hands.

【Xi Ruan: Was it satisfying?】

【Chu Qing: Very satisfying.】

【Xi Ruan: Next time you do something like this, you can call me.】

【Chu Qing: Okay.】

Ji Mingxiao smiled, feeling a bit helpless.

Jian Huanhuan was hospitalized and the medical bills were another huge expense.

She knew she had lost a part of her memory—the memory of being beaten. Jian Huanhuan was annoyed, and to be honest, a little scared.

When she talked about it in the group chat, a bunch of people mocked her, asking if she had lost her mind.

After that, this incident became one of the top ten ghost stories of A University. For a while, it had a somewhat deterrent effect on scumbags, and also dealt a huge blow to Jian Huanhuan’s attempt to clear her name.

Jian Huanhuan was discharged from the hospital after one day. She watched the surveillance footage again, and when she saw Ji Mingxiao’s figure appearing nearby, she frowned.

She sat up straight. For some reason, her intuition told her that this matter was related to Ji Mingxiao.

She noticed that Ji Mingxiao had indeed glanced at the camera.

Jian Huanhuan frowned, clenching her fists.

Although she suspected it was related to Ji Mingxiao, the surveillance footage was there without any signs of editing, and no other evidence could be found. The movement trail was continuous, and the time was continuous.

Jian Huanhuan grabbed her hair and punched the wall, scaring her three roommates, who exchanged looks.

Her other three roommates were already discussing when to change dorms. After all, if such a paranormal incident happened to someone in the dorm, who knew if it would affect others.

They didn’t consider themselves close to Jian Huanhuan, so they didn’t notify her when they moved out. Jian Huanhuan only found out when they were moving their things.

The court date was getting closer.

Jian Huanhuan and Xi Ruan were getting more and more annoyed in their conversations, yet they couldn’t lose their temper. The other’s attitude was elusive and difficult to deal with.

【Jian Huanhuan: Will you be my girlfriend?】

【Xi Ruan: Let’s talk about it after your lawsuit is over. Are you going to pay Chu Qing back?】

【Jian Huanhuan: Don’t believe what’s being said outside. How can there be supernatural incidents in this world? I suspect I might have a mild concussion and memory loss, and I don’t know how that person got out.】

【Xi Ruan: We’ve only known each other for such a short time, and you have so many scandals. Why should I just casually agree?】

Xi Ruan rolled her eyes and sent the screenshot to Ji Mingxiao.

【Chu Qing: I suspect you’re encouraging me to beat her up again.】

【Xi Ruan: She does have a group chat. I’ve found the chat logs. Do you want me to send them to you?】

【Chu Qing: You really got them?】

【Xi Ruan: Of course, who do you think I am?】

She had bought a skill card to enhance her computer skills. She originally wanted to get the evidence directly, but it was too expensive and not cost-effective.

Xi Ruan sighed. She had been frugal for so many years, but she never expected that she would buy a skill card just to not lose face in front of Ji Mingxiao.

It was heartbreaking. She had checked her points usage records before and found that ever since she met Ji Mingxiao, she had started buying items.

Xi Ruan saw that Ji Mingxiao hadn’t replied and suddenly felt a bit flustered. Had she found out?

The next second, Ji Mingxiao sent a long, complimentary message.

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