The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 83

“The two of them ate hot pot for over two hours. When they left, their stomachs were so full they felt like they were about to burst, and they walked out holding their waists.

‘My stomach’s definitely going to hurt tonight,’ Xi Ruan sighed, glancing at Ji Mingxiao. ‘You know, you look especially ugly right now.’

Ji Mingxiao gave Xi Ruan a look. ‘To be honest, so do you.’

Then she burst out laughing.

Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao and lightly punched her arm. It didn’t hurt, and the two of them meandered through the mall.

‘Aren’t you going to buy anything?’ Xi Ruan felt strongly that Ji Mingxiao wasn’t someone who just looked.

‘In this world, I’m just a very poor college student.’

‘Then what do you like? I’ll buy it for you,’ Xi Ruan said, looking at Ji Mingxiao with her chin slightly raised. ‘For me, money is just a string of numbers.’

Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan’s bulging stomach and couldn’t help but poke it. ‘Hello, rich lady.’

‘What are you doing?’ Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao. ‘Hurry up, what do you want to buy?’

‘Should we buy matching watches, or maybe bracelets?’ Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan’s eyes flickered, but she nodded in agreement. ‘Okay, let’s go. Let’s buy watches.’

‘Alright.’ Ji Mingxiao took Xi Ruan’s arm, her smile widening. She had already planned how to persuade Xi Ruan if she disagreed, but she was surprised at how easy it was.

Xi Ruan’s mind was a little muddled. She had never thought there was anything wrong with this action before, as it was very common for girls to link arms. But when Ji Mingxiao took her arm, she felt a tingling sensation in her heart, and she couldn’t help but straighten her back, feeling a little awkward walking.

She took a deep breath, feigning calmness, absolutely determined not to let Ji Mingxiao see her discomfort.

The watch store was on the first floor. Both of them liked a watch that cost around 200,000 yuan.

When Xi Ruan paid, she didn’t feel any heartache, remaining completely calm, even though the swipe of the card deducted 400,000 yuan from her account.

After buying them, they immediately put them on their wrists. Ji Mingxiao shook her wrist, looking at her new watch, then at Xi Ruan’s wrist, feeling completely satisfied. When they returned today, everyone would know that her relationship with Xi Ruan was far from ordinary.

‘When I’m rich, I’ll give you a two-million-yuan one,’ Ji Mingxiao said. She had never worn a watch worth less than a million, but she couldn’t help it during this special time.

‘No need, I can’t take it with me anyway,’ Xi Ruan said, staring at her watch for a moment. She was satisfied with it; to her, as long as it looked good, nothing else mattered.

‘Why not? You have to live a refined life no matter where you are.’

Xi Ruan gave Ji Mingxiao a look. ‘Then we’ll talk about it when you earn two million.’

‘I will. My specialty is making money.’

Xi Ruan: …

‘You’re too arrogant.’

‘It’s my only specialty.’

Xi Ruan rolled her eyes again in exasperation. ‘You’re going to get hit.’

Although Ji Mingxiao’s blessings had never been useful to her, the female lead’s halo still brought some luck. Combined with her previous experience, she had made a lot of money on the stock market. She now had 150,000 yuan. Although there were times she lost, overall, she had earned a lot. At this rate, two million was within reach, and it would be easier to operate with a larger principal.

‘By the way, how exactly are you making money?’

‘Stock trading.’

Xi Ruan: …

‘Isn’t that too risky?’

‘It’s fine if I lose it all,’ Ji Mingxiao raised an eyebrow. ‘In this place, money is just a string of numbers.’

The corner of Xi Ruan’s mouth twitched slightly. ‘Good luck.’

‘You should have faith in me.’ Ji Mingxiao raised her arm and put it around Xi Ruan’s shoulder.

‘Just talk, don’t be so handsy all the time,’ Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao quietly put her hand down, then linked her arm with Xi Ruan’s, not letting Xi Ruan pull her arm away.

The two of them returned around 9 p.m. after dinner.

As soon as Ji Mingxiao entered the dorm, she felt the strange stares from all sides.

‘What’s wrong?’ Ji Mingxiao could probably guess what it was, but she found it a little funny.

‘You went out with Xi Ruan?’ Fang Ai asked.

‘Yeah,’ Ji Mingxiao nodded.

The three of them exchanged glances and all gave Ji Mingxiao a thumbs-up.

‘Someone took photos of the two of you today and sent them to Jian Huanhuan. Apparently, Jian Huanhuan threw her phone and smashed it,’ Zhou Wang said. ‘It was hilarious. I think she could write a book called Failed Cases of PUA.’

Ji Mingxiao smiled. ‘Xi Ruan is really bored. I’m just afraid Jian Huanhuan will jump the gun.’

‘She already has. Jian Huanhuan is already spreading rumors that you two are together,’ Fang Ai said, frowning slightly.

‘I don’t care, she still has to pay the money back anyway,’ Ji Mingxiao said nonchalantly.

Jiang Yu sighed. ‘I’m not worried about her clearing her name, but not many people believe her.’

‘The police are already involved in the investigation, so how can she clear her name? We’ll wait for the whole thing to be cleared up,’ Ji Mingxiao rubbed her neck. She pulled her lips into a smile. ‘It’s almost time for her to be expelled.’

It was a coincidence that there was a lot of online discussion about PUA recently. Someone had posted about Jian Huanhuan and Ji Mingxiao’s case, including screenshots of the chat group and its records.

Ji Mingxiao was a successful example of using the law to protect oneself, and her case had a high level of discussion, with many people encouraging others to seek legal help when they were harmed.

Furthermore, when the matter of inciting suicide in the group was exposed, it immediately became a trending topic.

Jian Huanhuan watched the trending topics and felt like she was going insane. She saw her name in the top comments.

Her mind was filled with the name ‘Chu Qing.’ It was all her fault. If it weren’t for her, things wouldn’t be this way.

‘Are you and Xi Ruan working together to mess with me?’

When Ji Mingxiao went to class, she was stopped by Jian Huanhuan as soon as she left the dorm building. Ji Mingxiao could already see a sense of recklessness on Jian Huanhuan’s face.

‘Didn’t you go after her yourself?’ Ji Mingxiao asked nonchalantly. ‘You’re blaming us for this? Shouldn’t you blame yourself for being so malicious?’

Jian Huanhuan’s expression was a little stiff.

‘If you can, hurry up and pay me back, or I’ll make things even worse for you,’ Ji Mingxiao said in a low voice. ‘I mean what I say, and I can do it.’

‘Are you threatening me?’ Jian Huanhuan looked at Ji Mingxiao with cold eyes, clenching her fists.

Ji Mingxiao pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile. ‘What do you think?’

Jian Huanhuan raised her hand. Ji Mingxiao immediately stepped back, looking at her with a hint of fear. No one nearby heard what they were saying, but people could see their expressions and body language.

Because Jian Huanhuan had already shown a tendency to get physical outside the classroom door last time, when Ji Mingxiao stepped back this time, many people came over and stood in front of her.

‘Jian Huanhuan, what are you trying to do?’

‘Are you trying to hit her again?’

‘Didn’t you go after the junior yourself? Now you’re blaming Chu Qing?’

‘Have you no shame?’

‘What, you’re upset that the junior didn’t fall for your trap?’

‘Are you shameless?’

When a group of girls started arguing, it was a dangerous situation.

There were many onlookers, and two members of the debate club were mixed in, their tongues even sharper. Jian Huanhuan couldn’t win the argument; to be more precise, she didn’t know whom to argue with.

‘Everyone, please don’t argue anymore. Let’s go to class. It’s not worth being late because of someone like this,’ Ji Mingxiao said. ‘Let’s go to class, and thank you all for helping me.’

Jian Huanhuan stared at Ji Mingxiao. ‘Just keep pretending. Pretending to be a fragile person. Heh, and a bunch of idiots actually think you’re a good person.’

Ji Mingxiao raised her hand and slapped her directly.

‘Who told you I was fragile? I’ve wanted to hit you for a long time, but I’ve been holding back because of school rules and my own self-restraint,’ Ji Mingxiao said with a sneer. ‘Don’t mistake my patience for being a pushover. Why am I not a good person? I don’t cheat people out of their money or their feelings. How am I not a good person?’

‘Just because you’re not a good person, you think the whole world isn’t?’ Ji Mingxiao looked at her with a confused expression, but anyone could see that her confusion was just mockery. No one felt there was anything wrong with it. Even a cornered rabbit would bite. A single slap was nothing strange.

System A: Is this what you call being a pushover?

Ji Mingxiao turned and left. Once the main character left, the others cursed a few more times and then followed her, comforting her as they walked.

Jian Huanhuan took a deep breath and looked at Ji Mingxiao’s retreating back.

She used to think this person was a fool, but she never expected her to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

If she had been like this before, who would have dared to get close to her?

Jian Huanhuan frowned. A person changing so much… could she be possessed?

She thought about what happened at the sports field and felt it was very possible.

Jian Huanhuan lowered her head and sent a message to someone.

[Jian Huanhuan: Did Chu Qing get possessed? Her personality has changed too much, and the things I saw near the sports field were too strange.]

[I’m the Boss: Are you crazy? Possessed? I think you’re possessed! You’re always up to no good. Now I feel embarrassed just walking down the street!]

Jian Huanhuan’s face darkened, and she didn’t want to say anything more. She looked up at where Ji Mingxiao had left. She still felt there was something wrong with Ji Mingxiao.

‘Host.’

‘Hmm?’ Ji Mingxiao was taken aback by System A’s heavy tone. ‘What’s wrong?’

‘Jian Huanhuan suspects you’re possessed.’

Ji Mingxiao’s mouth twitched slightly, and she couldn’t help but laugh. ‘Then let her think that. It’s not out of character, right?’

‘Yes.’ It was the first time System A had encountered something like this. When the plot takes a strange turn, the system receives a notification. When it saw the message, it was speechless for a long time.

Ji Mingxiao returned to the classroom and immediately texted Xi Ruan about it.”

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