The Tragic Heroine Fell in Love with Me - Chapter 28

“I advise you to be more obedient. It’ll be better for both of us,” Ye Ding said arrogantly. “Weizhong and my cousin have long been engaged. I’ve seen plenty of people like you, trying to climb the social ladder by attaching yourself to someone influential. We have plenty of ways to deal with you.”

“As long as you leave Weizhong, I can give you money,” the girl said, making a move as if to take out cash immediately.

Xiao San didn’t reach for her phone, nor did she avoid the girl’s gaze. Instead, she helplessly raised a hand to stop the girl’s action. “Miss, I respect you, but that doesn’t mean I’m afraid of you. If you like Senior Weizhong, you can pursue him. You can even do anything to catch his attention. But this matter has nothing to do with me. Even if I cut ties with Senior Weizhong today, can you guarantee that there won’t be other women around him in the future?”

She showed no intention of backing down. Seeing the girl on the verge of tears, Xiao San felt no desire to be gentle or sympathetic. “I’m not making a fuss with you simply because I don’t want trouble. But if you go too far, I’m sorry maybe we should let Senior Weizhong handle this.”

“I don’t care about others, I only care about you. As long as you leave Weizhong’s side, I don’t care about anyone else,” the girl said stubbornly, her neck stiff, acting unreasonably as if she would settle for nothing less than Xiao San’s departure.

Xiao San was so angry she laughed.

Why is it that in the past two days, all I’ve encountered are people obsessed with love?

In this fictional world, can you not survive without romance?

“Then I’m sorry, I can’t do that.”

Xiao San turned to leave.

“Cousin!” the girl shouted at Ye Ding.

Ye Ding was quick. Even before the girl called out, he had already reached out, about to grab Xiao San’s shoulder.

Suddenly, a figure flashed out, seized Ye Ding’s hand, pivoted on the ball of their foot, and with a half-crouch, effortlessly threw Ye Ding two meters away.

“Oh my!”

Xiao San’s eyes widened in shock, and she covered her mouth with both hands.

Not only Xiao San, but the girl was also terrified.

The girl immediately ran to Ye Ding’s side, helping him up. “Cousin, are you okay? Wuwuwu, are you okay?”

Ye Ding comforted her in return. “Yihan, cousin is fine.”

Who would have thought that Ye Ding, who seemed like a useless fool with a terrible personality, would turn out to be a good cousin?

Xiao San couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, though she certainly didn’t feel sorry for Ye Ding after all, he was the one trying to bully her.

Xiao San quickly thanked the person beside her. “Thank you so much.”

Even if the intervention was a bit heavy-handed, Xiao San thought to herself.

The person who helped Xiao San turned out to be a tall girl wearing jeans, a T-shirt, a sun hat, a face mask, and purple-red sunglasses.

From Xiao San’s perspective, she couldn’t even make out what the girl looked like.

“Mhm.”

The person responded indifferently and turned to leave.

“You can’t leave! How dare you hit someone?” Sang Yihan immediately blocked the person’s path, spreading her arms wide with the arrogant demeanor of a spoiled young lady.

Xiao San said to the person, “You can go ahead. I’ll handle things here.”

As she spoke, Xiao San picked up her phone, ready to call Ge Weizhong.

“Wait,” the person suddenly grabbed Xiao San’s arm. “Don’t call him.”

That voice…

The more Xiao San listened, the more familiar it felt.

“You are…”

An answer seemed to be on the tip of her tongue, yet she found it hard to believe.

How could this taller, thinner person possibly be Zheng Qi, the female lead from the tragic novel?

In Xiao San’s mind, Zheng Qi had always been a delicate, innocent flower, the kind constantly tormented by the male lead. Even if she had grown taller and thinner, her combat skills just didn’t fit the tragic heroine archetype.

“A-Qi?”

Xiao San called out anyway.

The person seemed to look over in confusion, pausing for a moment. “Who is that?”

“Oh, I mistook you for someone else,” Xiao San said, pushing the person’s hand away.

It must have been an illusion born from missing Zheng Qi too much.

While they were talking, Sang Yihan was about to call the police. Afraid of implicating this stranger, Xiao San quickly stopped her. “You should think carefully, if Weizhong finds out you got your cousin to corner me, what would he think of you?”

That remark hit Sang Yihan’s weak spot.

She bit her lip and ultimately didn’t press the call button.

Xiao San turned to the stranger. “You can go now. She won’t call the police.”

At that moment, Xiao San felt too embarrassed to ask for the person’s contact information, especially with Sang Yihan there. It was better not to let Sang Yihan know their identity.

The stranger nodded at Xiao San and disappeared into the crowd.

Xiao San looked at Sang Yihan. “I won’t tell Weizhong about today, but please stay away from me. I don’t know who gave you the idea that I’m some kind of obstacle, but let me make it clear, I have zero interest in Weizhong. He’s just a senior I get along with. So stop making wild assumptions.”

“You said it yourself. If you try to steal Weizhong from me, I’ll kill you.”

Xiao San had already walked a few steps away but turned back upon hearing this.

She felt speechless, helpless, and even a bit of a headache coming on. “If you’re not yet an adult, go back to school and study more. Don’t go around acting like some edgy teenager. Trust me, you’ll cringe at this when you look back later.”

Xiao San offered this advice sincerely.

Perhaps her words had some effect, because the next day, Xiao San received another offer for a temporary job this time with double the pay.

“Did Ye Ding suddenly grow a conscience?” But considering his nickname was “Skinflint Ye,” it seemed unlikely he’d do such a good deed.

“Or did I just hit the jackpot?” That seemed more plausible. After all, a kind and beautiful girl like her always had a bit of luck on her side.

Feeling pleased, Xiao San mass-applied her resume to a few more companies. With her current luck, she might just land a job at a decent company.

[Don’t forget about the gathering! You’ll need to take the bus early, so don’t be late, or I’ll never forgive you!]

A message popped up on her computer, Lü Yu was back to threatening her again.

[Okay, okay, I remember clearly. Don’t worry.]

Xiao San sent a few “OK” emojis in reply.

Lü Yu didn’t respond right away.

The “Typing…” status lingered for a long time. Five or six minutes later, Lü Yu finally sent another message.

[I heard Shen Lin is coming too.]

Xiao San stared at those words, feeling a pang of discomfort.

What was Shen Lin doing here? They had only been exchange students here for a few days could they really be considered part of this class?

Xiao San sighed. She truly didn’t know how to face Shen Lin.

[Hey, you’re not skipping because of Shen Lin, are you?]

[He might not even show up. After all, he’s the CEO of a listed company now, why would he come to our lousy school?]

[It’s just those idiots in our class who insisted on sending him a message. I know you don’t want to see him either.]

[Hey, hey, are you okay? If you’re feeling upset, it’s fine if you don’t come.]

Xiao San looked at the messages Lü Yu kept sending and couldn’t help but smile.

[How could I miss our graduation dinner because of that fool?]

Her words seemed to give Lü Yu a shot of confidence, finally putting her at ease.

The two chatted a bit more about random things before Xiao San put her phone down.

“San’er, come and eat!” her mother called from outside.

Xiao San hummed in response, turned off her computer screen, and walked out of her room.

They had moved.

They now lived in an ordinary three-bedroom apartment of just over 80 square meters. Xiao San no longer dwelled on the lost down payment for their previous house as long as her family was healthy, that was all that mattered.

Xiao’s father wheeled himself out in his wheelchair, one leg resting on the footrest, the other leg empty, nothing there.

That car accident had initially seemed minor. After a period of recovery, he had returned to work.

No one could have imagined that the small accident wasn’t the end, but the beginning.

While driving Shen Lin’s parents to a meeting, Xiao’s father was involved in a severe traffic collision his car was hit by a large truck.

Since the truck struck the rear of the car, Shen Lin’s parents both died. Xiao’s father lost a leg but survived.

Everyone sympathized with Shen Lin and marveled at Xiao’s father’s luck in surviving.

But Xiao San knew, this was just Shen Lin’s fate, the male lead’s destiny. Because the male lead was destined to become a domineering CEO, even his own parents were mere obstacles.

Shen Lin hated Xiao San’s father for driving and causing his parents’ deaths.

Xiao San hated Shen Lin for causing her father to lose a leg.

The two of them had maintained a superficial friendship before, but after the accident, all ties were severed.

Now, there was a chance she might see Shen Lin again. Xiao San felt a tumult of emotions.

She really didn’t want to face Shen Lin, just as he blamed her and didn’t want to see her either.

Lying in bed, Xiao San thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with a solution.

The two worlds had completely merged, and there was no way to restore them to normal. Under these circumstances, Xiao San could only try to stay away from the plot. Who knew if there would be more butterfly effects that could harm her family?

Although Xiao’s father had lost a leg, he remained cheerful. As soon as he sat down at the table, he started teasing again, “Darling, look at my face doesn’t it look pale and vegetable-like? Shouldn’t you spice things up and make some meat dishes?”

He spoke as if telling a joke. Though he was complaining, it didn’t sound annoying at all.

Mother Xiao shot him a glare. “Go ahead and eat. Wasn’t it meat you had yesterday? And the day before? And the day before that? You’re already at risk of high blood pressure from all that meat, and you still want more? Hurry up and eat your vegetables.”

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