The Tragic Heroine Fell in Love with Me - Chapter 30

She descended like an ethereal fairy carried by the wind.

The clouds shimmered with radiant colors at her arrival, the earth bloomed with countless flowers in her presence, and Xiao San’s heart began to pound wildly because she had come.

Perhaps due to her familiarity with the original storyline, Xiao San had never been so kind to anyone before.

She had been angry about Zheng Qi’s sudden departure without a word. At the time, she thought that if she ever saw Zheng Qi again, she would ignore her completely. But when she actually laid eyes on Zheng Qi, all those resolutions seemed to vanish.

Just being able to see Zheng Qi again made her incredibly happy.

“San’er,” Lü Yu quickly grabbed Xiao San, who had nearly stepped onto the stage. “Snap out of it.”

Xiao San looked down at her own feet, feeling embarrassed as she took two steps back. “Sorry about that.”

Her face felt hot. Why had she unconsciously moved to go up there?

Zheng Qi gave a speech from the podium, and when she finished, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

The thunderous applause snapped Xiao San back to reality.

There was an insurmountable gap between her and Zheng Qi.

Hadn’t her father’s lesson been enough? If she willingly stepped back into the lives of the male and female leads again, would she not fear causing harm to others once more?

Xiao San’s gaze toward Zheng Qi gradually cooled.

She clenched her fists tightly, forcing the desire to approach to slowly fade away.

Zheng Qi seemed not to have noticed Xiao San, busy mingling with the crowd.

“No wonder so many people came, it’s all for her,” Lü Yu remarked with a sigh.

“Why?” Why were they all so eager to get close to Zheng Qi?

Lü Yu explained, “Haven’t you heard of Mi Sirui? That noble who’s come to the country specifically for high-level investments. I heard he just invested in Yangyun Trading a few days ago. Who knows why he decided to sponsor our school’s alumni gathering?”

“Mi Sirui?” Xiao San looked at the radiant Zheng Qi. So, they had already met before.

Lü Yu had only seen Zheng Qi a few times, and it had been almost two years ago. It was perfectly normal that she didn’t recognize Zheng Qi.

Besides, Zheng Qi had changed so much.

Not only was she dressed more exquisitely than before, but her aura was entirely different now.

If the old Zheng Qi was like a flower bud waiting to bloom, the current Zheng Qi was a dazzling, sharp peony. Just standing there, she commanded the attention of everyone around her.

Perhaps only Xiao San could recognize Zheng Qi so easily.

Xiao San stared blankly at Zheng Qi, feeling the distance between them grow even wider.

Zheng Qi probably wouldn’t remember having such an ordinary friend like her.

Xiao San lowered her head and quietly slipped out of the crowd.

“San’er, it’s only just started. Where are you going?” Lü Yu hurried after her.

Suddenly, Lü Yu shivered, feeling as if something was off. She glanced back, but everything seemed normal.

Xiao San shook her head. “I just want to get some fresh air outside. It’s too crowded in here.”

Lü Yu followed her out. “Come on, it’s been a while since we last saw each other. Let’s take a walk together.”

Xiao San nodded.

This time, she didn’t look back at Zheng Qi.

They were destined to be two parallel lines that would never intersect. Forcing things would only bring unnecessary trouble.

Xiao San was walking out, and because she was feeling a bit upset, she didn’t notice the foot that suddenly stretched out.

She stumbled and staggered, and even though Lü Yu quickly grabbed her arm, she still fell, even dragging Lü Yu down with her onto the ground.

“Pfft.”

The culprit, arms crossed, let out a snicker of schadenfreude.

“Oh dear, how could you be so careless? Did you hurt yourself?” Huang Meiqi made no move to help, yet her words feigned sympathy.

Xiao San, who had cushioned Lü Yu’s fall, hit the back of her head hard on the ground and blacked out for a moment. By the time she managed to recover, she couldn’t even hear what Huang Meiqi was saying.

Lü Yu scrambled to her feet. She had also taken quite a fall, only slightly better off than Xiao San.

“San’er, are you okay?”

Lü Yu barely got the words out before someone pushed her aside.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Lü Yu shook her head in anger, ready to curse, when she saw the woman with the calm demeanor, the one who had remained unruffled even in the presence of several big shot rush over and carefully help Xiao San up.

Ah, what was this?

Xiao San withdrew her hand, pursed her lips, and said, “I can manage on my own.”

Since Zheng Qi had been pretending not to recognize her, she might as well play along and act as if she didn’t know her either.

After all, Zheng Qi had changed her name and returned. Even if things had deviated slightly from the original plot, Xiao San figured Zheng Qi probably still had feelings for Shen Lin. She must not want to be associated with Shen Lin’s enemy.

“Ayu, come help me.”

Lü Yu responded with a quick “Yeah” and hurried over. “San’er, are you okay?”

Xiao San shook her head and whispered, “I think I sprained my ankle.”

Lü Yu immediately tightened her grip on Xiao San and helped her walk out. “Let’s get to the hospital right away.”

Xiao San endured the pain without uttering a single complaint.

She had always been the type to bear hardships silently. Unless pushed to her absolute limit, she never showed weakness.

Zheng Qi just stood there, watching Xiao San leave.

She looked down at her empty hand, never imagining that one day Xiao San would reject her so decisively.

Hadn’t she been the one to extend kindness first

Zheng Qi clenched her hand, as if trying to hold onto a trace of Xiao San’s warmth.

So, it wasn’t that Xiao San hadn’t recognized her she simply didn’t want anything to do with her anymore?

“Miss Misery, you don’t need to bother with someone like that. She’s just ungrateful. Back in college, she even did compensated dating.”

Many presents knew that the rumors about Xiao San’s “compensated dating” were just that rumors but no one spoke up in her defense. After all, it had nothing to do with them, right?

Zheng Qi let out a cold laugh and slapped Huang Meiqi across the face.

“How dare you slander her like that?”

Zheng Qi stared at Huang Meiqi.

She remembered Huang Meiqi.

Many people thought Zheng Qi was gentle and generous, with no flaws aside from being a bit of a love fool.

But only Zheng Qi knew she wasn’t a good person at all. In fact, she considered her “love fool” trait one of her few redeeming qualities.

She had another strength: she held grudges.

She remembered Huang Meiqi clearly, it was Huang Meiqi who had spread those rumors that had hurt Xiao San so deeply.

Zheng Qi rubbed her wrist and smiled at the onlookers. “I trust none of you would be so easily swayed by a petty person’s provocations.”

“Of course, of course. We’ve long known Xiao San is a student of excellent character and scholarship, she even received the highest honor scholarship in her senior year. How could she possibly be the kind of person this student claims.” The school leader’s voice trembled slightly. “What this vile person said about compensated dating is absolutely baseless, completely fabricated, haha.”

“Xiao San and I are good friends. Our dorms are next to each other, and she’s always been wonderful never refuses when asked for help. When the forum voted for the campus belle, I even cast a vote for her.”

“Although I don’t know either of them, that girl named Xiao San seems very kind-hearted, completely unlike someone who would do such things. Unlike this, this girl with her sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, she just doesn’t look like a good person.”

Zheng Qi let out a cold laugh, looking at Huang Meiqi with scorn.

Nowadays, she didn’t need to lift a finger, others would naturally teach Huang Meiqi a lesson.

Only…

Zheng Qi’s cold smile twisted into a bitter one.

Even with power and influence, Xiao San no longer wanted anything to do with her.

Soon, Zheng Qi regained her usual sharp and capable demeanor, moving effortlessly among the crowd, attentive to everyone, remembering every topic discussed.

Though it was just an unimportant gathering, Zheng Qi gave it her full attention.

Because this was her first step into the domestic market. The Shen Group held a dominant position across the province, commanding a significant market share. To compete with the Shen Group, she first needed to secure support from the grassroots level to establish a firm foothold.

The A University gathering was merely the beginning of her plan.

While Zheng Qi worked the room with finesse.

Everyone else had their own calculations.

Don’t mistake this for just an alumni reunion many of the attendees were leaders and key figures from small and medium-sized enterprises in City A. With the market being limited, everyone wanted a share of the pie. If they could lean on a big tree, they certainly would.

Mi Sirui was seen by many as a promising future enterprise. Moreover, Mi Sirui had the backing of an aristocratic family from Country F. By targeting Huang Meiqi, they could gain Mi Sirui’s friendship, they saw no issue with taking down a young girl if it served their interests.

Additionally, they began speculating about the identity of the girl who had rejected Mi Sirui’s goodwill and left directly.

Of course, some had already recognized Xiao San, the daughter of the Shen family’s driver, the driver who had been involved in the accident that claimed two important members of the Shen family.

They wondered even more why Mi Sirui would show kindness to a driver’s daughter.

Perhaps it was precisely because she intended to take on the Shen Group.

A behemoth like the Shen Group was not to be trifled with, but if Mi Sirui were to challenge them, these onlookers would simply watch from a safe distance.

If the Shen Group were to fall, these small and medium-sized enterprises would undoubtedly reap countless benefits.

If the Shen Group prevailed, they would have lost nothing.

It was precisely because it was Mi Sirui, the daughter of an aristocratic family from Country F that they entertained such thoughts.

Xiao San was completely unaware of these people’s calculations.

As soon as she arrived at the hospital, Xiao San had various injury reports documented and then filed a police report.

“I thought, you would let it slide to avoid trouble.” Because Xiao San usually seemed like someone who disliked stirring up conflict.

Xiao San smiled, holding the report slips. “I just don’t like stirring up trouble, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to act like a quail and stay silent when someone hits me. Besides, what good would hitting back do? Look at these slips, she’ll have to pay enough as it is. She’s got the money, anyway.”

Lü Yu gave Xiao San a thumbs-up.

“You’re so clever. If it were me, I’d probably have ended up in a brawl with her.”

After hesitating for a moment, Lü Yu asked, “What’s your relationship with Mi Sirui? Why did she rush over to help you? And you seemed pretty angry about it. Anyone who didn’t know better would think there’s some love-hate drama between you two.”

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