Hearing Xia Qingqing's words, Xue Mengyu's heart tightened, and she quickly denied it: "I didn't mean that. Can I apologize to you on behalf of Guizhi? Please don't hold it against her, okay?"

She looked very aggrieved when she said this, as if Xia Qingqing was deliberately making things difficult for her.

Seeing this, a boy next to her immediately stood up for Xue Mengyu: "Xia, don't be so unreasonable. This is a conflict between you and Liu Guizhi. You should resolve it yourselves. It has nothing to do with Mengyu."

As he spoke, he pointed to Liu Guizhi beside him, signaling Xia Qingqing to go and cause trouble for her.

The boy's name was Zhang Zhe, and he was one of the people who had just been talking to Xue Mengyu.

He was an admirer of Xue Mengyu, but that didn't mean he would favor Liu Guizhi because of her. On the contrary, he didn't have a good impression of Liu Guizhi, this troublesome girl, and even wanted to advise Xue Mengyu to stay away from such people in the future.

Xia Qingqing didn't intend to make things difficult for Xue Mengyu, but Xue Mengyu was the kind of person Liu Guizhi relied on to bully others, especially since the other party's attitude of watching the show was really unpleasant.

Xue Mengyu had known for a long time that Xia Qingqing would be difficult to deal with, but she didn't expect her to be this difficult. In the end, she still managed to get Liu Guizhi to apologize in person.

Xia Qingqing said that if an apology is enough, what's the point of having the police?

Instead of a half-hearted apology, she took a few steps forward and stomped hard on Liu Guizhi's foot: "I stepped on it by accident, just like you bumped into me by accident."

"Are you kidding me?" Liu Guizhi was so angry she wanted to curse, but Xue Mengyu stopped her. How come she never thought Liu Guizhi was so stupid before?

Liu Guizhi deliberately caused a scene in class, which she considered very embarrassing, especially since many people knew that she and Liu Guizhi had a good relationship, and this would inevitably affect her.

Looking at Xia Qingqing's arrogant back, Liu Guizhi trembled with anger.

She couldn't understand how a country girl could have such a temper. Shouldn't she be timid and let others bully her?

Suddenly remembering how Xue Mengyu had not only refused to speak up for her but had also forced her to apologize to the country bumpkin, she became somewhat annoyed, and her tone of voice wasn't very pleasant.

"Mengyu, why did you make me apologize to that country bumpkin? Anyone who didn't know better would think we were afraid of her. This just boosts her morale and diminishes our own."

Xue Mengyu felt a sharp glint in her eyes, which flashed briefly before softening into a gentle expression.

"Guizhi, are you blaming me? I became the class monitor to serve the class, not for you to use my position to bully others. How are people going to view me after this?"

Zhang Zhe had been watching from the sidelines. Hearing that Liu Guizhi still had the nerve to blame Xue Mengyu at this point, he looked at her with a hint of disdain.

Looking at Xue Mengyu, he gently advised, "Mengyu, you shouldn't hang out with this kind of person anymore. She doesn't understand your good intentions at all."

Liu Guizhi was startled and stammered an apology: "I...I didn't mean to say that, Mengyu, please don't be angry with me, okay?"

Subconsciously, she felt a slight fear of Xue Mengyu. Although Xue Mengyu appeared to be very gentle, only she knew that those who offended Xue Mengyu would suffer greatly.

There used to be a girl in my class who was prettier than Xue Mengyu, which made her very unhappy. With just a few words, the whole class mistakenly thought that the girl had bullied her.

Later, the girl was ostracized by the whole class, and some boys even harassed her, forcing her to drop out of school.

She didn't want to end up like that girl, and besides, if her father found out that she had offended Xue Mengyu, he definitely wouldn't give her a good look.

When Xue Mengyu heard Liu Guizhi admit her mistake, her expression softened: "Guizhi, you really need to control your temper. We should get along better with Xia from now on."

Liu Guizhi quickly agreed: "I understand, I won't bother Xia Qingqing anymore."

Xue Mengyu gave a slight smile, seemingly quite satisfied with Liu Guizhi's answer.

Zhang Zhe secretly shook his head. Meng Yu was too kind-hearted, forgiving Liu Guizhi so easily. Having a friend like that around might implicate Meng Yu. He should keep a closer eye on her in the future.

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After leaving the classroom, Xia Qingqing and the other three went straight to the dormitory building.

On the way, Liu Huimin couldn't help but complain, "That Liu Guizhi seems to have some serious illness, why is she clinging to you like this?"

"Maybe they think I'm easy to bully because I'm from the countryside?" Xia Qingqing said hesitantly.

She had reason to say that: Liu Guizhi had called her "country bumpkin" from the very first time they met, clearly discriminating against her as a country person.

If she came from a wealthier family, she probably wouldn't dare to call out to her even once.

“Without the grain grown by the country folk, what would she eat and drink? She would have starved to death 800 years ago. What right does she have to look down on the country folk?” Xiang Qiu’s tone was very harsh.

She spent seven years in the countryside and came to understand the hardship of farming even more. Every grain and vegetable that city dwellers eat is grown by country people through hard work, yet they are looked down upon because of this identity.

Liu Huimin strongly agreed: "Yes, someone with her level of awareness shouldn't be in university; she should go to the countryside to receive re-education as an educated youth."

Xia Qingqing smiled. This kind of thing is indeed very helpless, but the fact is that many city people look down on rural people, thinking that the countryside is poor, backward and unclean.

As they chatted, the topic turned to studies again. Tomorrow was the official start of classes, and everyone was really looking forward to their first class at the university across the street.

Back in her dorm, Xia Qingqing climbed onto her small bed and pulled the curtains closed.

The other three roommates were all doing their own thing, some studying, some knitting, and no one paid attention to what Xia Qingqing was doing with the curtains closed in broad daylight.

Knowing that her roommates were all well-mannered and wouldn't suddenly lift her bed curtains without warning, Xia Qingqing confidently took out a cup of milk tea from the system's inventory.

After inserting the straw, he took a big gulp, his eyes almost squinting with joy.

If it weren't for her roommates in the dorm, making it inconvenient to eat strong-flavored food, she would have loved to show off her grilled skewers.

She doesn't know when Song Ze will be able to find a suitable place to live. She plans to stay here until the end of this semester and then move out next semester, which would be more convenient.

Xia Qingqing lay comfortably on the bed, sipping her milk tea while watching a TV series on her tablet.

Yes, she finally has something to do to pass the time, which is really rare.

Zhou Wei helped me buy the tablet, and I downloaded a lot of the latest popular TV series and novels on it. It's so great for killing time when I'm bored.

The only regret is that the world Zhou Wei lives in is not the same as the world she lived in in her previous life, so she can no longer watch the TV series and read the novels she didn't finish in her previous life.