She was convinced that Yan Xin had asked Lin Xiazhu to spy on her and find something on her so she could complain to her parents and ruin her standing in their eyes.
"However much money she gave you, I can give you double, but you have to listen to me and be my informant." Yan Shi's eyes were wide open under the streetlight.
Lin Xiazhu admired her imagination. Her mind was always filled with stories of feuds among the wealthy and powerful. She always felt that someone was going to harm her, but she didn't even know that Yan Shi was in the same dormitory as her. Yan Xin didn't care about her at all.
"I don't understand what you're saying. Get out of the way. It's getting late. Go back to your dorm, wash up, and go to sleep. Who's in the mood to spy on you? Are you bored?" Lin Xiazhu retorted without any politeness.
"Lin Xiazhu, don't go too far. Don't think we're afraid of you. No matter how powerful you are, you're still just one person. If we hadn't been lenient with you, do you think you could have lived a good life in the capital?" The speaker was Jiang Yuqing.
This girl is an absolute snob. At first, she fawned over Song Ling, but later she discovered that Yan Shi was the real heiress. Compared to Yan Shi, Song Ling was like the daughter of a landlord, nothing special at all.
So he treated Yan Shi like a god, acting as her follower every day, hoping that one day she could bring her into high society.
"Who told you to hold back? Don't bottle it up. If you're unhappy, just let it out. Don't act like I'm bullying you. Isn't that annoying?" Lin Xiazhu frowned, reached out and pulled the person away, then went upstairs.
The whole dormitory witnessed Lin Xiazhu's strength on the first day of school. After Lin Xiazhu returned from shopping, Jiang Yuqing arrogantly told her.
"Don't think that just because you clean the dorm, we'll treat you differently. Whether you can join us depends on your future performance."
If you could fetch hot water for me every morning, do our laundry after I shower every night, and keep the dorm clean every day, we might be able to accept you.
After saying that, she took out a few pieces of clothing from her luggage bag, threw them into a basin, and then tossed them in front of Lin Xiazhu, saying imperiously, "These clothes have been in the bag for a while, and they smell bad. You can wash them now."
Lin Xiazhu listened calmly, then explained without any emotion, "I don't clean the dormitory. When it's my turn to do chores, I naturally won't shirk my responsibilities. Do your own things. If any of you want me to help you, that's fine too."
She paused at this point, while the other three looked at her, expecting her to say something like, "How much does it cost to wash one item?"
Jiang Yuqing, in particular, was practically strutting around with her tail between her legs, and her gaze toward Lin Xiazhu was increasingly disdainful and contemptuous.
But what she said next made their expressions change.
Lin Xiazhu said, word by word, "Anyone who dares to ask me to do something will only be allowed to have their hands and feet broken. I only help people who have no hands or feet. People with all four limbs can't do anything, so they're better off crippled."
"What did you say? What a big mouth! Do you even know who I am? Do you know what my family does? All three of us are richer than you. You're just a pauper..."
"Smack."
"ah."
Lin Xiazhu slapped her across the face with only a tenth of her strength, but the other party screamed shrilly. Jiang Yuqing was slapped in the face.
No, no, no, that won't do. Lin Xiazhu was afraid of losing control of her strength and accidentally knocking Jiang Yuqing's head off. Instead, Lin Xiazhu simply slapped Jiang Yuqing's suitcase, which instantly shattered into pieces.
"I'm a very reasonable person. As long as others don't provoke me, I will never bully others. However, I have a bad temper. If someone provokes me, I can't help but want to smash their head," she said insincerely. "I'm sorry, I'm a bit strong and destructive. I hope you can be more understanding."
"...Don't think that just because you have brute strength, I'll be afraid of you. My family has hired many bodyguards, you..." Jiang Yuqing was still trying to put on a brave face.
As a result, Lin Xiazhu grabbed her by the collar and lifted her two feet off the ground. Lin Xiazhu looked up and stared directly at her, "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Everyone: "..." dared not speak.
The three were stunned at the time, but as soon as they left, they went to the principal's office to complain that Lin Xiazhu was bullying her roommates and so on, and strongly demanded that the school expel Lin Xiazhu, preferably by expulsion.
They even told their families, intending to use their family's influence to pressure the school and drive Lin Xiazhu away, to show her who was more powerful and that not everything could be solved with force.
Lin Xiazhu was certainly not foolish enough to think that she could subdue them with force alone. These young ladies were used to being domineering and would never tolerate her actions. They disliked her even before she did anything, and they would not let her off the hook now.
This is when it comes to interpersonal relationships. Didn't Bai Junbai tell her she could contact him if she needed anything? She wasn't going to be polite. After being severely reprimanded by the principal, she called Bai Junbai.
Although she was proven wrong quite quickly, she was shameless and had a thicker skin than a city wall. She could refuse and ask for help without batting an eye.
"Bai Junbai is in trouble now. Three young ladies from the capital have their eyes on me. I used some force to scare them, and now things are getting a bit tricky."
Bai Junbai leaned back in his chair and listened calmly, his face expressionless. But when he thought of Lin Ruan's instructions, he softened his tone.
"No problem, I'll be right there."
“...There’s no need for that. You just need to put some pressure on their family in secret. You don’t need to come in person.” Lin Xiazhu carefully chose her words.
"You don't want people to know about your relationship with the Bai family?" That's fine, actually it suits him quite well. "As you wish."
So Bai Junbai pulled some strings behind the scenes, and no one knew what happened, and the matter was suppressed.
After this incident, Lin Xiazhu left the impression on the other three as someone who was not only strong but also had a powerful and mysterious backer who didn't even give face to the Yan family.
Jiang Yuqing was very jealous and envious of this, and Song Ling also secretly distanced herself, feeling that Lin Xiazhu liked to use underhanded tricks and was not suitable for close friendship. Yan Shi was also very curious about who Lin Xiazhu's backer was. Could she be the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy patriarch in Beijing?
The more they thought about it, the more likely it seemed. So, Lin Xiazhu was quickly labeled as a "bastard daughter" of a wealthy family by Yan Shi and the other two. Hmph, what good is it if she has a powerful backer? She's still not presentable and can't be shown to the world.
Who knows what kind of promiscuous woman her mother is? She might be a nightclub dancer, a hotel receptionist, or a plaything given to a big boss by someone in the business world.
It's definitely not a good thing.
"Lin Xiazhu is getting more and more arrogant. She actually got involved with Yan Xin. She must be an illegitimate daughter of some family. There are too many people like her in this circle," Yan Shi thought to herself.
She sent people to investigate, but they found no useful clues after a month; it was well hidden.
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