Chapter 50 You Changed the Young Lady
The air froze upon hearing this.
Revenge on Lu Ran?
Was Ye Qingyu doing all this to get revenge on Lu Ran?
Pei Ci's eyes widened unconsciously; she finally understood the source of her unease. Lu Ran had indeed changed significantly because of her, but Ye Qingyu had changed too quickly. Ye Qingyu was the female lead; she was Lu Ran's opposite. Her character was resilient and kind, and her aloofness and pride were her true nature. Even if Lu Ran had done very well, but…
But how could Ye Qingyu shake hands and make peace with Lu Ran so quickly?
The fact that she could immediately become friends with Lu Ran is almost like being possessed.
If Ye Qingyu's motive is to take revenge on Lu Ran, then everything makes sense.
Ye Qingyu did not forgive Lu Ran.
She still wanted to take revenge on Lu Ran.
Although it seemed her mission had returned to square one, it unexpectedly made her feel at ease. At least now, Pei Ci finally understood Ye Qingyu's character and motives.
"So that's how it is." Pei Ci breathed a long sigh of relief. Lu Ran's words had actually enlightened her. The hatred between the two of them was deeply rooted. If they didn't eradicate the hatred at its root, there was no possibility for them to fall in love.
This revenge was Ye Qingyu's subjective plan, so she only needed to let Ye Qingyu achieve her goal, and in doing so, show Lu Ran's change.
After thinking it over, Pei Ci calmed down and asked, "Ye Qingyu, do you really want to get revenge on Lu Ran?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ye Qingyu frowned.
If she could kill, she really wanted to stab Lu Ran's lackey to death. Not only did they betray him so quickly, but they also dragged Pei Ci into this mess just to get a reward from her. Ultimately, they're all just a bunch of selfish scum.
"If you're going to believe Jinglin's sweet talk, I have nothing to say." Ye Qingyu rubbed her temples. "Fine, I don't need to continue playing this game. Let's break up, Young Master Jinglin."
"Oh dear, why is Xiaoyu saying all this?" Jinglin blinked, looking completely innocent. "You can't think that Miss is an idiot just because she's cute."
"Perhaps our young lady will even help us, after all, she values you quite a bit." Jinglin said this with a smile, but his voice lowered a few octaves as he jokingly added, "Sometimes I'm even a little jealous of Xiaoyu..."
Pei Ci was taken aback. She clearly sensed that Jing Lin's words were setting the stage for her, trying to get her to join Ye Qingyu's camp. And the fact that he could cooperate with her so quickly was undeniably impressive.
Is this the benefit of hanging out with smart people?
I must say, it was indeed relaxing.
She took a deep breath, firmly grasped Ye Qingyu's hand, her face tense and focused, and said seriously, following Jinglin's words, "Ye Qingyu, I don't know why you always reject me, but aren't we friends?"
She positioned Ye Qingyu's hand in a clasping motion, saying, "Ye Qingyu, you were the one who said that we need a friendly handshake before becoming friends."
"Because you are my friend, I want to change the conflict between you and Lu Ran. I told you that Lu Ran has changed, which led to the bet and the subsequent apology from Lu Ran after I hurt you."
"I've been trying so hard to get Lu Ran to change himself and make it up to you. I was happy when you two made up, but it was all fake. You deceived me, didn't you?"
Pei Ci tightened her grip on his hand, her voice rising with a hint of accusation, "You didn't tell me your plan, you kept me in the dark, have you always looked down on me?"
Do you really consider me a friend?
Her hand, gripped tightly, burned with a scalding heat. Ye Qingyu pursed her lips and slapped Pei Ci's hand away. "Friends? What friends? Is that more important than your fiancé? Pei Ci, from beginning to end, all you wanted was to change the relationship between me and Lu Ran. Lu Ran and I are just puppets in your hands. You forced two people who are hostile to each other together to play that so-called game of friendship. It's utterly ridiculous. And..."
Ye Qingyu's eyelids trembled. She wasn't stupid, and compared to this tactless young lady, she was incredibly frank, her emotions readily apparent on her face. Did she truly have feelings for her? In short, the feelings she could sense were intermittent. And even those fleeting emotions were so thin compared to those of others.
Ye Qingyu's eyes narrowed, like those of a cold-blooded viper. "Pei Ci, between me and Lu Ran, you value Lu Ran more, don't you?"
"Saying you're my best friend?" Ye Qingyu sneered. "After I was bullied by Lu Ran, weren't you and Lu Ran getting along really well?"
“In your heart, Lu Ran is the most important. That’s true, I’m just a special admission student, how can I be as important as your fiancé? You and he are the same kind of people.”
Ye Qingyu was a woman of few words, and this was the first time she had spoken so fluently. The reason she could say so much was ultimately because she felt that Pei Ci was paying far less attention to her than others perceived.
Pei Ci didn't understand, but she could tell that Ye Qingyu was dissatisfied with her position in her heart, although she didn't understand why she had to compare herself to Lu Ran.
"Ye Qingyu, I don't know where you got this conclusion from," Pei Ci said seriously, "but in my heart, you are more important."
"Think about it carefully. Every time you and Lu Ran had a conflict, I always made one of them apologize to the other."
"Since you're so smart, think about why Lu Ran has changed so much."
Pei Ci stopped beating around the bush; she needed to get into Ye Qingyu's heart and understand her true needs and desires, otherwise she would only be passive like she was this time.
“Of course, Lu Ran is not my fiancé. Everything you saw was just a means to make him obey me.” Pei Ci held Ye Qingyu’s hand tightly. “Ye Qingyu, everything I have done from beginning to end is because of you.”
Ye Qingyu's eyes widened, and she panicked. "Impossible! We've only known each other for a short time. I'm just a toy you keep when you're in a good mood. Maybe we're friends, but how could you..."
He vehemently denied it, even pulling away from Pei Ci's hand, his whole body trembling and shaking. He tried to get up and run away, but Jing Lin held him down in the end.
Jinglin was very unhappy.
Extremely annoyed.
If Pei Ci hadn't been there, he really would have kicked this ungrateful wretch to the ground.
Jing Lin calmed his anger, walked behind Pei Ci, covered Pei Ci's ears, and stared coldly at Ye Qingyu with a blank expression, saying in a voice that Ye Qingyu could hear:
"Ye Qingyu, do you think the malice and jealousy you've suffered is solely because you, as a special admission student, are friends with the young lady?"
"Do you really think that just being friends is enough to make Lu Ran have a breakdown and go crazy?"
"Isn't that right?" Ye Qingyu pursed her lips.
Jinglin bit his tongue until it bled. "Your mistake was letting the goddess come down from her pedestal."
“I’m jealous, but that’s the truth.” Jing Lin’s mouth tasted of blood. “You changed Miss.”
As a prestigious academy, Anta Academy primarily admits students from a select group. Many of them have either attended school with Pei Ci or heard tales of the young lady's legendary status.
She is a fairy.
It is a glass doll that is protected and encrypted with multiple layers.
Her eyes held no emotion, only an objective projection.
She is a symbol.
But one day, Ye Qingyu's appearance caused her to experience even more emotional changes.
This is the source of all the malice that has emerged.
Unwilling, truly unwilling. Jing Lin's eyes flickered between light and shadow, but in the end he could only force a smile, "Ye Qingyu, don't be ungrateful."
After saying these words, Jinglin let go of her hand, and Pei Ci's ears turned red. He then naturally rubbed her ears.
“What are you talking about?” she asked.
"We chatted for a bit," Jing Lin said casually. "I suppose Ye Qingyu has already made up her mind by now."
Pei Ci looked at Ye Qingyu.
Ye Qingyu was also looking at her at that moment.
As their eyes met, Ye Qingyu's expression tightened.
She still seemed like a taut-mouthed gourd, but thankfully she finally spoke.
"...I am indeed taking revenge on Lu Ran."
After hearing those words, everything became clear. This time, Ye Qingyu took the initiative to reveal her plan.
“I hate Lu Ran, I hate her so much that I want to ruin her reputation. I started my plan a long time ago. From being bullied to actively bullying others, I have kept evidence of all the violence I have suffered. All for the day of the Anta Public School campus celebration, when I stand on the podium to give a speech on behalf of the special admissions students, in front of hundreds of live broadcast cameras, when everyone thinks that I am going to praise Anta’s system, I will expose the bullying I suffered at Anta.”
“I want all the common people of Anta to see how corrupt these glamorous politicians and these decadent aristocratic circles are inside. I know this won't change anything, but at the very least, I want these arrogant nobles to see us, these huge, unknown rats, underground in Anta.”
“Jinglin is just my first step.” Ye Qingyu lowered her eyes, a shadow falling over her face, making it impossible to see her expression. “He is a well-known celebrity in the industry. I need to be with him to increase my fame, and I need the platforms and media under his control even more.”
Ye Qingyu's eyes flickered. "This is my plan."
"Yes." Jing Lin took out his phone and opened the trending topics on Anta. Three of the top ten trending topics were about his relationship.
"Seriously? What's this young master doing? Dating a girl from our school? What about our little pop star?!"
—Wow, looking at the candid photos, this girl looks so cheap, it reminds me of a rat crawling out of a slum.
—...Of course, he's a famous student at Anta School.
—A celebrity? ??
—A special admission student to Anta Academy?
—Emmm…she's considered a celebrity even among the specially admitted students. Ye Qingyu, you know.
Scrolling through his phone, Ye Qingyu, boosted by Jing Lin's popularity, became the subject of almost nationwide discussion. Jing Lin finally put down his phone, smiling as he looked at Pei Ci.
“Young Miss, I only wanted to make the name ‘Ye Qingyu’ more well-known, that’s all.”
At this moment, Pei Ci fell silent after hearing the entire plan.
She thought about the plot.
Both the original storyline and the Honkai Impact 3rd storyline mention the school festival. In the Honkai Impact 3rd storyline, Ye Qingyu chose to commit suicide shortly after the school festival. As for the specific kind of abuse Ye Qingyu suffered during the school festival, she was unaware of it due to the fragmented memories transmitted by the system.
And this is clearly following the plot development of Honkai Impact...
Pei Ci pursed her lips; she had to stop all of this.
"I'll help you," she said to Ye Qingyu.
Ye Qingyu was taken aback. Pei Ci looked into her eyes and said, "Ye Qingyu, you should have told me this sooner. You know I'm your friend."
"Remember the bet from last time? Lu Ran didn't arrive in time, and you were bullied at the party in Jinglin. This time it won't happen again. I won't let him hurt you in the slightest."
Just then, Pei Ci's phone rang.
Pei Ci released Ye Qingyu's hand, opened her phone, and looked down at it.
It's Lu Ran.
Lu Ran called.
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Author's note: I should be finishing my second playthrough soon! [cat emoji]
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