Qiao Ruoxi originally wanted to ask Pei Yaozhou if the video was incomplete, but when she finished washing up and went downstairs to eat, Mr. Pei San had already left.
She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and found it was indeed late. She simply drank two mouthfuls of porridge, put on the bag Pei Yaozhou gave her, and took a taxi to school.
The first class is a theory class and the whole class attends it together.
When Qiao Ruoxi arrived, many people were already in the classroom. Qiao Ruoxi found an empty seat in the back row and sat down. Just as she was taking out her textbook, she heard a cold snort from beside her.
"Qiao Ruoxi, I never thought you were this kind of person. Qin Shi was truly sincere to you, yet you actually forced him to leave. Are you satisfied now?"
Qiao Ruoxi looked up and saw Su Lingxin's swollen peach-like eyes glaring at her fiercely, and behind Su Lingxin, a shadow flashed by.
"If I had known you were this kind of person, even if Qin Shi would hate me, I would not have agreed to let you join our group to act!" Su Lingxin became more and more angry as she spoke, pointing at Qiao Ruoxi with an angry look.
Qiao Ruoxi put down her textbook, frowning slightly. "Su Lingxin, can you explain clearly what happened to Qin Shi?"
Su Lingxin gritted her teeth and said, "Qiao Ruoxi, stop pretending. Qin Shi confessed his love to you that day, didn't he? He fell seriously ill the next day and has already dropped out of school. I don't believe you don't know anything about this. This is all because of you. You ruined him!"
Su Lingxin's words attracted the attention of many classmates around her.
"What? Qin Shi actually took a leave of absence? He had excellent grades in all subjects this year. If everything went well, he would have won the first-class scholarship. Why did he take a leave of absence?"
"Didn't you hear? He was upset because his confession was rejected. And it's that Qiao Ruoxi again. She's always had a bad reputation. I heard she caused a lot of trouble in the calligraphy department before. Now she's transferred to our acting department and is trying to bully everyone in our acting department again. What bad luck."
"Now I finally understand why everyone in the calligraphy department boycotted Qiao Ruoxi back then. She must be a bad person, otherwise how could she have provoked so much anger!"
Qiao Ruoxi ignored the gossip of the crowd and looked at Su Lingxin.
"According to you, he got sick because I rejected him. Does that mean I have to agree just because he confessed to me?"
"Student Su Lingxin, not everyone is like you, treating Qin Shi like a treasure. Everyone has the right to like or reject someone."
Qiao Ruoxi's words sparked discussion among the crowd.
"That's right, who says you have to agree to a confession? We girls are not objects. We don't have to go just because you make a promise. There's nothing wrong with refusing."
"Oh my god, it turns out that Su Lingxin likes Qin Shi. But she's not Qin Shi's girlfriend, so why is she so confident in coming after Qiao Ruoxi?"
"Just think of yourself as someone's girlfriend."
The thoughts hidden deep in her heart were suddenly exposed. Su Lingxin looked at the various eyes around her and blushed with anger and shame. "I, I didn't mean that. What I meant was, when you rejected Qin Shi, couldn't you be more tactful?"
"You can agree to be friends with him first, and then gradually distance yourself from him. This way, he won't fall ill from the huge blow he suffers."
Then he looked at the students around him, trying to evoke sympathy: "Suspending school is a huge loss for everyone! What's the difference between your behavior and personally cutting off someone else's future? Isn't this also your fault?"
This trick is indeed very effective. After many classmates took it in, they agreed with Su Lingxin's words.
"Student Su Lingxin's words make sense. There's a saying that goes, 'I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me.' Isn't that the truth?" A classmate whispered.
Qiao Ruoxi seemed to have heard a joke and laughed softly.
Su Lingxin was so angry that she almost exploded: "Qiao Ruoxi, you still have the nerve to laugh? Aren't you just relying on your good looks to be pursued by others and feel proud? Are you happy to dump others? People like you don't deserve love at all!"
Qiao Ruoxi smiled, her almond-shaped eyes curved. "I'm laughing at you for always claiming to be doing good for Qin Shi, but actually trying to hurt him at every turn."
The word "harm him" hit Su Lingxin directly. She stopped pretending and immediately became furious.
"Don't frame me. How could I possibly want to harm Qin Shi? I only want the best for him. As long as he's happy, I'm willing to do anything!"
Qiao Ruoxi put away her smile, propped up her chin, and asked Su Lingxin, "If you knew you were going to die, would you rather be cut in half and die quickly, or be cut into pieces by the sword ninety-nine and eighty-one times, and then be executed by slow slicing?"
When Su Lingxin heard the last four words, her legs trembled involuntarily, as if Qiao Ruoxi was one of those murderous tyrants in history, and was about to be tortured to death the next moment.
"Of course, of course I would choose to cut it off." Su Lingxin's voice trembled involuntarily.
Qiao Ruoxi curled her lips and said, "That's it. You know that a short pain is worse than a long one, but you want me to give Qin Shi hope and then let him down. What's the difference between this and executing him by slow slicing?"
"And classmate Su Lingxin, just because you like durian, you can't assume that everyone in the world should like it. You shouldn't allow others to push away a durian that's been offered to them. Is it fair to impose your worldview on others?"
Su Lingxin opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.
"Yeah, I hate eating durian the most. Why can't I refuse? If you force feed it to my mouth, I will spit it out in front of you!"
The classmates around also nodded, agreeing with what Qiao Ruoxi said.
The heated discussion continued until the department head showed up and finally died down.
"Everyone, return to your seats. Before class begins, I have something to tell you. Qin Shi is on leave. From today on, Luo Yubai will replace Qin Shi and join Su Lingxin's group to complete the final performance assessment together. Time is tight and the task is heavy. Everyone, work hard!"
After the department head's words, some people were happy and some were sad, but Qiao Ruoxi's expression didn't change much.
"Classmate Ruoxi, please take care of me in the future." A gentle and elegant voice came to my ears.
Qiao Ruoxi tilted her head. Luo Yubai had sat down on the seat to her right without her noticing. His sapphire eyes were filled with a faint smile.
She had an average impression of Luo Yubai. Apart from the last time when Mr. Luo accepted the calligraphy and paintings, they had no other interactions. So Qiao Ruoxi just smiled and nodded out of politeness.
"You spoke very well just now. I applaud you." Luo Yubai spoke again in a low voice.
"Thank you." Qiao Ruoxi responded.
After a while, Luo Yubai whispered again: "Do you want to know who Qin Shi met after you and Mr. Pei San left that day, and what that person said and did to him?"
When Qiao Ruoxi heard the words "Master Pei San", her hand that was turning the pages of the book suddenly stopped.
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