Rebirth Counterattack with Space

Qi Xinrou bit her lower lip, looking pitifully at Zhao Xuan with the hope that she would remember their past bond and come to her rescue. However, Zhao Xuan did not even glance at her. To make matters worse, none of the classmates—who had been quite nice to her in the past—stood up to speak for her. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Qi Xinrou felt as if the whole world had abandoned her, her face burning with extreme embarrassment.

Unfortunately, no one pitied her at that moment. Clearly, everyone’s attention was on Ye Hongbo.

As Liu Yongqiang walked away, he heard the laughter behind him. Clenching his teeth, his resentment grew: they were all bullies relying on others’ power. Just wait until I make it big; we’ll see who has the last laugh!

In the classroom, Ye Hongbo threw an arm around Ma Qisheng: "Bro, you did well. There’s really no need to mix with such an ungrateful wretch without a shred of human decency. If you don’t mind, from now on, just hang out with me. Let me make it clear, though, I’m not the type who looks down on the poor. It’s just that the jerk was too infuriating to tolerate."

After saying this, Ye Hongbo released Ma Qisheng and turned to the other students with a fist held to his chest, boldly declaring, "When I said earlier that I was a rich guy who looked down on the poor, I was just kidding, guys. Don’t take it seriously. If that gets out, I’ll die of shame. My family is just an average household, not very wealthy, but we make enough to ensure I can study and not worry about food or clothing."

"Come on, Hongbo, don’t be so modest. I’ve already made up my mind to hang out with you from now on." As soon as Ye Hongbo finished speaking, Zhuang Jun, whose family background was similar to his, jumped in excitedly. With an exaggerated sway of his hips, he came over and "coquettishly" grabbed Ye Hongbo’s arm, shaking it as he spoke in a voice that could sicken someone, "Would that be okay, huh, Hongbo?"

"Get lost, I’m straight as an arrow, so don’t give people the wrong idea. We’ve got so many beautiful ladies here; if you ruin my chances of even getting a girlfriend, I’ll never forgive you," Ye Hongbo exclaimed, leaping up to shake off Zhuang Jun’s hand with exaggerated indignation.

"Hongbo, don’t be like that—" Zhuang Jun insisted playfully, with a bashful face, clutching his cheek. With his burly physique, he was determined to act coy like a young lady in the prime of youth, a sight too cringeworthy to bear.

Yet Zhao Xuan’s classmates all burst into raucous laughter, escalating until it seemed to hit the ceiling, with many even imitating them, calling out, "Hongbo, don’t be like that," "Hongbo, just take us in too"...

Helplessly chuckling, Ye Hongbo suddenly turned his head to find Zhao Xuan also looking at him with a smile. When she saw him looking back, Zhao Xuan softly whispered, "Thank you."

Her voice was very light and quickly drowned out by the noise, but Ye Hongbo heard it nonetheless. He suddenly felt awkward and, scratching his head with embarrassment, he responded, "No need to thank me."

The trouble with the Zhao Family wasn’t a secret in their circles; even for students who weren’t part of those circles, most had heard at least some rumors: their school’s Zhao Xuan was not careful in choosing friends, and Qi Xinrou, the scheming b*tch, took advantage of their friendship to plot against Zhao Xuan together with her boyfriend Baili Chengye—

Ye Hongbo knew far more than other students at the school. Zhao Xuan’s naïveté led to a wolf being let into the house, resulting in a calamity for the Zhao Group. The Bai Family’s shamelessness and the astonishing turn of events when Zhao Xuan unexpectedly connected with the Lu Family had been a hot topic of discussion recently.

Ye Hongbo understood that such rumors in school must involve the Lu Family’s influence. They were leveraging public opinion to plead Zhao Xuan’s case so that Qi Xinrou couldn’t just put on an aggrieved expression, shed a couple of tears, turn the tables and make it seem as though Zhao Xuan had wronged her.

That could easily make the uninformed students sympathize with Qi Xinrou and take her side.

In terms of cunning, Zhao Xuan was no match for Qi Xinrou, and even now that Zhao Xuan understood everything, she still couldn’t catch up to her.

Indeed, if the Lu Family hadn’t provided everyone with such a preventive measure today, informing them of the truth beforehand, it’s very likely that Zhao Xuan would have been wronged again.

It seems Zhao Xuan truly is fortunate. The fact that the Lu Family is protecting her like this shows how much they value her. Otherwise, why would they go to such lengths?

Unfortunately, Qi Xinrou’s mind was clearly not on school these past few days, so she was unaware that her reputation had already gone down the drain, still scheming against Zhao Xuan. If she had caught wind of the rumors, she probably wouldn’t have dared to so brazenly use public opinion to manipulate Zhao Xuan. If she had any brains, she would have switched to pleading in private.

But there were no ifs, and Qi Xinrou’s behavior had allowed everyone to see through her true nature. Such a woman with a heart like a venomous snake was not just avoided by her female classmates, who harbored disgust, but even her male classmates felt a shiver in their hearts despite her beauty.

Especially since the matter of her using Baili Chengye’s money over the years had become common knowledge, her current public attempt to push Baili Chengye toward Zhao Xuan only added to what people thought of her.

After thanking Ye Hongbo, Zhao Xuan did not linger and turned to leave.

"Xuan Xuan, don’t go," Qi Xinrou said in panic as she chased after her, even trying to grab Zhao Xuan’s clothes.

Zhao Xuan stopped, dodged away, and then raised her hand to deliver a fierce slap, expressing disgust, "I told you not to call me ’Xuan Xuan.’ Are you deaf or just dumb, unable to understand human speech?"

"You..."

Qi Xinrou stood there dumbfounded.

The laughter in the classroom halted, then someone whistled, followed by a barrage of murmurs:

"So shameless, she still has the nerve to go up to her after being rejected like that."

"Exactly, without shame, one is invincible apparently."

"Such bad luck, nobody would want a friend like that, literally cursed for eight lifetimes."

"You got that right, if it were me, it wouldn’t have just been a slap—I would’ve pinned her to the ground and slapped her there and then. Zhao Xuan really is patient and gentle."

"Hehe, aren’t you afraid to let everyone know how fierce you are with that talk? No one will dare to get close to you, where will you find a boyfriend?"

"Don’t worry, bro here likes fierce girls. How about it? I’m still single, you wanna have an earth-shattering, ghost-spirit stirring love story with me?"

"Buzz off, when did you change your taste? Didn’t you say you liked girls who act coy?"

...

Listening to the one-sided whispering, Qi Xinrou swayed, overtaken by a sense of panic. Had something happened that she didn’t know about?

"Did you talk behind my back?"