Chapter 21: Nightmare

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Jiang Lin glanced suspiciously at Fang, who was struggling.

Fang Ya looked at the indifferent crowd and felt a little hopeless, so she used all her strength to push one of them away. Fang Ya looked straight at Qiu Ying and was about to speak.

When Jiang Lin saw this, the corners of his eyes twitched. He stared at Fang Ya with dark eyes and a cold aura. When Fang Ya saw this, she was so frightened that she froze in place and didn’t dare make another sound, so Hu Li’s follower grabbed her again.

Seeing this, Jiang Lin asked Hu Li slowly, “Your boyfriend is Liu Tian?”

It was only then that the angry Hu Li realized that Fang Ya had been eating at the same table as Jiang Lin and the others.

Hu Li gave Fang Ya a complicated look, unsure what her relationship with Jiang Lin was.

She had just received a few photos from an anonymous number on her phone. They were photos of Fang Ya and her boyfriend, Liu Tian, kissing in the hospital. She was furious.

Such a slutty person actually dared to provoke her, Hu Li. Hence, she immediately brought people to the canteen to teach Fang Ya a lesson.

When Hu Li’s sidekick saw that Jiang Lin seemed to be standing up for Fang Ya, she suddenly felt her hand tremble as she held Fang Ya’s hand. The two of them looked at each other and could tell that the other party was also hesitating.

Thinking of her boyfriend, who had been beaten up by Jiang Lin so badly that he still hadn’t been discharged, and looking at the surrounding students, Hu Li forced herself to be calm and said, “Yes!”

After saying that, she felt that she seemed to have been too forceful and her tone was too stiff. Hu Li was worried that Jiang Lin would think that she was provoking him, so she smiled slightly and immediately continued, “I didn’t expect you to know her. In that case, I’ll forget it this time. Consider it an apology for disturbing your meal.”

Showing weakness to Jiang Lin wasn’t being a coward, but being sensible. Hu Li could tell that something was wrong from the way the Liu family didn’t dare to speak up after Liu Tian was beaten up.

With that, she looked at the expressionless Jiang Lin and gestured for the girl holding Fang Ya to let go of her. Then she took a few steps forward and leaned into Fang Ya’s ear. In a voice that only the two of them could hear, she said, “Fang Ya, you’re lucky this time. If there’s a next time, even if the heavens come save you, you’ll have to die!”

With that, she turned around and left with the girls.

With a terrified expression, Fang Ya gradually calmed down after seeing Hu Li leave. The crowd watching also dispersed. Fang Ya held back the tears in her eyes and sniffed.

There was a slight tremor in her voice. “I’m sorry to cause you trouble.” Fang Ya picked up her plate and prepared to leave.

Qiu Ying suddenly reached out and grabbed Fang Ya’s wrist. She lowered her head to look at the table and said gently, “Eat here.”

Fang Ya looked at Qiu Ying’s side profile in surprise and saw that the others weren’t objecting. She smiled gratefully and sat back in her chair. “Thank you.”

Jiang Lin looked at Qiu Ying’s expression, which had returned to normal, and thought that Qiu Ying’s loss of composure was because she was shocked by Hu Li’s behavior.

Bai Zhen had heard some rumors about Fang Ya and had seen Fang Ya hugging some sketchy people on the street. However, since Qiu Ying had already spoken, she couldn’t say anything, so she could only lower her head and eat.

The boys had just arrived. Firstly, they didn’t know the situation and didn’t comment. Secondly, they didn’t want to get involved in the girls’ matters, so they didn’t say anything.

The lunch was finished in silence.

The night was silent before dawn.

“Ah!!”

A scream sounded in the dark room. Qiu Ying suddenly got up and turned on the bedside lamp. Seeing that she was in a rented room in S City, she relaxed as she panted.

It had been more than half a year since Qiu Ying had been reborn. In her dream just now, she had returned to the time when she was controlled by Qi Yue.

In her previous life, in order to make Qiu Ying submit to him, Qi Yue had deliberately allowed his fiancée to spread rumors that Qiu Ying had taken the initiative to seduce him. His fiancée had even maliciously posted on the school’s website that Qiu Ying would sleep with any man if he was rich.

Therefore, as long as Qiu Ying appeared in school, she would always hear the students pointing at her. She had also tried her best to explain, look for teachers, and even call the police.

However, in the end, she was ostracized, insulted, and scolded. Everyone believed those rumors and felt that she was promiscuous.

She was the victim! She had done nothing wrong!

Why were the evil people not punished? Instead, she, the victim, received malicious threats or sexual harassment messages every day.