"But that crazy woman, Chi Yue, is another story,"
Xia Chuyi’s gaze flickered as she asked Jiang Shuqin, "Are you familiar with Chi Yue?"
Jiang Shuqin spread her hands and said, "Can’t really say we’re close or anything, but we’re all from the same social circle, everyone knows each other."
"She’s always nitpicking and is famously obsessed with Ou Cong."
"I think she must have misunderstood your relationship with Ou Cong."
After a pause, Jiang Shuqin continued, "Also, I heard from Zheng Yan that there was a little friction between you two when you were selecting dorms."
"I’d bet she’s planning to make trouble for you next."
Xia Chuyi shook her head, feeling wronged, and said, "Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll be careful."
Jiang Shuqin nodded and added, "But she’s the kind who bullies the weak and fears the strong."
"If you let her know about your relationship with Huo Shiqian, she definitely wouldn’t dare to mess with you," Jiang Shuqin suggested.
Xia Chuyi shook her head and said, "Let nature take its course."
She didn’t want to show off the matter deliberately, making it seem like a boast.
As for whatever Chi Yue wanted to do, she wasn’t afraid—she had experience dealing with such difficult people.
Seeing her reaction, Jiang Shuqin didn’t press further but said, "It’s up to you."
Then, she changed the subject and asked, "By the way, Chuyi, what was the deal with that fellow villager at school the other day?"
"Song Yingjie?" Xia Chuyi said, "Oh, him, I only met him a few times."
She then recounted what had happened on the train to Jiang Shuqin.
Jiang Shuqin was astonished and exclaimed, "This Song Yingjie, he’s really something!"
"When you were nobody, he would mock and satirize you."
"Seeing you’ve transformed into a university student, he came up to you, looking to make friends."
"Tsk tsk tsk, such a brazen about-face."
Jiang Shuqin summarized in four words, "Thinks too highly of himself."
"Just like that Ou Cong jerk, thinking every girl in the world fancies him, huh."
Whenever Ou Cong was mentioned, Jiang Shuqin would instantly get worked up, her eyes and nose contorted with disdain.
Xia Chuyi smiled wryly and said, "Seems like you have quite a problem with Ou Cong."
Jiang Shuqin pursed her lips and said, "That’s because you don’t know how loathsome he is."
"Do you know? A few years ago, when I was still in middle school, someone slipped a letter to Ou Cong, supposedly to establish a revolutionary friendship."
"He saw me passing by and thought I was the one who wrote the letter, so in front of everyone in the courtyard, he righteously told me... that I was too young, that I should focus on studying, and not to think about all that messy, crooked stuff!"
"Wow, that made me so mad!" Recalling that incident, Jiang Shuqin was still furious, "Pah, as if I’d fancy that kind of demon!"
"Only someone like Chi Yue, coveting the Ou family’s background, would fall for him."
"Anyway, I ended up crying on the spot," Jiang Shuqin admitted without shame, "so I decided to tell his parents."
"In our compound, Aunt Ou and Uncle Ou are known for their fairness. Heh, they dragged him in front of me to apologize."
"I didn’t pay him any mind, just kept on crying."
"Later on, Uncle Ou and Brother Ou gave him a good thrashing right then and there."
At this point, a sly look flashed in her eyes as she said, "Only then did I forgive him."